Week Calendar

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.

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 and their special grownup. 

A Matter of Balance is an award-winning program designed to help people learn practical strategies to manage falls and increase physical activity levels. 

Participants will learn:

The OneBlood Big Red Bus will be onsite today to collect blood donations. Donating blood saves lives. Everyday individuals in our community need blood transfusions due to illnesses, surgeries, or injuries.

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.

Looking to try something new and maybe make a friend or two?  Join the library book club! 

Come join us for a fun time of stories, music and movement. We will read a featured book and do some fun activities.

It is geared for ages 3-5 but all are welcome.

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.

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.

Join us at the Fruitville Library with your knit/crochet projects. All ages and skills are welcome. Supplies and knowledgeable members are on hand to help anyone interested in learning to knit or crochet. 

Join other local knitters for a time to work on individual projects and discuss all things knitting.

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. 

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.

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 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. 

Gerard Tricarico uses choreographed juggling with illusions to deliver a high-energy show that is innovative and interactive. Fun for families! This program runs from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Join certified instructor Sheila Blake for yoga poses and creative movement for children. Please bring your own mat.

Registration required.

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.

Join us the second and fourth Fridays of the month, June-August, for a special craft project. Each session of this casual drop-in program features a simple craft for children and their families to work on together. 

Learn about the art of block printing, which is like making your own stamp. Make the block by carving erasers or foam core, then use paint and a roller to make copies with your unique art.

What will you create? Try using the button makers, Glowforge, and more surprises! Ages 5 and up. 

Fun To Be Fit Kids is a music and movement program for children and their caregivers to attend together.

Students will learn about the basics of color mixing, color play, and abstract art. Paint will be applied to paper and scraped across with a squeegee.

Come and get assistance from knowledgeable and experienced volunteer researchers.

Bring your questions!

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

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

We'll be discussing American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. Check the catalogue for a copy of the book!

Get simple strategies for eating healthy and learn how to make delicious, healthy food!  You get to eat what you make and take home a bag of groceries.

Registration required. 

Join folk guitarist and singer Dave Moran for a collection of children's songs with a show from the Selby Puppets.

Discover the beauty of watercolor paints! Pop up Art School will show you how to mix colors like a pro and you'll learn tips and tricks for creating colorful flowers and leaves.

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.

This summer lunch program is sponsored by the Sarasota County School District. Free lunches are available for anyone up to age 18 in the Juliano room on weekdays.  

Join us for our Summer Teen Hangout!

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

This summer lunch program is sponsored by the Sarasota County School District. Free lunches are available for anyone up to age 18 in the Juliano room on weekdays.  

Join us for our Summer Teen Hangout!

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.

This summer lunch program is sponsored by the Sarasota County School District. Free lunches are available for anyone up to age 18 in the Juliano room on weekdays.  

Join us for our Summer Teen Hangout!

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.

This summer lunch program is sponsored by the Sarasota County School District. Free lunches are available for anyone up to age 18 in the Juliano room on weekdays.  

Join us for our Summer Teen Hangout!

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.

This summer lunch program is sponsored by the Sarasota County School District. Free lunches are available for anyone up to age 18 in the Juliano room on weekdays.  

Join teen musician, Anni Szantosi, to jam and talk about music. Bring your own instrument or play along on the ones provided.

Join us for a calming and therapeutic coloring session where you can unleash your creativity and unwind. 

If you enjoyed part 1 of Karlus Trapp's delightful performance, you will love Part 2! All of the great spirituals, blues, jazz, pop, and rock of the first 100 years can't be contained in just one hour.

Each week participants will learn a different aspect for healthy food choices. Includes an activity. 

Registration is required. This event is for grades K-2.

Join other tweens on Mondays this summer for Minecraft adventures and popular board games. Attendees will have the ability to join others on a world building survival map or play board games with other tweens.

As part of our Artists in the Libraries series, artist Barbara Gerdeman will teach us how to create structural mobiles from "raindrops" of old book pages.

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.

Are aliens real? Discover the truth in our Area 51 Escape Room. For 6th grade and up.

Register the day of. Space is limited.

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.

Drop in to design your own ceramic mug using infusible ink markers and our Cricut Mug Press!

1 mug per person.

Registration is required and limited to kids, tweens and teens ages 5-18. One name per registration, please.

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

Learn to thread the sewing machine and make fun tissue pouches. Registration is required for this adult program

Join us for a calming and therapeutic coloring session where you can unleash your creativity and unwind. 

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!

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

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 for a fun Cricut program and discover the endless possibilities of this innovative cutting machine. During the session, participants are encouraged to bring their own paper.

Join us for "Fall Prevention 102," a dynamic and informative workshop designed to empower individuals with the knowledge and tools to reduce the risk of falls.

Students will learn how to create the illusion of light shining through colorful marbles using pastels.

Registration Required. If you have multiple people attending, please remember to register each person individually.

Super Readers, Assemble!

New teen volunteer orientation.

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

All ages are invited to spin out some wild art pieces with this splatter paint technique. Drop in to this FREE program to make your next great work of art.

Watch the Bits ‘n Pieces Puppet Theatre marionettes perform the classic story of Robin Hood and Maid Marian, plus receive a puppet craft kit.  Limit 40.

Galapagos, the “Enchanted Isles,” located about 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, are incredibly significant in scientific research.

Join other tweens this summer for creative crafts. This program is for tween and early teens (9-13). Advance sign up is required due to limited space. You must sign up for each day you wish to attend. Weekly projects may be subject to change.

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.

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!

Children will role-play the key responsibilities of a veterinarian and perform a whisker-to-tail exam on their newly adopted plush cat.  These future veterinarians will learn about animal body language, maintaining a healthy environment such

Join the fun as we explore various arts and craft formats! We will be putting together 3D Wooden Puzzles that coincide with travelling! 

*Bonus crafts may also be available depending on supplies.

Artistic Rivals - Summer Art Series with Baila Miller. 

Édouard Manet VS Edgar Degas

Edouard Manet (1832-1883) was a pivotal figure in the French Impressionism Movement.

Calling all tween and teen kitchen curious kids, up to age 17! We are excited to offer a family nutrition program from the University of Florida. This program contains a curriculum created to help kids develop a love of cooking!

Wally the Wacky Word Bird is on a special mission to find the most spectacular vocabulary words ever! But where can he be?

Do you know which national parks are associated with President Lincoln's assassination? What's the most visited national park - and its controversial history? That there's a park where taking a bath is a common activity?

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 will have the opportunity to make a variety of items during the summer ranging from woodcrafts to 3D string art to resin projects. Each week will feature a different project as listed below.

Join local artist Melissa Hoesman in a class on color theory. Learn about warm and cool colors and how they

Explore the wild world of virtual reality through some of our favorite games that take us as far as the oceans’ depths and more! Whether sitting or standing, you’ll be transported to worlds beyond our own.

We bring the supplies, you bring the creativity! Join us in the conference room to work on your own art projects. Art supplies available: oil pastels, colored pencils, markers, tracers, mixed media paper, and more! Open for teens.

This program is a unique and sustainable way to explore your creativity and imagination.

Come by the teen room to make your own keychains and jewelry with some beading supplies. 

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.

Join us at the library to learn about the Girl Scouts of Gulf Coast Florida, ask questions and find out about the different branches and areas. 

This class will go over the basics of computer typing using the online platform typingclub.com. Learn how to type using both hands, increase your typing speed, and brush up on some typing short cuts.

Each week participants will learn a different aspect for healthy food choices. Includes an activity. 

Registration is required. This event is for grades 3-5.

Creative Writing Professor Emily Carr will help you creatively express stories of your own life and perform them.

Come and learn how to make flower bracelets! We've got plenty of beads to choose from. Bring your creativity and hang out with us!

For tweens and teens.

Sponsored by the Friends of Elsie Quirk Library.

Creative Writing Professor Emily Carr will help you creatively express stories of your own life and perform them.

The Multi-session program meets weekly for 4 weeks and will provide you with the valuable tools you need to help you quit tobacco.

Drop in to design your own ceramic mug using infusible ink markers and our Cricut Mug Press!

1 mug per person.

Registration is required and limited to 15 adults. One name per registration, please.

Creative Writing Professor Emily Carr will help you creatively express stories of your own life and perform them.

Using our button maker machine, you'll have the opportunity to design and create your very own one-of-a-kind buttons. Express yourself, show off your artistic skills, or make a statement - the possibilities are endless!

Be inspired!

Artists of all ages can join in a series of fun interactive art classes with the Ringling Art Museum.

Creative Writing Professor Emily Carr will help you creatively express stories of your own life and perform them.

Join lead site historian from the Edison and Ford Winter Estates in a lecture on Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and their time spent in south west Florida as well as the impact they had on American history. 

Join us for the Friday Afternoon Monthly Book Discussion. Every 2nd Friday of the month.

Newcomers are always welcome. Please inquire about a copy of the book at the Information Desk.

Creative Writing Professor Emily Carr will help you creatively express stories of your own life and perform them.