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POP-UP Phillippi Farmhouse Market

9:00am–1:00pm

All Ages

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Pop-Up Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Outreach, Storytimes

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Discover a vibrant community gathering at the Phillippi Farmhouse Market, nestled within the scenic Phillippi Estate Park. This seasonal market, open every Wednesday from October through April from 9 a.m.

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

10:15am–11:15am

Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 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), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

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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.

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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: Lifelong Learning, 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, Creation Station,

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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.

Busy Little Hands Activity Hour

10:30am–11:30am

Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

Story Time Room

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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library

Room: Story Time Room

Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

Program Type: Games, Lifelong Learning

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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

Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

Program Room

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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library

Room: Program Room

Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

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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.

The Sarasota Music Archive presents the John Goodman Performance and Lecture Series.

10:30am–11:30am

Adults

Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium

Registration Closed

Registration Required

Registration Closed

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Library Branch: Selby Library

Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: , Lectures, , Music in the Libraries

Registration Required

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The Sarasota Music Archive presents the John Goodman Performance and Lecture Series:

Please register for each event separately AND each name attending. (Duplicate registrations are deleted.)

Socrates Café: Open Topic Discussions

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,

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Everyone is welcome to the open-topic discussions of the Socrates Cafe.

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

Chair Yoga: The Self-Care Chair

11:00am–12:00pm

Adults, Seniors

Classroom A/B (Staff only))

Registration Closed

Registration Required

Registration Closed

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Library Branch: Osprey Library and History Center

Room: Classroom A/B (Staff only))

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: ,

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Chair Yoga with Didi McKay!

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), Preschoolers (3 to 5 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), Preschoolers (3 to 5 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

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: Lifelong Learning, 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.

Health in Motion Bus: Sarasota Health Department

12:00pm–4:00pm

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), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages

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Library Branch: North Port Library

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), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages

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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.

Mah Jongg for Beginners

12:30pm–3:00pm

Adults, Seniors

Rotunda

Registration Closed

Registration Required

Registration Closed

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Library Branch: Selby Library

Room: Rotunda

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: , Games,

Registration Required

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Learn to play Mah Jongg in this 4-week series. Please plan to attend all four sessions, and cancel your registration if you cannot come so that people on the waitlist can come.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Genealogy Assistance

1:30pm–3:30pm

Adults

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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Genealogy,

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Assistance from experienced and knowledgeable volunteers

Bring your questions

Arts and Cultural Alliance Playreaders Present "Over the River and Through the Woods"

2:00pm–3:00pm

Adults

Meeting Room

Registration Closed

Registration Required

Registration Closed

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Library Branch: Fruitville Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: , Performances

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The Arts & Cultural Alliance Play Readers perform "Over the River and Through the Woods." The play follows Nick, a single Italian-American from New Jersey, as he navigates his grandparents' schemes to prevent him from moving to Seattle, includ

Sew Your Own Fabric Basket

2:00pm–4:00pm

Adults, Seniors

Meeting Room

Registration Closed

Registration Required

Registration Closed

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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station,

Registration Required

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Make this simple basket from just two pieces of decorative fabric and pompom trim. These baskets have multiple uses and are great for gifting.

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: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Games, , Movies

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

Quit Smoking Now

3:00pm–4:00pm

New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors

Creation Station

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Library Branch: North Port Library

Room: Creation Station

Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors

Program Type: , Discussion Groups, ,

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The Multi-session program meets weekly for 4 weeks and will provide you with the valuable tools you need to help you quit tobacco.

Sweet Fleet - a Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band

3:00pm–4:00pm

Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, All Ages

Community Room

Registration Closed

4:30pm–5:30pm

Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)

Creation Station

Registration Closed

Registration Required

Registration Closed

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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: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

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Start your new year in style! Design your own t-shirt with fabric marker and printing techniques, leave with a fab and fresh new design you can incorporate into your wardrobe.

Time Sifters Presents: "Year in Review" Archaeology Lecture

5:45pm–7:00pm

Adults, Seniors

Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium

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Library Branch: Selby Library

Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Archaeology, , Lectures

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Free Archaeology Lecture presented by the Time Sifters Archaeology Society:

January 15, 2025

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

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

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

Reservation

Evening Book Club

6:00pm–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 Room Use

Discuss books monthly

January Book: The Frozen River - Ariel Lawhon

Fruitville Library CLOSED Dec. 18, 2025-July 19, 2026

Forty Carrots Partners in Play

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