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New Library Services Manager, Elizabeth Partridge, brings with her three Master’s degrees and a unique combination of experience, that includes serving as Literacy Coordinator.

Katz was selected for founding 805 Lit + Art in 2015, one of the first online literary magazines published by a library system, which has grown into an award-winning, international arts magazine.

Tutor.com includes one-to-one expert tutoring, SAT/ACT/AP® Test Preparation & video lessons

Hear a presentation by Reflections of Manatee's Sherry Svekis about Angola’s Freedom Seekers, followed by a picnic at Manatee Village Historical Park

Access millions of FamilySearch records for free

Opening reception for new exhibit in honor of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment and women’s right to vote

Promote and sell your product idea in an outdoor market Saturday, January 25. Need help getting started? We're also offering preworkshops facilitated by local business.

Effective immediately, library materials that don’t have holds on them will automatically renew.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with this family-friendly event at Downtown Library.

Jobseekers can cast their nets wide at Downtown Library’s Annual Hiring Fair on September 23 with over 50 hiring organizations planning to attend.

Since its opening the day after Labor Day, the LITtle Discovery Center has been bustling with excited preschool kids.

Trade Community Donations for Fines

This new mini bootcamp will have kids ages 10 to 15 jumping, dancing, talking and laughing so much that they won't even realize they are getting fit.

Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing, our Youth Librarians have planned a wide range of space-related programs—and beyond—to make summer reading and learning a blast!

Celebrate with music and art, including Hawaiian music performances by Eddie Chung at three of our libraries.

Join Manatee Libraries and several community partners at Manatee Village Historical Park for a launch party

National Library Week opens with Recycled Dreams Fashion Show and provides happy ending through Storytelling Festival

Topics will include disability compensation; low-income and long-term pensions, including the new Qualification Guidelines; burial benefits and local healthcare.

Explore how to research, shop and understand the ins-and-outs of the literary marketplace

The planned trip, September 12 to 19, includes a Classical tour of Athens, Olympia, Delphi and Kalambaka, via scenic coastal roads.

Public invited to Opening Reception brunch

Book a 20-minute conversation with Educator Barbara Harvey or Breast-Cancer Survivor Madison Moyer

Business products to be showcased at outdoor market, beginning with a Manatee Chamber ribbon-cutting ceremony

All teens are invited to register and try to create an original fashion using recycled or repurposed materials.

Enjoy a wide variety of events and activities in celebration of African-History month (February) at Manatee Libraries

Kids of all ages can explore trucks of all types and sizes this Saturday at Downtown Library

Young entrepreneurs will attempt to develop a brand, build a marketing strategy, create marketing material and promote their product and the marketplace event in order to obtain customers.

Free concerts start November 26

Customers can gain access to more than 4,000 courses, covering technical skills, creative techniques and business topics

Three free classes start Monday, October 15

Learn chords and strumming patterns from instructor Kathleen Reynolds

Over 40 employers and agencies, representing a wide range of industries, have signed up to participate in Downtown Library's Annual Hiring Fair, taking place Monday, September 17

Island Library has cleared its conference room schedule in order to provide a space for the Small Business Association to set up a temporary Business Recovery Center for small business owners who may have been impacted by red tide

Just in Time for Library Card Sign-Up Month, Manatee Libraries makes one pass available at each of its six locations

Public invited to celebrate the opening of the new multimedia library corner, made possible by a PBS WEDU Phyllis A. Ensign Library Corner Grant

Join the Tampa Bay Rays at Downtown Library for an End-of-the-Summer Baseball Bash on Friday, August 3!

A four-part monthly series that takes small business owners through the lifecycle of a business

The collaborative effort developed by Anna Maria Oyster Bar, in partnership with Manatee Libraries, Manatee County Schools and the Patterson Foundation, returns to help our community’s most vulnerable children combat summer slide.

This year's Teen Recycled Dreams Fashion Show drew nearly 300 people who were presented with 12 one-of-a-kind outfits, including ones made out of tissue paper and plastic water bottles.

Manatee Libraries celebrated National Library Week's "Libraries Lead" Theme With Special Storytelling Guests

Florida Library Association has selected Manatee Libraries for its second Innovation Award, along with a Libraries Mean Business Award for their beneficial services to local businesses and jobseekers.

The week-long educational series leads right up to the award-winning Bradenton Blues Fest weekend, taking place December 2 and 3.

Keeping in line with an objective to grow its “Library of Things” collection, Manatee Libraries has added 10 fishing spinning rods and 10 closed-face rods.

Downtown Library will host an opening reception for its second planned Downtown Voyagers Travel Club, followed by a Culture of Puerto Rico program at Palmetto