For people who want to improve their French speaking skills and enjoy reading French-language articles and discussing them. Come practice speaking the romantic language of French.

Keep calm and create. Current self-directed projects include: embroidery and friendship bracelets, beads, origami, mini artworks, crochet and color pencils.  Ask for the cart at the youth desk.

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

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.

Get into the adult coloring craze ! Join us for a fun and unique way to unwind, reduce stress, and express your creativity at the Shannon Staub Library. All supplies will be provided. Artistic talent is not required. Refreshments are included.

This computer class will focus on using the Internet. The instructor will demonstrate how to go to a specific webpage and how to do a search. 

Socrates Café are gatherings around the world where people from different backgrounds get together and exchange thoughtful ideas and experiences while embracing the central theme of the Socratic method: that we learn more when we respectfully list

Come use our Adobe/ Mac software and sewing machines on your own personal projects. Time slots are filled on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Come join us for this FREE seminar sponsored by SCORE Manasota, Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources, and Sarasota County Economic Development.

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

Join us for our Double Feature Movie Showing of Mamma Mia! and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. You must register for each movie individually. 

Want to learn more about using a computer or your device?

Sign up for your 30 minute session with one of our librarians.

Sessions are set up for Wednesdays starting at 1:00 pm.

Call 941-861-1360 to sign up.

Everyone has stories that shaped their lives. Writing down events, memories, conversations, news, or anything you want, will help you remember the good, strengthen your memory, and teach you more about yourself.

Learn how to digitize 35mm, mounted slides, and 6x22 cm medium-format film. This program is a tutorial for the basic scanning and image editing process only.

Did you know that 20-30 minutes of LAUGHTER exercises can energize you for days after?

A Sarasota Music Archive presentation.

Learn the fundamentals of sewing, from threading the machine to finishing touches. Make and take an item sewn by you!

Drop in to get assistance with and ask questions about downloading library books to your computer and other devices, such as the Kindle, Nook, iPad, iPod, iPhone and Android phones and tablets.

Join us for our Double Feature Movie Showing of Mamma Mia! and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. You must register for each movie individually. 

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

Join us for an afternoon of strategy, friends and fun! Recommended for ages 8+. All skill levels welcome!

A club for kids who love reading, writing, and nature! Weekly sessions using nature as inspiration.

For ages 7 and up.

This series of programs has been cancelled. 

No further information is available.

Tweens are invited to watch a movie in the Teen Center.

You made it! Celebrate the close of National Novel Writing Month with us! Join your fellow writers and reward yourself for a job well done. 

Learn how to positively train your dog!  Bess Walmsley, a Certified Suncoast Humane Society Obedience Instructor, will teach you how to teach your dog.  Walmsley only uses positive reinforcement to strengthen training goals and reduce yo

Pioneer Days Meeting.

Work on your own creations or build as a team. We provide the LEGOs, you provide the imagination.