Event List

Learn how to make balanced, tasty, and nourishing meals get simple strategies for eating healthy, participate in fun activities!

Registration required as space is limited.

Join us for One Seed-Herb Trio and learn how to grow and use this season’s featured crop... herbs, which are beneficial to both people and pollinators!

Refresh your closets and drawers for the coming spring!  All materials are provided. These classes are popular.  Seating is limited.  Adults only.  First come, first seated.

Learn the techniques to make a non-alcoholic version of three classic prohibition-era inspired cocktails:

1. Old Fashioned – Infusion Technique

Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation is excited to offer a new series of Arts Wellness Workshops, designed to enhance community well-being through the power of the arts.

Join Sari to explore various garden styles in Asia that reflect uniquely different cultural values and traditions. Enjoy calmness while raking the sand in a miniature Zen garden. 

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. 

Join SHRM workplace professionals for an interactive Resume Building workshop!

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.

Join us to create a shadowbox full of beautiful Cricut-created paper flowers! All materials provided.

First come, first seated.

Buildings with historical significance often get that designation based on age or type of architecture or where it’s located or who lived there. But you should also consider its purpose, function and role in history.

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.

Join us for a fast-paced and fun dramatic reading of Lovers and Other Strangers with Theatre of the Mind.

Seating is first-come first-served.

The Multi-session program meets weekly for 4 weeks and will provide you with the valuable tools you need to help you quit tobacco.

Self-care and maintenance will be enhanced through meditation, guided imagery and breathing techniques.

Get tips on healthy eating and meal ideas during the Food Smarts program presented by All Faiths Food Bank! Each class will include a brief nutrition lesson, a fun activity, and a cooking dem

Join other fiber arts enthusiasts on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Selby Rotunda. Bring your crochet, spinning, knitting, or any needle work you enjoy. Note: there is two hour parking.

Free Archaeology Lecture presented by the Time Sifters Archaeology Society: "Year in Review: What's been discovered & What's been talked about", prese

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

Join us for a monthly cozy catch-up on the third Thursday of every month!

Join the Friends of The Venice Library for a tour of our beautiful library. It is guaranteed you will be surprised and impressed with all of the special features we have for all ages.

The award-winning musicians of the Astralis Chamber Ensemble have been described as “scary good” and “truly riveting.” Angela Massey (flute),Paul Aguilar (violin), Thomas Maternik-Piret (cello), and Alexandra Dunbar(harpsichord) present “Baroque M

Use a variety of paper and collage materials to make scrapbook pages, greeting cards, and more. Bring your old tickets, receipts, and greeting cards to incorporate them into art.

Join the Friends of The Venice Library for a tour of our beautiful library. It is guaranteed you will be surprised and impressed with all of the special features we have for all ages.