With warm weather and pool time already here, and Fourth of July festivities right around the corner, the St. Johns County Health Department/Florida Department of Health (DOH) asks residents  and visitors to save a life and designate a “Water Watcher” when children are participating in water activities. All across Florida, children will spend the hot days of summer playing in pool areas and swimming and jumping into the cool water, but despite the fun, pool safety is a serious subject and must be made a top priority.

For the second summer in a row, elementary-aged children are invited to pre-register for free, hands-on gardening workshops at their local St. Johns County Public Library branch. The free, educational workshops will be held at all six St. Johns County Public Library branches and are presented by members of the Garden Club of St. Augustine and sponsored by the Garden Club of St. Augustine and the Friends of the Library groups of each St. Johns County Public Library branch.

The St. Johns County Public Library System is teaming up with the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants to offer another installment of the FREE Teen Financial Literacy Series. The one-day seminar is designed specifically for individual’s ages 15 to 20 and will be held at each branch of the Library between July 9th and August 13th.