Gulf Gate French Conversation Group

10:00am - 12:00pm
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 French speaking skills and enjoy reading French-language articles and discussing them. Come practice speaking the romantic language of French. Everyone is welcome to participate in this weekly group so you can pra...

Storytime

10:15am - 11:00am
Storytime Room
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years)
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:
Enjoy interacting with your child by participating in early literacy activities that include music and movement, books, crafts, and educational activities. ...

Forty Carrots- Partners in Play

10:15am - 11:15am
Youth Activity Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
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...

Partners in Play

10:15am - 11:15am
Story Time Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Lifelong Learning, Games, 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...

Knit and Crocheting Group

10:15am - 12:00pm
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
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Learn to knit and crochet! All ages and skill levels welcome! Bring your own yarn and needles. Supplies provided for beginners. ...

Adult Coloring Lounge

10:30am - 12:00pm
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Details:
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. ...

Socrates Café

10:30am - 12:00pm
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning
Details:
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 listen ...

Open Lab in the Creation Station

10:30am - 1:30pm
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, Seniors, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Technology Instruction
Details:
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. ...

Baby Time: Rhyme and Sign!

11:00am - 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)
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Storytimes
Details:
Engage babies newborn to 18 months with movement to music, singing, rhymes and basic sign language to enhance social interaction and language development. Playtime follows.   ...

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

Baby Time: Welcome to Our World

11:45am - 12:45pm
Story Time Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Families
Program Type: Discussion Groups, Special Events, Storytimes
Details:
Bringing a baby into the world can fill our hearts with joy and love, and our minds with questions and wonder. Join other families navigating the newborn phase in a supportive, fun, and informative class with our Parenting Educators. Explore topics t...

Forty Carrots- Partners in Play

11:45am - 12:45pm
Youth Activity Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
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...

Chair Yoga with Didi

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room B
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Healthy Living
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:
Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga that can improve flexibility, decrease stress, and reduce joint strain. Please join trained yoga instructor Deirdre McKay to practice seated yoga poses and asana, breath work, and some standing postures and move...

Book - a - Tech Librarian

1:00pm - 2:30pm
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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Instruction
Details:
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. ...

Basic Intro to Photo Scanning

1:00pm - 2:45pm
Creation Station
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Creation Station, Technology Instruction
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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. If you would like to independently use our equipment scan your own photos, please contact Br...

Introduction to Sewing

2:00pm - 3:30pm
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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Literacy

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Outreach
Details:
literacy ...

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...

See the Cricut in Action

2:30pm - 4:30pm
Creation Station
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Lifelong Learning
Details:
Drop in and learn what the Cricut Maker is and how it works.  ...

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. ...

OverDrive and cloudLibrary Help Desk

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Learning Lab
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Learning Lab
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Discussion Groups, Technology Instruction
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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. Please check in at the Reference Desk when you arrive...

Youth Chess 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), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families
Program Type: Clubs, Lifelong Learning, Games
Details:
Join us for an afternoon of strategy, friends and fun! Recommended for ages 8+. All skill levels welcome! ...

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Board Game Time

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Youth Program Room
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Games
Details:
Come join other 11-17-year-olds for an afternoon of competitive card games and board games: Sushi Go, Coup, Dutch Blitz and Love Letter just to name a few! ...

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

Read With The Dogs

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room B
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Program Type: Special Events
Details:
Children are invited to read with certified pet therapy dogs.  This program encourages conversation and develops reading and communication skills. The dogs love the attention and the kids love the interactions. This program is for reading c...

Getting the Most Out of Google and Its Apps for Medium to Advanced Users

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Learning Lab
Registration Closed
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Learning Lab
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning, Technology Instruction
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Details:
Join us to learn about and practice using all the cool things a Google/Gmail account allows you to do. This class is aimed at the Medium to Advanced User. It's also primarily for those with Android devices or Windows 10 computers. Bring your ...

Lego Club

5:30pm - 7:00pm
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Program Type: Games
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Work on your own creations or build as a team. We provide the LEGOs, you provide the imagination. For ages 4 and up. ...

Tween WoodWorking Wednesdays

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Teen Zone
Registration Closed
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Lifelong Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Details:
Do have an interest in wood working? Like making things with your hands? Join other tweens for our monthly wood working workshops. Each month tweens will be creating and painting wood crafts to take home. Basic blueprint reading and simple constructi...

Grant Workshop for Structural Modifications

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
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Will review structural and non-structural activities to reduce flood loss as well as a review of any current or potential Federal or State Grant opportunities available at this time. Sessions led by Sarasota County Desiree (Des) Companion, Commun...

Tai Chi for Me

6:00pm - 7:15pm
Juliano Room
Registration Closed
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Juliano Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Healthy Living
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:
Improve your posture, balance, focus and general well-being with tai chi.  This class offers instruction on a simplified Yang style short form, for adults of all abilities.   Instructor Cathay Keough has over 7 years of tai chi trai...

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

LEGO Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Program Room
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs
Details:
Work on your own creations or build as a team. We provide the LEGOs, you provide the imagination. ...