Upcoming Events

Want to learn more about Florida-Friendly gardens, composting, or citrus trees?  Need a plant or an insect identified?  On the first and the third Monday mornings of the month, from 10am to 12 pm, Gulf Gate Library hosts the Master Garde

A representative from All Faiths Food Bank will be available to help with your SNAP application. 

Appointments are preferred but not required. 

Join a lively book club for inspiring conversations! Cirque D' Book meets on the fourth Monday of most months. A different book title is chosen every month to explore. Registration is not required.

Join us on Mondays of the month for adult coloring!  We supply the coloring pages and the pencils. Snacks will be provided by the Friends of the Gulf Gate Library. Hope to see you there.

Bring a healthy plant cutting or a packet of seeds and exchange it for a new addition to your garden! Let’s grow together as we share, discover, and connect with various people and plants.

Socrates Cafe is a gathering where people from different backgrounds get together and exchange thoughtful ideas and experiences while embracing the central theme of Socratic method: we learn more when we respectfully listen to and debate ideas wit

Join Louis Masur, Author and Professor, for the third in a series of three lectures on our Founding Fathers. In this final lecture, you’ll learn about the bitter rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson.

Get genealogy research assistance from knowledgeable and experienced volunteers.

Bring your questions!

Soundbox/Suncoast Composer Fellowship Program Conference Afternoon Session

1:30 PM: Discovering Old Souls through Historical Recordings with Max Tan

Join Kelly Ward from the Florida Department of Health in this neuroscience researched-based workshop to learn how

Self-care and maintenance will be enhanced through meditation, guided imagery and breathing techniques.

Come to listen or to play at this bi-monthly open mic jazz jam session for amateur performers. No registration is required. Bring your instrument, and if you would like to play, you may sign up when you arrive.

Have too many books in your "to be read" pile, or looking for new recommendations to check out? Join us for a book swap, sponsored by the Shannon Staub Book Club.

Use 1 of 5 Brother sewing machines on Your Own Project. Must Know How to Sew.  Machines Available on first come first serve basis.

Stop by the Health in Motion Bus to talk to a Nurse with the Florida Health Department with any questions you might have!

No appointment required. 

Looking to try something new and maybe make a friend or two?  Join the library book club! 

Get assistance from experienced and knowledgeable volunteers

Bring your questions

Soundbox/Suncoast Composer Fellowship Program Conference Afternoon Session Part 2

William Whitaker and the Settlement of Sarasota Bay

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You will be so "impressed" with our springtime lantern!  Don't "bee" surprised if it attracts some vistors!

Stumped by technology? Your technology questions can be answered through an in-person or distance appointment with one of our Tech Navigators. Tech Navigators are library staff members ready to assist you with technology skills.

Movie Club is every 3rd Tuesday of each month.

Movie will begin promptly at 5:30pm.

Enjoy a movie with a short discussion afterwards about what you liked or disliked about the movie. There will be popcorn and snacks available.

For people who want to improve their French speaking skills and enjoy reading French-language articles and discussing them.

Join us at the Fruitville Library with your knit/crochet projects. All ages and skills are welcome. Supplies and knowledgeable members are on hand to help anyone interested in learning to knit or crochet.