Track your summer reading with Beanstack!
Adults, teens, and kids can win prizes just by logging reading hours - it's easy to do! If you don't already have a Beanstack account, register for this year's Summer Learning Beanstack Challenge at osceolalibrary.beanstack.org or clicking the logo to the left.
Earn badges by reading a total of 10 hours and logging your time, and attending a Summer Learning program at your local Library branch. Once you've completed the challenge you will earn a prize!
You do not need to have a Library card or eCard to use Beanstack and win prizes. Everyone can participate!
Looking for fun titles that fit the Summer Learning theme? Hoopla offers curated eBooks, Audiobooks, and Comics to help you build your reading hours while learning about all things camping! If you love reading about camping, check out the fun Summer Learning Movies, Television shows, and Music that Hoopla offers on the great outdoors! All you need to get started is your Library Card!
Read and play all summer long! There is a Summer Learning program for everyone!
Kids and Family
- June Events
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Camp iRead Summer Learning Kickoff: DoDad's Lab - Thursday, June 2 & Friday June 3
- Kickoff your summer fun with DoDad's Lab! Professor DoDad and his new friend Citrus the Orange present KidFit, an exciting show that shares the science of health and fitness with original songs and science experiments.
- Buenaventura Lakes Library: Thursday, June 2 at 10am
- Hart Memorial Library: Thursday, June 2 at 2pm
- St. Cloud Library Thursday, June 2 at 6pm
- Poinciana Library: Friday, June 3 at 10am
- West Osceola Library: Friday, June 3 at 2pm
Camp STEAMworks - 4:30pm, Wednesdays at St. Cloud Library
- Power up your imagination, creativity, and learning with Ms. Crystal through a variety of weekly activities that will guide today's curious minds to become tomorrow's great innovators.
- June 1
- June 8
- June 15
- June 22
- June 29
Camp iREAD Presents:
- Gnarly Creatures of Florida: Ms Susan and Wilderness Chris share fun facts about various sinister Florida wildlife.
- Hart Memorial Library: Tuesday, June 7, at 10am
- Poinciana Library: Wednesday, June 8, at 10am
- West Osceola Library: Thursday, June 9, at 10am
- St. Cloud Library: Thursday, June 9, at 6pm
- West Osceola Library: Thursday, June 16, at 10am
- Arts and Crafts
- Buenaventura Lakes Library: Thursday, June 9, at 10am
- STEAM Day
- Hart Memorial Library: Tuesday, June 14, at 10am
- Poinciana Library: Wednesday, June 15, at 10am
- West Osceola Library: Thursday, June 16, at 10am
- St. Cloud Library: Thursday, June 16, at 6pm
- GATORLAND: Meet Florida's most famous resident and watch as the American Alligator is brought into the room! You will meet the knowledgeable and entertaining Gator Wranglers from Gatorland who will share stories of close encounters with some of the world's most feared predators. Then get ready for your own up-close encounter with an American alligator.
- Hart Memorial Library: Tuesday, June 21, at 10am
- Poinciana Library: Wednesday, June 22, at 10am
- Buenaventura Lakes Library: Thursday, June 23, at 10am
- West Osceola Library: Thursday, June 23, at 10am
- St. Cloud Library: Thursday, June 23, at 6pm
- Carnival Day
- Hart Memorial Library: Tuesday, June 28, at 10am
- Poinciana Library: Wednesday, June 29, at 10am
- West Osceola Library: Thursday, June 30, at 10am
- St. Cloud Library: Thursday, June 30, at 6pm
- Kindly Creatures of Florida: Ms Susan and Wilderness Chris share fun facts about peaceful Florida wildlife.
- Buenaventura Lakes Library: Thursday, June 30, at 10am
Library Board Game Cafe
Spend the hot summer nights playing classic family-friendly games like Clue, Game of Life, Monopoly, and so much more!
- West Osceola Library: Tuesday, June 7
- West Osceola Library: Tuesday, June 21
Family Movie Matinee - 2pm, Fridays at Poinciana Library, St. Cloud Library & West Osceola Library
- Enjoy an afternoon under our stars with these campy cinema favorites. Keep cozy with a blanket and pillow brought from home.
- June 10:
- Buenaventura Lakes Library: Moana
- Hart Memorial Library: The Princess and the Frog
- Poinciana Library: Coco
- St. Cloud Library: Brother Bear
- West Osceola Library: The Lion King
- June 17:
- Buenaventura Lakes Library: Cooby-Doo! Camp Scare
- Hart Memorial Library: Frozen
- Poinciana Library: Sing
- St. Cloud Library: Tangled
- West Osceola Library: Brother Bear
- June 24:
- Buenaventura Lakes Library: The Lion King
- Hart Memorial Library: Coco
- Poinciana Library: Moana
- St. Cloud Library: Princess and the Frog
- West Osceola Library: Tangled
- July Events
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Camp iREAD Presents:
- Kindly Creatures of Florida: Ms Susan and Wilderness Chris share fun facts about peaceful Florida wildlife.
- Hart Memorail Library: Tuesday July 12, at 10am
- Poinciana Library: Wednesday, July 13, at 10am
- St. Cloud Library: Thursday, July 14, at 6pm
- West Osceola Library: Thursday, July, 14, at 10am
- STEAM Day
- Buenaventura Lake Library: Thursday, July 14, at 10am
- Arts & Crafts
- St. Cloud Library: Thursday, July 21, at 6pm
- Carnival Day
- Buenaventura Lakes Library: Thursday, July 21, at 10am
- Summer Learning Finale
- Hart Memorial Library: Tuesday, July 19, at 10am
- Poinciana Library: Wednesday, July 20, at 10am
- West Osceola Library: Thursday, July 21, at 10am
Library Board Game Cafe
Spend the hot summer nights playing classic family-friendly games like Clue, Game of Life, Monopoly, and so much more!
- West Osceola Library: Tuesday, July 5, at 7pm
- West Osceola Library: Tuesday, July 19, at 7pm
Family Movie Matinee - 2pm, Fridays at Poinciana Library & St. Cloud Library
- Enjoy an afternoon under our stars with these campy cinema favorites. Keep cozy with a blanket and pillow brought from home.
- July 1:
- Buenaventura Lakes Library: The Princess and the Frog
- Hart Memorial Library: Sing
- Poinciana Library: Encanto
- St. Cloud Library: Frozen
- West Osceola Library: Coco
- July 5 (Tuesday showing)
- Hart Memorial Library: Moana
- July 6 (Wednesday showing):
- Poinciana Library: The Lion King
- July 7 (Thursday showing):
- July 8:
- Buenaventura Lakes Library: Coco
- Hart Memorial Library: The Lion King
- Poinciana Library: Princess and the Frog
- St. Cloud Library: Scooby Doo! Camp Scare
- West Osceola Library: Moana
- July 15:
- Buenaventura Lakes Library: Sing
- Hart Memorial Library: Tangled
- Poinciana Library: Frozen
- St. Cloud Library: The Lion King
- West Osceola Library: Encanto
- July 22:
- Buenaventura Lakes Library: Brother Bear
- Hart Memorial Library: Encanto
- Poinciana Library: Tangled
- St. Cloud Library: Coco
- West Osceola Library: The Princess and the Frog
Summer Learning Wrap-up Party!!
- West Osceola Library: Friday, July 29, at Noon
- St. Cloud Library: Friday, July 29, at 7pm
- Camp in at the Library!: Let’s go camping in the library! Join us after-hours for outdoor camping fun inside the library! Enjoy games, campfire songs, crafts, snacks, and more!
- Kindly Creatures of Florida: Ms Susan and Wilderness Chris share fun facts about peaceful Florida wildlife.
Teens
- June Events
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Camp Survivor: Teen Summer Learning Kickoff - 5pm, Monday, June 6
- Camp T-shirts are to dye for! Besides being colorful and cool, they are wild and whimsical. Please bring your own white t-shirt to create a unique, wearable design.
Camp Survivor: BINGO 4 Books - 5pm, Monday, June 13
- BINGO your way through these challenges and win books!
Camp Survivor: ZEBRA - 5pm, Monday, June 20
- The Zebra Coalition is an LGBTQ+ Center for youth ages 13-24. Isaac Salazar, Outreach and Education Coordinator, joins us to discuss all of the resources and support services this organization has to offer.
Camp Survivor: Be the Hero - 5pm, Monday, June 27
- Discover how to become an active bystander and use your voice to help and empower others. Learn the importance of speaking and stepping up, the impacts of sexual assault, the definition of consent, and steps to safe intervention. This 1-hour presentation is designed for high school and college-aged individuals. Presented by the Victims Service Center of Central Florida.
- July Events
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Camp Survivor: Game of Life & ZEBRA Coalition - 5pm, Monday, July 11
- Money isn’t the only way to measure success in the Game of Life. Envision your future as you navigate through this life-sized version of the popular board game. The Zebra Coalition is an LGBTQ+ Center for youth ages 13-24. Isaac Salazar, Outreach and Education Coordinator, joins us to discuss all of the resources and support services this organization has to offer. Can't attend in person? Join us on Zoom!
Camp Survivor: Healthy Relationships- 5pm, Monday, July 18
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Understand the difference between a healthy and unhealthy relationship as we explore effective communication and boundaries, and how to make safe relationship choices. This 1-hour presentation is designed for middle and high school students. Presented by the Victims Service Center of Central Florida.
Camp Survivor: Finale Food Challenge - 5pm, Monday, July 25
- Face Your Fears as we serve up some "gross camp food" for the final summer challenge. (No worries - gummy worms, s’mores, and no real gore!)
Adults
- June Events
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Campfire Crafts
- Pride Button Tree: Celebrate Pride Month by creating a colorful button tree using multiple art techniques. Supplies provided.
- St. Cloud Library: Friday, June 3, at 10am
- Hart Memorial Library: Wednesday, June 8, at 4pm
- Macrame Keychain: Create a personalized keychain as you immerse yourself in the world of macramé! Supplies provided.
- West Osceola Library: Saturday, June 11, at 2pm
- Rainbow Earrings: Celebrate Pride Month by creating your own rainbow pride earrings! Supplies provided.
- Poinciana Library: Saturday, June 11, at 2pm
- Tissue Paper Painting: Create a beautiful painting with bleeding tissue paper art. Supplies provided.
- Hart Memorial Library: Wednesday, June 22, at 4pm
- Mason Jar Lantern: Add some light to your summer nights by creating this easy-to-make mason jar lantern! Supplies provided.
- West Osceola Library: Saturday, June, 25, at 2pm
- Pride Bath Bombs: Enjoy a relaxing afternoon of making rainbow bath bombs in celebration of Pride Month. Supplies provided.
- Poinciana Library: Saturday, June, 25, at 2pm
Could You Survive?
- Would you know what to do if you were lost in the woods or trapped in a burning car? Put your survival skills to the test to see if you have what it takes to free yourself from life or death situations.
- Hart Memorial Library: Thursday, June 6, at 2pm
- St. Cloud Library: Monday, June 13, at 11am
Book Charades
- Test your knowledge of famous books throughout history in this game-show style competition.
- St. Cloud Library: Tuesday, June 7, at 6pm
Creating With Coffee
- Discover a new way to enjoy your cup of Joe while learning a coffee painting technique. Supplies provided.
- Poinciana Library: Tuesday, June 14, at 3pm
Campfire Cooking with Chef Scott
- Take your taste buds on an adventure! Join Chef Scott Owens as he demonstrates how to elevate camp-food favorites!
- St. Cloud Library: Tuesday, June 14, at 6pm (This week: Beef Hobo Stew)
Summertime Fire Safety
- Protect your family this summer as Osceola County Fire Rescue and EMS offers safety skills on how to recognize fire hazards, fire prevention, and understanding how to respond in case of an emergency.
- West Osceola Library: Wednesday, June 29, at 2pm
Space Camp Matinee
- Take a trip out of this world creating constellation luminaries, discovering space facts through trivia, and reliving the 1986 beloved film, Space Camp. Light refreshments provided. Closed captioning available upon request.
- St. Cloud Library: Thursday, June 16, at 1pm
Sounds of Summer
- Settle into summer with campsite-worthy tunes with Jane Rosenbohm, Guitar Extraordinaire.
- West Osceola Library: Thursday, June 16, at 5pm
S'mores and Lore
- Grab your flashlight and share your favorite summer read around the campfire while indulging on the number one campsite treat…S’mores!
- West Osceola Library: Thursday, June 16, at 6pm
Library Board Game Cafe
- Spend the hot summer nights playing classic family-friendly games like Clue, Game of Life, Monopoly, and so much more!
- West Osceola Library: Tuesday, June 7
- West Osceola Library: Tuesday, June 21:
Are you Smarter Than a Librarian? Special Camping Edition
- Test your knowledge and skills as you go head to head with one of our library staff members in this game-show-style program filled with trivia and laughs!
- St. Cloud Library: Tuesday June 21, 6pm
- Hart Memorial Library: Thursday, June 23, at 2pm
International Festival
- Experience the world through activities and food that highlight some of the world's greatest architectural masterpieces. Featuring live samba, belly dance, and hula dance performances and a face painter extraordinaire! Sponsored by KUA and Buenaventura Lakes Friends of the Library.
- Buenaventura Lakes Library: Saturday, June 25, at 1pm
Bingo for Books: Camping Edition
- Find out how lucky you are when you win Bingo and great books!
- St. Cloud Library: Tuesday June 28, at 6pm
Summer Solstice Spectacular
- Celebrate the longest day of the year through crafts, trivia, and discovering how other cultures honor this yearly occurrence.
- Poinciana Library: Tuesday, June 21, at 3:30pm
- Pride Button Tree: Celebrate Pride Month by creating a colorful button tree using multiple art techniques. Supplies provided.
- July Events
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Campfire Crafts
- Tissue Paper Painting: Create a beautiful painting with bleeding tissue paper art. Supplies provided.
- St. Cloud Library: Friday, July 1, at 10am
- Mosquito Repellent Candle: Keep mosquitos at bay this summer by creating this easy repellant candle that actually works! Supplies provided.
- West Osceola Library: Saturday, July 9, at 2pm
- Hart Memorial Library: Wednesday, July 13, at 4pm
- Nature Clay Hanger: Learn how to create a polymer clay hanger to display beautiful pressed flowers. Supplies provided.
- Poinciana Library: Saturday, July 9, at 2pm
- Felt Art: Craft a campsite landscape scene using only felt and glue. Supplies provided.
- St. Cloud Library: Friday, July 15, at 10am
- Felt Succulent: Create a plant that will not wilt with this easy DIY felt succulent project. Supplies provided.
- West Osceola Library: Saturday, July 23, at 2pm
- Macrame Mason Jar: Use various knotting techniques to create a macramé mason jar hanger suitable for plants, tea lights, and more! Supplies provided.
- Poinciana Library: Saturday, July 23, 2pm
- Painting with Flowers: Let your creativity flourish with an afternoon of painting using flowers as your stencils! Supplies provided.
- Hart Memorial Library: Wednesday, July 27, at 4pm
Library Board Game Cafe
- Spend the hot summer nights playing classic family-friendly games like Clue, Game of Life, Monopoly, and so much more!
- West Osceola Library: Tuesday, July 5, at 7pm
- West Osceola Library: Tuesday, July 19, at 7pm
Campfire Cooking with Chef Scott
- Take your taste buds on an adventure! Join Chef Scott Owens as he demonstrates how to elevate camp-food favorites!
- Hart Memorial Library: Monday, July 11, at 6pm (This week: Sausage Casserole)
- West Osceoal Library: Saturday, July 16, at 2pm (This week: Dutch Oven Chicken)
- Poinciana Library: Thursday, July 21, at 6pm (This week: Cowboy Chili)
Summertime Fire Safety
- Protect your family this Summer as Osceola County Fire Rescue and EMS offer safety skills on how to recognize fire hazards, fire prevention, and understanding how to respond in case of an emergency.
- St. Cloud Library: Thursday, July 14, at 2pm
- Poinciana Library: Tuesday, July 19, at 2pm
Cosmetic Creations
- Discover how to apply every day, evening, and Gala makeup in this 3-week course. Supplies not provided. Participants must bring your own makeup supplies.
- Poinciana Library
- Daily Edition: Wednesday, July 13, at 4pm
- Evening Edition: Wednesday, July 20, at 4pm
- Gala Edition: Wednesday, July 27, at 4pm
- Poinciana Library
International Festival
- Experience the world through activities and food that highlight some of the world's greatest architectural masterpieces. Featuring live samba, belly dance, and hula dance performances and a face painter extraordinaire! Sponsored by KUA and Buenaventura Lakes Friends of the Library.
- Poinciana Library: Tuesday, July 26, at 4pm
Craft Summer Learning Wrap-up Party!!
- St. Cloud Library: Friday, July 29, at 7pm
- Camp in at the Library!: Let’s go camping in the library! Join us after-hours for outdoor camping fun inside the library! Enjoy games, campfire songs, crafts, snacks, and more!
- Tissue Paper Painting: Create a beautiful painting with bleeding tissue paper art. Supplies provided.
Nature Walks
- June Nature Walk
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Shingle Creek South Sector - 8:30am - 11am, Saturday, June 25
Step out into nature to discover the beauty of local walking trails, along with gorgeous plants native to Florida. Presented by the Pine Lily Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society.
Hike the boardwalk along Shingle Creek to see examples of pioneer houses and many native plants in a swamp environment.
Parking Location
4155 W Irlo Bronson Highway, Kissimmee, FL 34746
(Osceola County Welcome Center & History Museum)Signing Up
Pre-registration preferred but not necessary to attend. Sign up online: FNPS-PineLily.eventbrite.com - July Nature Walk
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Lake Lizzie South Loop - 8am - 11am, Saturday, July 23
Step out into nature to discover the beauty of local walking trails, along with gorgeous plants native to Florida. Presented by the Pine Lily Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society. Visit any branch location to pick up a nature takeaway kit complete with information, activities, and Florida native plant seeds.
Enjoy an early morning hike in an area that was converted from cattle ranching and turpentine production to a preserve for native plants and animals, including gopher tortoises, fox squirrels, and deer.
Parking Location
4155 W Irlo Bronson Highway, Kissimmee, FL 34746
(Osceola County Welcome Center & History Museum)Signing Up
Pre-registration preferred but not necessary to attend. Sign up online: FNPS-PineLily.eventbrite.com
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