Event List

NASA Presents: Colors of Stars

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Veranda Room at North Port Library

Program Type:

Color Our World (Summer 2025), Special Events, Lifelong Learning

Age Group:

Youth, Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)

Join NASA Ambassador, Linda McKenna, to learn about the colors of space and stars!

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Library Branch: North Port Library

Room: Veranda Room

Age Group: Youth, Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)

Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), Special Events, Lifelong Learning

Details:

Join NASA Ambassador, Linda McKenna, to learn about the colors of space and stars!

LEGO® Club

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

North Port Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Creation Station, Games

Age Group:

Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families

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

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Library Branch: North Port Library

Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Creation Station, Games

Details:

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

Libraries and History Center Closure

All Day

Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library, Elsie Quirk Library, Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library, Fruitville Library, Gulf Gate Library, North Port Library, Osprey Library and History Center, Selby Library, Shannon Staub Library, William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library, Pop-Up Library

Libraries and History Center ClosureWe will resume normal hours on Saturday, July 5.

Closing

Branches:

Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library, Elsie Quirk Library, Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library, Fruitville Library, Gulf Gate Library, North Port Library, Osprey Library and History Center, Selby Library, Shannon Staub Library, William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library, Pop-Up Library

Description:

Libraries and History Center Closure

We will resume normal hours on Saturday, July 5.

Story Trail

Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:30pm

Garden at Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Green Living, Lifelong Learning, Storytimes

Age Group:

Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families

Stroll through our Reading Garden with your little one as YOU become the storyteller. Enjoy a different book the first Saturday of every month!

In case of rain, Story Trail will be set up in the Kids' Zone.

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Library Branch: Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library

Room: Garden

Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Green Living, Lifelong Learning, Storytimes

Details:

Stroll through our Reading Garden with your little one as YOU become the storyteller. Enjoy a different book the first Saturday of every month!

In case of rain, Story Trail will be set up in the Kids' Zone.

Summer Lunch Program

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Juliano Room at North Port Library

Program Type:

Clubs

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)

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

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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

Details:

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.

Monday Game Nights:

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Meeting Room at Fruitville Library

Program Type:

Creation Station, Games

Age Group:

Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Families, All Ages

Get ready for an epic night of fun board games at our Game Night!

All ages welcome. Meets 3:30-5:30 p.m. on the 1st Monday of the month except holidays.

Get ready for an epic night of fun and games at our Game Night.

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Library Branch: Fruitville Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Families, All Ages

Program Type: Creation Station, Games

Details:

Get ready for an epic night of fun board games at our Game Night!

All ages welcome. Meets 3:30-5:30 p.m. on the 1st Monday of the month except holidays.

Get ready for an epic night of fun and games at our Game Night.

LEGO® Club

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Story Time Room at Shannon Staub Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Color Our World (Summer 2025), Games

Age Group:

Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families

LEGO Club:

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

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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library

Room: Story Time Room

Age Group: Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Color Our World (Summer 2025), Games

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

Make Your Own Jumprope

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Meeting Room at Shannon Staub Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Color Our World (Summer 2025), Green Living, Healthy Living

Age Group:

Youth, Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families

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 jumprope out of old plastic shopping bags.

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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), Green Living, Healthy Living

Details:

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 jumprope out of old plastic shopping bags.

A rainbow of art supplies arranged in a circle.

Tinker Tuesday

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Meeting Room II at Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Lifelong Learning

Age Group:

Children (5 to 9 years), Families

A different project every week!

Recommended for ages 6 and up.

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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, Lifelong Learning

Details:

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.

Summer Lunch Program

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Juliano Room at North Port Library

Program Type:

Clubs

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)

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

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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

Details:

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.

LEGO® Club

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

North Port Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Creation Station, Games

Age Group:

Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families

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

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Library Branch: North Port Library

Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Creation Station, Games

Details:

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

Mario Kart Tournament

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Meeting Room at Shannon Staub Library

Program Type:

Color Our World (Summer 2025), Games, Cultural Life

Age Group:

Youth, Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families

Challenge your friends and family to a fast-paced round of Mario Kart projected on the library's giant movie screen!

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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), Families

Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), Games, Cultural Life

Details:

Challenge your friends and family to a fast-paced round of Mario Kart projected on the library's giant movie screen!

Color Our World: Rubbing Plate Art

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Story Time Room at Shannon Staub Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Color Our World (Summer 2025)

Age Group:

Youth, Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families

Young artists can experiment with texture and color by learning to use rubbing plates to create patterns on paper.

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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library

Room: Story Time Room

Age Group: Youth, Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Color Our World (Summer 2025)

Details:

Young artists can experiment with texture and color by learning to use rubbing plates to create patterns on paper.

Summer Lunch Program

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Juliano Room at North Port Library

Program Type:

Clubs

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)

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

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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

Details:

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.

Fun to be Fit: Bigs

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Community Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library

Program Type:

Color Our World (Summer 2025), Healthy Living, Special Events

Age Group:

Youth, Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)

Join Ms. Adrianne in her Fun To Be Fit Bigs Class full of dancing, fitness games, and a whole lot of fun! For ages 6 - 12.

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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Youth, Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)

Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), Healthy Living, Special Events

Details:

Join Ms. Adrianne in her Fun To Be Fit Bigs Class full of dancing, fitness games, and a whole lot of fun! For ages 6 - 12.

Summer Lunch Program

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Juliano Room at North Port Library

Program Type:

Clubs

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)

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

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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

Details:

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.

Read with the Dogs

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Program Room at Elsie Quirk Library

Program Type:

Lifelong Learning, Storytimes

Age Group:

Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)

Read with the Dogs:

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

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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library

Room: Program Room

Age Group: Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)

Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Storytimes

Children are invited to read with certified pet therapy dogs. This program encourages conversation and develops reading and communication skills. The dogs love the attention and the kids love the interactions.

Monday Game Nights:

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Meeting Room at Fruitville Library

Program Type:

Creation Station, Games

Age Group:

Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Families, All Ages

Get ready for an epic night of fun board games at our Game Night!

All ages welcome. Meets 3:30-5:30 p.m. on the 1st Monday of the month except holidays.

Get ready for an epic night of fun and games at our Game Night.

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Library Branch: Fruitville Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Families, All Ages

Program Type: Creation Station, Games

Details:

Get ready for an epic night of fun board games at our Game Night!

All ages welcome. Meets 3:30-5:30 p.m. on the 1st Monday of the month except holidays.

Get ready for an epic night of fun and games at our Game Night.

POP-UP: Storytime @ Longboat Key

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Pop-Up Library

Program Type:

Outreach, Storytimes, Lifelong Learning

Age Group:

Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families

Join the Pop-Up library staff at The Longboat Key Town Center Green for stories, songs and rhymes, and more!

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Offsite Event

Library Branch: Pop-Up Library

Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Families

Program Type: Outreach, Storytimes, Lifelong Learning

Details:

Join the Pop-Up library staff at The Longboat Key Town Center Green for stories, songs and rhymes, and more!

Giving Tree Drum Circle

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Community Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library

Program Type:

Color Our World (Summer 2025), Cultural Life, Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning, Performances, Special Events

Age Group:

Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), 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), Families

Social Emotional Learning made FUN! Imagine a group of kids, smiling and drumming together, dancing with their peers and celebrating drum circles TOGETHER!

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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), 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), Families

Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), Cultural Life, Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning, Performances, Special Events

Details:

Social Emotional Learning made FUN! Imagine a group of kids, smiling and drumming together, dancing with their peers and celebrating drum circles TOGETHER!

Color Our World: Rubber Stamp Art Party

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Story Time Room at Shannon Staub Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Color Our World (Summer 2025)

Age Group:

Youth, Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)

Come play and create with our collection of rubber stamps, and learn how to make art using your own unique thumbprint!

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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library

Room: Story Time Room

Age Group: Youth, Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Color Our World (Summer 2025)

Details:

Come play and create with our collection of rubber stamps, and learn how to make art using your own unique thumbprint!

Tinker Tuesday

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Meeting Room II at Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Creation Station, Lifelong Learning

Age Group:

Children (5 to 9 years), Families

A different project every week!

Recommended for ages 6 and up.

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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, Lifelong Learning

Details:

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.

LEGO® Club

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

North Port Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Creation Station, Games

Age Group:

Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families

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

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Library Branch: North Port Library

Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Creation Station, Games

Details:

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

Mad Science: Fire and Ice

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Community Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library

Program Type:

Career Journeys, Color Our World (Summer 2025), Lifelong Learning, Performances, Special Events

Age Group:

Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families

Explore extreme temperatures from freezing cold dry ice, to super hot rocket fuel, showing how science can be so cool, and yet very hot.

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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Youth, Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Families

Program Type: Career Journeys, Color Our World (Summer 2025), Lifelong Learning, Performances, Special Events

Details:

Explore extreme temperatures from freezing cold dry ice, to super hot rocket fuel, showing how science can be so cool, and yet very hot.

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