Week Calendar

Join the North Port Creative Writers Circle, meeting the 1st and 3rd Monday of the Month.

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

Appointments are preferred but not required. 

Join us on Mondays of the month for adult coloring!  We supply the coloring pages and the pencils. Snacks will be provided by the Friends of the Gulf Gate Library. Hope to see you there.

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

Machines Available on first come first serve basis.

This workshop is for those who are new to using email or want to build more confidence with using email.

Participants will learn how to perform basic functions, such as sending, receiving, and replying to email messages.

11/6-11/20 Joy McIntyre, Presenter
‘Musical Theater from Strauss to Sondheim and beyond‘
a multimedia presentation

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

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.

Come and get assistance from experienced and knowledgeable volunteers.

Bring your questions!

Learn how to make a recycled paper bag journal with local artist, Carolyn Robinette. There is an abundance of room to write and keep memories in the pockets of the journals. You can also create art, stencil, and collage in your journal too.

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.

Calling all readers: our dog friends from the Suncoast Humane Society are returning to the Jacaranda Library, and they want you to read to them!

Join comics-artist and professor Gary Barker and professor and comics-writer Rick Dakan from Ringling College of Art and Design in a hands-on workshop on how image and words work together to create great comic books and graphic novels.

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

MEDICAL CARE and CHILD BIRTH in a SEGREGATED SOUTH

Assistance from experienced and knowledgeable volunteers

Bring your questions

Join us for a relaxing and creative workshop where you'll learn the art of macrame and craft your very own plant hanger!

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

Jam and learn with your teen teacher, Anni Szantosi, and her numerous instruments! This club is for music lovers who want to learn to play an instrument or find people who like music as well.

Unleash your creativity and craft beautiful, one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces using a variety of materials and techniques.

Join Glenn Schudel, a writer, educator, theatre practitioner, and Florida native for this special playwriting workshop.

Explore the intricate art of creating flowers and leaves with seed beads and other accent beads. Use the creations for earrings, pins, or even go on to make enough for a bouquet! (Remember to bring your readers for this program as needed!)

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.

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.

Join us on the first Thursday of the month to discuss our selection. Limited to 16 participants. Register at the Fruitville Reference Desk.

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.

Local author, Michael Wendroff will talk about his debut book, a thriller called "What Goes Around." He'll talk about the novel, the impact of local conditions on writing it and how the publishing process works. 

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.

Dr. Ryan G. Van Cleave is the author of dozens of books, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for both children and adults. When Ryan isn’t writing, he’s crisscrossing the country, teaching writing at schools throughout the United States.

**Folklore and Legends in Florida's History** with local historian Jacob Winge:

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

Turn a recycled Altoid tin into a fun little keepsake box with Halloween or Autumn-themed décor!

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.

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

Join other local knitters and crocheters while working on individual projects and discussing all things knitting/crocheting. All skill levels welcome.  Registration is not required, so come on in to knit and chat!

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

The November book is The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran.

Come join us for an educational program on local history presented by Venice Heritage. 

If you like writing your own pieces or would like to branch out and grow your creativity, come join us for our Writers Workshop. 

Have you experienced hearing loss? Is it affecting how you communicate with friends and loved ones? Do you find it harder to ask questions or respond to questions at a store or a place of business?

Learn about the Atala butterfly that is back from the brink of extinction in part due to our Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ choices.

It's Game Night at Selby Library! Join us for a new game to learn and play each week. Recommended for ages 13+.

Writers looking to work on their craft can join poet and rapper Karim Manning, who will lead us in an interactive poetry workshop.

Everything in our universe is information and energy vibrating at specific frequencies. Music is a powerful tool to guide consciousness into higher realms and induce healing.

Explore the intricate art of creating flowers and leaves with seed beads and other accent beads. Use the creations for earrings, pins, or even go on to make enough for a bouquet! No registration is necessary for this program.

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

Join Kelly Stilwell as she explains the process of writing the book "100 Things to do in Sarasota before you die". The 100 places she visited, and answer questions. If applicable there will be a book signing

The Off The Page event with author Soman Chainani, will take place in the Suncoast Technical College connected to Shannon Staub Library.

Steve Kramer, award winning international concert cellist, recording artist and music pedagogue proudly presents: ‘Rachmaninoff String Quartet’.

This author event takes place at the Venice Performing Arts Center and is part of the Off the Page Literary Celebration.&nb