IMAGINE & EXPLORE is an interactive learning program designed to maximize exploration and guided play as a means of developing critical thinking skills, social skills, math and reading literacies, and problem-solving skills. Children will maximize curiosity and develop thinking skills through guided play with pre-determined problem-solving activities such as scavenger hunts, escape challenges, activity stations, word or math puzzles, etc.  Share your dream for a better world by posting it on a response board in the Children’s Area.

Quick Crafts to Go: Snowy Owl Craft: All day, Mondays-Saturdays. Quick Crafts to Go is a physical literacy program designed to develop fine motor and critical thinking skills.  Children will tap into their creativity by taking home pre-packaged, fun crafting and activity kits to assemble.  Supplies may be limited.

IMAGINE & EXPLORE: Scavenger Hunts is an interactive learning program designed to maximize exploration and play as a means of developing critical thinking skills, social skills, math and reading literacies, and problem-solving skills.  Children will read one of a selection of picture books, then search the children's area for items relevant to what they read.  Book selections vary.  Not all books are available at all times. 

Baby Tales is an interactive 21st Century literacy program designed for children ages 0-24 months. Children and caregivers are introduced to the basic building blocks of literacy through nursery rhymes, stories, fingerplays, and music; in a fun and educational environment. Programs may include time for unstructured play and socialization. 

Family Tales is an interactive literacy program designed for children of all ages.  Families are introduced to a wide variety of literacy and social skills through stories, rhymes, music, and other activities; in a fun and educational environment. All ages.

IMAGINE & EXPLORE: Excursion Expedition Escape Challenge: All day, Monday, January 10- Saturday, January 29. IMAGINE & EXPLORE: Escape Challenge is an interactive learning program designed to maximize exploration and guided play as a means of developing critical thinking skills, social skills, math and reading literacies, and problem-solving skills. Families will have to overcome a series of puzzles and riddles to survive the jungle and recover the stolen artifact. All ages are welcome. No registration is required. 

IMAGINE & EXPLORE: Picture Hunts: Desk Supplies: All day, Mondays-Saturdays. IMAGINE & EXPLORE: Picture Hunts is an interactive learning program designed to maximize exploration and play as a means of developing critical thinking skills, social skills, math and reading literacies, and problem-solving skills. Families will explore the library each week to see if they can find all the different components that are scattered around. All ages are welcome. No registration is required.

IMAGINE & EXPLORE: Word Scramble: All day, Mondays-Saturdays. IMAGINE & EXPLORE: Word Scramble is an interactive learning program designed to maximize exploration and play as a means of developing critical thinking skills, social skills, math and reading literacies, and problem-solving skills. Families will search for letters scattered around the library and unscramble them to discover the secret word. Secret words will change weekly. All ages are welcome. No registration is required.

Quick Crafts to Go: New Year Zines: All day, Mondays-Saturdays. Quick Crafts to Go is a physical literacy program designed to develop fine motor and critical thinking skills. Children and teens will tap into their creativity by taking home pre-packaged, fun crafting and activity kits to assemble. Supplies may be limited.

Ready to Learn Pre-K Storytime is an interactive 21^st Century literacy program designed for children ages 3-5 years old. Children and caregivers are introduced to a wide variety of kindergarten readiness skills through stories, rhymes, music, and motor activities; in a fun and educational environment.  Programs will end with a brief S.T.R.E.A.M. activity (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Math) or with skill development stations.

Registration is requested, but not required.

Ready to Learn Pre-K Storytime is an interactive 21^st Century literacy program designed for children ages 3-5. Children and caregivers are introduced to a wide variety of kindergarten readiness skills through stories, rhymes, music, and motor activities in a fun and educational environment. 

S.T.R.E.A..M. Jr. - Tiny Tinkers is an interactive multi-literacy program that integrates Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art and Math concepts aimed at developing innovation, imagination, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Families are introduced to the building blocks of one or more S.T.R.E.A.M. learning concepts through exploratory or collaborative hands-on activities in a fun and educational environment. 

Toddler Time is an interactive, 21st Century literacy program designed for children ages 18 months-3 years.  Children and caregivers are introduced to basic building blocks of literacy through stories, rhymes, and music; in a fun and educational environment.  Programs may end with a brief S.T.R.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Math) activity.

A special Baby Tales for children who are just beginning to walk and their caregivers. Baby Tales is an interactive 21^st Century literacy program designed for children ages 0-24 months.  Children and caregivers are introduced to the basic building blocks of literacy through nursery rhymes, stories, fingerplays, and music; in a fun and educational environment. Programs may include time for unstructured play and socialization. This week's theme is The Snowy Day.

El Pío Pío is an interactive Spanish-language, literacy program designed for children ages 0-24 months and their caregivers.  Children are introduced to basic building blocks of literacy and culture through traditional Hispanic nursery rhymes, books, fingerplays, and music; in a fun and educational environment.

Registration is requested, but not required.

Family Tales is an interactive literacy program designed for children of all ages.  Families are introduced to a wide variety of literacy and social skills through stories, rhymes, music, and other activities; in a fun and educational environment. All ages. 

Imagine and Explore is an interactive learning program designed to maximize exploration and guided play as a means of developing critical thinking skills, social skills, math and reading literacies, and problem-solving skills.  Children will maximize curiosity and develop thinking skills through guided play with pre-determined problem-solving activities such as scavenger hunts, escape challenges, activity stations, word or math puzzles.  Each week explores a different activity or skill.

S.T.R.E.A.M. is an interactive multi-literacy program that integrates Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Math concepts aimed at developing innovation, imagination, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. School age children are introduced to the building blocks of one or more S.T.R.E.A.M learning concepts through exploratory hands-on activities in a fun and educational environment. Explore the science of ice through hands on activities as we aim to bring a little more of the winter cold to Florida! K-5th grade only.

Registration is required.

S.T.R.E.A.M. is an interactive multi-literacy program that integrates Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Math concepts aimed at developing innovation, imagination, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. School age children are introduced to the building blocks of one or more S.T.R.E.A.M learning concepts through exploratory hands-on activities in a fun and educational environment.

Quick Crafts: 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Quick Crafts is a physical literacy program designed to develop fine motor and critical thinking skills.  School-age children will tap into their creativity by constructing crafts from a variety of materials provided in the children’s section. Supplies may be limited.

This weeks theme is tin snowman.

S.T.R.E.A.M. is an interactive multi-literacy program that integrates Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Math concepts aimed at developing innovation, imagination, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. School age children are introduced to the building blocks of one or more S.T.R.E.A.M learning concepts through exploratory hands-on activities in a fun and educational environment. Kids can let their imagination soar with hands-on building challenges with LEGO blocks.

Join us each week for STREAM projects! This STREAM program, aimed at ages 8-13, provides hands-on experience in Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics. Each week participants will try a different project. All supplies provided.

Igloo art with sand!