Answered By: Cora
Last Updated: Jun 24, 2025     Views: 985

These are the current hours and contact information for the Friends of the Library bookstore for each library:

 

Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library Bookstore

  • 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Wednesday
  • 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Thursday
  • 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Friday
  • 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday
  • 941-861-1372

Fruitville Library Bookstore

  • Open during library hours, Monday - Saturday
  • 941-861-2519

Gulf Gate Library Bookstore

  • 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday
  • 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday
  • 941-861-1247

Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library Book Shop

  • 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday-Saturday
  • 941-861-1283

Elsie Quirk Library Bookstore

  • Summer hours - 11:00 a.m. - 2 p.m. Monday-Saturday
  • Seasonal hours- 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • 941-861-1216

North Port Library Bookstore

  • 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday-Saturday 
  • 941-861-1315

Selby Library Bookstore

  • 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Monday - Thursday
  • 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Friday and Saturday
  • 941-861-1140

Shannon Staub Library Bookstore

  • 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday - Saturday
  • 941-861-1765

William H. Jervey, Jr. Venice Library Bookstore

  • 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Saturday
  • 941-861-1351

Closure Notice

Closure Notice: Libraries and History Center

Thursday, Nov. 27 and Friday, Nov. 28 We will resume normal hours Saturday, Nov. 29.

Fruitville Renovation

Renovations and expansion building works will be happening at Fruitville Library, which will require Fruitville Library to temporarily close on Dec. 18. The reimagined library is scheduled to reopen in July 2026.
For more information, visit SarasotaCountyLibraries.org/FruitvilleRenovation.

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