Katie Lamb Public Library

Fiction Addiction Book Club: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
2024-01-02 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results.
But like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show Supper at Six. Elizabeth’s unusual approach to cooking (“combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride”) proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn’t just teaching women to cook. She’s daring them to change the status quo.
Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist.
Join us Tuesday, January 2nd at 5:00 PM to discuss this marvelous work of fiction by Bonnie Garmus while we sip hot tea.

Origami Workshop: Christmas Ornaments - Part Deux
2023-12-14 16:00 - 17:15 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Back by popular demand! Join us for a free evening of learning the art of folding origami Christmas tree ornaments! We will make a beautiful star that converts to a wreath ornament – plus a stocking with candy cane, etc. Ms. Shirley and Ms. Emily will be back to teach us the necessary steps to create our own beautiful holiday ornaments. If you attended the November date – we will be creating different ornaments at this event. And if you did not attend the November date – please join us as you need not have been present at the first session to participate in the second session. Everyone was so enthusiastic that they asked to make more ornaments in December!

Adult Craft: Knotted Ribbon Wreaths
2023-12-12 17:00 - 18:15 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us for our December’s Adult Craft on Tuesday, December 12th from 5:00-6:15 PM. We will be making mini hand-knotted ribbon wreaths in festive holiday ribbon. These are perfect to hang in a window, on a bedroom door or wherever you need to add a little Christmas cheer in your home. All supplies will be provided! If you have a pair of new, sharp scissors or designated fabric-cutting scissors then it will be helpful to bring these for your own personal use as we will be doing a lot of ribbon cutting for this craft.

Crime Reads Book Club: We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz
2023-12-09 15:00 - 16:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
We Were Never Here” by Andrea Bartz is an involving domestic thriller; there are not too many surprises for anyone who reads a lot in the genre, but a tight plot and taut pacing makes it hard to put down.
Kristen and Emily have been best friends since college. Both had solitary upbringings, and they became uncommonly close at college. They’re now on the brink of their 30s, and still best friends.
But Kristen has moved to Australia for work, leaving Emily in the US. And Emily is starting to think that Kristen’s friendship isn’t enough for her; she wants a romantic relationship, marriage, kids.
The two women meet up in Chile for an off-the-grid holiday. It’s not the first time; they’ve had more than one adventurous holiday together. Towards the end, this one goes horribly awry. Kristen is attacked by a backpacker and has no choice but to kill him. They must cover up the murder to save themselves. After all, he was a bad guy, wasn’t he?
Remember watching movies with your hands over your eyes because they’re scary, but peeping through your fingers because you just have to know what happens? “We Were Never Here” provokes exactly the same feeling.
You know something awful is coming, you have a pretty good idea where it’s coming from, but you can’t step away until you know exactly what the awful thing is. This sense of suspense makes it hard to stop reading, even though the broad strokes of the story are pretty obvious.
Join us on Saturday, December 9th at 3:00 PM to discuss this thrilling mystery by Andrea Bartz while we enjoy hot chocolate and snacks.

The Great Cookie War
2023-12-05 17:30 - 18:30 | City Hall​, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37315, United States
Our first cookie decorating contest! So bring out the judges and grab the icing and sprinkles for an all out war! Cookies & decorating supplies provided by the Library. Participants will each receive a blank cookie and have a 20-minute timed window to decorate their cookie according to several set themes of their choosing. Members of our Friends of the Library will serve as voluntary judges of the night. This competition is open to all ages!

Long Term Forum
2023-12-05 11:00 - 14:00 | City Hall​, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37315, United States
Join the library with Thrivent Financial for a Long Term Care Forum to provide essential information to members of our community on planning for the future including the financial and healthcare aspects of aging. This forum will serve as a “one-stop-shop” to gather info from representatives in the areas of Medicare, nursing, mobility, legal and financial. Location is West Room of City Hall Bldg.

Paint & Sip Night (Adults and Teens)
2023-11-29 17:00 - 18:30 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us as we welcome local artist Jennifer Kring (https://jennifer94496.wixsite.com/jenniferkring) who will teach us the basics of painting a winter watercolor scene at the library. We will sip sparkling grape juice, listen to holiday music and create a winter painting for you to take home. All materials will be provided and this event is capped at 18 participants so please pre-register here: https://katielambpubliclibrary.org/event/paint-n-sip-night-adults-teens/?preview=true

Fiction Addiction Book Club: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
2023-11-28 17:00 - 18:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
“Anyone will tell you the born of this world are marked from the get-out, win or lose.”
Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, this is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. In a plot that never pauses for breath, relayed in his own unsparing voice, he braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities.
Many generations ago, Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield from his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel, but he provided its inspiration. In transposing a Victorian epic novel to the contemporary American South, Barbara Kingsolver enlists Dickens’ anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story. Demon Copperhead speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they can’t imagine leaving behind.

Paws to Read with Therapy Dog
2023-11-28 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-31 16:00 - 17:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
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 will limit the number of people in the room with Atreyu at one time.

Tween/Teen Hangout: Natural Gemstones Bracelet Making
2023-11-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us for our monthly craft for teens and tweens as we craft bracelets made from natural stones and gemstones. Tiger’s eye, rose quartz, lava rock, and more to choose from as you add charms, channel your energies, and create great wearable art!

Sign Language Basics for Babies & Toddlers
2023-11-15 14:00 - 15:30 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
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 neighbors, classmates, church friends, and etc? If so, join Ms. Sharon for a small taste of ASL communications!

Origami Workshop: Christmas Ornaments
2023-11-14 17:00 - 18:15 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us for a free evening of learning the art of folding origami Christmas tree ornaments! We will make a beautiful Christmas tree, a stocking with candy cane, teardrop Ms. Shirley and Ms. Emily will be back to teach us the necessary steps to create our own beautiful holiday ornaments.

Crime Reads Book Club: The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
2023-11-11 15:00 - 16:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
In every person’s story, there is something to hide…
The ornate reading room at the Boston Public Library is quiet, until the tranquility is shattered by a woman’s terrified scream. Security guards take charge immediately, instructing everyone inside to stay put until the threat is identified and contained. While they wait for the all-clear, four strangers, who’d happened to sit at the same table, pass the time in conversation and friendships are struck. Each has his or her own reasons for being in the reading room that morning—it just happens that one is a murderer.
Award-winning author Sulari Gentill delivers a sharply thrilling read with The Woman in the Library, an unexpectedly twisty literary adventure that examines the complicated nature of friendship and shows us that words can be the most treacherous weapons of all.
Once upon a time, Sulari Gentill was a corporate lawyer serving as a director on public boards, with only a vague disquiet that there was something else she was meant to do. That feeling did not go away until she began to write. And so Sulari became the author of the Rowland Sinclair Mysteries: thus far, ten historical crime novels chronicling the life and adventures of her 1930s Australian gentleman artist, the Hero Trilogy, based on the myths and epics of the ancient world, and the Ned Kelly Award winning Crossing the Lines (published in the US as After She Wrote Hime). In 2014 she collaborated with National Gallery of Victoria to write a short story which was produced in audio to feature in the Fashion Detective Exhibition, and thereafter published by the NGV. IN 2019 Sulari was part of a 4-member delegation of Australian crime writers sponsored by the Australia Council to tour the US as ambassadors of Australian Crime Writing.
Sulari lives with her husband, Michael, and their boys, Edmund and Atticus, on a small farm in Batlow where she grows French Black Truffles and refers to her writing as “work” so that no one will suggest she get a real job.

Creature Features: Visit from a Baby Kangaroo
2023-11-09 17:00 - 17:30 | City Hall​, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37315, United States
Join us for an exciting event in the west room at city hall! Creature Features will visit us to present their baby kangaroo and teach us about these interesting animals. This event is for all ages, however, there is only room for 35 people so sign up soon! All attendees will need to sign up for a spot, including adults.

Sign Language Basics for Adults & Teens
2023-11-08 17:00 - 18:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
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 neighbors, classmates, church friends, etc? If so, join Ms. Sharon for a small taste of ASL communications!
Meets in the Collegedale Public Library Meeting Room

Adult Craft: Christmas Tree Cake Earrings
2023-11-07 17:30 - 18:45 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
We will be making replica Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake Earrings to wear and show our holiday spirit this season! Each participant will be able to make one pair of earrings using clay with stainless steel posts or clip on posts.

Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub
2023-11-01 17:00 - 18:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Have you ever wanted to make your own natural bath products? If so, come out to this Fall program to mix up a small batch of Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub to revive your dry skin during the cooler months. This potion is great for dry skin season as it will help your skin feel soft and more moisturized. This is a great opportunity to try your hand at this sweet-smelling craft and potentially to inspire you to create more home-crafted goods for holiday gifts this year!

Trick or Treat at the Library
2023-10-31 15:00 - 19:45 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Stop in the library between 3:00-7:45 PM on Halloween night in your costume or favorite Halloween or Fall shirt to receive a Fall treat bag from your local Collegedale librarians. We hope that each and every one of you has a fun, happy and safe night and we hope to see some of you in the library.
(While supplies last.)

Fiction Addiction Book Club: Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See
2023-10-30 17:00 - 18:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
*Note – We normally plan to meet the last Tuesday of the month at 6:00 PM but this meeting has been adjusted to accommodate those who participate in trick or treating on Tuesday, 10/31/23.
For October Fiction Addiction will be reading and discussing Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See.
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The latest historical novel from New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, inspired by the true story of a woman physician from 15th-century China—perfect for fans of See’s classic Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and The Island of Sea Women.
According to Confucius, “an educated woman is a worthless woman,” but Tan Yunxian—born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness—is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful of female doctors in China, and she teaches Yunxian the pillars of Chinese medicine, the Four Examinations—looking, listening, touching, and asking—something a man can never do with a female patient.
From a young age, Yunxian learns about women’s illnesses, many of which relate to childbearing, alongside a young midwife-in-training, Meiling. The two girls find fast friendship and a mutual purpose—despite the prohibition that a doctor should never touch blood while a midwife comes in frequent contact with it—and they vow to be forever friends, sharing in each other’s joys and struggles. No mud, no lotus, they tell themselves: from adversity beauty can bloom.
But when Yunxian is sent into an arranged marriage, her mother-in-law forbids her from seeing Meiling and from helping the women and girls in the household. Yunxian is to act like a proper wife—embroider bound-foot slippers, pluck instruments, recite poetry, give birth to sons, and stay forever within the walls of the family compound, the Garden of Fragrant Delights.
How might a woman like Yunxian break free of these traditions, go on to treat women and girls from every level of society, and lead a life of such importance that many of her remedies are still used five centuries later? How might the power of friendship support or complicate these efforts? Lady Tan’s Circle of Women is a captivating story of women helping other women. It is also a triumphant reimagining of the life of a woman who was remarkable in the Ming dynasty and would be considered remarkable today.
Lisa See is the New York Times bestselling author of The Island of Sea Women, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Peony in Love, Shanghai Girls, China Dolls, and Dreams of Joy, which debuted at #1. She is also the author of On Gold Mountain, which tells the story of her Chinese American family’s settlement in Los Angeles. See was the recipient of the Golden Spike Award from the Chinese Historical Association of Southern California and the Historymaker’s Award from the Chinese American Museum. She was also named National Woman of the Year by the Organization of Chinese American Women.

Collegedale Family BINGO Night
2023-10-19 17:30 - 18:30 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
BINGO will play in rounds and is open to all ages! We will play for one hour and winners for each round will win small prizes. We hope to see you there!

Adult Craft: Faux Stained Glass Art
2023-10-17 17:00 - 18:15 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
We will be painting Fall faux glass picture frames (5×7). Participants can select a Fall design to create a stained glass style design. These can remain on display in the frame or the glass can be placed in a window to capture the sunlight.
Meets in the Collegedale Public Library Meeting Room.

Crime Reads Book Club: Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak
2023-10-14 15:00 - 16:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Crime Reads Book Club will be discussing Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER · OPTIONED FOR NETFLIX BY A PRODUCER OF THE BATMAN
GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER
“I loved it.” —Stephen King
From Edgar Award-finalist Jason Rekulak comes a wildly inventive spin on the supernatural thriller, for fans of Stranger Things and Riley Sager, about a woman working as a nanny for a young boy with strange and disturbing secrets.
Mallory Quinn is fresh out of rehab when she takes a job as a babysitter for Ted and Caroline Maxwell. She is to look after their five-year-old son, Teddy.
Mallory immediately loves it. She has her own living space, goes out for nightly runs, and has the stability she craves. And she sincerely bonds with Teddy, a sweet, shy boy who is never without his sketchbook and pencil. His drawings are the usual fare: trees, rabbits, balloons. But one day, he draws something different: a man in a forest, dragging a woman’s lifeless body.
Then, Teddy’s artwork becomes increasingly sinister, and his stick figures quickly evolve into lifelike sketches well beyond the ability of any five-year-old. Mallory begins to wonder if these are glimpses of a long-unsolved murder, perhaps relayed by a supernatural force.
Knowing just how crazy it all sounds, Mallory nevertheless sets out to decipher the images and save Teddy before it’s too late.
Jason Rekulak is the author of The Impossible Fortress, which was translated into 12 languages and was nominated for the Edgar Award. For many years, he was the publisher of Quirk Books, an independent press, where he acquired and edited multiple New York Times bestsellers. He lives in Philadelphia with his family.

Sign Language Basics for Adults & Teens/Tweens
2023-10-11 17:00 - 18:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States

Jack-o-Lantern Origami Art Workshop
2023-10-10 17:00 - 18:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us for a free Fall evening of learning the art of folding an origami pumpkin! We will “carve,” i.e. decorate his face or you can leave him blank. These would also make super cute place settings that you could personalize for your holiday dinner tables! Ms. Shirley and Ms. Emily will be back to teach us the necessary steps to create our own three-dimensional paper pumpkins.

Fall Break Monday Matinee: Hocus Pocus 2
2023-10-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Fall Break is coming to Hamilton County Public Schools! The kids are out of school the second week of October 2023. We will be showing Hocus Pocus II (PG), the 2022 sequel to the well-loved 1993 Disney classic Hocus Pocus. Join us the first Monday of Spring Break at 1:00 PM for popcorn and a movie. Bring a blanket, pillow or whatever cozy seating suits your fancy. We will have chairs also.

Learn 4 Truths About Long Term Care
2023-10-05 17:00 - 18:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Learn 4 Truths About Long-Term Care. Let your family care about you rather than for you. If you’re thinking “it won’t happen to me” when it comes to needing help as you age, you aren’t alone. But the need for care often comes anyway. Attend a free workshop, 4 Truths About Long-term Care, and learn how best to prepare for the kind of care you want.

Come have coffee on us and pull up chair for this informative session.

Free One-on-One Financial Assistance
2023-10-04 17:00 - 19:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
The Library is offering One-on-One sessions with Anthony Young who is a financial advisor from Thrivent, a nonprofit 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 you’re just starting out or preparing for a meaningful retirement, you deserve personalized financial guidance driven by what’s important to you. Together, we’ll assess your financial picture and explore how you can.

There are 4 sessions available starting at 5:00 p.m. Sessions are free, but limited, please register for a session (only one session per person); if you need to cancel, please let us know so we can contact someone on the waiting list. If you do not get a session this time, the library will be hosting Anthony again on future dates.​ *No products will be sold*
Pre-register today to reserve a spot!

Banned Book Trivia and Scavenger Hunt
2023-10-03 18:00 - 20:00 | TN
Join us for a trivia hour to answer banned book trivia for prizes! Questions will be geared towards ages 13 and up. Trivia will start at 6pm and last until 7pm. Afterwards, while you are here, all ages can complete a scavenger hunt of banned books for prizes. Scavenger hunt is open to be completed all week by all ages.

Family Sidewalk Chalk Art - National Good Neighbor Day
2023-09-28 16:00 - 17:00 | TN
In recognition of “National Good Neighbor Day” (September 28, 2023) we invite the community to come by and decorate the sidewalks and parking lot with positive messages and drawings to encourage our neighbors on this community-driven day. Please join us outside the library’s glass entrance doors to gather your chalk and get started on this neighborly community art project.
The “Good Neighbor” Pledge
I pledge to be the “good neighbor.” With the goal of becoming a more connected and caring community, I will be a person who lives with kindness and concern for my neighbors.
I’ll take the first step by connecting with neighbors and introduce myself. I will practice the “good neighbor mindset” to make connections, invitations, stay aware, and be available to my neighbors. Good neighbors make great neighborhoods.
