Be a better poet by working with other poets.
For people who want to improve their French speaking skills and enjoy reading French-language articles and discussing them. Come practice speaking the romantic language of French.
Tax help.
Please note AARP volunteers at the library begin assisting the final client of the day 30 minutes to one hour before the last time listed.
Friends Alliance Meeting
Enjoy interacting with your child by participating in early literacy activities that include music and movement, books, crafts, and educational activities.
Forty Carrots
Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our drop-in FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) parenting education groups.
Partners in Play
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.
Learn to knit or crochet! All ages and skill levels welcome! It is recommended to bring your own yarn and needles. Instructor-supplied yarns remain with the instructor weekly until piece is completed.
January 8 – The Orfeo Trio, Julie Bees, piano; Evgeny Zvonnikov, violinist; and Leonid Shukaev, cellist
January 15 -- The Evolution of Opera, Joy McIntyre
January 22 – Puccini’s La Bohème, Joy McIntyre
Get into the adult coloring craze ! Join us for a fun and unique way to unwind, reduce stress, and express your creativity at the Shannon Staub Library. All supplies will be provided. Artistic talent is not required. Refreshments are included.
Socrates Café are gatherings around the world where people from different backgrounds get together and exchange thoughtful ideas and experiences while embracing the central theme of the Socratic method: that we learn more when we respectfully list
Take a step back to the 1920's with our silent movie series! Adults.
Open Lab in the Creation Station
Self-guided time in the Creation Station. use our Adobe/ Mac software, sewing machines, craft supplies and more for your own personal projects.
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free assistance for federal returns. By appointment only. You must schedule your appointment in person at Elsie Quirk Library's front desk.
Baby Time: Rhyme and Sign!
Engage babies newborn to 18 months with movement to music, singing, rhymes and basic sign language to enhance social interaction and language development. Playtime follows.
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Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.
For parents and babies ages birth to seven months old.
Forty Carrots
Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our drop-in FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) parenting education groups.
Looking for assistance with your smart phone, tablet, or laptop? Technology help is available in the Osprey Library on Saturday afternoons.
¿Quiere aprender más sobre…correo electrónico, uso de computadoras, uso de dispositivos móviles, cómo descargar libros electrónicos, MS Word, Excel, presentaciones en PowerPoint, y más?
Disclaimer(s)
Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.
Learn how to digitize 35mm, mounted slides, and 6x22 cm medium-format film. This program is a tutorial for the basic scanning and image editing process only.
Your facilitator/instructor/guide, Mary Schenkenberg gives an overview of this six-week class:
Intro to Sewing
Want to make your own custom clothes, costumes or accessories?
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free assistance for federal returns.
What do You want to do? Come play with 3Doodler Pens, Button Makers, make something with the Cricut, try our Sewing Machines during this Open Lab.
After School Excitement
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
Teens in grades 6 through 12 are welcome to hang out, play games, and more.
Dungeons and Dragons After School
Learn to play America's most popular role playing game at the library. Snacks are available through our afterschool program. Participation is limited to grades 6 - 12.
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.
Wanna learn how to Cube or do you know how to? Drop in and meet with our Teen Volunteer to learn and play.
Youth Chess Club
Join us for an afternoon of strategy, friends and fun! Recommended for ages 8+. All skill levels welcome!
Disclaimer(s)
Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.
Tinker Teens: Hand-sewn Reuseable Straw
Come to the Teen Center for these activities:
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Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.
Children are invited to read with certified pet therapy dogs. This program encourages conversation and develops reading and communication skills. The dogs love the attention and the kids love the interactions.
Join us for gaming in the Teen Zone! Snacks are provided.
Disclaimer(s)
Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.
Getting the Most Out of Google and Its Apps for Beginners
Join us to learn about and practice using all the cool things a Google/Gmail account allows you to do. This class is aimed at Beginners, new to using Google. It's also primarily for those with Android devices or Windows 10 computers.
Knit and Stitch Club
Join us for a fun and relaxing meeting. All stitch types are welcome: sewing, quilting, embroidery, crochet and knitting to name a few. Bring your current project or questions and we'll share and work together. Open to all ages.
Disclaimer(s)
Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.
Author Talk: Steven Kuusisto Have Dog, Will Travel
Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act with special guest, poet and author, Steven Kuusisto.
Disclaimer(s)
Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.
Work on your own creations or build as a team. We provide the LEGOs, you provide the imagination.
For ages 4 and up.
This class is focused on Drawdown, a solutions-focused approach to climate change, and what you can do locally to make a difference.
Work on your own creations or build as a team. We provide the LEGOs, you provide the imagination.