Week Calendar

April 18th is NATIONAL RECORD STORE DAY so come support the Sarasota Music Archive at the SMA Music sale. Records, cds, musical instruments, musical equipment,sheet music, music books and more.

Want to learn more about Florida-Friendly gardens, composting, or citrus trees? Need a plant or insect identified? On the first and third Monday mornings of every month, from 10:00 a.m.

Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our drop-in FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) parenting education groups.

Join us for stories,songs,rhymes,crafts and other fun activities for the whole family!

When it comes to dementia caregiving, knowledge is power. Join us for a series of interactive educational classes to help you build your caregiver tool kit.

April 20

Want to learn more about Florida-Friendly gardens, composting, or citrus trees? Need a plant or insect identified? Homeowners can receive research-based lawn, landscape and pest management help from the University of Florida.

Sign Language program for children 0 - 2 1/2 years old. Learn with Beebo the Signing Bear using songs, books, and toys. Older siblings welcome.

This program is geared toward babies from newborn to age 2 ½ years. The 45 minute program includes songs, baby sign language, a book and playtime. Older siblings are welcome.

For mobile babies to 5 years old.

Drop in to enjoy special play time with your child, meet our friendly Parenting Educators.

Books, puppets, songs, dance and more surprises to get your child excited and prepared for school. Recommended for ages 3-5. Younger siblings are welcome to join. 

For people who want to improve their French speaking skills and enjoy reading French-language articles and discussing them. Come practice speaking the romantic language of French.

Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our drop-in FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) parenting education groups.

For mobile babies to 5 years old.

Drop in to enjoy special play time with your child, meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how Forty Carrots Family Center can help you enjoy parenting even more.

Learn to knit or crochet! All ages and skill levels welcome! It is recommended to bring your own yarn and needles. Instructor-supplied yarns remain with the instructor weekly until piece is completed.

Self-guided time in the Creation Station. use our Adobe/ Mac software, sewing machines, craft supplies and more for your own personal projects. 

Join us online for a Facebook Live Virtual Storytime! You'll see you favorite librarians while you learn and grow. 

Early literacy begins at birth. Bond with your baby through stories, songs, parachute time and peek-a-boo scarf songs.

For ages 0-1.

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

 Ask Bob, our local Windows expert, any questions about your PC or Laptop.

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy special play time with your child, meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how Forty Carrots Family Center can help you enjoy parenting even more.

This hour-long class is meant to equally balance your mind and body, wh

Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our drop-in FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) parenting education groups.

For infants to five years, attending with caregiver. The storytime includes simple stories, nursery rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and crafts. Space is limited to 80 people. Free tickets are available at the youth desk beginning at 10 a.m.

Featuring great stories, singing, dancing, and movement activities young children learn valuable skills and enjoy being with other children.

For ages 1-3.

Interact and participate with your child in a variety of early literacy activities that include music, stories, movement, crafts and school readiness.  For children ages 0-5. 

Prescription Medication & Health Care Assistance for those that are uninsured and qualify financially.

Join American Sewing Guild teacher Kathy for an afternoon of machine sewing, sharing and creativity. Drop in with your works-in-progress or use our fabric stash and sewing books to start something new.

Discover how imaginative play and literacy can help children build motor skills and foundations for learning.

Weekly meeting of the Venice French Club. 

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy special play time with your child, meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how Forty Carrots Family Center can help you enjoy parenting even more.

Preschoolers, ages 2 ½ - 5 and their parent, guardian or caregiver are invited to join us for stories, songs, finger plays, rhymes, and crafts. There is a different theme every week.

Join us for a friendly philosophic conversation each month. Socrates Café are gatherings around the world where people from different backgrounds get together and exchange thoughtful ideas and experiences while embracing the central theme of

Self-guided time in the Creation Station. use our Adobe/ Mac software, sewing machines, craft supplies and more for your own personal projects. 

Teens Who Code is a variation of Girls Who Code using the same curriculum.

The Plant Clinic meets in the library lobby.

One Blood monthly blood drive is today! If you are able to share a pint with the community, please stop on by!

Practice speaking English! Sponsored by the Literacy Council of Sarasota. Please call 941-955-0421 to register as an ESOL learner with the Literacy Council of Sarasota.

Join the teen journalists, videographers, and editors at the North Port Library and help develop our video recording and casting productions.  Open to grades 6 - 12.  Parental permission required to appear in our video productions.

Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our drop-in FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) parenting education groups.

Drop in for assistance using library technology including e-Books and audiobooks from Overdrive/Libby, Cloud Library, and Hoopla.

Weekly meeting of local chess enthusiasts. Join in the fun! Questions? Call Heather at 941-861-1273.

Engage babies newborn to 18 months with movement to music, singing, rhymes and basic sign language to enhance social interaction and language development. Playtime follows.

For parents and babies ages birth to seven months old.

Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our drop-in FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) parenting education groups.

Join us for a fun-filled morning of reading, songs, dancing, learning kindergarten readiness skills and craft activities.

For ages 3-5.

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy special play time with your child, meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how Forty Carrots Family Center can help you enjoy parenting even more.

Enjoy special uninterrupted play time with your child in our drop-in FREE Partners In Play® (PIP) parenting education groups.

Hola! Come and learn basic conversational Spanish with instructor Dan Duffy. This class is for persons who know little or no Spanish. Mr. Duffy is a winter resident of Englewood and a career educator.

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy special play time with your child, meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how Forty Carrots Family Center can help you enjoy parenting even more.

Come build, experiment, and create with our 3D printer, laser cutter, sewing machines, and more. Bring your own projects for development, prototyping, and production, or start something new. 

Looking for assistance with your smart phone, tablet, or laptop? Technology help is available in the Osprey Library on Saturday afternoons. 

Explore a selection of Creation Station tech, and create a different project each week!

Explore a different Creation Station Experience each week!

VPL patrons playing chess and teaching the game to others

Help with laptops, cell phones

Open time for questions, sharing solutions

Bring your device and library staff will try to answer your questions in an informal group setting.
 

Socrates Café is a gathering where people from different backgrounds get together and exchange thoughtful ideas and experiences while embracing the central theme of Socratic method: we learn more when we respectfully listen to and debate ideas wit

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Explore basic concepts of 3D Design with a visual tour of the Lulzbot Mini 2, our 3D printer. Then, we will explore the features of Tinkercad, a free online design website for developing 3D designs.

Socrates Café is a gathering where people from different backgrounds get together and exchange thoughtful ideas and experiences while embracing the central theme of Socratic teaching; the idea that we learn.

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.

Jack, The Computer Guy, will explain how your computer works and why it doesn't.

Fruitville Public Library movie showing of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood - Based on the true story of the friendship of Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel. Starring Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, and Chris Cooper.  

Please check the Teen Zone calendar flyer for more program information.

This informal class will include an approximately 45 minute talk per class about different topics pertaining to Ancestry.com, will include a Q&A time and, if time permits, one-on-one genealogy help.  The class is open to patrons ages

Join us online for a Facebook Live Virtual Storytime! You'll see you favorite librarians while you learn and grow. 

Come create, play, or just relax at the library after school.  Our Teen Room is open from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Join us as Baila Miller presents the extraordinary contributions of Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Clyde Butcher, and other celebrated artists who write with light.

Come create, play, or just relax at the library after school.  Our Teen Room is open from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Come create, play, or just relax at the library after school.  Our Teen Room is open from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.

For people who want to improve their Spanish speaking skills. Come practice your pronunciation and oral understanding through conversation and instruction of this romantic language. Everyone is welcome.

Come create, play, or just relax at the library after school.  Our Teen Room is open from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Come create, play, or just relax at the library after school.  Our Teen Room is open from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Get in the game! Players of all ages are invited to challenge friends and family in an exciting afternoon of community entertainment.

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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.

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.

Teens and tweens take over the Creation Station. Drop in to explore electronic music, digital design, sewing, podcasting and more. 

Learn to play America's most popular role playing game at the library.  Snacks are available through our afterschool program.  Participation is limited to grades 6 - 12.

Wanna learn how to Cube or do you know how to? Drop in and meet with our Teen Volunteer to learn and play.

Come to the Teen Center for these activities:

Selby's new Mahjongg Meet-up welcomes everyone to learn American Style Mahjongg. If you already know how to play, come and share your tips and tricks with those who have never experienced the game outside of a computer simulation!

Come join other 11-17-year-olds for an afternoon of competitive card games and board games: Sushi Go, Coup, Dutch Blitz and Love Letter just to name a few!

No Sew Coin Purse. 

Come make your own unique coin purse without having to sew a stitch! All supplies provided. 

This is a class for those who have had the beginner’s class, as well as any others who can read/speak basic Spanish.

Drop in and play games on PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and Wii.  Recommended for ages 11-18.  Explore other surprise tech toys and games.

Join library staff and fellow county residents for online chess. All skill levels are welcome! Register for an account for chess.com to participate.

Learn to knit or crochet! All ages and skill levels welcome! It is recommended to bring your own yarn and needles. Instructor-supplied yarns remain with the instructor weekly until piece is completed.

Self-guided time in the Creation Station. use our Adobe/ Mac software, sewing machines, craft supplies and more for your own personal projects. 

A different project every week!

Call or visit to find out what it is this week!

Ages 6+.

This group is great for teens who love creative writing. Some things that our meetings will cover include: designing characters, writing short stories (or even long ones!), poetry, plotlines, group projects, story prompts, games, and more!

Hola!  Join us for an evening of learning intermediate Spanish grammar and vocabulary and practicing conversational skills. 

Join us for a discussion about making the library a better place for teens! We will discuss programming, volunteering opportunities, and more.

Take this opportunity to write in a relaxing, low stress environment with friends! Snacks are provided.

Self-guided time in the Creation Station. use our Adobe/ Mac software, sewing machines, craft supplies and more for your own personal projects. 

Join the Teen Advisory Board and make a difference at the library and in your community! We meet in the Teen Center during Board Game Time.

A club full of fun reading, writing, and gardening adventures, with nature providing prompts for our exercises.

For ages 6 and up.

The chess club is an opportunity to play friendly games of chess in a low-stress environment. Patrons of all ages and levels are welcome to come, as help is given to those who need it! Chess boards and pieces will be provided.

Come and watch a feature-length movie on our big screen.  Contact the library for movie titles.

This class is for Spanish speakers, who want to improve their English skills in speaking, and understanding English, with emphasis on correct pronunciation. Students must be able to speak some basic English.

ASAP is a group coming together to fill the need for a FREE social play group for kids and teens on the Autism Spectrum.

We will have games, toys, music, singing, dancing, puzzles, Legos and more!

Love to create? This is the program for you! Drop in once a month for an open hour of art including coloring, clay, crafts and more!

Recommended for ages 6 and up. 

Watch anime, eat snacks and explore Japanese culture!

Teen programs are recommended for grades 6-12.

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

For ages 4 and up.

Join us for our monthly movie night with the 2001 Disney film "Monsters, Inc."

Design a tiny environment for two succulents.

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Adulting 101 is a series of programs on independent living.  Everything from registering to vote to finding a job, getting into college to balancing your checkbook, and more.  Check with the library for this month's specific program.&nbs

In this intro class, you will learn the fundamentals of sewing, 

from threading the machine to making a straight stitch.