Week Calendar

Save a life! Come to donate blood with OneBlood. Their bus will be in the Selby Library parking lot.

The Sarasota Department of Health is working with your library to offer free and low-cost public health services. A registered nurse is available at all visits.

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. 

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 Sarasota Extension Services Master Gardeners for questions pertaining to Florida-friendly gardening, composting, and identifying insects.

Join us and learn how to make a fall themed Cathedral Window Hot Pad. All materials will be provided. Ages 13 and up.

Must Know How to Sew. 

Registration is required.

Join Miss Taylor for Arts & Crafts Storytime! Featuring a special craft each month this storytime fosters creativity, engages learnings, and creates special bonds between children and their caretakers.

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 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.

Presenter: Joy McIntyre, Opera singer and Associate Professor Emerita, Boston University

Two Hundred Years of Music in the White House, Tracing America's Cultural Path

11/5 Part 1: From Washington to Hoover, 1789-1932

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. 

In this workshop, we'll help you learn the basics of using your Android, including how to access the internet, download and manage apps, adjust settings, and how to ensure your safety while using a mobile device.

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

Forever Fit is an exercise class for ages 55+. 

Join us and learn simple exercises to increase strength, balance, and endurance.

Let's walk and talk about books, those we have read, what we are reading now or even what we want to read!

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. 

Musical Motion is a FREE bilingual learn & play class that encourages bonding while developing early learning and literacy skills in children.

ESL Class

Join us to explore basic yoga poses to develop strength, flexibility and balance. This is a perfect class for anyone who’s new to yoga, living with limited mobility, or coming back from an injury.

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.

A time for homeschool children and their families to socialize, participate in arts and crafts, STEM activities and more!

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

Every third Saturday of the month, this program will focus on a famous artist. Children will learn about famous artists and their methods and create their own masterpieces based on the style of that artist.

The Suncoast Writers Guild has been helping people develop the craft of writing for 35 years as a safe place to share stories and poems, get feedback, and build connections.

Join Teresa as she teaches the art of origami. 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.

Every Second Sunday the Sarasota Art Museum offers a free admission community day where visitors can not only view the exhibits but also participate in family friendly art classes.

The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County, Health in Motion staff will be on-site to provide no-cost health screenings and referrals for general health and wellness.

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

Join Chef Warren for kitchen tips, cooking hacks, and funny stories about Thanksgiving meal prep. He’ll answer common questions on buying, roasting, and reheating turkey, making gravy, and managing small kitchens.

Join us for friendly discussion, book recommendations, and insight! Come with any recommendations and to discuss the book of the month: "A Long Petal of the Sea" by Isabel Allende.

Join your friends for stories, rhymes, sign language, and other activities. 

Every third Saturday of the month, children are invited to read with certified pet therapy dogs. This program encourages conversation and develops reading and communication skills.

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

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.

If you are a homeschool teen who loves to try new things, look no further than Gulf Gate’s monthly homeschool program! Hang with us once a month and enjoy experimenting, creating, or just having fun at the library. 

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.

SHHHHH! Can you keep a secret? Want to come to a pizza party at the library?

Jam and learn in the Teen Center 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. 

Join Kelly Ward from the Florida Department of Health in this neuroscience researched-based workshop to learn how to fuel and activate your brain for optimal performance throughout all life stages. 

Come and get expert assistance from knowledgeable volunteers.

Bring your questions!

The Writer’s Circle was created for writers of all genres and experience levels.

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.

Homeschool Meetup

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

Learn a technique using glue and paint to create a stained glass effect on a bookmark.

Come and get one-on-one genealogy research from expert and experienced 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!

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.

GYROKINESIS® Method is a movement that addresses the entire body, opening energy pathways, stimulating the nervous system, increasing range of motion and creating functional strength through rhythmic, flowing movement sequences all while connectin

Naturalist, wildlife photographer and author/writer Stan Tekiela is the originator of the popular state-specific field guides such as Birds of (state name) Field Guide, Wildflowers of (state name), and Trees of (state name).

The Death Cafe returns to the Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library every third Saturday of the month! Join us for an open discussion about death and life, dying, end-of life topics and their place in our lives. Come and share.

Celebrate the movie theatre release of "Wicked: For Good"!

Join us this afternoon at 1:30pm for a showing of "Wicked" a fantasy/musical movie rated PG. The movie runs for 2 hours and 40 minutes. There will be snacks available.

Mango Languages is a self-paced language-learning system (web/app), offering more than 70 world languages, English language learning, and assorted specialty courses to meet specific subject matter interests.

Drawing from powerful first-hand accounts, Liz Coursen’s lecture, Eyewitness to Dachau, will reconstruct the camp’s history, delve into its daily realities, and examine its liberation and aftermath.

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

Appointments are preferred but not required. 

Enjoy the toe tapping, finger snapping and heart moving music of strings from around the world. Listen to songs on ukuleles, violin, charango, shekeres and more. Songs from across the decades will get you grooving. We’ll have some fun!

A Junk Journal Club for enthusiasts.  Please bring your own journal and glue.  Meet new friends and carve out some time for yourself and your thoughts.... 

Beeswax candles are a safer and more eco-friendly alternative to traditional paraffin wax candles.

Spanish Group Conversation.

Join the History Center and award-winning authors G.L. Pedersen and J.M. Naughton for unforgettable tales of Florida's hidden history.

Meet Dr. Fred H. Albee and his wife, Louella Albee: A dynamic duo: 

Join us in the library for some paper folding fun! Follow along as we cover the basics of origami to create cute animal figures, straight out of the pages of your favorite book- and we mean literally!

Enjoy the toe tapping, finger snapping and heart moving music of strings from around the world. Listen to songs on Hawaiian ukuleles, a violin, a charango from the Andes, a shekere from Africa, a cigar box ukulele and more.

D&D Club is back for the school year!

Meet other coders in the Teen Center 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.

Enjoy an afternoon of trivia fun with the whole family! Best for all ages.

LAST Stop is a drop-in program designed for teens in 6th through 12th grade to participate in fun activities, talk with friends, have snacks, and play games.

Get ready for an epic night of fun and games at our Game Night.

Wii U, virtual reality, and more! 

Meets 3:30-5:30 p.m. on the 2nd Monday of the month except holidays.

Join one of the most famous art detectives in the world to hear tales from the trenches of his long career solving art crimes with the FBI.

LAST Stop is a drop-in program designed for teens in 6th through 12th grade to participate in fun activities, talk with friends, have snacks, and play games.

LAST Stop is a drop-in program designed for teens in 6th through 12th grade to participate in fun activities, talk with friends, have snacks, and play games.

Read for at least 10 minutes in our "lounge" and enjoy a sweet treat as a reward. Recommended for ages 6 and up.

As an educational nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) focuses most of its resources into providing the highest quality information available about NDE-related subjects.

*Due to the Friends of the Library Book Sale, we will be in the Creation Station this time. No snacks or tea will be available.
Join us for the Friday Afternoon Monthly Book Discussion. Every 2nd Friday of the month.

Unleash your creativity in a supportive space!

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

Fore! History of Mulligans at Venice Golf and Country Club