Week Calendar

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

Appointments are preferred but not required. 

Join a lively book club for inspiring conversations! Cirque D' Book meets on the fourth Monday of most months. A different book title is chosen every month to explore. Registration is not required.

Have you ever wanted to know how to turn any pond, ditch, or wet spot in your yard into a butterfly garden or fish habitat? Join local biologist, Sean Patton, to explore the wild world of Florida wetlands and aquatic butterfly gardening.

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.

Let's walk and talk about books, those we have read, what we are reading now or even what we want to read!

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. 

Get your bling on! 

 Looking to try a new craft/art form? Join us for our monthly Creation Station drop-in DIY jewelry making sessions!

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.

Venture the depths of the ocean, the stars above, and the connections between the two in this captivating series of immersive shows in our Discovery Dome! 

Stars to Starfish Jr. I 10:30 a.m. Recommended for ages 0-7. 

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:

The hearing bus will be available for all ages to get a free hearing test!

Blow off some steam at the library with a relaxing wind chime craft. Unique beads and shells will be provided to help make note-worthy designs!

Registration required as supplies are limited.

Serenity Sound Healing is an auditory journey that immerses participants in a sea of harmonious sounds, created by a variety of instruments such as crystal bowls, Tibetan singing bowls, gong, chimes, drums, and even human vocal tones.

Go with the flow, learn Tai Chi, a low-impact exercise for your mind and body. 

Registration required. For adults.

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.

Investigate nature’s delicate art of flowers and arrange pressed botanical wonders to create stickers, greeting cards, or bookmarks.

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!

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.

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

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.

Customize your own ocean-themed towel with Cricut-made stencils, die-cuts and fabric paint. All materials will be supplied. 

Registration is required and limited to 16 adults. One name per registration, please.

A presentation by Liz Coursen, Gainesville  author and publisher takes you on a  journey back in time to Florida's first tourist attractions: our many fresh water springs.

Join us for a fun and informal Arts & Crafts class. For this even your will be able to use your creative skills to create your very own magnet.

All supplies will be provided.

Sometimes you can't find the perfect cake for your celebration at your local grocery store, but now you can customize your sweet treats with our edible printer!

Join world traveler Jane Mahler for an incredible journey in Hawaii. We'll explore Oahu, The Gathering Place, and Maui, the Valley Isle—two of the seven inhabited islands among the 132 that comprise Hawaii.

Joins us for a fun and informal Arts & Crafts class. For this even your will be able to use your creative skills to create your very own magnet.

All supplies will be provided.

Art History presenter Baila Miller on artist Gustav Klimt, an Austrian symbolist painter of among other works, 'The Woman in Gold'.

Get tips on healthy eating and meal ideas during the Food Smarts program presented by All Faiths Food Bank and go home with a free bag of groceries! Each class will include a brief nutri

Professional photographer and former resident of the Austrian Alps Josie Donatelli will share photos and stories from her many trips through the mountains and lakes of Austria, the Italian Dolomites, Venice, Croatia, and the Christmas Markets in M

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.

Want to play chess? Can’t find someone or somewhere to play? 

Open to chess players of all ages and abilities. Chess boards and pieces will be provided. 

First & Fourth Tuesday of every month. 5 - 7 p.m.

This month we will be reading and discussing "The Violin Conspiracy" by Brendan Slocumb.