Financial Workshop: Medicare

10:00am - 11:15am
Community Room
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Lectures
Details:
This is the third of eight hour-long seminars to be given at Venice Library this season presented by experts from the nonprofit organization Foundation for Financial Education (F3E). Founded in 2009 as a result of an urgent need to eliminate fin...

Genealogical Society of Sarasota Program & Meeting.

10:00am - 12:00pm
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning, Genealogy, Lectures
Details:
This month: Margaret Kapustiak: How Can Historical Societies Help Your Family Searches?  An untapped resource for you: local, ethnic, public and private resource centers are easy to find on the internet.  Some have on-line resources...

AARP Income Tax Assistance

10:00am - 2:30pm
Meeting Room A
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Tax Help
Details:
Volunteers from the AARP Tax Aide Program will be available for free individual tax preparation and e-filing. Any age/income level welcome. Please bring a photo ID (required), and any other documents that apply. ...

Black History Month - Drop-In Giant "Guess Who?" Board Game

10:00am - 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)
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Games
Details:
Learn about important figures in history while playing a life-size version of the popular board game "Guess Who?" themed for Black History Month. Recommended for ages 5+. ...

ArtCart Celebrates Black History Month

10:00am - 4:45pm
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station
Details:
ArtCart celebrates Black History Month with black history hero magnets, Highwaymen and Basquiat mini paintings, African-inspired zentangle drawing and Gee's Bend paper quilts. Keep calm and create. Ask for the cart at the youth desk. ...

Spanish Storytime

10:30am - 11:15am
Program Room
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years)
Program Type: Spanish/En Español, Storytimes
Details:
For ages 3-11.  Bilingual stories, songs, and activities.  Learn new words and practice language skills.  Presented by library volunteer, Lourdes Fuller.  Everyone welcome! ...

Conversation Cafe

10:30am - 12:00pm
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning
Details:
Practice speaking English! Sponsored by the Literacy Council of Sarasota. Please call 941-955-0421 to register as an ESOL learner with the Literacy Council of Sarasota. ...

Middle School Service Club

11:00am - 12:00pm
Youth Activity Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Clubs, Volunteer Orientations & Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Details:
Are you in Grades 6-8 and need service hours for school? Club members should plan to attend the monthly meetings and assist with at least one additional program per month. A club agreement can be picked up at your first meeting.   Register...

Valentine Storytime

11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Special Events, Storytimes
Details:
Hear a Valentine's Day story, enjoy sweet treats, and make a craft celebrating the people you admire!  ...

AARP Tax Help

11:00am - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tax Help
Details:
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free assistance for federal returns. ...

AARP Tax Aide

12:30pm - 4:30pm
Creation Station
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Tax Help
Details:
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free assistance for federal returns. By appointment only. You must schedule your appointment in person at Elsie Quirk Library's front desk. ...

Drop In Craft

1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Age Group: Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Details:
Drop in Valentine's Day Crafts for children with their caregivers from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ...

LEGO Club

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Youth Activity Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Creation Station, Lifelong Learning
Details:
Bring your imagination to life with LEGO®! Come build machines, animals, architecture, monsters, and more every second Saturday of the month. LEGO pieces will be provided. For children ages 5-11. ...
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Scandinavian Club Meeting

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Location: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting
Social meeting ...

YouTube Stars

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Creation Station, Special Events, Technology Instruction, Volunteer Orientations & Programs
Details:
Interested in learning how to become YouTube Famous? Get advice on how to start your own channel in this workshop for tweens and teens! *Featuring a live Q&A with local vloggers including special video responses from the F2 Freestylers an...

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

Lunar New Year Celebration

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room B
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Families
Program Type: Special Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Details:
This is the year of the pig! Bring in the Lunar New Year with your Gulf Gate Library family! There will be a lion dance through the library and an opportunity to learn about Chinese culture with stories, crafts and traditional food. For fam...

D.I.Y. (Do-It-Yourself) Time: Chinese Patterned Pouch

2:00pm - 4:00pm
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 crafts from around the world!   Thursdays from 5-7:30 p.m. Feb. 7: Make Valentine cards that light up or explore traditional Italian card styles. Feb. 21: Paint the famous Russian matryoshka dolls that fit inside each other....

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

Pianist Eleonora Lvov: "Romanticism throughout the Ages"

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Lectures, Music in the Libraries
Details:
"Romanticism throughout the Ages Part 3: An Expression through Music, History, and Literature" a performance and discussion with Eleonora Lvov. Eleonora has achieved world-wide acclaim as a piano virtuoso and popular recording artist. A winner of man...