A representative from All Faiths Food Bank will be available to help with your SNAP application. 

Appointments are preferred but not required. 

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.

A special frightfully fun storytime for all little ghouls and goblins! Come dressed in your scariest costume! Storytime is followed by a costume parade and trick-or-treating throughout the library. 

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.

Come join us for a fun time of playing and learning with varying toys and activities. Recommended for ages 0-5 and their caregivers.

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:

Join Dr. Sarah Cartwright, Chief Curator at the Ringling Museum, for a lecture discussing the Italian painter Juana Romani. 

Join us for a fun and creative printmaking workshop! Participants will learn basic printmaking techniques by designing, carving, and printing their own unique artwork using Styrofoam and paint.

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 Evalyn Walsh McLean and the curse of the Hope Diamond.

Come and get expert assistance from knowledgeable volunteers.

Bring your questions!

Stop in and learn more about CHAT and find out when and where their next meetings are! 

Drop-in and decorate a mini pumpkin or make your very own mask! We'll have masks, air-dry clay, rhinestones, paint, and pumpkins while supplies last. For all ages.

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.

Come draw with us! In this open hour have fun drawing your own doodle designs.

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.

This month we will be reading and discussing "Yellowface" by R.F. Kuang.