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Baby Time: Pirates

10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Families
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:
Early literacy begins at birth. Bond with your baby through stories, songs, parachute time and peek-a-boo scarf songs. For ages 0-2 years old. ...

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Yak and Yarn

10:00am - 11:30am
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Discussion Groups
Details:
Come and socialize with fellow knitting, crocheting and sewing enthusiasts! All levels welcome. Bring your current project to work on. ...
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E-Help with Bob

10:00am - 12:00pm
Creation Station
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Instruction
Details:
   Ask Bob, our local Windows expert, any questions about your PC or Laptop. ...
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Master Gardener plant Clinic

10:00am - 12:00pm
Study Room C
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Study Room C
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Green Living
Details:
Master Gardener Plant Clinic: Have experienced and trained gardeners answer your botanical questions from every first and third Thursday morning in study room C.  ...
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Partners in Play®

10:15am - 11:15am
Meeting Room B
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Families
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:
Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our drop-in FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) parenting education groups. Meet our Friendly Parenting Educators and discover how Forty Carrots can help you enhance your parenting skills even more. H...
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Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
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)
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Storytimes
Details:
For infants to five years, attending with caregiver. The storytime includes simple stories, nursery rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and crafts. Space is limited to 80 people. Free tickets are available at the youth desk beginning at 10 a.m. the morning o...
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Toddler Time: Pirates

10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Families
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:
Featuring great stories, singing, dancing, and movement activities young children learn valuable skills and enjoy being with other children. For ages 2-4. ...

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Family Story Time

10:30am - 11:15am
Program Room
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:
Interact and participate with your child in a variety of early literacy activities that include music, stories, movement, crafts and school readiness.  For children ages 0-5.  ...
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Fun to be Fit Kids

10:30am - 11:30am
Veranda Room
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Veranda Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Healthy Living, Special Events
Details:

Fun To Be Fit Kids is a music and movement program for children and their caregivers to attend together. Classes are designed for children and their caregiver(s) to send quality time together singing, dancing, getting some exercise and having fun!

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Let's Get Crafty

10:30am - 12:00pm
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:
Celebrate Library Card Sign up Month by embellishing a library tote bag. We will be using the Cricut! ...
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Literacy Council of Sarasota - ESOL Class

10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room II
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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Meeting Room II
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
Details:
The Literacy Council of Sarasota English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Class  - Registration required through The Literacy Council of Sarasota 941.955.0421 ...
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Summer Book Discussion

10:30am - 12:00pm
Creation Station
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions
Details:
Join Alyssa Scanlon as she leads the discussion of the book "The Stars Are Fire" by Anita Shreve.  When her volunteer firefighter husband goes missing during Maine's Great Fires of 1947, a pregnant Grace Holland finds her life irrevocably change...
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Good Samaritan Pharmacy

10:30am - 1:30pm
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Healthy Living
Details:
Prescription Medication & Health Care Assistance for those that are uninsured and qualify financially. ...
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Sewing Lab

10:30am - 1:30pm
Creation Station
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station
Details:
Join American Sewing Guild teacher Kathy for an afternoon of machine sewing, sharing and creativity. Drop in with your works-in-progress or use our fabric stash and sewing books to start something new. Meet fellow sewers, get tips and answers from Ka...
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Forty Carrots Partners in Play

10:45am - 11:45am
Youth Program Room
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
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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Story Time: Pirates

11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:
Join us for a fun-filled morning of reading, songs, dancing, learning kindergarten readiness skills and craft activities. For ages 4-6. ...

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Forty Carrots Partners in Play

11:45am - 12:45pm
Youth Program Room
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
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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Partners in Play®

11:45am - 12:45pm
Meeting Room B
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Families
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:
Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our drop-in FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) parenting education groups. Meet our Friendly Parenting Educators and discover how Forty Carrots can help you enhance your parenting skills even more. H...
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This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Open Lab in the Creation Station

12:00pm - 8:00pm
Creation Station
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Technology Instruction
Details:
Come build, experiment, and create with our 3D printer, laser cutter, sewing machines, and more. Bring your own projects for development, prototyping, and production, or start something new working hands-on with our Creation Station equipment. A libr...
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Cancelled - Book Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room II
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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Meeting Room II
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions, Clubs
Details:
Join us as we discuss the 2019 One Book, "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann.  ...
This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
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Technology Help with Library Lifesavers

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Instruction
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:
Learn how to use your device or get basic computer assistance. One-on-one technology assistance moves you to confidence when accessing electronic resources! ...

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What Do All the Labels Mean?

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Juliano Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Juliano Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Green Living
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 35
Details:
Join Sarasota County's UF Agriculture Extension Agent for an hour of delving into the details about certifications and claims on produce, meat and dairy. Learn what food labels such as natural, free range, certified organic, and locally grown actuall...
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Master Gardener Plant Clinic

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Green Living
Details:
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. ...
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.

Tech Help with Library Lifesavers

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Instruction
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:
Learn how to use your device or get basic computer assistance. One-on-one technology assistance moves you to confidence when accessing electronic resources!  ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Apple Discussion Group

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Creation Station
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Discussion Groups, Technology Instruction
Details:
Loose lecture-oriented discussion group for people who are relatively familiar with their Apple devices. Make the most out of your iPhones and iPads! ...
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This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Crafty Things: Fairy Houses

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Details:
Bring your imagination to the land of fairies! Use materials from nature to construct a fairy house of your very own. Recommended for adults. ...
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Gulf Gate Spanish Conversation Group

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room A
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion Groups
Details:
For people who want to improve their Spanish speaking skills. Come practice your pronunciation and oral understanding through conversation and instruction of this romantic language. Everyone is welcome. ...
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Learning Lab
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Discussion Groups, Technology Instruction
Details:
As of 10:30 a.m. the Help Desk on Thursday, 9/19/19, is cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience. ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Thursday Movies

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lectures, Movies
Details:
Are you a movie buff? Interested in watching critically acclaimed films and learning a little bit about the movie industry as well? Every Thursday will include a famous movie ranging from Hollywood's past or around the world and a brief introductory ...
This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group.
This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group.

After School Excitement

2:30pm - 4:30pm
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Creation Station, Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning, Games, Movies, Special Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Details:
Come create, play, or just relax at the library after school.  Our Teen Room is open from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. when school is in session for registered teens and tweens in grades 6 - 12.  Participants have access to our board and video gam...
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Teen Room

2:30pm - 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: Clubs
Details:
Teens in grades 6 through 12 are welcome to hang out, play games, and more. ...
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Technology Help with Library Lifesavers

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Instruction
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Details:
Learn how to use your device or get basic computer assistance. One-on-one technology assistance moves you to confidence when accessing electronic resources. ...
This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group.
This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group.

Teen Board Games

3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Games
Details:
Come to the teen room and choose from a variety of board games like Apples to Apples, Balderdash, Uno, Scattergories, Scrabble and more. ...
This event is in the "Children (5 to 9 years)" group.
This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group.

Family Game Night

3:00pm - 7:00pm
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Program Type: Games
Details:
Join us for our weekly board game night!  Choose from our collection or bring one of your own! ...
This event is in the "Children (5 to 9 years)" group.

Crazy 8s Math Club

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room II
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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Meeting Room II
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years)
Program Type: Clubs, Lifelong Learning
Details:
Join Bedtime Math’s Crazy 8s, where you’ll build stuff, move around, make music, make a mess… it’s a totally new kind of math club. Recommended for ages 6+. ...
This event is in the "Children (5 to 9 years)" group.
This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group.
This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group.
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Growing Young Readers and Writers

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Lifelong Learning, Green Living, Storytimes
Details:
A club full of fun reading, writing, and gardening adventures, with nature providing prompts for our exercises. For ages 6 and up. ...

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This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group.
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Teen Tech Time 2019

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Creation Station
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Creation Station, Lifelong Learning, Games, Technology Instruction
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Details:
Focus on a different technology each month. Learn skills for coding, 3D design, robotics and more! Grades 6-12. Registration recommended as supplies are limited.   August - December 2019 (topics to be determined) August 15 - Ozobo...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Technology Rescue

4:00pm - 8:00pm
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Instruction
Details:
Having trouble with your device? Need help syncing your eBooks? Come see Luis, our in-house tech expert! See the Reference Desk for more information. (Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are preferred. Call 941-861-1744 to make an appointment n...
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Redistricting Open House

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Location: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting
Community input meeting. ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Book Club

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room II
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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Meeting Room II
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions, Clubs
Details:
Join us as we discuss the 2019 One Book, "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann. ...
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This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group.
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This event is in the "Seniors" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.

D.I.Y. (Do-it-Yourself) Time: Paper Quilling

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Program Room
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Lifelong Learning
Details:
Drop in for arts and crafts that the whole family can enjoy. Most projects take about 30-60 minutes to complete. Materials are provided on a first come, first served basis. Recommended for ages 6-106; children under 8 may require assistance from a...

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VPL Thursday Evening Films

5:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Details:
Enjoy a wide range of movies from the classics to the recently released. Short intro precedes film. In "Lost in America" Albert Brooks and Julie Hagerty play a couple who liquidate their assets and leave the West Coast in a Wi...
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Introduction to Sewing

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Creation Station
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Technology Instruction
Details:
In this intro class, you will learn the fundamentals of sewing,  from loading the machine to making a straight stitch.  Our instructor ...

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