Julie's Library

Read Along with Julie Andrews on the Julie’s Library Podcast

By Amanda Roland | May 6, 2020 | Blog
If you're looking to give your kiddos some educational entertainment, tune in to Julie's Library, a story time podcast hosted by the beloved Julie Andrews! This podcast features Julie Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton, a children’s author and educator. They read aloud some of their favorite children's books so that you can read

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summer programs

ACPS Cancel EDEP and Camp Crystal Summer Programs

By Amanda Roland | May 5, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates
Alachua County Public Schools just announced that both the Extended Day Enrichment and Camp Crystal summer programs are canceled. “This was a hard decision because these programs are so popular with children and families,” Superintendent Karen Clarke said in a press release. “But the safety and well-being of students and staff has to take priority.”

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Jamie Valentine

The Joy of Newborn Motherhood: Jamie Valentine and Elise

By Giggle Magazine | May 5, 2020 | Articles , Feature
The joy of newborn motherhood. Jamie Valentine shares her stories and experiences of what it’s like to raise a newborn baby. Jamie Valentine and Elise BABY’S AGE/BIRTHDAY: 2 months / 1-28-20 SPOUSE NAME: Jon Valentine Jamie Valentine and her husband Jon started their journey to having a baby with completing genetic testing based on DNA

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covid-19 testing

Alachua County Offers Free COVID-19 Testing for All Residents

By Amanda Roland | May 4, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates
The Alachua County Health Department is now offering COVID-19 testing to all Alachua County residents. There is no doctor's referral needed. To take advantage of this testing, you can (352) 334-8810 for an appointment, according to the Alachua County Facebook page. "If your insurance covers this, it will be billed and no copay is required.

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face mask requirments

Everything You Need to Know About the New Face Mask Requirements

By Amanda Roland | May 4, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates
With May 4 marking the first day of Phase One of Florida's reopening process, new face mask requirements begin in Alachua County and across the state. To continue keeping Alachua County safe, "persons working in or visiting grocery stores, restaurants, retail facilities, pharmacies, construction sites, public transit vehicles, vehicles for hire, and locations where social

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take-home meal kit

Get A Take-Home Meal Kit from Chick-fil-A Starting May 4

By Amanda Roland | April 30, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates
You can get a take-home meal kit from Chick-fil-A starting on May 4! "To provide customers with a convenient meal solution that can be easily made right at home, Chick-fil-A today announces that it will offer Chicken Parmesan Meal Kits at participating restaurants nationwide, starting as early as May 4," according to a press release

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Museum of Osteology

Take a Virtual Tour of SKELETONS: Museum of Osteology

By Amanda Roland | April 28, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates
If your little ones love going to the museum to look at the big skeletons of animals past, then they will love taking a virtual tour of the SKELETONS: Museum of Osteology! "SKELETONS: Museum of Osteology is dedicated to the study of bones, skulls, and skeletons," according to their website. "Our museum features over 800

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patrol trip

Alachua County Sheriff Announces Safety Patrol Trip is Canceled

By Amanda Roland | April 27, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates
The 2020 Washington DC Safety Patrol Trip is now canceled, according to the Alachua County Sheriff's Office. After originally postponing the trip, Sheriff Sadie Darnell said, "After exhausting all reasonable alternatives, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and Educational Tours have decided it best to change the status of the 2020 Washington DC Safety Patrol Trip

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