Andy’s Room, Gingerbread Houses and Winter Fun at the Library

Andy’s Room, Gingerbread Houses and Winter Fun at the Library

WHO:      Leon County Government

WHAT:     Andy's Room: Life-Sized Toy Box and Gingerbread House Competition

WHEN:    Saturday, December 7, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.     

WHERE: LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library, 200 W. Park Avenue and at                                             other branch locations       

Winter has a lot to offer at all County Library locations!

 

Join Leon County for Andy's Room: Life-Sized Toy Box event on Saturday, December 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the LeRoy Collins Leon County Main Library, 200 West Park Avenue. Citizens are also invited to attend and participate in the Library’s Gingerbread House Competition from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 

Children preschool-aged through elementary are invited to step into the world of Disney’s classic Toy Story with a life-sized version of Andy's Room. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics activities and more. 

This free community event will also feature a live reading of “Toy Story 4: Little Golden Book,” by author Josh Crute at 3 p.m. in the County Main Library. Crute is a children’s book author with a Masters in Fine Arts in Film Production from Florida State University.

Library patrons can also experience Andy’s Room: Life-Sized Toy Box on Saturday, December 7 at the following library locations:   

• B.L. Perry, Jr., Branch Library 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
• Eastside Branch Library 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Jane G. Sauls Fort Braden Branch Library 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Northeast Branch Library 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
• Woodville Branch Library 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• *Lake Jackson Branch Library will have Andy's Room on Saturday, December 14, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. during their Game Day.

The Main Library’s Gingerbread House Competition features three categories: Most Creative, the Classic OG (Original Gingerbread) and Best of Kits and Molds. Winners in each category will receive a $50 Amazon gift card. Click here to register or visit your favorite Library location to fill out a registration form. Please register by 6 p.m. Friday, December 6. 

For more information, contact Mary Douglas or Deirdre Baldwin, LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library System, at (850) 606-2665 / DouglasM@LeonCountyFL.gov or Mathieu Cavell, Leon County Community and Media Relations, at (850) 606-5300 / CMR@LeonCountyFL.gov. 

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