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Send by emailChildren's FLYP Event: It's Alive! The Wild Side of Florida
Thursday, June 27 @ 3pm
Want to know what you can do help protect the "wild side" of Florida? During this special visit by the the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, school-age children will learn ways they can improve natural Florida. Some of the hands-on educational activities include: discovering which critters live in local waters, looking at macroinvertebrates under the microscope, testing water's salinity, dissolved oxygen, measuring turpidity, and viewing Enviroscapes. This FREE program is sponsored in partnership with the Friends of the Library of St. Johns County.
Children's FLYP Event: Undersea Journeys
Thursday, June 20 @ 3pm
Sea Urchins, Mud Snails, Spiny Lobsters, Starfish, and Horseshoe Crabs are coming to visit the library this summer. School-age children can learn hands-on about Florida marine biology. Discover how the animals breathe, find and eat food, protect themselves and generally survive in their environment. This FREE program is sponsored in partnership with the Friends of the Library of St. Johns County.
Children's FLYP Event: Underwater Archaeology
Thursday, July 18 @ 3pm
This program uses the book Shipwreck: Fast Forward to explore how underwater sites form, and the excavation processes used to retrieve information about them. Kids then try their own hand at using Cartesian coordinates by playing an adapted version of Battleship to “map” each other’s shipwrecks, and they get to map a real, 100-year-old anchor! Presented by the Florida Public Archaeology Network, which is dedicated to the protection of cultural resources, both on land and underwater, and to involving the public in the study of their past. This FREE program is sponsored in partnership with the Friends of the Library of St. Johns County.
Children's FLYP Event: BATastic, Fabulous Florida Bats!
Thursday, July 11 @ 3pm
Join bat advocate, Marcia Daniels as she teaches us about the amazing bats found in our area, and why they need our help! Bats are amazing bug eaters with important roles to play in our local ecosystem. Discover the wonderful world of bats through this interactive family program. View and listen to bats as they emerge from local bat houses. We'll even have a BATastic craft to reminds us that bats are really our friends! This FREE program is sponsored in partnership with the Friends of the Library of St. Johns County.
Children's Summer Reading Program (Florida Library Youth Program)
June 17 - August 3
All children birth - 5th grade are invited to participate in FLYP which includes books and other prizes for reading and fun, weekly performances from magician Mark Alan, LB Reptile Experience, Saltwater Cowgirls, and much more. All performances, the celebratory ice cream party, and the new Scholastic book prizes are generously sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library! Call the library at (904) 827-6950 for more details.
Family Game Time
Wednesday, June 26 @ 3pm
The whole family is invited to the library to play board games, including Monopoly, Connect Four, Candy Land, Scrabble, Chutes & Ladders, Uno, and may more. Simply use your library card, or driver's license, to check out the games. All board games are provided by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library.
Summer Crafts With Teens
Saturday, June 15 from 2-3 pm
Children ages 5 - 11 are invited for a special monthly crafting event with the teens of Nease High School's Arts in Motion Club in the PGA Media Room. All materials are provided free. Please Note: All children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the program.
"Just for Babies" and Family Storytimes: Summer Dates
"Just for Babies" (10:15am) and Family Storytimes (11am) Tuesdays in June and July
Thanks to our partnership with Ms. Suzanne of Bird Island Park, the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library will host "Just for Babies" (10:15am) and Family Storytime (11am) every Tuesday in June and July.
FLYP event: LB Reptile Experience
Thursday, June 27 @ 2:30 and 3:30 pm (repeat show)
Ever look out your window and wonder what kind of snake that was lying in your yard? Gather the family, friends, and neighbors and come to the reptile show at the library! LB Reptile Experience will bring lizards, snakes, turtles and more to our library! This program helps educate children about the needs, conservation, and care of these wonderful reptiles. All of our FLYP events this summer will have a Florida flavor in honor of Viva Florida 500! Children of all ages are encouraged to attend; however, please be aware that FLYP Programs are geared toward the school-age child. FLYP events are generously sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library!
FLYP event: The Spud Sisters (featuring Hastings Branch Library Youth Services Staff!)
Thursday, June 20 @ 3:30 pm
Kick off a summer of reading right with the always-fun Youth Services Librarians (Michelle and Beth) from the Hastings Branch Library, this year known as The Spud Sisters! Join us as they present an interactive program guaranteed to get the audience involved with stories, songs, and more! All of our FLYP events this summer will have a Florida flavor in honor of Viva Florida 500. Children of all ages are encouraged to attend; however, please be aware that FLYP Programs are geared toward the school-age child. FLYP events are generously sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library!
