Location: Anastasia Island

Wednesdays, June 15, 22, 29 @ 2 PM
One of our top spies has gone missing.  We need your help to locate the missing spy! Are you good at puzzles and solving mysteries? Test your skills by helping us solve the clues to find the missing spy! You may
This is a three part mystery hunt. Space is limited. Please sign up only once to join all three parts or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to register.

Happy 4th of July! Teens and Tweens, grades 6-12, join Ms. Carla to create a streamer to celebrate our nation’s independence.

Teens and adults can come into the Anastasia Library to solve our latest murder mystery: Escape the Mothman!  In this eerie, yet family friendly, escape adventure, we are going back in time to the quiet town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. At first glance, it seems like the least likely place in the world for something sinister to happen. However, the small town was rocked by the appearance of a mysterious creature…one known as the Mothman. Find and escape the Mothman – all inside of 75 min! This round, it’s a timed event.  Can you solve the puzzles and mystery to solve the mystery before the time runs out?!  Registration Required as space is limited. To register, sign up online. 

Join us for an our Bilingual Little Ones Class in the Anastasia Library! Young children and their caretakers can join Ms. Nicole in a storytime featuring engaging stories, songs, and finger plays in both English and Spanish. Space is limited in the kids area of the branch, so please leave your strollers outside the library.  Please email njebbia@sjcfl.us with any questions.

Craft time is open to all children and focuses on teaching scissor, glue, and coloring skills.

Join us for an our Todder/PreSchool Craft in the Anastasia Library Event Room. Children of all ages and abilities are welcome at this craft time. Each week we will work on different skills for children to develop, including scissor skills, fine motor skills, gluing, exploration and others. Materials are generously provided by the Friends of the Library.

Join us inside the Anastasia Library for our month long event! Kids can come into the library each Friday to create their own unique art using materials supplied by the Friends of the Library for the first three classes.  On July 1, kids can bring back their creations to sell during our Kids Entrepreneur Fair!  We will have all the supplies – you just need to bring your imagination.  This event is FREE and open to anyone. No registration needed.  Supplies are generously provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Library.
Note:  Only art / crafts created at the library are eligible to be sold in the Kids Entrepreneur Fair on July 1.

In observance of the Independence Day holiday, all SJCPLS libraries will be closed on Monday, July 4, 2022. Libraries will resume their normal operating hours on Tuesday, July 5, 2022.

Book drops will remain open during this closure and, of course, our virtual services such as eBooks, databases, and downloadables are available 24/7.

Join Ms. Nicole in the Anastasia Library or via Zoom for our Wings of Fire Book Club! Kids, grades 3-6, can join us for this popular book series. We will have book trivia, discussions and hands on activities and weekly challenges! Registration is required as supplies are limited.   Sign up for our book club by emailing njebbia@sjcfl.us. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
June = Talons of Power
July = Darkness of Dragons

Anastasia Island Adult Crafters are at it again! As SJCPLS celebrates the 2022 summer theme of Oceans of Possibilities, we are inspired to get ourselves in knots by making Boho Beaded Macrame keychains.

Supplies are generously supplied by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Branch Library.

Thursdays, June 9 & 16 and July 7 & 14 @ 5 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our  teen book club (Grades 7 and up) inside the Anastasia Library. You can choose how to participate, either join us through Zoom, or meet with us at The Anastasia Library. Make new friends, have good discussion and fun! Books for the book clubs are chosen by the teens.  SIgn up for just one month, or both!

June Book: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
July Book: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Books are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 6 students who sign up! Please register  by emailing njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up for our book club or sign up online. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Join us for an our Bilingual Little Ones Class in the Anastasia Library! Young children and their caretakers can join Ms. Nicole in a storytime featuring engaging stories, songs, and finger plays in both English and Spanish. Space is limited in the kids area of the branch, so please leave your strollers outside the library.  Please email njebbia@sjcfl.us with any questions.

Craft time is open to all children and focuses on teaching scissor, glue, and coloring skills.

Join us for an our Todder/PreSchool Craft in the Anastasia Library Event Room. Children of all ages and abilities are welcome at this craft time. Each week we will work on different skills for children to develop, including scissor skills, fine motor skills, gluing, exploration and others. Materials are generously provided by the Friends of the Library.

Join us for an our Bilingual Little Ones Class in the Anastasia Library! Young children and their caretakers can join Ms. Nicole in a storytime featuring engaging stories, songs, and finger plays in both English and Spanish. Space is limited in the kids area of the branch, so please leave your strollers outside the library.  Please email njebbia@sjcfl.us with any questions. No preregistration necessary.

Kids Crafts are open to all children ages 2-8 and focuses on teaching scissor, glue, and coloring skills.  Every week we will have a different craft out for kids to make.  Each week we will work on different skills for children to develop, including scissor skills, fine motor skills, gluing, exploration and others. Materials are generously provided by the Friends of the Library.

All ages are welcome to join St. Johns County Parks and Recreation for an interactive presentation about one of our most popular and misunderstood sea animals, sharks. Join Kelly Ussia, SJC Parks Naturalist to learn more about the importance of sharks in our local ecosystems.  Seating is limited to first come first served.

Wednesdays, July 13, 20, 27 @ 2 PM
Help the dragon, troll and knight solve the mystery.  Test your skills by helping us solve ciphers, puzzles and following the clues to wake the princess who has been sleeping for 699 years! This is a three part mystery hunt. Space is limited. Please sign up only once to join all three parts or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to register.

If you love butterflies, you won’t want to miss our two butterfly programs.  There will be lots of butterfly facts, trivia, fun, and hands on activities! We will have a caterpillar and chrysalis available in the department June 8 – July 13 for kids to come in and observe!  No registration necessary.

Welcome back! This month we are reading and discussing Jennifer Weiner’s Big Summer. Read what others are saying about it:

“Sexy and satisfying, Big Summer is the perfect quarantine read.” —USA TODAY

“The beach read to end all beach reads.” —Entertainment Weekly

“Big fun, and then some. It’s empowering and surprising—a reminder to put down the phone and enjoy each moment for what it is.” —The Washington Post

For the convenience of all, this title will be discussed at both the morning and evening book club. Please join us for some fun, socialization and just all-around good time!

Thursdays, June 9 & 16 and July 7 & 14 @ 5 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our  teen book club (Grades 7 and up) inside the Anastasia Library. You can choose how to participate, either join us through Zoom, or meet with us at The Anastasia Library. Make new friends, have good discussion and fun! Books for the book clubs are chosen by the teens.  SIgn up for just one month, or both!

June Book: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
July Book: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Books are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 6 students who sign up! Please register  by emailing njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up for our book club or sign up online. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Welcome back! This month we are reading and discussing Jennifer Weiner’s Big Summer. Read what others are saying about it:

“Sexy and satisfying, Big Summer is the perfect quarantine read.” —USA TODAY

“The beach read to end all beach reads.” —Entertainment Weekly

“Big fun, and then some. It’s empowering and surprising—a reminder to put down the phone and enjoy each moment for what it is.” —The Washington Post

For the convenience of all, this title will be discussed at both the morning and evening book club. Please join us for some fun, socialization and just all-around good time!

Join us for an our Bilingual Little Ones Class in the Anastasia Library! Young children and their caretakers can join Ms. Nicole in a storytime featuring engaging stories, songs, and finger plays in both English and Spanish. Space is limited in the kids area of the branch, so please leave your strollers outside the library.  Please email njebbia@sjcfl.us with any questions.

Craft time is open to all children and focuses on teaching scissor, glue, and coloring skills.

Join us for an our Todder/PreSchool Craft in the Anastasia Library Event Room. Children of all ages and abilities are welcome at this craft time. Each week we will work on different skills for children to develop, including scissor skills, fine motor skills, gluing, exploration and others. Materials are generously provided by the Friends of the Library.

Registration required. Learn to code and use computer science to change the world! Join Ms. Nicole in this free coding program for students who are entering grades 2-6. Some of the concepts we will be covering in these classes includes input, output, functions, and introduction to scratch commands and menus.  Students will need to have their parents create a Scratch account for these classes and will need to bring their own tablets if possible.  Scratch account is required. Due to limitations on our WiFi, space is limited to 10 students. Sign up for each week separately. Email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up or ask any questions.

Join us for an our Bilingual Little Ones Class in the Anastasia Library! Young children and their caretakers can join Ms. Nicole in a storytime featuring engaging stories, songs, and finger plays in both English and Spanish. Space is limited in the kids area of the branch, so please leave your strollers outside the library.  Please email njebbia@sjcfl.us with any questions. No preregistration necessary.

Kids Crafts are open to all children ages 2-8 and focuses on teaching scissor, glue, and coloring skills.  Every week we will have a different craft out for kids to make.  Each week we will work on different skills for children to develop, including scissor skills, fine motor skills, gluing, exploration and others. Materials are generously provided by the Friends of the Library.

Abhishek and Lakshmi of Heartfulness Meditation are looking forward to seeing you all again and teaching you the practice of meditation that can help reduce stress and negativity, while building on being present and increasing patience and tolerance.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Join us for an outdoor book club that focuses on our natural world. We discuss our all-time favorite nature titles, both fiction and non-fiction. The book club meets at parks throughout St. Johns County, practically in your own backyard!

This month we’ll be reading whatever you want to read! Your assignment is to read an adult nature-themed book that you haven’t read before and to report back to the group!  Not sure what to read? There is an excellent list on the lower right side of another book club here. Our print catalog is located here, our Hoopla catalog here, and our Libby catalog is here.  We will be meeting at Canopy Shores Park, located at 804 Christina Drive in the St. Augustine Shores subdivision.

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. If the weather is sunny, please bring your own camp chair for sitting out under the trees. If it’s rainy, we’ll be sitting in the park pavilion. Feel free to bring your own snacks & beverages! Please notify us at least 3 days in advance if you should need a sign language interpreter. If you have questions please contact Amy at aackerman@sjcfl.us or 904.827.6942.

This book club is a partnership between the St. Johns County Public Library System and the St. Johns County Parks & Recreation Department.  Some materials are supplied by the Friends of the Main Library St. Augustine.

Don’t miss this interesting interview with Bartram Trail’s visiting art instructor. She creates beginner classes for the masses. Not to be missed!

Wednesdays, July 13, 20, 27 @ 2 PM
Help the dragon, troll and knight solve the mystery.  Test your skills by helping us solve ciphers, puzzles and following the clues to wake the princess who has been sleeping for 699 years! This is a three part mystery hunt. Space is limited. Please sign up only once to join all three parts or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to register.

Join Ms. Nicole in the Anastasia Library or via Zoom for our Wings of Fire Book Club! Kids, grades 3-6, can join us for this popular book series. We will have book trivia, discussions and hands on activities and weekly challenges! Registration is required as supplies are limited.   Sign up for our book club by emailing njebbia@sjcfl.us. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
June = Talons of Power
July = Darkness of Dragons

Join us at Anastasia Library for a special murder mystery game series.  The week before a session at Camp Ashburne, the counselors meet for a bonfire but when they return the next morning, they find one of the counselors lying dead in the embers of the fire. The death is ruled an accident. However, in the course of cleaning out a cabin, the camp owner’s daughter finds evidence that suggests the death was a homicide.
Tackle the case one clue at a time by solving puzzles, diving into the evidence, and eliminating the suspects one by one.  This is a two part murder mystery game! Registration Required as space is limited.
To register, email njebbia@sjcfl.us or sign up online.  Register only one time for the 2 part series.

Join us for an our Bilingual Little Ones Class in the Anastasia Library! Young children and their caretakers can join Ms. Nicole in a storytime featuring engaging stories, songs, and finger plays in both English and Spanish. Space is limited in the kids area of the branch, so please leave your strollers outside the library.  Please email njebbia@sjcfl.us with any questions.

Craft time is open to all children and focuses on teaching scissor, glue, and coloring skills.

Join us for an our Todder/PreSchool Craft in the Anastasia Library Event Room. Children of all ages and abilities are welcome at this craft time. Each week we will work on different skills for children to develop, including scissor skills, fine motor skills, gluing, exploration and others. Materials are generously provided by the Friends of the Library.

Registration required. Learn to code and use computer science to change the world! Join Ms. Nicole in this free coding program for students who are entering grades 2-6. Some of the concepts we will be covering in these classes includes input, output, functions, and introduction to scratch commands and menus.  Students will need to have their parents create a Scratch account for these classes and will need to bring their own tablets if possible.  Scratch account is required. Due to limitations on our WiFi, space is limited to 10 students. Sign up for each week separately. Email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up or ask any questions.

Join us for an our Bilingual Little Ones Class in the Anastasia Library! Young children and their caretakers can join Ms. Nicole in a storytime featuring engaging stories, songs, and finger plays in both English and Spanish. Space is limited in the kids area of the branch, so please leave your strollers outside the library.  Please email njebbia@sjcfl.us with any questions. No preregistration necessary.

Kids Crafts are open to all children ages 2-8 and focuses on teaching scissor, glue, and coloring skills.  Every week we will have a different craft out for kids to make.  Each week we will work on different skills for children to develop, including scissor skills, fine motor skills, gluing, exploration and others. Materials are generously provided by the Friends of the Library.

Wednesdays, July 13, 20, 27 @ 2 PM
Help the dragon, troll and knight solve the mystery.  Test your skills by helping us solve ciphers, puzzles and following the clues to wake the princess who has been sleeping for 699 years! This is a three part mystery hunt. Space is limited. Please sign up only once to join all three parts or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to register.

Kids will explore the basics of underwater archaeology through “excavating” the Maple Leaf shipwreck tarp.  Join Northeast Florida Archaeology Network here at Anastasia Island for this fun event.

Join us at Anastasia Library for a special murder mystery game series.  The week before a session at Camp Ashburne, the counselors meet for a bonfire but when they return the next morning, they find one of the counselors lying dead in the embers of the fire. The death is ruled an accident. However, in the course of cleaning out a cabin, the camp owner’s daughter finds evidence that suggests the death was a homicide.
Tackle the case one clue at a time by solving puzzles, diving into the evidence, and eliminating the suspects one by one.  This is a two part murder mystery game! Registration Required as space is limited.
To register, email njebbia@sjcfl.us or sign up online.  Register only one time for the 2 part series.

Join us for an our Bilingual Little Ones Class in the Anastasia Library! Young children and their caretakers can join Ms. Nicole in a storytime featuring engaging stories, songs, and finger plays in both English and Spanish. Space is limited in the kids area of the branch, so please leave your strollers outside the library.  Please email njebbia@sjcfl.us with any questions.

Craft time is open to all children and focuses on teaching scissor, glue, and coloring skills.

Join us for an our Todder/PreSchool Craft in the Anastasia Library Event Room. Children of all ages and abilities are welcome at this craft time. Each week we will work on different skills for children to develop, including scissor skills, fine motor skills, gluing, exploration and others. Materials are generously provided by the Friends of the Library.

Registration required. Learn to code and use computer science to change the world! Join Ms. Nicole in this free coding program for students who are entering grades 2-6. Some of the concepts we will be covering in these classes includes input, output, functions, and introduction to scratch commands and menus.  Students will need to have their parents create a Scratch account for these classes and will need to bring their own tablets if possible.  Scratch account is required. Due to limitations on our WiFi, space is limited to 10 students. Sign up for each week separately. Email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up or ask any questions.

Join us for an our Bilingual Little Ones Class in the Anastasia Library! Young children and their caretakers can join Ms. Nicole in a storytime featuring engaging stories, songs, and finger plays in both English and Spanish. Space is limited in the kids area of the branch, so please leave your strollers outside the library.  Please email njebbia@sjcfl.us with any questions. No preregistration necessary.

Kids Crafts are open to all children ages 2-8 and focuses on teaching scissor, glue, and coloring skills.  Every week we will have a different craft out for kids to make.  Each week we will work on different skills for children to develop, including scissor skills, fine motor skills, gluing, exploration and others. Materials are generously provided by the Friends of the Library.

Join us for an our Bilingual Little Ones Class in the Anastasia Library! Young children and their caretakers can join Ms. Nicole in a storytime featuring engaging stories, songs, and finger plays in both English and Spanish. Space is limited in the kids area of the branch, so please leave your strollers outside the library.  Please email njebbia@sjcfl.us with any questions.

Craft time is open to all children and focuses on teaching scissor, glue, and coloring skills.

Join us for an our Todder/PreSchool Craft in the Anastasia Library Event Room. Children of all ages and abilities are welcome at this craft time. Each week we will work on different skills for children to develop, including scissor skills, fine motor skills, gluing, exploration and others. Materials are generously provided by the Friends of the Library.

Registration required. Learn to code and use computer science to change the world! Join Ms. Nicole in this free coding program for students who are entering grades 2-6. Some of the concepts we will be covering in these classes includes input, output, functions, and introduction to scratch commands and menus.  Students will need to have their parents create a Scratch account for these classes and will need to bring their own tablets if possible.  Scratch account is required. Due to limitations on our WiFi, space is limited to 10 students. Sign up for each week separately. Email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up or ask any questions.

Join us for an our Bilingual Little Ones Class in the Anastasia Library! Young children and their caretakers can join Ms. Nicole in a storytime featuring engaging stories, songs, and finger plays in both English and Spanish. Space is limited in the kids area of the branch, so please leave your strollers outside the library.  Please email njebbia@sjcfl.us with any questions. No preregistration necessary.

Kids Crafts are open to all children ages 2-8 and focuses on teaching scissor, glue, and coloring skills.  Every week we will have a different craft out for kids to make.  Each week we will work on different skills for children to develop, including scissor skills, fine motor skills, gluing, exploration and others. Materials are generously provided by the Friends of the Library.

The popular Nature Detective workshops are back and this year we celebrate hummingbirds! To make this year’s event even more special, award-winning author Marta Magellan has written a book for us titled Hummingbirds: Flying Jewels!

Students will learn about our regional hummer, the ruby-throated hummingbird, and we will have lots of fun facts, activities, and a video to help our detectives learn more about this bit of flying magic!

Anastasia Island Branch Library’s Nature Detective Workshop is generously sponsored by the Garden Club of St. Augustine and the Friends of the Anastasia Island Branch Library.

Contact Leslie at 904-209-3730 for more information.

Abhishek and Lakshmi of Heartfulness Meditation are looking forward to seeing you all again and teaching you the practice of meditation that can help reduce stress and negativity, while building on being present and increasing patience and tolerance.

The St. Johns County Public Library System will be closed Monday, September 5, 2022 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. All locations will resume normal hours on Tuesday, September 6, 2022.

Book drops will remain open during this closure and, of course, our virtual services such as eBooks, databases, and downloadables are available 24/7.