September is Library Card Sign-up Month. While we encourage everyone to sign up for a library card every day, September is when we highlight why having a library card is so valuable. Already have a card? Forward this email to a friend to encourage them to sign up today!
Each month Baker and Taylor hosts Virtual Author Talks where you get to listen to authors talk about their books. This month features The Last Mona Lisa by Jonathan Santlofer. The live event will take place on September 29 at 7 p.m. on Zoom.
Digital access to thousands of movies, TV shows, and now audiobooks is available on Roku's hoopla channel. Titles can be streamed immediately. Plus, enjoy bonus borrows each month that don't count against your 20 monthly checkouts!
Join us Sept. 29 at 4 p.m. as we take stock of where we are and where we need to go as a community to be better stewards of our own mental health and the collective mental health of our community. We will also discuss mindfulness and the healing power of nature.
Mango is a self-paced, online language-learning system that teaches conversation skills for over 70 different languages. It includes English as a Second Language for speakers of 19 languages.
Get real-time access to comprehensive data and independent analysis on investments. Market reports, planning and educational resources, and articles and videos are available.
Gale, a premiere database host, offers Sarasota County Libraries access to a variety of specialized databases on art, biography, multicultural studies, law, and social sciences.
Get global and multicultural newspapers and magazines from over 120 countries in more than 60 languages. Access the collection directly through the PressReader app or your browser, and get as many titles as you want, even on the go!
Reference Solutions provides over 30 million U.S. and Canadian business profiles, which include addresses, phone numbers, NAICS and SIC codes, number of employees, sales volume, product lines, and corporate structure.
PastPerfect Online is Historical Resources’ collections database that showcases digitized collections materials from Sarasota County’s rich local history.
Explore the database's special features like the "Random Images" button. The "Random Images" button is a great way to just browse the collection. Each page displays a random assortment of images from the records online. If something piques your interest, click on the thumbnail to view a larger version of the image.
Narrow down your search by searching a specific catalog within our database - Archives, Photos, Libraries, or Objects.
Or try going "wild" by using * to call up a wildcard. Wildcards are characters used in a search phrase to represent one or more characters in a word. For example, using "librar*" will search for the words "library" and "librarian."
Try creating your own search term, and see what you find!
