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10:00am

Tween Movie Days

10:00am–1:00pm

Tweens (9 to 12 years)

Teen Zone

Registration Closed

Registration Required

Registration Closed

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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library

Room: Teen Zone

Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years)

Program Type: Movies

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Join other tweens during the summer for Friday Tween Movie Days. Movie titles are listed on the monthly tween flyer available at the library. This event is for ages 9-12 years old and refreshments will be provided.

Life After Downton

10:00am–12:00pm

Adults, Seniors

Veranda Room

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Library Branch: North Port Library

Room: Veranda Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Clubs, Discussion Groups, Movies

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The Life After Downton group meets to discuss British PBS programs, new films, and books along with a nice cup of tea. All are welcome to join.

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10:15am

Preschool Time

10:15am–11:15am

Children (5 to 9 years)

Meeting Room

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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years)

Program Type: , Special Events

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Preschoolers, ages 2 ½ - 5 and their parent, guardian or caregiver are invited to join us for a variety of activities throughout the summer. Drop by the youth department to get a detailed list of activities that will be offered.

Forty Carrots Partners in Play

10:15am–11:15am

Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years)

Meeting Room

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Library Branch: Fruitville Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years)

Program Type: , Storytimes

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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.

10:30am

Open Lab in the Creation Station

10:30am–1:30pm

Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, All Ages

Creation Station

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Library Branch: Selby Library

Room: Creation Station

Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, All Ages

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, , Technology Instruction

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Come use our Adobe/ Mac software and sewing machines on your own personal projects. Time slots are filled on a first-come-first-serve basis.

10:45am

11:00am

Music With Bobbie Morgan

11:00am–11:45am

Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years)

Meeting Room B

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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library

Room: Meeting Room B

Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years)

Program Type: Special Events

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Participate with your child in singing, chanting, moving, dancing, listening and playing simple instruments while developing a strong musical bond with your child.

Baby Lap Sit: Rhyme & Sign

11:00am–12:00pm

Babies (Birth to 1 year)

Youth Program Room

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Library Branch: Selby Library

Room: Youth Program Room

Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year)

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Engage babies newborn to 18 months with movement to music, singing, rhymes, and basic sign language to enhance social interaction and language development.

Rock Painting

11:00am–1:00pm

Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages

Meeting Room

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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

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Explore the latest trend of painting and hiding small rocks as a way to brighten the day of a stranger. Join us at the library to make some rock creations of your own. Rocks, paint, and brushes will be provided while supplies last.

11:15am

Planting Seeds of Mindfulness

11:15am–12:00pm

Children (5 to 9 years)

Meeting Room II

Registration Closed

Registration Required

Registration Closed

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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library

Room: Meeting Room II

Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years)

Program Type: , Lectures, Special Events

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A six-part class to help children stay more focused and to concentrate better, important skills that can lead to enhanced student performance.

11:30am

11:45am

Forty Carrots Partners in Play

11:45am–12:45pm

Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years)

Meeting Room

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Library Branch: Fruitville Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years)

Program Type: , Storytimes

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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.

12:00pm

Reservation

Breakspot Lunch

12:00pm–12:45pm

Juliano Room

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Location: North Port Library

Room: Juliano Room

Purpose of Room Use

Free lunch for children & teens age 0-18. Sponsored by All Faiths Food Bank, Department of Agriculture & the Sarasota County School System.

12:15pm

12:30pm

12:45pm

Summer Lunch Program

12:45pm–1:15pm

Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)

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Library Branch: Selby Library

Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)

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Free lunches for anyone up to age 18 will be served in the youth program room June 4-Aug. 3 excluding July 4. Hot lunches are served on Monday through Thursday, and bagged lunches are served on Fridays.

1:00pm

Slither and Hiss

1:00pm–2:00pm

Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families, All Ages

Veranda Room

Registration Closed

Registration Required

Registration Closed

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Library Branch: North Port Library

Room: Veranda Room

Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families, All Ages

Program Type: , , Special Events

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Snakes have long been the objects of fascination, fear and even revulsion. In the natural world, snakes perform valuable environmental services that benefit other species and even the human population!

1:15pm

1:30pm

Bingo!

1:30pm–3:30pm

Adults, Seniors

Meeting Room

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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Games

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Free entry. Win prizes!

Ask Jack

1:30pm–3:30pm

Adults, Seniors

Youth Activity Room

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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library

Room: Youth Activity Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Technology Instruction

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Jack, The Computer Guy, will explain how your computer works and why it doesn't.

1:45pm

2:00pm

Teen Hip-Hop Dance Workshop

2:00pm–3:00pm

Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)

Dr. Edward James II Meeting Room

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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library

Room: Dr. Edward James II Meeting Room

Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)

Program Type: Special Events

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Teens and tweens, think you’ve got cool moves? Learn some new ones in this hip-hip dance class facilitated by Sarasota Contemporary Dance. All levels of experience welcome! Open to teens and tweens ages 11+.

Teen Coloring

2:00pm–4:00pm

Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)

Program Room

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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library

Room: Program Room

Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

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Coloring sheets and tools provided.

Science Matters

2:00pm–4:00pm

Adults, Seniors

Creation Station

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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library

Room: Creation Station

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Discussion Groups, , Lectures

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Meets every first and third Friday of the month. Topics vary each session but always cover a lively science subject.

2:15pm

2:30pm

Primary Readers: Late Edition

2:30pm–4:45pm

Children (5 to 9 years)

Meeting Room B

Registration Closed

Registration Required

Registration Closed

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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library

Room: Meeting Room B

Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years)

Program Type: Book Discussions

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Come and join us as we introduce new books to independent readers. A different book from a series will be highlighted each month. This month we will be seeing the movie and comparing it to the book "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney.

Keep Calm and Color On

2:30pm–4:00pm

Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)

Storytime Room

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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library

Room: Storytime Room

Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)

Program Type: Special Events

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Coloring pages, markers, color pencils, and crayons will be provided.

2:45pm

3:00pm

Paper Quilling Workshop

3:00pm–4:30pm

Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults

Creation Station

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Library Branch: Selby Library

Room: Creation Station

Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station

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Roll, shape, and glue colorful strips of paper to create decorative designs! Ages 7 and up, registration not required.

3:15pm

3:30pm

3:45pm

4:00pm

4:15pm

4:30pm

Fruitville Library CLOSED Dec. 18, 2025 - July 2026

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