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Send by emailTeen Summer Reading Program KICK-OFF: Zombie Party!!!
Wednesday, June 12 from 2:00 - 5:00 pm
For rising 6th - 12th graders ONLY, at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library, and featuring "Warm Bodies" (rated PG-13) based on the popular book of the same name! We will be showing "Warm Bodies" (rated PG-13), raffling off teen zombie fiction and survival guides, and for those who come dressed as zombies, raffling off a DVD of the movie! Pizza and sodas will be served, and there will be video gaming, crafting, and even zombie bowling, too. Join us and pick up your book review slips to participate in this summer's Teen Reading Program themed "Beneath the Surface"! Thank to our Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for generously sponsoring this party.
"Just for Babies" and Family Storytime - SUMMER dates!
"Just for Babies" (10:15 am) and Family Storytimes (11 am) EVERY Tuesday 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" (10:15 am) and Family Storytime (11 am) every Tuesday in June and July! Ms. Suzanne will present "Just for Babies" and Family Storytimes on the Tuesdays that Youth Services Librarian Anne Crawford does not. June Dates: 4, 11, 18, 25; July Dates: 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30. Call the Library at 827-6950 and thank you Ms. Suzanne of Bird Island Park!
Teen Summer Reading Program
June 17 - August 3
All rising 6th - 12th graders should stop by the Reference Desk after June 10 to pick up a summer reading bookmark review to participate. All reviews will be entered into a weekly raffle for 2 books from the prize cart. Three grand prize winners will each receive a gift certificate to Seymour's Bookstore. All prizes are generously sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library!
Adult Summer Reading Program
June 3 - August 3
Who says kids have all the fun? Starting the first week in June through the first week in August adults can participate in our Adult Summer Reading Program for weekly and grand prizes at the end of the program. Just submit a brief review of any book that you read during this time period and you’ll be entered for weekly and program end raffle drawings. The more you read the more chances you have of winning! For more information, please call the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library at 827-6950 or visit the Reference Desk.
Children's Summer Reading Program (Floirda 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.
Teen Gaming Night
Wednesday, June 5 from 5 - 7pm
All 13 - 18 year-olds are invited to have fun with your friends at the library and play "E" and "T"-rated games on our PlayStation 3 (with the new Move), Nintendo Wii, and X-Box 360 (with the new Kinect) set up on three TVs for simultaneous playing. Snacks will be served. This event is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library and our friends at Sony. Call 827-6950 for more details.
LEGO Club for Tweens
Wednesday, June 19 from 4 - 5pm
Tweens in 4th - 7th grades are invited to come to the library and bring your friends for an afternoon of fun building with Legos and hanging out. No registration is necessary and it's free. Thanks to our Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for providing the Legos for this very special program just for Tweens including our pink Legos. Tween girl Lego lovers, we want you to join our club.
