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Summer Finale: Mini Golf

Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Veranda Room at North Port Library

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Celebrate the end of summer with a professional mini golf experience. Navigate through creatively themed course holes designed to spark your imagination and inspire a love for read...

Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Veranda Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), Special Events
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Celebrate the end of summer with a professional mini golf experience. Navigate through creatively themed course holes designed to spark your imagination and inspire a love for reading. All ages are welcome, with no prior experience necessary.

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Magic: the Gathering for Beginners

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room at William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library

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🧙‍♂️✨ Step into the magical world of Magic: The Gathering at our library program! We have partnered with MagiKids, a 501(c)(3) charity, to bring this game to you!Learn the basics o...

Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years)
Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), Games,
Registration Required
Details:

🧙‍♂️✨ Step into the magical world of Magic: The Gathering at our library program! We have partnered with MagiKids, a 501(c)(3) charity, to bring this game to you!

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Summer Send-Off Bash!

Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Meeting Room at Elsie Quirk Library

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Come party with us at Elsie Quirk Library's Summer Send-Off Bash! Dive into a day packed with excitement, featuring a circus booth, face painting, sand art, pizza and so much more!...

Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Color Our World (Summer 2025), Special Events
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Come party with us at Elsie Quirk Library's Summer Send-Off Bash! Dive into a day packed with excitement, featuring a circus booth, face painting, sand art, pizza and so much more!

All ages are welcome!

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Innovation Station with Bishop Museum

Friday, August 1, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Gulf Gate Library

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Let’s think outside the box! Humans have been solving problems using inventions and engineering since tools were created. In this program, teens will design, create, build, test, a...

Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), History & Culture, Lectures, Lifelong Learning
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Let’s think outside the box! Humans have been solving problems using inventions and engineering since tools were created.

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Intro to GYROKINESIS® Method

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium at Selby Library

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GYROKINESIS® Method is a movement that addresses the entire body, opening energy pathways, stimulating the nervous system, increasing range of motion and creating functional streng...

Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Color Our World (Summer 2025), Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning
Registration Required
Details:

GYROKINESIS® Method is a movement that addresses the entire body, opening energy pathways, stimulating the nervous system, increasing range of motion and creating functional strength through rhythmic, flowing movement sequences all while connectin

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Murder at the Pizzeria

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Veranda Room at North Port Library

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It's opening night at Italian restaurant Bella Morte's, but before anyone can say mamma mia, rival chef Karl Ickbread is found dead in the pantry! Register to snag a place at the t...

Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Veranda Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Discussion Groups, Games
Registration Required
Details:

It's opening night at Italian restaurant Bella Morte's, but before anyone can say mamma mia, rival chef Karl Ickbread is found dead in the pantry! Register to snag a place at the table of this murder mystery pizza party.

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Be Prepared! Hurricane Awareness

Friday, August 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library

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Prepare early, plan ahead!  Hurricane season is June 1 - Nov. 30.Come meet your Sarasota County Emergency Management team and learn how to get ready BEFORE disaster strik...

Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lectures, Special Events
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Prepare early, plan ahead!  

Hurricane season is June 1 - Nov. 30.

Fishing and crabbing boats at Blackburn Point.

40 Years of Conservation: The Coastal Conservation Association and Florida's Marine Resources

Monday, August 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Classroom A/B (both rooms) at Osprey Library and History Center

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40 Years of Conservation: The Coastal Conservation Association and Florida's Marine ResourcesPresented by:Leiza Fitzgerald, Florida STAR Director, Coastal Conservation AssociationA...

Library Branch: Osprey Library and History Center
Room: Classroom A/B (both rooms)
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: History & Culture, Lectures
Registration Required
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40 Years of Conservation: The Coastal Conservation Association and Florida's Marine Resources

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Intro to Stability Ball

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at Fruitville Library

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Do you find yourself staring at your stability ball in your home wanting to use it, but just don't know how? Discover the foundations of stability ball movement in this beginner-fr...

Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Healthy Living
Registration Required
Details:

Do you find yourself staring at your stability ball in your home wanting to use it, but just don't know how? Discover the foundations of stability ball movement in this beginner-friendly class designed for home practice.

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