Bead Show and Sale
Published January 20, 2012 | 
St. Augustine is just down the road from Mandarin and there are lots of great things to do in the coming weeks. One that is happening this weekend and it is the Bead Show and Sale at the Elks Lodge located at 1420 A1A South. The show is sponsored by THE DOWN THE STREET BEAD SHOW events coordinator. There will be beads, findings, jewelry and classes offered for sale. Classes includes wire wrapping, seed beading and much more. Go to the website and check out the class offerings, directions to the show and much more. You can even get a $1 off coupon on the site to go towards the $5 entrance fee. The event is Saturday, January 21 from 10am to 6pm and Sunday, January 22 from 10am to 5pm. Continue reading
Whats New at the Library
Published May 1, 2010 | One of the best forms of FREE entertainment is at our local branches of the public library. Mandarin is blessed with two branches. The original one off of Kori Road is just called the Mandarin Branch and the other on San Jose Boulevard and Orange Picker Road called South Mandarin. Both libraries have a wealth of knowledge to offer in the form of books, videos, music and other programs for kids and adults alike. Of course, each of the branches offers internet service either through one of the public computers or bring in your own laptop and enjoy FREE wireless internet. You can watch movies for FREE as well as hold a meeting in one of their meeting rooms. They have study rooms as well that can be used for your research team, homework help and tutoring or just by yourself for some added privacy.
For a listing of the services offered and the times that these branches are open you can visit the main libraries web pages for these branches: Mandarin and South Mandarin. You can even sign up for a “feed” service so that you will be sent a message when their calendar of events is updated by going to this address:
http://jpl.coj.net/res/rssfeeds/index.html There FEEDS program uses some of the more popular feeds readers such as Google Reader (Windows), NetNewsWire (Mac) and Bloglines (Web).
Both facilities have nice helpful people at each of the service desks, clean bathrooms, a quiet atmosphere (of course) and will be happy to get any materials you wish to read, view or listen to by sending for it from the Main library if it is not already at their branch. All of this and much more just for signing up for a library card.
Mandarin Newsline
Published December 31, 2009 | If you haven’t had a chance to read the Mandarin newspaper you should give it a chance. The are online as well at: www.mandarinnewsline.com The newspaper is free and is delivered to addresses in 32223 and 32258. They now have a digital edition of the newspaper online that is a great idea. it is an exact duplicate of newspaper. Going green is a great idea and if you don’t live within these two zip codes you can still read about what is happening in the Mandarin Area. The newspaper has quite a few advertisements within the pages but the stories are quite interesting and they do keep you appraised on whats going on. This month’s issue features a write up of the new Principal at Mandarin High School, Loretto Elementary’s Student Council and Mandarin Community Club meetings coming up next month. Continue reading
Happenings Around Mandarin
Published September 4, 2009 | See What’s Happening Mandarin:
If you are looking for some fresh fruits and vegetables try the Mandarin Farmers Market Every Sunday:
Mandarin Local Farmers Market at Whole Foods Market
San Jose Boulevard next to I-295
2:00pm to 6:00pm
http://www.mandarinfarmersmarket.com/Welcome.html
You might also want to check out our local library. They host events every month at both the Mandarin Branch on Kori road and the South Mandarin Branch on San Jose Boulevard at Orange Picker Road. They show movies, children story reading, toddler programs and much more. Each of the libraries are a great resource of free books, ebooks, movies, music and events for the whole family all for just signing up for a library card.
South Mandarin Regional
(904) 288-6385
12125 San Jose Blvd 32223
Hours:
• Mon – Thu: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
• Fri & Sat: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Sun: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
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Mandarin Regional
(904) 262-5201
3330 Kori Rd 32257
Hours:
• Mon – Thu: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
• Fri & Sat: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Sun: CLOSED
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Bartram Trail Branch: Northwest St. Johns County
60 Davis Pond Blvd.
Fruit Cove, Florida 32259
Telephone: (904) 827-6960
Fax: (904) 827-6965
Email: libbt@sjcfl.us
Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10 am – 8 pm
Wednesday, Friday 10 am – 6 pm
Saturday 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday : Closed Contact
http://www.sjcpls.org/content/bartram-trail-branch
Mandarin Government Services
Published March 3, 2009 | We have updated a couple of pages this week including the Government Services Page and the Utilities page. The Government page has been updated with a listing of the Mandarin Area Post offices, Fire Stations and the Police Substation. The Utilities page has been updated with a listing of the local TV and Radio Stations. We will continue to update the pages with more information as we can gather it. You can access these pages either through the tabs at the top on the page listing on the sidebar.
We have also created an acrobat reader file of the Fire Stations that includes pictures for you to download: Mandarin Area Fire Stations
For those who would like to print the TV and/or Radio Stations Listing we have uploaded that as well but they are in a picture format:
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