Week Calendar

This club welcomes adult writers of all experience levels to engage in creative discussions, participate in writing prompts, and attend workshops led by experienced writers.

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

Appointments are preferred but not required. 

Come to learn the art of rolling beeswax candles and enjoy a safer, eco-friendly alternative to traditional paraffin wax candles. 

Registration required.

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.

Join world traveler, Jane Mahler, for an adventure in the Galápagos Islands!

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

Please join us for the monthly meeting of The Genealogical Society of Sarasota.  A different guest speaker is featured each month.

Socrates Cafe 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

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 a free one-hour lecture and Q&A to learn about the history and mysteries of Rapa Nui (Easter Island).

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

Get genealogy research assistance from knowledgeable and experienced 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!

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

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.

Many people want to grow more of their own food, but do not consider our unique climate when starting a garden. While we may be unable to grow apples, cherries, and pears, we can grow tropical edibles 48 other states cannot.

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.

Improve your Spanish by joining the group.

For teens and adults.

While away springtime hours with us as we decorate birdhouses and make pine flowers.  "Bee" warned...we will be painting.  First come, first seated.

While away springtime hours with us as we decorate birdhouses and make pine flowers.  "Bee" warned...we will be painting.  First come, first seated.

Reflect and engage as you explore multi-media art. This art-form is accessible to everyone, and encourages creative expression and conversations.

Self-care and maintenance will be enhanced through meditation, guided imagery and breathing techniques.

Chanteuse and musician Tahja will perform a selection of classic French songs made famous by icons such as Edith Piaf, Patricia Kaas, Joe Dassin, Jacques Brel, Lara Fabian, and Dalida, accompanied by her French co-host and emcee, Pierre.

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.

This workshop is intended to provide residents with important information on stormwater management, ongoing projects, and hurricane preparedness in the Little Sarasota Bay Watershed.

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.

The Sarasota Piano Trio presents a special program featuring Ukranian Clarinetist Yurii Padkovski in two rarely performed quartets by Walter Rabl and Peter Schickele 

Yurii Padkovski, clarinet 

Milene Moreira, violin