Event List

Read with the Dogs

Monday, June 8, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Program Room at Elsie Quirk Library

Program Type:

Storytimes

Age Group:

Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)

Read with the Dogs:

Children are invited to read with certified pet therapy dogs. This program encourages conversation and develops reading and communication skills. The dogs love the attention and th...

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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library

Room: Program Room

Age Group: Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)

Program Type: Storytimes

Read with the Dogs

Children are invited to read with certified pet therapy dogs. This program encourages conversation and develops reading and communication skills. The dogs love the attention and the kids love the interactions.

Let's Pretend Day

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Program Room at Elsie Quirk Library

Program Type:

Storytimes

Age Group:

Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

Children ages 2-8 and their caregivers are invited for Wednesday morning free-play time, with an assortment of toys and props to inspire the young imagination! Drop-in anytime between 10:30am and 11:30am.

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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library

Room: Program Room

Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

Program Type: Storytimes

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Children ages 2-8 and their caregivers are invited for Wednesday morning free-play time, with an assortment of toys and props to inspire the young imagination! Drop-in anytime between 10:30am and 11:30am.

Storytime

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 11:15am - 11:45am

Veranda Room at North Port Library

Program Type:

Storytimes

Age Group:

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

Join us at the North Port Library for storytime! Songs, crafts and stories guaranteed!

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Library Branch: North Port Library

Room: Veranda Room

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

Program Type: Storytimes

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Join us at the North Port Library for storytime! Songs, crafts and stories guaranteed!

Preschool Jamboree

Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room at Shannon Staub Library

Program Type:

Storytimes

Age Group:

Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

Jump and wiggle, twist and shout,
Stories come alive, that's what we're all about.

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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

Program Type: Storytimes

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Jump and wiggle, twist and shout,
Stories come alive, that's what we're all about.

Pop-Stop and Storytime at The Bay Park

Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Pop-Up Library

Program Type:

Active Older Adult Living, Arts & Crafts, Healthy Living, Outreach, Storytimes

Age Group:

All Ages

The Pop-Up visits The Bay and offers park goers the opportunity to check out materials, get a library card or browse the shelves and sit in our cozy bean bags to read.

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Offsite Event

Library Branch: Pop-Up Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Arts & Crafts, Healthy Living, Outreach, Storytimes

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The Pop-Up visits The Bay and offers park goers the opportunity to check out materials, get a library card or browse the shelves and sit in our cozy bean bags to read.

Preschool Storytime

Monday, June 15, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room at Shannon Staub Library

Program Type:

Storytimes

Age Group:

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

Join us for songs, rhymes, play, and of course great stories! Engage kids in visual literacy, language development, and social skills in a fun class presented by our Youth Services team.

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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library

Room: Meeting Room

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

Program Type: Storytimes

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Join us for songs, rhymes, play, and of course great stories! Engage kids in visual literacy, language development, and social skills in a fun class presented by our Youth Services team.

Storytime

Monday, June 15, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am

Meeting Room at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library

Program Type:

Storytimes

Age Group:

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

Join us for storytime! Stories, rhymes, songs, and simple crafts for little ones and their special grownup.

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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)

Program Type: Storytimes

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Join us for storytime! Stories, rhymes, songs, and simple crafts for little ones and their special grownup.

POP STOP - Longboat Key

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am

Pop-Up Library

Program Type:

Lifelong Learning, Outreach, Storytimes

Age Group:

Youth, Families, All Ages

Full library service for residents of Longboat Key.

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Offsite Event

Library Branch: Pop-Up Library

Age Group: Youth, Families, All Ages

Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Outreach, Storytimes

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Full library service for residents of Longboat Key.

Read with the Dogs

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Youth Activity Room at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library

Program Type:

Special Events, Storytimes

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, All Ages

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!

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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library

Room: Youth Activity 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, All Ages

Program Type: Special Events, Storytimes

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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!

Let's Pretend Day

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Program Room at Elsie Quirk Library

Program Type:

Storytimes

Age Group:

Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

Children ages 2-8 and their caregivers are invited for Wednesday morning free-play time, with an assortment of toys and props to inspire the young imagination! Drop-in anytime between 10:30am and 11:30am.

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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library

Room: Program Room

Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

Program Type: Storytimes

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Children ages 2-8 and their caregivers are invited for Wednesday morning free-play time, with an assortment of toys and props to inspire the young imagination! Drop-in anytime between 10:30am and 11:30am.

Storytime

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 11:15am - 11:45am

Veranda Room at North Port Library

Program Type:

Storytimes

Age Group:

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

Join us at the North Port Library for storytime! Songs, crafts and stories guaranteed!

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Library Branch: North Port Library

Room: Veranda Room

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

Program Type: Storytimes

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Join us at the North Port Library for storytime! Songs, crafts and stories guaranteed!

Fun To Be Fit Kids

Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am

Meeting Room at Shannon Staub Library

Program Type:

Healthy Living, Performances, Summer Learning, Storytimes

Age Group:

Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

Summer Learning:

This event is one of this year's Summer Learning programs. Check out all of the fun programs at all of our library locations. There's something for everyone!

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

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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

Program Type: Healthy Living, Performances, Summer Learning, Storytimes

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Summer Learning

This event is one of this year's Summer Learning programs. Check out all of the fun programs at all of our library locations. There's something for everyone!

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

Diverse group of young children listening to a story.

Story Time

Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Program Room at Elsie Quirk Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Games, Storytimes

Age Group:

Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

For ages 2-5. Join us for story time filled with a variety of early literacy activities that include music, stories, movement, crafts and school readiness.

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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library

Room: Program Room

Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, Storytimes

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For ages 2-5. Join us for story time filled with a variety of early literacy activities that include music, stories, movement, crafts and school readiness.

Preschool Storytime

Monday, June 22, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room at Shannon Staub Library

Program Type:

Storytimes

Age Group:

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

Join us for songs, rhymes, play, and of course great stories! Engage kids in visual literacy, language development, and social skills in a fun class presented by our Youth Services team.

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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library

Room: Meeting Room

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

Program Type: Storytimes

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Join us for songs, rhymes, play, and of course great stories! Engage kids in visual literacy, language development, and social skills in a fun class presented by our Youth Services team.

Storytime

Monday, June 22, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am

Meeting Room at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library

Program Type:

Storytimes

Age Group:

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

Join us for storytime! Stories, rhymes, songs, and simple crafts for little ones and their special grownup.

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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)

Program Type: Storytimes

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Join us for storytime! Stories, rhymes, songs, and simple crafts for little ones and their special grownup.

Let's Pretend Day

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Program Room at Elsie Quirk Library

Program Type:

Storytimes

Age Group:

Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

Children ages 2-8 and their caregivers are invited for Wednesday morning free-play time, with an assortment of toys and props to inspire the young imagination! Drop-in anytime between 10:30am and 11:30am.

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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library

Room: Program Room

Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

Program Type: Storytimes

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Children ages 2-8 and their caregivers are invited for Wednesday morning free-play time, with an assortment of toys and props to inspire the young imagination! Drop-in anytime between 10:30am and 11:30am.

Storytime

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 11:15am - 11:45am

Veranda Room at North Port Library

Program Type:

Storytimes

Age Group:

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

Join us at the North Port Library for storytime! Songs, crafts and stories guaranteed!

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Library Branch: North Port Library

Room: Veranda Room

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

Program Type: Storytimes

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Join us at the North Port Library for storytime! Songs, crafts and stories guaranteed!

ROAR! On the road with the Ringling

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Meeting Room II at Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Lifelong Learning, Storytimes

Age Group:

Youth, Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years)

ROAR! is The Ringling's free storytime that connects art with early literacy. At this program, we read together, make art, and learn about an object in the museum.

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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library

Room: Meeting Room II

Age Group: Youth, Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Lifelong Learning, Storytimes

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ROAR! is The Ringling's free storytime that connects art with early literacy. At this program, we read together, make art, and learn about an object in the museum.

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Preschool Jamboree

Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room at Shannon Staub Library

Program Type:

Storytimes

Age Group:

Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

Jump and wiggle, twist and shout,
Stories come alive, that's what we're all about.

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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

Program Type: Storytimes

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Jump and wiggle, twist and shout,
Stories come alive, that's what we're all about.

Story Time

Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Program Room at Elsie Quirk Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Games, Storytimes

Age Group:

Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

For ages 2-5. Join us for story time filled with a variety of early literacy activities that include music, stories, movement, crafts and school readiness.

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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library

Room: Program Room

Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, Storytimes

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For ages 2-5. Join us for story time filled with a variety of early literacy activities that include music, stories, movement, crafts and school readiness.

Preschool Storytime

Monday, June 29, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room at Shannon Staub Library

Program Type:

Storytimes

Age Group:

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

Join us for songs, rhymes, play, and of course great stories! Engage kids in visual literacy, language development, and social skills in a fun class presented by our Youth Services team.

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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library

Room: Meeting Room

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

Program Type: Storytimes

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Join us for songs, rhymes, play, and of course great stories! Engage kids in visual literacy, language development, and social skills in a fun class presented by our Youth Services team.

Storytime

Monday, June 29, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am

Meeting Room at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library

Program Type:

Storytimes

Age Group:

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

Join us for storytime! Stories, rhymes, songs, and simple crafts for little ones and their special grownup.

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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)

Program Type: Storytimes

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Join us for storytime! Stories, rhymes, songs, and simple crafts for little ones and their special grownup.

Let's Pretend Day

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Program Room at Elsie Quirk Library

Program Type:

Storytimes

Age Group:

Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

Children ages 2-8 and their caregivers are invited for Wednesday morning free-play time, with an assortment of toys and props to inspire the young imagination! Drop-in anytime between 10:30am and 11:30am.

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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library

Room: Program Room

Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

Program Type: Storytimes

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Children ages 2-8 and their caregivers are invited for Wednesday morning free-play time, with an assortment of toys and props to inspire the young imagination! Drop-in anytime between 10:30am and 11:30am.

Storytime

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 11:15am - 11:45am

Veranda Room at North Port Library

Program Type:

Storytimes

Age Group:

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

Join us at the North Port Library for storytime! Songs, crafts and stories guaranteed!

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Library Branch: North Port Library

Room: Veranda Room

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

Program Type: Storytimes

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Join us at the North Port Library for storytime! Songs, crafts and stories guaranteed!

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