Fruitville Library CLOSED Dec. 18, 2025 - July 2026

Renovations and expansion building works will be happening at Fruitville Library, which will require Fruitville Library to temporarily close on Dec. 18. The reimagined library is scheduled to reopen in July 2026.
For more information (including holds pickup), visit SarasotaCountyLibraries.org/FruitvilleRenovation.

Week Calendar

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (3/15)	Mon (3/16)	Tue (3/17)	Wed (3/18)	Thu (3/19)	Fri (3/20)	Sat (3/21)
10 am				This event is in the "Adults" group The Sarasota Music Archive presents the John Goodman Performance and Lecture Series 10:30am–11:30am Adults Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Upcoming Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Selby Library Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium Age Group: Adults Program Type: Cultural Life, History & Culture, Lectures, Music in the Libraries, Performances Registration Required : 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.)
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2 pm		This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group This event is in the "New Adult (18-30 years)" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Cigar City: The Story of Ybor City and West Tampa 2:00pm–3:30pm Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors Classroom A/B Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group This event is in the "New Adult (18-30 years)" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Upcoming Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Osprey Library and History Center Room: Classroom A/B Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors Program Type: Cultural Life, Genealogy, History & Culture, Lectures, Lifelong Learning Registration Required : Cigar City: The Story of Ybor City and West Tampa Presented by: This event is in the "New Adult (18-30 years)" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Matter of Balance Spring Series (4 of 8) 2:00pm–4:00pm New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "New Adult (18-30 years)" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Upcoming Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Selby Library Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Discussion Groups, Lectures Registration Required : Please Register for Matter of Balance!	This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group This event is in the "New Adult (18-30 years)" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group One Book: The Florida Highwaymen - Old Florida Captured in Oil 2:00pm–3:00pm Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors Classroom A/B Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group This event is in the "New Adult (18-30 years)" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Upcoming Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Osprey Library and History Center Room: Classroom A/B Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors Program Type: Active Older Adult Living, Art Displays & Exhibits, Cultural Life, History & Culture, Lectures, One Book Sarasota Registration Required : The Highwaymen: A group of African American artists who earned their living by selling their Florida landscape paintings out of the trunks of their cars in the 1960s.
3 pm					This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group This event is in the "New Adult (18-30 years)" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "All Ages" group Florida's Infamous Outlaws and Villains 3:00pm–4:00pm Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium This event is in the "Tweens (9 to 12 years)" group This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group This event is in the "New Adult (18-30 years)" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "All Ages" group Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Selby Library Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages Program Type: History & Culture, Lectures, Lifelong Learning : Florida has been a refuge for outcasts and scoundrels for centuries. Join presenter Jacob Winge as he list some of the famous and infamous who called Florida home for the past 400 years!
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5 pm				This event is in the "New Adult (18-30 years)" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "All Ages" group Time Sifters Lecture Series: The Military Orders of the Crusades - Knights Templar, Knights Hospitaller, & the Teutonic Knights 5:45pm–7:15pm New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium This event is in the "New Adult (18-30 years)" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "All Ages" group Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Selby Library Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium Age Group: New Adult (18-30 years), Adults, Seniors, Families, All Ages Program Type: Archaeology, History & Culture, Lectures : Free Archaeology Lecture presented by the Time Sifters Archaeology Society: "The Military Order of the Crusades: Knights Templar, Knights Hospitaller, &am