FRUITVILLE LIBRARY/GULF GATE LIBRARY
Yeah, I know. Library. Big whoop-dedoo.
But Fruitville’s got free wifi, helpful
librarians, and a great kid section with
lots of space to sit, play, and read. And
there’s a lot of impressive programs—Kids
Write! Book Club, Anima/Manga Club,
Forty Carrots Partners in Play, plus special
summer youth programming.
And while I’m partial to Fruitville (I drive
past it on my way to work), the new Gulf
Gate Library might be the crown jewel in the
Sarasota County Library System. This amazing
building has all you’d want for little ones, but
there are oodles of things for older kids here, like
Teen Movie Nights, Teen Gaming Nights, Teen Media
Mondays, Chess Club, and even a new Gulf Gate Teen
Occult Club where they’ll discuss “paranormal topics
ranging from extraterrestrial life to the existence of
ghosts and more.”
Plus, there are books. Loads and loads of good ones.
FRUITVILLE: 100 COBURN ROAD/GULFGATE: 7112 CURTISS AVENUE
MAY 2018 | SARASOTA SCENE 57
GULF GATE LIBRARY