Week Calendar

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

Appointments are preferred but not required. 

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

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

Join a lively book club for inspiring conversations! Cirque D' Book meets on the fourth Monday of most months. A different book title is chosen every month to explore. Registration is not required.

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 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.

Join instructor Gayle Berthiaume and discover how to turn everyday moments into beautiful memories—right from your iPhone!

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.

Discover how to navigate the site with ease and learn how to login and view your account, request and search for items, and other new features. 

Florida is home to multiple species of shorebirds and seabirds that live and breed on our sandy beaches. Sometimes these nests can be very secretive, and other times these nests can occur in colonies of hundreds of birds.

Drop in for stories, songs and rhymes, fun activities, and a craft. Best for ages 0-5, but the whole family is welcome!

Learn what makes a strong password and how to keep your passwords safe. Understanding what constitutes a strong password is essential for online security.

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 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 instructor Gail as we practice Qigong, a simple, yet effective way of balancing your mind and body. It can be practiced seated or standing

Registration Required.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Fruitville Library.

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. 

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. 

Get your bling on! 

 Looking to try a new craft/art form? Join us for our monthly Creation Station drop-in DIY jewelry making sessions!

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.

Join us for a fun DANCE PARTY! 

For babies 0-4, this event will include fun lights, energetic music, and a good time! No strobe lights will be used. Wear your brightest colors and dancing shoes.

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.

Prepare early, plan ahead!

Hurricane season is June 1-Nov. 30.

Come meet your Sarasota County Emergency Management team and learn how to get ready BEFORE disaster strikes.

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. 

Shana Banana and her dog puppets explore all the ways color lights up our lives, not just in physical hues but in moods, music, and human and ecological diversity.

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

Join presenter Adrianne Pezzella for a special music and movement program especially for children and their caregivers to attend together. Enjoy quality time together singing, dancing, getting some exercise, and having fun!

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 select Fridays, June - August, to work on a colorful craft! Each session offers something new.

June 13: Cardboard Tube Cactus

June 27: Rock Photo Holders

July 25:  Clay Garden

August 8: Junk Necklaces

Discover how to navigate the site with ease and learn how to login and view your account, request and search for items, and other new features. 

Princess Power!

Join us for a special, magical storytime hosted by a fairy-tale princess!

Join us for a hands-on intermediate embroidery workshop! Bring your own ideas or explore the optional floral patterns provided for inspiration. Prior experience recommended.

Registration required.

The Plant Clinic meets in the library lobby.

Join Teresa as she teaches even more difficult origami than she does in her beginner class.

She likes to create items to decorate a home or to give away as a gift. She brings in her own extra work as examples and sometimes to give away.

This preschool-aged story time is led by a library staff member. Enjoy a variety of stories, songs, rhymes, and fun activities!

Get assistance from experienced and knowledgeable volunteers

Bring your questions

Come and get assistance from experienced and knowledgeable volunteers.

Bring your questions!

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

Join us for a fun DANCE PARTY! 

For kids 5 and up, this event will include fun lights, energetic music, and a good time! No strobe lights will be used. Wear your brightest colors and dancing shoes.

In the early 20th century, French born Henri Matisse (1869-1954) and Spanish born Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) became leading figures in the visual arts.

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

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

Free lunches for anyone up to age 18 will be served in the Juliano room on weekdays from 12-1pm.  

Free lunches for anyone up to age 18 will be served in the Juliano room on weekdays from 12-1pm.  

Color your world with a variety of materials including colored pencils, glitter pens, and markers, and choose from an array of beautiful coloring sheets or doodle your own!

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 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.

Free lunches for anyone up to age 18 will be served in the Juliano room on weekdays from 12-1pm.  

Grab a friend and some popcorn and enjoy a free showing of a different movie each month!

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.

Free lunches for anyone up to age 18 will be served in the Juliano room on weekdays from 12-1pm.  

Previously listed as "Dungeons & Dragons 101: Core Mechanics"

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.

Free lunches for anyone up to age 18 will be served in the Juliano room on weekdays from 12-1pm.  

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 enjoy music. 

The chess club is an opportunity to play friendly games of chess in a low-stress environment. All levels are welcome to join.

For teens/adults. First come, first seated.

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.

Get genealogy research assistance from knowledgeable and experienced volunteers.

Bring your questions!

Join us as we learn about a featured artist and then create our own Marvelous Masterpiece in the style of that artist.  Space is limited. Get ticket at the youth desk 30 min before program.

Join us to discuss The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict!

This 2023 Sarasota One Book selection continues to fascinate readers:

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

Explore the trending art of gelli printing to create some surprising and intriguing works of art!

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

Get assistance from experienced and knowledgeable volunteers

Bring your questions

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!

Tweens and Teens must solve clues and race against the clock to escape the curse of the haunted painting.

Ages 12-18.

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 an enchanting afternoon of timeless elegance at our Classical Ballet Gala. This special performance will showcase beloved classical ballet variations set to beautiful classical music, featuring excerpts from renowned ballets.

Are you ready to learn the basics of using a sewing machine? In this introductory class, you will be guided through the fundamental functions of a sewing machine and how to operate it safely and effectively. 

Join artist, Sarah Dean, and learn to draw to your heart's content and have fun creating art! This summer art series is open both experienced artists and complete beginners. Attend one or all!

Explore the world of robotics engineering and coding with this exclusive series of classes provided by Create.Solve.Lead. INC, an independent tech education organization led by local volunteers. Each class will cover a different topic.

Dive into the enchanting world of Magic: The Gathering this summer! Join us every monday afternoon from 2-4 PM for our weekly free play sessions.

This interactive animal presentation will immerse you in the animals paws for the day. There will be three live animals present. 

Discover how to navigate the site with ease and learn how to login and view your account, request and search for items, and other new features. 

Join world traveler Jane Mahler for part two of her Australian adventure, exploring Sydney, The Great Barrier Reef, Daintree Rainforest, and Noosa Everglades. Discover Sydney’s iconic Opera House, sparkling beaches, and vibrant city life.

Please Register for Matter of Balance! You only need to sign up for the FIRST offering, this program is a series.

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.

Create bright and colorful needle felted critters using wool roving. Felted creation will be turned into a pin, bag charm or just a fun fuzzy friend. Registration required.

Every culture and region of the world uses beads for adornment. Color your world and tell a story by designing and creating your unique necklace using beads from Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East and the Americas.

Get a taste of what our Creation Station has to offer with this sampler program. Participants will have a chance to try three simple projects in two hours. Take your creations home along with your new skills!

Florida Robotics will be bringing a life-sized talking robot to interact with kids and families as they complete a robot themed craft in Shannon Staub's meeting room.

Improve your Spanish by joining the group.

For teens and adults.

Create a wall hanging yarn piece using a mixture of macramé techniques, braiding, beadwork, and more!

Have you ever seen a decal out in the wild, maybe on a water bottle, that made you smile? Has the next step ever been to wince when you look up how expensive that decal is? This library program is for you!

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. 

A magician's worst nightmare! Magic secrets will be revealed and you will understand the role science plays in the world of magic with the help of Mad Science of Greater Tampa Bay.

Discover how to navigate the site with ease and learn how to login and view your account, request and search for items, and other new features. 

Who doesn’t love a good CRAFTernoon? Join us for a fun drop-in art class featuring local artist Elizabeth Goodwill and learn the technique of Watercolor Batik Painting.

Gulf Gate Library's Classic Film Club screens famous, and entertaining masterpieces of twentieth-century cinema. This month, it will display "Casablanca" (1942).

Synopsis

This class will go over various subjects concerning computer basics. Basic computer typing skills required.

Registration Required

Have you ever seen a decal out in the wild, maybe on a water bottle, that made you smile? Has the next step ever been to wince when you look up how expensive that decal is? This library program is for you!

Registration for the club is required for the first session and will then be grandfathered in to all other sessions. 

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.

Are you ready to learn the basics of using a sewing machine? In this introductory class, you will be guided through the fundamental functions of a sewing machine and how to operate it safely and effectively. 

Ages 5 and up. Work on your own creations or build as a team. We provide the LEGOs, you provide the imagination. Creations will be on display in the youth area for one week following the programs.

Practice your painting skills and paint a fun animal portrait! Do you have a pet and want to paint it a portrait? Feel free to bring in a photo to paint for reference. This project will use acrylic paint.

Children are invited to read with certified pet therapy dogs from the Suncoast Humane Society Pet Therapy Team. This program encourages conversation and develops reading and communication skills.

Get ready for an epic night of fun board games at our Game Night!

All ages welcome. Meets 3:30-5:30 p.m. usually on the 1st Monday of the month except holidays. 

Drop in during this one-hour session to meet certified pet therapy dogs from Suncoast Humane Society and their parents.

Kids ages 5-12 are invited to join us to explore the world of abstract art through the use of construction paper!

Through Tobacco Free Florida’s Quit Your Way Program, Gulfcoast South AHEC (GSAHEC) offers free Group Quit sessions to tobacco users free of charge.

Learn the basic stitches of embroidery with local artist Elizabeth Goodwill, design your own pattern or start an embroidery journal.  For children and tweens (age 5 and above). Space is limited.

Join us the second and forth Thursdays of the month, June through August, for afternoons full of fun, friends, and LEGOs! We provide the LEGOs, you bring the imagination. 

Calling all young scientists! Grow your scientific knowledge and dazzle with some cool hands-on science experiments with the help of Miss Jenny and the other librarians at Fruitville.

Celebrate the weekend with an hour of open gaming time with video games and board games!

If you like writing your own pieces or would like to grow your creativity, come join us for our Teen Writers Club!  Enhance your writing skills, participate in free-writing exercises and get feedback on written work.

Come draw with us! In this open hour have fun drawing your own doodle designs.

A different project every week!

Recommended for ages 6 and up.