Week Calendar

(2 years -5 Years old): Yoga, Dance, Gymnastics and more.  This virtual group is for both parents and children to explore a child’s world while supporting fitness, emotional well-being and building social interaction skills.  The Zo

(1-5 years old) a FREE group hosted via the ZOOM platform featuring a captivating program of art, music, movement, science and other creative activities.

(1-5 years old) a FREE group hosted via the ZOOM platform featuring a captivating program of art, music, movement, science and other creative activities.

The Sarasota Music Archive presents The Jazz in the Making Series:

Join us online for a Facebook Live program with staff from Libraries & Historical Resources.

Missed this event? No problem, visit SRQCountyPlay on Facebook for archived videos.

(Babies-5 years old) Welcome to Carrot Talk, a virtual group to connect, inspire, and support parents as they navigate the world of raising children.

Read, learn, and grow with us! Join us online for a Facebook Live Virtual Storytime. Come and join your favorite librarian from one of our 10 branches!

Meet baby friends and hang out with their cool caregivers, parents, and grandparents! Take turns waving hello, then sing along and bounce with other happy babies. Enjoy rhymes and a little book to brighten your day.

(2 years -5 Years old): We are started a new program with The Ringling called “Roar!

From the chair, to the earth, and up into the sky!

Are you serious about getting your child ready for kindergarten? Join us for lessons in phonics, math, and more while giving your child the chance for social interaction and positive reinforcement from a caring teacher.

Parents of newborns to 7 months of age. Forty Carrots will now be offering this group via a ZOOM platform.

Join your friends for fun with books, puppets shows, music, and activities that promote school readiness.  Recommended for ages 3-6.

(0-14 Months) Let’s breath, stretch, relax and bond with our little ones in this new virtual group.  Each group offers a simple way to connect both emotionally and physically with your baby while connecting with others in your community.

Express yourself in an online workshop environment. Receive writing prompts and general inspiration from different presenters and your fellow poets, with ample time to write and share.

(2 years -5 Years old): Yoga, Dance, Gymnastics and more.  This virtual group is for both parents and children to explore a child’s world while supporting fitness, emotional well-being and building social interaction skills.  The Zo

Are you serious about getting your child ready for kindergarten? Join us for lessons in phonics, math, and more while giving your child the chance for social interaction and positive reinforcement from a caring teacher.

Local Color: Gathering Across Color, Creed, and Ideology

"Our lives begin to end when we stop talking about things that matter." - Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Lunch and Learn Series: Join SHINE from your kitchen table to talk about Part D Coverage and changes to the donut hole in 2020. 

(2 years -5 Years old): We are started a new program with The Ringling called “Roar!

Stumped by technology? Your technology questions can be answered through a live, virtual appointment. 

We will be reading and discussing "The Round House" by Louise Erdrich in this virtual edition of the Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Public Library's book club! 

From the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Civility, a novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel—a beautifully transporting novel. 

Read, learn, and grow with us! Join us online for a Facebook Live Virtual Storytime. Come and join your favorite librarian from one of our 10 branches!

During this Sewing Book Club, we will be sewing three different projects from the Mini Patchwork Projects book by Beth Studley. It is available as a Hoopla eBook, using this link.

It’s no secret that navigating the job market can be hard. According to a 2016 report from the U.S.

Historical Resources Collections Curator Lindsay Ogles ties Women's Suffrage to Sarasota County through early voter records and local media coverage. Cast your vote for history!  

Get moving and learn a little about your amazing human body in this fun exercise class with youth librarian, Heather Tweed, BSN, RN, MLIS, RYT-200. Recommended for ages 5 to 11.

Get moving and learn a little about your amazing human body in this fun exercise class with youth librarian, Heather Tweed, BSN, RN, MLIS, RYT-200. Recommended for ages 5 to 11.

Join library staff and fellow county residents for online chess. All skill levels are welcome! Register for an account for chess.com to participate.

Join us as we discuss young adult graphic novels. A new book every week!

For this meeting, we will be discussing Pumpkinheads, written by Rainbow Rowell and illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks.

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 "The Magic Misfits" by Neil Patrick Harris.

Play games (Box of Lies!, Charades, Taboo, Pictionary, Jeopardy and more) and be funny while you laugh your cares away.  Bring your own snack.

Zoom Trivia Night is moving to a biweekly schedule! The programs will be on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month; registration for the next program starts on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month.

Soothe your mind while practicing the joy of creation with simple household materials and objects.

This virtual program will be hosted in Zoom. Once you register you will be sent a confirmation email with information about using Zoom.

Time Sifters Archaeology Society present monthly lecture programs.

We will be discussing "Before We Were Yours" by Lisa Wingate in this virtual edition of the Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Public Library's book club! 

Hang out with Clyde the Bunny each week to write stories with friends. Write your own stories and get the chance to work on a collaborative funny bunny story that we will publish as a short movie on the library website.