Name: Read with the Dogs
Start: 2018-10-20T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2018-10-20T11:00:00-04:00
Location: Osprey Library

Read with the Dogs

10:00am - 11:00am

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Library Branch: Osprey Library and History Center

Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families

Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Special Events, Storytimes

Details:

Children are invited to read with certified pet therapy dogs. This program encourages conversation and develops reading and communication skills. The dogs love the attention and the kids love the interactions.

Ask A Teenager

10:00am - 12:00pm

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Library Branch: Osprey Library and History Center

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Technology Instruction

Details:

Looking for assistance with your smart phone, tablet, or laptop? Want to learn how to download e-books and audios, browse magazines using Flipster, or figure out that app you've been hearing about?

Newborn and Infant Nutrition Support

10:00am - 12:00pm

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Library Branch: Selby Library

Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Families

Program Type: Healthy Living

Details:

Drop-in breastfeeding support and education will be offered at no charge by a trained peer counselor from Healthy Start Coalition with the goal of increasing knowledge and awareness for mothers.

Pumpkin Painting

10:00am - 2:00pm

Meeting Room

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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Special Events

Details:

We provide the pumpkins and paint, you supply the imagination!

While supplies last for this all ages event

Digital Poster Contest

10:00am - 5:00pm

Rotunda

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Library Branch: Selby Library

Room: Rotunda

Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults

Program Type: Art Displays & Exhibits, Arts & Crafts, Creation Station

Details:

-Submit a digital poster file (PDF) to ningram@scgov.net with subject heading "Poster"

-Your poster will be your rendition of a book cover for one of your favorite books

Conversation Cafe

10:30am - 12:00pm

Conference Room

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Library Branch: Fruitville Library

Room: Conference Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning

Details:

Practice speaking English in a group setting. Sponsored by the Literacy Council of Sarasota. Please call 941-955-0421 to register as an ESOL learner with the Literacy Council of Sarasota.

Dia de los Muertos Story Time

10:30am - 12:00pm

Meeting Room

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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families, All Ages

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Lifelong Learning, Special Events, Storytimes

Details:

Experience this holiday first-hand as storyteller Carrie Sue Ayvar weaves magical tales about her childhood in Mexico. Enjoy crafts, activities, and fun for the whole family.

Gulf Gate Chess Club

12:00pm - 4:00pm

Meeting Room A

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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library

Room: Meeting Room A

Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults

Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Games

Details:

Chess lovers meet and play chess with other chess lovers. All skill levels are welcome.

Reservation

Three Sisters in Crime -FOSSPL Event

1:00pm - 3:30pm

Meeting Room

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Location: Shannon Staub Library

Room: Meeting Room

Purpose of Meeting

Join us for an author panel discussion about how to write and get published. Followed by a book signing by the "Sisters in Crime" mystery authors!

Death Cafe of Venice

1:30pm - 3:30pm

Youth Activity Room

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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library

Room: Youth Activity Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Discussion Groups

Details:

Join the Death Cafe for monthly support and discussions on death the end-of-life. Visit www.deathcafe.com for more information.

LEGO Club

1:30pm - 3:30pm

Program Room

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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library

Room: Program Room

Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs

Details:

Work on your own creations or build as a team. We provide the LEGOs, you provide the imagination.

Dia de los Muertos Storytime

2:00pm - 3:30pm

Meeting Room B

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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library

Room: Meeting Room B

Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Families

Program Type: Spanish/En Español, Storytimes

Details:

Join talented storyteller Carrie Sue Avyar in a Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration with Mexican stories in Spanish and English followed by a craft! Space is limited.

Video Gaming and more!

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Teen Center

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Library Branch: Selby Library

Room: Teen Center

Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)

Program Type: Games

Details:

Drop in and play games on PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and Wii. Recommended for ages 11-18.

Special appearances:

September - Dash robot

October - Microscope slide-viewing

NaNoWriMo Kickoff Party!

2:00pm - 4:30pm

Conference Room

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Library Branch: Selby Library

Room: Conference Room

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Author Event, Book Discussions, Creation Station, Discussion Groups

Details:

Get ready for National Novel Writing Month! Meet fellow local writers, learn about NaNoWriMo, share tips, stories and strategies while enjoying snacks and drinks. Upstairs in the conference room.

Tabletop Gaming at the Library

2:00pm - 4:30pm

Conference Room

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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library

Room: Conference Room

Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Games

Details:

Free tabletop gaming event at the library.

Birth to Five: Words Alive!

3:00pm - 3:45pm

Kid's Zone

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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library

Room: Kid's Zone

Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families

Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Storytimes

Details:

Come and enjoy a fun, interactive storytime designed with young children's learning needs in mind!

Every Third Saturday @ 3:00pm !

International Observe the Moon Night

7:30pm - 9:30pm

Meeting Room

Registration Closed

Required

Registration Closed

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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages

Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Lectures, Special Events

Required

Seats Remaining: 96

Details:

Join the rest of the world to observe the moon on this special night!