Day Calendar

Want to learn more about Florida-Friendly gardens, composting, or citrus trees?

Need a plant or insect identified?

Drop in to receive research-based lawn, landscape and pest management help from the University of Florida.

Want to learn more about Florida-Friendly gardens, composting, or citrus trees? Need a plant or insect identified? Homeowners can receive research-based lawn, landscape and pest management help from the University of Florida.

Having trouble with your device? Need help syncing your eBooks? Come see Luis, our in-house tech expert! See the Reference Desk for more information.

For mobile babies to 5 years old.

Drop in to enjoy special play time with your child, meet our friendly Parenting Educators.

This program is geared toward babies from newborn to age 2 ½ years. The 45 minute program includes songs, baby sign language, a book and playtime. Older siblings are welcome.

Who should attend:  Anyone who has questions about flood risks, zones, insurance regulations and pending map changes: especially residents, professional lenders, insurance agents and realtors.

Sign up to practice what you learned in Genealogy Basics, Parts 1 and 2, or to continue researching your family history using the library's Ancestry Library Edition and Heritage Quest databases and/or genealogy websites. 

Sign Language program for children 0 - 2 1/2 years old. Learn with Beebo the Signing Bear using songs, books, and toys. Older siblings welcome.

Come join Forty Carrots for a time of sharing and meaningful play.

Friends of the Selby Public Library invites you to their monthly book presentation and discussion. This month: Blind Vision: A Veteran’s Story from Trauma to Triumph.

Drop in for assistance using library technology including e-Books and audiobooks from Overdrive and the Cloud Library

Come join Forty Carrots for a time of sharing and meaningful play.

The Chess Club meets every Tuesday from 12-4 in the computer lab. No registration required. 

Ask an E-Help volunteer for all your technology-related questions and predicaments. Held every Tuesday in the public meeting area.

Want to learn more about Florida-Friendly gardens, composting, or citrus trees? Need a plant or insect identified?

New movies every Tuesday in the meeting room. Movie schedules are published bimonthly and available at the front circulation desk. 

Join Chef Warren Caterson as he shares/demonstrates "An Introduction to Cooking for Two" that is filled with kitchen tips and cooking hints. 

Seating is limited. Registration Required.

Drop in to get assistance with and ask questions about downloading library books to your computer and other devices, such as the Kindle, Nook, iPad, iPod, iPhone and Android phones and tablets.

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

This group is great for teens who love creative writing. Some things that our meetings will cover include: designing characters, writing short stories (or even long ones!), poetry, plotlines, group projects, story prompts, games, and more!

Tuesdays, Aug.

Join us weekly for our Girls Who Code Club and create a technology based service project.  Learn technology and leadership in this nationally recognized program.

A different project every week!

Call or visit to find out what it is this week!

Ages 6+.

Are you in Grades 6-8 and need service hours for school? Club members should plan to attend the monthly meetings and assist with at least one additional program per month. A club agreement can be picked up at your first meeting.

Hola! Join us for an evening of learning intermediate Spanish grammar and vocabulary and practicing conversational skills.

Make a wand or a potion in this special Muggles and Beasts themed Teen Craft Night!

Please register below so we can prepare projects in advance. While supplies last.

Practice speaking English! Please call 941-955-0421 to register as an ESOL learner with the Literacy Council of Sarasota.

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

Join us for this 1-hour workshop where you'll learn energy, water, and cost saving strategies at home.

Choose from a selection of familiar and unique games to play with friends! Snacks will be provided!

Teen programs are recommended for grades 6-12.

Enjoy a wizarding adventure through puzzles and clues to ensure that the fantastic beasts can return to their world.