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

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.

Join us for songs, rhymes, play, and of course great stories! Engage kids in visual literacy, language development, and social skills in a fun class presented by our Youth Services team.

Join us for storytime! Stories, rhymes, songs, and simple crafts for little ones with their special grownup.

On the first and third Tuesday of each month, the Pop-Up will be at Longboat Key with books for all ages. Swing by to sign up for a library card and read a book by the beach! 

Use 1 of 4 Brother sewing machines on Your Own Project. Must Know How to Sew. 

Machines are available on a First Come First Serve Basis.

Age-appropriate toys are provided for the attendees and their caregivers. The children have time to socialize with other children their age. This is the final class before the Summer programs.

For mobile babies to 5 years old.

Chris Hodgkins, a former teacher and an Englewood resident, shares poetry that marks the passages of our lives, that is alive and dramatic.

Join us for a fun and unique way to unwind, reduce stress, and express your creativity at the Shannon Staub Library!

Drop in to receive research-based lawn, landscape, pest management, and gardening help from the University of Florida.

These sessions are made possible through a partnership with UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County.

Join Fun To Be Fit Kids with Ms. Adrianne! This is a music and movement program for children (ages 0 - 5) and their caregivers to attend together.

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.

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.

Preschoolers, kindergarteners, and their families can enjoy loosely structured play with a variety of rotating toys and activities in our Story Time Room.

Children ages 2-8 and their caregivers are invited for Wednesday morning free-play time, with an assortment of toys and props to inspire the young imagination! Drop-in anytime between 10:30am and 11:30am.

Do you need access to a sewing machine for practice? Or do you need help with a sewing or mending project? This is an open lab for adults with basic sewing machine experience.

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.

For ages 2-5. Join us for story time filled with a variety of early literacy activities that include music, stories, movement, crafts and school readiness. 

Prescription Assistance for income qualified individuals.

For mobile babies to 5 years old.

Please join us for the monthly meeting of The Genealogical Society of Sarasota.  A different guest speaker is featured each month.

Join a UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County educator for some family-friendly fun to learn all about Florida's fascinating serpent species!

This free storytime program engages toddlers, preschoolers, and primary school students in activities that connect art and early literacy. Join us for a story and accompanying art activity based on a work of art in the museum collection.

Assistance with genealogy questions from knowledgeable and experienced volunteers

Clear your mind, find your inner peace and strengthen your body with Certified instructor Gail Petitt as she guides attendees in an ancient mind and body practice that integrates slow gentle movements and breath and a relaxed state of mind. 

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

A variety of fun learning activities and stories geared for toddlers. All ages are welcome as needed. 

Embellish a paper clay bowl with gold, silver or bronze leaf, paint, jewels, fabric, etc., and give it some legs if you wish.

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.

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 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.

This club is for music lovers who want to learn to play an instrument or find people who like music as well. Anni Szantosi will teach and jam with participants.

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

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

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.

Play Mah Jongg with other experienced players in the Rotunda and make new friends! Please bring your own NMJL card with your name on it.

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

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

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.

Family photographs, home movies, scrapbooks, and heirlooms provide lots of joy, but as they get

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans. Rated PG-13.

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

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.

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

Drop by the teen room and watch this week's requested movie. Add more wishlist movies to our clipboard request page in the teen room!

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

Friends of Elsie Quirk Library Annual Meeting. All are welcome to attend.

Join us in the teen room to test your knowledge with JackBox Trivia! All you need is a device that can connect to the Internet. Other games available are Quiplash and Tee K.O!

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.  An advanced skill level in Spanish is recommended.

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

Scams can be trivial annoyances in our day to day lives- or they can be devastating events that leave us reeling.

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

Meet other coders and work on your coding project. Share with others and troubleshoot as a team. Led by Levi Szantosi whose top picks are Python, Scratch, and Unreal Engine.

Using thrifted and ordinary materials, make these objects for cosplay or everyday wear: hats, capes, swords, tunics, arm and leg guards, animal ears and antennae, tails and MORE!

A representative from All Faiths Food Bank will be available to help with your SNAP application. 

Appointments are preferred but not required. 

Unleash your inner architect with LEGO and Duplo building! Come over and let's paint the town brick red with our creative construction skills.

If you like watching Anime and are  interested in trying Japanese snacks, then join us every first Monday of the month from 4-5:30.

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.

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

A different project every week!

Ages 6+.

Plan and Volunteer At Library Events.

Provide Feedback on Library Services.

Earn Volunteer Hours and Resume credit

All while Meeting new Friends, Eating snacks and Playing Games!

A bi-monthly open mic jazz jam session for amateur jazz performers and listeners.

Sewers of all levels (or new to sewing) will love creating their favorite snacks using needle and thread!

LEGO Club is back! Work on your own creations or build as a team. We provide the LEGOs, you provide the imagination!  For ages 5 and up.

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