Week Calendar

Pick up a craft kit to make a paper design inspired by quilt designs from Gee's Bend. Kits include cardstock, a variety of colored paper, and instructions.

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.

Pick up a craft kit to make a paper design inspired by quilt designs from Gee's Bend. Kits include cardstock, a variety of colored paper, and instructions.

The pandemic has shown the extent of Latin America’s globalization, threatened its economies, laid bare its social inequalities, and upended regional cooperation.

Pick up a craft kit to make a paper design inspired by quilt designs from Gee's Bend. Kits include cardstock, a variety of colored paper, and instructions.

When you register, please check your email for a confirmation. This will have the links and Zoom login information you will need the day of the program. Please check your junk/spam folders if you do not see the confirmation email.

For mobile babies to 5 years old.

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.

Pick up a craft kit to make a paper design inspired by quilt designs from Gee's Bend. Kits include cardstock, a variety of colored paper, and instructions.

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.

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.

Pick up a craft kit to make a paper design inspired by quilt designs from Gee's Bend. Kits include cardstock, a variety of colored paper, and instructions.

STORYTIME IS BACK! And again, we're headed for the great outdoors! We hope you'll join us on the front patio of the Jacaranda Library for a morning filled with stories, songs, and a craft.

AARP is providing free tax help. Due to Covid-19 restrictions and concerns, ALL taxpayers are required to make an appointment to have their documents dropped off.

Pick up a craft kit to make a paper design inspired by quilt designs from Gee's Bend. Kits include cardstock, a variety of colored paper, and instructions.

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.

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

Meet friends and share fun learning experiences in science, reading, music and more in these Live Zoom programs. Build confidence and attention skills for online classes and the professional world of the future while sparking curios

Express yourself in an online workshop environment. Receive writing prompts and general inspiration from different presenters and your fellow poets, with ample time to write and share.

Come on down to Shannon Staub Library and enjoy a delicious lunch from some of Southwest Florida's premier meals on wheels! 

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NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador Linda McKenna will discuss the Perseverance's Journey to Mars, what to expect during its landing on February 18, what we will explore on Mars, and what we hope to learn from our robotic explorations.

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.

For mobile babies to 5 years old.

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.

Join us for our monthly book club that delves deep into mysteries! 

Learn how to manage work and life tasks more effectively using Google tools.

Stumped by technology? Your technology questions can be answered through a live, virtual appointment. 

Read a resume like a hiring manager. In this workshop, you’ll get four strategies to improve your resume and a checklist of tips to help you communicate your strengths.

Have you ever thought about all the different cleaning products you use in your home? This class will explore using inexpensive common household products that are effective and safe for our environment and your health. 

Join us on the first Thursday of the month to discuss our selection. Limited to 20 participants. Register at the Fruitville Reference Desk or call 941 861-2518

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A variety of writings and speeches will be reviewed and presented by Ed Dwyer, PhD.

Wed 3: Amanda Gorman: "The Hill We Climb."

Wed 10: Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. : "Where Do We Go From Here?"

Meets every first and third Friday of the month.

Topics vary each session but always a lively science subject.

LEGO Fans! What have you been building? Meet up with other LEGO fans and show off what you've been up to! Ms.

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.

A different project every week!

Ages 6+. 

Play the classic role-playing game with a new group of players/adventurers.

The children get and read an early chapter book ahead of time. The book is then discussed during the meeting for characters, themes and how it is applicable to their life.

For ages 8-18. First Tuesday of the month in the Young Adults section. Learn how to knit and/or crochet. Use our materials or bring your own.

Want to test your trivia prowess? Join us for online trivia using Zoom and Kahoot! These questions will challenge your brain and keep you entertained!

A Virtual Celebration of Black Music and Culture, free and open to the public!