Day Calendar

Weekly meeting of the Venice French Club. 

Interested in finding out more about your family tree? Join us for this free instructional course on how to use library resources and databases to research your family genealogy. Seating is limited. Registration is required. 

Keep calm and create with self-directed arts and crafts projects.   Ask for the cart at the youth desk.

STEMania presents their space series!

Class 1 is all about Space.

Learn about the cool stuff in space- black holes, giant stars, vast empty space, scale of the universe, and current technology.

Preschoolers, ages 2 ½ - 5 and their parent, guardian or caregiver are invited to join us for a variety of activities throughout the summer. Drop by the youth department to get a detailed list of activities that will be offered.

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy special play time with your child, meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how Forty Carrots Family Center can help you enjoy parenting even more.

The Life After Downton group meets to discuss British PBS programs, new films, and books along with a nice cup of tea. All are welcome to join.

Come use our Adobe/ Mac software and sewing machines on your own personal projects. Time slots are filled on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Learn new songs with Bobbie Morgan! Bobbie's goal is to help children develop a love for singing and to express themselves through music. Ages 1 1/2-6.

Using Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days as inspiration, Asolo Rep's theatrical storytelling workshops invite participants to create their own around-the-world travel adventure.

Engage babies newborn to 18 months with movement to music, singing, rhymes and basic sign language to enhance social interaction and language development. Playtime follows.

Fridays, June 7- July 26 with a break on July 5.

Enjoy fun, engaging, and interactive activities with your child that help develop early literacy skills. Presented by the Born to Read Program. For ages 0-4 years old. 

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy special play time with your child, meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how Forty Carrots Family Center can help you enjoy parenting even more.

Summer Breakspot Lunches for children and teens ages 0-18.  Provided by Sarasota County Food and Nutrition Services.

Free lunches for anyone up to age 18 will be served in the youth program room on weekdays, June 3-Aug. 2 excluding July 4. Hot lunches are served on Monday through Thursday, and bagged lunches are served on Fridays.  

On the first Friday afternoon of the month, watch a movie that is hosted by film professor Maryann Dahlen, who will invite the audience to discuss the movie after its showing.

The second session offers the advanced genealogy researcher one-on-one teacher instruction in their personal genealogy quest.

Registration is required.

Jack, The Computer Guy, will explain how your computer works and why it doesn't.

Learn some slick new dance moves at this Hip Hop Dance Workshop.  Registration is required and limited to 15 tweens and teens ages 9-18.  Sponsored by the Friends of Elsie Quirk Library.

Meets every first and third Friday of the month.

Topics vary each session but always a lively science subject.

Meets every first and third Friday of the month.

Topics vary each session but always a lively science subject.

Come challenge other teens in a variety of electronic and board games. Refreshments will be provided and no advance sign up is required.

Come join other 11-17-year-olds for an afternoon of competitive card games and board games: Sushi Go, Coup, Dutch Blitz and Love Letter just to name a few!

Explore yoga with stories and a craft. For ages 5-8 attending independently. Tickets are available at the youth desk 30 minutes before programs.

Come and join us as we introduce new books to beginning readers. A different book from a series will be highlighted each month. There are also book related activities besides the discussion.  Snacks are served.