Your summer adventure begins at the library: sign up for summer fun, earn your first badge and a button, while enjoying a craft, face painting, and more.

Celebrate summer with a sweet treat. Ice cream and other frozen treats will be provided while we present our upcoming programs.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Are you a beginner Mah Jongg player or just need a refresher? Come to the Millhopper Branch to learn how to play this fun and challenging game! Registration recommended.Register

Are you a beginner Mah Jongg player or just need a refresher? Come to the Millhopper Branch to learn how to play this fun and challenging game! Registration recommended.Register

Travel with Anna Moo to hear songs and stories from around the world! Celebrate animals, people and our planet with songs from Florida to Mexico, from Africa to China.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Join us for fun and games and find out how to start your next adventure at the library.

Join us in this fun-filled session as we play a one-shot in the world of D&D! Teenaged players, of all experience levels, are welcome to join the fun.Register

Travel with Anna Moo to hear songs and stories from around the world! Celebrate animals, people and our planet with songs from Florida to Mexico, from Africa to China.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Join us for a special Summer Reading Story Time hosted by Carousel Horses!

The Florida Museum of Natural History presents Science Surprises. In this program, participants will explore natural phenomenon and how they occur by understanding the nature of science.

Travel with Anna Moo to hear songs and stories from around the world! Celebrate animals, people and our planet with songs from Florida to Mexico, from Africa to China.

The Florida Museum of Natural History presents Science Surprises. In this program, participants will explore natural phenomenon and how they occur by understanding the nature of science.

An opportunity for teens to make a difference in their library and advise library staff on teen programming, resources, and books.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

A fun interactive comedy magic show.

Visit with real, live bats and flying foxes from the Lubee Bat Conservancy! 

Let’s experiment with art, mix it with love, and make some joyful creations to take home guided by local Gainesville artist Ari Uberti!

A fun interactive comedy magic show.

Enjoy programs geared towards adults all summer long at our Adult Summer Camp 2024.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Join us every Friday at 11 a.m. in June and July for art and craft projects just for adults.

Travel with Anna Moo to hear songs and stories from around the world! Celebrate animals, people and our planet with songs from Florida to Mexico, from Africa to China.

A special summer D&D event! Kids age 8-14 will play through a Dungeons & Dragons campaign in four parts over four weeks.Register

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Are you a beginner Mah Jongg player or just need a refresher? Come to the Millhopper Branch to learn how to play this fun and challenging game! Registration recommended.Register

Join the zookeepers and meet animals from the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo to learn about the incredible traits animals have to survive in their homes.

Do you watch America’s Got Talent, or maybe The Voice? Somebody has to write the songs and music being used. Have you ever wanted to write a song?

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Blend poetry and rhythm with global drums for a captivating engagement with the written word.

Blend poetry and rhythm with global drums for a captivating engagement with the written word.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

The Florida Museum of Natural History presents Science Surprises. In this program, participants will explore natural phenomenon and how they occur by understanding the nature of science.

The Florida Museum of Natural History presents Science Surprises. In this program, participants will explore natural phenomenon and how they occur by understanding the nature of science.

Do you watch America’s Got Talent, or maybe The Voice? Somebody has to write the songs and music being used. Have you ever wanted to write a song?

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Visit with real, live bats and flying foxes from the Lubee Bat Conservancy! 

Join the zookeepers and meet animals from the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo to learn about the incredible traits animals have to survive in their homes.

Do you watch America’s Got Talent, or maybe The Voice? Somebody has to write the songs and music being used. Have you ever wanted to write a song?

Enjoy programs geared towards adults all summer long at our Adult Summer Camp 2024.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Join us every Friday at 11 a.m. in June and July for art and craft projects just for adults.

A special summer D&D event! Kids age 8-14 will play through a Dungeons & Dragons campaign in four parts over four weeks.Register

Join the zookeepers and meet animals from the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo to learn about the incredible traits animals have to survive in their homes.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Travel with Anna Moo to hear songs and stories from around the world! Celebrate animals, people and our planet with songs from Florida to Mexico, from Africa to China.

Are you a beginner Mah Jongg player or just need a refresher? Come to the Millhopper Branch to learn how to play this fun and challenging game! Registration recommended.Register

Join the zookeepers and meet animals from the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo to learn about the incredible traits animals have to survive in their homes.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Embark on a magical adventure at your library. Unleash the power of imagination. Let the journey begin!

Embark on a magical adventure at your library. Unleash the power of imagination. Let the journey begin!

Kids can make their own personalized 1" or 3" buttons to pin to their shirts or backpacks!

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Visit with real, live bats and flying foxes from the Lubee Bat Conservancy! 

Bring your teddy bear to get stitched up or have a patch stitched on while learning about being a veterinarian. Brought to you by Newberry Animal Hospital.

Enjoy programs geared towards adults all summer long at our Adult Summer Camp 2024.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Learn to play the Australian didgeridoo in this interactive and hands-on workshop. Good vibes guaranteed!

Join us every Friday at 11 a.m. in June and July for art and craft projects just for adults.

Join local artist, Turbado Marabou, to explore the creative world of printmaking and take home your very own printed design.

Learn to play the Australian didgeridoo in this interactive and hands-on workshop. Good vibes guaranteed!

A special summer D&D event! Kids age 8-14 will play through a Dungeons & Dragons campaign in four parts over four weeks.Register

Join local artist, Turbado Marabou, to explore the creative world of printmaking and take home your very own printed design.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Travel with Anna Moo to hear songs and stories from around the world! Celebrate animals, people and our planet with songs from Florida to Mexico, from Africa to China.

Join the zookeepers and meet animals from the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo to learn about the incredible traits animals have to survive in their homes.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Learn to make colorful slime! Recommended for elementary school kids.Register

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Visit with real, live bats and flying foxes from the Lubee Bat Conservancy! 

Florida was once crawling with pirates. Pirate Katie brings these stories to life with a treasure chest full of props and costumes, vivid scenery, parrot puppets, and audience participation!

The Florida Museum of Natural History presents Science Surprises. In this program, participants will explore natural phenomenon and how they occur by understanding the nature of science.

Come build and explore with our Rigamajig engineering set!

Join us to create tiny designs using cross-stitch.

Florida was once crawling with pirates. Pirate Katie brings these stories to life with a treasure chest full of props and costumes, vivid scenery, parrot puppets, and audience participation!

The Florida Museum of Natural History presents Science Surprises. In this program, participants will explore natural phenomenon and how they occur by understanding the nature of science.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Do you enjoy examining nature? Then you might be an aspiring nature detective! Join the folks from Morningside Nature Center to follow nature's clues and solve the mystery.

Blend poetry and rhythm with global drums for a captivating engagement with the written word.

Embark on a magical adventure at your library. Unleash the power of imagination. Let the journey begin!

Enjoy programs geared towards adults all summer long at our Adult Summer Camp 2024.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Join us every Friday at 11 a.m. in June and July for art and craft projects just for adults.

A special summer D&D event! Kids age 8-14 will play through a Dungeons & Dragons campaign in four parts over four weeks.Register

Join the zookeepers and meet animals from the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo to learn about the incredible traits animals have to survive in their homes.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Angela Minno will talk about her experiences in homesteading and her new book, "Almanac of North Florida Cuisine: Spring."

Join the zookeepers and meet animals from the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo to learn about the incredible traits animals have to survive in their homes.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Join us in this fun-filled session as we play a one-shot in the world of D&D! Teenaged players, of all experience levels, are welcome to join the fun.Register

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

The Florida Museum of Natural History presents Science Surprises. In this program, participants will explore natural phenomenon and how they occur by understanding the nature of science.

The Florida Museum of Natural History presents Science Surprises. In this program, participants will explore natural phenomenon and how they occur by understanding the nature of science.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Join us every Friday at 11 a.m. in June and July for art and craft projects just for adults.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Come learn about butterflies and have the chance to spread and pin your own butterfly to take home provided by the Florida Museum of Natural History.Register

Join the zookeepers and meet animals from the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo to learn about the incredible traits animals have to survive in their homes.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Learn to make colorful slime! Recommended for elementary school kids.Register

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

The Florida Museum of Natural History presents Science Surprises. In this program, participants will explore natural phenomenon and how they occur by understanding the nature of science.

Embark on a magical adventure at your library. Unleash the power of imagination. Let the journey begin!

The Florida Museum of Natural History presents Science Surprises. In this program, participants will explore natural phenomenon and how they occur by understanding the nature of science.

Embark on a magical adventure at your library. Unleash the power of imagination. Let the journey begin!

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Visit with real, live bats and flying foxes from the Lubee Bat Conservancy! 

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Join us every Friday at 11 a.m. in June and July for art and craft projects just for adults.

Visit with real, live bats and flying foxes from the Lubee Bat Conservancy! 

Join the zookeepers and meet animals from the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo to learn about the incredible traits animals have to survive in their homes.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

The Alachua County Fire Rescue will be visiting the library to provide a safety presentation and bringing a Fire Rescue vehicle!

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Blend poetry and rhythm with global drums for a captivating engagement with the written word.

Blend poetry and rhythm with global drums for a captivating engagement with the written word.

Prepare to investigate the unsolved mystery of the largest art heist in history.Register

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

The Florida Museum of Natural History presents Science Surprises. In this program, participants will explore natural phenomenon and how they occur by understanding the nature of science.

Create and take home your own fantastic creature made out of modeling clay!

The Florida Museum of Natural History presents Science Surprises. In this program, participants will explore natural phenomenon and how they occur by understanding the nature of science.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Join Animal Tales for our Zoofari Earth program!

Blend poetry and rhythm with global drums for a captivating engagement with the written word.

Visit with real, live bats and flying foxes from the Lubee Bat Conservancy! 

Blend poetry and rhythm with global drums for a captivating engagement with the written word.

Join Animal Tales for our Zoofari Earth program!

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Join Animal Tales for our Zoofari Earth program!

The Alachua County Fire Rescue will be visiting the library to provide a safety presentation and bringing a Fire Rescue vehicle!

Join us every Friday at 11 a.m. in June and July for art and craft projects just for adults.

Join Animal Tales for our Zoofari Earth program!

Join the zookeepers and meet animals from the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo to learn about the incredible traits animals have to survive in their homes.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Florida was once crawling with pirates. Pirate Katie brings these stories to life with a treasure chest full of props and costumes, vivid scenery, parrot puppets, and audience participation!

Florida was once crawling with pirates. Pirate Katie brings these stories to life with a treasure chest full of props and costumes, vivid scenery, parrot puppets, and audience participation!

Mack and Paula Tyner of “Blue Skies” will perform a variety of musical styles including swing, folk, bluegrass, and Paula's original tunes.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

A fun interactive comedy magic show.

Listen to and tell spooky stories around a "campfire."

Join us to create tiny designs using cross-stitch.

A fun interactive comedy magic show.

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Visit with real, live bats and flying foxes from the Lubee Bat Conservancy! 

Embark on an exciting adventure exploring Florida's wildlife and enjoy identifying some of our local animals with the Archer Branch Library’s summer scavenger hunt!

Join us every Friday at 11 a.m. in June and July for art and craft projects just for adults.

Join the zookeepers and meet animals from the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo to learn about the incredible traits animals have to survive in their homes.