Event List

Plant a seed in your own personalized terra cotta pot! Instead of buying a fancy flower pot, try making your own decoupage pot using mod podge and paper.

All supplies are provided, and space is limited.

Gerard Tricarico uses choreographed juggling with illusions to deliver a high-energy show that is innovative and interactive. Fun for families!

Come play and create with our collection of rubber stamps, and learn how to make art using your own unique thumbprint!

Join professional artist Miss Dean in learning how to draw your favorite shonen protagonists as well as your very own original characters! 

Participants will learn about pollinators and what attracts them and then create their own container gardens.

Adventure awaits at the library! Come play a special one-shot D&D campaign written and hosted by professional Dungeon Master, Alyssa Goodwin. 

Learn how to make healthy, filling and delicious one-pot meals for two or two hundred. Whether stews, ragouts, or hearty soups, these recipe basics will provide you with dozens of options for every season.

Animonday is back! Join us on select Mondays this summer to hang out and watch anime and enjoy Japanese snacks.

Create a layered soup to take home, complete with directions on how to prepare and how to make again!

All supplies provided and space is limited, so register today.

Do you love miniatures, want to get into urban planning, or really enjoy crafting? Come hang out and use recycled materials to build the city of your dreams! 

Get ready for a music and movement adventure with Ms. Adrianne! In our Fun To Be Fit Kids “littles” classes (ages 1–5), you’ll enjoy a new theme every month with fresh songs, dances, and stories.

The Astralis Chamber Ensemble has been touring for 15 years and is one of the most active chamber ensembles in the United States.

Soap is easy and fun to make! In this program, kids can choose from a variety of colors, scents, and fun-shaped molds to make their very own bars of soap, each a work of art! Washing your hands has never been so much fun!

Fun To Be Fit Kids is a music and movement program for children and their caregivers to attend together.

Hear ye, hear ye! Thou art formally invited to Renaissance Day at the library.

Join Melina and learn how to make your own paper creation! Instructions and supplies provided, just bring your imagination! 

Kids can join us in painting a flowerpot and planting their own flowers to take home and watch them grow. Registration required.

Teens and tweens, come join us for a chill afternoon of tea, cakes, and garden themed crafts! 

Back by popular demand, the Little Medical School returns to Shannon Staub Library!

Animonday is back! Join us on select Mondays this summer to hang out and watch anime and enjoy Japanese snacks.

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

Join Ms. Adrianne in her Fun To Be Fit Kids "BIGS" class. Experience an action-packed class filled with obstacle courses, fitness games, and team-building challenges designed to boost your athletic skills while having lots of fun.

Teens and tweens, come join us to bake cookies and learn about Sarasota's agricultural history at this special program presented by the Sarasota County History Center!