Event List

Save a life! Come to donate blood with OneBlood. Their bus will be in the Selby Library parking lot.

Unleash your creativity and craft beautiful, one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces using a variety of materials and techniques.

Learn how to draw the basics with professional methods. Building off of different skills and approaches, each class builds off of each other while still being approachable and unique!

Get help from knowledgeable and experienced volunteer researchers.

Bring your questions!

REGISTER AT THE INFORMATION DESK.

A Matter of Balance is an award-winning program designed to help people learn practical strategies to manage falls and increase physical activity levels. 

Participants will learn:

Ise-Shima is a land steeped in spiritual heritage and natural beauty. Long revered as the “home of the gods,” it is most famous for the Ise Jingu, Japan’s most sacred Shinto site.

Come and get expert assistance from knowledgeable volunteers.

Bring your questions!

REGISTER AT THE INFORMATION DESK

Come to listen or to play at this bi-monthly open mic jazz jam session for amateur performers. No registration is required. Bring your instrument, and if you would like to play, you may sign up when you arrive.

Forever Fit is an exercise class for ages 55+. 

Join us and learn simple exercises to increase strength, balance, and endurance.

Local Sarasota author Pamela Raleigh reads from her novel "The Memory Bracelet" and leads a warm discussion ab

The Ancient and Classical Antiquity of the Dalmatian Coast:  Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, and Bosnia & Herzegovina as experienced by Jane Mahler.  This session will explore travels in the countries that used to be Yugoslavia. 

Ring in 2026 with leftover crafts from 2025! We have limited quantity of some of last year's crafts, including but not limited to:

Ring in the Chinese New Year!  Repurpose a Chinese take-away box to plant a sprout.  All materials are provided. These classes are popular.  Seating is limited.  Adults only.  First come, first seated.

Stumped by technology? Your technology questions can be answered through an in-person or distance appointment with one of our Tech Navigators. Tech Navigators are library staff members ready to assist you with technology skills.

Everything in our universe is information and energy vibrating at specific frequencies. Music is a powerful tool to guide consciousness into higher realms and induce healing.

Join Sarasota Extension Services Master Gardeners for questions pertaining to Florida-friendly gardening, composting, and identifying insects.

The Sarasota Music Archive presents the John Goodman Performance and Lecture Series:

Please register for each event separately AND each name attending. (Duplicate registrations are deleted.)

Do you need access to a sewing machine for practice? Or do you need help with a sewing or mending project? This is an open lab for adults with basic sewing machine experience. 

Come and get assistance from knowledgeable volunteers

Bring your questions!

REGISTER AT THE INFORMATION DESK

The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County, Health in Motion staff will be on-site to provide no-cost health screenings and referrals for general health and wellness.

Join us for friendly discussion, book recommendations, and insight! Come with any recommendations and to discuss the book of the month: "James" by Percival Everett.

The Writer’s Circle was created for writers of all genres and experience levels.