A representative from All Faiths Food Bank will be available to help with your SNAP application.
Appointments are preferred but not required.
Renovations and expansion building works will be happening at Fruitville Library, which will require Fruitville Library to temporarily close on Dec. 18. The reimagined library is scheduled to reopen in July 2026.
For more information, visit SarasotaCountyLibraries.org/FruitvilleRenovation.
A representative from All Faiths Food Bank will be available to help with your SNAP application.
Appointments are preferred but not required.
Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and more!
Recommended ages 3-5 and their families.
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.
Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our drop-in FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) parenting education groups.
Join us for songs, rhymes, play, and of course great stories! Engage kids in visual literacy, language development, and social skills in a fun class presented by our Youth Services team.
Join us for storytime! Stories, rhymes, songs, and simple crafts for little ones and their special grownup.
Join a lively book club for inspiring conversations! Cirque D' Book meets on the fourth Monday of most months. A different book title is chosen every month to explore. Registration is not required.
Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.
Join us on Mondays of the month for adult coloring! We supply the coloring pages and the pencils. Snacks will be provided by the Friends of the Gulf Gate Library. Hope to see you there.
A Matter of Balance is an award-winning program designed to help people learn practical strategies to manage falls and increase physical activity levels.
Participants will learn:
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.
Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our drop-in FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) parenting education groups.
Join us for a free one-hour lecture and Q&A to learn about King Tut’s secrets.
Create buttons and magnets of various sizes after learning to use the button maker!
Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.
Children are invited to read with certified pet therapy dogs from the Suncoast Humane Society Pet Therapy Team. This program encourages conversation and develops reading and communication skills.
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.
If you like writing your own pieces or would like to grow your creativity, come join us for our Teen Writers Club! Enhance your writing skills, participate in free-writing exercises and get feedback on written work.
Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.
Get ready for an epic night of fun and games at our Game Night.
Wii U, virtual reality, and more!
For tweens and teens. Meets 4:30-5:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of this month.
Join Georgie Miko for an energizing introduction to the Pilates Reformer!
Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.
Take a journey from Baroque to Modern times with Los Trabas Duo. Betsy Hudson Traba (flute), Fernando Traba (bassoon), and Jesse Martins (piano)
No registration required, but limited seating available.
This month we will be reading and discussing "Small Mercies" by Dennis Lehane.