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Book Boxes for Teens & Tweens

All Day
Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Tween, Teen
Details:

Grades 5-12. Sign up each month to receive a Book Box containing one surprise book (selected especially for you based on your input) and a selection of snacks and surprises. Her

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Age Group: Tween, Teen
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Details:
Grades 5-12. Sign up each month to receive a Book Box containing one surprise book (selected especially for you based on your input) and a selection of snacks and surprises. Here’s how it works: Step 1: If you would like to get one of these box...

Just For You: Reading Recommendations for Adults

All Day
Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Sign up each month to receive one surprise book (selected especially for you based on your input) and a fun bookish item. Here’s how it works: Step 1: If you would like to ge

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Details:
Sign up each month to receive one surprise book (selected especially for you based on your input) and a fun bookish item. Here’s how it works: Step 1: If you would like to get a personalized recommendation, you must have a current Winter P...
Free Comic Book Day

Free Comic Book Day

All Day
Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Creative Arts, Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Children, Tween, Teen, Adult
Details:

All ages. Celebrate Free Comic Book Day by picking up free comic books! Comics will be available while supplies last on the second floor of the library.  Partnership wit

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Age Group: Children, Tween, Teen, Adult
Program Type: Creative Arts, Stories, Language & Lit
Details:
All ages. Celebrate Free Comic Book Day by picking up free comic books! Comics will be available while supplies last on the second floor of the library.  Partnership with Blackbird Comics and Coffeehouse.  ...

Teen Book Guild

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
The Hideout at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Teen
Details:

Grades 8-12. The Teen Book Guild is a volunteer opportunity for teens who love to read and talk about YA books. Their purpose is to advocate for and spread that love of readin

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: The Hideout
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Details:
Grades 8-12. The Teen Book Guild is a volunteer opportunity for teens who love to read and talk about YA books. Their purpose is to advocate for and spread that love of reading to other teens in the community. Before attending your first TBG ...

Better Read Book Club

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Collaboration Room 3 at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Readers meet the third Wednesday of the month to discuss and share insights. All kinds of books are welcome, whether they are fiction, nonfiction, classic or contemporary. &nb

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Collaboration Room 3
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Details:
Readers meet the third Wednesday of the month to discuss and share insights. All kinds of books are welcome, whether they are fiction, nonfiction, classic or contemporary.   ...

Armchair Detectives Book Club

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Collaboration Room 3 at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Mystery lovers meet on the third Thursday of the month to discuss what they're reading.  Email Emily McQuade at emcquade@winterparklibrary.org for suggested reading li

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Collaboration Room 3
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:
Mystery lovers meet on the third Thursday of the month to discuss what they're reading.  Email Emily McQuade at emcquade@winterparklibrary.org for suggested reading lists and more information.  ...

Author Salon: Dr. Ruth D. Edwards

Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Historian Valada Flewellyn will be in conversation with Library Director of Education Dr. Ruth Edwards to discuss her book Becoming a Black Woman, a discourse on Black women’s

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Details:
Historian Valada Flewellyn will be in conversation with Library Director of Education Dr. Ruth Edwards to discuss her book Becoming a Black Woman, a discourse on Black women’s development within the context of the United States, and the pivotal ...
Escape Cover

Ravenous Readers Book Club

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The Hideout at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Tween
Details:

Grades 5-7. Discuss Escape by K. R. Alexander and enjoy book-related games and activities, and pizza!

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: The Hideout
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Details:
Grades 5-7. Discuss Escape by K. R. Alexander and enjoy book-related games and activities, and pizza! ...

Spanish Literature Club

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Age 18+. A weekly gathering of individuals with a passion for Spanish literature to have thoughtful conversations and deepen your understanding, regardless of your level of profici

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Community Imagination Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Details:
Age 18+. A weekly gathering of individuals with a passion for Spanish literature to have thoughtful conversations and deepen your understanding, regardless of your level of proficiency in the language. Remaining dates in this series: Monday ...

Orlando WordLab

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 6:45pm - 8:45pm
Murrah Community Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Fiction and non-fiction writers meet the 4th Wednesday of the month, in association with the Writers of Central Florida, offering each other support and critiques. 

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Details:
Fiction and non-fiction writers meet the 4th Wednesday of the month, in association with the Writers of Central Florida, offering each other support and critiques.  ...
Crystal Wilkinson Poster

Author Salon: ACA Mentor Artists OUTreach with Crystal Wilkinson

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Kentucky’s Poet Laureate, Ms. Wilkinson is a fellow of the Academy of American Poets. She is the award-winning author of Perfect Black, a collection of poems; three works of fictio

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 80
Details:
Kentucky’s Poet Laureate, Ms. Wilkinson is a fellow of the Academy of American Poets. She is the award-winning author of Perfect Black, a collection of poems; three works of fiction—The Birds of Opulence, Water Street and Blackberries, Blackberries; ...

Book Boxes for Teens & Tweens

All Day
Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Tween, Teen
Details:

Grades 5-12. Sign up each month to receive a Book Box containing one surprise book (selected especially for you based on your input) and a selection of snacks and surprises. Her

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Age Group: Tween, Teen
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Details:
Grades 5-12. Sign up each month to receive a Book Box containing one surprise book (selected especially for you based on your input) and a selection of snacks and surprises. Here’s how it works: Step 1: If you would like to get one of these box...

Just For You: Reading Recommendations for Adults

All Day
Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Sign up each month to receive one surprise book (selected especially for you based on your input) and a fun bookish item. Here’s how it works: Step 1: If you would like to ge

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Details:
Sign up each month to receive one surprise book (selected especially for you based on your input) and a fun bookish item. Here’s how it works: Step 1: If you would like to get a personalized recommendation, you must have a current Winter P...
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...

Ravenous Readers Book Club

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The Hideout at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Tween
Details:

Grades 5-7. Discuss Amulet: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi and enjoy book-related games and activities, and pizza!

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: The Hideout
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Details:
Grades 5-7. Discuss Amulet: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi and enjoy book-related games and activities, and pizza! ...

Harry Potter Escape Room

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
The Hideout at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit, Technology & Gaming
Age Group:
Tween, Teen
Details:

Rising grades 5-12. Test your courage and quick thinking to find clues, solve puzzles and declare “Mischief managed” before time runs out!

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: The Hideout
Age Group: Tween, Teen
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit, Technology & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Details:
Rising grades 5-12. Test your courage and quick thinking to find clues, solve puzzles and declare “Mischief managed” before time runs out! ...

Harry Potter Escape Room (encore)

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
The Hideout at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit, Technology & Gaming
Age Group:
Tween, Teen
Details:

Rising grades 5-12. Test your courage and quick thinking to find clues, solve puzzles and declare “Mischief managed” before time runs out!

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: The Hideout
Age Group: Tween, Teen
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit, Technology & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Details:
Rising grades 5-12. Test your courage and quick thinking to find clues, solve puzzles and declare “Mischief managed” before time runs out! ...

Author Salon: Diana Nyad

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Ages 18+. In a riveting memoir, Diana shares a spirited account of what it takes to face one’s fears, engage one’s passions, and never ever give up. She carried three poignant mess

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 90
Details:
Ages 18+. In a riveting memoir, Diana shares a spirited account of what it takes to face one’s fears, engage one’s passions, and never ever give up. She carried three poignant messages on her, and spoke them to the crowd in her moment of final triump...

Spanish Literature Club

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Murrah Community Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Age 18+. A weekly gathering of individuals with a passion for Spanish literature to have thoughtful conversations and deepen your understanding, regardless of your level of profici

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:
Age 18+. A weekly gathering of individuals with a passion for Spanish literature to have thoughtful conversations and deepen your understanding, regardless of your level of proficiency in the language. Remaining dates in this series: Monday ...
James Ponti

Spy Party with James Ponti

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Children, Tween, Teen, Adult
Details:

All ages. Explore the mysterious world of spy stories in this celebration with New York Times best-selling author James Ponti!  James Ponti is the New York Times Bestsellin

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Children, Tween, Teen, Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 88
Details:
All ages. Explore the mysterious world of spy stories in this celebration with New York Times best-selling author James Ponti!  James Ponti is the New York Times Bestselling author of three Middle Grade book series: City Spies, about an unlik...

LIBRARY CLOSED - HOLIDAY

All Day
Winter Park Library, Outreach

Library closed in observance of Juneteenth

Closing
Branches:
Winter Park Library, Outreach
Description:
Library closed in observance of Juneteenth ...

Armchair Detectives Book Club

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Collaboration Room 3 at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Mystery lovers meet on the third Thursday of the month to discuss what they're reading.  Email Emily McQuade at emcquade@winterparklibrary.org for suggested reading li

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Collaboration Room 3
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:
Mystery lovers meet on the third Thursday of the month to discuss what they're reading.  Email Emily McQuade at emcquade@winterparklibrary.org for suggested reading lists and more information.  ...
Author Salon Series with Kristen Ness

Author Salon: Kristen Ness

Monday, June 24, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Ages 18+. "Murder on a South Carolina barrier island brings together a sea turtle biologist and a local detective to unravel a mystery that might impact the race for the White Hous

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Details:
Ages 18+. "Murder on a South Carolina barrier island brings together a sea turtle biologist and a local detective to unravel a mystery that might impact the race for the White House." Ms. Ness will discuss her first novel, At Loggerheads. Copies will...