Week Calendar

Save a life! Come to donate blood with OneBlood. Their bus will be in the Selby Library parking lot.

The Sarasota Department of Health is working with your library to offer free and low-cost public health services. A registered nurse is available at all visits.

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 Sarasota Extension Services Master Gardeners for questions pertaining to Florida-friendly gardening, composting, and identifying insects.

Join us and learn how to make a fall themed Cathedral Window Hot Pad. All materials will be provided. Ages 13 and up.

Must Know How to Sew. 

Registration is required.

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. 

Presenter: Joy McIntyre, Opera singer and Associate Professor Emerita, Boston University

Two Hundred Years of Music in the White House, Tracing America's Cultural Path

11/5 Part 1: From Washington to Hoover, 1789-1932

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. 

In this workshop, we'll help you learn the basics of using your Android, including how to access the internet, download and manage apps, adjust settings, and how to ensure your safety while using a mobile device.

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

Forever Fit is an exercise class for ages 55+. 

Join us and learn simple exercises to increase strength, balance, and endurance.

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

ESL Class

Join us to explore basic yoga poses to develop strength, flexibility and balance. This is a perfect class for anyone who’s new to yoga, living with limited mobility, or coming back from an injury.

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.

The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County, Health in Motion staff will be on-site to provide no-cost health screenings and referrals for general health and wellness.

Join Chef Warren for kitchen tips, cooking hacks, and funny stories about Thanksgiving meal prep. He’ll answer common questions on buying, roasting, and reheating turkey, making gravy, and managing small kitchens.

Join us for friendly discussion, book recommendations, and insight! Come with any recommendations and to discuss the book of the month: "A Long Petal of the Sea" by Isabel Allende.

Jam and learn in the Teen Center 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 Kelly Ward from the Florida Department of Health in this neuroscience researched-based workshop to learn how to fuel and activate your brain for optimal performance throughout all life stages. 

Come and get expert assistance from knowledgeable volunteers.

Bring your questions!

The Writer’s Circle was created for writers of all genres and experience levels.

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 a technique using glue and paint to create a stained glass effect on a bookmark.

Come and get one-on-one genealogy research from expert 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!

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.

GYROKINESIS® Method is a movement that addresses the entire body, opening energy pathways, stimulating the nervous system, increasing range of motion and creating functional strength through rhythmic, flowing movement sequences all while connectin

Naturalist, wildlife photographer and author/writer Stan Tekiela is the originator of the popular state-specific field guides such as Birds of (state name) Field Guide, Wildflowers of (state name), and Trees of (state name).

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.

Celebrate the movie theatre release of "Wicked: For Good"!

Join us this afternoon at 1:30pm for a showing of "Wicked" a fantasy/musical movie rated PG. The movie runs for 2 hours and 40 minutes. There will be snacks available.

Mango Languages is a self-paced language-learning system (web/app), offering more than 70 world languages, English language learning, and assorted specialty courses to meet specific subject matter interests.

Drawing from powerful first-hand accounts, Liz Coursen’s lecture, Eyewitness to Dachau, will reconstruct the camp’s history, delve into its daily realities, and examine its liberation and aftermath.

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

Appointments are preferred but not required. 

Enjoy the toe tapping, finger snapping and heart moving music of strings from around the world. Listen to songs on ukuleles, violin, charango, shekeres and more. Songs from across the decades will get you grooving. We’ll have some fun!

A Junk Journal Club for enthusiasts.  Please bring your own journal and glue.  Meet new friends and carve out some time for yourself and your thoughts.... 

Beeswax candles are a safer and more eco-friendly alternative to traditional paraffin wax candles.

Spanish Group Conversation.

Join the History Center and award-winning authors G.L. Pedersen and J.M. Naughton for unforgettable tales of Florida's hidden history.

Meet Dr. Fred H. Albee and his wife, Louella Albee: A dynamic duo: 

Join us in the library for some paper folding fun! Follow along as we cover the basics of origami to create cute animal figures, straight out of the pages of your favorite book- and we mean literally!

Enjoy the toe tapping, finger snapping and heart moving music of strings from around the world. Listen to songs on Hawaiian ukuleles, a violin, a charango from the Andes, a shekere from Africa, a cigar box ukulele and more.

Join one of the most famous art detectives in the world to hear tales from the trenches of his long career solving art crimes with the FBI.

As an educational nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) focuses most of its resources into providing the highest quality information available about NDE-related subjects.

*Due to the Friends of the Library Book Sale, we will be in the Creation Station this time. No snacks or tea will be available.
Join us for the Friday Afternoon Monthly Book Discussion. Every 2nd Friday of the month.

Come join us for an educational program on local history presented by Venice Heritage. 

Fore! History of Mulligans at Venice Golf and Country Club

Books will be for sale at this event. The author will be available for book signing after the program.

Play Nintendo Switch games, ping pong, karaoke and board games, including chess!

Make an electroculture "fairy stick" for your yard/garden.

The Ringling brings the museum experience directly to our library, exploring works of art from various collections including European Art, Asian Art, Circus, Contemporary, and Photography.

Join other fiber arts enthusiasts on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Selby Rotunda. Bring your crochet, spinning, knitting, or any needle work you enjoy. Note: there is two hour parking.

Sam Kean is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including "The Icepick Surgeon," "The Bastard Brigade," "The Dueling Neurosurgeons," and "The Disappearing Spoon." His books have won multiple international awards for literary scie

The History Center presents author Isaac Eger discussing his book "The Great Florida Cattle Drive." Isaac Eger is a Sarasota native and writer whose stories have appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Magazine and Saraso

Want to write a romance novel that makes readers swoon, sob, and consider dating apps again?