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Teen Book Guild

4:30pm - 6:00pm
Teen
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.

Better Read Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adult
Open
Registration
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

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adult
Open
Registration
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

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult
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.

Ravenous Readers Book Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Tween
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: The Hideout
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Details:

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

Spanish Literature Club

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adult
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Community Imagination Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 56
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:

Orlando WordLab

6:45pm - 8:45pm
Adult
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. 

Author Salon: ACA Mentor Artists OUTreach with Crystal Wilkinson

5:00pm - 7:30pm
Adult
Open
Registration
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.

Book Boxes for Teens & Tweens

All Day
Tween, Teen
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.

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

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Adult
Open
Registration
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: 

Ravenous Readers Book Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Tween
Registration
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

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Tween, Teen
Registration
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)

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tween, Teen
Registration
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

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adult
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
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.

Spanish Literature Club

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adult
Registration
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:

Spy Party with James Ponti

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Children, Tween, Teen, Adult
Registration
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! 

Author Salon: Thomas Swick

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adult
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Details:

Age 18+. Falling into Place is a former Sun Sentinel reporter’s discovery of the world, his development as a travel writer, and a love story of overcoming cultural differences, communist bureaucracy, and unhealthy separations.

Armchair Detectives Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adult
Open
Registration
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: Kristen Ness

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adult
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.

Teen Book Guild

4:30pm - 6:00pm
Teen
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.