Event List

Get ready for an epic showdown! Join us for our Teen Super Smash Bros.™ Tournament, where teens can showcase their gaming skills on the Nintendo Switch™.

Jam and learn in the Teen Center with your teen teacher, Anni Szantosi, and her numerous instruments! This club is for tween and teen music lovers who want to learn to play an instrument or find people who enjoy music. 

Meet other coders in the Teen Center and work on your coding project. Share with others and troubleshoot as a team. Led by Levi Szantosi whose top picks are Python, Scratch, and Unreal Engine.

Calling all young book wyrms! Come join the book dragons, where we dive into the latest and greatest YA novels, classics, and everything in between.

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Experience an exciting evening of opera’s most daring, high-wire arias showcasing spectacular virtuosity and thrilling high notes, classic musical theatre pieces, and jazz favorites.

Drop in during this hour to draw your very own button badges at the library using our button maker! For ages 10-18.

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.

If you like writing your own pieces or would like to grow your creativity, come join us for our Teen Writers Club!  Enhance your writing skills, participate in free-writing exercises and get feedback on written work.

Join us and learn how to sew an Easy Hanging Towel. All Materials will be provided. 

Registration Is Required. Must know how to sew.  Ages 13 and up.

Let your inner star shine at Karaoke Night!
Join us at the North Port Library every fourth Tuesday of the month for a fun-filled evening of music and self-expression.

Tonight’s theme: Hits of the 70's!

Join us for a demonstration of Pysanky - Ukrainian Easter Egg Decorating!

Learn more about this art, where intricate designs are made with a combination of beeswax and dyes.

The Health in Motion Bus offers free and low-cost public health services. A registered nurse is available at all visits. Individuals who need follow-up medical care are referred to a primary health care provider. No appointment needed.

From Palmetto to Plate: The History of Swamp Cabbage

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Unwind and get fit with this beginner-friendly guided yoga class for teens and tweens! Join us for an hour-long lesson and learn basic yoga and breathing exercises that can be used in your everyday life. Registration required.

Be inspired! Artists of all ages can join in a series of fun, interactive art classes with the Ringling Art Museum.

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

Join us for coffee, crosswords, coloring and participate in book related activities to discover a new favorite book to read!

Bring your projects, patterns, and questions to Elsie Quirk Library and join the Quirky Knitters for an afternoon of knitting and crochet.  All skill levels welcome.  Registration is not required, so come on in to knit and chat!

Do you wanna be the very best? Like no one ever was? 

Enjoy an open workshop for upcoming artists interested in 2D art and drawing. There will be a brief warm up and lesson for approximately 15 minutes, followed by open drawing time to work on a portfolio or simply draw for fun!

Be inspired! Artists of all ages can join in a series of fun, interactive art classes with the Ringling Art Museum.

Join other teens at our monthly Teen Advisory Board Meeting. The Board will discuss topics related to teen library services, teen programs and the teen collections. Attendees will receive community service credit for their time at the meeting.

Join us for an unforgettable art class that uses hands-on techniques alongside art history, while fostering self-expression, innovation and creativity. Try out a variety of art styles across six sessions!