Event List

An infant playing with toys on the floor.

Tummy Time: Sensory Exploration

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 10:15am - 10:45am

Program Room at Elsie Quirk Library

Program Type:

Storytimes, Healthy Living

Age Group:

Babies (Birth to 1 year)

Join us for a program that combines daily tummy time with engaging sensory stations. Babies will explore textures and visuals that promote motor skills development, sensory development and cognitive growth.

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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library

Room: Program Room

Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year)

Program Type: Storytimes, Healthy Living

Details:

Join us for a program that combines daily tummy time with engaging sensory stations. Babies will explore textures and visuals that promote motor skills development, sensory development and cognitive growth.

Meet the Pups!

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Selby Library

Program Type:

Color Our World (Summer 2025), Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning

Age Group:

All Ages

Meet therapy dogs and their owners. Enjoy the benefits of spending time with therapy pets!

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Library Branch: Selby Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning

Details:

Meet therapy dogs and their owners. Enjoy the benefits of spending time with therapy pets!

Disclaimer(s)

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

Libraries and History Center Closure

All Day

Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library, Elsie Quirk Library, Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library, Fruitville Library, Gulf Gate Library, North Port Library, Osprey Library and History Center, Selby Library, Shannon Staub Library, William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library

Libraries and History Center ClosureWe will resume normal hours on Thursday, May 8.

Closing

Branches:

Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library, Elsie Quirk Library, Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library, Fruitville Library, Gulf Gate Library, North Port Library, Osprey Library and History Center, Selby Library, Shannon Staub Library, William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library

Description:

Libraries and History Center Closure

We will resume normal hours on Thursday, May 8.

Late-Deafened Support Group

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Youth Activity Room at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library

Program Type:

Discussion Groups, Healthy Living

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Have you experienced hearing loss? Is it affecting how you communicate with friends and loved ones? Do you find it harder to ask questions or respond to questions at a store or a place of business?

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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library

Room: Youth Activity Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Discussion Groups, Healthy Living

Details:

Have you experienced hearing loss? Is it affecting how you communicate with friends and loved ones? Do you find it harder to ask questions or respond to questions at a store or a place of business?

Health in Motion: Glucose and A1C Screenings

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Shannon Staub Library

Program Type:

Active Older Adult Living, Healthy Living

Age Group:

New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors

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.

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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library

Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Healthy Living

Details:

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.

Teen Writing Group

Friday, May 9, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Meeting Room at Fruitville Library

Program Type:

Career Journeys, Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning

Age Group:

Teens (13 to 18 years)

Unleash your creativity in a supportive space!

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Library Branch: Fruitville Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years)

Program Type: Career Journeys, Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning

Details:

Unleash your creativity in a supportive space!

Fun to be Fit: BIGS

Friday, May 9, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Community Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library

Program Type:

Special Events, Healthy Living

Age Group:

Youth, Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)

Join Ms. Adrianne in her Fun To Be Fit BIGS Class full of dancing, fitness games, and a whole lot of fun! For ages 6 - 12.

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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Youth, Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)

Program Type: Special Events, Healthy Living

Details:

Join Ms. Adrianne in her Fun To Be Fit BIGS Class full of dancing, fitness games, and a whole lot of fun! For ages 6 - 12.

SAM Free Second Sunday

Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:00am - 4:00pm

Pop-Up Library

Program Type:

Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning, Outreach, Special Events

Age Group:

All Ages

Every Second Sunday the Sarasota Art Museum offers a free, community day where visitors can not only see exhibits but also participate in family friendly art classes! Come see the libraries at our information table and grab a craft to work on!

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Offsite Event

Library Branch: Pop-Up Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning, Outreach, Special Events

Details:

Every Second Sunday the Sarasota Art Museum offers a free, community day where visitors can not only see exhibits but also participate in family friendly art classes! Come see the libraries at our information table and grab a craft to work on!

SNAP Application Assistance

Monday, May 12, 2025 at 10:00am - 5:30pm

Group Study Room at Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library

Program Type:

Healthy Living

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

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

Appointments are preferred but not required.

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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.

Forty Carrots: Welcome to Our World

Monday, May 12, 2025 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

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

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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.

Free Nutrition and Cooking Class

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Dr. Edward James II Meeting Room at Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library

Program Type:

Healthy Living

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Get simple strategies for eating healthy and learn how to make delicious, healthy food! You get to eat what you make and take home a bag of groceries.

Registration required.

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Registration Required

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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library

Room: Dr. Edward James II Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Healthy Living

Registration Required

Details:

Get simple strategies for eating healthy and learn how to make delicious, healthy food! You get to eat what you make and take home a bag of groceries.

Registration required.

Crystal Bowl Sound Bath

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Veranda Room at North Port Library

Program Type:

Healthy Living, Music in the Libraries

Age Group:

Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors

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.

Cancelled

Registration Closed

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Registration Required

Cancelled

Registration Closed

Library Branch: North Port Library

Room: Veranda Room

Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Healthy Living, Music in the Libraries

Registration Required

Details:

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.

Meet the Pups!

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Selby Library

Program Type:

Color Our World (Summer 2025), Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning

Age Group:

All Ages

Meet therapy dogs and their owners. Enjoy the benefits of spending time with therapy pets!

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Library Branch: Selby Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning

Details:

Meet therapy dogs and their owners. Enjoy the benefits of spending time with therapy pets!

Disclaimer(s)

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

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:15am - 11:15am

Meeting Room at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library

Program Type:

Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning

Age Group:

Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families

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...

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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families

Program Type: Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning

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.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Meeting Room at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library

Program Type:

Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning

Age Group:

Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families

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...

View Details

Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families

Program Type: Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning

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.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Health in Motion

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Elsie Quirk Library

Program Type:

Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning

Age Group:

Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, All Ages

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.

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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library

Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, All Ages

Program Type: Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning

Details:

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.

Water Safety Session 2

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Veranda Room at North Port Library

Program Type:

Healthy Living

Age Group:

Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)

Water Safety Session 2: First Look Around + Play it Smart at Your Home, Pool or Park

Registration Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Registration Open

Library Branch: North Port Library

Room: Veranda Room

Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)

Program Type: Healthy Living

Registration Required

Details:

Water Safety Session 2: First Look Around + Play it Smart at Your Home, Pool or Park

Disclaimer(s)

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

SNAP Application Assistance

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 10:00am - 5:30pm

Group Study Room at Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library

Program Type:

Healthy Living

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

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

Appointments are preferred but not required.

View Details

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.

Fun to be Fit Kids

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am

Veranda Room at North Port Library

Program Type:

Healthy Living, Special Events

Age Group:

Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

Fun To Be Fit Kids:

Fun To Be Fit Kids is a music and movement program for children and their caregivers to attend together. Classes are designed for children and their caregiver(s) to send quality ti...

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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: Healthy Living, Special Events

Fun To Be Fit Kids is a music and movement program for children and their caregivers to attend together. Classes are designed for children and their caregiver(s) to send quality time together singing, dancing, getting some exercise and having fun!

X-ray style image of a human brain inside a human head.

Brain Health 101

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Meeting Room at Elsie Quirk Library

Program Type:

Lectures, Healthy Living

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Join Kelly Ward from the Florida Department of Health in this neuroscience researched-based workshop to learn how

Registration Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Registration Open

Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Lectures, Healthy Living

Registration Required

Details:

Join Kelly Ward from the Florida Department of Health in this neuroscience researched-based workshop to learn how

Meditation and Guided Imagery

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Veranda Room at North Port Library

Program Type:

Active Older Adult Living, Cultural Life, Healthy Living

Age Group:

Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors

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

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Library Branch: North Port Library

Room: Veranda Room

Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Cultural Life, Healthy Living

Details:

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

Health in Motion Bus

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:00pm

Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library

Program Type:

Healthy Living

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Stop by the Health in Motion Bus to talk to a Nurse with the Florida Health Department with any questions you might have!

No appointment required.

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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Healthy Living

Details:

Stop by the Health in Motion Bus to talk to a Nurse with the Florida Health Department with any questions you might have!

No appointment required.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Meet the Pups!

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Selby Library

Program Type:

Color Our World (Summer 2025), Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning

Age Group:

All Ages

Meet therapy dogs and their owners. Enjoy the benefits of spending time with therapy pets!

View Details

Library Branch: Selby Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning

Details:

Meet therapy dogs and their owners. Enjoy the benefits of spending time with therapy pets!

Disclaimer(s)

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

Fun to be Fit: littles

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Community Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library

Program Type:

Special Events, Cultural Life, Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning

Age Group:

Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years)

Join Ms. Adrianne for a fun program featuring music and movement! For ages 0-5.

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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), Children (5 to 9 years)

Program Type: Special Events, Cultural Life, Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning

Details:

Join Ms. Adrianne for a fun program featuring music and movement! For ages 0-5.

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