Week Calendar

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

Use 1 of our 5 Brother Sewing Machines on your own projects. Must know how to sew. First come first serve.

Preschool Program: Nutrition This program introduces preschoolers to the basics of healthy eating with stories, songs, activities and food samples.

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

Join certified instructor Sheila Blake for yoga poses with fun active storytelling and creative movement. Space is limited. Please bring your own mats.

Bring a few questions and your smartphone, tablet or laptop.

Please register below for the 10 -10:30 a.m. time period.

For people who want to improve their French speaking skills and enjoy reading French-language articles and discussing them.  Everyone is welcome to participate in this bi-weekly group to practice French pronunciation and oral understanding.&n

Join us for a special New Year's Storytime!  

Let's ring in the new year with stories, songs and a craft!

Registration is required for the kiddos as space is limited.

For mobile babies to 5 years old.

For mobile babies to 5 years old.

Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

Learn to knit or crochet! All ages and skill levels welcome! It is recommended to bring your own yarn and needles. Instructor-supplied yarns remain with the instructor weekly until piece is completed.

Come color, play, talk, and learn with us! We have a wide variety of coloring sheets, eye-catching stickers, and new boxes of 24 crayons we want to share with our library friends!

Are you looking for technology help? Visit our Tech Navigator page to sign up for a one-on-one session.  

Bring a few questions and your smartphone, tablet or laptop.

Please register below for the 10:45 - 11:15 a.m. time period.

Come and socialize with fellow knitting, crocheting and sewing enthusiasts! All levels welcome. Bring your current project to work on.

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

The Great Books Discussion Group meets the 1st Thursday of each month.  Discussion selections are from Great Conversations 5.  For more information please contact discussion facilitator, George Mahoney.

Let's walk and talk about books!

We will meet at 10:30 a.m. to ensure our paperwork is in order (liability forms on file, etc), and then we will begin our route!

We plan to walk over to Woodmere Park and explore their trail.

Enjoy a cup of tea while discussing British movies and television series with a very welcoming group!    

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.

Meet horses and deputies who serve in this special unit of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.

The deputies will share their role in our community as well as the their horses' training and care.

Hola! Come and learn basic conversational Spanish with instructor Dan Duffy. This class is for persons who know little or no Spanish. Mr. Duffy is a winter resident of Englewood and a career educator.

Stroll through our Reading Garden with your little one as YOU become the storyteller. Enjoy a different book the first Saturday of every month!

In case of rain, Story Trail will be set up in the Kids' Zone.

This program was cancelled. We will have a limited number of to-go art kits offered by the Ringling Museum on Saturday morning instead. Kit give-away begins at 10 a.m. Ask for the kit at the youth desk.

Bring your genealogy questions and receive expert assistance from knowledgeable volunteers.

Come celebrate J.R.R. Tolkien's birthday by watching the movies from his quintessential fantasy series: The Lord of the Rings. 

A comedy about a hypochondriac who wrongly believes he is dying and makes plans for his wife's future. Misunderstandings and hilarious confusion run rampant.

Join Jessica DiLorenzo to learn powerful tools to cope with stress and anxiety through movement and breathing. She will lead a sequence of exercises linked to the story Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.

Join us for the return of storytime at North Port Library.  Singing, dancing, stories and fun are guaranteed!  

Bring a few questions and your smartphone, tablet or laptop.

Please register below for the 11:30 a.m. - noon time period.

Join us for a fun-filled morning of stories, songs, kindergarten readiness skills, and craft activities for the whole family! 

Recommended for ages 3-5.

Meet horses and deputies who serve in this special unit of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.

The deputies will share their role in our community as well as the their horses' training and care.

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

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

Come build a hole for our Gnome Mini Golf course. Bring your imagination, we will provide supplies and examples.

For mobile babies to 5 years old.

For mobile babies to 5 years old.

Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

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.

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Stumped by technology? Your technology questions can be answered through a live, virtual appointment with the staff at the Elsie Quirk Library in Englewood. 

Join Sarasota Extension Services Master Gardeners for questions pertaining to Florida-friendly gardening, composting, and identifying insects.

Come celebrate J.R.R. Tolkien's birthday by watching the movies from his quintessential fantasy series: The Lord of the Rings. 

Come and enjoy the movie "Wonder" on the library's big screen. We will be discussing the book by R.J. Palacio afterwards and comparing it to the movie.

Curious about knitting and crochet, but don't know where to begin? Drop in the first Thursday of each month for Beginner's Day with the Quirky Knitters!

Join us on the first Thursday of the month to discuss our selection. Limited to 20 participants. Register at the Fruitville Reference Desk or call 941 861-2518.

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.

Join us in the Community Room to play a variety of board games at socially distance tables. Games available on a first come, first serve basis.

On the first Friday afternoon of the month, watch a movie that is hosted by film professor Maryann Dahlen, who will invite the audience to discuss the movie after its showing.

Join us in the teen room for Teen Movie Afternoon. This weeks movie is: Fantastic Beasts The Crimes of Grindelwald.

Come celebrate J.R.R. Tolkien's birthday by watching the movies from his quintessential fantasy series: The Lord of the Rings. 

Come and join the book discussion group on the first Thursday of the month.  A different book title is chosen every month to explore.  This book club is sponsored by the Friends of Gulf Gate Library.

Come with your friends and family to play a variety of board games at socially-distanced tables. Games and tables will be available on a first come, first served basis. 

This is a class for those who have had the beginner’s class, as well as any others who can read/speak basic Spanish.

Selby Family Films invites you to pick a movie to watch! Popcorn and drinks will be provided. All ages are welcome!

Join us for a guided acrylic painting class! No materials or experience required.

Make sure to wear your painting clothing and bring your creativity and good vibes!

In this session we'll be painting a mountain landscape.

Learn about our Bay-Friendly Fertilizing Tool, which will help you calculate your fertilizer needs for your turf.

Learn to knit or crochet! All ages and skill levels welcome! It is recommended to bring your own yarn and needles. Instructor-supplied yarns remain with the instructor weekly until piece is completed.

A different project every week!

Ages 6+.

Teens and tweens can play video games with Wii, Switch and Playstation consoles.

Play a round of Gnome Mini Golf at the library! Come at noon to work on building a hole for the course, but you can still come and play if you want to do just that. All ages welcome.

During this Cyber-Seniors webinar, our teen tech mentors will give us the low-down on smart watches, small watch-shaped wearable computers that work alongside your smartphone.

Play the classic role-playing game with a new group of players/adventurers.

The children get and read an early chapter 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 "Truman the Dog" by Debbi M. Florence.

An educational workshop for youth ages 8-18 to learn the basics of 3D design in Tinkercad. Continue work on your projects each month and have your creations printed on our machines in between meeting dates!

Experience the feeling of a drive-in movie out in the parking lot at Elsie Quirk Library.  Come and enjoy a feature-length movie on our outdoor screen while listening through your car radio!  Bring your own snacks and beverages.&nbs