Event List

Get creative this holiday season and make your own Sock Snowman Craft with us!

Harmonize with Happiness explores 12 contributing factors that can enrich your life with an overall sense of well-being, peace, and joy.

Happy Holidays! Come paint a keepsake wooden ornament to take home for your tree! We take care of the mess, you bring the imagination!

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.

Come and socialize with fellow knitting, crocheting and sewing enthusiasts! All levels welcome. Bring your current project to work on.

Stumped by technology? Your technology questions can be answered through an in-person appointment with one of our Tech Navigators. Tech Navigators are library staff members ready to assist you with technology skills.

Forever Fit is an exercise class for ages 55+. 

Join us and learn simple exercises to increase strength, balance, and endurance.

Let's walk and talk about books, those we have read, what we are reading now or even what we want to read!

Join us for a fun game of Bingo at the library! Book prizes graciously donated by the Friends of the Jacaranda Public Library Book Shop. 

PLEASE NOTE - registration will open 1 day early, on Wednesday 11/26 @ 10am, due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Come and get one-on-one genealogy research assistance from expert and experienced volunteers.

Bring your questions!

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!

Sarasota County Extension Services Master Gardeners are here to help folks identify plants, flowers, etc. as well as care for them.

Get expert advice on your landscaping needs.

A powerful indigenous kingdom that dominated southwest Florida centuries before the Spanish arrived, the Calusa created a complex and sophisticated society based on fishing and hunting/gathering rather than agriculture.

Spanish Group Conversation.

Make your own glycerin soap with holiday scents and colors!

All supplies are provided, and space is limited.

Create a moment to add to your holidays.  Make a gift for a friend or share this with your family.  All materials provided.  Nor registration is required.  These programs are popular.  Seating is limited.

As an educational nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) focuses most of its resources into providing the highest quality information available about NDE-related subjects.

Enjoy live music, carols, cookies, hot cocoa, and be a part of the abridged version of the beloved classic story by Charles Dickens!

Visit the Pop Up library at the Wellen Park Night Market!  The market takes place on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 6-9pm in Downtown Wellen Park. 

This beginner-friendly session introduces participants to simple meditation techniques that can easily be incorporated into daily life. We will work on gentle breathing awareness, guided relaxation, and mindfulness.

"You better watch out. 

        You better not cry.

                      You better not pout."  

Join us for the Friday Afternoon Monthly Book Discussion. Every 2nd Friday of the month.