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Animal Sidekicks
Registration Required
Friday
June
30
2:30​pm
North Orange Branch
(North Orange - Meeting Room)
Event Categories: Games & Activities; Education & Learning
Discover the world of animal mutualism and how different species help one another. Craft a creature and play an animal game to locate your sidekick in the wild. Recommended for ages 6-8.
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Paper Mache Jellyfish: Two Day Program
Registration Required
Friday
June
30
3:00​pm
West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center
(West Oaks - Sarchet Community Room)
Event Categories: Arts & Crafting; Animals & Pets
Jellyfish move two centimeters per second, not quite as fast as paper-mache dries! Day one we'll begin our delicate hanging sculptures, and the next day we'll add the finishing touches.
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READing Paws
Registration Required
Saturday
July
1
11:00​am
Chickasaw Branch
(Chickasaw - Stage)
Event Category: Animals & Pets
The Reading Education Assistance Dogs® [R.E.A.D.] program improves children’s reading and communication skills by employing a powerful method: reading to a therapy dog. Recommended for ages 6-12.
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Kind as a Capybara!
Registration Required
Monday
July
3
10:30​am
Windermere Branch
(Windermere - Ask at Desk)
Event Categories: Storytime; Arts & Crafting
Are you as kind as a capybara? Learn about the power of friendship from one of the animal kingdom’s friendliest teachers. Recommended for children ages 3-5.
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Never Pet a Porcupine
Registration Required
Monday
July
3
10:30​am
Southwest Branch
Event Categories: Storytime; Games & Activities
Explore textures from fluffy cotton balls to soft feathers and sticky paint with porcupine. We'll experience it all in this storytime with books, songs, activities and more! Recommended for ages 3-5.
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Read to Sydney
Registration Required
Monday
July
3
4:00​pm
Winter Garden Branch
(Winter Garden - Program Area)
Event Category: Animals & Pets
Read to Sydney is a local therapy dog organization that encourages children to practice their reading skills with an attentive furry listener. All ages are welcome.
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Zoo Mom Science
Summer at Your Library
Registration Required
Wednesday
July
5
10:30​am
Windermere Branch
(Windermere - Ask at Desk)
Event Categories: Music, Movies, Live Performances; Animals & Pets
Meet animal ambassadors such as alligators, lizards, tree frogs, creepy bugs, and slithering snakes. Learn about animals in this unique and exciting program. Recommended for children ages 0-12.
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Meet a Gatorland Wrangler
Summer at Your Library
Registration Required
Wednesday
July
5
10:30​am
Chickasaw Branch
Event Categories: Music, Movies, Live Performances; Animals & Pets
Get ready for family fun with "The Alligator Capital of the World®.” Did you know alligator babies are also known as grunts? Learn about snakes, reptiles, and more up close. Recommended for ages 0-12.
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How to Make Towel Animals
Registration Required
Wednesday
July
5
5:30​pm
Fairview Shores Branch
Event Categories: Games & Activities; Education & Learning
Making animals dogs, monkeys, swan, turtles with hands towels and face towel. A LOT FUN AND EASY.
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Zoom Around the World with Central FL Zoo
Summer at Your Library
No Registration Required
Thursday
July
6
11:00​am
Southeast Branch
(Southeast - Meeting Room 2)
Event Categories: Music, Movies, Live Performances; Animals & Pets
Discover a world of animals, children will meet animals native to the far corners of our planet. A diversity of species, which often fill similar niches, will be presented. Recommended for ages 0-12.
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