This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Jun 14 2024 Fri Let's Get Crafty 2:00pm - 4:00pm Creation Station This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Jun 14 2024 Fri Let's Get Crafty 2:00pm - 4:00pm Creation Station Library Branch: North Port Library Room: Creation Station Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning Details: This program is a unique and sustainable way to explore your creativity and imagination.
This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Jun 15 2024 Sat Meditate with a Blue Lotus Monk 1:00pm - 2:30pm Meeting Room Registration Open Registration This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Jun 15 2024 Sat Meditate with a Blue Lotus Monk 1:00pm - 2:30pm Meeting Room Registration Open Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Cultural Life, History & Culture, Special Events Registration Required Seats Remaining: 28 Details: Monk San will guide us in a peaceful meditation here at the library. No previous experience or materials required. If you have a meditation cushion or yoga mat, you are welcome to bring it with you.
This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. Jun 15 2024 Sat Character Design Crash Course with Illustrator John Herzog 1:30pm - 4:30pm Meeting Room Registration Open Registration This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. Jun 15 2024 Sat Character Design Crash Course with Illustrator John Herzog 1:30pm - 4:30pm Meeting Room Registration Open Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Youth, Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years) Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Arts & Crafts, Career Journeys, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning Registration Required Seats Remaining: 5 Details: Learn the art of character design from professional cartoonist and illustrator John Herzog. Come ready to think, draw, and create your very own character in this in-depth three-hour workshop!
This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jun 17 2024 Mon Music & More from Down Under and Beyond 2:30pm - 3:30pm Veranda Room Registration Open Registration This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jun 17 2024 Mon Music & More from Down Under and Beyond 2:30pm - 3:30pm Veranda Room Registration Open Library Branch: North Port Library Room: Veranda Room Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Creation Station, Cultural Life, History & Culture, Lifelong Learning, Music in the Libraries, Special Events Registration Required Seats Remaining: 34 Details: Music & More from Down Under and Beyond takes the audience on a musical journey to Australia and other distant lands, as master didgeridoo performer Darren Liebman plays an assortment of didgeridoos and worldly percussion instru
This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. Jun 17 2024 Mon Rainbow Cross Stitch Bookmark for Teens 3:00pm - 4:30pm Meeting Room II This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. Jun 17 2024 Mon Rainbow Cross Stitch Bookmark for Teens 3:00pm - 4:30pm Meeting Room II Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library Room: Meeting Room II Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years) Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Arts & Crafts, Cultural Life Details: Looking for a new hobby? Join us in this FREE workshop to learn how to cross stitch your very own rainbow bookmark! All supplies provided and all skill levels are welcome. For teens in 6th grade and up.
This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. Jun 17 2024 Mon Teen Writers Club 4:00pm - 5:30pm Veranda Room This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. Jun 17 2024 Mon Teen Writers Club 4:00pm - 5:30pm Veranda Room Library Branch: North Port Library Room: Veranda Room Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years) Program Type: Clubs, Cultural Life, Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning Details: If you like writing your own pieces or would like to branch out and grow your creativity, come join us for our Teen Writers Club! We will be meeting weekly on Mondays @ 4 p.m. Ages 12-18 welcome!
This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Jun 18 2024 Tue Travelogues with Jane Mahler: Dalmatian Coast 10:30am - 12:00pm Meeting Room This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Jun 18 2024 Tue Travelogues with Jane Mahler: Dalmatian Coast 10:30am - 12:00pm Meeting Room Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Cultural Life, History & Culture, Lectures, Lifelong Learning Details: Join world adventurer, Jane Mahler, for a lecture exploring her travels in the countries that used to be Yugoslavia.
This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)" group. This event is in the "Children (5 to 9 years)" group. This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Jun 18 2024 Tue Rock and Recycle with the Garbage Men 2:00pm - 3:00pm Meeting Room This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)" group. This event is in the "Children (5 to 9 years)" group. This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Jun 18 2024 Tue Rock and Recycle with the Garbage Men 2:00pm - 3:00pm Meeting Room Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Youth, Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Cultural Life, Music in the Libraries, Special Events Details: Get ready to get your groove on with this high energy, earth conscious band! Families will be inspired by The Garbage men's use of recycled items to make funky tunes!
This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Jun 18 2024 Tue Designing for the Sunshine State: How Creative Architecture Made Florida More Livable 2:00pm - 3:30pm Classroom A/B (both rooms) Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Jun 18 2024 Tue Designing for the Sunshine State: How Creative Architecture Made Florida More Livable 2:00pm - 3:30pm Classroom A/B (both rooms) Library Branch: Osprey Library and History Center Room: Classroom A/B (both rooms) Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Cultural Life, Green Living, History & Culture, Lectures, Lifelong Learning Registration Required Seats Remaining: 50 Details: Designing for the Sunshine State: How Creative Architecture Made Florida More Livable Presented by:
This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Jun 20 2024 Thu Adult Birdwatching 101 2:00pm - 3:00pm Veranda Room Registration Open Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Jun 20 2024 Thu Adult Birdwatching 101 2:00pm - 3:00pm Veranda Room Registration Open Library Branch: North Port Library Room: Veranda Room Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning Registration Required Seats Remaining: 35 Details: Join the Venice Area Audubon Society for an exciting birdwatching program at our library! Discover the incredible variety of bird species that inhabit our area and learn how to identify them by their unique calls and traits.
This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Jun 20 2024 Thu Having Fun, Wish You Were Here! An Illustrated History of the Postcard in Florida 2:00pm - 3:30pm Classroom A/B (both rooms) Registration This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Jun 20 2024 Thu Having Fun, Wish You Were Here! An Illustrated History of the Postcard in Florida 2:00pm - 3:30pm Classroom A/B (both rooms) Library Branch: Osprey Library and History Center Room: Classroom A/B (both rooms) Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Cultural Life, History & Culture, Lectures Registration Required Seats Remaining: 30 Details: Come take a trip - a trip back to a time, beginning when Florida was a backwoods swamp in the 1900s through its transformation into a vacation paradise in the 1950s as told by vintage postcards.
This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jun 20 2024 Thu World-Class Magic with Magician Ari Novick for Kids and Teens 3:30pm - 5:00pm Meeting Room Registration Open Registration This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jun 20 2024 Thu World-Class Magic with Magician Ari Novick for Kids and Teens 3:30pm - 5:00pm Meeting Room Registration Open Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Youth, Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, All Ages Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Cultural Life, Special Events Registration Required Seats Remaining: 98 Details: Prepare to be amazed! Magician Ari Novick has all sorts of tricks in store in this exciting show that will leave you spellbound.
This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. Jun 20 2024 Thu Anime Club 4:30pm - 6:00pm Youth Program Room Registration Open Registration This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. Jun 20 2024 Thu Anime Club 4:30pm - 6:00pm Youth Program Room Registration Open Library Branch: Selby Library Room: Youth Program Room Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years) Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Cultural Life, Discussion Groups, History & Culture, Lifelong Learning, Movies Registration Required Seats Remaining: 30 Details: Watch anime and discuss your favorite characters. Explore anime-inspired, Asian snacks and crafts. Ages 9-18 are welcome! Disclaimer(s) Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.
This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Jun 21 2024 Fri Happy Accidents Painting Class: Cypress Swamp 2:00pm - 4:00pm Community Room Registration Open Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Jun 21 2024 Fri Happy Accidents Painting Class: Cypress Swamp 2:00pm - 4:00pm Community Room Registration Open Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning Registration Required Seats Remaining: 12 Details: Join us for a guided acrylic painting class following a beloved painter from the 80s. No materials or experience required, just wear your painting clothes! We will be painting a beautiful cypress swamp.
This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Jun 21 2024 Fri Let's Get Crafty 2:00pm - 4:00pm Creation Station This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Jun 21 2024 Fri Let's Get Crafty 2:00pm - 4:00pm Creation Station Library Branch: North Port Library Room: Creation Station Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning Details: This program is a unique and sustainable way to explore your creativity and imagination.
This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. Jun 24 2024 Mon Clash of Steel: The Revival of Historical European Sword Fighting 3:00pm - 4:00pm Meeting Room This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. Jun 24 2024 Mon Clash of Steel: The Revival of Historical European Sword Fighting 3:00pm - 4:00pm Meeting Room Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years) Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Cultural Life, History & Culture, Performances Details: Learn about the history of sword fighting during the Renaissance period from Steel Ring Academy. They'll give a demonstration of techniques taken from historical manuscripts, and share how this art has been revived into a martial sport.
This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. Jun 24 2024 Mon Teen Writers Club 4:00pm - 5:30pm Veranda Room This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. Jun 24 2024 Mon Teen Writers Club 4:00pm - 5:30pm Veranda Room Library Branch: North Port Library Room: Veranda Room Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years) Program Type: Clubs, Cultural Life, Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning Details: If you like writing your own pieces or would like to branch out and grow your creativity, come join us for our Teen Writers Club! We will be meeting weekly on Mondays @ 4 p.m. Ages 12-18 welcome!
This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. Jun 26 2024 Wed Cooking 101 for Tweens and Teens-Cooking a recipe from a favorite childhood books 3:30pm - 4:30pm Creation Station Registration Open Registration This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. Jun 26 2024 Wed Cooking 101 for Tweens and Teens-Cooking a recipe from a favorite childhood books 3:30pm - 4:30pm Creation Station Registration Open Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library Room: Creation Station Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years) Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Cultural Life, Special Events Registration Required Seats Remaining: 8 Details: For young chefs wanting to learn the basics, or are excited to try new recipes! Join us as we learn to make a homemade dessert with just a microwave! For this program we will be learning how to make chocolate chip mug cookies.
This event is in the "Toddlers (1 to 3 years)" group. This event is in the "Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)" group. This event is in the "Children (5 to 9 years)" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Jun 27 2024 Thu Bilingual Story Time with Evan and Vanessa 10:30am - 11:30am Meeting Room This event is in the "Toddlers (1 to 3 years)" group. This event is in the "Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)" group. This event is in the "Children (5 to 9 years)" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Jun 27 2024 Thu Bilingual Story Time with Evan and Vanessa 10:30am - 11:30am Meeting Room Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Cultural Life, Performances, Spanish/En Español, Storytimes Details: Join Evan and Vanessa as they bring all of the fun of their podcast to the library with fun sing-along songs, engaging stories, interactive sound games and much more!
This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. Jun 27 2024 Thu Anime Club 4:30pm - 6:00pm Youth Program Room Registration Open Registration This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. Jun 27 2024 Thu Anime Club 4:30pm - 6:00pm Youth Program Room Registration Open Library Branch: Selby Library Room: Youth Program Room Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years) Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Cultural Life, Discussion Groups, History & Culture, Lifelong Learning, Movies Registration Required Seats Remaining: 30 Details: Watch anime and discuss your favorite characters. Explore anime-inspired, Asian snacks and crafts. Ages 9-18 are welcome! Disclaimer(s) Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.
This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Jun 28 2024 Fri Travelogue: Dalmatian Coast 2:00pm - 3:30pm Community Room Registration Open Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Jun 28 2024 Fri Travelogue: Dalmatian Coast 2:00pm - 3:30pm Community Room Registration Open Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Cultural Life, Healthy Living, History & Culture, Lectures, Lifelong Learning Registration Required Seats Remaining: 110 Details: The Ancient and Classical Antiquity of the Dalmatian Coast: Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, and Bosnia & Herzegovina as experienced by Jane Mahler. This session will explore travels in the countries that used to be Yugoslavia.
This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jun 29 2024 Sat The Roots of Black Music in America, Part 1 1:00pm - 2:00pm Veranda Room This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. This event is in the "Families" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jun 29 2024 Sat The Roots of Black Music in America, Part 1 1:00pm - 2:00pm Veranda Room Library Branch: North Port Library Room: Veranda Room Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Cultural Life, Music in the Libraries, Performances, Special Events Details: A 100 year journey back through time that offers a fresh perspective through song, story, and history to learn about the music of America's black musical giants.
This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. Jul 1 2024 Mon Teen Writers Club 4:00pm - 5:30pm Veranda Room This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group. This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group. Jul 1 2024 Mon Teen Writers Club 4:00pm - 5:30pm Veranda Room Library Branch: North Port Library Room: Veranda Room Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years) Program Type: Clubs, Cultural Life, Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning Details: If you like writing your own pieces or would like to branch out and grow your creativity, come join us for our Teen Writers Club! We will be meeting weekly on Mondays @ 4 p.m. Ages 12-18 welcome!
Jul 4 2024 Thu LIBRARIES CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY All Day Closing Jul 4 2024 Thu Closing LIBRARIES CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY All Day Branches: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library, Elsie Quirk Library, Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library, Fruitville Library, Gulf Gate Library, North Port Library, Osprey Library and History Center, Selby Library, Shannon Staub Library, William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library, Pop-Up Library Description: LIBRARIES CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY