French Conversation Group

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Meeting Room B
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Clubs, Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning
Details:

For people who want to improve their French speaking skills and enjoy reading French-language articles and discussing them.  Everyone is welcome to participate in this bi-weekly group to practice French pronunciation and oral understanding.&n

Great Decisions Group Discussion

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Community Room
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion Groups
Details:

 

 

24 Crayons: Color & Play

10:00am - 12:15pm
Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families
Youth Activity Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Lifelong Learning, Special Events
Details:

Come color, play, talk, and learn with us! We have a wide variety of coloring sheets, eye-catching stickers, and new boxes of 24 crayons we want to share with our library friends!

Knit and Crocheting Group

10:15am - 12:00pm
Adults
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Details:

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.

Sarasota Music Archive 2022 Lecture/Performance Series

10:30am - 11:30am
Adults
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Lectures, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Required
Seats Remaining: 70
Details:

Sarasota Music Archive 2022 Lecture/Performance Series:

January 12 Jazz presentation: Harry Miedema (Blue Heron Sextet)

Socrates Café

10:30am - 12:00pm
Adults
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning
Details:

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

Tech Navigator/Book-a-Tech Librarian

10:30am - 12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Instruction
Details:

Are you looking for technology help? Visit our Tech Navigator page to sign up for a one-on-one session.  

Storytime

11:15am - 11:45am
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 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), Families
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:

Join us for the return of storytime at North Port Library.  Singing, dancing, stories and fun are guaranteed!  

Reservation

Health Department Screenings

12:00pm - 4:00pm
Creation Station
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Location: North Port Library
Room: Creation Station
Purpose of Meeting

Free Public Health Screenings!

Reservation

SICE (Sarasota Italian Cultural Events)

12:15pm - 2:15pm
Conference Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Location: Fruitville Library
Room: Conference Room
Purpose of Meeting

Sarasota Italian Cultural Events board planning meeting

eHelp

1:00pm - 1:30pm
Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Creation Station
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Instruction
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Details:

Bring a few questions and your smartphone, tablet or laptop.

Please register below for 1 -1:30 p.m.

 

Let's Learn Lunch!

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Veranda Room
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Veranda Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Lifelong Learning

eHelp

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Creation Station
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Instruction
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

Bring a few questions and your smartphone, tablet or laptop.

Please register below for 1 -1:30 p.m.

 

Book Talk

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Event, Book Discussions, Lifelong Learning, Lectures
Details:

Friends of the Selby Public Library invites you to their monthly book presentation and discussion. This month: 

 

Let's Make Black Gold!

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Program Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Green Living, One Book Sarasota
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Details:

Get ready to learn how to make an at-home compost pile and how to reduce your impact on the environment with the folks at UF/IFAS Extension and Sustainability Sarasota County.

Tech Navigator

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Learning Lab
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Learning Lab
Age Group: Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Technology Instruction
Details:

Are you looking for technology help? Visit our Tech Navigator page to sign up for a one-on-one session.  

Cancelled

Health in Motion Bus: Sarasota Department of Health

2:00pm - 6:00pm
All Ages
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Healthy Living, Special Events
Details:

The Health in Motion Bus offers free and low-cost public health services. A registered nurse is available at all visits. Individuals who need follow-up medical care are referred to a primary health care provider. No appointment needed.

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

Art with Judy Levine: Relief Printmaking Using African Symbols

2:30pm - 4:00pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Youth Program Room
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, One Book Sarasota
Details:

Celebrate Sarasota Libraries’ One Book One Community initiative with art!  Get inspired by The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and create your own relief printing plate inspired by African design motifs.

eHelp

3:00pm - 3:30pm
Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Creation Station
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Instruction
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

Bring a few questions and your smartphone, tablet or laptop.

Please register below for 1 -1:30 p.m.

 

Cancelled

Tools to Quit Smoking

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Juliano Room
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Juliano Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Healthy Living
Details:

Through Tobacco Free Florida’s Quit Your Way Program, Gulfcoast South AHEC (GSAHEC) offers free Group Quit sessions to tobacco users free of charge.

Reservation

Evening Book Club

5:45pm - 7:30pm
Youth Activity Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Location: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Purpose of Meeting

Book discussion

This meeting we will discuss Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce.

This title can be requested through the Sarasota Library System as follows:

Read:

Lego Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Games

Work on your own creations or build as a team. We provide the LEGOs, you provide the imagination.

Yoga Gentle Stretching and Flexibility with meditation

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Veranda Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Veranda Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Healthy Living
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

Karen Kreisler is a certified meditation, yoga, health and wellness instructor with over ten years of teaching experience.

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.