The planetarium experience is coming to Englewood this week. Join the Elsie Quirk Library staff as we discover the stars and gaze in awe and wonder into the universe in the Discovery Dome Planetarium.
In the Dome you will be able to experience the thrill of a complete planetarium show that is enhanced and formatted for a near 360-degree field-of-view. This simulated space-age technology provides for a tour of the night sky that will captivate audiences of all ages.
The Discovery Dome Planetarium will be set up in the Englewood Sports Complex Gymnasium on Wednesday, July 24 and Thursday, July 25. Show times will be 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. both days. Seating is limited and registration is required for each show time.
Then on Friday, July 26 teens, don’t be cowards and follow the Dark Side, but use the Force to help you solve the mystery in our “Star Wars” themed Escape Room at the library. Bring your friends and have some fun. In the words of Jedi Master, Yoda, “May the Force be with you.”
Visit the library website, stop in or give us a call to register for the Discovery Dome shows and the “Star Wars” Escape Room program. Find Yourself at the Library, you will.
Here’s what’s happening at the library this week:
Saturday
- Suncoast Writers Guild meet at 10:15 a.m.
- LEGO Club 1:30 p.m. Children ages 5 to 12 will have fun getting together with others and sharing ideas, working together, and making new friends. LEGO bricks will be provided – bring your imagination. LEGO creations will be on display in the library until the next meeting date.
- Englewood Indivisible meets at 2:30 p.m.
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.
- Summer Breakspot Lunch 12 – 12:45 p.m. For any child 18 and under.
- Monday Night Movies at 5 p.m. Tonight’s film is about a New York writer with a passion for literature who writes to a London bookstore in search of rare classics. A good-natured, reserved Englishman answers her request, beginning a relationship that spans two continents and two decades. (Rated PG, 100 mins.) Contact the library for movie titles.
Tuesday
- Master Gardener Plant Clinic 10 a.m. – Noon. 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.
- Tech Time: One on One Help with a Librarian at 10 a.m. A Reference Librarian will be available for help with e-books, computer basics, or questions about your electronic devices. Reserve a 30-minute session today by calling 941-861-1207 or by signing up at the Reference Desk.
- Summer Breakspot Lunch 12 – 12:45 p.m. For any child 18 and under.
- Summer Shutterbugs meet at 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday
- Discovery Dome Planetarium Shows at 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m.
- Summer Breakspot Lunch 12 – 12:45 p.m. For any child 18 and under.
- Englewood Democratic Club meets at 5:15 p.m.
Thursday
- Discovery Dome Planetarium Shows at 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m.
- Summer Breakspot Lunch 12 – 12:45 p.m. For any child 18 and under.
- Quirky Knitters meet at 1 p.m.
Friday
- Summer Breakspot Lunch 12 – 12:45 p.m. For any child 18 and under.
- “Star Wars” Escape Room for Teens at 2 p.m. 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 scgov.net.
