Upcoming Events

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.

Squish, shape, and roll! Meet a new playdough pal and have fun molding and sculpting together. The library will provide the tools and playdough. Creativity can be messy so please dress appropriately. 

Join your friends for stories, rhymes, sign language, and other activities. 

This is best suited for toddlers aged 1-3, but all ages are welcome as needed. 

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.

A woman of mystery, a socialite, and a noted philanthropist, Mable Ringling was one of the most glamorous settlers in the Sarasota area during the 1920s.

My Father’s Glory by Marcel Pagnol is an autobiographical tale which describes a summer the author spent in the Provençal countryside with his family.

This program is a unique and sustainable way to explore your creativity and imagination.

Teens in grades 6 through 12 are welcome to hang out, play games, and more.

Drop by the Creation Station to learn about some of the different equipment we have available! Equipment demo only.

Hang out with us as we watch anime, try Japanese snacks, and try our craft skills out with Japanese crafts!

Unleash your creativity in a supportive space!

LAST Stop is a drop-in program designed for teens in 6th through 12th grade to participate in fun activities, talk with friends, have snacks, and play games.

Ready to rock? Join us for a fun and family-friendly 6-week guitar class designated for complete beginners! Learn to play some of your favorite songs while making music and memories.

Every third Saturday of the month, this program aims to inspire a love for reading and learning new things. Fun and engaging stories are followed by arts and crafts and other activities. Please register both caregiver and child.

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.

Every third Saturday of the month, children are invited to read with certified pet therapy dogs. This program encourages conversation and develops reading and communication skills.

Already know a few chords or continuing from Beginner 1? Let's take your guitar skills to the next level!

The Death Cafe returns to the Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library every third Saturday of the month! Join us for an open discussion about death and life, dying, end-of life topics and their place in our lives. Come and share.

This Storytime is meant for older children ages 5-8. There will be stories, fun activities, and a volunteer-only read aloud time. 

Please note, Wednesdays and Saturdays of the same month will have the same book selections.

Our clay modeling program allows participants to explore their creativity and express themselves through the art of shaping and molding clay. 

Calling all young book lovers! Come join the book dragons, where we dive into the latest and greatest YA novels, classics, and everything in between.

Join Melina and learn how to make your own paper creation! Instructions and supplies provided, just bring your imagination! 

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