Location: Ponte Vedra Beach

Join Ms. Michelle and friends for a LIVE storytime for little ones through Zoom. We will sing, dance, play with puppets, and share stories together! Registration is required for this event. The Zoom link will be e-mailed to you shortly before the event. For more information, please e-mail Ms. Michelle at mkiley@sjcfl.us.

Join Main Library’s Adult Programming Assistant Beth online as she explores the University of South Florida’s Castillo de San Marcos National Monument Digital Documentation and Interpretation Program. Beth will explore this free resource available through USF Library’s Digital Collections to see 3D models and interactive maps of St. Augustine’s Castillo de San Marcos, the nation’s only extant 17th century military construction and the oldest masonry fortress in the United States. This program can be conveniently viewed on our website, our Facebook page, or our Youtube channel.

We’re celebrating St. Johns County’s Bicentennial all year long!  Check out our YouTube 200^th Playlist for more Virtual Programs: bit.ly/SJCPLScelebratesSJC200.  More information on events county-wide can be found at sjc200.com

Join Will & Katy for a craft based off mythologies around the world. Look for books in our catalogue to learn more about each week’s theme! Pick up a kit at the Anastasia Island or Main Branches while supplies last, kits are limited.

Supplies need by all crafters: glue, shaving cream, paint or food coloring

Materials Needed: (if you don’t have a kit)

Bubble Wrap, Construction Paper, Googly Eyes

This is an online event that you can conveniently watch on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/sjcpls or our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/sjclibraryvid

Are you up for a LEGO challenge? Grab your bricks and log into Zoom for weekly challenges, LEGO history tidbits, and a chance to show off your latest creations! This is a fun social gathering designed for grades K-5.

This event will take place on ZOOM. You must register on our website to attend. The Zoom link will be sent out the day of the event.

Join Will for this Family-Friendly Cooking Class. Learn to make your own granola bars!

Materials needed: 9 in square baking dish; Parchment paper; 2 1/12 cups old fashioned rolled oats; 1/2 cup chopped nuts; 1/4 cup honey; 1/4 cup unsalted butter; 1/3 cup brown sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 3/4 cup total extra mix-ins – I’ll be using 1/4 cup chocolate chips, 1/4 cup shredded coconut, 1/4 cup M&Ms

Registration Required.

Email Will at mpate@sjcfl.us with questions or issues with Zoom links.

Join Donna and create a beautiful wreath for your door or a gift. Craft kits available in a limited amount. Kits can be sent to the branch most convenient for you.

Register online at SJCPLS.org or email: dbraasch@sjcfl.us

This is an online event that you can conveniently watch on our website, our Facebook page, or our YouTube channel.

Wednesdays @ 2:30 July 14 – August 4
Join Ms. Nicole for our Grades 3-5 SSYRA Book Club: The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter by Aaron Reynolds. In this book club you can choose to meet with us inside the Anastasia Island Library, or via Zoom!  Join us and make new friends, have good discussion and fun! Books are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 10 students who sign up! Please register online only once to sign up for the entire series. Each book club will have trivia and hands on activities. Sign up for our book club online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

When Rex’s B-Day for Me-Day finally arrives, his parents surprise him with a box. A box with holes. A box with holes and adorable scratchy noises coming from inside. Could it be? Yes! It has to be! A . . . a . . . Chicken? Pet poultry? How clucky. One hour and fourteen minutes later, the chicken is dead (by a steamroller), Rex is cursed (by the Grim Reaper), and wild animals are haunting Rex’s room (hounding him for answers). Even his best friend Darvish is not going to believe this, and that kid believes everything. Rex’s uninvited ghostly guests are a chatty, messy bunch. And they need Rex to solve their mysterious deadly departures from the Middling Falls Zoo before it happens again. But how?

Wednesdays, July 14-Aug 11 @ 3:45 PM
Learn to code and use computer science to change the world! Join Ms. Nicole in this free online program for students who are entering grades 4-6. This is a 5 week program where the students will work on building a scrolling platform game in Scratch with each week’s lesson building on the prior week.  Some of the concepts we will be covering in these classes includes custom blocks, friction, clones, scrolling physics, variables and more.  Computers are recommended but tablets are okay, a Scratch account is required. Please register online only once to sign up for the entire series. . Please sign up online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us.

Teens and Tweens, grades 6-12, join Ms. Carla in sewing a fabric basket. Pick up a kit at your local library branch while supplies last, kits are limited.

If you picked up a kit at your local library you should have:

• 2 – 12” x 21” pieces of contrasting/coordinating cotton fabric
• 1 – 12” x 21” piece of fusible fleece

You will also need:

• Thread
• Straight Pins
• Ruler
• Sewing machine and iron (both of which may require adult supervision)

This is a Facebook event that you can conveniently watch on our Facebook page, and it will be archived afterward on our website and on our Youtube channel!

You are invited to join Ms. Lisa for family storytime in the beautiful FOL meeting room! Family storytime (toddlers and pre-K combined) will be presented each Thursday at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., July 1 – Aug 5. In order to provide a better experience for everyone, there is a capacity limit for each storytime. For more information about this event, please reach out to Lisa Calvert, Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library Youth Services Librarian, lcalvert@sjcfl.us.

You are invited to join Ms. Lisa for family storytime in the beautiful FOL meeting room! Family storytime (toddlers and pre-K combined) will be presented each Thursday at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., July 1 – Aug 5. In order to provide a better experience for everyone there is a capacity limit for each storytime. For more information about this event, please reach out to Lisa Calvert, Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library Youth Services Librarian, lcalvert@sjcfl.us.

Follow along with Main Library’s Adult Programming Coordinator Beth online as she takes a fun and easy charcoal drawing class with local artist Kasha Fahy, learning to create a picture of Bartram’s Ixia! First described by botanist and explorer William Bartram in 1767, Bartram’s Ixia is a rare and beautiful flower found only in 7 counties in Florida- St. Johns County being one of them! Kasha will guide us in how to make a beautiful drawing using simple techniques and easy-to-find supplies, including paper, charcoal, and a kneaded eraser. FREE materials for the class will be available at each library branch while supplies last, courtesy of a generous grant from the Barbara Kay Foundation. This program can be conveniently viewed on our website, our Facebook page, or our Youtube channel.

We’re celebrating St. Johns County’s Bicentennial all year long!  Check out our YouTube 200^th Playlist for more Virtual Programs: bit.ly/SJCPLScelebratesSJC200.  More information on events county-wide can be found at sjc200.com

Thursdays, July 15, 22, 29 @ 3:30 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our zoom teen book club (Grades 7 and up) for this month’s pick, One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus. This summer you can choose how to participate, either join us through Zoom, or meet with us at The Anastasia Library we can still make new friends, have good discussion and fun! Books are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 8 students who sign up! Please register online only once to sign up for the entire series. Sign up online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up for our book club. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Five students go to detention. Only four leave alive. Yale hopeful Bronwyn has never publicly broken a rule. Sports star Cooper only knows what he’s doing in the baseball diamond. Bad boy Nate is one misstep away from a life of crime. Prom queen Addy is holding together the cracks in her perfect life. And outsider Simon, creator of the notorious gossip app at Bayview High, won’t ever talk about any of them again. He dies 24 hours before he could post their deepest secrets online. Investigators conclude it’s no accident. All of them are suspects. Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you’ll go to protect them.

Growers Alliance Cafe is located at 322 Anastasia Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32080.

The Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library invite you to help support your Library by attending this special Book Sale! Rare and unusual books will be sold at discount prices, and vinyl records will be sold for $1 apiece. Only cash and checks will be accepted for payment. This special sale will take place in the FOL Community Room at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library on the following dates:

• Friday, July 30, 2021 from 10 am – 4 pm [Library closes at 6 pm]
• Saturday, July 31, 2021 from 10 am – 4 pm [Library closes at 5 pm]

All money raised at this Book Sale goes toward your library in the form of purchasing new circulating materials, hosting special programming, and much more. Did you know joining the Friends also helps raise money for your Library? You may join by visiting their website at https://folpvbfl.org/ or by visiting Seymour’s Bookstore inside the Library. Thank you for your support! Please call the Library at 904.827.6950 with any questions.

Join Ms. Marcia as she explores Our Big Backyard.  Learn about the wildlife and natural resources that can be found right here in Our Big Backyard.

Follow this link to our Facebook page: St. Johns County Public Library System

Watch more great library programs right HERE on YouTube!

The Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library invite you to help support your Library by attending this special Book Sale! Rare and unusual books will be sold at discount prices, and vinyl records will be sold for $1 apiece. Only cash and checks will be accepted for payment. This special sale will take place in the FOL Community Room at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library on the following dates:

• Friday, July 30, 2021 from 10 am – 4 pm [Library closes at 6 pm]
• Saturday, July 31, 2021 from 10 am – 4 pm [Library closes at 5 pm]

All money raised at this Book Sale goes toward your library in the form of purchasing new circulating materials, hosting special programming, and much more. Did you know joining the Friends also helps raise money for your Library? You may join by visiting their website at https://folpvbfl.org/ or by visiting Seymour’s Bookstore inside the Library. Thank you for your support! Please call the Library at 904.827.6950 with any questions.

Want to learn some basic art techniques and create a painting inspired by popular books, movies & tv-shows? Join Kathryn this month to learn about watercolor techniques, how to use​ masking fluid, and layering colors. Popular Paintings! is a new ongoing series that will feature different art techniques and walk you through a painting from start to finish. Grab your paints, brushes, and all of your other painting supplies – let’s have some fun!

Didn’t Get a Kit? – Here’s a List of Recommended Supplies:
140lb Watercolor Paper
Watercolor Paints
Paint Brushes (for watercolors)
Watercup
Rags / Papertowel
Masking Fluid (optional – but makes this easier)

Share you creations with us on Facebook or tag us on Instagram using #Ilovesjcpls

Recommended ages: 11 and up

This is an online event that you can conveniently watch on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/sjcpls or our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/sjclibraryvid

Mike Usina, master net maker and a Menorcan, shares stories with Leslie on his Menorcan history, some history on net making, and how he got started making nets. Share in the artistry of this craft that uses handmade tools,  and hand-poured lead weights – everything by hand! Don’t miss this very special program as we explore more of the history of our county.

We are celebrating St. Johns County’s Bicentennial all year long!  Check out our YouTube 200^th Playlist for more Virtual Programs: bit.ly/SJCPLScelebratesSJC200.  More information on events county-wide can be found at sjc200.com

Are you up for a LEGO challenge? Grab your bricks and log into Zoom for weekly challenges, LEGO history tidbits, and a chance to show off your latest creations! This is a fun social gathering designed for grades K-5.

This event will take place on ZOOM. You must register on our website to attend. The Zoom link will be sent out the day of the event.

Don’t be sus – play with us! Join Ms. Alex for a private game of Among Us via your mobile device with other local teens. Participants must join on Zoom to play. Registration is required for this free event – please RSVP as soon as possible, as spaces are limited.

Do you have a rising or current middle school student and are looking for additional free resources to support your student’s academic success and mental health? Join Adult Services Librarian Anne Crawford for this engaging presentation for all students (public, private, charter, and homeschool) during which you will learn about book resources your student can use to help them with school and to help you to learn more about what tackling in academics. Books and e-books (found in SJCPLS’s databases, Overdrive and Hoopla) will also be shared regarding helping your student successfully transition and thrive during these eventful years in a student’s life. A list of more suggested titles available to you will also be available at the end of this presentation.

Anne will also highlight two great databases, Brainfuse HelpNow and Gale in Context:  Middle School, which are available 24/7 and are incredibly helpful for all middle school students! All of these books, e-books, and databases are free to SJCPLS card holders. Don’t yet have a card for you and/or your student? Simply visit any one of our six SJCPLS branches or Bookmobile and get one today. It’s the “smartest card in your wallet” and a great way to celebrate September’s National Library Card Sign-Up Month ahead of time!

This is an online event that you can conveniently watch live or anytime afterwards on our website, our Facebook page, or our YouTube channel.

Wednesdays, July 14-Aug 11 @ 3:45 PM
Learn to code and use computer science to change the world! Join Ms. Nicole in this free online program for students who are entering grades 4-6. This is a 5 week program where the students will work on building a scrolling platform game in Scratch with each week’s lesson building on the prior week.  Some of the concepts we will be covering in these classes includes custom blocks, friction, clones, scrolling physics, variables and more.  Computers are recommended but tablets are okay, a Scratch account is required. Please register online only once to sign up for the entire series. . Please sign up online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us.

You are invited to join Ms. Lisa for family storytime in the beautiful FOL meeting room! Family storytime (toddlers and pre-K combined) will be presented each Thursday at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., July 1 – Aug 5. In order to provide a better experience for everyone, there is a capacity limit for each storytime. For more information about this event, please reach out to Lisa Calvert, Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library Youth Services Librarian, lcalvert@sjcfl.us.

You are invited to join Ms. Lisa for family storytime in the beautiful FOL meeting room! Family storytime (toddlers and pre-K combined) will be presented each Thursday at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., July 1 – Aug 5. In order to provide a better experience for everyone there is a capacity limit for each storytime. For more information about this event, please reach out to Lisa Calvert, Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library Youth Services Librarian, lcalvert@sjcfl.us.

Join Beth online as she creates a very easy frame for hanging multiple air plants. To follow along, you will need a wooden frame, wire (picture wire works best), a drill, measuring tape, a pencil, and a selection of air plants. This program can be conveniently viewed on our website, our Facebook page, or our Youtube channel.

Join us for this family friendly trivia night on Zoom that tests your knowledge on the world’s ocean dwellers.

Contact Will at mpate@sjcfl.us for issues with Zoom links and questions.

Registration Required.

Join Karlene, the head of the teen anime club at the Main branch, as she reviews anime series and movies, talks a bit about Japanese culture and history, and shares her opinion on all things anime. You can join in by emailing sjcpls@tblc.libanswers.com. Remember to put “Anime” in the subject line and your email may be read on the next episode! Karlene’s Anime Corner Podcast is designed for teens ages 12-18. You can listen to the podcast on YOUTUBE,  iTunes, Spotify and Google podcasts. New episodes will be uploaded the second Tuesday of every month.

Grab the family and join us for our Zoom Murder Mystery Night! Each meeting’s goal eventually leads to the murderer of Toby Mendia. Sign-up online at sjcpls.org or email Will at mpate@sjcfl.us to register.

Registration Required.

Our Library’s Book Club (formerly the Wednesday Book Club) is back! We are now meeting once a month on Friday mornings. Please consider joining us in the FOL Community Room of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library! The book we will be reading is Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty. If you would like a copy of the book to read or listen to, please stop by our Adult Reference Desk starting July 9. Or, you can read it or request it ahead of time! Print copies, large print copies, and audiobook CD copies are available for you to checkout at the Adult Reference Desk, starting July 9, for this Book Club while copies last. If we run out of copies, we are happy to put you on the waiting list.

Plot synopsis of Nine Perfect Strangers:  “Nine people gather at the Tranquillum House Resort for a 10-day wellness retreat, run by a former businesswoman named Masha. While these strangers get to know each other and grapple with their own issues, they start to have questions about what exactly is going on at this retreat.” (taken from the-bibliophile.com/nine-perfect-strangers)

When you’re done reading, please return your copy to the Adult Reference Desk. Nine Perfect Strangers is also available to download and/or request as for your tablet, phone, etc. via Overdrive or with the Libby App and your SJCPLS library card! Please call the Library at (904) 827-6950 with any questions. Masks are not required, but you are welcome to wear one if you wish. We look forward to seeing you! Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

We are so lucky in St. Johns County to boarder the Atlantic Ocean, but just how important are our oceans and the animals that live there? Join Parks Naturalist, Kelly Ussia, for an engaging talk about just how big our oceans are, the benefits our ocean habitats provide, and how we can be sure our oceans will be around for future generations.

Sign-up online at sjcpls.org or email Will at mpate@sjcfl.us to register.

Contact Will at mpate@sjcfl.us for issues with Zoom links and questions.

Registration Required

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Join Amy, a librarian, and AyoLane, a naturalist, for an outdoor book club that focuses on our natural world. We’ll discuss our all-time favorite nature titles, both fiction and non-fiction. The book club will meet at parks throughout St. Johns County, practically in your own backyard!

This month we’ll be reading Nature’s Best Hope by Douglas Tallamy. This month’s meeting will take place at Beluthahatchee Park. In this new book, Tallamy takes  outlines his vision for a grassroots approach to conservation. Nature’s Best Hope shows how homeowners everywhere can turn their yards into conservation corridors that provide wildlife habitats. It’s practical, effective, and easy–you will walk away with specific suggestions you can incorporate into your own yard. If you’re concerned about doing something good for the environment, Nature’s Best Hope is the blueprint you need. By acting now, you can help preserve our precious wildlife–and the planet–for future generations.

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To avoid August heat, we’ll be sitting inside the Hart House located on the property. 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. Questions? Please call Amy at 904.827.6942 or email at aackerman@sjcfl.us.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Join Amy, a librarian, and AyoLane, a naturalist, for an outdoor book club that focuses on our natural world. We’ll discuss our all-time favorite nature titles, both fiction and non-fiction. The book club will meet at parks throughout St. Johns County, practically in your own backyard!

This month we’ll be reading Walden, or Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau. This month’s meeting will take place at Beluthahatchee Park. With his bare hands, an axe, and a plentiful supply of Yankee grit, Thoreau carved out his own way of life and thought on the banks of Walden Pond. His meditations ring as true as ever. In 1845, Henry David Thoreau moved into a cabin by Walden Pond. With the intention of immersing himself in nature and distancing himself from the distractions of social life, Thoreau sustained his retreat for just over two years. More popular than ever, “Walden” is a paean to the virtues of simplicity and self-sufficiency.

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 or exceptionally hot, we’ll be sitting inside the Hart House located on the property. 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. Questions? Please call Amy at 904.827.6942 or email at aackerman@sjcfl.us.

Grab the family and join us for our Zoom Murder Mystery Night! This meeting’s goal will reveal the murderer of Toby Mendia. Sign-up online at sjcpls.org or email Will at mpate@sjcfl.us to register.

Registration Required.

Our Library’s Adult Coloring Club returns! All adults are invited to drop in anytime during this two-hour window for some great stress relief and socializing. Masks are not required, but you are welcome to wear one if you wish. Thanks to the CARES Act, we now have 1-person tables and chairs so that everyone has their own space to create, but are still together in the room to socialize if you wish!

Have you joined the craze? Many adults are finding that coloring clubs for adults are a great way to reduce stress and meet new people. Create new art you can feel proud of while you de-stress and relax. Supplies will be provided, so pick out your design and start coloring! Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Follow along with Main Library’s Adult Programming Coordinator Beth online as she takes a fun and easy charcoal drawing class with local artist Kasha Fahy, learning to create a landscape picture of a beach scene! Kasha will guide us in how to make a beautiful drawing using simple techniques and easy-to-find supplies, including paper, charcoal, and a kneaded eraser. FREE materials for the class will be available at each library branch while supplies last, courtesy of a generous grant from the Barbara Kay Foundation. This program can be conveniently viewed on our website, our Facebook page, or our Youtube channel.

Happy National Library Card Sign-Up Month! Are you in a Book Club that needs a spruce? Looking to start one? Eager to join one of SJCPLS’s many in-person or Zoom Book Clubs? Or just want ideas about great books to read? Join Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library’s Adult Services Librarian Anne Crawford as she highlights the many resources used by our library staff who host our SJCPLS’s in-person and Zoom Book Clubs! In this presentation, you’ll learn about the various resources available to you and utilized by our Library Staff to start your own Book Club, give an existing Book Club a new spin, and find great books with loads of discussion possibilities and access these titles in both print and digital formats (in Overdrive and Hoopla).

The key to accessing these great resources is a SJCPLS library card! Don’t have one yet? You can sign up for a library card at any of our six branch libraries or two Bookmobiles. For addresses and hours of operations, please visit this link:  https://sjcpls.org/branches/

This is an online event that you can conveniently watch live or anytime afterwards on our website, our Facebook page, or our YouTube channel.

Join Will for this family friendly trivia night on Zoom that tests your knowledge. Every month is a different theme. This month’s theme is Animals.

Contact Will at mpate@sjcfl.us for issues with Zoom links and questions.

Registration Required.

Our Library’s Adult Coloring Club returns! All adults are invited to drop in anytime during this two-hour window for some great stress relief and socializing. Masks are not required, but you are welcome to wear one if you wish. Thanks to the CARES Act, we now have 1-person tables and chairs so that everyone has their own space to create, but are still together in the room to socialize if you wish!

Have you joined the craze? Many adults are finding that coloring clubs for adults are a great way to reduce stress and meet new people. Create new art you can feel proud of while you de-stress and relax. Supplies will be provided, so pick out your design and start coloring! Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

The St. Johns County Public Library System will be closed Monday, September 6, 2021 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. All locations will resume normal hours on Tuesday, September 7, 2021.

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

Today is the 456th anniversary of St. Augustine’s founding! Celebrate by joining Beth online as she visits the Mission Nombre de Dios, where she’ll meet with Dr. Timothy Johnson, the Craig and Audrey Thorn Distinguished Professor of Religion at Flagler College. Dr. Johnson recently uncovered an extremely rare and important early seventeenth-century text written in both Spanish and Timucua, the language of the indigenous peoples that inhabited north Florida when the Spanish arrived here in 1565. He will explain the significance of this book, written by the Franciscan Friar Francisco Pareja with his unknown Timucua co-editors and published in Mexico in 1628, and what its discovery means for contemporary and future scholars. This program can be conveniently viewed on our website, our Facebook page, or our Youtube channel.

We’re celebrating St. Johns County’s Bicentennial all year long!  Check out our YouTube 200^th Playlist for more Virtual Programs: bit.ly/SJCPLScelebratesSJC200.  More information on events county-wide can be found at sjc200.com

Wednesdays in September @ 3 PM
Kids can join us in search for finding a long lost treasure. Are you good at puzzles and solving mysteries? Test your skills by helping us solve the clues leading us to a Pirate’s treasure! You may attend via ZOOM or In-Person! Registration Required.
This is a four part mystery hunt. Please sign up only once to join all four parts or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to register.

Thursdays, September 9,16,23,30 @ 3:30 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our  teen book club (Grades 7 and up) for our September choice (to be determined by the teens…).  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 are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 8 students who sign up! Please register online only once to sign up for the entire series. Sign up online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up for our book club. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library

Join Will for our Zoom Murder Mystery Night!

Theatre, actors, and bodies found in attic trunks! Grab the family to help solve an 80 year old murder case. Sign-up online at sjcpls.org or email Will at mpate@sjcfl.us to register.

Registration Required.

WARRIORS FANS — this fun tween and teen Erin Hunter Book Club is for you! Join Librarian Ms. Lisa for an adventure through Erin Hunter’s Warriors books!

Although we will meet through Zoom for a special Book Club meeting, you don’t need to wait for our club meeting to get started! Every member who RSVPs will get an invitation to our online Erin Hunter Book Club Hub.

Complete fun reading challenges to earn virtual rewards and tickets to win free Erin Hunter books! As you move through the levels (Kit, Apprentice, Reading Warrior, Deputy and Clan Leader) we will track your progress and share your work in our Virtual Erin Hunter Book Club Hub. Will you be the first to work through all of the levels?

For questions about this program, contact Lisa Calvert, lcalvert@sjcfl.us. This Book Club proudly sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library. 

Join Karlene, the head of the teen anime club at the Main branch, as she reviews anime series and movies, talks a bit about Japanese culture and history, and shares her opinion on all things anime. You can join in by emailing sjcpls@tblc.libanswers.com. Remember to put “Anime” in the subject line and your email may be read on the next episode! Karlene’s Anime Corner Podcast is designed for teens ages 12-18. You can listen to the podcast on YOUTUBE,  iTunes, Spotify and Google podcasts. New episodes will be uploaded the second Tuesday of every month.

Wednesdays in September @ 3 PM
Kids can join us in search for finding a long lost treasure. Are you good at puzzles and solving mysteries? Test your skills by helping us solve the clues leading us to a Pirate’s treasure! You may attend via ZOOM or In-Person! Registration Required.
This is a four part mystery hunt. Please sign up only once to join all four parts or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to register.

Thursdays, September 9,16,23,30 @ 3:30 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our  teen book club (Grades 7 and up) for our September choice (to be determined by the teens…).  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 are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 8 students who sign up! Please register online only once to sign up for the entire series. Sign up online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up for our book club. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library

Are you at home during the days looking for a fun group of other adults to chat with? Our book club is perfect for you! Children are welcome – we will have a small table with activities for them while you meet & discuss good books!

This month’s selection is Sadie by Courtney Summers: Sadie’s been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated Colorado town, trying her best to provide a normal life and keep their heads above water. When Mattie is found dead, and the police investigation is botched, Sadie is determined to bring her sister’s killer to justice. She hits the road following a few meager clues. When West McCray, a radio personality working on a segment about small, forgotten towns in America, hears Sadie’s story, he becomes obsessed with finding the missing girl. He starts his own podcast as he tracks Sadie’s journey, trying to figure out what happened, hoping to find her before it’s too late.

Wednesdays in September @ 3 PM
Kids can join us in search for finding a long lost treasure. Are you good at puzzles and solving mysteries? Test your skills by helping us solve the clues leading us to a Pirate’s treasure! You may attend via ZOOM or In-Person! Registration Required.
This is a four part mystery hunt. Please sign up only once to join all four parts or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to register.

Thursdays, September 9,16,23,30 @ 3:30 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our  teen book club (Grades 7 and up) for our September choice (to be determined by the teens…).  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 are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 8 students who sign up! Please register online only once to sign up for the entire series. Sign up online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up for our book club. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library

Join Will for our Zoom Murder Mystery Night!

Theatre, actors, and bodies found in attic trunks! Grab the family to help solve an 80 year old murder case. Sign-up online at sjcpls.org or email Will at mpate@sjcfl.us to register.

Registration Required.

WARRIORS FANS — this fun tween and teen Erin Hunter Book Club is for you! Join Librarian Ms. Lisa for an adventure through Erin Hunter’s Warriors books!

Although we will meet through Zoom for a special Book Club meeting, you don’t need to wait for our club meeting to get started! Every member who RSVPs will get an invitation to our online Erin Hunter Book Club Hub.

Complete fun reading challenges to earn virtual rewards and tickets to win free Erin Hunter books! As you move through the levels (Kit, Apprentice, Reading Warrior, Deputy and Clan Leader) we will track your progress and share your work in our Virtual Erin Hunter Book Club Hub. Will you be the first to work through all of the levels?

For questions about this program, contact Lisa Calvert, lcalvert@sjcfl.us. This Book Club proudly sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library. 

Wednesdays in September @ 3 PM
Kids can join us in search for finding a long lost treasure. Are you good at puzzles and solving mysteries? Test your skills by helping us solve the clues leading us to a Pirate’s treasure! You may attend via ZOOM or In-Person! Registration Required.
This is a four part mystery hunt. Please sign up only once to join all four parts or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to register.

Thursdays, September 9,16,23,30 @ 3:30 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our  teen book club (Grades 7 and up) for our September choice (to be determined by the teens…).  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 are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 8 students who sign up! Please register online only once to sign up for the entire series. Sign up online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up for our book club. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library

Wednesdays in October @ 3 PM
Join Ms. Nicole in the Anastasia Library or via Zoom for our Wings of Fire Book Club! Kids, grades 3-5, can join us for Dragonet Prophecy and The Lost Heir. We will have book trivia, discussions and hands on activities each week! Registration is required as supplies are limited. Please register online only once to sign up for the entire series. Each book club will have trivia and hands on activities. Sign up for our book club online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Join Will for this family friendly trivia night on Zoom that tests your knowledge. Every month is a different theme. This month’s theme is Dreamworks animated movies.

Contact Will at mpate@sjcfl.us for issues with Zoom links and questions.

Registration Required.

WARRIORS FANS — this fun tween and teen Erin Hunter Book Club is for you! Join Librarian Ms. Lisa for an adventure through Erin Hunter’s Warriors books!

Although we will meet through Zoom for a special Book Club meeting, you don’t need to wait for our club meeting to get started! Every member who RSVPs will get an invitation to our online Erin Hunter Book Club Hub.

Complete fun reading challenges to earn virtual rewards and tickets to win free Erin Hunter books! As you move through the levels (Kit, Apprentice, Reading Warrior, Deputy and Clan Leader) we will track your progress and share your work in our Virtual Erin Hunter Book Club Hub. Will you be the first to work through all of the levels?

For questions about this program, contact Lisa Calvert, lcalvert@sjcfl.us. This Book Club proudly sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library. 

Wednesdays in October @ 3 PM
Join Ms. Nicole in the Anastasia Library or via Zoom for our Wings of Fire Book Club! Kids, grades 3-5, can join us for Dragonet Prophecy and The Lost Heir. We will have book trivia, discussions and hands on activities each week! Registration is required as supplies are limited. Please register online only once to sign up for the entire series. Each book club will have trivia and hands on activities. Sign up for our book club online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Join Will for our Zoom Murder Mystery Night!

Theatre, actors, and bodies found in attic trunks! Grab the family to help solve an 80 year old murder case. Sign-up online at sjcpls.org or email Will at mpate@sjcfl.us to register.

Registration Required.

Are you at home during the days looking for a fun group of other adults to chat with? Our book club is perfect for you! Children are welcome – we will have a small table with activities for them while you meet & discuss good books!

This month’s selection is Legendborn by Tracy Deonn: After her mother dies in an accident, Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC-Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape– until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus. A young mage who calls himself a ‘Merlin’ attempts– and fails– to wipe Bree’s memory of everything she saw. His failure unlocks Bree’s own unique magic and a buried memory with a hidden connection: the night her mother died, another Merlin was at the hospital. Now she’ll do whatever it takes to find out the truth, even if that means infiltrating the Legendborn as one of their initiates

Wednesdays in October @ 3 PM
Join Ms. Nicole in the Anastasia Library or via Zoom for our Wings of Fire Book Club! Kids, grades 3-5, can join us for Dragonet Prophecy and The Lost Heir. We will have book trivia, discussions and hands on activities each week! Registration is required as supplies are limited. Please register online only once to sign up for the entire series. Each book club will have trivia and hands on activities. Sign up for our book club online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED for this live Zoom video-conference event. This special event will be hosted by Adult Services Librarians Anne Crawford and Amy Ackerman.

Get ready for Halloween with “GhostHunters” TV star, Dustin Pari, as he presents “Spirits of the World.” From Dustin’s website: “Dustin has had the good fortune to have been a part of investigations in 26 countries across the globe, conducting research upon 6 of the 7 continents. In this special lecture he shares some of his favorite stories from investigations in Irish castles, French chateaus, Australian prisons, and more! Grab your passport and prepare for a fun and frightening journey!” This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library.

Questions? Call us at 904.827.6950 or email us at sjcpls@tblc.libanswers.com. You will need to provide your own internet-connected device and a Zoom account to participate.  Create a free Zoom account at zoom.us. The Zoom link for this special event will be sent to all registered attendees the day of the event. Happy Halloween!

WARRIORS FANS — this fun tween and teen Erin Hunter Book Club is for you! Join Librarian Ms. Lisa for an adventure through Erin Hunter’s Warriors books!

Although we will meet through Zoom for a special Book Club meeting, you don’t need to wait for our club meeting to get started! Every member who RSVPs will get an invitation to our online Erin Hunter Book Club Hub.

Complete fun reading challenges to earn virtual rewards and tickets to win free Erin Hunter books! As you move through the levels (Kit, Apprentice, Reading Warrior, Deputy and Clan Leader) we will track your progress and share your work in our Virtual Erin Hunter Book Club Hub. Will you be the first to work through all of the levels?

For questions about this program, contact Lisa Calvert, lcalvert@sjcfl.us. This Book Club proudly sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library. 

Wednesdays in October @ 3 PM
Join Ms. Nicole in the Anastasia Library or via Zoom for our Wings of Fire Book Club! Kids, grades 3-5, can join us for Dragonet Prophecy and The Lost Heir. We will have book trivia, discussions and hands on activities each week! Registration is required as supplies are limited. Please register online only once to sign up for the entire series. Each book club will have trivia and hands on activities. Sign up for our book club online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Join Will for our Zoom Murder Mystery Night!

Theatre, actors, and bodies found in attic trunks! Grab the family to help solve an 80 year old murder case. Sign-up online at sjcpls.org or email Will at mpate@sjcfl.us to register.

Registration Required.

Our Library’s Adult Coloring Club returns! All adults are invited to drop in anytime during this two-hour window for some great stress relief and socializing. Masks are not required, but you are welcome to wear one if you wish. Thanks to the CARES Act, we now have 1-person tables and chairs so that everyone has their own space to create, but are still together in the room to socialize if you wish!

Have you joined the craze? Many adults are finding that coloring clubs for adults are a great way to reduce stress and meet new people. Create new art you can feel proud of while you de-stress and relax. Supplies will be provided, so pick out your design and start coloring! Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Join Will for our Zoom Murder Mystery Night!

Theatre, actors, and bodies found in attic trunks! Grab the family to help solve an 80 year old murder case. Sign-up online at sjcpls.org or email Will at mpate@sjcfl.us to register.

Registration Required.

WARRIORS FANS — this fun tween and teen Erin Hunter Book Club is for you! Join Librarian Ms. Lisa for an adventure through Erin Hunter’s Warriors books!

Although we will meet through Zoom for a special Book Club meeting, you don’t need to wait for our club meeting to get started! Every member who RSVPs will get an invitation to our online Erin Hunter Book Club Hub.

Complete fun reading challenges to earn virtual rewards and tickets to win free Erin Hunter books! As you move through the levels (Kit, Apprentice, Reading Warrior, Deputy and Clan Leader) we will track your progress and share your work in our Virtual Erin Hunter Book Club Hub. Will you be the first to work through all of the levels?

For questions about this program, contact Lisa Calvert, lcalvert@sjcfl.us. This Book Club proudly sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library. 

Our Library’s Adult Coloring Club returns! All adults are invited to drop in anytime during this two-hour window for some great stress relief and socializing. Masks are not required, but you are welcome to wear one if you wish. Thanks to the CARES Act, we now have 1-person tables and chairs so that everyone has their own space to create, but are still together in the room to socialize if you wish!

Have you joined the craze? Many adults are finding that coloring clubs for adults are a great way to reduce stress and meet new people. Create new art you can feel proud of while you de-stress and relax. Supplies will be provided, so pick out your design and start coloring! Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Join Will for our Zoom Murder Mystery Night!

Theatre, actors, and bodies found in attic trunks! Grab the family to help solve an 80 year old murder case. Sign-up online at sjcpls.org or email Will at mpate@sjcfl.us to register.

Registration Required.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Plants returns…in person! Are you anticipating the second Downton Abbey movie releasing in December 2021? Looking for flower arranging ideas for the holidays and a fun afternoon with friends? Get in the holiday spirit, bring your friends, and join the Sisterhood of the Traveling Plants as they return to our Library to celebrate “Christmas at Downton” with you! Light refreshments will be served and optional raffle tickets will be sold to win the arrangements! The FOL Community Room’s doors open for this special event promptly at 11:30 am – seating is first come, first served.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library. Want to help sponsor more fantastic events like this one? Join the Friends by visiting their website – https://folpvbfl.org/ – or by visiting Seymour’s Book Store inside our Library. Please call the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library at 904.827.6950 with any questions about this event.

WARRIORS FANS — this fun tween and teen Erin Hunter Book Club is for you! Join Librarian Ms. Lisa for an adventure through Erin Hunter’s Warriors books!

Although we will meet through Zoom for a special Book Club meeting, you don’t need to wait for our club meeting to get started! Every member who RSVPs will get an invitation to our online Erin Hunter Book Club Hub.

Complete fun reading challenges to earn virtual rewards and tickets to win free Erin Hunter books! As you move through the levels (Kit, Apprentice, Reading Warrior, Deputy and Clan Leader) we will track your progress and share your work in our Virtual Erin Hunter Book Club Hub. Will you be the first to work through all of the levels?

For questions about this program, contact Lisa Calvert, lcalvert@sjcfl.us. This Book Club proudly sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library. 

Books are inspiring adaptations and adaptations are spawning books! Check out some of the latest pop culture hits with Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library’s Adult Services Librarian Anne Crawford including Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series, Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series, Jane Austen’s Sanditon series, and Downton Abbey which has spawned tie-in books! Find out the latest deets about new seasons and movies coming out tying into these series, how you can access these books in both print and digital formats (in Overdrive and in Hoopla) with your SJCPLS library card, and which series just had the newest book in its series (the second-to-last book in the entire series!) come out this week after years of waiting by eager readers. Mark your calendars and get your book series and adaptations fix with Anne!

This is an online event that you can conveniently watch live or anytime afterwards on our website, our Facebook page, or our YouTube channel.

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, all SJCPLS libraries will be closed Thursday, November 25 and remain closed through Friday, November 26, 2021. Libraries will reopen on Saturday, November 28, 2021.

Bookdrops will remain open during all closed days and, of course, our virtual services such as eBooks, databases and downloadables are available 24/7. We wish you a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday.