Week Calendar

Get genealogy research assistance from experienced and knowledgeable volunteers, check out our unique genealogy collection, or log onto one of our computers to access a number of genealogy databases only available in the library.

A representative from All Faiths Food Bank will be available to help with your SNAP application. 

Appointments are preferred but not required. 

Come join us in this exciting Chair Yoga practice to explore gentle yoga poses with the support of a chair. This class is perfect for anyone who’s new to yoga, living with limited mobility, or coming back from injury.

Join us on Mondays of the month for adult coloring!  We supply the coloring pages and the pencils. Snacks will be provided by the Friends of the Gulf Gate Library. Hope to see you there.

Join us and learn how to Sew a Table Runner. All materials will be provided. Ages 13 and up. 

Must Know How to Sew.  Registration Is Required

This workshop is for those who are interested in safety online and want to learn how to protect themselves from fraudsters and scams. Build your confidence when you are visiting websites, creating passwords and responding to email.

Drop in to receive research-based lawn, landscape, pest management, and gardening help from the University of Florida.

These sessions are made possible through a partnership with UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County.

Join us at the Fruitville Library with your knit/crochet projects. All ages and skills are welcome. Supplies and knowledgeable members are on hand to help anyone interested in learning to knit or crochet. 

The Sarasota Music Archive presents the John Goodman Performance and Lecture Series:

Please register for each event separately AND each name attending. (Duplicate registrations are deleted.)

Do you need access to a sewing machine for practice? Or do you need help with a sewing or mending project? This is an open lab for adults with basic sewing machine experience. 

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

Come and get assistance from experienced and knowledgeable volunteers.

Bring your questions!

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.

Join us for a monthly cozy catch-up!

The Short Story Discussion group meets the second Thursday of each month moderated by Ellen Bilangi. Readings will be from "That Glimpse of Truth: the 100 Finest Short Stories Ever Written" selected and introduced by David Miller.

A Matter of Balance is an award-winning program designed to help people learn practical strategies to manage falls and increase physical activity levels. 

Participants will learn:

This Author Event takes place in the North Port High School Performing Arts Center, 6400 W Price Blvd., North Port.

The Suncoast Writers Guild has been helping people develop the craft of writing for 35 years as a safe place to share stories and poems, get feedback, and build connections.

Join Teresa as she teaches the art of origami. She likes to create items to decorate a home or to give away as a gift. She brings in her own extra work as examples and sometimes to give away.

Drop by the Creation Station to learn about some of the different equipment we have available! Equipment demo only.

Get assistance from experienced and knowledgeable volunteers

Bring your questions

Assistance from experienced and knowledgeable volunteers

Bring your questions

Join us for friendly discussion, book recommendations, and insight! Come with any recommendations and to discuss the book of the month: "Lilac Girls" by Martha Hall Kellyn.

Get simple strategies for eating healthy and learn how to make delicious, healthy food!  You get to eat what you make and take home a bag of groceries.

Registration required. 

Play Mah Jongg in the rotunda with other experienced players in the Rotunda and make new friends! Please bring your own NMJL card with your name on it. You must be experienced enough to complete four games per hour to participate.

Jam and learn with your teen teacher, Anni Szantosi, and her numerous instruments! This club is for music lovers who want to learn to play an instrument or find people who enjoy music. 

Join us for a free one-hour lecture and Q&A to learn about women who achieved historic “firsts” in the U.S. Congress.

This program will be a Zoom lecture with a library staff member available to facilitate audience questions.

Join us for this two-part class to learn the basics of pine needle basket weaving!

The Writer's Circle was created for writers of all types and genres. Whether you write Fiction, Poetry, Lyrics even Stand-Up Comedy; here, you will find a welcoming place via Zoom to share and if you wish to, discuss your work.

Everyone is welcome to the open-topic discussions of the Socrates Cafe.

Learn to thread the sewing machine and make fun drawstring bags!

Get assistance from experienced and knowledgeable volunteers

Bring your questions

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!

Join other local knitters and crocheters while working on personal projects and discussing all things knitting/crocheting. All skill levels welcome. 

Registration is not required, so come on in to knit and chat!

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.

Join us for this two-part class to learn the basics of pine needle basket weaving!

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.

Learn how to knit in this fun 4-part class! The class will meet every Friday from March 14th to April 4th, and registering for the first class registers you for all four sessions.

The Death Cafe returns to the Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library every third Saturday of the month! Join us for an open discussion about death and life, dying, end-of life topics and their place in our lives. Come and share.

Come enjoy this theatrical presentation from this year’s One Book selection “Remarkably Bright Creatures”: After Tova Sullivan’s husband dies, she begins working the night shift at an Aquarium, where she becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcel

There is overwhelming evidence that once-believed incurable diseases and illnesses can be managed and even reversed through alternative health modalities.

A Matter of Balance: Jan. 13 - March 17. No classes on Jan. 20 and Feb. 17 due to the holidays. 

Join us for a special screening of the Academy Award-winning documentary My Octopus Teacher. This breathtaking film follows filmmaker Craig Foster as he forms an extraordinary bond with a wild octopus in a South African kelp forest.

Fourteen women have served as first lady of the United States since Eleanor Roosevelt. These remarkable women are wives, mothers and confidants to the most powerful person in the world, in addition to occupying their own place on the internat

Stahl's Stolen Stations

Presented by:

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.

Artist Lori George will lead a painting with watercolor class exploring underwater ocean life with a focus on the shapes and colors of the octopus and its habitat. 

The award-winning musicians of the Astralis Chamber Ensemble, Angela Massey (flute)and Haley Rhodeside (harp), present “Voyage” taking the audience on an exploration of music with works by Mozart, the Italian film composer Rota, and a fantasy by t

The Kingdom of Jordan is an adventure into ancient history.

Join artist Lori Loveberry George as you takes you on a fun painting exploration of underwater ocean life focusing on the shapes and colors of the octopus and its habitat.

This program is a unique and sustainable way to explore your creativity and imagination.

Fruitville Library is excited to welcome Dr. Pete Carney, Director of Jazz Studies at State College of Florida for a series of lecture-concerts on four topics throughout jazz history. Join Dr.

The Multi-session program meets weekly for 4 weeks and will provide you with the valuable tools you need to help you quit tobacco.

The Secrets of the Underground Railroad…revealed!

The Underground Railroad was a network of safe houses that led enslaved people in the south escape to freedom in the north.

Join us for the Friday Afternoon Monthly Book Discussion. Every 2nd Friday of the month.

Newcomers are always welcome. Please inquire about a copy of the book at the Information Desk.

Discover a time-tested breathing technique rooted in ancient wisdom to reduce stress, sharpen focus, and restore balance.

Last session for this arts&crafts. Please leave on Draft.

Join us for a fun-filled performance by The Garbage-Men, a talented group of local musicians who turn trash into treasure with their one-of-a-kind, homemade recycled instruments.

PART 4

Learn about the rocks we will paint and how those relate to water. Then listening to music we will paint multiple river stones in bright colored circles

Join the fun and test your knowledge! Work together to answer questions from 10 categories. Topics will range from history, music, sports, literature, current events, and more, and the winning team receives a prize! Doors open at 4:15 pm.

Come to listen or to play at this bi-monthly open mic jazz jam session for amateur performers. No registration is required. Bring your instrument, and if you would like to play, you may sign up when you arrive.

Local musicians The Garbage-Men perform nautical numbers such as The Beatles Octopus's Garden & Yellow Submarine, a selection of SpongeBob classics, Beach Boys, sea shanties etc. on their unique homemade recycled instruments.

Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources announces “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt as the 2025 One Book, One Community selection.

We invite you to come hear the author as she discusses the book.