Event List

Join us for Adult Coloring Group the first and third Monday of every month! All materials provided.

Learn a fun and easy quilting technique, and sew a mug mat in this beginner friendly sewing program!

Registration is required and limited to 6 adults. One name per registration, please.

Please Register for Matter of Balance!

LAST Stop is a drop-in program designed for teens in 6th through 12th grade to participate in fun activities, talk with friends, have snacks, and play games.

If you like writing your own pieces or would like to grow your creativity, come join us for our Teen Writers Club!  Enhance your writing skills, participate in free-writing exercises and get feedback on written work.

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.

Music, Memory, and Seminole Life in Florida

Through song and storytelling, Seminole singer-songwriter Rita Youngman shares music rooted in Seminole history, place, and lived experience.

Have too few books in your "to be read" pile, or looking for new recommendations to check out? Since our normal book club session falls on Memorial Day, we're taking the month off and sharing some summer reads with each other.

Full library service for residents of Longboat Key.

Forever Fit is an exercise class for ages 55+. 

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

Looking to try something new and maybe make a friend or two? Join the library book club! 

Today we'll discuss the book: “The Paper Palace” by Miranda Cowley-Heller (2021)

Enjoy this free storytime program from The Ringling that connects art with early literacy. At this program, we read together, make art, and learn about an object in the museum. Plus, continue the fun by taking home a surprise! Best for ages 0-5.

If you are a homeschool teen who loves to try new things, look no further than Gulf Gate’s monthly homeschool program! Hang with us once a month and enjoy experimenting, creating, or just having fun at the library. 

Many people want to grow more of their own food, but do not consider our unique options when starting a garden. Fruits, nuts, and more!

Ancestry.com is a resource that allows users to search historical records to learn about their family history.

Come and get assistance from experienced and knowledgeable volunteers

Bring your questions!

REGISTER  AT THE  INFORMATION DESK

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.

Calling all families with readers! Our dog friends from the Suncoast Humane Society are returning to the Jacaranda Library, and they want you to read to them!

Join us on the third Tuesday of every month for a new art project! 

In this hands-on art program, our young artists will be given an assortment of craft supplies to let their imaginations and creativity run wild!