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Youth Summer Program - Preschool Yoga

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Fruitville Library
Program Type:
Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Healthy Living
Age Group:
Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Details:

Ages 2-5. Join certified instructor Sheila Blake for yoga poses with fun active storytelling and creative movement for preschoolers. Please bring your own mat. Limit 24. Get y...

Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Healthy Living
Details:

Ages 2-5. Join certified instructor Sheila Blake for yoga poses with fun active storytelling and creative movement for preschoolers. Please bring your own mat. Limit 24. Get your tickets at the Youth desk starting at 10 a.m.

"Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald" by Therese Fowler

Cirque D'Book

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Conference Room at Selby Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Discussion Groups
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Details:

Join a lively book club for inspiring conversations! Cirque D' Book meets on the fourth Monday of most months. A different book title is chosen every month to explore. Registration...

Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions, Discussion Groups
Details:

Join a lively book club for inspiring conversations! Cirque D' Book meets on the fourth Monday of most months. A different book title is chosen every month to explore. Registration is not required.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Kids Moving

Creatively Moving Through Stories

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room at Shannon Staub Library
Program Type:
Artists in the Libraries, Healthy Living, Storytimes
Age Group:
Youth, Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families
Details:

Creative movement provides a tangible way for children to experience events in stories. It allows them to step into characters' shoes and try on their superpowers and actions. What...

Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families
Program Type: Artists in the Libraries, Healthy Living, Storytimes
Details:

Creative movement provides a tangible way for children to experience events in stories. It allows them to step into characters' shoes and try on their superpowers and actions. What a wonderful way to engage young learners in books!

Silhouette of person in a chair in a yoga pose.

A Matter of Balance #3

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room at Elsie Quirk Library
Program Type:
Active Older Adult Living, Healthy Living
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Details:

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...

Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Healthy Living
Details:

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:

Storytime - Infant

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Community Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Details:

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educator...

Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Special Events
Details:

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

Summer Lunch Program

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Juliano Room at North Port Library
Program Type:
Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Healthy Living
Age Group:
Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Details:

This summer lunch program is sponsored by the Sarasota County School District. Free lunches are available for anyone up to age 18 in the Juliano room on weekdays.  

Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Juliano Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Healthy Living
Details:

This summer lunch program is sponsored by the Sarasota County School District. Free lunches are available for anyone up to age 18 in the Juliano room on weekdays.  

Disclaimer(s)

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

plush

Summer Teen Hangout

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Room at North Port Library
Program Type:
Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Games
Age Group:
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Details:

Join us for our Summer Teen Hangout! Our teen room is designed specifically for teenagers to come together, relax, read, and enjoy some fun activities. We'll have board gam...

Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Games
Details:

Join us for our Summer Teen Hangout!

Disclaimer(s)

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

Mother and baby

Forty Carrots: Welcome to Our World

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Youth Activity Room at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Program Type:
Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Families
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 and ...

Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Families
Program Type: Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning
Details:

Bringing a baby into the world can fill our hearts with joy and love, and our minds with questions and wonder.

Genealogy - Elderly Male

Brain Health 101

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Program Type:
Healthy Living, Lectures, Special Events
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Details:

Join Kelly Ward from the Florida Department of Health in this neuroscience researched-based workshop to learn how to fuel and activate your brain for optimal performance ...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Healthy Living, Lectures, Special Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 68
Details:

Join Kelly Ward from the Florida Department of Health in this neuroscience researched-based workshop to learn how to fuel and activate your brain for optimal performance throughout all life stages. 

Fort Building

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room II at Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Program Type:
Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Children (5 to 9 years)
Details:

Be ready for your next camping adventure by joining us as we transform the kids’ zone by testing out our fort building skills! For ages 5 and up.

Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Meeting Room II
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years)
Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Lifelong Learning
Details:

Be ready for your next camping adventure by joining us as we transform the kids’ zone by testing out our fort building skills!

For ages 5 and up.

Minecraft and More Mondays

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Zone at Gulf Gate Library
Program Type:
Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Games
Age Group:
Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Details:

Join other tweens on Mondays this summer for Minecraft adventures and popular board games. Attendees will have the ability to join others on a world building survival map or play b...

Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Games
Details:

Join other tweens on Mondays this summer for Minecraft adventures and popular board games. Attendees will have the ability to join others on a world building survival map or play board games with other tweens.

Artist in the Libraries: Books in Full Color with Barbara Gerdeman

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room A at Gulf Gate Library
Program Type:
Artists in the Libraries, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Details:

Artist Barbara Gerdeman, as part of the Artists in the Libraries, will guide program participants in using matte medium to collage strips of old book pages onto 5" x 7" canvases. A...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Artists in the Libraries, Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Details:

Artist Barbara Gerdeman, as part of the Artists in the Libraries, will guide program participants in using matte medium to collage strips of old book pages onto 5" x 7" canvases.

Fitness Bootcamp

Gym Together: Fitness Bootcamp

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium at Selby Library
Program Type:
Active Older Adult Living, Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Details:

Need motivation to recharge your routine and reconnect with your body? Join Gym Together to build healthy habits, increase flexibility and mobility, grow core strength, boost ...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 48
Details:

Need motivation to recharge your routine and reconnect with your body?

Disclaimer(s)

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

Super mario mushroom (red)

Mario Monday

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Teen Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Teens (13 to 18 years)
Details:

Teens! Join us in the teen room for Mario Monday to play Mario games on the Nintendo Switch. Mario Mondays occur the second and fourth Monday of every month!

Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Games
Details:

Teens! Join us in the teen room for Mario Monday to play Mario games on the Nintendo Switch. Mario Mondays occur the second and fourth Monday of every month!

Microphone

The Garbage-Men Musical Show

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Youth Activity Room at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Program Type:
Music in the Libraries
Age Group:
Youth, Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families, All Ages
Details:

Learn about sustainability, recycling, and creativity with the music of The Garbage Men and their amazing DIY recycled instruments. 

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families, All Ages
Program Type: Music in the Libraries
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Details:

Learn about sustainability, recycling, and creativity with the music of The Garbage Men and their amazing DIY recycled instruments. 

Humane Society

Read with the Dogs

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Community Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Program Type:
Clubs, Lifelong Learning, Special Events
Age Group:
Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families
Details:

Children are invited to read with certified pet therapy dogs from the Suncoast Humane Society Pet Therapy Team. This program encourages conversation and develops reading and c...

Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families
Program Type: Clubs, Lifelong Learning, Special Events
Details:

Children are invited to read with certified pet therapy dogs from the Suncoast Humane Society Pet Therapy Team. This program encourages conversation and develops reading and communication skills.

SNAP Application Assistance

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Group Study Room at Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Program Type:
Healthy Living
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Details:

A representative from All Faiths Food Bank will be available to help with your SNAP application.  Appointments are preferred but not required.    To make an...

Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Group Study Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Healthy Living
Details:

A representative from All Faiths Food Bank will be available to help with your SNAP application. 

Appointments are preferred but not required. 

 

What's So Funny? Adding Humor to Your Stories and Presentations

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Veranda Room at North Port Library
Program Type:
Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Lectures, Lifelong Learning, Special Events
Age Group:
Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Details:

Everyone loves a funny story - or a funny storyteller - or a story with funny characters - or just a good laugh.  This workshop offers strategies and tips for adding humor to ...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Veranda Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Lectures, Lifelong Learning, Special Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 36
Details:

Everyone loves a funny story - or a funny storyteller - or a story with funny characters - or just a good laugh.  This workshop offers strategies and tips for adding humor to your story or your presentation or both.

Writing

Teen Writers Club

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
North Port Library
Program Type:
Clubs, Cultural Life, Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Details:

If you like writing your own pieces or would like to branch out and grow your creativity, come join us for our Teen Writers Club! We will be meeting weekly on Mondays @ 4 p.m. Ages...

Library Branch: North Port Library
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Clubs, Cultural Life, Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning
Details:

If you like writing your own pieces or would like to branch out and grow your creativity, come join us for our Teen Writers Club! We will be meeting weekly on Mondays @ 4 p.m. Ages 12-18 welcome!

hand drawing doodle

Doodle Club for Tweens and Teens

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Youth Activity Room at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Details:

Come draw with us! In this open hour have fun drawing your own doodle designs.

Registration Open
Required
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: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:

Come draw with us! In this open hour have fun drawing your own doodle designs.

Popcorn

Monday Night Movies: "Wild"

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room at Elsie Quirk Library
Program Type:
Active Older Adult Living, Movies
Age Group:
Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Details:

Monday Night Movies returns to Elsie Quirk! Join us for a feature-length film on our big screen.  Tonight's feature: "Wild" (Rated R) Driven to the edge by the loss of h...

Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Movies
Details:

Monday Night Movies returns to Elsie Quirk! Join us for a feature-length film on our big screen. 

Shannon Staub Book Club: "Killing Floor"

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Conference Room at Shannon Staub Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Details:

This month we will be reading and discussing "Killing Floor" by Lee Child. In the first book in the Jack Reacher series, ex-military policeman Jack Reacher finds himself in Marg...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Details:

This month we will be reading and discussing "Killing Floor" by Lee Child.

Forty Carrots Partners in Play

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:15am
Veranda Room at North Port Library
Program Type:
Games, Special Events
Age Group:
Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Forty Carrots Partners in Play:

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy special play time with your child, meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how Forty Carrots Family Center can help yo...

Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Veranda Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Games, Special Events

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy special play time with your child, meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how Forty Carrots Family Center can help you enjoy parenting even more. Space is limited, pick up a ticket at the Youth Desk the day of the event.

Storytime - Infant

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:15am
Meeting Room II at Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Program Type:
Lifelong Learning, Storytimes
Age Group:
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Details:

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educator...

Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Meeting Room II
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Storytimes
Details:

For mobile babies to 5 years old.