Join Sarasota Extension Services Master Gardeners for questions pertaining to Florida-friendly gardening, composting, and identifying insects.

Join us and learn how to make a fall themed Cathedral Window Hot Pad. All materials will be provided. Ages 13 and up.

Must Know How to Sew. 

Registration is required.

Join Miss Taylor for Arts & Crafts Storytime! Featuring a special craft each month this storytime fosters creativity, engages learnings, and creates special bonds between children and their caretakers.

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.

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.

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. 

Preschoolers, kindergarteners, and their families can enjoy loosely structured play with a variety of rotating toys and activities in our Story Time Room.

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.

Presenter: Joy McIntyre, Opera singer and Associate Professor Emerita, Boston University

Two Hundred Years of Music in the White House, Tracing America's Cultural Path

11/5 Part 1: From Washington to Hoover, 1789-1932

Do you need access to a sewing machine for practice? Or do you need help with a sewing or mending project? This is an open lab for adults with basic sewing machine experience. 

In this workshop, we'll help you learn the basics of using your Android, including how to access the internet, download and manage apps, adjust settings, and how to ensure your safety while using a mobile device.

The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County, Health in Motion staff will be on-site to provide no-cost health screenings and referrals for general health and wellness.

Join us at the North Port Library for storytime!  Songs, crafts and stories guaranteed! 

Join Chef Warren for kitchen tips, cooking hacks, and funny stories about Thanksgiving meal prep. He’ll answer common questions on buying, roasting, and reheating turkey, making gravy, and managing small kitchens.

Join us for friendly discussion, book recommendations, and insight! Come with any recommendations and to discuss the book of the month: "A Long Petal of the Sea" by Isabel Allende.

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.

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.

The Writer’s Circle was created for writers of all genres and experience levels.

The Writer's Circle was created for writers of all types and genres. Whether you write Fiction, Poetry, Lyrics even Stand-Up Comedy; here, you will find a welcoming place via Zoom to share and if you wish to, discuss your work.

Homeschool Meetup

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

Enjoy the toe tapping, finger snapping and heart moving music of strings from around the world. Listen to songs on ukuleles, violin, charango, shekeres and more. Songs from across the decades will get you grooving. We’ll have some fun!

A Junk Journal Club for enthusiasts.  Please bring your own journal and glue.  Meet new friends and carve out some time for yourself and your thoughts.... 

Beeswax candles are a safer and more eco-friendly alternative to traditional paraffin wax candles.

Join one of the most famous art detectives in the world to hear tales from the trenches of his long career solving art crimes with the FBI.

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.

Make your own little sail boat using basic crafting materials. Then test your creation's sea worthiness and speed in a race against your fellow boat builders. 

Children are invited for a special opportunity to share a story with a furry friend! Take advantage of this no-pressure, judgment-free zone to practice reading with a certified therapy dog.  Space is limited. First come, first seated.

Looking to add something new to your room that will illuminate the space? Come join us Teens and tweens in using your creative visions to create personalized light up jars.

Note: This is a Registered Event

Play Nintendo Switch games, ping pong, karaoke and board games, including chess!

ROAR! is The Ringling's free storytime that connects art with early literacy. At this program, we read together, make art, and learn about an object in the museum.

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!

Hang out as you please and play a variety of board games, video games, and card games with your friends! All games will be provided. Ages 11-18 only.

Join other fiber arts enthusiasts on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Selby Rotunda. Bring your crochet, spinning, knitting, or any needle work you enjoy. Note: there is two hour parking.

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