A Better You for Free
Work Toward a Better You for Free at Mesa Public Library!
Library cardholders can take advantage of books, videos, and our wide range of free electronic resources to work toward their New Year's resolutions.
Not yet a member? Visit us with your current photo ID and sign up today!
Click on your New Year's goal to see how the library can help!
- Manage Your Health
- Expand Your Horizons
- Do More Good
- Get Money Smart
- Get That Job
- Get Organized
- Live Sustainably
- Explore New Hobbies
- Learn a Language
- Have More Fun
Manage Your Health
- Start a self-care routine.
- Learn about health issues with Medline Plus.
- Get audiobooks from cloudLibrary or Libby, and music from Freegal for your workouts.
- Access yoga books, magazines, and videos.
- Download always-available health and fitness magazines from Libby.
- Master the art of mindfulness with The Great Courses.
- Master a new language with Rocket Languages.
- Learn about other countries and cultures with Global Road Warrior.
- Stamp your armchair traveler passport with The Great Courses.
Do More Good
- Volunteer! For opportunities in your area, check out Volunteer Match.
- Volunteers are needed in our libraries as well as Mesa's arts center, museums, neighborhoods, parks, police and fire departments, and many other areas. Learn more at: mesaaz.gov/volunteer
Get Money Smart
- Download business and finance magazines from Libby.
- Access personal finance, money management, and investing classes through The Great Courses.
- Learn about stocks, bonds, and more with the Morningstar Investment Research Center.
- Save money — use your library card!
Get That Job
- Discover new careers and prepare for occupation exams with Peterson's Test and Career Prep and Learning Express databases.
- Sharpen your skills, explore career development topics, and prepare for an interview with LinkedIn Learning.
Get organized
- Cleaning house? Check out home organization books to help you get started. Donate your books, movies, and magazines to the library at one of our upcoming Donate Days!
Outside of Donate Days, we are currently accepting donations at the Main Library only. If you have more than 5 boxes of books, call ahead for an appointment to drop items off.
Live Sustainably
- You've heard "reduce, reuse, recycle." The library is the ultimate "reuse"!
- Start a home garden with seeds from our Seed Library.
- Check out a TrickleStar Plug-in Energy Monitor to analyze your household appliance and electronic use.
- Attend sustainability-focused events at the library.
- Get more tips for living green at: mesaaz.gov/sustainability
Explore New Hobbies
- Through The Great Courses, you can learn to paint, draw, sing, sew, play chess, and much more!
- Get cooking—explore new recipes with AtoZ the USA and AtoZ World Food.
- THINKspot—a makerspace inside the Main, Red Mountain and Dobson Ranch libraries—has the technology and equipment for all your
projects.
Learn a language
- Do interactive language learning lessons on your own time through the Rocket Languages app.
- Check out Pimsleur audiobook lessons in Chinese, French, and Spanish from cloudLibrary
- ESL learners can dive into English lessons in Rocket Languages, or attend an ESL Conversation Class at the library.
- Enjoy foreign language films from all over the world through Kanopy
Have More Fun!
- Get a Culture Pass with your library card for access to participating museums.
- Check out a Play at the Park kit or croquet set from our Stuffbrary and have a ball at one of Mesa's 200+ parks.
Here's to a happy, healthy, safe new year -- we're rooting for you!