Youth Summer Program- Storytime-Dave Moran

10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Performances, Storytimes
Details:

For infants to five years, attending with caregiver. The storytime includes simple stories, nursery rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and crafts. Space is limited. Free tickets are available at the youth desk beginning at 10 a.m.

Creatively Moving Through Stories

10:30am - 11:30am
Program Room
Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Lifelong Learning, Storytimes
Details:

Creative movement provides a tangible way for children to experience events in stories. It allows them to step into characters' shoes and try on their superpowers and actions. What a wonderful way to engage young learners in books!

Giving Tree Drum Circle

10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room
Registration Closed
Required
Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning, Special Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

Social Emotional Learning made FUN! Imagine a group of kids, smiling and drumming together, dancing with their peers and celebrating drum circles TOGETHER!

Build a Band

11:00am - 12:30pm
Dr. Edward James II Meeting Room
Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Dr. Edward James II Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families
Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Career Journeys, Creation Station, Lifelong Learning, Music in the Libraries, Performances
Details:

Calling all music and band enthusiasts! Join us as we rock out with some of our favorite instruments and put together the library’s first band. No previous experience required! All instruments will be provided. Recommended for ages 8 and up.

Tai Chi

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room II
Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Meeting Room II
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Healthy Living
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Details:

Go with the flow, learn Tai Chi, a low-impact exercise for your mind and body. 

Registration required. For adults. 

Summer Teen Hangout

12:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Room
Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Games
Details:

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.

Creation Station: Adult Glowforge Lab

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Creation Station
Required
Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Technology Instruction
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Details:

Draw or find images to engrave wooden coasters and pendants with the Glowforge. Registration is required for this adult program.

Disclaimer(s)

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

The Rosenwald Schools of Florida

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Classroom A/B (both rooms)
Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Osprey Library and History Center
Room: Classroom A/B (both rooms)
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), History & Culture, Lectures, Lifelong Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Details:

In 1911, Booker T. Washington, principal of the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, met Julius Rosenwald, Chicago philanthropist and CEO of Sears, Roebuck. Mr. Washington managed to convince Mr.

Gym Together: Fitness Bootcamp

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 48
Details:

Need motivation to recharge your routine and reconnect with your body?

Disclaimer(s)

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

Make and Movie

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Dr. Edward James II Meeting Room
Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Dr. Edward James II Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Arts & Crafts, Movies
Details:

Take a break from your busy summer to relax and watch a movie with us! Enjoy a fun craft and snacks as you watch a movie.

 

All ages are welcome. The craft is best suited for ages 5 and up.

Coffee With Coventry

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Cultural Life, Music in the Libraries, Performances, Special Events
Details:

Join us for a special evening with acoustic guitarist and singer Douglas Coventry. Enjoy provided snacks and coffee accompanied by mellow hits from a wide variety of musical legends.

Movie Night at the Library

5:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room
Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Adventure Begins at Your Library (Summer 2024), Movies
Details:

Join us to watch: The Goonies (1985)