NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
THE LIVING LIBRARY – Book a Conversation!
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 – 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to write and publish a book, or see your artwork in a public place?
Or have you ever wondered what it’s like to wander the stacks in the Boston Public Library as a child or perhaps be a columnist in a local newspaper?
Our Living Library event offers you a chance to have those questions answered and more. Sign up now to “check out” author Janny Wurts, artist Don Maitz, Master Gardener and former Boston Public Library patron Jim Pollard, or newspaper columnist Sharyn Lonsdale. Each will be available for a 20-minute, one-on-one conversation with you!
- Janny Wurts is the author of 19 epic fantasy novels and 36 published short stories. Her works include the Wars of Light and Shadows series.
- Don Maitz‘s award winning imaginative art has appeared on hundreds of publications worldwide and as concept art for 2 feature animated films. Maitz is also credited with creating the Captain Morgan Spiced Rum character.
- Jim Pollard is a Master Gardener with the University of Florida/IFAS Sarasota County Extension unit and became a regular patron of the Boston Public Library when he was just 5 years old.
- Sharyn Lonsdale is the Director of Marketing for The Venice Symphony, and a film columnist for the Englewood Review.
Don’t judge a book by its cover – reserve your spot today so that you can turn the pages and discover the whole story! The Living Library event is based on similar “people check-out” programs at libraries worldwide. More often than not, you’ll discover we have more in common than we thought.
Registration is required and limited to 14 participants. For more information, and to “book your ‘Conversation Reservation,’ call 941-861-1209.
Here are the library events for this week:
Saturday
- AARP Tax Aide at 12:30 p.m. Free assistance for federal returns. By appointment only. You must schedule your appointment in person at Elsie Quirk Library’s front desk.
Monday
- Forty Carrots Partners in Play 10:15 a.m. OR 11:45 a.m. For children, up to age 5 with a parent or caregiver. A free class for you and your child to enjoy together. Experience new educational activities, join in circle-time fun, meet other families and receive valuable parenting and child development information. Attendance is limited to 12 families per session.
- Great Decisions Discussion Group meets at 10:15 a.m. Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs and addresses eight of the most thought-provoking foreign policy challenges facing Americans each year. Sponsored by the Friends of Elsie Quirk Library.
- AARP Tax Aide at 10:30 a.m.
- Read With the Dogs 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. For children ages 5-9. Children are invited to read with certified pet therapy dogs from Suncoast Humane Society. This program encourages conversation and develops reading and communication skills. The dogs love the attention and the kids love the interactions.
- Monday Night Movies at 5 p.m. This movie tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time. Based on The New York Times bestselling book, Wonder, by R.J. Palacio. (PG, 1h 53min). Contact the library for movie titles.
English for Spanish Speakers/Gratis Clase de Ingles para Hispanohablantes meets at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday
- Master Gardener Plant Clinic 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Stop in to get free answers to your Florida gardening and landscape questions. This is made possible through a partnership with UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County. For more information, call 941-861-9807 or online at sarasota.ifas.ufl.edu/hort/plantclinic.shtml.
- Family Garden Club of Englewood meets at 10:00 a.m.
- NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK: THE LIVING LIBRARY – Book a Conversation!
- Our Living Library event offers you a chance to have those questions answered and more. Sign up now to “check out” author Janny Wurts, artist Don Maitz, Master Gardener and former Boston Public Library patron Jim Pollard, or newspaper columnist Sharyn Lonsdale. From 1pm-4pm, each will be available for a 20-minute, one-on-one conversation with you! Registration is required and limited to 14 participants. Call 941-861-1209 for more information, and “book” your “Conversation Reservation!”
Wednesday
- French Conversation Group meets at 10 a.m.
- AARP Tax Aide at 10:30 a.m.
- Englewood Genealogical Society – General Meeting meets at 1 p.m.
- World Culture Club 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. For ages 11-18. Bring your friends and learn about different countries and cultures from around the world. Each month we will feature a different country.
Thursday
- Short Story Discussion Group 10:15 a.m. – 12 p.m. The Short Story Discussion group meets the second Thursday of each month. Readings will be from “The Best American Short Stories of the Century” (expanded edition, 1999), edited by John Updike. New members are always welcome!
- April selection: “Double Birthday,” by Willa Cather.
- Family Storytime at 10:30 a.m. For ages 0-5. Interact and participate with your child in a variety of early literacy activities that include music, stories, movement, crafts and school readiness activities. Today’ theme: “Happy Birthday!”
- Quirky Knitters meet at 1:00 p.m. to knit and chat.
Friday
- AARP Tax Aide at 10:30 a.m.
- Basic Conversational Spanish Class at 11:30 a.m. This is a beginner’s class, for developing basic communication skills in the language.
- Spanish Reading Group meets at 3 p.m.
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 scgov.net.
