Master Gardener Plant Clinic

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Green Living
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Want to learn more about Florida-Friendly gardens, composting, or citrus trees?  Need a plant or an insect identified?  On the first and the third Monday mornings of the month, from 10am to 12 pm, Gulf Gate Library hosts the Master Garde

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

10:15am - 11:00am
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Community Room
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Special Events
Details:

For mobile babies to 5 years old.

Expand Your Horizons with Qigong (Chi Kung)

10:15am - 11:15am
Adults
Meeting Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Healthy Living
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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Expand Your Horizons with Qigong (Chi Kung)

Qigong is an ancient mind body practice integrating slow, gentle movements with the breath and a relaxed state of mind to energize and balance the body to maintain and maximize

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play®

10:15am - 11:15am
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Program Room
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:

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

Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:

Join us for songs, rhymes, play, and of course great stories! Engage kids in visual literacy, language development, and social skills in a fun class presented by our Youth Services team.

Storytime

10:30am - 11:15am
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Youth Activity Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Storytimes
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Join us for storytime! Stories, rhymes, songs, and simple crafts for little ones with their special grownup.

Author Talk: Dr. George Eisen, "A Summer of Mass Murder: 1941 Rehearsal for the Hungarian Holocaust"

10:30am - 12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Author Event, Lectures, Off the Page Literary Celebration
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Local author, Dr. George Eisen will discuss his latest book and the chain of events that lead to the writing of this hitherto untold chapter of the Holocaust. 

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Community Room
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Special Events
Details:

For mobile babies to 5 years old.

North Port Library: Welcome to Our World®

12:30pm - 1:15pm
Babies (Birth to 1 year)
Veranda Room
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Veranda Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year)
Program Type: Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning, Healthy Living
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Bringing a baby into the world can fill our hearts with joy and love, and our minds with questions and wonder.

Socrates Cafe

12:30pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion Groups
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Mystery Lover's Book Club: "A Killing in the Hills" (Live)

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Registration Closed
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions, Discussion Groups, Off the Page Literary Celebration, Virtual
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
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Join us for our monthly book club that delves deep into mysteries! 

Teen Room

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
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.

Writing from the Bones: A Songwriting Workshop

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Meeting Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Program Type: Author Event, Lectures, Music in the Libraries, Off the Page Literary Celebration
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Seats Remaining: 62
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Writing from the Bones: A Songwriting Workshop

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

Last Stop@ North Port Library

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens (13 to 18 years)
Teen Room
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Games
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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.

Off the Page Teen Writing Workshop - How to Terrify: An Introduction to Horror Writing

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
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: Career Journeys, Clubs, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning
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Unleash your imagination!

Learn how to craft suspenseful plots, develop chilling settings, and create characters scary enough to haunt readers' nightmares. Brought to you by the Ringling College of Art and Design.

Club Art

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs
Details:

Club Art is a collaborative space to draw, paint, hang out, and be creative! Various art supplies will be provided. E.g., Graphite, charcoal, watercolor, oil pastels, paper, and more!

Ages 10-18 welcome

No registration required

Knit and Crocheting Group

4:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
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Learn to knit or crochet! All ages and skill levels welcome! It is recommended to bring your own yarn and needles. Instructor-supplied yarns remain with the instructor weekly until piece is completed.

Family Movie Night

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Youth
Storytime Room
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Movies
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Join us for a Family Movie Night!

We will be featuring Studio Ghibli movies for the rest of the year:

September: The Secret World of Arriety

October: Kiki's Delivery Service

November: Ponyo

SRQ Jazz Jam

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Music in the Libraries, Performances
Details:

A bi-monthly open mic jazz jam session for amateur jazz performers and listeners.

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

Doing Crime the Florida Man Way with Craig Pittman and Tamara Lush

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Meeting Room AB
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Off the Page Literary Celebration, Special Events
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Two Florida writers discuss how Florida and its history of kooky crimes have affected both crime-writing and the state's reputation.

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