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Primary Readers Late Edition (LIVE)

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Registration
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years)
Program Type: Book Discussions, Discussion Groups, Educational, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Details:
The children read a book ahead of time. The book is then discussed during the meeting for characters, themes and how it is applicable to their life. This month we will be discussing Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo. This program is intende...

Cyber-Seniors: How to Use Zoom Virtual Backgrounds (On Demand)

All Day
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Instruction, Virtual
Details:
Since most of us are spending time in the virtual Zoom world where we visit with friends or family, why not have some fun and use a Virtual background?    ...

Playing Guitar In Open Eb- Why? Part 2 (On Demand)

All Day
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Creation Station, Educational, Virtual
Details:
Discover some new chord “shapes” for a chord melody arrangement of “Red River Valley” in this guitar tutorial with Carey! ...

Teen Book Tastings (On Demand)

All Day
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Book Discussions, Educational, Virtual
Details:
Teen Book Tastings is a video series of book recommendations across various genres for teenagers. Join us each month for a different theme! This month's theme is New Year, New Me. Click the files to the right of this description for PDFs of book r...

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

Carpe Diem: Budgeting and Planning (LIVE)

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Educational, Virtual
Details:
Join Corbin Canavarros for useful tips on budgeting and planning. To register and receive codes and information for Zoom, please email ningram@scgov.net ...

Disclaimer(s)

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

Teen Book Tastings (On Demand)

All Day
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Book Discussions, Educational, Virtual
Details:
Teen Book Tastings is a video series of book recommendations across various genres for teenagers. Join us each month for a different theme! This month's theme is New Year, New Me. Click the files to the right of this description for PDFs of book r...

Disclaimer(s)

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

Teen Book Tastings (On Demand)

All Day
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Book Discussions, Educational, Virtual
Details:
Teen Book Tastings is a video series of book recommendations across various genres for teenagers. Join us each month for a different theme! This month's theme is New Year, New Me. Click the files to the right of this description for PDFs of book r...

Disclaimer(s)

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

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

10:15am - 11:15am
Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Public Library
Room: Community Room - William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Educational, Health & Human Services
Details:
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. Space is limited, pick up a ticket in the...

Disclaimer(s)

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

Extension Services Edible Gardening Series: Starting Seedlings (Live)

12:00pm - 12:30pm
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Environmental & Gardening, Virtual
Details:
Learn how to start your own seedlings at home. Join Agriculture Extension Agent Sarah Bostick and Chemicals in the Environment Agent Carol Wyatt-Evens for our lunchtime series on edible gardening!  Each session will start with a 10-...

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Public Library
Room: Community Room - William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Educational, Health & Human Services
Details:
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. Space is limited, pick up a ticket in the...

Disclaimer(s)

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

Intro to 3D Printing & Design (Live Event)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Program Type: Creation Station, Educational
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Details:
Join us online for a virtual intro to 3D design! ...

Teen Book Tastings (On Demand)

All Day
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Book Discussions, Educational, Virtual
Details:
Teen Book Tastings is a video series of book recommendations across various genres for teenagers. Join us each month for a different theme! This month's theme is New Year, New Me. Click the files to the right of this description for PDFs of book r...

Disclaimer(s)

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

Preschool Time (LIVE)

11:00am - 11:30am
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years)
Program Type: Educational, Storytimes, Virtual
Details:
Meet friends and share fun learning experiences in science, reading, music and more in these Live Zoom programs. Build confidence and attention skills for online classes and the professional world of the future while sparking curiosity...

Disclaimer(s)

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

Collaborate, Meet, and Work Remotely (Live)

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Business & Entrepreneurship, Educational, Job Search Assistance, Virtual
Details:
Learn about Google tools that can help you work and stay productive no matter where you are. Discover how to schedule and host effective virtual meetings, collaborate on documents with others in real time, and access your files from anywhere—eve...

Tech Help via Zoom (Live)

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Instruction, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Details:
Stumped by technology? Your technology questions can be answered through a live, virtual appointment.  Tech Tuesdays via Zoom is a one-on-one session with a library staff member.  Questions can be about how to use a device, how to a...

Blues on the Lawn

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Fruitville Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Live Music
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Details:
Join us for Blues on the Lawn at Fruitville Public Library.  This will be an outdoor socially distanced live musical performance. The program will be held on the lawn at the rear of the library building. Bring your hat and lawn ch...

Almost One-Minute Book Reviews: Picture Book and Beginning Reader Edition (On Demand)

All Day
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families
Program Type: Book Discussions, Educational, Virtual
Details:
Almost One-Minute Book Reviews are a quick and easy ways to hear about new books at our libraries, from picture books to Young Adult!...

Teen Book Tastings (On Demand)

All Day
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Book Discussions, Educational, Virtual
Details:
Teen Book Tastings is a video series of book recommendations across various genres for teenagers. Join us each month for a different theme! This month's theme is New Year, New Me. Click the files to the right of this description for PDFs of book r...

Disclaimer(s)

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

SHINE Presents: Medicare Part C and Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (MA-OEP) (Live)

9:00am - 10:00am
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Educational, Health & Human Services, Virtual
Details:
Rise & SHINE - a Kitchen Table series where you can learn about Medicare and enjoy your favorite cup of brew! Learn about Medicare Advantage options as well as the opportunity to make a change during the MA-OEP January - March 2021.  SHIN...

Discussion of LGBTQ+ Literature (LIVE)

10:00am - 11:00am
Registration
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Details:
Join Youth Librarian, George Barnhouse, for an interactive discussion of the history of Gay Literature in the United States.  This discussion is part of a partnership with the Senior Friendship Center for Aging Studies. This virt...

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

10:15am - 11:15am
Library Branch: Shannon Staub Public Library
Room: Meeting Room #159 - Shannon Staub Library
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Program Type: Educational, Health & Human Services
Details:
  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. Space is limited, ...

Disclaimer(s)

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

The Sarasota Music Archive Lecture and Performance Series (Live)

10:30am - 11:30am
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Live Music
Details:
  Watch the Livestream of these events at  the  Sarasota Music Archives Facebook page. or http://www.sarasotamusicarchive.org/ Sarasota Music Archive John Goodman Series 2021 Virtual Performances and a S...

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Library Branch: Shannon Staub Public Library
Room: Meeting Room #159 - Shannon Staub Library
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Program Type: Educational, Health & Human Services
Details:
  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. Space is limited, ...

Disclaimer(s)

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