The library will be offering a variety of theatrical opportunities this week for all ages. Our popular Monday Night Movie starts at 5 pm and this month will be featuring award winning films from 2004. We will also be offering a free Family Movie on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 1 pm. Children and youth 18 and under are invited to come for our free Summer Break Spot lunch at noon and stay for the movie. This will be our last week participating in this wonderful program.
Along with a large selection of free DVDs in a variety of genres, the library also offers some online streaming options. The most recent addition to our collection is Access Video on Demand and the new World Cinema feature. With nearly 500 feature films from the most renowned directors across the globe, this unique collection includes the best of the silent era, groundbreaking international directors, American and European masterpieces from the mid-20th century, and award-winning contemporary films featured by Global Lens. The World Cinema collection shines a light on the history of cinema while also providing a glimpse into the cultures and issues of countries around the world. All you need is your library card to view Access Video on Demand from home. Find Access Video on Demand by visiting our Web Resources page at https://www.scgov.net/Library/databases or visit your local Sarasota County Library branch for more information.
Here are the library events for this week:
Saturday
- Suncoast Writers Guild meets at 10 am.
Monday
- Forty Carrots’ Partners in Play will return in September.
- Free Lunch Summer Break Spot is 12 pm to 12:45 pm and open to youth 18 and under. No registration required.
- Read with the Dogs is 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm and open to ages 5 and up (younger if accompanied with a caregiver). Keep up your reading and communication skills by reading with certified pet therapy dogs from Suncoast Humane Society. The dogs love the attention and the kids love the interaction.
- Our Monday Night Movie starts at 5 pm. A determined woman works with a hardened boxing trainer to become a professional. Maggie not only proves to be the boxer he always dreamed of having under his wing but a friend who fills the great void he’s had in his life. Maggie’s career skyrockets but an accident in the ring leads her to ask Frankie for one last favor. (Drama, PG-13. 2 hrs, 12 mins., 2004)
Tuesday
- Drop in for the Master Gardener Plant Clinic in partnership with UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County from 10 am to noon. For more information, call 941-861-1307 or visit, http://sarasota.ifas.ufl.edu/Hort/horthelp.shtml.
- Free Lunch Summer Break Spot is 12 pm to 12:45 pm and open to youth 18 and under. No registration required.
- Family Movie starts at 1 pm. Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it’s no exception for a girl who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. The girl is guided by her emotions – joy, fear, anger, disgust, and sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside her mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. (Comedy, PG, 1 hr. 35 mins., 2015).
- Englewood Camera Club Summer Shutterbugs meets at 1 pm.
Wednesday
- Athena Wit and Wisdom meets at 11 am for philosophical discussion.
- Free Lunch Summer Break Spot is 12 pm to 12:45 pm and open to youth 18 and under. No registration required.
- Family Movie starts at 1 pm. A super-dog is the star of a hit TV show and his life is filled with adventure, danger and intrigue. He is accidentally shipped to New York City and gets separated from his co-star and owner. (Comedy, PG, 1 hr. 35 mins., 2009)
- Englewood Authors meet at 5 pm.
Thursday
- Family Storytime will return in September.
- Suncoast Writer’s Poetry Pod meets at 10:30 am.
- Free Lunch Summer Break Spot is 12 pm to 12:45 pm and open to youth 18 and under. No registration required.
- Family Movie starts at 1 pm. What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? In this epic journey into the world of dinosaurs, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. (Action, PG, 1 hr. 34 mins., 2015)
- The Knitting Club will meet to knit and chat from 1 pm to 3 pm.
Friday
- Free Lunch Summer Break Spot is 12 pm to 12:45 pm and open to youth 18 and under. No registration required.
For more information on library programs, services, and resources visit us at 100 West Dearborn Street, call the Sarasota County Contact Center at 941-861-5000, or visit our website at www.scgov.net/library.
