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.

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...

Preschool Yoga

10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room B
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Youth, Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Details:
Join certified instructor Sheila Blake for yoga poses with fun active storytelling and creative movement for preschoolers. Please bring your own mat. For ages 2-5. Space is limited and registration is required.  ...

Gentle Chair Yoga

10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Details:
Join us for a relaxing guided chair yoga session! *Registration required No mats needed, liability waivers required before each class. This series runs every Friday from February 2 to March 8. ...

One Book Author Ed Yong and "An Immense World"

10:30am - 12:30pm
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Event, Book Discussions, Book Sales, Lectures, Lifelong Learning, One Book Sarasota
Details:
This Author Event takes place in the Suncoast Technical College Conference Center, adjacent to the Shannon Staub Library.   No Registration Required. First come, first seated. Library doors open at 10 a.m., Program begins at 10:30 a.m....

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...

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.

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...

First Friday Film Series

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Details:
  On the first Friday afternoon of the month, watch a movie that is hosted by film professor Maryann Dahlen, who will invite the audience to discuss the movie after its showing. ...

Adult Crafternoon: Mandala Dot Art

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Learning Lab
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Learning Lab
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:
In this class you will learn the technique of making beautiful repetitive patterns arranged around a central point. Our instructor, Tess Craig of the Artful Giraffe, will walk you through the basics of Mandala painting and explore a variety of techni...
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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
Light & Optics: What is the nature of light? We’ll consider some aspects of light as a wave. Does light also exhibit particle behavior? Why did Michelson not believe in the predictions of his own experiments? How do eyeglasses work?...

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, Games, Lifelong Learning, Movies
Details:
Teens in grades 6 through 12 are welcome to hang out, play games, and more. ...

Swing Concert featuring "Friends of Dick Smolens"

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Cultural Life, Music in the Libraries
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:
Swing Concert featuring the "The Friends of Dick Smolens" Come enjoy an afternoon of music with the "Friends of Dick Smolens." We will be celebrating Dick's lifelong love of music featuring local musicians Jim Wellen on saxophone, Eddie Tobin...

Seminole Wars Tour of Florida

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: One Book Sarasota
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 56
Details:
Join authors John & Mary Lou Missall in an informative lecture on the Seminole Wars and some of the locations you can visit throughout Florida. Questions and answers to follow. ...

Last Stop Teen Hangout

3:00pm - 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: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, 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. Aft...

One Book Author Ed Yong and "An Immense World"

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Rotunda
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Rotunda
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Author Event, Book Discussions, Book Sales, Lectures, Lifelong Learning, One Book Sarasota
Details:
No Registration Required. First come, first seated. Doors open at 6, Program begins at 7 p.m. Books will be sold at the event, and Author book signing will take place after the presentation.   Sarasota County Libraries and Historical...