Week Calendar

Want to learn more about Florida-Friendly gardens, composting, or citrus trees?  Need a plant or an insect identified?  On the first and the third Monday mornings of the month, from 10am to 12 pm, Gulf Gate Library hosts the Master Garde

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

Appointments are preferred but not required. 

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

Join us for songs, rhymes, play, and of course great stories! Engage kids in visual literacy, language development, and social skills in a fun class presented by our Youth Services team.

Join us for storytime! Stories, rhymes, songs, and simple crafts for little ones and their special grownup. 

Know your risk! Join HealthConnection to learn about fall risk reduction. Each participant will be provided accurate and individualized balance and fall risk assessments.

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.

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.

Come sing, play and explore to live music! Kids and caregivers engage in familiar songs while enjoying a sensory experience.

For children ages 1-5. 
 

Sponsored by the Friends of Elsie Quirk Library.

Looking to try something new and maybe make a friend or two?  Join the library book club! 

Learn how to Crochet a Beautiful Bookmark.

Registration Is Required

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.

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. 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 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. 

Preschoolers, kindergarteners, and their families can enjoy loosely structured play with a variety of rotating toys and activities in our Story Time Room.

Children ages 2-8 and their caregivers are invited for Wednesday morning free-play time, with an assortment of toys and props to inspire the young imagination! Drop-in anytime between 10:30am and 11:30am.

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.

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. Join us for story time filled with a variety of early literacy activities that include music, stories, movement, crafts and school readiness. 

For infants to five years, attending with caregiver. The story time includes simple stories, nursery rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and crafts. Space is limited. Free tickets are available at the youth desk beginning at 10 a.m.

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

Every baby can be a library baby!

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 select Fridays, June - August, to work on a colorful craft! Each session offers something new.

June 13: Cardboard Tube Cactus

June 27: Rock Photo Holders

July 25:  Clay Garden

August 8: Junk Necklaces

Treat yourself to a relaxing workshop and learn how to make an all-natural sugar scrub. This self-care craft is perfect for personal pampering as you exfoliate the day away.

Join us for a hands-on workshop where you'll learn how to make your own beeswax candle! 

This program is perfect for beginners and craft lovers alike. All materials will be provided.

The Plant Clinic meets in the library lobby.

Make a book using leatherized paper for the cover and some marbled paper for the pages.  Use your book as a photo album/sketchbook/journal.

Wind down summer reading at the library and join us in making custom teddy bears! Paint, stuff and adopt your own forever friend! 

Registration is required and seats are limited! 

Wind down summer reading at the library and join us in making custom teddy bears! Paint, stuff and adopt your own forever friend! 

Registration is required and seats are limited! 

Get expert and experienced genealogy research assistance.

Bring your questions

Join a fun exercise class with a coach from Stretch-n-Grow of Sarasota. Recommended for ages 3-6; all ages welcome in the room as needed.

Space is limited. Tickets are available at the youth desk from 10:45 a.m.

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

Local musicians The Garbage-Men perform musical numbers on their unique homemade recycled instruments.

Dutch painter Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) painted in a style that came to be referred to as abstract expressionism or "action painting", and was part of a group of artists that came to be known as the New York School.

Join folk guitarist and singer Dave Moran for a collection of children's songs with a show from the Selby Puppets.

Join us for a hands-on workshop where you'll learn how to make your own beeswax candle! 

This program is perfect for beginners and craft lovers alike. All materials will be provided.

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

Free lunches for anyone up to age 18 will be served in the Juliano room on weekdays from 12-1pm.  

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

Free lunches for anyone up to age 18 will be served in the Juliano room on weekdays from 12-1pm.  

Color your world with a variety of materials including colored pencils, glitter pens, and markers, and choose from an array of beautiful coloring sheets or doodle your own!

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. 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.

Free lunches for anyone up to age 18 will be served in the Juliano room on weekdays from 12-1pm.  

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.

Free lunches for anyone up to age 18 will be served in the Juliano room on weekdays from 12-1pm.  

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.

Free lunches for anyone up to age 18 will be served in the Juliano room on weekdays from 12-1pm.  

Professional Musician Sandi Grecco will share her knowledge of the looping pedal, digital recording and playing music. She will also join us on August 9 and August 23 to share her knowledge of these topics.

Expert genealogy research assistance by experienced and knowledgeable  volunteers.

Bring your questions!

Join us as we learn about a featured artist and then create our own Marvelous Masterpiece in the style of that artist.  Space is limited. Get ticket at the youth desk 30 min before program.

Experience the wonders of green screen technology! We'll write a short skit and then film it in front of a green screen. Improv instructor, 'Ce Shafler will show us the basics of improv and help us hone our drama skills.

Big kids ages 6-12 can join Ms. Adrienne for a class full of dancing, fitness games and a whole lot of fun!

Registration is required and limited to 10 kids ages 6-12. One name per registration, please.

Glitter, watercolor, paint, and more - our closets are overflowing with craft supplies! We need help cleaning out of craft supplies. Bring your creativity and create a one of a kind masterpiece.

Draw your own designs or explore printmaking with premade designs, then learn how to carve your chosen design into a linoleum pad. The design will be multiple layers (2-3 colors).

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!

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.

Create cool designs with 3-D doodle art pens! Use your imagination or use templates to make rocket ships, coasters, dream catchers, and more! The possibilities are endless. Registration is required. Recommended for ages 10 and up.

Join Chef Rocco Cartia and Chef Warren Caterson in the Teen Center, who will provide fresh, easy, healthy snacks to inspire you to make your own at home.

Kids and tweens can make colorful pixel art images with Perler beads! The only limit is your imagination!

Dive into the enchanting world of Magic: The Gathering this summer! Join us every monday afternoon from 2-4 PM for our weekly free play sessions.

Join other teens, ages 13 and up, to make a movie. Write, act, direct, film and edit a short film together in this five-day camp. Registration is required for this program.

Calling all aspiring spellcasters! Step into a world of movement, music, and mesmerizing wand work in this magical workshop.

Please Register for Matter of Balance! You only need to sign up for the FIRST offering, this program is a series.

Join other teens, ages 13 and up, to make a movie. Write, act, direct, film and edit a short film together in this five-day camp. Registration is required for this program.

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.

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. 

Come watch a movie and craft with us! No experience or materials required. This month we’re watching “Guardians of the Galaxy” and crafting animals with air-dry clay. Registration required.

Tweens and Teens can join us in creating their very own personalized calming bottle that can be used for emotional regulation in their time of need. This will include a quick demonstration before participants will be allowed to make selection

Looking to boost your job search, polish your resume, or learn new skills? Discover how your library unlocks digital resources that can help you take your career to the next level.

Registration Required.

Join other teens, ages 13 and up, to make a movie. Write, act, direct, film and edit a short film together in this five-day camp. Registration is required for this program.

Improve your Spanish by joining the group.

For teens and adults.

Suminigashi is a Japanese printmaking techniques that dates back to the 12th century, and the literal translation is “Floating Ink.” The printmaking techniques will be demonstrated at the beginning of the workshop.

Celebrate the geography and beauty of our diverse planet! We invite young artists and explorers to come together and color world maps that will be displayed in our library for all to see.

Join other teens, ages 13 and up, to make a movie. Write, act, direct, film and edit a short film together in this five-day camp. Registration is required for this program.

The OneBlood Bus will be parked out in the Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library parking lot from 2-5 pm. 

We've got the beat! Create a personalized craft based on your favorite song or band using a decoupage technique.  Then we'll keep the rhythm going with Drums of Unity with Joe Licinski. 

Drums of Unity is an opportunity for participants to join in a fun, dynamic, and positive group activity! Joe leads through the language of the drum, motivating participants to discover their individual drum voice.

Join other teens, ages 13 and up, to make a movie. Write, act, direct, film and edit a short film together in this five-day camp. Registration is required for this program.

Join us for this exclusive class provided by Little Medical School where you get to learn all about the gross, but important, things your body does, AND you get to make your own slime!  Best for ages 5 - 12. Registration required.

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.

Celebrate the end of summer with a professional mini golf experience. Navigate through creatively themed course holes designed to spark your imagination and inspire a love for reading. All ages are welcome, with no prior experience necessary.

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

Using pom poms, create a small alien creature or an axolotl!

Bookbinding is the process of assembling pages and attaching them to a case to form a complete book. In this workshop, teens will learn the basic techniques of creating a beautiful hardcover case for a book!

Drop in during this one-hour session to meet certified pet therapy dogs from Suncoast Humane Society and their parents.

Join us for a special presentation with Save Our Seabirds, a local wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center.

Join us the second and forth Thursdays of the month, June through August, for afternoons full of fun, friends, and LEGOs! We provide the LEGOs, you bring the imagination. 

Calling all young scientists! Grow your scientific knowledge and dazzle with some cool hands-on science experiments with the help of Miss Jenny and the other librarians at Fruitville.

Celebrate the weekend with an hour of open gaming time with video games and board games!