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Alachua County Library Headquarters Branch: Sensory Story Time

Accessible for patrons on the autism spectrum and those with sensory sensitivities. Introduce children to the library and rhythms of ...

  • 12:30 pm -  1:00 pm 
  • Location: Headquarters Library (Storywoods Room, Meeting Room B) 401 East University Avenue Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Chess Club - Millhopper Branch

Join us for the Millhopper Chess Club. Learn to play, practice or improve your skills. All ages welcome.

Summer at the Library: Jacki Manna

Come see Jacki Manna’s fun ventriloquism show featuring silly, jokester puppets that get children excited to read. Jacki Manna’s Fun, Funny, ...

Alachua County Library Millhopper Branch: Fiber Arts Fun for Kids

Dive into creative exploration with yarn art! Explore your creativity during this self-directed crafting session. Make something for yourself or others. ...

  • 11:30 am - 12:30 pm 
  • Location: Millhopper Branch (Room A, Room B) 3145 NW 43rd Street Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Alachua Branch: Toddler Time

Join us as we learn through play! Each week, we will have fun and learn through play that stimulates babies' ...

  • 10:30 am - 11:30 am 
  • Location: Alachua Branch (Meeting Room) 14913 NW 140 Street Alachua, FL 32615
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Hawthorne Branch: Fingerpaint Fun

Joyful experiments and play with fingerpaint for babies, toddlers, and caretakers. Fingerpaint Fun helps babies, toddlers and caretakers to interact ...

  • 10:30 am - 11:30 am 
  • Location: Hawthorne Branch MakerSpace 6640 SE 221 Street, Hawthorne, FL 32640
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Juneteenth Story Time - Millhopper Branch

Juneteenth is an important day in American history because freedom is an important part of our history. Juneteenth commemorates the ...

  • 10:30 am - 11:00 pm 
  • Location: Millhopper Branch (Combined Meeting Room) 3145 NW 43rd Street Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Music and Movement - Tower Road Branch

Please join us for Music and Movement where you can jam out and dance to some fun songs with your ...

Alachua County Library Waldo Branch: Story Time

Read, laugh, and sing with us! Join us for fun activities for children ages 5 and under and their caregivers. ...

Alachua County Library: Baby Time at Headquarters Branch

Join us for a story time filled with rhymes, songs, bounces and more geared for babies and their caregivers. Babies will ...

  • 10:30 am - 11:00 am 
  • Location: Headquarters Library Youth Services Area 401 E University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Music and Movement - Newberry Branch

Get ready for a musical extravaganza! Kids can sing and dance while learning early language skills. This program uses music to ...

Alachua County Library Archer Branch: Intro. to 3D Printing

The Archer Branch Library has a 3D printer! Learn how you can submit projects for printing. 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, ...

Alachua County Library Hawthorne Branch: Hawthorne Hub

Hawthorne’s activity central every Tuesday after school 3 and 4 pm: Impossible to be late! Join us for arts/crafts, board & ...

  • 3:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: Hawthorne Branch Meeting Room 6640 SE 221 Street, Hawthorne, FL 32640
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Millhopper Branch: Book Buzz

Kids share what they’re reading at Book Buzz! Bring a favorite book to recommend to the group and discover great ...

  • 3:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: Millhopper Branch (Children's Area) 3145 NW 43rd Street Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Storm Ready Story Time and Safety Kit Fun for Kids

Is Your Family Storm Ready? Let’s Learn Together! Preparation starts with the whole family! Bring your kids to your local library ...

Summer at the Library: Draw Dinosaurs With a Paleoartist

Learn to draw dinosaurs with expert paleoartist Dr. Emily Willoughby! Draw dinosaurs with an expert artist and scientist! Dr. Emily Willoughby ...

  • 3:00 pm -  4:30 pm 
  • Location: Hawthorne Branch Meeting Room 6640 SE 221 Street, Hawthorne, FL 32640
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Cone Park Branch: ChillSpace Jurassic Marathon

Join us for a Jurassic Series Marathon! Teens hangout, play games, build stuff, and more. Teens come hangout this summer. Play ...

  • 3:30 pm -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: Cone Park Branch (Meeting Room) 801 E. University Avenue, Gainesville FL 32641
  • Cost: FREE
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library: Teen Gaming at Headquarters Branch

Join us in the Teen Space on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 4 PM for Nintendo ...

  • 4:00 pm -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: Headquarters Library Youth Services Area 401 E University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Music and Movement - Millhopper Branch

Join us to sing, dance, and make music at our Music and Movement program. This program will be held from ...

Alachua County Library Headquarters Branch: Preschool Story Time

Read, laugh, and sing with us for Preschool Story Time. Librarians and library staff will read tales and lead activities perfect ...

  • 10:30 am - 11:30 am 
  • Location: Headquarters Library Youth Services Area: 401 East University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Story Time - High Springs Branch

Children and caregivers can read, laugh, and sing with us at our weekly story times: Wednesdays at 10:30 am. Join us ...

Summer at the Library: Sidewalk Chalk Art

Turn the sidewalk into your canvas! Join us for a fun, colorful morning of sidewalk art for all ages. Participants will ...

  • 10:30 am - 11:30 am 
  • Location: Waldo Branch (Outside Area) 15150 NE US Highway 301, Waldo, FL 32694
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Music Lab - Library Partnership Branch

Kids can play with a variety of musical instruments in this "learn at your own pace" program. Instruments available include ...

  • 1:00 pm -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: Library Partnership Branch 912 NE 16th Ave Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Archer Branch: Open Studio - Open Hours at Archer CreateSpace

Open Studio time at the Archer Branch Library allows patrons to work on creative projects at their own pace. The ...

Alachua County Library: Read with a Dog at Waldo Branch

Read a book to Sally, a beautiful greyhound dog. Read with a Dog is a program that allows shy readers ...

  • 2:00 pm -  3:00 pm 
  • Location: Waldo Branch (Children's Area) 15150 NE US Highway 301, Waldo, FL 32694
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library: Read with a Dog at Alachua Branch

Our therapy dogs love to hear a good story! Children will have fun reading to a dog and will feel more ...

  • 2:15 pm -  3:30 pm 
  • Location: Alachua Branch (Snuggle-Up Center) 14913 NW 140 Street Alachua, FL 32615
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Alachua Branch: W.A.C.K.Y. Wednesdays

Join us every Wednesday afternoon for fun activities for kids. We'll do something different each week: arts & crafts, LEGOS, ...

  • 3:00 pm -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: Alachua Branch (Meeting Room) 14913 NW 140 Street Alachua, FL 32615
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Millhopper Branch- Kid Gaming

Come play Nintendo Switch games with us!

  • 3:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: Millhopper Branch Children's Area 3145 NW 43rd Street, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library: LegoSpace at Headquarters Branch

Create new LEGO masterpieces every week at the Headquarters Library.

  • 3:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: Headquarters Library Youth Services Area 401 E University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Summer at the Library: Make your own dinosaur egg

Join us for an egg-citing adventure through time! Budding paleontologists will decorate their very own dinosaur nests and eggs. After we ...

  • 3:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: Tower Road Branch (Meeting Room) 3020 SW 75th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Summer at the Library: Wednesday Movie Matinee for Kids

A movie time for kids and tweens, to relax, chill, and watch great favorite films from over the years! Event ...

  • 3:00 pm -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: Micanopy Branch Dance Hall 706 NE Cholokka Blvd, Micanopy, FL 32667
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Cone Park Branch: Art Club

Join us every week to create art! Supplies provided, just bring your creativity. We provide materials for you to make any ...

  • 3:30 pm -  4:30 pm 
  • Location: Cone Park Branch (Meeting Room) 801 E. University Avenue, Gainesville FL 32641
  • Cost: FREE
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Summer at the Library: Teen/Tween D&D Encounters

Join an adventure as a hero fighting monsters, exploring secret and dangerous realms! Every third Wednesday of the summer, we'll ...

  • 4:00 pm -  6:00 pm 
  • Location: Headquarters Library Teen Space 401 E University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Alachua Branch Story Time

Children and caregivers can read, laugh, and sing at story times led by library staff in the Alachua Branch Library. ...

  • 10:30 am - 11:30 am 
  • Location: Alachua Branch (Meeting Room) 14913 NW 140 Street Alachua, FL 32615
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Hawthorne Branch: Story Time

Fun with art, music, science, stories, and more. Fun interactive program with fingerplays, music, art, and puppets. This program is ...

  • 10:30 am - 11:30 am 
  • Location: Hawthorne Branch Children's Area 6640 SE 221 Street, Hawthorne, FL 32640
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Story Time - Tower Road Branch

Read, laugh, and sing with us at the Tower Road Branch Children and caregivers can read, laugh, and sing at story ...

Alachua County Library: Baby Time at Millhopper Branch

Join us for rhymes, songs, bounces and more! Geared for babies and their caregivers. Babies will bounce, giggle, and clap as ...

Alachua County Library: Music and Movement at Headquarters Branch

Join us to sing, dance, and make music during our Music and Movement program. Sing songs, dance and move, and play ...

  • 10:30 am - 11:00 am 
  • Location: Headquarters Library Youth Services Area 401 E University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Journey to Juneteenth: Storytime at Depot

Children and caregivers can read, laugh, and sing at an outdoor story time led by library staff at Depot Park.

Storm Ready Story Time and Safety Kit Fun for Kids

Is Your Family Storm Ready? Let’s Learn Together! Preparation starts with the whole family! Bring your kids to your local library ...

Story Time at Depot Park

Join us for story time in the park - we'll see you on the main stage inside the playground! Weather ...

Alachua County Library Newberry Branch: Story Time

Caregivers, bring your young children every Thursday to hear stories, sing songs, learn rhymes, and have fun. Story Time is a ...

  • 11:00 am - 11:30 am 
  • Location: Newberry Branch Meeting Room 110 South Seaboard Drive Newberry, FL 32669
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library: Story Time at Micanopy Branch

Join us at the Micanopy Library for a fun Story Time. Join us for songs, stories, puppets, bubbles, and activities at ...

Alachua County Library Alachua Branch: Battle of the Books- Practice

Team preparation for the big Battle of the Books. Preparing team for the Battle of the Books being held at ...

  • 1:00 pm -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: Alachua Branch (Meeting Room) 14913 NW 140 Street Alachua, FL 32615
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Summer at the Library: Bats at the Library

Visit with real, live bats from the Lubee Bat Conservancy! Lubee Bat Conservancy is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving ...

  • 1:00 pm -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: Newberry Branch 110 South Seaboard Drive Newberry, FL 32669
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Archer Branch: Juneteenth Jewels and Jams

Join us for jewels, jams, and learning about the historical significance of Juneteenth. Sit down and enjoy some joyous music and ...

Alachua County Library: Juneteenth Peace and Poetry with E. Stanley Richardson

Whether you’re familiar with writing poetry or want to learn where to begin, please join Poet E. Stanley Richardson to ...

Alachua County Library Hawthorne Branch: Teen ArtSpace - Intro to 3D Printing

Learn how to create 3D models using Tinkercad. Staff will then 3D print the items to be picked up at ...

  • 3:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: Hawthorne Branch Meeting Room 6640 SE 221 Street, Hawthorne, FL 32640
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Headquarters Branch: Summer STEAM

Join us in the HQ MakerSpace room every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, ...

  • 3:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: Headquarters Library (HQ Makerspace Room) 401 E University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library High Springs Branch: Film Club

At Film Club, we discuss all things film! June 18th Meeting – Viewing of The Land Before Time July 16th Meeting – ...

Alachua County Library Millhopper Branch: Read with a Dog

Join us in the children's area for Read with a Dog! Therapy dogs love to hear a good story. Children will ...

  • 3:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: Millhopper Branch Library (Children's Area) 3145 NW 43rd St, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Artspace - Waldo Branch

Join us every Thursday and Saturday to learn about different artists, art techniques, or crafts for ages 5 and up. ...

Alachua County Library Music and Movement (Saturday Special) - Millhopper Branch

Join us to sing, dance, and make music at our Saturday Special Music and Movement program. Sing songs, dance and move, ...

Alachua County Library Cone Park Branch: Everyday ASL with Kenny

Join us for our month-long class on basic American Sign Language with a renowned instructor, Kenny Sanders.

  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: Cone Park Branch (Meeting Room) 801 E. University Avenue, Gainesville FL 32641
  • Cost: FREE
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Saturday Story Time

Story Time is a fun-filled and interactive program with activities such as storytelling, rhymes, dance, singing, sign language, and more. ...

Alachua County Library Waldo Branch: Family Art Time

Art explorations for children and their parents and caregivers. Join us on the third Saturday of every month to explore different ...

Alachua County Library: Read with a Dog at Headquarters Library

Join us in Youth Services where you can read your favorite story to a furry friend. Ripley, a chihuahua therapy dog, ...

  • 12:00 pm -  1:00 pm 
  • Location: Headquarters Library (Youth Services Area) 401 East University Avenue Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Alachua County Library Archer Branch: Ham Radio with the Gainesville Amateur Radio Society

Join us in exploring the fascinating realm of Ham Radio and radio communication with the Gainesville Amateur Radio Society. Experience ...

Alachua County Library Artspace - Waldo Branch

Join us in our unique Waldo ArtSpace for arts and crafts for ages 5 and up.

Alachua County Library Headquarters Branch: Teen Movie Club

Join us for a showing of a PG-13 movie from the library's collection. Each month on the first and third Saturday, ...

  • 2:00 pm -  3:30 pm 
  • Location: Headquarters Library Teen Space 401 E University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs

Cone Park Branch Library Cone Park Branch: Juneteenth with Tubardo Marabou

Come celebrate and learn the history of Juneteenth with storyteller and artist Tubardo Marabou!

  • 2:30 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: Cone Park Branch 801 E. University Avenue, Gainesville FL 32641
  • Cost: FREE
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Library Programs