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Tinker Tuesday

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room II at Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Creation Station
Age Group:
Youth, Children (5 to 9 years), Families

A different project every week!

Recommended for ages 6 and up.

Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Meeting Room II
Age Group: Youth, Children (5 to 9 years), Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station
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A different project every week!

Recommended for ages 6 and up.

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Baked into History: Stories Grown in Sarasota

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Story Time Room at Shannon Staub Library
Program Type:
Cooking & Nutrition, Cultural Life, History & Culture, Lectures, Lifelong Learning, Summer Learning
Age Group:
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 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!

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!

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Cooking & Nutrition, Cultural Life, History & Culture, Lectures, Lifelong Learning, Summer Learning
Registration Required
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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!

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!

Forty Carrots Logo

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10:15am - 11:15am
Meeting Room at Shannon Staub Library
Program Type:
Games, Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

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.

Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Games, Lifelong Learning
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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.

2 animated children playing with toys

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.

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.

Socrates Cafe

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Conference Room B at Selby Library
Program Type:
Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

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.

Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Conference Room B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning
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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.

Toddler Reading

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! 

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! 

Forty Carrots Logo

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room at Shannon Staub Library
Program Type:
Games, Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

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.

Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Games, Lifelong Learning
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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.

pokemon club

Summer Learning: Pokémon Club

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Veranda Room at North Port Library
Program Type:
Clubs, Cultural Life, Games, Summer Learning
Age Group:
Tweens (9 to 12 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!

Do you wanna be the very best? Like no one ever was? 

Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Veranda Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Program Type: Clubs, Cultural Life, Games, Summer Learning
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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!

Do you wanna be the very best? Like no one ever was? 

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

Yellow Circle that says "Creation Station" in the inside of it

Open Chomp Saw Lab

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 3:45pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room at Elsie Quirk Library
Program Type:
Creation Station, Lifelong Learning, Summer Learning
Age Group:
Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)

Join us for a special STEAM activity on the first Wednesday of every month! In this open lab, patrons will have access to use Chomp Saws a safe, easy-to-use cutting device, to create whatever they can imagine!

Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Program Type: Creation Station, Lifelong Learning, Summer Learning
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Join us for a special STEAM activity on the first Wednesday of every month! In this open lab, patrons will have access to use Chomp Saws a safe, easy-to-use cutting device, to create whatever they can imagine!

sakura flowers

Anime/Manga Club

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Room at North Port Library
Program Type:
Clubs, History & Culture, Lifelong Learning, Movies, Summer Learning
Age Group:
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 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!

Do you want to share your anime/manga obsession with other Otaku? Come to the club! We will enjoy talking about Japanese culture, eating Japanese snacks, and of course, watching anime!

Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Clubs, History & Culture, Lifelong Learning, Movies, Summer Learning
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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!

Do you want to share your anime/manga obsession with other Otaku? Come to the club! We will enjoy talking about Japanese culture, eating Japanese snacks, and of course, watching anime!

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

Atala Butterfly

Summer Learning UF/IFAS: The Tale of Atala and Coontie

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Veranda Room at North Port Library
Program Type:
Active Older Adult Living, Green Living, Lifelong Learning, Summer Learning
Age Group:
New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors

The coontie plant, historically utilized by Florida's indigenous people, was driven close to extinction due to European settlers' commercial exploitation. It has now rebounded as a staple in Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ practices.

Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Veranda Room
Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Green Living, Lifelong Learning, Summer Learning
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The coontie plant, historically utilized by Florida's indigenous people, was driven close to extinction due to European settlers' commercial exploitation. It has now rebounded as a staple in Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ practices.

an open notebook with a blue pen

Teen Journal Club

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:15pm
Learning Lab at Gulf Gate Library
Program Type:
Clubs, Creation Station, Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Teens (13 to 18 years)

Have an empty notebook but not sure what to do with it? Journal Club is an open, no-pressure opportunity for teens to get together and write, junk journal, draw, and decompress with one another with as much creativity and flair as they wish.

Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Learning Lab
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Clubs, Creation Station, Lifelong Learning
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Have an empty notebook but not sure what to do with it? Journal Club is an open, no-pressure opportunity for teens to get together and write, junk journal, draw, and decompress with one another with as much creativity and flair as they wish.

Lego Pile

LEGO® Club

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
North Port Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Creation Station, Games
Age Group:
Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families

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

Library Branch: North Port Library
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Creation Station, Games
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Work on your own creations or build as a team. We provide the LEGO® bricks, you provide the imagination.

knitted items

Yak and Yarn

Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Conference Room at Shannon Staub Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors

Come and socialize with fellow knitting, crocheting and sewing enthusiasts! All levels welcome. Bring your current project to work on.

Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning
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Come and socialize with fellow knitting, crocheting and sewing enthusiasts! All levels welcome. Bring your current project to work on.

Tablet and Laptop

Tech Navigator

Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
North Port Library
Program Type:
Technology Instruction
Age Group:
New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors

Stumped by technology? Your technology questions can be answered through an in-person appointment with one of our Tech Navigators. Tech Navigators are library staff members ready to assist you with technology skills.

Library Branch: North Port Library
Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Instruction
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Stumped by technology? Your technology questions can be answered through an in-person appointment with one of our Tech Navigators. Tech Navigators are library staff members ready to assist you with technology skills.

Florida Department of Health

Cholesterol Screenings

Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 10:15am - 2:00pm
Creation Station at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Program Type:
Active Older Adult Living, Healthy Living
Age Group:
New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors

The Sarasota Department of Health will be performing various health screenings to improve the health of our Sarasota County residents. This is a complimentary service.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Healthy Living
Registration Required
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The Sarasota Department of Health will be performing various health screenings to improve the health of our Sarasota County residents. This is a complimentary service.

Preschool Jamboree

Thursday, July 2, 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. 

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. 

3 kids finger painting on the floor

ROAR! On the Road with Ringling

Thursday, July 2, 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)

Come and have some fun at our special story time where we'll connect art with early literacy with ROAR!  At this program we'll read together, make art and learn about an object in The Ringling Museum!

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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Come and have some fun at our special story time where we'll connect art with early literacy with ROAR!  At this program we'll read together, make art and learn about an object in The Ringling Museum!

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

Adult Read with the Dogs

Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Youth Activity Room at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

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!

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

Master Gardener Plant Clinic

Master Gardener Plant Clinic

Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Conference Room at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Program Type:
Green Living
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Sarasota County Extension Services Master Gardeners are here to help folks identify plants, flowers, etc. as well as care for them.

Get expert advice on your landscaping needs.

Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Green Living
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Sarasota County Extension Services Master Gardeners are here to help folks identify plants, flowers, etc. as well as care for them.

Get expert advice on your landscaping needs.

box

Mystery Board Game

Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Room at North Port Library
Program Type:
Clubs, Cultural Life, Discussion Groups, Games, Summer Learning
Age Group:
Teens (13 to 18 years), Families
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!

Join us every Thursday afternoon during summer for an exciting mystery board game. Each week features a different board game. No registration needed. Recommended for Teens and Adults.

Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Families
Program Type: Clubs, Cultural Life, Discussion Groups, Games, Summer Learning
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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!

Join us every Thursday afternoon during summer for an exciting mystery board game. Each week features a different board game. No registration needed. Recommended for Teens and Adults.

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

Literacy Volunteers of South Sarasota County - ESOL Class

Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Conference Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

Citizenship class

Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures
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Citizenship class

Libraries and History Center Closure

All Day 7/3 - 7/4
Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library, Elsie Quirk Library, Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library, Fruitville Library, Gulf Gate Library, North Port Library, Osprey Library, Selby Library, Shannon Staub Library, William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library, Pop-Up Library

Sarasota County Libraries and the History Center will be closed on Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4.We will resume normal hours on Monday, July 6.

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, Selby Library, Shannon Staub Library, William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library, Pop-Up Library
Description:

Sarasota County Libraries and the History Center will be closed on Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4.

We will resume normal hours on Monday, July 6.

British Flag with words " Life after Downton Abbey."

Life After Downton Abbey

Friday, July 3, 2026 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Veranda Room at North Port Library
Program Type:
Discussion Groups, Movies
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Enjoy a cup of tea while discussing British movies and television series with a very welcoming group.

Cancelled
Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Veranda Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Discussion Groups, Movies
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Enjoy a cup of tea while discussing British movies and television series with a very welcoming group.

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.