Baby Rhyme & Sign

10:15am - 11:00am
Meeting Room B
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years)
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:
Learn sign language using books, rhymes, and songs followed by a special play time.  Registration is not required. Attendance is first come, first serve as room capacity is limited. Please see youth staff the morning of the program. ...

40 Carrots Partners in Play

10:15am - 11:15am
Veranda Room
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Veranda Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Lifelong Learning

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. Space is limited, pick up a ticket at the Youth Desk the day of the event.

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

10:15am - 11:15am
Meeting Room II
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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Meeting Room II
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Storytimes
Details:
For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand. Space is lim...

Lego Club

10:30am - 11:30am
Story Time Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families
Program Type: Clubs
Details:
CALLING ALL BUILDERS!   Let your imagination run wild with other Lego fans using our massive collection of bricks and accessories. ...

Soapmaking with Zest!

10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Lifelong Learning, Special Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Details:
Learn how to make soap from scratch using essential oils and dried flowers. We will have plenty of citrus scents on hand to choose from. Registration is required and limited to 25 participants. Sponsored by the Friends of Elsie Quirk Library. ...

Too Cool Tuesdays: Stories and Friends

11:00am - 11:30am
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years)
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
Details:
Stories, activities, and socialization to prepare for school! Recommended for ages 3-5; all ages welcome in the room. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Come to the youth desk 30 minutes before the program for a ti...

Genealogy Assistance

11:00am - 1:00pm
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Genealogy

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Veranda Room
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Veranda Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Special Events
Details:
For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand. Space is limited...

Open Lab in the Creation Station

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Creation Station
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station
Details:
Come explore the different options in our Open Lab using self-guided time in the Creation Station. Available equipment includes Cricut Air Explore 2, 3D printing, sewing machines, button makers and more. Bring your own projects for development, ...

ATcuB

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
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Spanish/En Español, Technology Instruction

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. Homeowners can receive research-based lawn, landscape and pest management help from the University of Flori...

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

Power Couples in Art & Culture: John Pierpont Morgan & Belle da Costa Greene

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Community Room
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Lectures, One Book Sarasota
Details:
Join art historian and lecturer, Baila Miller, as she describes the lives of John Pierpont Morgan and Belle da Costa Greene during The Gilded Age (1870-1900). They understood that economically, the United States was growing by leaps and bounds, howev...

What's it Worth? with Mike Ivankovich

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room AB
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Lectures
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:
  Mike will explain how today's "value" is determined…and then reveal what your personal treasures are really worth today.  Audience members are invited to bring one item for Mike to appraise. Registration is required to have an item ...

Teen Room

2:00pm - 4:30pm
Dr. Edward James II Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Dr. Edward James II Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Lifelong Learning, Games, Movies
Details:
Teens in grades 6 through 12 are welcome to hang out, play games, and more. ...

LAST Stop @ North Port Library (Teen Hang Out)

2:30pm - 4:30pm
Teen Room
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Clubs, Lifelong Learning, Games
Details:
LAST Stop is a drop-in program designed for teens in 6th through 12th grade to participate in fun activities, talk with friends, have snacks, and play games. The program is open to any teen who agrees to follow the Teen Room Code of Conduct. After fi...

Lego Club

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Activity Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Creation Station, Lifelong Learning, Special Events
Details:
Bring your imagination to life with LEGO®! Come build machines, animals, architecture, monsters, and more on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Every session will have a fun theme and LEGO pieces will be provided. For children ages 5-11. ...

Author Talk with Barry Latzer, JD, PhD

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Author Event, Lifelong Learning
Details:
Nationally-known criminologist Barry Latzer speaks on "The Progressive Case for Ankle Bracelets." It sounds contradictory, but with technology it is possible to reduce both crime and incarceration at the same time! Latzer shows ho...

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Read with the Dogs

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
Details:
Drop in during this one-hour session to meet certified pet therapy dogs from Suncoast Humane Society and their parents. Children are encouraged to read to the dogs to build communication and literacy skills in a fun, pressure-free way, but all are we...

Meet the Pups!

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Healthy Living
Details:
Meet therapy dogs and their owners.  Enjoy the benefits of spending time with therapy pets! ...

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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+. ...

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Video Gaming

4:00pm - 6:00pm
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:
Teens and tweens can play video games with Wii, Switch and Playstation consoles. ...

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Family Game Night

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Program Type: Games
Details:
Join us for Family Game Night in the Storytime Room on Tuesdays from 5 - 7. Various board games/tabletop games will be available. ...

Cine Selby

5:00pm - 7:30pm
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Details:
Enjoy some award winning international films with English subtitles. This month we will be showing "Carmen Jones" (1954), directed by Otto Preminger. ...

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Life and Legacy of Jackie Robinson

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Dr. Edward James II Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Dr. Edward James II Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Special Events
Details:
Come celebrate the early 76th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson's first baseball game with the Brooklyn Dodgers! Join Barry Zamoff, The Director of Community Relations for the Jackie Robinson Project, to learn about Jackie Robinson’s many ambitions. ...

Lego Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Story Time Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs
Details:
CALLING ALL BUILDERS!   Let your imagination run wild with other Lego fans using our massive collection of bricks and accessories. ...