Event List

Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, and fun activities. Best for ages 0-5, but the whole family is welcome!

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

Join Miss Taylor for Arts & Crafts Storytime! Featuring a special craft each month this storytime fosters creativity, engages learnings, and creates special bonds between children and their caretakers.

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

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.

The in-person Betty J. Johnson Library writing group is for anyone seeking dedicated time to work on new or continuing writing projects.

Unleash your inner architect with LEGO® and DUPLO® building! Come over and let's paint the town brick red with our creative construction skills.

Children are invited for a special opportunity to share a story with a furry friend! Take advantage of this no-pressure, judgment-free zone to practice reading with a certified therapy dog.  Space is limited. First come, first seated.

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

Forever Fit is an exercise class for ages 55+. 

Join us and learn simple exercises to increase strength, balance, and endurance.

Musical Motion is a FREE bilingual learn & play class that encourages bonding while developing early learning and literacy skills in children.

Have you ever tried a new sport or hobby and were disappointed to not be immediately good at it? New activities are difficult if you do not know the basics, but once you do, the task becomes not only doable but often enjoyable.

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

Discuss new recipes, share pictures of your own creations, and connect with fellow food (and cookbook) lovers.

May Theme: Ms. Edna

May Cookbook: Anything by Edna Lewis!

When looking at the development of South Florida after World War II, one name consistently appears: Mackle.

Join us for an afternoon of STEM fun! This month, learn about the weather and create a rainstorm and a snowstorm in a jar! Best for ages 5-12.

Play with toys and enjoy being social with friends!

Local instructor Sarah Thurow will guide teens in both basic and fun yoga poses to help get them in a lifelong habit of healthy living.

Building Newtown: Architecture and Community in Sarasota’s Historic Black Neighborhood

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Drop-in and build! Using the Legos provided, let your imagination run wild. Will it be an animal? A building? Or something never imagined before? You decide!

Full library service for residents of Longboat Key.

Artist Christine Gilkey will lead this class on how to make a macrame plant hanger.

Join local artisan Cris Walton, and learn how to transform paper into beautiful flowers! Rolled paper flowers are made using a paper template cut into a spiral shape, rolled tightly and released to create a flower.

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.