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Closed - Christmas Holiday

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
Everyone
Closing
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Closing
Event Details:

 

Sanibel Public Library will be closed on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, and through Wednesday, December 25 for the Christmas holiday.

The Library will reopen at 9 a.m. on Thursday, December 26, 2024.

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Babies, Children
Storytime
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Welcome to Family Storytime where literacy is a family bonding experience.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photography During Programs

While attending library programs, visitors may be photographed by library staff. Photographs become library property and may be used in library promotions. Individuals who do not want to be photographed or recorded are responsible for removing themselves from the area or notifying the photographer of their opt-out status.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

Saturday Crafterday with Artist Melissa Gindling

11:00am - 12:00pm
Babies, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: ThinkTank Makerspace
Age Group: Babies, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Come into Sanibel Public Library for Saturday Crafterday with Artist Melissa Gindling!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photography During Programs

While attending library programs, visitors may be photographed by library staff. Photographs become library property and may be used in library promotions. Individuals who do not want to be photographed or recorded are responsible for removing themselves from the area or notifying the photographer of their opt-out status.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

Sanibel Brush Strokes

12:30pm - 3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: Meeting Room

Baby & Toddler Storytime Playdate

10:30am - 11:00am
Babies, Children
Storytime
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Babies and their caregivers are invited to join us for a short story time, sensory play, literacy activities, and more!  Suitable for babies to age 4.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photography During Programs

While attending library programs, visitors may be photographed by library staff. Photographs become library property and may be used in library promotions. Individuals who do not want to be photographed or recorded are responsible for removing themselves from the area or notifying the photographer of their opt-out status.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

Closed - New Years Holiday

12/31/2024 @ 1:00pm - 01/01/2025 @ 11:45pm
Everyone
Closing
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Closing
Event Details:

 

Sanibel Public Library will be closed on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, AT 1 P.M. and through Wednesday, January 1, 2025, for the New Year holiday.

The Library will reopen at 9 a.m. on Thursday, January 2, 2025.

Children's Book Bingo

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens
Other
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Join us for Children's Book Bingo and an afternoon snack! This activity only requires matching skills.  Appropriate for children 3 years and older! Snacks and prizes will be provided!

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photography During Programs

While attending library programs, visitors may be photographed by library staff. Photographs become library property and may be used in library promotions. Individuals who do not want to be photographed or recorded are responsible for removing themselves from the area or notifying the photographer of their opt-out status.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Babies, Children
Storytime
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Welcome to Family Storytime where literacy is a family bonding experience.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photography During Programs

While attending library programs, visitors may be photographed by library staff. Photographs become library property and may be used in library promotions. Individuals who do not want to be photographed or recorded are responsible for removing themselves from the area or notifying the photographer of their opt-out status.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

Mario Kart Gaming Tournament

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Other
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: Young Adult Area
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Come to the library to test your Mario Kart skills against your fellow gamers. There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners! Snacks will be provided.

 

 

Disclaimer(s)

Photography During Programs

While attending library programs, visitors may be photographed by library staff. Photographs become library property and may be used in library promotions. Individuals who do not want to be photographed or recorded are responsible for removing themselves from the area or notifying the photographer of their opt-out status.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

Vision 2025: A New Year, A New You

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Workshop
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Workshop
Event Details:

Join us at the library to make an inspiring Vision Board led by Katie! This hands-on workshop will guide you in crafting a visual representation of your goals, dreams, and intentions for the year ahead.

Mangroves and Resiliency with Biologist Vanessa Booher

10:00am - 11:00am
Everyone
Presentation
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Presentation
Event Details:

Join Biologist Vanessa Booher of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida for a presentation that will cover the types of mangroves and how they are important in a changing world.

Disclaimer(s)

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

Baby & Toddler Storytime Playdate

10:30am - 11:00am
Babies, Children
Storytime
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Babies and their caregivers are invited to join us for a short story time, sensory play, literacy activities, and more!  Suitable for babies to age 4.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photography During Programs

While attending library programs, visitors may be photographed by library staff. Photographs become library property and may be used in library promotions. Individuals who do not want to be photographed or recorded are responsible for removing themselves from the area or notifying the photographer of their opt-out status.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

Virtual Reality Reef Tour

11:00am - 12:00pm
Everyone
Technology Class
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

Explore a vivid underwater world full of sea life Coral Reef, Whale Encounter, and Deep Sea Experience. 5-10 minute. HTC Vive VR experience; 1 user per session; First come first serve, No registration required! Ages 10

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photography During Programs

While attending library programs, visitors may be photographed by library staff. Photographs become library property and may be used in library promotions. Individuals who do not want to be photographed or recorded are responsible for removing themselves from the area or notifying the photographer of their opt-out status.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

R.E.A.D to Rizzo

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children, Tweens
Workshop
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: Young Adult Area
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

R.E.A.D to Rizzo at the Sanibel Public Library. If your child needs a confidence boost when it comes to reading and reading out loud, come and practice with the most accepting, lovable, fluffy girl around.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photography During Programs

While attending library programs, visitors may be photographed by library staff. Photographs become library property and may be used in library promotions. Individuals who do not want to be photographed or recorded are responsible for removing themselves from the area or notifying the photographer of their opt-out status.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

Footprints in The Sand: Memories of Ukraine

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Presentation
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Event Details:

By the Authors: "It is difficult to find another place on Earth that has suffered as much as Ukraine over the last 100 years. Communist dictators and foreign invaders tormented the country, depriving it of its wealth and people.

Disclaimer(s)

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

Creative Writing Program

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Everyone
Writing Group
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Writing Group
Event Details:

Join Shelby at Sanibel Public Library for a Creative Writing experience! Bring your own work to share and get feedback on, workshop your ideas, and have some dedicated time to work on new writing prompts and projects.

Sanibel Public Library Foundation

1:30pm - 3:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: Conference Room

Crafternoon

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us and make a work of art!  A variety of craft supplies will be available along with examples and guidance. Ages 3 and up.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photography During Programs

While attending library programs, visitors may be photographed by library staff. Photographs become library property and may be used in library promotions. Individuals who do not want to be photographed or recorded are responsible for removing themselves from the area or notifying the photographer of their opt-out status.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

Craft & Chat

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Arts & Crafts, Presentation, Workshop
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Presentation, Workshop
Event Details:

Let's Craft & Chat!

Disclaimer(s)

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

Book Club Discussion: The Briar Club

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Authors, Book Club
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Authors, Book Club
Event Details:

Readers are invited to come in to discuss "The Briar Club" by Kate Quinn. Join Shelby of Sanibel Public Library who will lead the discussion and guide readers through a series of questions.

Lego Club

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Babies, Children, Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Babies, Children, Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Come join us this month at Sanibel Library’s LEGO Club.  Meet new friends, create a masterpiece, play and display your creation! 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photography During Programs

While attending library programs, visitors may be photographed by library staff. Photographs become library property and may be used in library promotions. Individuals who do not want to be photographed or recorded are responsible for removing themselves from the area or notifying the photographer of their opt-out status.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

CECI

9:00am - 10:00am
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: Conference Room

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Babies, Children
Storytime
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Welcome to Family Storytime where literacy is a family bonding experience.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photography During Programs

While attending library programs, visitors may be photographed by library staff. Photographs become library property and may be used in library promotions. Individuals who do not want to be photographed or recorded are responsible for removing themselves from the area or notifying the photographer of their opt-out status.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

Build Your Own Birdhouse Workshop

10:00am - 11:00am
Children, Tweens, Teens
Technology Class
Library Branch: Sanibel Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

Join us for a hands-on workshop where you'll learn to build a beautiful wooden birdhouse! This fun and interactive event is perfect for beginners and woodworking enthusiasts alike.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photography During Programs

While attending library programs, visitors may be photographed by library staff. Photographs become library property and may be used in library promotions. Individuals who do not want to be photographed or recorded are responsible for removing themselves from the area or notifying the photographer of their opt-out status.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.