Earn up to 15 hours of community service by participating in this 2-week summer program to become a better citizen and volunteer in your community! Seats are limited so registration is required for this event.

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

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

Master Gardener Plant Clinic: Have experienced and trained gardeners answer your botanical questions from every first and third Thursday morning in study room C. 

Join us for a robotics workshop! During this one-day workshop, teams will build a robot and test it for movement. Once the robots are complete, we will have a competition for the fastest robot to complete its task!

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

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.

Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our drop-in FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) parenting education groups.

Recommended for up to 5 years with parent or caregiver.  Fun to Be Fit Kids is a music and movement program. Classes are designed for children and their caregivers to sing, dance and exercise together.

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.  The theme will be "Astronauts".

Drum, dance, sing and laugh together with the Giving Tree Drum Circle!

Join us for a fun filled morning with listening to stories with a craft activity. Children and parents will be paired with a teen volunteer to read together .

Create a space galaxy, beaded bracelet to celebrate our summer reading theme:

Universe of Stories. Enjoy crafting and socializing in a relaxed group setting.  

Children will explore the size and scale of the solar system using manipulatives in a hands-on STEM experiment led by NASA ambassador, Linda McKenna. 
 

Join Alyssa Scanlon as she leads the discussion of the book "Rise of the Rocket Girls" by Nathalia Holt.  This book traces the pivotal achievements of the elite female science recruits at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where in the mid-twenti

Join us for our Cosmic Cafe Summer Reading program for adults. Create your own galaxy magnets using small glass pieces and nail polish. 

Learn the fundamentals of the music program Garageband, and make you own song using loops, midi instruments and voice. Two 2-hour sessions per day, four people per session.

Join us for a snack and a movie! Children and families welcome!

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

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.

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.

Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our drop-in FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) parenting education groups.

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

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:

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.

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.  

Join us each month for our book club! New to the group?

Stop by the Information Services Desk or call 941-861-1360 to find out what book is selected for this month. 

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

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

Learn the fundamentals of the music program Garageband, and make you own song using loops, midi instruments and voice. Two 2-hour sessions per day, four people per session.

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.

Optical illusions trick the eye into believing that a flat surface is three dimensional. Learn shading techniques to create your own 3-D art and watch the magic happen. Limit 15.

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

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

Join us for a fun and easy craft!

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.

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.

Take a crack at recreating an edible masterpiece! Participants will be shown a picture of a dish and must try to make it as close as possible to the original.

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

See live reptiles and learn about the unique ways they survive in Florida. Tickets are available at the youth desk 30 minutes before programs.

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 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!

Join us as we discuss "State of Wonder" by Ann Patchett. 

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.

In this intro class, you will learn the fundamentals of sewing, 

from loading the machine to making a straight stitch.