
Celebrate the joy of reading!
The Sarasota County Mobile Library Van will be back at The Bay stocked with a variety of books for different ages and interests.
Learn more about the wide range of library services available, and even get your own library card.
Bring the kids to enjoy a storytime session lead by a local librarian beginning at 11:00am.
Monthly Themes:
February: Friendship
March: Waterways & Sea Creatures
Please feel free to bring some gently used books of your own to give back to the Lending Libraries in the park (children’s books are in great need).
Know Before You Go:
The Bay park address is 1055 Blvd of the Arts, Sarasota FL 34236
Free parking is located around the site and all parking lots remain open — along Blvd of the Arts and in front of the Van Wezel, Municipal Auditorium and Blue Pagoda. Please avoid parking in designated Sarasota Orchestra parking areas.
Construction of the new Town Square (located between the Municipal Auditorium and Art Center) is underway and affects pedestrian routes between the parking lot along N. Tamiami Trail and venues west of Van Wezel Way (incl. The Bay park, Van Wezel, and Holley Hall). Signs are posted to direct you between these locations. Please allow extra time to walk from and to your vehicle.
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