Join the Main Library as we kick off Women’s History Month with an Afternoon Tea. Learn about some famous St. Augustine Women at this year’s celebration. Adults with children ages 8+ can enjoy tea with 3 delicious courses including sandwiches, scones, and petite treats! This free event will be hosted at The Waterworks and is […]
Love Plants? Learn the history and how to make money using your brains and your hands! Design your own backyard. Supplies (and snacks) will be provided. RSVP is required! This program is for 6th to 12th grades only, please. For more information about teen programming at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library, please contact Joan […]
Welcome back! This month as we celebrate Women's History Month, it is a book of your choosing by author Marie Benedict. Enjoy one or more of her fictionalized accounts of the unsung women heroes that stood behind some famous men, or even women that had great achievements besides what they were well-known for. Come share […]
Throughout history, women artists have sometimes been given ‘second rate’ status or have even been forgotten entirely. Looking at many examples, Jean Serusa, BA/MA Arts Education and NYS certified Art Educator, will illuminate the circumstances surrounding why that happened, while also sharing entertaining stories of talented women who advanced training and creative careers. This month […]
Registration Required. Though not always in the history books, the women who helped build, form, shape, and develop the state have inspired hope and possibility. Hear stories of strong, courageous […]
Ms. Michelle reviews children’s books on notable women during Women’s History Month. This program may be conveniently viewed on our website, Facebook page, or YouTube channel.
Friends of the Main Library St. Augustine is pleased to welcome the talented Dianne Jacoby to perform her one woman play, The Three Mrs. Flaglers. The story of empire builder Henry Morrison Flagler comes to life in this historical drama in three acts. Henry's tremendous drive and magnificent accomplishments during Florida's glorious Gilded Age are […]
This month's Book Lovers Book Club selection - celebrating Women's History Month - is The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford. Plot Description: "Dorothy Moy breaks her own heart for a living. As Washington’s former poet laureate, that’s how she describes channeling her dissociative episodes and mental health struggles into her art. But […]
In observation of Women’s History Month, please join us for a drop-in chat with local artist, Chana Kurinsky. Celebrating themes of womanhood, parenting and family, her art exhibit is featured on our library's corner gallery walls throughout March. Please call our library at (904) 827-6950 with any questions.
To celebrate woman's history month, enjoy a few minutes with Janisse Ray, author of "Ecology of a Cracker Childhood" and various other books and articles about ecology, conservation and our natural world. Her website and substack info are part of the show. Don't miss this wonderful conversation.
RSVPs are required to attend this event! Please RSVP below while space is available. There is no wait list, so please cancel your RSVP below if you cannot attend to […]
Test your knowledge of women’s history in a variety of categories! Buzzers included 😊