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Send by emailWednesday, June 19 @ 10 am
Join us for an exciting Viva 500 event, and kick off a summer of reading with the Spud Sisters! Join us for a fun-filled show including stories, songs, and audience participation! All of our FLYP events this summer will have a Florida flavor in honor Viva Florida 500. Please note: This event will take place in the Hastings Recreation Center gym located at 400 E. Harris Street. Please ensure all guests wear rubber-soled shoes.
Wednesday, June 19 @10 am
Use iPod Touches and Mac hard- and software to put together an amazing creation. Instructional Technology Coordinators of SJC Rose Kebe and Jesse Gates will lead this fun-filled workshop. Teen Tech Camp is aimed at students grades 5 – 9.
Thursday, June 20 @ 10am
Use iPod Touches and Mac hardware and software to put together an amazing creation. Instructional Technology Coordinators of SJC Rose Kebe and Jesse Gates will lead this fun-filled workshop. Teen Tech Camp is aimed at students grades 5 – 9.
Thursday, June 20 @ 10 am
The Hastings Book Club progresses through the history of detective fiction by reading a book written by one of three masters of the genre from the mid-nineteenth century: Wilke Collins (The Woman in White and Moonstone); Victor Hugo (Les Miserables); or Charles Dickens (The Mystery of Erin Drood). We will discuss the development of the fictional detectives since its introduction by American story writer Edgar Allen Poe.
Thursday, June 20 @ 6 pm
Do you want to support your community and the Hastings Branch Library? Become a Friend of the Library! Friends help with special events, raise funds for crafts, refreshments, books, special guests, and other items needed for library programming, and they staff the book store. You'll meet some nice people, too. Be a Friend!
Friday, June 21 @ 10 am
Join us as we celebrate the first day of summer. We’ll read stories such as A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee. There will be dancing and a craft, too.
Friday, June 21 @ 10:30 am
No need to rush out after storytime! Stay and relax with other adults as your child plays. It’ll be fun for the both of you.
Saturday, June 22 @ 1 pm
Join us for gaming on the Xbox, PlayStation or Wii, use the computers, play board games, or just hang out with your friends in a fun, friendly environment. Guitars, a keyboard, and a violin are available if you feeling like getting musical!
Wednesday, June 26 @ 10am
Join us for an exciting Viva Florida 500 event. The Florida Public Archeology Network presents Timucuan Pyrotechnology. In this hands-on program, children will learn about tools and uses of fire in by the Timucuans, a Native American tribe who lived in the Northeast and North Central Florida. All of our FLYP events this summer will have a Florida flavor in honor of Viva Florida 500. Please note: This event will take place in the Hastings Recreation Center gym located at 400 E. Harris Street. Please ensure all guests wear rubber-soled shoes.
Thursday, June 27 @10am
Use iPod Touches and Mac hardware and software to put together an amazing creation. Instructional Technology Coordinators of SJC Rose Kebe and Jesse Gates will lead this fun-filled workshop. Teen Tech Camp is aimed at students grades 5–9.
Friday, June 28 @ 10:30
Bring your flashlights because the theme this week is camping! We’ll read Kathryn Lasky’s Lucille Camps In and other stories. We’ll also do shadow puppets, sing, and do a craft.
Friday, June 28 @ 10:30 am
No need to rush out after storytime! Stay and relax with other adults as your child plays. It’ll be fun for the both of you.
Saturday, June 29 @ 1pm
Join us for gaming on the Xbox, PlayStation or Wii, use the computers, play board games, or just hang out with your friends in a fun, friendly environment. Guitars, a keyboard, and a violin are available if you feeling like getting musical!
Thursdays @ 10am
We offer group and one on one instruction on computers whether you need to learn the basics or need help with something specific. Call 827-6970 to enroll in a class or set up an appointment today.
July 1 @ 10am (Pre-registration required)
Pre-register for our Nature Detective Workshop (formerly titled Fun with Flowers...for KIDS!), held Thursday, July 25 at 1pm by calling the Library at 827-6970 or stopping by the Hastings Branch Library. Children ages 6-12 are invited to become Nature Detectives and learn all about lizards and how these pollinators relate to gardening at these hands-on workshops. Every child will receive free gardening goodies, including Nature Detective notebooks, and have fun learning all about our wonderful Florida lizards and how spot to them. These workshops are designed by the Sisterhood of the Traveling Plants, presented by the Garden Circles, and generously sponsored by the Garden Club of St. Augustine and the Friends of the Hastings Branch Library. These workshops celebrate Viva Florida 500!
Tuesday, July 2 @ 3:30pm
Teens, are you looking for something to do on these hot, lazy days of summer? The Teen Lounge is available for gaming, reading, painting, practicing on the keyboard or guitar, or just plain hanging out.
Friday, July 5 @ 10:30am
Join us for music, stories, puppets, and a craft. In honor of July 4th, this week’s theme is picnics and patriotism.
Friday, July 5 @ 11am
There's no need to rush out after storytime. Stay and relax with other adults while your child plays. We have a variety of puzzles, games, and other toys.
Wednesday, July 10 @ 10am
The Florida Agricultural Museum & Stable-2-Table bring you an educational program complete with live animals. Learn about what farming was like before the days of modern agribusiness. Also, see what it's like run your own Community Supported Agriculture business today. All of our FLYP events this summer will have a Florida flavor in honor Viva Florida 500. Please note: This event will take place in the Hastings Recreation Center gym located at 400 E. Harris Street. Please ensure all guests wear rubber-soled shoes.
Thursday, July 11 @ 3:30pm
Teens, are you looking for something to do on these hot, lazy days of summer? The Teen Lounge is available for gaming, reading, painting, practicing on the keyboard or guitar, or just plain hanging out.
Friday, July 12 @ 10:30am
Why do crickets sing? How many legs does a spider have? Who has ants in their pants? We’ll explore these questions and others at this week’s storytime on “bugs.” Join us for stories, puppets, music, dancing, and a craft.
Friday, July 12 @ 11am
There's no need to rush out after storytime. Stay and relax with other adults while your child plays. We have a variety of puzzles, games, and other toys.
Saturday, July 13 @ 10am
What haunts you when you lie in bed at night? For thirteen-year-old Conor, fear comes in the form of dread about the illness of his mother. It also comes in the very real form of an ancient monster outside his bedroom window. A Monster Calls is both a fantasy story and a darkly funny, moving narrative. Join us for relaxed discussion and snacks. New members are always welcome.
Saturday, July 13 @ 1pm
Teens, join us for gaming on the Xbox, PlayStation or Wii, play board games, paint, or just hang out with your friends in a fun, friendly environment. Guitars and a keyboard are available if you feel like getting musical.
Tuesday, July 16 @ 3:30pm
Teens, join us for gaming on the Xbox, PlayStation or Wii, play board games, paint, or just hang out with your friends in a fun, friendly environment. Guitars and a keyboard are available if you feel like getting musical.
Wednesday, July 17 @ 10am
Everyone is invited to us for a fun Viva Florida 500 event. The “Spice Girls” CayANNE (Ms. Anne) and Pepper (Ms. Amy), of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library, will present an interactive program in our Ol’ Florida Kitchen as we “Dig In” to stories, songs, and more. Audience participation is guaranteed to get the kids involved. All of our FLYP events this summer will have a Florida flavor in honor Vival Florida 500. Please note: This event will take place in the Hastings Recreation Center gym located at 400 E. Harris Street. Please ensure all guests wear rubber-soled shoes.
Thursday, July 18 @ 10am
Arthur Conan Doyle introduces Sherlock Holmes, the "greatest detective of all time," in A Study in Scarlett (1887). Although it is said that "Holmes possessed a singular style unlike any detective seen before," book club readers will note the startling similarity between Holmes and Poe's detective Auguste Dupin (Murders in the Rue Morgue, 1841). The genius of Conan Doyle was reflected in Holmes' formidable intelligence, turning crime solving into a science. His ever-reliable sidekick, Dr. Watson, brought the intimidating deductive powers of Holmes back down to earth with the soothing voice of reason. Do you agree? Let's discuss.
Friday, July 19 @ 10:30am
Join us for stories, a craft, music, and dancing centered around the theme of water. We’ll learn about the water cycle with George Ella Lyon’s All the Water in the World and follow the journey of a ball as it floats on the surface of the ocean in Molly Bang’s The Yellow Ball.
Friday, July 19 @ 11am
There's no need to rush out after storytime. Stay and relax with other adults as your child plays. It’ll be fun for the both of you.
Wednesday, July 24 @ 10am
Come listen to a selection of great rock 'n' roll music from the 50s and 60s by some of its pioneers including Fats Domino, Bill Haley and the Comets, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, and Florida's own Bo Diddley. We'll learn about where the music and the term "Rock 'n' Roll" came from and why it became so popular, what instruments were used, and how the library can help you learn more about the music. All of our FLYP events this summer celebrate an aspect of Florida in honor of Viva Florida 500. So c'mon over and rock out with us. Dancing is encouraged. Please note: This event will take place in the Hastings Recreation Center gym located at 400 E. Harris Street. Please ensure all guests wear rubber-soled shoes.
Friday, July 26 @ 11am
There's no need to rush out after storytime. Stay and relax with other adults as your child plays. It’ll be fun for the both of you.
Saturday, July 27 @ 1pm
Teens, are you looking for something to do on these hot, lazy days of summer? The Teen Lounge is available for gaming, reading, painting, practicing on the keyboard or guitar, or just plain hanging out.
Wednesday, July 31 @ 10 am
Meet your local and state firefighting heroes, and learn what they must do every day to keep us safe. Explore the vehicles and equipment of the St. Johns County Fire Rescue, and learn what you can do stay safe, too! Also, learn what it’s like to work for the Florida Forest Service during a fire emergency. All of our FLYP events this summer will have a Florida flavor in honor Viva Florida 500. Please note: This event will take place in the Hastings Recreation Center gym located at 400 E. Harris Street. Please ensure all guests wear rubber-soled shoes.
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| Hours Tues., Thurs. 10am-7pm Wed., Fri. 10am-6pm Saturday 10am-3pm Sunday & Monday : Closed Contact Brad Powell, Branch Manager Michelle Kiley, Youth Services Telephone: (904)827-6970 Fax: (904) 827-6975 Email: libh@sjcfl.us* |
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