Events
OneBookAZ
Events - In Collaboration with the Arizona
Museum of Natural History
(Please note: These events
are being held at the Arizona Museum of Natural
History)
The
Arizona
Museum of Natural History, located at 53 N.
Macdonald in Mesa, will be celebrating OneBookAZ
with three events:
OneBookAZ Author Event
Tuesday April 29, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Meet “These is My Words” author Nancy Turner for
a special program and book signing. Museum staff
will be in period costume and have late 19th
Century objects for you to view. There will be
time to view the museum during this free event,
but the “Feathered Dinosaurs” exhibition will
not be open.
OneBookAZ was brought to Arizona
in 2002 and is coordinated by the Arizona State
Library, Archives and Public Records (ASLAPR).
It is supported by the Arizona Humanities
Council. In addition, the Arizona
Historical Advisory Commission has designated it
as a Centennial Legacy Project. For more
information on the OneBookAZ events, contact
Arizona Museum of Natural History Curator of
Education Kathy Eastman at 480-644-5662.
Main Library
PageTurners Book Group
Please join us the second Thursday of each month
in the Main Library Board Room from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Registration is required. Call 480-644-5899
starting January 3, 2008.
Book Group copies will be provided to the first 10
registrants.
Our group reads a variety of fiction and an
occasional nonfiction title.
- May 8
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
- June 12
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
- July 10
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
More information
Red Mountain Branch
R.M.T.M.B.C.: Fiction Book Discussion Group
(Red Mountain Tuesday Morning Book Club)
Meets the second Tuesday of each month,
10:30-12:00 p.m., Conference Room
Join this community group in discussing a wide
variety of general fiction and nonfiction titles. Please go to "Ask Here" Desk
for current title to be discussed.
More information
A Novel Approach Book Discussion Group
Meets the second Wednesday of the month 7-8:30
p.m., Conference Room
Join this community group in discussing a wide
variety of general fiction and nonfiction titles. Please go to
"Ask Here" Desk for current title to be discussed.
More information
Storytimes
Dobson Ranch Library
Wednesdays
March 12 - April 30
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Please join us for stories, music and fun geared for
ages 2-5.
No registration necessary. This program is held in
the Dobson Program Room. Sorry, we are unable to
accommodate groups of five or more children.
Spring Cuentos
Wednesdays, January 30th, February 27th, March 26th,
April 30th, and May 28th
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Come and enjoy bilingual stories, music, games,
and a simple take-home craft. For pre-schoolers and
their families.
Youth Activity Room
Main Library
Cuentos para la familia
Miércoles, 30 de enero, 27 de febrero, 26 de marzo,
30 de abril, 28 de mayo
De 6:30 a 7:30 p.m.
Disfrute de juegos, cuentos, música y una sencilla
manualidad. Para niños pre-escolares y sus familias.
Salón de Jóvenes
Biblioteca de la Ciudad de Mesa
64 E. 1st Street
Para más información, llame al: 480-644-2705
Baby Lapsit
Main Library, Youth Activity Room
Wednesdays, June 4–July 30, 10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Baby Lapsits introduce the rhythm
and beauty of language to babies, aged birth to 18
months, using rhymes, songs, and simple stories.
This program – limited to one child per grown-up lap
– helps enrich the bond between caregiver and child,
while building the foundation for a lifelong love of
books and reading. No registration required.
Summer Reading Program
& Kick-off Events
(Print-friendly events
flyer)
The summer reading program is back! May 27 - July
27, 2008, kids are encouraged to "Catch the
Reading Bug". Free burritos
from Chipotle Mexican Grill, free tickets to Phoenix
Mercury and Phoenix Roadrunner games, and free
books! These are just some of the great prizes that
Mesa’s young readers can receive, when they
participate in the City of Mesa Library’s 2008
Summer Reading Programs! Three programs are being
offered (each with a different set of prizes), based
on the age of the reader. The “Baby Bunny” program
will be for infants and toddlers; the “Catch the
Reading Bug” program will be for children; and, the
“Metamorphosis” program will be for teens. No matter
the age of the child, they are invited to join this
free program and earn prizes for reading, or being
read to, this summer! Come to any City of Mesa
library, beginning May 27, to join. For more
information on the Summer Reading Programs, please
call (480) 644-2705.
Kids Events
What ’s Bugging You? Puppet Show
Dobson Ranch Branch Library, Program Room
Thursday, May 15th 10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Red Mountain Branch Library, Program Room
Monday, May 19, 10:30 - 11 a.m.
Main Library, Saguaro Room
Friday, May 23, 10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Find out what’s bugging the Mixed-Up Chameleon
and other Eric Carle characters in this fun filled
puppet show presented by Maricopa County Library
District librarians.
Great Arizona Puppet Theater In “Three Little
Kittens: The Mewsical”
Main Library, Saguaro Room
Thursday, May 29, 2:00 – 2:45 p.m.
The valley’s award-winning puppet
theater presents one of its
most popular shows, an original extravaganza of the
well-known
nursery rhyme. Adults may accompany preschool
children and
are welcome to attend with older children as space
allows.
“Creepy Crawly” Storytime
Red Mountain Library, Program Room
Friday, June
13, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Join us for bug-themed stories, music, and fun
geared for ages 3-5. You’ll also get to meet real
desert creepy crawlies presented by scientists from
the Mesa Community College Life Science department!
No registration necessary.
Sponsored by the MCC Alumni Association and Life
Science Department.
Teen Events
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