Hoopla database

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults, Seniors
Creation Station
Registration Closed
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Instruction
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Seats Remaining: 6
Details:

Explore Hoopla, a database chock full of offerings:  movies, TV shows,  comics, music, audiobooks, CDs, DVS, and ebooks all free with you library card.  These items can be read, heard, or viewed on a number of platforms, such a

French Club

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Discussion Groups
Details:

Weekly meeting of the Venice French Club. 

Genealogy Research Session I

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Creation Station
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Genealogy, Technology Instruction
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:

Research your family genealogy online through Ancestry and Heritage Quest.  Bring along your family names, dates, and locations of your ancestors.  Computers are provided.

Story Time

10:15am - 11:00am
Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years)
Meeting Room B
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years)
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:

For children 18 months to 5 years old and their caregivers. Interact with your child in a variety of early literacy activities including music, movement, stories, crafts and games.

Forty Carrots Partners in Play

10:15am - 11:15am
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years)
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years)
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Storytimes
Details:

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.

Storytime

10:15am - 11:15am
Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Youth Activity Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:

Preschoolers, ages 2 ½ - 5 and their parent, guardian or caregiver are invited to join us for stories, songs, finger plays, rhymes, and crafts. There is a different theme every week.

Open Lab in the Creation Station

10:30am - 1:30pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Creation Station
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Technology Instruction
Details:

Come use our Adobe/ Mac software and sewing machines on your own personal projects. Time slots are filled on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Reservation

Community Health Action Team Meeting

11:00am - 12:00pm
Conference Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Location: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Conference Room
Purpose of Meeting

Community Health Action Teams (CHATs) are community-led groups working in coordination with the Community Health Improvement Partnership (CHIP) to improve the health of Sarasota County residents.

Fire Safety:Touch a Truck

11:30am - 12:30pm
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families
Veranda Room
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Veranda Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families
Program Type: Special Events
Details:

Celebrate Fire safety!

Storytime, Craft & Touch a Truck with the North Port Fire Department.

Forty Carrots Partners in Play

11:45am - 12:45pm
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years)
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years)
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Storytimes
Details:

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.

Genealogy Research Session II (Advanced Class)

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Creation Station
Registration Closed
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Genealogy, Technology Instruction
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:

Research your family genealogy online through Ancestry and Heritage Quest.  Bring along your family names, dates, and locations of your ancestors.  Computers are provided.

Adult Craft Class

1:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Meeting Room B
Registration Closed
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Details:

Join us for a fun and informal craft class.

Ask Jack

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Youth Activity Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Instruction
Details:

Jack, The Computer Guy, will explain how your computer works and why it doesn't.

Keep Calm and Color On

2:30pm - 4:00pm
Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Special Events
Details:

Coloring pages, markers, color pencils, and crayons will be provided.

After School Excitement

2:30pm - 4:30pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Registration Closed
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Creation Station, Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning, Games, Movies, Special Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Details:

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

Teen Room

2:30pm - 4:30pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Dr. Edward James II Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Dr. Edward James II Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Clubs
Details:

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

Teen Advisory Board

3:30pm - 4:45pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Art Displays & Exhibits, Arts & Crafts, Book Discussions, Clubs, Creation Station, Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning, Green Living, Games, Healthy Living, Technology Instruction, Volunteer Orientations & Programs
Details:

Join the Teen Advisory Board and make a difference at the library and in your community! We meet in various areas of the library, so please ask at the youth desk for the location chosen for that day.

Aug. 30: Welcome meeting

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