Week Calendar

Ready to rock? Join us for a fun and family-friendly 6-week guitar class designated for complete beginners! Learn to play some of your favorite songs while making music and memories. 

Come join us tweens and teens in making beaded bracelets! Whether it is inspired by the spring season, friendship, or something personal, bring your creative vision and we will help you bring it to life.

Already know a few chords? Let's take your guitar skills to the next level! In this fun, family-friendly 6-week class, you'll learn to play your favorite songs, learn more chords and move forward with guitar techniques.

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. 

Join us for this two-part class to learn the basics of pine needle basket weaving!

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!

Join other local knitters and crocheters while working on personal 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 this two-part class to learn the basics of pine needle basket weaving!

The Suncoast region lost substantial amounts of trees due to Hurricane Ian and Idalia. As we replant our urban and residential properties, let us be mindful of what we plant.

Teens in grades 6 through 12 are welcome to hang out, play games, and more.

Get tips on healthy eating and meal ideas during the Food Smarts program.

Teens in grades 6 through 12 are welcome to hang out, play games, and more.

Shaping the Islands of Sarasota Bay

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Teens in grades 6 through 12 are welcome to hang out, play games, and more.

Improve your Spanish by joining the group.

For teens and adults.

Teens in grades 6 through 12 are welcome to hang out, play games, and more.

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

Join us for National Board Game Day!

All ages welcome.

*THIS CLUB IS CURRENTLY FULL*

Teens in grades 6 through 12 are welcome to hang out, play games, and more.

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.

Reflect and engage as you explore multi-media art. This art-form is accessible to everyone, and encourages creative expression and conversations.

Self-care and maintenance will be enhanced through meditation, guided imagery and breathing techniques.

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 board games at our Game Night!

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

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.

Celebrate the beauty and tradition of Pysanka, the ancient Ukrainian art of egg decorating. Learn about the intricate designs, symbolic meanings, and wax-resistant techniques used to create these stunning works of art.

We're back with Session #4! If you weren't at our last sessions, don't worry! Everyone starts somewhere. ✨

If you were with us before, continue meeting your goals and designing more pages with us. 

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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.

Unleash your creativity in a supportive space!

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.

Need a place to get some homework done, write that paper, or work on that group project? Come over to Elsie Quirk Library to study and listen to some tunes while you get your homework done!

Join us tweens and teens on the first Monday of every month to watch Anime and try Japanese drinks and /or snacks.

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.

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.

Join us for a fun-filled game night featuring the card game What Do You Meme?. Participants will engage in a light-hearted competition to create the funniest meme combinations, fostering creativity and social interaction.

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

Plan and Volunteer At Library Events.

Provide Feedback on Library Services.

Earn Volunteer Hours and Resume credit

All while Meeting new Friends, Eating snacks and Playing Games!

Join us this month as we turn ordinary rocks into extraordinary photo holders! Use paint, beads and wire to create a unique place for any photo or use it as a note holder too.  We provide the supplies, you provide the creativity!

Want more anime or manga in your life? Whether you’ve just discovered anime or you’ve been reading manga for years, this is the place to meet fellow fans, watch and discuss your favorite series, and eat yummy snacks!

It's tinkering time! This program is all about TinkerCAD, a beginner friendly 3d modeling software used to make digital models for 3d printers.

Tweens and Teens can have a laugh as they make their own whoopee cushions!

Make botanical objects as jewelry or decor using wire, pipe cleaners and beads.

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

Attend this fascinating presentation on the international laws that govern our planet and the universe beyond, led by a one of Sarasota’s own IHL teams within Youth Action Campaign (YAC), an educational advocacy movement for adolescents, facilitat