Upcoming Events

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

Join professional artist Miss Dean in learning how to draw your favorite shonen protagonists as well as your very own original characters! 

Participants will learn about butterflies and create their own container gardens.

Adventure awaits at the library! Come play a special one-shot D&D campaign written and hosted by professional Dungeon Master, Alyssa Goodwin. 

Learn how to make healthy, filling and delicious one-pot meals for two or two hundred. Whether stews, ragouts, or hearty soups, these recipe basics will provide you with dozens of options for every season.

Animonday is back! Join us on select Mondays this summer to hang out and watch anime and enjoy Japanese snacks.

Create a layered soup to take home, complete with directions on how to prepare and how to make again!

All supplies provided and space is limited, so register today.

Do you love miniatures, want to get into urban planning, or really enjoy crafting? Come hang out and use recycled materials to build the city of your dreams! 

Get ready for a music and movement adventure with Ms. Adrianne! In our Fun To Be Fit Kids “littles” classes (ages 1–5), you’ll enjoy a new theme every month with fresh songs, dances, and stories.

Soap is easy and fun to make! In this program, kids can choose from a variety of colors, scents, and fun-shaped molds to make their very own bars of soap, each a work of art! Washing your hands has never been so much fun!

Fun To Be Fit Kids is a music and movement program for children and their caregivers to attend together.

Hear ye, hear ye! Thou art formally invited to Renaissance Day at the library.

Join Melina and learn how to make your own paper creation! Instructions and supplies provided, just bring your imagination! 

Kids can join us in painting a flowerpot and planting their own flowers to take home and watch them grow. Registration required.

Teens and tweens, come join us for a chill afternoon of tea, cakes, and garden themed crafts! 

Back by popular demand, the Little Medical School returns to Shannon Staub Library!

Animonday is back! Join us on select Mondays this summer to hang out and watch anime and enjoy Japanese snacks.

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

Join Ms. Adrianne in her Fun To Be Fit Kids "BIGS" class. Experience an action-packed class filled with obstacle courses, fitness games, and team-building challenges designed to boost your athletic skills while having lots of fun.

Teens and tweens, come join us to bake cookies and learn about Sarasota's agricultural history at this special program presented by the Sarasota County History Center!

The coontie plant, historically utilized by Florida's indigenous people, was driven close to extinction due to European settlers' commercial exploitation. It has now rebounded as a staple in Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ practices.

Get ready for a music and movement adventure with Ms. Adrianne! In our Fun To Be Fit Kids “littles” classes (ages 1–5), you’ll enjoy a new theme every month with fresh songs, dances, and stories.

Teens and tweens, join us to view a special exhibit of local art and get inspired to create your own watercolor masterpieces in this special program presented by the Sarasota County History Center!