Event List

Join the Friends of The Venice Library for a tour of our beautiful library. It is guaranteed you will be surprised and impressed with all of the special features we have for all ages.

For all your precious trinkets, a cherry tree blossom trinket dish.  As this is a 2-part class, the second half will be a watercolor springtime tree painting.

Children ages 5-9 years and their parents are invited to learn about forensics with hands-on experiments! First we'll learn how to take, examine, and lift fingerprints.

"For every action there is a reaction" isn't just a saying in this class! Learn how to react confidently to whatever life throws at you on and off the stage!

Want more anime or manga in your life? Whether you’ve just discovered anime or you’ve been reading manga for years, this is the place to meet fellow fans, watch and discuss your favorite series, and eat yummy snacks!

The Florida landscape has provided aesthetic inspiration to artists for centuries.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Get into the adult coloring craze! Join us for a fun and unique way to unwind, reduce stress, and express your creativity at the Shannon Staub Library.

All supplies will be provided. Artistic talent is not required.

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.

ROAR! is The Ringling's free storytime that connects art with early literacy. At this program, we read together, make art, and learn about an object in the museum.

Take a colorful drawing and shrink it down to be a charm, keychain, jewelry, accessory, or decoration all your own! 

For ages 10-18.

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

A harbinger of spring, a nester for you to paint.  As this is a 2-part class, the second half will be a watercolor springtime tree painting.  This is the follow up lesson to the autumn tree watercolor painting that we did this fall.

Drop-in and create! Each week will feature a specific craft. Examples and supplies provided.

Join us for an unforgettable art class that uses hands-on techniques alongside art history, while fostering self-expression, innovation and creativity. Try out a variety of art styles across six sessions!