Inflation is high and vacations may be limited this Summer - so join us at the library to create your very own ‘beach in a jar’ to enjoy at home. You may not be able to visit the shore this season or maybe you just want to pretend you are there while you’re counting down […]
Join us for more family Summer Reading program fun! We will paint rocks to encourage reading and/or kindness in our local community. Stop in and paint a rock, or two or three to take with you to hide for your neighbors to find!
Community member Cyndi Allen will be leading us through a beginner yoga class focused on relaxation. Bring your own mat and meet in the west room at city hall.
Bring any style of needlework project (knit, crochet, cross stitch, embroidery…) to this informal gathering and talk about books, recipes, and whatever else strikes your fancy while you work.
Join Ms. Shirley for some awesome airplane folding fun adventures when we make origami airplanes and other aircraft during this Summer Reading origami session.
Fiction Addiction Book Club will be discussing Beach Read by Emily Henry. A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD! FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION AND BOOK LOVERS! A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long […]
The Library is offering One-on-One sessions with Anthony Young who is a financial advisor from Thrivent, a non-profit financial organization. 30 minute sessions are free and private in our meeting room. Getting your finances in order isn’t always easy or clear. That’s why Anthony is here to provide the expertise and support you need. Whether […]
Join the Collegedale Public Library for a book club without the assigned reading! We invite fellow book worms to join us for an hour of silent reading at the library with a 10-minute period of book discussions. You can share what you are currently reading and maybe pick up a book rec from a fellow […]
Crime Reads Book Club will be discussing Last Bus to Woodstock by Colin Dexter.. The first intriguing case that began Colin Dexter’s phenomenally successful Inspector Morse series. Beautiful Sylvia Kaye and another young woman had been seen hitching a ride not long before Sylvia's bludgeoned body is found outside a pub in Woodstock, near […]
Join the Collegedale Friends of the Library as they host local author Miranda Smith who will discuss his book - Not My Mother - Mystery/Thriller Byron loves his job as a marriage counselor but is disappointed when he begins to lose clients because of his marital status. Julie is similarly frustrated with the […]
Join us for an exciting event in the west room at city hall! Creature Features will visit us to present their Wallaby and teach us about these interesting animals. This event is for all ages, however, there is only room for 40 people so sign up soon! All attendees will need to sign up for […]
Join the Collegedale Public Library and the Collegedale Parks and Recreation Department for our 1st Annual Community Craft Swap. We will have the West Room in Collegedale City Hall set aside for all community members to bring extra, unused, defunct, etc crafting materials to share and swap with others in the community. Maybe you bought […]
Meet Atreyu! This pup is all ears and ready to hear you read to him during our Paws to Read hour. Pick a book from our shelves and read to Atreyu or visit with him. If you are shy around dogs, you can watch Atreyu while you do the small craft provided. For safety, we […]
Join us for a morning with community Seniors! We will each select a donut and then paint our individual interpretations of the donuts on small canvases. Once the art is complete - we will then eat!
This activity is designed to be a fun night out for parents, grandparents, singles, girlfriends, etc.! For the adults there will be an interactive murder mystery activity where everyone will play a role - whether big or small. Tonight’s activity is a Murder at a Luau Mystery. Guests will enjoy pizza dinner and then work […]
Our Collegedale neighbor and library patron Ms. Sharon will be here to teach us some of the basics of ASL communication. She will demonstrate greetings, basic words and emotions in order to greet our deaf friends in the community. Have you ever wished you could sign welcoming communications when greeting deaf or hard of hearing […]
Join us for this years Summer Reading Wrap-up Party! We are so excited to celebrate a Summer of reading fun for all ages. It's amazing how quickly time is flying this Summer and you do not want to miss out on the end of Summer fun. Raffle prizes will be drawn at this time as […]