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 II
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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library
Room: Meeting Room II
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Storytimes,
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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.

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)
Veranda Room
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Veranda Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Games, Special Events

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.

Cyanotype Printing with Mixed Media Exploration

10:15am–11:45am
Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Room
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Artists in the Libraries, Arts & Crafts, Color Our World (Summer 2025),
Registration Required
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Join Sarasota artist, Jillianne Abbott, for a hands-on mixed media workshop that explores the mesmerizing art of cyanotypes, an alternative photographic process.

Fun to be Fit Kids

10:30am–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: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Meeting Room
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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Fun To Be Fit Kids is a music and movement program for children and their caregivers to attend together.

Ready, Set... IMPROV: Kids

10:30am–11:30am
Youth, 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: Youth, Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)
Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), Games, Outreach,
Registration Required
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In this unique and fun theatre class, kids will have the opportunity to explore improvisation while developing the actor's tools of body, voice, mind/imagination and facial expressions.

Stories and a Craft

10:30am–11:30am
Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Meeting Room B
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Lifelong Learning, Storytimes
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Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, fun activities, and a craft. Best for ages 0-5, but the whole family is welcome!

Words and Wiggles Storytime

11:00am–11:30am
Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), Storytimes
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This preschool-aged story time is led by a library staff member. Enjoy a variety of stories, songs, rhymes, and fun activities!

Disclaimer(s)

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

Make Your Own Jump Rope

11:00am–12:00pm
Youth, Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Color Our World (Summer 2025), ,
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Jumping rope is lots of fun, and a great way to get exercise! In this fun and easy workshop, you will learn how to make your own sturdy recycled jump rope out of old plastic shopping bags.

Weaving on the Cardboard Loom

11:00am–12:30pm
Youth, Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families
Classroom A/B (Staff only))
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Osprey Library and History Center
Room: Classroom A/B (Staff only))
Age Group: Youth, Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families
Program Type: Artists in the Libraries, Arts & Crafts, Color Our World (Summer 2025), , ,
Registration Required
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Join Artist Elizabeth Goodwill in this fun and interactive workshop on how to weave on a cardboard loom. Patrons will come away with their own unique creation of a bookmark, a mug rug, or a small tapestry.

Genealogy Assistance

11:00am–1:00pm
Adults
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Genealogy
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Get expert and experienced genealogy research assistance.

Bring your questions

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)
Veranda Room
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Veranda Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Games, Special Events

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.

Summer Lunch Program

12:00pm–1:00pm
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: 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: Clubs
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Free lunches for anyone up to age 18 will be served in the Juliano room on weekdays from 12-1pm.  

 

Disclaimer(s)

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

Calm Coloring Time

12:00pm–1:30pm
Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families
Rotunda
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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: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station
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Color your world with a variety of materials including colored pencils, glitter pens, and markers, and choose from an array of beautiful coloring sheets or doodle your own!

Disclaimer(s)

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

Color Our World: Marvelous Masterpieces

1:00pm–2:00pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Color Our World (Summer 2025), Creation Station, Cultural Life, Lifelong Learning
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Join us as we learn about a featured artist and then create our own Marvelous Masterpiece in the style of that artist.  Space is limited. Get ticket at the youth desk 30 min before program.

Lecture | Guiding Lights: A History of Florida's Most Famous Lighthouses

1:00pm–2:00pm
New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Meeting Room A
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Discussion Groups, History & Culture, Lectures
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Florida’s lighthouses have surprising stories to tell.

Teen Coding Boot Camp (Ages 13-18)

1:30pm–3:30pm
Teens (13 to 18 years)
Teen Room
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), Creation Station, Technology Instruction
Registration Required
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Learn the basics of coding in this five day camp! Attendees will be working with mBot robots and block-based coding language. Each lesson will build on prior lessons, therefore attendance at all five classes is recommended.

Disclaimer(s)

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

The Turpentine Industry in Sarasota County

2:00pm–3:00pm
New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Meeting Room
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: History & Culture, Lectures
Registration Required
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Long before Sarasota County became a hot spot for tourism and winter residency, thousands of acres of local pine trees were tapped for producing turpentine and rosin, natural compounds used in soap, paint, varnish, caulk, cleaning solutions and ev

Artists in the Library: Colorful Suminigashi Jewelry Making with Kat

2:00pm–3:30pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Dr. Edward James II Meeting Room
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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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: Artists in the Libraries, Arts & Crafts, Color Our World (Summer 2025)
Registration Required
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Join special presenter Kat Sjogren and learn about the art of Suminigashi!

Color Your World Creating a Beaded Necklace That Tells a Story with Judy Levine

2:00pm–3:30pm
Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Meeting Room
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Color Our World (Summer 2025),
Registration Required
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Every culture and region of the world uses beads for adornment.

Matter of balance (6 of 8)

2:00pm–4:00pm
New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: ,
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Please Register for Matter of Balance! You only need to sign up for the FIRST offering, this program is a series.

Sewing Workshop: Watermelon Bag

2:00pm–4:00pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Teen Center
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Teen Center
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Color Our World (Summer 2025), Creation Station, Technology Instruction
Registration Required
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Register here for this three-day workshop- July 8-10. Sew a watermelon bag using a sewing machine and hand-sewing. Parents are welcome to assist their tween/teen.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Tech Navigator

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Group Study Room
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Group Study Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Program Type: , Technology Instruction, Virtual
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Stumped by technology? Your technology questions can be answered through an in-person or distance appointment with one of our Tech Navigators. Tech Navigators are library staff members ready to assist you with technology skills.

Ready, Set... IMPROV: Teens/Young Adults

3:30pm–4:30pm
Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years)
Community Room
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years)
Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), Games, Outreach,
Registration Required
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In this unique and fun theatre class, teens will have the opportunity to explore improvisation while developing the actor's tools of body, voice, mind/imagination and facial expressions.

Tinker Tuesday

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children (5 to 9 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), Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station,
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A different project every week!

Recommended for ages 6 and up.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Cancelled

Anime Club

4:00pm–5:45pm
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, Clubs, Discussion Groups, History & Culture, Movies
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Watch anime and discuss your favorite characters. Explore anime-inspired, Asian snacks and crafts. Ages 9-18 are welcome!

Disclaimer(s)

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

Teen Advisory Board July

4:30pm–5:30pm
Teens (13 to 18 years)
Teen Room
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Clubs, Special Events, Volunteer Orientations & Programs
Registration Required
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Plan and Volunteer At Library Events.

Provide Feedback on Library Services.

Earn Volunteer Hours and Resume credit

All while Meeting new Friends, Eating snacks and Playing Games!

AniManga Club

4:45pm–6:00pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Learning Lab
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Learning Lab
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Clubs, Color Our World (Summer 2025), Discussion Groups,
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Want more anime or manga in your life? Whether you’ve just discovered anime or you’ve been reading manga for years, this is the place to meet fellow fans, watch and discuss your favorite series, and eat yummy snacks!

Cancelled

Creation Station Wood Craft Workshop

5:30pm–7:30pm
Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Meeting Room B
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Creation Station
Registration Required
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Join us for the Monthly Creation Station Wood Craft. Each month, attendees will assemble and paint an item themed for the month. Advance registration is required due to limited seats. This is a Friends of the Gulf Gate Library sponsored event.