Week Calendar

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. 

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

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:  Fun with Clay

August 22: Junk Necklaces

Make a book using leatherized paper for the cover and some marbled paper for the pages.  Use your book as a photo album/sketchbook/journal.

Wind down summer reading at the library and join us in making custom teddy bears! Paint, stuff and adopt your own forever friend! 

Registration is required and seats are limited! 

Local musicians The Garbage-Men perform musical numbers on their unique homemade recycled instruments.

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!

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.  

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

Professional Musician Sandi Grecco will share her knowledge of the looping pedal, digital recording and playing music. She will also join us on August 9 and August 23 to share her knowledge of these topics.

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.

Experience the wonders of green screen technology! We'll write a short skit and then film it in front of a green screen. Improv instructor, 'Ce Shafler will show us the basics of improv and help us hone our drama skills.

Big kids ages 6-12 can join Ms. Adrienne for a class full of dancing, fitness games and a whole lot of fun!

Registration is required and limited to 10 kids ages 6-12. One name per registration, please.

Glitter, watercolor, paint, and more - our closets are overflowing with craft supplies! We need help cleaning out of craft supplies. Bring your creativity and create a one of a kind masterpiece.

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

Create cool designs with 3-D doodle art pens! Use your imagination or use templates to make rocket ships, coasters, dream catchers, and more! The possibilities are endless. Registration is required. Recommended for ages 10 and up.

Kids and tweens can make colorful pixel art images with Perler beads! The only limit is your imagination!

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.

Join other teens, ages 13 and up, to make a movie. Write, act, direct, film and edit a short film together in this five-day camp. Registration is required for this program.

Calling all aspiring spellcasters! Step into a world of movement, music, and mesmerizing wand work in this magical workshop.

Join other teens, ages 13 and up, to make a movie. Write, act, direct, film and edit a short film together in this five-day camp. Registration is required for this program.

Tweens and Teens can join us in creating their very own personalized calming bottle that can be used for emotional regulation in their time of need. This will include a quick demonstration before participants will be allowed to make selection

Join other teens, ages 13 and up, to make a movie. Write, act, direct, film and edit a short film together in this five-day camp. Registration is required for this program.

Celebrate the geography and beauty of our diverse planet! We invite young artists and explorers to come together and color world maps that will be displayed in our library for all to see.

Join other teens, ages 13 and up, to make a movie. Write, act, direct, film and edit a short film together in this five-day camp. Registration is required for this program.

We've got the beat! Create a personalized craft based on your favorite song or band using a decoupage technique.  Then we'll keep the rhythm going with Drums of Unity with Joe Licinski. 

Drums of Unity is an opportunity for participants to join in a fun, dynamic, and positive group activity! Joe leads through the language of the drum, motivating participants to discover their individual drum voice.

Join other teens, ages 13 and up, to make a movie. Write, act, direct, film and edit a short film together in this five-day camp. Registration is required for this program.

Join us for this exclusive class provided by Little Medical School where you get to learn all about the gross, but important, things your body does, AND you get to make your own slime!  Best for ages 5 - 12. Registration required.

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.

Celebrate the end of summer with a professional mini golf experience. Navigate through creatively themed course holes designed to spark your imagination and inspire a love for reading. All ages are welcome, with no prior experience necessary.

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

Join us for a special presentation with Save Our Seabirds, a local wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center.

Join us the second and fourth Thursdays of the month, June through August, for afternoons full of fun, friends, and LEGO®! We provide the LEGO® bricks, 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.

Watch anime and discuss your favorite characters. Explore anime-inspired, Asian snacks and crafts. Ages 9-18 are welcome!

Children are invited for a special opportunity to share a story with a furry friend! Take advantage of this no-pressure, judgment-free zone to practice reading with a certified therapy dog.  Space is limited. First come, first seated.

Join us to design and create your unique necklace using beads from around the world in this jewelry class taught by Judy Levine.

Enjoy games chosen by our staff from our library of digital, card and board games, karaoke, foosball and more!

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

Make art with the Ringling museum!

Do you want to share your anime/manga obsession with other Otaku? Come to the club! We will enjoy talking about Japanese culture, eating Japanese snacks, and of course, watching anime!

Want to play chess? Can’t find someone or somewhere to play? 

Open to chess players of all ages and abilities. Chess boards and pieces will be provided. 

First & Fourth Tuesday of every month. 5 - 7 p.m.

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

Make a silly puppet in this crafting workshop!