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.

Do you want to improve your golf game? Join Mrs. Bee from Bumble Bee Yoga for a 1-hour yoga session to help build the strength and stability you need to play your best round. Mrs.

In this class, participants will learn how to create, edit, and share documents using Google Docs®, a free word processing program.

A storytime for preschool aged children that is filled with opportunities to wiggle our wobbles away! Join a library staff member and fellow storytime friends for stories, rhymes, and other fun activities!

Get simple strategies for eating healthy and learn how to make delicious, healthy food!  You get to eat what you make and take home a bag of groceries.

Registration required. 

Get assistance from experienced and knowledgeable volunteers

Bring your questions

The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County, Health in Motion staff will be on-site to provide no-cost health screenings and referrals for general health and wellness.

Do you find holiday cooking stressful? Join Chef Warren as he teaches us how to enjoy the holidays without spending all our time in the kitchen.

Relax and enjoy the holiday season with an acrylic painting session using cookie cutters.

Learn how to create pottery from scratch! In this class, our instructor will walk you through the basics of hand building techniques and know how. Learn how to create 3 different ornaments with pottery!

Dr. Sam Pizzi will talk about the history of dream interpretation, how you can remember your dreams and what they may be telling you. 

Volunteering for Victory: The World War II Homefront in Sarasota County

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One of our most requested crafts returns! Handmade soap makes a great gift, so join us for soapmaking, holiday edition. We will use glycerin soap base to create beautiful soaps with nice wintery scents.

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

Drop by the teen room and watch this week's requested movie. Add more wishlist movies to our clipboard request page in the teen room!

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

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.

Need a place to get some homework done, write that paper, or work on that group project? Come over to Elsie Quirk Library to study and listen to some tunes while you get your homework done!

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Meet therapy dogs and their owners.  Enjoy the benefits of spending time with therapy pets!

A different project every week!

Ages 6+.

Watch anime and discuss your favorite characters. Explore anime-inspired, Asian snacks and crafts. Ages 9-18 are welcome!

Stop in and make your very own fuse bead creation. Great for gifts, decorations, and lots of fun! For ages 5-12 - direct adult supervision is required.

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Join us for the monthly Creation Station PM Craft Workshop. Each month, attendees will create an item themed for the month. Advance registration is required due to limited seats. This is a Friends of the Gulf Gate Library sponsored event.

Forrest McCurren is a singer-songwriter from Missouri who has toured from Indianapolis to Tulsa as part of a guitar and fiddle duo sharing his music with smiling audiences.