All ages. Open your world to engineering art science and more at our inaugural Winter Park Library Maker Day. There will be activities exhibits and more for all ages!
3D Printing
Laser Cutting
Virtual Reality
Makey Makey Circuit Crafting
Spinning Wheel Demonstration
Planting Seeds
DIY Macrame Plant Holder
Community Handprint Mural
Collective Story Writing
Droid Racing
Design Your Own Trail Mix
Youth Architecture Workshop
Book Arts
K’nex Roller Coaster
Maker Spa
Tiny Art Show
The Winter Park Library began when nine women, all “well educated, capable, energetic, and affluent, came together on the morning of December 9, 1885, to affix the stamp of the organization to the Winter Park Circulating Library Association.” The nine women were: Mrs. Elizabeth Hooker, Miss Evaline Lamson, Mrs. W.O. Cady, Miss Mary McClure, Miss Alice Guild, Mrs. C.J. Ladd, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Cook, and Miss Mary Brown. The Congregational Church parsonage was the site for the organizational meeting.
In 2013, Shawn Shaffer became the Library’s new Director. During Shaffer’s tenure, a multi-year campaign to build a new state-of-the-art library facility took place. In 2016, a bond referendum was passed and planning began for a new facility. After Shaffer’s departure in 2018, the Library’s Board named Cynthia Wood as Interim Director. In 2019, Sabrina Bernat became the Library’s new Executive Director. The Library’s new facility opened in December 2021.
It was designed by acclaimed architect Sir David Adjaye, and is located on the corner of Morse Boulevard and Harper Street. The new facility features more spaces and improved places, with a design that is both magnetic and vibrant—a true 21st century library for Winter Park. Over a century ago, several women with ideas and tenacity began this library, a library that continues today with much the same spirit. Winter Park Library continues to guide learning, connect people, and strengthen community