Day Calendar

Stop by the Health in Motion Bus to talk to a Nurse with the Florida Health Department with any questions you might have!

No appointment required. 

Use 1 of our 4 Brother sewing machines on Your Own Project. Must Know How to Sew. Machines available on first come first serve basis.

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

This special storytime features baby sign language, rhymes, songs, books, and playtime..

Join a Nature Interpreter from the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast to learn about a variety of topics such as animals, processes and nature journaling. This camp is suitable for campers in 3rd grade through high school.

Looking to try something new and maybe make a friend or two?  Join the library book club! 

Join us for a relaxing guided chair yoga session! *Registration required

No mats needed, liability waivers required before each class.

Join nationally recognized shark tooth and shelling expert Dr. Ashley Oliphant for an awesome interactive children's workshop that will teach participants how to hunt, where to hunt, and how to identify species.

Ages 9-18. Artist Melissa Hoesman will show tweens and teens how to make beautiful watercolor paintings. Limit 16. Come to the youth desk starting one hour ahead for a ticket.

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

Get ready to create: you bring the idea, we bring the tools! 

Join us for an afternoon movie for the family: The Bad Guys (PG).

Snacks and drinks will be available!

Join nationally recognized shark tooth and shelling expert Dr. Ashley Oliphant for this interactive lecture.

Stumped by technology? Your technology questions can be answered through an in-person or distance appointment with one of our Tech Navigators. Tech Navigators are library staff members ready to assist you with technology skills.

Recommended for children and teens. Join the circle and learn how to play traditional drum music with Steve Turner. Drums provided.

Limit 45. Come to the youth desk starting one hour ahead for a ticket.

A love potion that led to murder…a cemetery where you can play with cursed children…a dead fisherman still looking for the perfect date. Florida is known for the unusual, but what are the eeriest ghost stories told across the state?

Join other tweens this summer for a variety of crafts. Advance sign up is required. You must register for each date you wish to attend. Today's craft is Candle Making.

Calling all families with readers! Our dog friends from the Suncoast Humane Society are returning to the Jacaranda Library, and they want you to read to them!

Join local artist, Donna Wissinger, as she guides kids in a STEAM project to build their own coral reef. Learn about the importance of coral reefs and the dangers they face through this creative and interactive project.

Meet therapy dogs and their owners.  Enjoy the benefits of spending time with therapy pets!

Play Nintendo Switch games, board games, foosball and ping pong. Try some karaoke!

Join us for Family Game Night in the Storytime Room on Tuesdays from 5 - 7.

Various board games/tabletop games will be available.

Meet with Patrick Lui; Bicycle, Pedestrian and Trails Coordinator for Sarasota County Public Works and Transportation

Bring the whole family for fun with percussions. Space is limited. Pick up a free ticket at the youth desk starting 30 minutes before the program.