Winter Park Library's Year with Jane Austen

Jane for Everyone

Welcome to A Year with Jane Austen, your go-to destination for celebrating the 250th anniversary of one of literature's most beloved authors! This year, we're diving into the wit, wisdom, and timeless charm of Jane Austen through a variety of events, classes, reading lists, podcast episodes, blog posts, and more—designed to delight fans of all ages. 

 

Whether you're a devoted admirer of her novels or discovering her genius for the first time, join us as we honor Austen's enduring legacy with a year filled with inspiration, learning, and fun. Check back often for updates and surprises throughout this unforgettable celebration!

Upcoming Events

This event is in the "Adult" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Jane Austen, Stories, Language & Lit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

February Novel: Sense & Sensibility

This event is in the "Tween" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Sense and Sensibility

11:00am - 1:30pm
Tween, Teen, Adult
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Tween, Teen, Adult
Program Type: Jane Austen, Performing Arts
Details:

Our Year with Jane Austen celebration continues with a special screening of Sense and Sensibility (1995).

This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Jane Austen: The Woman Behind the Classics

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen, Adult
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: History & Culture, Jane Austen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Details:

Ages 18+. Who was Jane Austen? Discover that and more in this brief but in-depth history. Learn about about her childhood, her life experiences, and what influenced her. Wrap up with a mini-trivia game.

Pride, Prejudice, & Popcorn

A Jane Austen Book & Film Discussion Group

Scheduled throughout the year, we will read each of Austen’s six novels as well as screen various adaptations of the accompanying films and miniseries. The group will meet at the Library to discuss the book, film, and various spinoffs over a cup of tea.

 

 

  • Saturday, Feb 15, 3pm: Sense & Sensibility. Sign up here
  • Sunday, Apr 13, 3pm: Mansfield Park. Sign up here
  • Sunday, June 22, 3pm: Persuasion. Sign up here
  • Sunday, Aug 17, 3pm: Emma. Sign up here
  • Sunday, Oct 12, 3pm: Northanger Abbey. Sign up here
  • Satday, Dec 6, 2pm: Pride & Prejudice. Sign up here

 

Enzian Series Movie Pass:


With our special “Year with Austen” Badge you can see all 4 of our Jane Austen’s 250th Birthday Celebration films for one discounted price.  Now, sit back, sip your tea, and enjoy a romp through a pastoral landscape, where everyone may be too proud or too prejudiced, but they’re always too fabulous to resist!

Blog

Jane Austen is For Everyone!
By Delicia Johnson, Youth Assistant
December 27, 2024

 

Podcast

two regency girls sitting with popcorn and books
Calling all Austen fans! A 6-episode companion series to the Winter Park Library's Pride, Prejudice, & Popcorn Book & Film Discussion Group. Library staff members read, discuss, and sometimes debate Jane Austen’s six novels and their adaptations as part of the WPL's Year with Jane Austen celebration.

 

Book Lists