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Sarasota News Leader March 29, 2013 Page 56 LIBRARIES SHARE TREASURES FROM RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART The Sarasota County Library System, through • Friday, April 12, 2 p.m., Venice Library, 300 a partnership with The John and Mable RingS. Nokomis Ave., Venice: Museum Assistant ling Museum of Art, will offer several cultural Librarians Megan Oliver and Arwen Spinosa and education programs in April. will talk about the museum's library, one of the largest public art museum libraries "The partnership enables the library system to in the Southeast. This state-of-the-art reexpand its community education and outreach efforts while providing the museum with a search center also offers a variety of free series of venues to promote one of Sarasota programs, a lecture series, book club and a County's most treasured historic attractions," children's summer reading program. a county news release says. • Friday, April 19, 2 p.m., Selby Library, 1331 "We began focusing on an increased presence First St., Sarasota: Head Librarian Linda for art and culture a couple of years ago and McKee will talk about the museum's library, we are thrilled to collaborate with the Ringone of the largest public art museum librarling Museum in hosting their presentations," ies in the Southeast. says Sarabeth Kalajian, director of the Sarasota County Library System, in the release. • Monday, April 22, 10:30 a.m., Venice Library, "In addition to providing programming to the 300 S. Nokomis Ave., Venice; and Tuesday, libraries, Ringling will also make their publiApril 23, 10:30 a.m., Selby Library, 1331 First cations and calendars of events available to St.: Sarasota's Cultural Treasure: The John library patrons," she adds. and Mable Ringling Museum of Art will be April programs follow: offered by Karen Kopp, a museum docent. Patrons will learn about Ringling's vast art • Tuesday, April 2, 3 p.m., Selby Library, 1331 collection and the museum's recent acquiFirst St., Sarasota: Art of Our Time — Dr. sitions. Kopp will also share highlights of Matthew McLendon, curator of modern and contemporary art, will talk about the musethe current and upcoming special exhibium's ongoing presentation of its permanent tion schedule. contemporary art collection, a rotation of special exhibitions and the largest skyspace For more information, contact the Sarasota created by internationally renowned artist County Call Center at 861-5000 (TTY: 711) or visit the county website at www.scgov.net. James Turrell. Take Your Time You Have All Week Enjoy The News Leader Anytime - Day or Night