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Friends of the Library Executive Board

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Director's Conference Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Director's Conference Room
Purpose of Meeting

The regular meeting of the Executive Board of the Friends of the Maitland Public Library.

Yoga with Deborah

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join Deborah in the meeting room for a FREE Yoga class. Bring your own mat and water bottle.  

Preschool Palooza

10:30am - 11:30am
Preschool
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Time

Preschool Palooza

Enjoy age-appropriate stories, songs, movement, and a puppet show finale to help support early literacy development and cognitive growth using Every Child Ready to Read practices: reading, writing, playing, singing, and talking. The program is followed by a fun craft.

Recommended for children ages 3 to 5 years.

No registration required.

Blood Drive

2:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Get on the bus, the Big Red Bus!

OneBlood will be at the Library, collecting blood for those in need. Appointments are recommended, though walk-ins are welcome.

Tea Blending with Suni from AntiuqiTEAS

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Meeting Room
Join Waiting List
Registration
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Cooking
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Meet Suni from AntiquiTeas Tea Room in Winter Park. She will be here to talk about tea, and the wonders of blending your own flavors. You can blend various ingredients (to include teas) to create unique teas that you come to love and enjoy.

Disclaimer(s)

Allergy Notice

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with nuts, tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Photo Waiver

Children and adults participating in Maitland Public Library's programs may be photographed or recorded by Library staff members, newspaper or television reporters/photographers, or others involved with the program. The Maitland Public Library reserves the right to use such photographs or recordings for promotional purposes, in print and online. All library patrons consent to the use of their photo and/or video for such purposes, without compensation. To ensure the privacy of individuals and children, images will not be labeled with personally identifiable information without express consent. Notify Library staff if you do not want to be photographed or recorded.

Toddler Tales

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Story Time

Toddler Tales

Enjoy age-appropriate books and stories, as well as action rhymes, songs, fingerplays, a puppet show finale, to help support toddlers’ early literacy development, basic gross motor movement and cognitive growth using Every Child Ready to Read practices: reading, writing, playing, singing, and talking. The program is followed with puppet playtime.

Recommended for children ages 18 months to 3 years.

No registration required.

Fresh for Kids

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Children
Meeting Room
Join Waiting List
Registration
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Cooking, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

It's our hands-on cooking class for kids. Each month, we'll learn two to three new recipes that children can make themselves.

Disclaimer(s)

Allergy Notice

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with nuts, tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Meet the Artist: Sally Yang

6:00pm - 8:45pm
Adults
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Meet the Artist(s)

Meet this month's artist, ask questions, and tour their exhibition. 

Maitland Walks

7:00am - 8:30am
Adults
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness

Maitland Walks

Join us every Thursday at 7 am for a group walk around our neighboring lakes, then cool down with conversation and coffee at the Library. 

Baby Babbles

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Story Time

Baby Babbles

Socialize with other caregivers while engaging your baby with stories, songs, and rhymes that are carefully selected to foster cognitive and fine motor skill development using Every Child Ready to Read practices: reading, writing, playing, singing, and talking. The program is followed with open play and socializing.

Recommended for babies from birth to 18 months.

No registration required.

Adventures with Books

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Children
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Adventures with Books is an enrichment program geared towards homeschooled children (K-8), run by local moms and sponsored by the Library. The program is free, but you may be asked to help with supplies or snacks.

Valkyrie, Gender, Class, European Relations and Unity Mitford’s Passion for Fascism

11:00am - 1:00pm
Adults
Meeting Room
Register Now
Registration
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture/Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Kathryn Steinhaus, a history professor at Seminole State College will be discussing the fascination Unity Mitford, an upper-class British woman had for Adolph Hitler. Unity Mitford was one of a group of six sisters raised in the B

Writing Workshop

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Adults
Online
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Poetry & Writing, Workshop
Event Details:

Join acclaimed writer, editor, and poet Elaine Person during these sessions to improve your writing. While poetry is the primary focus of the workshop, prose is also welcome.

Baby & Me Yoga

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Story Time
Event Details:

It’s never too early to start teaching children healthy habits for life. Yoga is wonderfully suited to people of all ages, and it’s a perfect bonding exercise to do with your favorite little ones.

Disclaimer(s)

Photo Waiver

Children and adults participating in Maitland Public Library's programs may be photographed or recorded by Library staff members, newspaper or television reporters/photographers, or others involved with the program. The Maitland Public Library reserves the right to use such photographs or recordings for promotional purposes, in print and online. All library patrons consent to the use of their photo and/or video for such purposes, without compensation. To ensure the privacy of individuals and children, images will not be labeled with personally identifiable information without express consent. Notify Library staff if you do not want to be photographed or recorded.

Yoga with Deborah

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join Deborah in the meeting room for a FREE Yoga class. Bring your own mat and water bottle.  

Preschool Palooza

10:30am - 11:30am
Preschool
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Time

Preschool Palooza

Enjoy age-appropriate stories, songs, movement, and a puppet show finale to help support early literacy development and cognitive growth using Every Child Ready to Read practices: reading, writing, playing, singing, and talking. The program is followed by a fun craft.

Recommended for children ages 3 to 5 years.

No registration required.

Books to Die for -- Special Day

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club

Books to Die for Book Club

It’s our book club for lovers of mysteries and suspense! We encourage everyone to read the book if they can, but come anyway even if you didn’t (just don’t mind the spoilers!). 

Meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm.

*Moved from November 26 because of Thanksgiving holiday

Toddler Tales

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Story Time

Toddler Tales

Enjoy age-appropriate books and stories, as well as action rhymes, songs, fingerplays, a puppet show finale, to help support toddlers’ early literacy development, basic gross motor movement and cognitive growth using Every Child Ready to Read practices: reading, writing, playing, singing, and talking. The program is followed with puppet playtime.

Recommended for children ages 18 months to 3 years.

No registration required.

Contemporary Authors *SPECIAL DAY*

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club

Contemporary Authors Book Club

Contemporary Authors is a lively group that discusses current fiction (and the occasional taste of non-fiction).

Meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m.

Selections for 2024:

Board of Trustees Meeting

7:30pm - 8:45pm
Adults
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults

Board of Trustees Meeting

The Board of Trustees meets monthly to oversee Library operations. All meetings are open to the public.

Agendas are posted in the lobby of the Library in advance of each meeting.

Maitland Walks

7:00am - 8:30am
Adults
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness

Maitland Walks

Join us every Thursday at 7 am for a group walk around our neighboring lakes, then cool down with conversation and coffee at the Library. 

Baby Babbles

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Story Time

Baby Babbles

Socialize with other caregivers while engaging your baby with stories, songs, and rhymes that are carefully selected to foster cognitive and fine motor skill development using Every Child Ready to Read practices: reading, writing, playing, singing, and talking. The program is followed with open play and socializing.

Recommended for babies from birth to 18 months.

No registration required.

Adventures with Books

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Children
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Adventures with Books is an enrichment program geared towards homeschooled children (K-8), run by local moms and sponsored by the Library. The program is free, but you may be asked to help with supplies or snacks.

Next Chapter Book Club

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens, Adults
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Maitland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Friendship, books & social interaction!

Next Chapter is a book club for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities. All levels of reading ability are welcome.