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Teen Advisory Board

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Community Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
School & Careers
Age Group:
Teen
Details:

Grades 8 - 12. Share your time, creativity, and enthusiasm to make the library a better resource and space for teens. A volunteer service opportunity. Prior to attending meet

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Community Imagination Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: School & Careers
Details:
Grades 8 - 12. Share your time, creativity, and enthusiasm to make the library a better resource and space for teens. A volunteer service opportunity. Prior to attending meeting or for further information, please complete a volunteer applicatio...
Caregivers on the floor with babies

Wobbly Walkers

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 9:15am - 10:00am
Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Details:

Ages 13 - 24 months. Singing, dancing and moving to rhymes and simple stories will introduce young children to the joys of language and literature. We encourage full

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Imagination Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Details:
Ages 13 - 24 months. Singing, dancing and moving to rhymes and simple stories will introduce young children to the joys of language and literature. We encourage full and active participation of accompanying adults. Duration: 25 mi...
Smiling child

Tales for Twos

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Details:

Ages 24 - 36 months. Bring your terrific tots to this interactive storytime that includes fun with books, songs, fingerplays and movement. We encourage full and acti

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Imagination Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Details:
Ages 24 - 36 months. Bring your terrific tots to this interactive storytime that includes fun with books, songs, fingerplays and movement. We encourage full and active participation of the accompanying adults. Duration: 25 minutes...

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Priority registration for high-demand events is given to full-service library cardholders, while others can join a waitlist. Three days before the event, waitlisted individuals may gain access if spots are available.

Arts in Action: Beginner Ukulele

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Murrah Community Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Film & Music
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Learn the fundamentals of the uke including tuning, hand positions, chord fingerings, strumming patterns and the fundamentals of reading music. Partnership with Central Florida

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Film & Music
Details:
Learn the fundamentals of the uke including tuning, hand positions, chord fingerings, strumming patterns and the fundamentals of reading music. Partnership with Central Florida Community Arts. Sign up at https://cfcarts.com/series/beginner...

Scratch Explorers: Design a Video Game

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Dream Room Lab at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Technology & Gaming
Age Group:
Tween
Details:

Grades 5-7. Explore, design, invent and share in this video game coding class. Each student will create and share a game they make in Scratch.

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Dream Room Lab
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Technology & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:
Grades 5-7. Explore, design, invent and share in this video game coding class. Each student will create and share a game they make in Scratch. ...

Dragon Egg Terrariums & Merlin's Magic Ring

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Murrah Community Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Creative Arts
Age Group:
Teen
Details:

Rising grades 8-12. Journey to a fantasy land where dragons' eggs shimmer and Merlin's ring glows. Make and take your own magical creations!

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Creative Arts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Details:
Rising grades 8-12. Journey to a fantasy land where dragons' eggs shimmer and Merlin's ring glows. Make and take your own magical creations! ...

Access VR: Open Lab

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Dream Room Lab at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Technology & Gaming
Age Group:
Tween, Teen, Adult
Details:

Ages 8 - adult. Drop in and experience Virtual Reality with the Meta Quest 3. The attached waiver is required to participate.

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Dream Room Lab
Age Group: Tween, Teen, Adult
Program Type: Technology & Gaming
Details:
Ages 8 - adult. Drop in and experience Virtual Reality with the Meta Quest 3. The attached waiver is required to participate. ...
Coasters

Get Crafty! & Mocktail Mixer: Recycled Nat Geo Ceramic Coaster

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Murrah Community Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Creative Arts
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Come along with us for an evening of crafty fun! Create something you can proudly display while sipping on a signature mocktail (non-alcoholic beverage). Craft changes monthly. Mat

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Creative Arts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Details:
Come along with us for an evening of crafty fun! Create something you can proudly display while sipping on a signature mocktail (non-alcoholic beverage). Craft changes monthly. Materials provided. Sign-up for each session is recommended, registration...

Move & Groove

Friday, June 7, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Creative Arts
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Details:

Ages 18 months- 2 years. Get your groove on! Children and caregivers will sing, dance, and explore their moves to lively music and have a GREAT time! Enroll each participating c

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Imagination Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Creative Arts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Details:
Ages 18 months- 2 years. Get your groove on! Children and caregivers will sing, dance, and explore their moves to lively music and have a GREAT time! Enroll each participating child. ...

Move & Groove

Friday, June 7, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Creative Arts
Age Group:
Preschool
Details:

Ages 3-5 years. Get your groove on! Children and caregivers will sing, dance, and explore their moves to lively music and have a GREAT time! Enroll each participating child.

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Imagination Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Creative Arts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Details:
Ages 3-5 years. Get your groove on! Children and caregivers will sing, dance, and explore their moves to lively music and have a GREAT time! Enroll each participating child. ...
REI logo and image of tent

Outdoor Adventures with REI

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Murrah Community Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Health & Living
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Get tips on backpacking, hiking, and camping to make the most of your summer adventure! Partnership with REI. 

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Health & Living
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Details:
Get tips on backpacking, hiking, and camping to make the most of your summer adventure! Partnership with REI.  ...

Winter Park Ukulele Society

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Film & Music
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Enjoy the sounds of ukulele music, fellowship with experienced players, and learn the art of playing the ukulele.   

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Film & Music
Details:
Enjoy the sounds of ukulele music, fellowship with experienced players, and learn the art of playing the ukulele.    ...

Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society of Central Florida

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Memory Lab at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
History & Culture
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Curious to research your roots and learn about African-American history? This is the class for you. Partnership with The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society of C

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Memory Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Details:
Curious to research your roots and learn about African-American history? This is the class for you. Partnership with The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society of Central Florida.  Want to join as a member? Visit their we...

Citizen Civics: Populists, Progressives, and Constitutional Changes

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
History & Culture
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Details:

The United States was founded as a Republic, yet by the start of the 20th century, most public leaders spoke about the country as a Democracy.  Come join Valencia Co

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 86
Details:
The United States was founded as a Republic, yet by the start of the 20th century, most public leaders spoke about the country as a Democracy.  Come join Valencia College Professor Carl Creasman to see how the Populist Party and the em...

Railroad Stations in American Life and Peter Hansen Memorial

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Ages 18+. We honor the life and legacy of Peter Hansen, long-time editor of Railroad History magazine, with a screening of his final documentary Railroad Stations in Amer

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type:
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 58
Details:
Ages 18+. We honor the life and legacy of Peter Hansen, long-time editor of Railroad History magazine, with a screening of his final documentary Railroad Stations in American Life and the debut of the Peter A. Hansen Railroad Memorial ...

Jazz and the Civil Rights Movement

Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Adults 18+. Learn how artists and music influenced the evolution of jazz. Find out how jazz became advocacy for the Civil Rights Movement, with concert proceeds financing Freedom R

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type:
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 90
Details:
Adults 18+. Learn how artists and music influenced the evolution of jazz. Find out how jazz became advocacy for the Civil Rights Movement, with concert proceeds financing Freedom Rides and the March on Washington, among others. ...
Book cover

Baldwin Book Club - "Go Tell it on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Memory Lab at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

The Baldwin Book Club discusses books focused on the African American experience in the United States. 2024 reading titles are:  June 9: Go tell it on the mounta

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Memory Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:
The Baldwin Book Club discusses books focused on the African American experience in the United States. 2024 reading titles are:  June 9: Go tell it on the mountain, by James Baldwin https://mywpl.winterparklibrary.org/?section...

Stop-Motion Movie Workshop

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Film & Music
Age Group:
Tween
Details:

Grades 5-7. Go from writing to storyboarding, filming, voice-over acting, and editing to create a stop-motion movie in this four-week workshop. Enroll in the first session to atten

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Imagination Room
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Film & Music
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Details:
Grades 5-7. Go from writing to storyboarding, filming, voice-over acting, and editing to create a stop-motion movie in this four-week workshop. Enroll in the first session to attend the full series. Partnership with CFCArts. ...

One World, Many Beliefs: It Isn't What You Think

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Murrah Community Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
History & Culture
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Are you curious about diverse faiths and beliefs? Learn what makes each one different in this monthly series. Presenters will be available until 1:30 PM for questions. This month's

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Details:
Are you curious about diverse faiths and beliefs? Learn what makes each one different in this monthly series. Presenters will be available until 1:30 PM for questions. This month's topic is Islam. Partnership with Interfaith Council of Central Flo...

Go Figure!

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Technology & Gaming
Age Group:
Children
Details:

Rising grades 1-4. Join us on this five-week mathemagical adventure (with snacks)! Kids of all math abilities can participate in these lively, hands-on activities.

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Imagination Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Technology & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Details:
Rising grades 1-4. Join us on this five-week mathemagical adventure (with snacks)! Kids of all math abilities can participate in these lively, hands-on activities. ...

What Music Wants to Tell You

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Murrah Community Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Health & Living
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Ages 18+. Learn how the inherent properties of classical, jazz, popular, and other styles of music can influence human thinking and emotion in this interactive, multi-media seminar

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Health & Living
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Details:
Ages 18+. Learn how the inherent properties of classical, jazz, popular, and other styles of music can influence human thinking and emotion in this interactive, multi-media seminar. ...

Warhammer Alliance Club

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
The Hideout at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Creative Arts, Technology & Gaming
Age Group:
Teen
Details:

Rising grades 8-12. In this 4-week series, you'll experience everything you need including in-depth instruction and guidance as well as your own models to paint and play with

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: The Hideout
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Creative Arts, Technology & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Details:
Rising grades 8-12. In this 4-week series, you'll experience everything you need including in-depth instruction and guidance as well as your own models to paint and play with to get you started on this epic adventure.    ...
Kids wearing matching pajamas

Pajama Time

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Details:

Ages 2-5. Wear your favorite pair of pajamas and join Ms. Shanna for an evening of stories, songs and rhymes designed to build letter knowledge, vocabulary and narrative skill

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Imagination Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Details:
Ages 2-5. Wear your favorite pair of pajamas and join Ms. Shanna for an evening of stories, songs and rhymes designed to build letter knowledge, vocabulary and narrative skills. We encourage full and active participation of accompanyin...
Seated adult holding baby

Bouncing Babies!

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 9:15am - 10:00am
Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Details:

Ages birth to 12 months. Hold your little ones on your laps while they listen to playful stories, songs and rhymes that introduce them to the sounds and rhythms of the spoken

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Imagination Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Details:
Ages birth to 12 months. Hold your little ones on your laps while they listen to playful stories, songs and rhymes that introduce them to the sounds and rhythms of the spoken word. We encourage full and active participation of accompanying ...