News & Events

    Won’t you join us? BUY A COMMEMORATIVE BRICK! Add your name or a loved one’s name to the Reading Garden path of engraved bricks. We are calling on

Please  check the library website  for more fun and interesting programs.   Learn to Use OverDrive to Download  a KindleeBook January 2 and 16, 2013 At 2:00  pm in the

October 1-31, 2012 – Membership Drive (Become a Member Today!) October 21-27, 2012 - National Friends of the Library Week October 29 – November 3, 2012 – Book Sale in

Dear Friends, I am sure you have noticed the banner hanging outside the Fruitville Library. The Florida Library Association presented Sarasota County with the 2012 “Library of the Year Award.”

In December, we celebrated our 10th anniversary. The Friends of Fruitville Library supported the celebration by participating in the planning and contributing to the event. The library has seen a

“Company Man is a novel that keeps the reader captivated, on tenterhooks, and spellbound until the end.” By: Pat Ward Company Man by Joseph Finder is an intense thriller imbued

By: Jetty Zarfos Fruitville’s wonderful garden is ever growing and ever-changing. That’s what a garden does. Our Reading Garden, started in 2002, continues to be a source of joy and

[caption id="attachment_431" align="alignright" width="262"] Bookstore volunteers Sally Joselson and Barb Rochow at work[/caption] By Janice Shanahan Each first Friday of the month—except during preplanned store wide book sale events—Friends will

Do you have 3 hours to give as a volunteer for the Fruitville Public Library Book store? Volunteers are needed 5-8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Contact Janice Shanahan if

Youth Programs continue to be a great part of a young person’s day. Over the summer, the Friends of the Fruitville Library sponsored: LEGO Club – 1st-5th Graders built Lego