This event is in the "Youth" group.
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Cancelled

Woodmere Park Field Trip

10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, Lectures, Outreach
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Life After Downton Abbey

10:00am - 1:00pm
Juliano Room
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Juliano Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Discussion Groups, Movies
Details:
Enjoy a cup of tea while discussing British movies and television series with a very welcoming group. ...

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

This event is in the "Babies (Birth to 1 year)" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers (1 to 3 years)" group.
This event is in the "Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)" group.
Cancelled

Forty Carrots Partners in Play

10:15am - 11:15am
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)
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:
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...
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Crypto Currency Club

10:15am - 12:15pm
Program Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Location: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Program Room
Purpose of Meeting
Information about Crypto Currency. ...
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This event is in the "Children (5 to 9 years)" group.
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Homeschool Lab in the Creation Station: Mandala Magnets

10:30am - 12:00pm
Creation Station
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Youth, Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Lifelong Learning, Technology Instruction
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:
Design beautiful mandalas of your own or use premade patterns that you may color. Then use the button maker to turn your design into a high quality magnet that will last for years to come! Recommended for ages 5 and up. Ages 5 -12 must be acc...

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

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"Once Upon a Time in Florida" Book Tour, Panel Four

10:30am - 1:00pm
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Event, Book Discussions, Book Sales, Special Events
Details:
Join Florida Humanities and the Selby Library to celebrate the release of Once Upon a Time in Florida: Stories of Life in the Land of Promises. The new book marks Florida Humanities' 50th anniversary with a collection of 5...
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This event is in the "Seniors" group.

AARP Tax Assistance

10:30am - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Tax Help
Details:
AARP is providing free tax preparation at the Shannon Staub Library again this year. The tax returns will be prepared by IRS-certified tax counselors. The AARP Tax-Aide Tax Preparation Program will begin on Friday February 2, 2024.  Tax prepa...
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Fun Fridays: Learn and Play

11:00am - 11:30am
Youth Program Room
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years)
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:
A variety of fun learning activities and stories geared for toddlers. All ages are welcome as needed.  ...

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

This event is in the "All Ages" group.
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Green Living, Lectures, Lifelong Learning, Special Events
Details:
Meet members of our local Florida wildlife during this presentation from the Peace River Wildlife Center! Learn all about what makes these amazing creatures unique, and about how they live in the wild. Sponsored by the Friends of Elsie Quirk Libra...
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This event is in the "Toddlers (1 to 3 years)" group.
This event is in the "Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)" group.
Cancelled

Forty Carrots Partners in Play

12:00pm - 1:00pm
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)
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:
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...
This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

One Book Bee Program

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Teen Center
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Teen Center
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Program Type: Green Living, Lectures, Lifelong Learning, One Book Sarasota
Details:
Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ for the Bees of Sarasota Learn about key native and nonnative bee species in Florida and the plants they favor as pollinators. Then learn about how Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ can help you save the bees.  ...

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

This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group.
This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group.

Secrets at the Library: A Who-Done-It Mystery

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Cultural Life, Discussion Groups, Games, History & Culture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Details:
Step into the thrilling world of intrigue with an exciting Who-Done-It Mystery! In this program, teens will have the opportunity to step into the shoes of detectives and work collaboratively to solve a captivating mystery. Participants will be cha...
This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Genealogy for Beginners

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Genealogy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:
Learn how to research and document your ancestors using online genealogical resources. No prior research experience is necessary. We will begin with you and your immediate family. Having names and locations, along with birth, marriage and death...
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Science Matters

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Youth Activity Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Location: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Purpose of Meeting
Epstein-Barr Virus: After an overview of viruses in general, we’ll focus on a virus that, though common, seems related to a number of very different diseases, including infectious mononucleosis and Burkitt lymphoma....
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This event is in the "Seniors" group.
Cancelled

Venice Heritage History@ the Library - CANCELLED

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Community Room
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lectures, Lifelong Learning, Movies
Details:
Buildings We Have Lost in Venice, Florida DVD presentation by Gary Youngberg. An entire block of buildings constructed during the development of Venice by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers was demolished in the name of progress. ...