How do I love my library? Let me count the ways. February is Library Lovers’ Month and we would like to hear all the reasons why you love your Sarasota County Library. Is it free access to the Internet, checking out the latest bestseller, or downloading an audio book to enjoy on the road?
Perhaps it’s bringing your children to the library for Story Time and other school readiness programs. Maybe it’s receiving One-on-One Tech Help from a Librarian for your electronic device, attending an art lecture by Baila Miller, participating in a book discussion, or any of the many other lifelong learning activities offered here at the library. Whatever the reasons, we ask that you please share them by writing a Library Love Note to our Sarasota County Commissioners. Love Note cards are available at all service desks within the library.
Join the staff and Friends of the Elsie Quirk Library as we celebrate Library Lovers’ Month. We will send all the Love Notes we receive to the Sarasota County Commissioners, to thank them for their continued support.
Here are the library events for this week:
Saturday
- Suncoast Writers Guild meets at 10 a.m.
- 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.
- 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
- All Sarasota County Libraries and Government offices are closed for Presidents’ Day
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.
- The Great Depression, Causes and Cures at 10 a.m.
- Englewood Computer Club meets at 1 p.m.
- Reading Buddies at 3:30 p.m. For ages 4½ -8 (entering K through 3rd grade). Keep up your reading skills and become a better reader by practicing with a buddy. Have fun while reading together and playing engaging reading activities. Volunteers are not trained experts, but will listen, encourage and help as needed. Registration is required.
Wednesday
- French Conversation Group meets at 10 a.m.
- AARP Tax Aide at 10:30 a.m. Free assistance for federal returns. By appointment only. You must schedule your appointment in person at Elsie Quirk Library’s front desk.
- Teen Advisory Board (T.A.B.) meets at 5:30 p.m. For ages 11-18. Come join the group and provide input and help with library programs.
- Eckankar meets at 6 p.m.
- Teen Game Night at 6:30 p.m. For ages 9-18. This is an open invitation for teens and tweens to play video games on our Wii and Xbox 360.
Thursday
- iPads for Beginners Part 1 at 10 a.m. Learn hands on iPad basics, internet browsing, downloading apps, how to take a photo and more! Registration is required and limited to 10 participants.
- 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’s theme is “Pizza!”.
- Knitting Club meets at 1 p.m.
- Baila Miller: From Charles Dickens to Oscar Wilde at 2 p.m. Sponsored by the Friends of Elsie Quirk Library
- Friends of Elsie Quirk Library Board meets at 4 p.m.
Friday
- AARP Tax Aide at 10:30 a.m. Free assistance for federal returns. By appointment only. You must schedule your appointment in person at Elsie Quirk Library’s front desk.
- Basic Conversational Spanish Class at 11:30 a.m. This is a beginner’s class, for developing basic communication skills in the language. Registration is required and limited to 50 participants.
- The Age of Henry the VIII at 2 p.m. Join us for the last 2 lectures in this DVD series. Moderator, Tom Swepston, will show two 30-minute lectures per session with time for discussion at the end. Sponsored by the Friends of Elsie Quirk Library. February 23 lectures: “Endgame – Politics and War, 1542-47” and “Retrospect – Henry VIII: The King and His Age”
- Spanish Reading Group at 3 p.m. This class is for those who have taken the beginner’s class, as well as any others who can read/speak basic Spanish. To attend, please contact Señor Dan by email at spanishfaculty@gmail.com
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.
