For people who want to improve their French speaking skills and enjoy reading French-language articles and discussing them. Come practice speaking the romantic language of French.

Tax Help.

Please note AARP volunteers at the library begin assisting the final client of the day 30 minutes to one hour before the last time listed.

Tax Help

Enjoy interacting with your child by participating in early literacy activities that include music and movement, books, crafts, and educational activities.

Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our drop-in FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) parenting education groups.

Learn to knit and crochet! All ages and skill levels welcome! Bring your own yarn and needles. Supplies provided for beginners.

Sign up to practice what you learned in Genealogy Basics, Parts 1 and 2, or to continue researching your family history using the library's Ancestry Library Edition and Heritage Quest databases and/or genealogy websites. 

Learn to speak common Spanish phrases in a fun, relaxed environment.  This 8 week course is designed for adult beginners who have little or no background in Spanish.  You will learn Spanish vocabulary for meeting other people and greetin

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.

Friendly informal book discussions, newcomers welcome!

Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our drop-in FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) parenting education groups.

Sarasota Opera Studio Artists.

Want to learn more about using a computer or your device?

Sign up for your 30 minute session with one of our librarians.

Sessions are set up for Wednesdays starting at 1:00 pm.

Call 941-861-1360 to sign up.

Socrates Café is a gathering where people from different backgrounds get together and exchange thoughtful ideas and experiences while embracing the central theme of Socratic teaching; the idea that we learn.

In this intro class, you will learn the fundamentals of sewing, 

from loading the machine to making a straight stitch.

Unfamiliar with your new phone? Here's a hint, if it's not an iPhone, it's an Android. Come learn the basics of setting up and operating smartphones running on Android-based operating systems.

Join the Yantorno's as they share their double adventure of swimming with the sharks and zip-lining in Costa Rica!   They will show a video presentation of swimming with hammerhead sharks and zip-lining through the Cloud Forest.  Sp

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AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free assistance for federal returns.

Teens in grades 6 through 12 are welcome to hang out, have snacks, play games, and more.

Drop in to get assistance with and ask questions about downloading library books to your computer and other devices, such as the Kindle, Nook, iPad, iPod, iPhone and Android phones and tablets.

Educator and vocalist Dick Smolens continues his multi-media lectures on the popular musicians, bands, and songs during the period stretching from the 1920s to the 1960s.

Learn math facts while adding up coins to win cool prizes.  Learn new ways to play Rock, Paper, Scissors.  Registration is required and limited to 15 children ages 5-11.

Explore a place you've never been and experience virtual reality with a HTC Vive from our Creation Station. Sign up for a slot at the youth desk starting at 3 p.m. the day of the program. Recommended for ages 8+.

Are you a Windows 10 user?  This class will provide a basic overview of Windows 10 and its use.  It will include a review of some of the most popular tools and apps that are included FREE with Windows such as Paint, File Explorer, Window

Chilldren, tweens, and teens will get the opportunity to learn how to play!

Monthly Board Meeting -- Public Welcome

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.

Celebrate reading and writing accomplishments with snacks and author readings. Participate in fun activities and learn about our program for young readers and writers. For ages 6 and up.

For ages 11-18.  Bring your friends and learn about different countries and cultures from around the world.  Each month we will feature a different country.

The Gulf Gate Teen Advisory Board is committed to creating a teen friendly library by suggesting materials to purchase for the library collection, planning and implementing teen programs, and serving as a voice for all teens in the Gulf Gate area.

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

For ages 4 and up.

Visit our open sewing lab to use the library's sewing machines to work on projects or practice your sewing skills. Our instructor is available for guidance and questions. Space and supplies are limited.

Find yourself through arts and crafts with new and old technology.

Create a unique wind catcher in a relaxing, no pressure group setting.