Summer is nearly over—even if it doesn't feel like it—and the library fun keeps on rolling!

Teens can submit their artwork to participate in the Fall Teen Art Show. Connect your friends and family to the library during Library Card Sign-Up Month. Discover the magic with Year 7 of Millhopper School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Patrons can keep up to date on local and national news with our library databases, and families learning English can join us for a special weekend program, English for Families, throughout September.

Tell Your Friends!

Sign up for a library card in September and have two chances to be rewarded! At the end of September every branch of the Library District will have a drawing and one new patron per branch will receive an ACLD Swag Bag. In addition, one new patron will win a personalized READ poster! Visit your local branch and sign up today.

A library card gives you access to nearly 815,000 items, including more than 108,000 digital books, audiobooks, and magazines. You can also use your card to log into databases anywhere, check out toys, borrow a WiFi2Go mobile hotspot, and much more!

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Wands at the Ready!

Congratulations, you have been accepted to the Millhopper School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and your wizarding training starts now!

Join us for eight months of Harry Potter-themed programs hosted by the Millhopper Branch. Test your Hogwarts knowledge with trivia, conjure enchanted crafts, and earn points for your House. House points are also earned by participating in our virtual MSWW Google Classroom, and by attending programs at Millhopper.

Congratulation to House Hufflepuff, winners of the Year Six House Cup! Who will reign victorious as House Cup winner in Year Seven?

Join the Magic

Practice Together

Join us for the "English for Families" program every Saturday in September at the Headquarters Library.

This multi-week series of interactive English classes for families focuses on developing vocabulary and literacy skills through story reading. Each class features a lesson centered around a children's book that participating families get to take home with them as well as a hands-on activity and/or game and refreshments.

These classes are ideal for families with children 6-12 years old, but all are welcome. We encourage families to commit to the full 5-week series. Registration is required.

Register

Calling Teen Artists

Teen artists aged 12 to 15 are invited to show off their artistic side and submit their original artwork to our Fall Teen Art Show from September 1-30. Artists can submit up to three pieces of their own original works to any of our twelve branches. An online Entry Form must be completed before the artwork can be submitted.

All artwork will be displayed at the Headquarters Library in downtown Gainesville on October 14-15  from noon to 4 p.m. All are welcome to come and view the artwork as well as vote for their favorite piece. Along with Crowd Favorite, awards will be given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place, four Honorable Mentions, Best Logo, and four category winners.

Submit Art

Extra! Extra!

Keep updated on local and national news with your library card.

The Gainesville Sun Collection by Newsbank allows users to access The Gainesville Sun Newspaper for various years from 1911 to the present. Articles are fully searchable and are available as full-color images or full-text articles.

Patrons can get complimentary digital access to The New York Times after creating a free account and going through our databases page. You will then get 24-hour access to NYTimes.com and the mobile app. With the New York Times, you will find a variety of topics covered with unsurpassed quality and depth through breaking news articles, blogs, videos, and interactive features.

Access Databases

Holiday Closures

All branches will be closed on Monday, September 4, for Labor Day. Online services and book drops will remain open. All locations will resume current hours on Tuesday, September 5.

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