Master Gardener: Drop In Plant Clinic

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
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Drop in to receive research-based lawn, landscape, pest management, and gardening help from the University of Florida.

These sessions are made possible through a partnership with UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County.

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

10:15am–11:15am
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years)
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years)
Program Type:
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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.

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

10:15am–11:15am
Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Program Type: ,

Forty Carrots 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. Space is limited, pick up a ticket at the Youth Desk the day of the event.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Partners in Play®

10:15am–11:15am
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Meeting Room B
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Special Events
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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.

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
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Join us at the Fruitville Library with your knit/crochet projects. All ages and skills are welcome. Supplies and knowledgeable members are on hand to help anyone interested in learning to knit or crochet. 

Gulf Gate Knitters

10:15am–12:45pm
Adults, Seniors
Meeting Room A
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts,
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Join other local knitters for a time to work on individual projects and discuss all things knitting.

Busy Little Hands Activity Hour

10:30am–11:30am
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families
Story Time Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Story Time 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: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Games
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Preschoolers, kindergarteners, and their families can enjoy loosely structured play with a variety of rotating toys and activities in our Story Time Room.

Let's Pretend Day

10:30am–11:30am
Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families
Program Room
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families
Program Type:
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Children ages 2-8 and their caregivers are invited for Wednesday morning free-play time, with an assortment of toys and props to inspire the young imagination! Drop-in anytime between 10:30am and 11:30am.

Creation Station: Experienced Sewing Lab

10:30am–12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Creation Station
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Technology Instruction
Registration Required
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Do you need access to a sewing machine for practice? Or do you need help with a sewing or mending project? This is an open lab for adults with basic sewing machine experience. 

Disclaimer(s)

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

Tech Navigator

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
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Do you want help with...

eBooks, movies, eAudiobooks

Email how-to

Using your device

Library Database Resources

Cyber Security Questions

Printing Questions

or something else? 

Drop-In Jewelry Making for Adults

10:30am–12:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Meeting Room II
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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Meeting Room II
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: , Arts & Crafts, Creation Station,
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Get your bling on! 

 Looking to try a new craft/art form? Join us for our monthly Creation Station drop-in DIY jewelry making sessions!

 

Storytime

11:15am–11:45am
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
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)
Program Type: Storytimes
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Join us at the North Port Library for storytime!  Songs, crafts and stories guaranteed! 

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

12:00pm–1:00pm
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years)
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years)
Program Type:
:

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.

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

12:00pm–1:00pm
Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Program Type: ,

Forty Carrots 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. Space is limited, pick up a ticket at the Youth Desk the day of the event.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Partners in Play®

12:00pm–1:00pm
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Meeting Room B
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Special Events
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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.

Summer Lunch Program

12:00pm–1:00pm
Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Juliano Room
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Juliano Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025),
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This summer lunch program is sponsored by the Sarasota County School District. Free lunches are available for anyone up to age 18 in the Juliano room on weekdays.  

Disclaimer(s)

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

Summer Teen Hangout

12:00pm–5:00pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Teen Room
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Games
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Join us for our Summer Teen Hangout!

Disclaimer(s)

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

Mah Jongg for Experienced Players

1:00pm–3:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
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Play Mah Jongg with other experienced players in the Rotunda and make new friends! Please bring your own NMJL card with your name on it.

Creation Station Adventures: Coaster Making for Kids, Tweens and Teens

1:30pm–3:00pm
Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Meeting Room
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), Arts & Crafts, Creation Station,
Registration Required
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Drop in to design your own ceramic coaster using infusible ink markers and our Cricut EasyPress! 

Registration required and limited to 15 participants - children, tweens and teens. One name per registration, please.

Socrates Cafe: Open Topic Discussions

1:30pm–3:00pm
Adults
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion Groups
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Everyone is welcome to the open-topic discussions of the Socrates Cafe.

Fun To Be Fit: Big's Class (ages 6-12)

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Community Room
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
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Join Ms. Adrianne and her Fun To Be Kit Bigs Class for ages 6 - 12.

Join us for a class full of dancing, fitness games and a whole lot of fun!

History Program- Guiding Light, Florida's Famous Lighthouses

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Meeting Room
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), History & Culture, Lectures,
Registration Required
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Sarasota award-winning author and editor, Liz Coursen, presents a richly illustrated, fast-paced program featuring Florida's most famous lighthouses.

Mad Science Presents "Fire & Ice"

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children (5 to 9 years)
Meeting Room AB (Staff only)
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room AB (Staff only)
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years)
Program Type: Special Events
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This spectacular show thrills audiences with impressive science experiments. The event includes foggy dry ice storms and demonstrates how energy and matter go hand in hand.

Teen Cooking (Tweens and Teens)

2:00pm–3:30pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Meeting Room
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: ,
Registration Required
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Calling all tween and teen kitchen curious kids, up to age 17! We are excited to offer a family nutrition program from the University of Florida. This program contains a curriculum created to help kids develop a love of cooking!

Snap Circuits Playground

3:00pm–4:00pm
Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families
Meeting Room II
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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Meeting Room II
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families
Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), , Creation Station, Games, , Technology Instruction
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Ready to have some electrifying good fun this summer? Explore our Snap Circuits Playground to learn basic circuitry for speakers, fans, disco balls, and more!

Creation Station Adventures: Coaster Making for Adults

3:00pm–4:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Meeting Room
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), Arts & Crafts, Creation Station,
Registration Required
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Drop in to design your own ceramic coaster using infusible ink markers and our Cricut EasyPress! 

Registration required and limited to 15 adults. One name per registration, please.

Tools to Quit Smoking

3:00pm–5:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Creation Station
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
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Through Tobacco Free Florida’s Quit Your Way Program, Gulfcoast South AHEC (GSAHEC) offers free Group Quit sessions to tobacco users free of charge.

Cooking 101 for Tweens and Teens-Cooking a recipe from a favorite childhood books

3:30pm–4:30pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Creation Station
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), , Special Events
Registration Required
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For young chefs wanting to learn the basics, or are excited to try new recipes!

Join us as we learn to make a homemade dessert with just a microwave! For this program we will be learning how to make chocolate chip mug cookies.

Cancelled

Food Smarts for Adults

3:30pm–5:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Story Time Room
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: ,
Registration Required
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Get tips on healthy eating and meal ideas during the Food Smarts program presented by All Faiths Food Bank and go home with a free bag of groceries! Each class will include a brief nutrition

LEGO Club

4:00pm–5:00pm
Youth, 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: Youth, Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families
Program Type: Clubs

LEGO Club

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

Read with the Dogs

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Meeting Room AB (Staff only)
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room AB (Staff only)
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Program Type: Special Events
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Children are invited to read with certified pet therapy dogs. The program encourages conversation and develops reading and communication skills.

Teen Video Gaming and VR

4:00pm–5:45pm
Teens (13 to 18 years)
Teen Center
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Teen Center
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Games
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Join us in the Teen Center for Teen Video Gaming! Play together or compete on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, or experience virtual reality with the Meta Quest 3!

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, Creation Station, Games

LEGO Club

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

Yoga and Gentle Stretching

6:00pm–7:00pm
Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Veranda Room
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Veranda Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: ,
Registration Required
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Karen Kreisler is a certified meditation, yoga, health and wellness instructor with over ten years of teaching experience.