Summer at the Library 2025: Programming
Join us as we Explore Florida this Summer at the Library. Take a look at some of the great programming we will have this summer.
Animal Tales: Zoofari Earth
July 1, 11 a.m. Library Partnership Branch | July 1, 3 p.m. Waldo Branch
(Ages 6-11)
Be transported around the globe to six different continents with six different exotic animal ambassadors all from the comfort of your local library this summer!
Making Moosic: Anna Moo
July 12, 3 p.m. Micanopy Branch
(Ages 6-11)
Travel with Anna Moo to hear songs and stories from around the world! Celebrate animals, people and our planet with songs from Florida to Mexico.
How Color Came to the World!
June 10, 11 a.m. Headquarters Library | June 10, 3 p.m. Millhopper Branch | July 25, 11 a.m. Alachua Branch | July 25, 3 p.m. Newberry Branch
(Ages 6-11)
Lights! Color! Action! Storyteller and puppeteer Katie Adams performs Hispanic stories with a dash of Spanish words in this colorful shadow puppet performance, with a little audience participation.
Just Add Rhythm
June 10, 11 a.m. Tower Road Branch | June 10, 3 p.m. Alachua Branch | June 12, 3 p.m. Library Partnership Branch | July 18, 11 a.m. Hawthorne Branch | July 18, 3 p.m. Cone Park Branch
(Teens)
Drums, shakers, and Boomwhackers! Oh my! Join an interactive and hands-on drumming experience at the library.
Lubee Bats: Bats at the Library
June 12, 11 a.m. Tower Road Branch | June 26, 11 a.m. Headquarters Library | June 28, 11 a.m. Micanopy Branch | July 10, 11 a.m. High Springs Branch | July 17, 11 a.m. Millhopper Branch | July 25, 11 a.m. Cone Park Branch | July 31, 11 a.m. Library Partnership Branch
(Ages 6-11)
Inspire the next generation of conservationist while you visit with real, live bats and flying foxes from the Lubee Bat Conservancy!
Magically Ever After
July 2, 11 a.m. Tower Road Branch | July 2, 3 p.m. Alachua Branch
(Ages 6-11)
Enjoy a fabulous magic show with James Songster and his bunny sidekick, ChaChing, the Amazing Bunny!
Mark Alan Comedy Magic
July 29, 11 a.m. Waldo Branch | July 29, 3 p.m. Millhopper Branch
(Ages 6-11)
Mark Alan and his travel buddy Bixby perform a colorful and interactive comedy magic show.
Orisirisi Drumming
June 26, 3 p.m. Tower Road Branch | June 2, 11 a.m. Hawthorne Branch | June 27, 3 p.m. Millhopper Branch | June 30, 11 a.m. Cone Park Branch | June 30, 3 p.m. Headquarters Library
(Ages 6-11)
Share the beauty of African life and culture through a unique folkloric performance filled with drumming, dance and storytelling.
Quite a Catch
June 30, 11 a.m. Newberry Branch | June 30, 3 p.m. High Springs Branch | July 8, 11 a.m. Waldo Branch | July 8, 3 p.m. Millhopper Branch
(Teens)
Prepare to be amazed and entertained with a juggler who is dressed to impress! Ron Anglin is a professional clown and juggler.
Reading 2 Motion
July 8, 11 a.m. Hawthorne Branch | July 8, 3 p.m. Headquarters Library
(Teens)
Blend poetry and rhythm with global drums for a captivating engagement with the written word.
Science Surprises: Florida Museum of Natural History
June 12, 11 a.m. Cone Park Branch | June 12, 3 p.m. Headquarters Library | June 26, 11 a.m. Waldo Branch | June 26, 3 p.m. Millhopper Branch | July 10, 11 a.m. Library Partnership Branch | July 10, 3 p.m. Hawthorne Branch | July 17, 11 a.m. High Springs Branch | July 17, 3 p.m. Alachua Branch | July 24, 11 a.m. Tower Road Branch | July 24, 3 p.m. Newberry Branch | July 31, 3 p.m. Millhopper Branch
Ages (6-11)
Participants will explore natural phenomenon and how they occur by understanding the nature of science with the Florida Museum of Natural History.
Snapology: Minecraft Gaming
June 9, 11 a.m. High Springs Branch | June 9, 1:30 p.m. Newberry Branch | June 24, 2 p.m. Millhopper Branch | July 11, 2 p.m. Headquarters Library | July 22, 11 a.m. Micanopy Branch | July 23, 2 p.m. Tower Road Branch (Ages 6-11)
Join us as we bring Minecraft to life using LEGO bricks. Create your own world, including your own Minecraft character.
Zookeeping 101: Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
June 10, 11 a.m. Micanopy Branch | June 11, 11 a.m. Hawthorne Branch | June 13, 3 p.m. Waldo Branch | June 16, 11 a.m. High Springs Branch | June 23, 11 a.m. Cone Park Branch | June 25, 11 a.m. Library Partnership Branch | July 11, 3 p.m. Newberry Branch | July 14, 3 p.m. Headquarters Library | July 16, 11 a.m. Tower Road Branch | July 21, 11 a.m. Millhopper Branch | July 30, 3 p.m. Alachua Branch
(Ages 6-11)
We share this planet with so many unique animals and each one has special adaptations to help them survival in their native habitats. The zookeepers at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo will be joined by animal ambassadors to showcase their amazing adaptations and to talk about the many ways we can be good neighbors to wildlife.
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