Day Calendar

 Ask Bob, our local Windows expert, any questions about your PC or Laptop.

Keep calm and create with self-directed arts and crafts projects.   Ask for the cart at the youth desk.

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

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.

Prescription Medication & Health Care Assistance for those that are uninsured and qualify financially.

The Literacy Council of Sarasota

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Class 

- Registration required through The Literacy Council of Sarasota

941.955.0421

Learn all about the universe as you enjoy an immersive show inside the Discovery Dome Planetarium.  Program includes "Losing the Dark" and "Journey to the Center of the Milky Way".

Recommended for up to 5 years with parent or caregiver. Singer/guitarist Dave Moran entertains with favorite children’s songs. Limit 80. Come to the Youth Desk starting one hour ahead to pick up a free ticket.

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

Join us for our Cosmic Cafe Summer Reading program for adults. Learn how to create meditative drawings. 

Gerard Tricarico uses choreographed juggling with illusions to deliver a high-energy show that is innovative and interactive.

Join other tweens this summer for crafts and conversation. Refreshments will be provided and advance sign up is required. Check with the library for a complete list of crafts the teens will be making this summer.

Children and families will receive Fire Safety Education from the North Port Fire Rescue with the puppet troupe The Safety Bunch. 

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.

The Florida Department of Health Sarasota County's Health in Motion staff provide no cost health screenings and referrals for general health and wellness. No appointment is needed.
For questions call 941-861-2873.

Summer Breakspot Lunches for children and teens ages 0-18.  Provided by Sarasota County Food and Nutrition Services.

Come build, experiment, and create with our 3D printer, laser cutter, sewing machines, and more. Bring your own projects for development, prototyping, and production, or start something new working hands-on with our Creation Station equipment.

Enjoy a light lunch on the library followed by an out of this world presentation with our special guest, Howard from the Bishop Planetarium!

Free lunches for anyone up to age 18 will be served in the youth program room on weekdays, June 3-Aug. 2 excluding July 4. Hot lunches are served on Monday through Thursday, and bagged lunches are served on Fridays.  

Hang out and play with an assortment of video games, board games, and activities in this gaming session for kids. Ages 5 - 9. 

Learn all about the universe as you enjoy an immersive show inside the Discovery Dome Planetarium.  Program includes "Losing the Dark" and "From Earth to the Universe".

Learn how to use your device or get basic computer assistance.

One-on-one technology assistance moves you to confidence when accessing electronic resources!

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.

Explore sewing skills with a zipper pouch. Materials will be provided. Ages 11-18. Limit two pouches per attendee.

Registration required as space is limited.

Are you a movie buff? Interested in watching critically acclaimed films and learning a little bit about the movie industry as well?

Are you a movie buff? Interested in watching critically acclaimed films and learning a little bit about the movie industry as well?

Ages 9-18 – Ooze into a gooey hour of sliming around! Create slime using the Mad Science Recipe, and then enter your creation in the Slime Olympics.

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.

For people who want to improve their Spanish speaking skills. Come practice your pronunciation and oral understanding through conversation and instruction of this romantic language. Everyone is welcome.

Have you seen any colorful rocks hidden throughout Sarasota? Explore the latest trend of painting and hiding small rocks as a way to brighten the day of a stranger.

Learn how to use your device or get basic computer assistance.

One-on-one technology assistance moves you to confidence when accessing electronic resources! 

Come meet Sarasota County’s new Agriculture Extension Agent and learn about regional and local trends in agriculture, including how you can support local farmers. Register early here:

Invite your family and friends to come play laser tag at the library! A trained field marshal from Stealth Mobile Laser Tag will be directing missions.

Hang out and play with an assortment of video games, board games, and activities in this gaming session for tweens and teens. 

Learn all about the universe as you enjoy an immersive show inside the Discovery Dome Planetarium.  Program includes "Journey to the Center of the Milky Way", "Mayan Archaeoastronomy" and "Losing the Dark".

Learn how to use your device or get basic computer assistance.

One-on-one technology assistance moves you to confidence

when accessing electronic resources.

Tinker with tech and art supplies at the North Port Library!

Come to the teen room and choose from a variety of board games like Apples to Apples, Balderdash, Uno, Scattergories, Scrabble and more.

Join us for our weekly board game night!  Choose from our collection or bring one of your own!

Can you escape the galaxy? Escape room sessions will be held from 4:30-7:30 p.m. in conjunction with our Star Wars Party. Recommended for ages 10 and up. Pick up a ticket at the youth desk 30 minutes before programs begin.

Join us for our monthly movie night and eat popcorn!

Drop in for activities, crafts, an escape room and a scavenger hunt. Come dressed up as your favorite Star Wars character!

Thursdays, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

June 13: Decoupage Star Boxes and Magnets

June 20: Shrinky-Dink Star Keychains

June 27: Sculpey Solar Systems

July 11: Mesmerizing Mobiles

July 18: Galaxy in a Bottle

Enjoy a wide range of movies from the classics to the recently released. Short intro precedes film.

Learn the fundamentals of 3D design in this interactive, conversational and fun class.

Join us for a night of trivia about all things Star Wars! Test your knowledge with a variety of categories and questions on both well-known and little-known facts of the Star Wars franchise. Come as a team or join one when you get here.

We will be reading and discussing "The Lake House" by Kate Morton. In 1933, an eleven-month-old baby goes missing from his crib during a party.