For mobile babies to 5 years old.

Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our drop-in FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) parenting education groups.

Ages 2-5. Join certified instructor Sheila Blake for yoga poses with fun active storytelling and creative movement for preschoolers. Please bring your own mat. Limit 24.

Tai Chi Easy is a simple, yet effective way of balancing your mind and body. Can be practiced seated or standing . Clear your mind find inner peace and strengthen your body all at the same time!

Ready for some messy fun? Bring your youngsters out to our Foam Party, hosted in the grassy area outside the library!

This special storytime features baby sign language, rhymes, songs, books, and playtime.

Registration is not required. Attendance is first come, first serve as room capacity is limited. Please see youth staff the morning of the program.

For mobile babies to 5 years old.

Join us for a relaxing guided chair yoga session! *Registration required

No mats needed, liability waivers required before each class.

Come and get assistance with your genealogy research from experienced and knowledgeable volunteers

Ages 0 - 5, attending with caregiver.

Help us clean out our craft closet and also check out our coloring book collection!

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.

Have fun hand sewing or using a sewing machine! Beginners are welcome. Sewing machines are available on a first-come, first-served basis. You are welcome to bring your own machine if you like.

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.

Do you want help with...

eBooks, movies, eAudiobooks

Email how-to

Using your device

Library Database Resources

Cyber Security Questions

Printing Questions

or something else? 

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

Stumped by technology? Your technology questions can be answered through an in-person appointment with one of our Tech Navigators. Tech Navigators are library staff members ready to assist you with technology skills.

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.

Limit 45

For ages 2-5. Join us for a pop-up playtime with our new toys!

Prescription Assistance for income qualified individuals.

Ages 0 - 5, attending with caregiver. Family Playtime is a drop-in self guided program where children can explore our toy collection.

Join Fun To Be Fit Kids with Ms. Adrianne! This is a music and movement program is designed for children and their caregiver(s) to spend quality time together singing, dancing, getting some exercise and having fun!

For mobile babies to 5 years old.

Drop in and crochet! Beginners and experienced crocheters welcome. Bring your own supplies or use ours. Recommended for ages 9 and up.

Meeting spot will vary. Please ask at a service desk for today's location.

Ringling Order of the Arts Readers

Come get assistance with your genealogy research. Bring your questions!

Join us at the North Port Library for storytime!  Songs, crafts and stories guaranteed! 

This program will feature a variety of coloring and craft projects for kids to be as creative as possible.

This program is geared for ages 2-6. Registration is not required.

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

Swing by to enjoy some jazz music by the outstanding duo "Think of One"!

Dwayne White is an experienced jazz trumpeter, music educator, clinician, composer, and arranger.

Join Mr. Dave for classic and original children's music accompanied by the Selby Puppets! Recommended for ages 1-3, but all ages are welcomed as needed.

Create a watercolor sunset to capture a special memory.

Journey with us from jukebox to iPad as we celebrate the universal language of music through family-friendly versions of some of pop music's greatest hits!

Ages 5 and up. Be a part of interactive scientific demonstrations of the power of liquid nitrogen and then sample the delicious flash-frozen ice cream results.

For mobile babies to 5 years old.

Bringing a baby into the world can fill our hearts with joy and love, and our minds with questions and wonder.

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 us for an afternoon movie for the family: Paw Patrol: The Movie (G).

Snacks and drinks will be available!

Get ready to create: you bring the idea, we bring the tools! 

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 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.

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 Health in Motion Bus offers free and low-cost public health services. A registered nurse is available at all visits. Individuals who need follow-up medical care are referred to a primary health care provider. No appointment needed.

For mobile babies to 5 years old.

Cooking Matters for Chefs and Kids uses flexible hands-on lessons to develop a love for cooking and the skills to make healthy food choices. Lessons include meal planning tips, activities, handouts, recipes, and food tastings. 

Join us and learn how to make a vivid, shimmering work of art! You will be making a diamond painting sun-catcher.  Diamond painting is a newer craft that has similarities to cross-stitching and paint by numbers.

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

The Writer's Circle was created for writers of all types and genres. Whether you write Fiction, Poetry, Lyrics even Stand-Up Comedy; here, you will find a welcoming place via Zoom to share and if you wish to, discuss your work.

Everyone is welcome to the open-topic discussions of the Socrates Cafe.

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.

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

Draw your own comics! Participants can sketch over drawings on our tracing light pads or freehand their own. For kids ten and up. Supplies are provided.

Join us at Fruiville Library for a showing of the hit movie "Jaws." 

Drop-in to make a mini masterpiece on a rock! All you need is your imagination. All supplies provided for this FREE activity for all ages. 

Free classes for adults and seniors. All skill levels are invited.

All ages children. Watch the Bits 'n Pieces Puppet Theatre marionettes perform the classic The Selfish Giant's Garden based on the Oscar Wilde story and receive a puppet craft kit.

Join other tweens this summer for a variety of crafts. Advance sign up is required. You must register for each date you wish to attend. Today's craft is Perler Beading.

Stumped by technology? Your technology questions can be answered through an in-person or distance appointment with one of our Tech Navigators. Tech Navigators are library staff members ready to assist you with technology skills.

Join the fun as we explore various arts and craft formats!  Sponsored by the Friends of the North Port Library.

Join other teens for Melissa Hoesman's Watercolor Sunset Memories workshop. Teens will be creating a custom watercolor painting to take home. Advance sign up is required due to limited space.

Ages 9-18. Learn how to code and program real robots. Limit 20. Come to the youth desk starting one hour ahead for a ticket.

Drop in during our open lab hours to learn new skills and get hands-on experience with different STEAM activities.

Calling all young scientists! At this weekly club you can do some fun science-related crafts and learn more about science. Space is limited, so please see the youth desk 30 minutes prior to the event for a ticket.

We have postponed this class, as our 3D printers have given up. Thank you for your patience while we order new printers. We will reschedule this class as soon as our new printers are up and running.

Join us for a fun and easy craft! We will be making a beach in a jar using mason jars, sand, shells, twigs, and more. Supplies are limited, so register today!

For the summer we will be watching a movie after discussing a book for content, characters and themes. This month's book is City Spies by James Ponti. Attendees will choose the movie the day of the program.

Grab some friends and hop on board the MVP Game Trailer to go head-to-head playing the hottest video games. With seven screens and a wide selection of multiplayer games, it's a gamer's dream come true!

Grab some friends and hop on board the MVP Game Trailer to go head-to-head playing the hottest video games. With seven screens and a wide selection of multiplayer games, it's a gamer's dream come true!

Listen to spooky Florida tales while enjoying a delicious vegetarian snack prepared by Chef Rocco of Fresh Mozzarella Pizzeria.

Join us for an extra long summer special games day. (3-6 pm)

Drop-in for a surprising new art project each week. Recommended for ages 5 and up.

Join us for the Friday Afternoon Monthly Book Discussion. Newcomers are always welcome.

This month's book is All Quiet on the Western Front by E. M. Remarque. Please inquire about a copy of the book at the Information Desk.

Grab some friends and hop on board the MVP Game Trailer to go head-to-head playing the hottest video games. With seven screens and a wide selection of multiplayer games, it's a gamer's dream come true!

Grab some friends and hop on board the MVP Game Trailer to go head-to-head playing the hottest video games. With seven screens and a wide selection of multiplayer games, it's a gamer's dream come true!

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.

Help us create a miniature golf course throughout the library using our Creation Station tools, cardboard and other recyclable materials. Have fun decorating and creating obstacles for our course.

Work on your own creations or build as a team. We provide the LEGOs, you provide the imagination.

For children ages 5-12. Registration is not required. Attendance is first come, first serve as room capacity is limited.

Meet therapy dogs and their owners.  Enjoy the benefits of spending time with therapy pets!

A different project every week!

Ages 6+.

Meet with teens to discuss a book you have read, and plan for further book discussions this summer. Explore the ideas of making book trailers and book review videos for the library website.

Play Nintendo Switch games, board games, foosball and ping pong. Try some karaoke!

Children are invited to read with certified pet therapy dogs. The program encourages conversation and develops reading and communication skills.

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

Join us for Family Game Night in the Storytime Room on Tuesdays from 5 - 7.

Various board games/tabletop games will be available.

Join us for the Monthly Creation Station Wood Craft. Each month, attendees will assemble and paint an item themed for the month. Advance registration is required due to limited seats.

Join us for LEGOs in the Storytime Room on Thursday from 5-7.

Both DUPLOs and regular LEGOs will be available.

Where the Crawdads Sing

PG-13. Columbia Pictures.

2022. Directed by Olivia Newman. Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, David Strathairn, Michael Hyatt.

Join us for our exciting evening Summer Jazz series!

Please register for each event separately AND each name attending. (Duplicate registrations are deleted)

CALLING ALL BUILDERS!
 

Let your imagination run wild with other Lego fans using our massive collection of bricks and accessories.