Event List

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

Children are invited to read with certified pet therapy dogs from the Suncoast Humane Society Pet Therapy Team. This program encourages conversation and develops reading and communication skills.

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.

This month we will be reading and discussing "Theo of Golden" by Allen Levi.

An Agency Site is a stop such as a senior living community, nursing home or school that is not accessible to the public.

Whether you're an experienced player or a newcomer to this tile-based game of luck and strategy, we welcome you to join this friendly group! Please bring your National Mahjong League card if you have one.

An Agency Site is a stop such as a senior living community, nursing home or school that is not accessible to the public.

Check out our monthly Creation Station crafts! Each month, experiment with a different piece of equipment in the Creation Station. 

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.

Gamers unite for two hours of social fun where a different Role Playing tabletop game/campaign will be featured every week. From classic multiplayer RPG games like Dungeons & Dragons to Indie games like Wanderlust and Teatime Adventures.

Drop in during this one-hour session to meet certified pet therapy dogs from Suncoast Humane Society and their parents.

A different project every week!

Recommended for ages 6 and up.

Let your inner star shine at Karaoke Night!
Join us at the North Port Library every fourth Tuesday of the month for a fun-filled evening of music and self-expression.

Tonight’s theme: Let's Rock!

Drop in to receive research-based lawn, landscape, pest management, and gardening help from the University of Florida.

These sessions are made possible through a partnership with UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County.

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.

Preschoolers, kindergarteners, and their families can enjoy loosely structured play with a variety of rotating toys and activities in our Story Time Room.

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.

The Socrates Cafe is a discussion group in which everyone is welcome! Feel free to join in and propose topics that interest you. We vote on the topic and then take turns offering viewpoints and questions.