AARP is providing free tax preparation at Shannon Staub Library again this year. The tax returns will be prepared by IRS-certified tax counselors. The AARP Tax-Aide Tax Preparation Program will begin on Friday February 4, 2021.

Create a lovely piece of pottery using soft, pliable clay.

We will use quick dry clay (no kiln necessary!). Then we will paint our pottery item and take it home in a sealed container.

The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County, Health in Motion staff will be on-site to provide no-cost health screenings and referrals for general health and wellness.

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.

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!

Sarasota Music Archive 2022 Lecture/Performance Series:

January 12 Jazz presentation: Harry Miedema (Blue Heron Sextet)

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

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 Short Story Discussion group meets the second Thursday of each month. Readings will be from "The Best American Short Stories of the Century" (expanded edition, 1999), edited by John Updike.

For infants to five years, attending with caregiver. The storytime includes simple stories, nursery rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and crafts. Space is limited. Free tickets are available at the youth desk beginning at 10 a.m.

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.

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.

AARP is providing free tax preparation at Shannon Staub Library again this year. The tax returns will be prepared by IRS-certified tax counselors. The AARP Tax-Aide Tax Preparation Program will begin on Friday February 4, 2021.

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

Join us for friendly discussion, book recommendations, and insight!

On January 12th we'll be discussing The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty

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.

Giving Tree Music provides drums to participants for active guided playing as they learn about the history and cultural importance of African music and drumming circles.

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.

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

Please register below for 1 -1:30 p.m.

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.

Chess lovers meet and play chess with other chess lovers.  All skill levels are welcome.

Join us for our monthly book club that delves deep into mysteries! 

Join us in the teen room for Movie Afternoon: Spider- Man Far From Home, 2 PM - 4 PM

Today's Topic:

Cloud Library and eBooks

Want your technology questions answered?

¿Quiere aprender más sobre...

correo electrónico

uso de computadoras

uso de dispositivos móviles

cómo descargar libros electrónicos

cómo adjuntar un documento o una foto

cómo usar MS Word, Excel,

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.

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

Please register below for 1 -1:30 p.m.

Socrates Café is a gathering where people from different backgrounds get together and exchange thoughtful ideas and experiences while embracing the central theme of Socratic teaching; the idea that we learn.

Learn how to research and document your ancestors and family history with members of the Englewood Genealogical Society using online genealogical resources. We'll begin the search with you and your immediate family.

Bring your projects, patterns, and questions to Elsie Quirk Library and join the Quirky Knitters for an afternoon of knitting and crochet.  All skill levels welcome.  Registration is not required, so come on in to knit and chat!

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.

Watch a movie on the big screen!

The current schedule is attached as a flyer and includes a brief description of these titles.

Teens in grades 6 through 12 are welcome to hang out, play games, and more.

Drop in from 2-5 p.m. for a fun and easy craft! This month we will be making terrariums in glass mason jars using dried moss, pebbles, twigs, and more. All supplies provided; recommended for adults.

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

Please register below for 2 - 2:30 p.m.

Teens in grades 6 through 12 are welcome to hang out, play games, and more.

For people who want to improve their Spanish speaking skills.  Come practice your pronunciation and oral understanding through conversation and instruction of this romantic language.  Everyone is welcome.

In this lecture series, we'll sample such diverse singers as Jolson, Cantor, Armstrong, MacDonald, Merman, Holiday, Waters, Sinatra, Charles, Garland, Robeson, Durbin, along with big band vocalists and singing groups, listening to their interpreta

Teens in grades 6 through 12 are welcome to hang out, play games, and more.

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

Teens in grades 6 through 12 are welcome to hang out, play games, and more.

Looking for a fun spot to hang out with friends after the last bell rings? Afterschool Club is the place to be! Join us every Wednesday for an afternoon of recreation and education.

Combine your imagination and engineering skills to fabricate super-cool LEGO creations. We've got the LEGOs, as well as some fun and inspiring building challenges, so all you need to bring is your building enthusiasm!

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.

Combine your imagination and engineering skills to fabricate super-cool LEGO creations. We've got the LEGOs, as well as some fun and inspiring building challenges, so all you need to bring is your building enthusiasm!

A different project every week!

Ages 6+.

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

Join us for the January Creation Station Wood Craft. This month we will be painting and assembling a puzzle artwork. Samples will be located at the front desk. This is an in-person event.

Bring your blankets and join us for an outdoor movie night adventure as we watch "Luca"!

Cancellation due to weather will be announced on this calendar listing by 4 p.m. the day of the program.

Libraries and Librarians in Films

Desk Set

Rated NR. Twentieth Century Fox

Wind down with us in this special evening edition of storytime! The same reading, singing, dancing, and crafting fun of our morning programs now brought to you just in time for bedtime.