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Jungle Adventures
Summer at Your Library
Registration Required
Tuesday
July
11
10:30​am
Orlando Public Library
(Library Central)
Event Categories: Music, Movies, Live Performances; Animals & Pets
Learn about critters from toothy baby alligators to slithery creatures from expert gator wranglers. Enjoy a unique educational experience and be prepared to be entertained! Recommended for ages 0-12.
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Kind as a Capybara!
Registration Required
Tuesday
July
11
11:00​am
Online
(Virtual Room - Southeast)
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. Registration required.
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Fun with Forest Friends
Registration Required
Tuesday
July
11
11:00​am
West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center
(West Oaks - Sarchet Community Room)
Event Categories: Arts & Crafting; Animals & Pets
Toddlers will listen to stories, engage in songs and rhymes and participate in fun activities that promote friendship while building important early literacy skills. Recommended for ages 18-36 months.
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Be a Pal to Your Pet!
Registration Required
Tuesday
July
11
3:30​pm
Windermere Branch
(Windermere - Ask at Desk)
Event Categories: Games & Activities; Animals & Pets
Whether they slither, swim, bark or crawl, we can learn to care for them all! Explore how to be an even greater friend to your pets as we learn pet care tips and tricks! Recommended for ages 9-12.
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Never Pet a Porcupine
Registration Required
Wednesday
July
12
10:30​am
Winter Garden Branch
(Winter Garden - Program Area)
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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Zoom Around the World with Central FL Zoo
Summer at Your Library
Registration Required
Wednesday
July
12
10:30​am
Southwest Branch
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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Meet a Gatorland Wrangler
Summer at Your Library
Registration Required
Thursday
July
13
10:30​am
Winter Garden Branch
(Winter Garden - Program Area)
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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Snake Education with a Twist
Summer at Your Library
Registration Required
Thursday
July
13
11:00​am
North Orange Branch
(North Orange - Meeting Room)
Event Categories: Music, Movies, Live Performances; Animals & Pets
Enjoy a snake show with a Professional Snake Handler, Chief Rowley, and his variety of rescued reptile friends. It’s guaranteed to both entertain and educate! Recommended for ages 0-12.
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Weird Friends in the Wild
Registration Required
Thursday
July
13
3:00​pm
Eatonville Branch
(Eatonville - Meeting Room)
Event Categories: Science & Math; Education & Learning
Children will discover how organisms depend on each other for food, protection, transportation and shelter through stories and hands-on activities. Recommended for ages 6-8.
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Herds, Packs and Prides, Oh My!
Registration Required
Thursday
July
13
4:30​pm
Winter Garden Branch
(Winter Garden - Program Area)
Event Category: Animals & Pets
There is strength in numbers! Just ask a gaggle of geese, a zeal of zebras or a dule of doves! Explore why animals unify in groups and learn a few names along the way! Recommended for ages 13-18.
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