Event List

Join us to create your own festive Gingerbread House!  Using graham crackers* and icing, decorate an individual gingerbread house to your heart's content.

Jam and learn in the Teen Center with your teen teacher, Anni Szantosi, and her numerous instruments! This club is for music lovers who want to learn to play an instrument or find people who enjoy music. 

Meet other coders in the Teen Center and work on your coding project. Share with others and troubleshoot as a team. Led by Levi Szantosi whose top picks are Python, Scratch, and Unreal Engine.

Join us for a Saturday afternoon of holiday crafting with perler beads! Make holiday ornaments, gifts, or whatever you like. Recommended for ages 5-12.

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.

Join us for a movie night!

We will be watching How to Train Your Dragon (live action film) this evening!

Snacks and water will be provided.

Ukrainian clarinetist Yurii Padkovskyi returns with flutist Allison DeFrancesco in a virtuoso program for winds for the Fall Classical Concert Series finale!

No registration required, but limited seating available.

Monk San will guide us in a peaceful meditation here at the library. No previous experience or materials required. If you have a meditation cushion or yoga mat, you are welcome to bring it with you.

Calling all families with readers! Our dog friends from the Suncoast Humane Society are returning to the Jacaranda Library, and they want you to read to them!

Join us the 3rd Tuesday of every month for a new art project!

In this hands-on art program, our young artists will turn clay pots into gingerbread house ornaments!

Sponsored by the the Friends of Elsie Quirk Library.

Join us in the teen center to watch anime, discuss our favorite characters, and enjoy a small craft or art activity! This week, we'll practice origami, the art of Japanese paper-folding.

Tweens and Teens can bring their creative, festive winter visions to life by creating their very own snow globe.

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. 

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.

Grab your dice and join the quest! Team up with fellow adventurers to bring your Dungeons & Dragon characters to life and continue our epic campaign.

Be the architect and customize your own dream house in this fun craft program!

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

Join us for a monthly cozy catch-up on the third Thursday of every month!

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!

Children are invited to read with certified pet therapy dogs. The program encourages conversation and develops reading and communication skills.

This program is intended for children who can read independently  

Enjoy this monthly book club where you get to enjoy snacks and a fun activity while sharing a book with your friends. This month we’re reading Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief.