Family
All free!
1. Minneola Schoolhouse Library
352-432-3921
Read to the Dogs
Be a “Reader of the Pack”, and read to therapy dogs!
Tuesday, Oct. 2
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
2. Minneola Schoolhouse Library
352-432-3921
Library Story Time
Stories, song, dance and puzzles!
Every Friday: Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
3. East Lake County Library
352-383-9980
East Lake County Library’s 4th Annual Pumpkin Chunkin’ Contest
Watch as teams use catapults and trebuchets to launch pumpkins in the air!
Saturday, Oct. 6
10:30 a.m.
4. Leesburg Public Library
352-728-9790
Barely Boo
Join master storyteller, comedian, and musician Rick Huddle for some fun!
Saturday, Oct. 6
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
5. Cagan Crossings Community Library
352-243-1840
Pumpkins & Poetry
Reading and writing workshop with poet laureate Laura Sobbott Ross. Also decorate some pumpkins!
Thursday, Oct. 11
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
6. Cooper Memorial Library
352-536-2275
Lady of the Lakes Renaissance Faire Crafty Kids
Fun crafts hosted by the ladies and gentlemen of the faire.
Saturday, Oct. 13
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Children’s Garden
7. Lady Lake Public Library
352-753-2957
Not So Scary Halloween
Food, games, crafts & costume contest
Guava Street Athletic Complex (Behind the Lady Lake Library)
Saturday, Oct. 20
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
8. Fruitland Park Library
352-360-6561
Pumpkin Patch
Pick a pumpkin and decorate it.
Wednesday, Oct. 24
10:30 a.m.
9. Astor County Library
352-759-9913
Halloween Party
DJ, karaoke, prizes, snacks and craft-making and refreshments.
Thursday, Oct. 25
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
10. Cooper Memorial Library
352-536-2275
Halloween Party
Candy, games, crafts and a costume parade
Saturday Oct. 27
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Children’s Garden
11. Cagan Crossings Community Library
352-243-1840
Spooktacular Story Time & Trict-or-Treating
Halloween story, costume parade and indoor trick-or-treating
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
12. Umatilla Public Library
352-669-3284
Haunted Caboose
Featuring Dr. Frankenstein’s train car with his mad scientist laboratory!
Wednesday, Oct. 31
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
13. Marion Baysinger Memorial County Library
352-429-5840
Toddler Spooktacular Story Time
Dress in costume for the story time. Refreshments will be served.
Wednesday, Oct. 31
10:30 a.m.
14. Fruitland Park Library
352-360-6561
Not So Scary Halloween Story Time
Dress in costume for the story time, then join the outdoor parade for trick or treating.
Wednesday, Oct. 31
10:30 a.m.
15. Helen Lehmann Memorial Library
407-469-3838
Trunk-or-Treat
Outdoor Halloween adventure around town, including the library. Free candy! Dress in costume.
Wednesday, Oct. 31
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Ages 12 & Under
All free!
1. W.T. Bland Public Library
352-735-7180
Howl-O-Ween Parade with PAWS Therapy Dogs
Costume party and parade for both kids and the therapy dogs! Also read stories to the therapy dogs. Free treats and a children’s library book.
Saturday, Oct. 27
2 p.m.
2. Lady Lake Public Library
352-753-2957
Library Halloween Party
Games, Food, Crafts & Trick or Treating around the Library
Wednesday, Oct. 31
3:30 p.m.
Tweens, Teens & Adults
All free!
1. W.T. Bland Public Library
352-735-7180
Special Effects Demonstration & Movie
Saturday, Oct. 27
Live demo of special effects makeup and prosthetics by VAMP, The Vocational Academy of Makeup and Prosthetics (VAMP). Then watch Night of the Living Dead. Popcorn and refreshments will be served.
3 p.m. demo, 4:30 p.m. movie & refreshments
2. Astor County Library
352-759-9913
Poetry Night
Reading and writing workshop with poet laureate Laura Sobbott Ross.
Tuesday, Oct. 16
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Adults
1. Leesburg Public Library
352-728-9790
Beginning Genealogy
Hands-on help to research your family history through immigration lists and census records.
Three Thursdays: Oct. 4, 11, 18
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Call library or email librarian@leesburgflorida.gov. $15/person total for all three sessions, which includes a flash drive of information that you take home. Proceeds go towards the Friends of the Library.
2. Tavares Public Library
352-742-6204
Pumpkin Painting
Free! Decorate mini pumpkins! Refreshments will be served.
Call/visit starting Oct. 1 to reserve your spot.
Monday, Oct. 8
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
3. Marianne Beck Memorial Library
352-324-0254
Medicare 101
Free! Learn all about Medicare plans.
Thursday, Oct. 11
10:30 a.m.
4. Marianne Beck Memorial Library
352-324-0254
A Miniature World
Make mini slippers, pumpkins and bags.
$10/person for supplies. Please bring own scissors and carrying container.
Saturday, Oct. 13
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.
5. Umatilla Public Library
352-669-3284
Diabetes Management Series
Free! Learn how to create a meal and activity plan.
Call the Mia at 352-343-4101 ext. 2721 to register or visit http://fcslake.eventbrite.com.
Four Tuesdays: Oct. 16, 23, 30 & Nov. 6
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
6. Paisley County Library
352-669-1001
Painting Fun: Canvases
Create Halloween-themed pictures on a canvas.
Free! Call the library to register.
Thursday, Oct. 18
10 a.m.
7. Paisley County Library
352-669-1001
Painting Fun: Rocks
Create Halloween-themed pictures on cool rocks.
Free! Call the library to register.
Saturday, Oct. 20
10 a.m.
8. Tavares Public Library
352-742-6204
Murder Mystery Party
1920s Chicago themed. Dress as a gangster/flapper!
Tavares Civic Center, next to the library
Call the library to register. Tickets are $20/person, which includes hors d'oeuvres and refreshments.
Tickets on sale Oct. 8.
Event on Saturday, Oct. 27
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.