Day Calendar

Have a new Windows-based laptop and need a little help navigating it?  Bring your laptop and join this class to learn some hands-on computer basics.  If you don't have a laptop, but still want to learn, a training laptop w

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

SHINE counselors provide free, unbiased and confidential counseling to Medicare beneficiaries, their caregivers and those soon to be eligible.

Middle and high school students are invited to learn about a variety of careers.  Talk to people who love their jobs and learn how they made it happen.

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

Early literacy begins at birth. Bond with your baby through stories, songs, parachute time and peek-a-boo scarf songs.

For ages 0-1.

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.

This hour-long class is meant to equally balance your mind and body, wh

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

Interact and participate with your child in a variety of early literacy activities that include music, stories, movement, crafts and school readiness.  For children ages 0-5. 

For infants to five years, attending with caregiver. The storytime includes simple stories, nursery rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and crafts. Space is limited to 80 people. Free tickets are available at the youth desk beginning at 10 a.m.

Join American Sewing Guild teacher Kathy for an afternoon of machine sewing, sharing and creativity. Drop in with your works-in-progress or use our fabric stash and sewing books to start something new.

Featuring great stories, singing, dancing, and movement activities young children learn valuable skills and enjoy being with other children.

For ages 1-3.

Join us for a fun-filled morning of reading, songs, dancing, learning kindergarten readiness skills and craft activities.

For ages 3-5.

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.

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. 

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.

Each afternoon this week join us for a movie honoring, remembering, and examining courage in the face of persecution. Visit the library for movie titles.

Join us for the Fruitville 3-Part Music Series by Dick Smolens, "Swing that Music." Educator and vocalist, Dick Smolens will take us on a journey to rediscover "Swing Music." We'll listen to early big bands and small groups, feat

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.

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

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

Use one of 4 Brother Sewing Machines on your own personal projects. Must know how to sew. First Come First Serve.

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

Come create, play, or just relax at the library after school.  Our Teen Room is open from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.

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

One-on-one technology assistance moves you to confidence

when accessing electronic resources.

Selby's new Mah-Jongg meet-up is for players with basic to intermediate skills. 

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!

Come join other 11-17-year-olds for an afternoon of competitive card games and board games: Sushi Go, Coup, Dutch Blitz and Love Letter just to name a few!

A club full of fun reading, writing, and gardening adventures, with nature providing prompts for our exercises.

For ages 6 and up.

Join us for our monthly movie night with a throwback back from the 2000's and munch on popcorn! 

In honor of National Handwriting Day, learn what specific strokes, shapes, and lines reveal about the person who wrote it!

This event is open to all ages, and registration is recommended.

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