Stop inside the Youth Services Maker's Space on Monday, August 21 for our Kid's Craft Lab! Materials will be provided to create flying pterodactyl puppets! No registration is required for this event. While supplies last. First come, first served. Learn more: KID'S CRAFT LAB Monday, August 21, 2023 9:00am - 7:00pm

No registration required.We are celebrating people in our community with Community Storytime! Join us as we welcome Cora Lambert from the Up Beat Music Academy! Cora will talk about what she does at Up Beat, share a rhythmic story and lead us in songs with a beat. We will meet outside in the grassy area […]

Have fun while also helping out our community! Come to the library and make no sew blankets and felt items for local organizations who could use them! We provide the materials and you provide the love and care that goes into making them! Register: NO SEW BLANKETS Tuesday, August 15, 2023 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Have you ever felt a tree frog's soft, cold belly on your hand? Or watched the way a snake's muscles ripple smoothly beneath its skin? Have you looked into the eyes of a tortoise? Do you know what the softest animal on Earth feels like? These are just a few of the animal encounters you […]

Come to the library and make some noise! Create from a variety of music maker options and make your own music when you are done! Children with an adult is preferred for this program. Register: MUSIC MAKERS Thursday, August 10, 2023 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Join Creative 360 at the library for a fun afternoon of painting and creativity. An artist will lead the class in painting on canvas. Unique ideas are encouraged! Learn more: TEEN GUIDED CANVAS PAINTING Monday, August 7, 2023 5:30pm - 7:00pm

We are celebrating people in our community with a Community Storytime! Join us as we welcome Keri Kenney, owner of Alignment 8 and wellness educator. She will be talking about her job at Alignment 8, sharing a story and leading us in gentle movements. Come comfortable with something to sit on (blanket or yoga mat). […]

Join Alex Thomas and Friends as they teach participants to create various trauma effects. Participants will learn how to replicate scars, cuts and bruises on their own skin using special effects make-up and non-toxic household items. Register: ALEX THOMAS AND FRIENDS Tuesday, August 1, 2023 4:00pm - 5:30pm

How do you write for children? What is required to grab—and keep—a young person’s attention in a well-written book? Award-winning poet and children’s book author, Shutta Crum, will share her experience working agents, editors, and children themselves to provide participants with tips and techniques to write for the “toughest audience.” SHUTTA CRUM is the author […]

SHUTTA CRUM is the author of several middle-grade novels and picture books, along with poems and magazine articles. Her children’s book, THUNDER-BOOMER! was an ALA and a Smithsonian Magazine “Notable Book” of the year; her books have made Bank Street College of Education Book List as well as various state award lists. In 2005, she […]

Silly Sailor Snoopenheimer says, "Let's Get 'ALL TOGETHER NOW' on board der best ship dat ever sailed der silly seas...der S.S. FriendShip!" This super fun program will feature wacky comedy, stories, juggling, music, mime and illusions as S. S. Snoopenheimer and his "Snooperdooper Shipmates" snoop out what it means to be a friend! "Friendship is […]

Come to the library on Wednesday, July 19th between 9:30-11:30 AM to learn about and look at the different trucks that keep our city running at our annual Touch-a-Truck event. Raindate: Thursday, July 20th from 9:30-11:30 AM Hosted in the library parking lot. Learn more: TOUCH-A-TRUCK Wednesday, July 19, 2023 9:30am - 11:30am

Join published graphic novelist, Mark Crilley, as he leads participants through easy to follow drawing lessons. Lessons are created on the spot from suggestions of the participants and tailored to those in attendance. Register: HOW TO DRAW MANGA & GRAPHIC NOVELS Tuesday, July 18, 2023 2:00pm - 3:00pm