- December 17, 2025
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The Winter Park Public Library hosted its summer reading kickoff Saturday with fun, games and book giveaways.
Will Holden, 5, runs on a hamster wheel to make a snow cone at the Winter Park Library Summer Reading Kickoff.
Will Holden, 5, enjoys a snow cone after running on a hamster wheel at the Winter Park Library Summer Reading Kickoff.
Paisley, 4, gets a temporary tattoo at the Winter Park Library Summer Reading Kickoff Saturday. Paisley is attending Science Center Preschool, and she loves “Beauty and the Beast” and following along to CD books.
Paisley Lux, 4, gets a temporary tattoo at the Winter Park Library Summer Reading Kickoff Saturday. Paisley is attending Science Center Preschool, and she loves Beauty and the Beast and following along to CD books.
(Left to right) Winter Park Library Teen Board members Gillen Manos, 14, Maddie Black, 18, and Sarah Bartolomei, 17, sell snacks at the “Build a Better Snack” table. The group meets once a month to find ways to help the library.
Winifred Lanenga, 5, rocks her face paint at Saturday’s Winter Park Library Summer Reading Kickoff. Lanenga is starting kindergarten in the fall at Lakemont Elementary School.
Party Time owner Jim Mushock makes mother Debra and son Joseph Edgar balloon animals at the Winter Park Library Summer Reading Kickoff. Mushock has worked events for years around Orlando.
Mother and son Debra and Joseph Edgar sport balloon animals on the second floor of the Winter Park Library Saturday.
Sienna Vittone, 12, plays Jenga at the Winter Park Library Summer Reading Kickoff Saturday. Vittone attends Glenridge Middle School and loves science fiction books.
Children get their faces painted and play games in front of the fiction section of the Winter Park Library Saturday.
Children’s books are given away on the third floor of the Winter Park Library on Saturday at the summer reading kickoff. Children are encouraged to read over the summer between school years.
Brother and sister Claire, 3, and Luke, 2, Zeliadt look at books at the Winter Park Library Summer Reading Kickoff. Claire has been coming to the library since she was six months old, and the staff knows her family by name.
Adelaide, 7, smiles after playing games outside of the Winter Park Library. She attends Princeton Elementary School.
The word "imagine" is engraved in a bench outside the Winter Park Library as readers of all ages enter the building.
To “counteract the summer lag” during the summer and to keep minds sharp, children and adults alike are taking part in The Winter Park Public Library's summer reading challenge, library Director of Education Ruth D. Edwards said. On Saturday, the library hosted a summer reading kickoff with fun, games and free book giveaways for children and adults who signed up for the program. Edwards is expecting a big turnout this year as they have in the past.
