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Teen Advisory Board May

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Conference Room at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Program Type:
Clubs, Special Events, Career Journeys, Lifelong Learning, Volunteer Orientations & Programs
Age Group:
Teens (13 to 18 years)
Details:

Plan and Volunteer At Library Events.Provide Feedback on Library Services.Earn Volunteer Hours and Resume creditAll while Meeting new Friends, Eating snacks and Playing Games!

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Clubs, Special Events, Career Journeys, Lifelong Learning, Volunteer Orientations & Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:

Plan and Volunteer At Library Events.

Provide Feedback on Library Services.

Earn Volunteer Hours and Resume credit

All while Meeting new Friends, Eating snacks and Playing Games!

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)
Details:

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

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.

Hurricane Season - Are You Prepared?

Emergency Disaster Preparation

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Veranda Room at North Port Library
Program Type:
Discussion Groups, Lectures, Special Events, Strategic Plan Initiative, Active Older Adult Living, Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Details:

Prepare early, plan ahead!Hurricane season is June 1-Nov. 30.Come meet your Sarasota County Emergency Management team and learn how to get ready BEFORE disaster strikes.Bring your ...

Required
Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Veranda Room
Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Program Type: Discussion Groups, Lectures, Special Events, Strategic Plan Initiative, Active Older Adult Living, Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Details:

Prepare early, plan ahead!

Hurricane season is June 1-Nov. 30.

Come meet your Sarasota County Emergency Management team and learn how to get ready BEFORE disaster strikes.

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, Pop-Up Library

Libraries and History Center ClosureWe will resume normal hours on Tuesday, May 27.

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, Pop-Up Library
Description:

Libraries and History Center Closure

We will resume normal hours on Tuesday, May 27.

Big Red Bus Blood Drive

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Creation Station at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Program Type:
Special Events, Healthy Living
Age Group:
Adults
Details:

Blood drive.

Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Events, Healthy Living
Details:

Blood drive.

Summer Learning Ice Cream Kickoff

Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Shannon Staub Library
Program Type:
Color Our World (Summer 2025), 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), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Details:

BACK BY POPULAR DEMANDWhat better way to celebrate the beginning of summer than FREE ICE CREAM? We're excited to kick off our 2025 Summer Learning program, "Color Your World," with...

Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
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), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), Special Events
Details:

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND

Storytime - Infant

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

Monday, June 2, 2025 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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.

Storytime - Infant

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

Monday, June 2, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Community Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Youth, 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: Youth, 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.

hand drawing

Doodle Club

Monday, June 2, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Youth Activity Room at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Program Type:
Art Displays & Exhibits, Arts & Crafts, Color Our World (Summer 2025), Creation Station, Special Events, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning
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: Art Displays & Exhibits, Arts & Crafts, Color Our World (Summer 2025), Creation Station, Special Events, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:

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

Forty Carrots Partners in Play

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 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.

Forty Carrots Partners in Play

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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.

Teens in group at library

Teen Advisory Board

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Youth Activity Room at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Program Type:
Clubs, Special Events, Volunteer Orientations & Programs
Age Group:
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Details:

Plan and Volunteer At Library Events.Provide Feedback on Library Services.Earn Volunteer Hours and Resume creditAll while Meeting new Friends, Eating snacks and Playing Games!

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: Clubs, Special Events, Volunteer Orientations & Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Details:

Plan and Volunteer At Library Events.

Provide Feedback on Library Services.

Earn Volunteer Hours and Resume credit

All while Meeting new Friends, Eating snacks and Playing Games!

Fun to be Fit: littles

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Community Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Program Type:
Color Our World (Summer 2025), Cultural Life, Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning, Special Events
Age Group:
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years)
Details:

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

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: Color Our World (Summer 2025), Cultural Life, Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning, Special Events
Details:

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

A picture of a therapy dog and her handler reading a book.

Adult Reading with the Dogs

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Youth Activity Room at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Details:

Calling all readers: our dog friends from the Suncoast Humane Society are returning to the Jacaranda Library, and they want you to read to them! These gentle furry friends are c...

Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Special Events
Details:

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

fun, rainbow animals

Summer Kickoff Party

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Community Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Color Our World (Summer 2025), Special Events, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
All Ages
Details:

Gear up for summer reading with cookies, crafts, music, and prizes for signing up for summer reading! Learn about all the amazing programs we're having this summer, and get re...

Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Color Our World (Summer 2025), Special Events, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning
Details:

Gear up for summer reading with cookies, crafts, music, and prizes for signing up for summer reading! 

Learn about all the amazing programs we're having this summer, and get ready to Color Our World!

SRQCon Panel: Gesture Drawing Workshop

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Conference Room at Selby Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Special Events, Cultural Life
Age Group:
Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults
Details:

Artists at any level are welcome to hone their skills in a brief gesture drawing session with traditional materials. Get hands on experience using techniques used by professional s...

Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Special Events, Cultural Life
Details:

Artists at any level are welcome to hone their skills in a brief gesture drawing session with traditional materials. Get hands on experience using techniques used by professional storyboard and comic artists. 

Disclaimer(s)

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SRQCon

SRQCon: Shadow Puppet Show presented by Katie Adams

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium at Selby Library
Program Type:
Performances, Special Events, Storytimes, Cultural Life
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), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Details:

Join us for the first scheduled event of SRQCon! Katie Adams will tell entertaining stories using her homemade light screen and shadow puppets, a great option for anyone interested...

Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
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), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Performances, Special Events, Storytimes, Cultural Life
Details:

Join us for the first scheduled event of SRQCon!

SRQCon Craft: Dragon Eyes

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Creation Station at Selby Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Color Our World (Summer 2025), Special Events
Age Group:
Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families
Details:

Join us for one of the many craft activities at SRQCon to make a colorful dragon eye using a glass nugget and air-dry clay.Recommended for ages 5 and up. Space is available on a &n...

Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Color Our World (Summer 2025), Special Events
Details:

Join us for one of the many craft activities at SRQCon to make a colorful dragon eye using a glass nugget and air-dry clay.

Recommended for ages 5 and up. Space is available on a  first-come, first-served basis. 

SRQ Con

SRQCon: VR

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Selby Library
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Details:

Come to the upstairs art area and try VR! Sessions will be five minutes each. Once you complete your five minute session, you may get back in line for another session if there is t...

Library Branch: Selby Library
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Special Events
Details:

Come to the upstairs art area and try VR! Sessions will be five minutes each. Once you complete your five minute session, you may get back in line for another session if there is time.

SRQCon: Cosplay Dance with ShimmyBoom

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 12:00pm - 12:45pm
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium at Selby Library
Program Type:
Art Displays & Exhibits, Music in the Libraries, Performances, Special Events, Storytimes, Active Older Adult Living, Cultural Life
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), New Adult (18-30 years), Seniors, Families, All Ages
Details:

Join us in the auditorium at 12pm for a dazzling cosplay dance performance!Selby Library's annual pop culture convention returns on June 7! Selby Library's annual pop culture ...

Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
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), New Adult (18-30 years), Seniors, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Art Displays & Exhibits, Music in the Libraries, Performances, Special Events, Storytimes, Active Older Adult Living, Cultural Life
Details:

Join us in the auditorium at 12pm for a dazzling cosplay dance performance!

SRQCon

SRQCon: Cosplay Contest

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium at Selby Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, History & Culture, Performances, Special Events, Cultural Life
Age Group:
Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Details:

Join us from 1-1:45pm in the auditorium for our cosplay contest! Sign up at the upstairs reference desk to participate in the contest before 12 p.m. the day of the convention. Spac...

Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, History & Culture, Performances, Special Events, Cultural Life
Details:

Join us from 1-1:45pm in the auditorium for our cosplay contest! Sign up at the upstairs reference desk to participate in the contest before 12 p.m. the day of the convention. Space is limited.

SRQCon

SRQCon: Drawing with Dean! Intro to Creativity

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Conference Room at Selby Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Special Events, Active Older Adult Living, Cultural Life
Age Group:
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Details:

Join artist, Sarah Dean, and learn to draw to your heart's content and have fun creating art!

Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Special Events, Active Older Adult Living, Cultural Life
Details:

Join artist, Sarah Dean, and learn to draw to your heart's content and have fun creating art!

SRQCon Craft: Caps, Parasols, and Fans

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Youth Program Room at Selby Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Color Our World (Summer 2025), Special Events
Age Group:
Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families
Details:

Join us for one of the many craft activities at SRQCon to decorate your choice of a fan, parasol, or cap using either watercolors or fabric markers.Recommended for ages 5 and up. S...

Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Color Our World (Summer 2025), Special Events
Details:

Join us for one of the many craft activities at SRQCon to decorate your choice of a fan, parasol, or cap using either watercolors or fabric markers.

SRQ Con

SRQCon: Comic Creation with Bat City Comics!

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium at Selby Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, History & Culture, Special Events, Active Older Adult Living, Cultural Life
Age Group:
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Details:

Join Bat City Comics for a discussion on stories in comic books and the comic creation process.

Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, History & Culture, Special Events, Active Older Adult Living, Cultural Life
Details:

Join Bat City Comics for a discussion on stories in comic books and the comic creation process.