Use 1 of our 4 Brother sewing machines on Your Own Project. Must Know How to Sew. Machines available on first come first serve basis.

Are you looking for technology help? Visit our Tech Navigator page to sign up for a one-on-one session.  

This special story time features baby sign language, rhymes, songs, books, and playtime. 

Interested in learning yoga?

Join Jule Doran for a gentle adult beginners class in which participants will learn how to...

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

Drop by anytime between 10:30am - 12:30pm to personalize the cover of a mini-notebook using shaving cream and paint to create a unique marbled design. Bring a friend and get creative!  For ages teen to adult.

For people who want to improve their French speaking skills and enjoy reading French-language articles and discussing them.  Everyone is welcome to participate in this bi-weekly group to practice French pronunciation and oral understanding.&n

For mobile babies to 5 years old.

Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

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.

Do you want help with...

eBooks, movies, eAudiobooks

Email how-to

Using your device

Library Database Resources

Cyber Security Questions

Printing Questions

or something else? 

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.

Prescription Assistance for income qualified individuals.

The Health in Motion Bus offers free and low-cost public health services. A registered nurse is available at all visits. Individuals who need follow-up medical care are referred to a primary health care provider. No appointment needed.

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

For ages 2-5. Come and explore with us in this fun, engaging, hands-on learning experience.

Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs followed by a craft. This month, we will be learning about fall.

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.

Are you craving crisp, fresh, and tasty veggies harvested from your own yard or community garden?  Wondering what items you need to start your edible garden and how to find the perfect spot for it?  You will learn tips to 

Join us at the North Port Library for storytime!  Songs, crafts and stories guaranteed! 

Kids' Music Circle is an interactive music program presented at the North Port Library.

Providing fully participatory, engaging, and fun musical experiences for children in a group setting, inspiring creativity, love of music, and conne

Everyone knows the best time to watch cartoons is Saturday morning, and you can join us for different cartoons on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month!

In this new online course from MediaWise for Seniors, you will learn simple digital literacy skills to outsmart algorithms, detect falsehoods and make decisions based on factual information.

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

For mobile babies to 5 years old.

Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

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.

Talk about your favorite restaurants in the Venice area. Discover recommendations from others!

¿Quiere aprender más sobre...

correo electrónico

uso de computadoras

uso de dispositivos móviles

cómo descargar libros electrónicos

cómo adjuntar un documento o una foto

cómo usar MS Word, Excel,

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

Writing Life Stories is a memoir writing class for non-writers and those beginning their memoir journey. This fun introduction will include a lecture, a brief writing exercise and voluntary sharing of your story.

Genealogy Assistance.

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.

Tech Instruction in Spanish/ Outreach

Teens in grades 6 through 12 are welcome to hang out, play games, and more.

Come hang out with your friends in the Teen Room at the Venice Public Library. When Blaise, the Teen Librarian, is in there will be crafts, video games, board games and more! 

LAST Stop is a drop-in program designed for teens in 6th through 12th grade to participate in fun activities, talk with friends, have snacks, and play games. The program is open to any teen who agrees to follow the Teen Room Code of Conduct.

Are you looking for technology help? Visit our Tech Navigator page to sign up for a one-on-one session.  

Teens in grades 6 through 12 are welcome to hang out, play games, and more.

Come hang out with your friends in the Teen Room at the Venice Public Library. When Blaise, the Teen Librarian, is in there will be crafts, video games, board games and more! 

LAST Stop is a drop-in program designed for teens in 6th through 12th grade to participate in fun activities, talk with friends, have snacks, and play games. The program is open to any teen who agrees to follow the Teen Room Code of Conduct.

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.

Interested in your family's genealogy but don't know where to start?

Teens in grades 6 through 12 are welcome to hang out, play games, and more.

Come hang out with your friends in the Teen Room at the Venice Public Library. When Blaise, the Teen Librarian, is in there will be crafts, video games, board games and more! 

LAST Stop is a drop-in program designed for teens in 6th through 12th grade to participate in fun activities, talk with friends, have snacks, and play games. The program is open to any teen who agrees to follow the Teen Room Code of Conduct.

Teens in grades 6 through 12 are welcome to hang out, play games, and more.

At every Time to Be Loud, we will always have: food, coloring, puzzles, beading, origami, fidget toys, food, games, button (pin) making, Mario Cart (etc.) on the Switch and food.

Yes, there will be bubbles.

Come hang out with your friends in the Teen Room at the Venice Public Library. When Blaise, the Teen Librarian, is in there will be crafts, video games, board games and more! 

LAST Stop is a drop-in program designed for teens in 6th through 12th grade to participate in fun activities, talk with friends, have snacks, and play games. The program is open to any teen who agrees to follow the Teen Room Code of Conduct.

It's music time at the library! Enjoy a fun presentation in this interactive music show by the presenter Noam Brown!

Meet other teens, and talk about library program and display ideas. Help with planning parties and events. Enjoy snacks!

Meet other coders and work on your coding project. Share with others and troubleshoot as a team. Led by Levi Szantosi whose top picks are Python, Scratch, and Unreal Engine. 

Meet in the Teen Room.

You never know what might happen on Wednesday afternoons here at Elsie Quirk!  Each week will be a surprise activity - arts and crafts, movies, board games, or trips to the Creation Station.  Tweens and Teens ages 9-18 are welcome.

An event where you can unleash your inner artist!  Be free to create anything using any supplies, your only limit is your imagination! 

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

For children ages 5-12. Registration is required.

A different project every week!

Ages 6+.

Children are invited to read with certified pet therapy dogs. The program encourages conversation and develops reading and communication skills.

Bring your imagination and sense of adventure as you explore fish that live in deepest parts of ocean. We will begin our adventure by reading aloud "The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark" by Deborah Diesen.

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

This month we will be discussing Arnold and Louise: Happy Fell by Erica S. Perl. Snacks and drinks will be served. Please pick up a copy of the book at the youth desk to read before the meeting.

Our classic storytime, but the evening edition! Filled with the same music, fun and craft!

Join us this week as we read : Have you seen elephant?

We will get our creative juices flowing as we paint elephants with watercolors.

Latinx Heritage Month

In the Heights

PG-13. Warner Bros.

Seek advice for creating a vegetable garden.

Register at:

www.eventbrite.com/cc/152019