Event List

Join us for the Friday Afternoon Monthly Book Discussion. Every 2nd Friday of the month.

Newcomers are always welcome. Please inquire about a copy of the book at the Information Desk.

Save a life! Come to donate blood with OneBlood. Their bus will be in the Selby Library parking lot.

Art with Nature

Explore your creativity in nature with a hungry caterpillar. Here you'll use nature's natural creations to create your own unique work of art.

KIDS, START YOUR ENGINES! Build looping, twisting tracks for Hot Wheels® cars, and experiment with Newton's laws of motion in this fun hands-on event that combines STEM learning with classic play.

Join us for an enjoyable craft session in the Veranda Room at the North Port Public Library! It will be a fun time of learning and building new crafting skills.

Please join us in this fun and informative class about photographing nature. Professional photographer, Brian Glantz, will demonstrate tried and true techniques to make your nature photographs look great!

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.

Learn how to create a blue Cyanotype print using photosensitive chemicals and found objects on a fabric pencil case. No camera needed, just sunlight!

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.

Animonday is back! Join us on select Mondays this summer to hang out and watch anime and enjoy Japanese snacks.

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.

Everything in our universe is information and energy vibrating at specific frequencies. Music is a powerful tool to guide consciousness into higher realms and induce healing.

A different project every week!

Recommended for ages 6 and up.

This meetup is for anyone in the Sarasota area who is interested in all things DIY, hobby electronics, robotics, coding, 3D printing, and more.

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 Health in Motion Bus offers free and low-cost public health services. A registered nurse is available at all visits. Individuals who need follow-up medical care are referred to a primary health care provider. No appointment needed.

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

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.

The Multi-session program meets weekly for 4 weeks and will provide you with the valuable tools you need to help you quit tobacco.

Kids can come explore STEAM through play when the Snapology team comes to the Shannon Staub Library. Kids will be having so much fun, they won't even realize that they are learning!