Yak and Yarn

10:00am - 11:30am
Adults, Seniors
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Discussion Groups
Details:

Come and socialize with fellow knitting, crocheting and sewing enthusiasts! All levels welcome. Bring your current project to work on.

Tech Navigator

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Instruction
Details:

Stumped by technology? Your technology questions can be answered through an in-person appointment with one of our Tech Navigators. Tech Navigators are library staff members ready to assist you with technology skills.

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

10:15am - 11:15am
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
Details:

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.

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
Details:

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.

Little Adventures Story Time

10:30am - 11:30am
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: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, Lifelong Learning, Storytimes
Details:

For ages 2-5. Join us for story time filled with a variety of early literacy activities that include music, stories, movement, crafts and school readiness. 

Storytime Adventures

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years)
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years)
Program Type: Storytimes, Lifelong Learning
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.

Reservation

Good Samaritan Pharmacy

10:30am - 1:30pm
Conference Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Location: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Conference Room
Purpose of Room Use

Prescription Assistance for income qualified individuals.

Discovery Dome at Selby Library - 11:15 AM Showing

11:15am - 11:45am
Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families
Rotunda
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Rotunda
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families
Program Type: Creation Station, Movies, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning
Registration Required
Details:

Come watch a show in our mobile planetarium, the Discovery Dome! Enjoy an undersea journey crammed with coral and the fish that live in it with Expedition Reef!

Other showings:

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
Details:

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.

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
Details:

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.

Discovery Dome at Selby Library - 12:15 PM Showing

12:15pm - 12:45pm
Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families
Rotunda
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Rotunda
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families
Program Type: Creation Station, Movies, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning
Registration Required
Details:

Come watch a show in our mobile planetarium, the Discovery Dome! Enjoy an undersea journey crammed with coral and the fish that live in it with Expedition Reef!

Other showings:

Creation Station Adult Lab: Mandala Magnets

1:00pm - 2:30pm
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: Active Older Adult Living, Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Lifelong Learning
Registration Required
Details:

Enjoy peaceful coloring with predesigned templates, or doodle your own patterns to color. Then use the button makers to turn your design into a functional piece of art!

Disclaimer(s)

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

Genealogy Assistance

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Genealogy, Lifelong Learning
Details:

Get assistance from experienced and knowledgeable volunteers

Bring your questions

Quirky Knitters

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Room
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Lifelong Learning
Details:

Bring your projects, patterns, and questions to Elsie Quirk Library and join the Quirky Knitters for an afternoon of knitting and crochet.  All skill levels welcome.  Registration is not required, so come on in to knit and chat!

The Knit Happens Club

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Creation Station
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Creation Station, Discussion Groups, Active Older Adult Living
Details:

Join other local knitters and crocheters while working on personal projects and discussing all things knitting/crocheting. All skill levels welcome. 

Registration is not required, so come on in to knit and chat!

Discovery Dome at Selby Library - 1:15 PM Showing

1:15pm - 1:45pm
Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families
Rotunda
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Rotunda
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families
Program Type: Creation Station, Movies, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning
Registration Required
Details:

Come watch a show in our mobile planetarium, the Discovery Dome! Enjoy an undersea journey crammed with coral and the fish that live in it with Expedition Reef!

Other showings:

Wild Sarasota: Turtle Talk – Florida's Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Species

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
Details:

Turtle or tortoise? Join a UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County educator for an engaging presentation to find out what makes them different and take a peak into the world of Sarasota's tortoise and freshwater turtle species!

Master Gardener Plant Clinic

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Green Living, Lifelong Learning
Details:

Sarasota County Extension Services Master Gardeners are here to help folks identify plants, flowers, etc. as well as care for them.

Get expert advice on your landscaping needs.

Spanish Conversation Group

2:00pm - 3:30pm
New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Meeting Room B
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Clubs, Discussion Groups, Spanish/En Español, Lifelong Learning
Details:

Improve your Spanish by joining the group.

Creation Station Craft: Mug Press

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Meeting Room
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Active Older Adult Living, Lifelong Learning
Registration Required
Details:

Do you struggle to find your name in any theme park gift shop? Do you have the idea that would make a perfect gag gift, but nobody else seems to sell your sense of humor? We can help; come to the library and make your own mug!

Teen Take Your Child to Work Day

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Special Events, Technology Instruction

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, Lifelong Learning, Movies
Details:

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

Last Stop Teen Hangout

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens (13 to 18 years)
Teen Room
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Games
Details:

LAST Stop is a drop-in program designed for teens in 6th through 12th grade to participate in fun activities, talk with friends, have snacks, and play games.

Remake Learning: Science Club

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Adults, Families, All Ages
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Adults, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Clubs, Creation Station, Remake Learning Days, Lifelong Learning
Details:

Calling all young scientists! Grow your scientific knowledge and dazzle with some cool hands-on science experiments with the help of Miss Jenny and the other librarians at Fruitville.

Focus on Creativity: "Something Theatrical" Creative Dramatics - Class 10

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Program Room
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Program Type: Career Journeys, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning
Details:

Tweens are invited to engage in theatre games and improv, exploring and expressing ideas through interactive non-competitive participation. They'll have fun learning about the actor's "instrument": voice, body, mind, and imagination.

Gulf Gate Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Meeting

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Teens (13 to 18 years)
Learning Lab
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Learning Lab
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning, Volunteer Orientations & Programs
Details:

Join other teens at our monthly Teen Advisory Board Meeting. The Board will discuss topics related to teen library services, teen programs and the teen collections. Attendees will receive community service credit for their time at the meeting.

Creation Station Teen Lab: Koinobori - Japanese Fish Socks

4:30pm - 5:45pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families
Creation Station
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Lifelong Learning
Details:

Make a Japanese fish sock or kite to hang on your porch or fly on a breezy day.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Remake Learning: Magic Workshop

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Youth, 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: Youth, Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Remake Learning Days, Career Journeys, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning
Registration Required
Details:

You've got the magic in you! Professional illusionist James Chartier returns to Shannon Staub Library by popular demand to lead a workshop in which kids and teens ages 10 and up will learn to perform amazing tricks.