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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!

Join other local knitters and crocheters while working on personal projects and discussing all things knitting/crocheting. All skill levels welcome. Crochet Amigurumi kits will be provided while supplies last.

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.

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

🍓🍫 Hey Teens! Get hands-on with our Chocolate Covered Strawberries cooking basics program at the library! 🍫🍓

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.

Learn the steps for this simple-to-make weaving craft using a small branch and yarn.

Join the fun and test your knowledge! Work together to answer questions from 10 categories. Topics will range from history, music, sports, literature, current events, and more, and the winning team receives a prize! Doors open at 4:15 pm.

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 Kids is a music and movement program for children and their caregivers to attend together.

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.

As a yoga instructor and mindfulness coach, Didi integrates balance, strengthening, stretching, and breathwork into her chair yoga classes.

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.

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

The February book is Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland.

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.

Both classes will come together to practice and show off their new skills to each other. Then we'll join them for a combined jam session at 11:30am in the upstairs meeting room. 

Back by popular demand!

Looking for a place to learn or practice Ukelele? Want to play with friends? Bring your instrument to the library to jam with other musicians. All skill levels are welcome!

Join Teresa as she teaches the art of origami. She likes to create items to decorate a home or to give away as a gift. She brings in her own extra work as examples and sometimes to give away.