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Creation Station: Adult Beginner Sewing - Fabric Collage

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Creation Station at Selby Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Creation Station
Age Group:
New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors

Discover the art of fabric collage! In this hands-on class, you'll arrange and layer colorful fabric scraps to make new pictures, landscapes, and other imaginative designs. Come play, turning simple scraps into a beautiful work of art!

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station
Registration Required
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Discover the art of fabric collage! In this hands-on class, you'll arrange and layer colorful fabric scraps to make new pictures, landscapes, and other imaginative designs. Come play, turning simple scraps into a beautiful work of art!

Balls of yarn of different colors in a basket.

Quirky Knitters

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Program Room at Elsie Quirk Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Clubs
Age Group:
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors

Bring your projects, patterns, and questions to Elsie Quirk Library and join the Quirky Knitters for an afternoon of knitting and crochet.  All skill levels welcome.  Registration is not required, so come on in to knit and chat!

Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs
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Bring your projects, patterns, and questions to Elsie Quirk Library and join the Quirky Knitters for an afternoon of knitting and crochet.  All skill levels welcome.  Registration is not required, so come on in to knit and chat!

Master Gardener Plant Clinic

Master Gardener Plant Clinic

Thursday, May 7, 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.

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Travelogue - Damaltian Coast

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room AB at Gulf Gate Library
Program Type:
Active Older Adult Living, Cultural Life, History & Culture, Lectures, Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Join Jane Mahler for an unforgettable journey through Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, and Bosnia & Herzegovina—the captivating countries once united as Yugoslavia.

Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Cultural Life, History & Culture, Lectures, Lifelong Learning
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Join Jane Mahler for an unforgettable journey through Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, and Bosnia & Herzegovina—the captivating countries once united as Yugoslavia.

Creation Station Open Lab

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Creation Station at North Port Library
Program Type:
Active Older Adult Living, Creation Station
Age Group:
Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages

Are you curious about our Creation Station? Join us for Open Lab, where library patrons can explore and experiment with a variety of tools and equipment such as Osmo technology, robots, button makers, and more. 

Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Creation Station
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Are you curious about our Creation Station? Join us for Open Lab, where library patrons can explore and experiment with a variety of tools and equipment such as Osmo technology, robots, button makers, and more. 

Disclaimer(s)

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

stickers

DIY Stickers

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Activity Room at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)

Use your own designs to create stickers! It's easier than you think!

 
 


 

Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
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Use your own designs to create stickers! It's easier than you think!

 
 


 

pokemon club

Pokémon™ Club

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Veranda Room at North Port Library
Program Type:
Clubs, Cultural Life, Games
Age Group:
Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)

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

Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Veranda Room
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Program Type: Clubs, Cultural Life, Games
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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.

A yellow circle with a black gear and lightning bold. Around the gear and lightning bolt in black text is "Creation Station".

Teen Lab: Origami Cranes

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Creation Station at Selby Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Creation Station
Age Group:
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)

 Learn how to fold origami cranes! We’ll discuss a brief history of paper cranes, then learn how to make your own.

Recommended for ages 9-18.

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station
Registration Required
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 Learn how to fold origami cranes! We’ll discuss a brief history of paper cranes, then learn how to make your own.

Recommended for ages 9-18.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Sister Cities Association of Sarasota Lecture Series

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium at Selby Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Join Sarasota Sister Cities for a series of lectures.

Provided by Sister Cities Association of Sarasota.

Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lectures
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Join Sarasota Sister Cities for a series of lectures.

Provided by Sister Cities Association of Sarasota.

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

Citizenship instruction

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

POP UP Libary

POP STOP Old Miakka Pot Luck

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Pop-Up Library
Program Type:
Active Older Adult Living, Cultural Life, Outreach
Age Group:
All Ages

Full library service for residents Old Miakka.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Pop-Up Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Cultural Life, Outreach
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Full library service for residents Old Miakka.

image of pop up library van

Agency Site

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Pop-Up Library
Program Type:
Active Older Adult Living, Outreach
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

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

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Pop-Up Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Outreach
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An Agency Site is a stop such as a senior living community, nursing home, or school that is not accessible to the public.

Creation Station- Spring Potted Paper Flowers

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults

Join us and make Potted Paper Daffodils. All Materials will be provided. 

Registration Is Required.  Ages 13 and up.

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Lifelong Learning
Registration Required
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Join us and make Potted Paper Daffodils. All Materials will be provided. 

Registration Is Required.  Ages 13 and up.

Forty Carrots Logo

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 10:15am - 11:15am
Meeting Room at Shannon Staub Library
Program Type:
Games, Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
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: 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.

Fun to Be Fit Logo with a turtle

Fun to Be Fit Kids

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Meeting Room at Elsie Quirk Library
Program Type:
Healthy Living, Special Events
Age Group:
Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

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

Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Healthy Living, Special Events
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Fun To Be Fit Kids is a music and movement program for children and their caregivers to attend together.

Storytime - Infant

Learn and Play Storytime

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Youth Program Room at Selby Library
Program Type:
Lifelong Learning, Storytimes
Age Group:
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years)

Join your friends for stories, rhymes, sign language, and other activities in this story time for babies and toddlers.

Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years)
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Storytimes
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Join your friends for stories, rhymes, sign language, and other activities in this story time for babies and toddlers.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Forty Carrots Logo

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room at Shannon Staub Library
Program Type:
Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
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: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: 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.

POP UP Library

Agency Site

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Pop-Up Library
Program Type:
Active Older Adult Living, Lifelong Learning, Outreach
Age Group:
Seniors

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

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Pop-Up Library
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Lifelong Learning, Outreach
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An Agency Site is a stop such as a senior living community, nursing home, or school that is not accessible to the public.

Friday Fitness: TBD

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium at Selby Library
Program Type:
Active Older Adult Living, Healthy Living
Age Group:
New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors

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Cancelled
Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Healthy Living
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Music | Love & Bossa Nova performed by Daniela Soledade and Nate Najar

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Gulf Gate Library
Program Type:
Active Older Adult Living, Cultural Life, Off the Page Literary Celebration, Performances
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Gulf Gate Library is pleased to welcome Daniela Soledade and Nate Najar, whose captivating Bossa Nova performances have delighted audiences from Paris to London.

Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Cultural Life, Off the Page Literary Celebration, Performances
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Gulf Gate Library is pleased to welcome Daniela Soledade and Nate Najar, whose captivating Bossa Nova performances have delighted audiences from Paris to London.

The tomb of Isa Khan.

India Travelogue: Delhi, Punjab and Rajaji National Park

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Program Type:
Cultural Life, History & Culture, Special Events
Age Group:
Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors

Join us for this travelogue highlighting Punjab, home of the Golden Temple, Rajaji National Park and tiger reserve, and Old Delhi, which is known for its bustling bazaars, 16th and 17th century Mughal tombs, an astronomical observatory from the 70

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Cultural Life, History & Culture, Special Events
Registration Required
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Join us for this travelogue highlighting Punjab, home of the Golden Temple, Rajaji National Park and tiger reserve, and Old Delhi, which is known for its bustling bazaars, 16th and 17th century Mughal tombs, an astronomical observatory from the 70

Open Book

Book Club

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Juliano Room at North Port Library
Program Type:
Active Older Adult Living, Book Discussions, Clubs, Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors

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.

Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Juliano Room
Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Book Discussions, Clubs, Lifelong Learning
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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.

Lego Pile

Lego Afternoon

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Storytime Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Program Type:
Art Displays & Exhibits, Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Youth, Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)

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!

Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Youth, Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Program Type: Art Displays & Exhibits, Lifelong Learning
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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!

Venice Heritage History@ the Library

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Community Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Program Type:
History & Culture, Lectures, ,
Age Group:
Adults

Come join us for an educational program on local history presented by Venice Heritage. 

Searching for Angola: African American History

Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Culture, Lectures, ,
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Come join us for an educational program on local history presented by Venice Heritage. 

Searching for Angola: African American History