Come and socialize with fellow knitting, crocheting and sewing enthusiasts! All levels welcome. Bring your current project to work on.

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.

Join us for a fun DANCE PARTY! 

For babies 0-4, this event will include fun lights, energetic music, and a good time! No strobe lights will be used. Wear your brightest colors and dancing shoes.

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.

Prepare early, plan ahead!

Hurricane season is June 1-Nov. 30.

Come meet your Sarasota County Emergency Management team and learn how to get ready BEFORE disaster strikes.

For ages 2-5. Join us for story time filled with a variety of early literacy activities that include music, stories, movement, crafts and school readiness. 

Shana Banana and her dog puppets explore all the ways color lights up our lives, not just in physical hues but in moods, music, and human and ecological diversity.

Join us for a fun DANCE PARTY! 

For kids 5 and up, this event will include fun lights, energetic music, and a good time! No strobe lights will be used. Wear your brightest colors and dancing shoes.

In the early 20th century, French born Henri Matisse (1869-1954) and Spanish born Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) became leading figures in the visual arts.

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.

Free lunches for anyone up to age 18 will be served in the Juliano room on weekdays from 12-1pm.  

Previously listed as "Dungeons & Dragons 101: Core Mechanics"

Tweens and Teens must solve clues and race against the clock to escape the curse of the haunted painting.

Ages 12-18.

Explore the trending art of gelli printing to create some surprising and intriguing works of art!

Come and socialize with fellow knitting, crocheting and sewing enthusiasts! All levels welcome. Bring your current project to work on.

Get assistance from experienced and knowledgeable volunteers

Bring your questions

Bring your projects, patterns, and questions to Elsie Quirk Library and join the Quirky Knitters for an afternoon of knitting and crochet.  All skill levels welcome.  Registration is not required, so come on in to knit and chat!

Sarasota County Extension Services Master Gardeners are here to help folks identify plants, flowers, etc. as well as care for them.

Get expert advice on your landscaping needs.

Florida Robotics will be bringing a life-sized talking robot to interact with kids and families as they complete a robot themed craft in Shannon Staub's meeting room.

Improve your Spanish by joining the group.

For teens and adults.

Create a wall hanging yarn piece using a mixture of macramé techniques, braiding, beadwork, and more!

Have you ever seen a decal out in the wild, maybe on a water bottle, that made you smile? Has the next step ever been to wince when you look up how expensive that decal is? This library program is for you!

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. 

A magician's worst nightmare! Magic secrets will be revealed and you will understand the role science plays in the world of magic with the help of Mad Science of Greater Tampa Bay.

Learn the basic stitches of embroidery with local artist Elizabeth Goodwill, design your own pattern or start an embroidery journal.  For children and tweens (age 5 and above). Space is limited.

Join us the second and fourth Thursdays of the month, June through August, for afternoons full of fun, friends, and LEGO®! We provide the LEGO® bricks, you bring the imagination. 

Join professional artist, Kat Sjogren to learn about the trending art of gelli printing. Experiment with this unique technique to make a work of art that will surprise and enchant you.

Join other teens at our monthly Teen Advisory Board Meeting. The Board will discuss topics related to teen library services, teen programs and the teen collections. Attendees will receive community service credit for their time at the meeting.