Celebrate summer with a glow party featuring music, dancing, and crafts.

Craft an acrylic keychain with Tallahassee flair and Panhandle panache.

Meet six exotic animals from around the world. At the end of the program, everyone will get to touch an animal.

Chris Seepersaud will play sitar to demonstrate rhythms and melodies of the world, followed by a guitar demonstration to teach the difference in feel between rock, jazz, and country music. Kids will learn to clap and sing along to both new and familiar songs.

Chris Seepersaud will play sitar to demonstrate rhythms and melodies of the world, followed by a guitar demonstration to teach the difference in feel between rock, jazz, and country music. Kids will learn to clap and sing along to both new and familiar songs.

The Tallahassee Museum's Mammals, Reptiles, and Birds educational program has it all. Explore common characteristics and differences between animal groups. An encounter with critters will help participants compare them.

Join WFSU for a series of special day programs at select Leon County Public Library locations. At each camp day, families will watch a PBS KIDS episode, read a book, participate in hands-on activities, and take home some goodies! Register because spaces are limited.

Join us for a perler bead summer adventure! Enjoy snacks while you craft your perler bead creation.

 

Join us for a presentation by the Apalachee Audubon Society on birding basics. Located on two migratory pathways, Florida is one of the top birding locations in the country. The Tallahassee-Leon County area has a diverse array of habitats that make it a fabulous place to go birding. This program will include an overview of what birding is, the tools needed, some of the benefits of birding, and tips and suggestions for the beginner birder.

Try new or beloved international snacks and learn more about the cultural history and production of the foods. Attendees will be invited to rate and review the foods they sample.

Adventure awaits as children prepare to go back to school! Come play games and work on enhancing skills such as letter recognition, word knowledge, syllables, text analysis, reader's theater, phonics, and comprehension. 

This program is geared towards children in kindergarten through 1st grade.

Unleash your creativity and imagination! Whether you're into superheroes, fantasy creatures, or original personas, this is your chance to bring your creations to life. The library will provide templates to draw your character, write their biography, and list their achievements, powers, and more. These templates serve as a helpful guide to structure your character's story and appearance.

Study major events in Florida history, and there’s a good chance a hurricane was involved. Presented by Eliot Kleinberg, learn how these amazing but devastating weather machines work and how they have affected Florida, with a special focus on the great 1928 storm, the subject of Eliot’s award-winning book Black Cloud: The Deadly Hurricane of 1928.

About the Presenter

Eliot Kleinberg spent more than four decades as a reporter, including more than 33 years at The Palm Beach Post. In addition to covering local news, he wrote extensively about Florida and its history. He produced two history columns and more than a dozen books about the state. He also runs a blog on bad writing and how to fix it called Something Went Horribly Wrong.

Acknowledgment

Funding for this Florida Talks program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Want to learn how to dance like a Jane Austen or Diana Gabaldon heroine? The Leon County Public Library is partnering with the Sycamore Assembly to teach traditional line and circle dances of England and Scotland! This event is intended for dancers of beginning level. Participants will be required to sign a Physical Activity Waiver prior to participating.

Adventure awaits as children prepare to go back to school! Come play games and work on enhancing skills such as letter recognition, word knowledge, syllables, text analysis, reader's theater, phonics, and comprehension.

This program is geared towards children in 2nd through 3rd grade.

Adventure awaits as children prepare to go back to school! Come play games and work on enhancing skills such as letter recognition, word knowledge, syllables, text analysis, reader's theater, phonics, and comprehension.

This program is geared towards children in 2nd through 3rd grade.

The WFSU Summer Challenge provides families with activities to do all summer long. Each activity book has a checklist with special challenges. Keep track of what challenges you complete, document them with photos, and earn points for each activity you do. At the end of the summer,  join WFSU at select Leon County Public Library locations with your checklist and images to earn points to trade in for items at the WFSU store.

Free healthy, packaged lunches are available to enjoy on-site for kids and teens 18 and under at the Leon County Main Library Monday through Friday from 2-4 p.m. from Monday, June 3 through Friday, August 2. No registration is required.

Free healthy, packaged grab-and-go lunches are available for kids and teens 18 and under at the Woodville Branch Library Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. from Tuesday, June 4 through Friday, August 2. No registration is required. Caregivers can pick up lunches for their children without the children present and can take lunches for the whole week.

Free healthy, packaged grab-and-go snacks are available for kids and teens 18 and under at the Ft. Braden Branch Library Tuesday through Friday from 2-4 p.m. from Tuesday, June 4 through Friday, August 2. No registration is required. Caregivers can pick up snacks for their children without the children present and can take snacks for the whole week.

Free healthy, packaged snacks are available to enjoy on-site for kids and teens 18 and under at the Dr. B.L. Perry, Jr. Branch Library Tuesday through Friday from 3-4 p.m. from Tuesday, June 4 through Friday, August 2. No registration is required.