Creation Station - Open Sewing Lab

10:00am - 12:00pm
Conference Room
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station
Details:

Use 1 of our 4 Brother sewing machines on Your Own Project. Must Know How to Sew. Machines available on first come first serve basis.

Master Gardener Plant Clinic

10:00am - 12:00pm
Program Room
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Green Living
Details:

Want to learn more about Florida-Friendly gardens, composting, or citrus trees? Need a plant or insect identified? Homeowners can receive research-based lawn, landscape and pest management help from the University of Florida.

Hooping for Preschoolers

10:15am - 11:00am
Meeting Room AB
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Special Events
Details:

Join Amy the Hoop Lady and enjoy Hooping for Preschoolers with music and hula hoops. Creativity in play and movement abounds in this class as preschoolers use their imagination, investigates circles, and play games.

Too Cool Tuesdays: Fun to Be Fit Kids

11:00am - 11:30am
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years)
Program Type: Games, Healthy Living
Details:

Sing, dance, and exercise with Adrianne Pezzella. Recommended for ages 1-6; babies love to bounce and watch too!

Off the Shelf Book Club - Venice

11:30am - 12:30pm
Community Room
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Discussion Groups
Details:

Join us for friendly discussion, book recommendations, and insight!

On March 15th we'll be discussing A bend in the Stars by Rachel Barenbaum

Cancelled

Let's Learn Lunch!

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Veranda Room
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Veranda Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Lifelong Learning

Tech Time Tuesdays @Venice Library

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Conference Room
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Required
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Instruction
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

Topic: Basic Functions of Androids & iPhones Want your technology questions answered?

African Inspired Printmaking with Judy Levine

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Learning Lab
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Learning Lab
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, One Book Sarasota
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Details:

Tweens and teens will learn about African design motifs. They will then create their own relief printing plate inspired by these motifs. Afterwards, they can use the plate to transfer their design to a cloth banner or note cards.

Ayuda Tecnológica con una Bibliotecaria

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Group Study Room
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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Group Study Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Spanish/En Español, Technology Instruction
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Details:

¿Quiere aprender más sobre...

correo electrónico

uso de computadoras

uso de dispositivos móviles

cómo descargar libros electrónicos

cómo adjuntar un documento o una foto

cómo usar MS Word, Excel,

Master Gardener Plant Clinic

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Juliano Room
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Juliano Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Green Living
Details:

Join Sarasota Extension Services Master Gardeners for questions pertaining to Florida-friendly gardening, composting, and identifying insects.

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

Tech Navigator

1:30pm - 5:00pm
Creation Station
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Technology Instruction, Virtual
Details:

Stumped by technology? Your technology questions can be answered through an in-person or distance appointment with one of our Tech Navigators. Tech Navigators are library staff members ready to assist you with technology skills.

How to Reduce Incarceration and Protect the Public

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Registration Closed
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Lectures
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Seats Remaining: 66
Details:

It is highly unlikely that crime will decline further in the United States anytime soon. If that is the case, can incarceration still be reduced? Should it?

OBOC- Drumming Circle

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Music in the Libraries, One Book Sarasota, Performances
Details:

Join the circle for guided audience drumming as you learn about traditional African music. 

Tickets available in the Children's Dept. one hour before the program. Limit 40.

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

Creation Station Workshop: Personalize a Mug with the Cricut

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Creation Station, Lifelong Learning, Technology Instruction
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

Each monthly session explores a different piece of Creation Station equipment. 

This month we will use the Cricut to personalize a mug! All supplies provided; limited to eight participants.

Movie Matinee

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Movies
Details:

Watch a movie on the big screen!

The current schedule is attached as a flyer and includes a brief description of these titles.

Sonny & Perley: The Great American Songbook, Jazz, Bossa Nova, and International Cabaret

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room AB
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music in the Libraries, Performances
Details:

 

Chef Warren Presents: Tasty Vegan Snacks

2:30pm - 4:30pm
Teen Center
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Teen Center
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Lifelong Learning, Special Events
Details:

Come to the Teen Center to sample delicious vegan snacks prepared by Chef Warren Caterson.

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

Cancelled

Selby Game Day

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Rotunda
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Rotunda
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Games
Details:

Join us for a fun and relaxing afternoon of board games and card games! We'll have board games and card games such as Yahtzee, Scrabble, Exploding Kittens, Clue, and much more to choose from.

Read with the Dogs! Session 1 (Jacaranda)

3:30pm - 4:00pm
Youth Activity Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Special Events, Storytimes
Details:

Calling all families with readers! Our dog friends from the Suncoast Humane Society are returning to the Jacaranda Library, and they want you to read to them!

Bad Movie Challenge

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Clubs, Games, Movies, Special Events
Details:

 

Get ready to endure the best of the worst that cinema has to offer in this wacky game show event!

 

Read with the Dogs! Session 2 (Jacaranda)

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Youth Activity Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Special Events, Storytimes
Details:

Calling all families with readers! Our dog friends from the Suncoast Humane Society are returning to the Jacaranda Library, and they want you to read to them!

Tinker Tuesday

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room II
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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Meeting Room II
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Lifelong Learning
Details:

A different project every week!

Ages 6+.

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

Escape Room

5:00pm - 5:45pm
Meeting Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Games, One Book Sarasota
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Details:

The 2022 selection for the One Book One Community is The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba.

During this event, participants will be arranged into groups of up to 4 people.

Escape Room

6:30pm - 7:15pm
Meeting Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Games, One Book Sarasota
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Details:

The 2022 selection for the One Book One Community is The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba.

During this event, participants will be arranged into groups of up to 4 people.