Kelly designs a challenge each year to help you expand your reading horizons, and this year she has a bingo card! Complete a line in any direction to be entered into a drawing for an Amazon gift card. Follow the link to register for the challenge on Beanstack: https://collegedalepubliclibrary.beanstack.com/reader365 **This challenge will continue throughout the […]
This early literacy program for ages 0 to 36 months is designed for activity and movement. Outdoor Storytime is back and this year we are meeting at the Playground Pavilion, so bring your blanket or mat.
Storytime is an early literacy program for ages 3 to 5 years old with stories, music, and movement. Outdoor Storytime is back and this year we are meeting at the Playground Pavilion, so bring your blanket or mat.
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 […]
This early literacy program for ages 0 to 36 months is designed for activity and movement.
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 […]
Build anything you can imagine with a world of virtual blocks! Come visit the library’s realm and enjoy 45 minutes of freeplay. Eight laptops are available on a first come first come first serve basis – feel free to bring your own laptop if you’d like! This realm uses Java edition. Ages 12-18
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 […]
This early literacy program for ages 0 to 36 months is designed for activity and movement. Outdoor Storytime is back and this year we are meeting at the Playground Pavilion, so bring your blanket or mat.
Build anything you can imagine with a world of virtual blocks! Come visit the library’s realm and enjoy 45 minutes of freeplay. Eight laptops are available on a first come first come first serve basis – feel free to bring your own laptop if you’d like! This realm uses Java edition. Ages 7 to 11.
Storytime is an early literacy program for ages 3 to 5 years old with stories, music, and movement. Outdoor Storytime is back and this year we are meeting at the Playground Pavilion, so bring your blanket or mat.
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 […]
This early literacy program for ages 0 to 36 months is designed for activity and movement.
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 a lesson on basic sign language for babies and children! Ages 0-7.
Join us for our monthly craft for teens and tweens as we paint “gourd-geous” wooden pumpkin door hangers and Halloween charm bracelets. This program is designed for ages 9-18.
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, […]
This early literacy program for ages 0 to 36 months is designed for activity and movement. Outdoor Storytime is back and this year we are meeting at the Playground Pavilion, so bring your blanket or mat.
Join us for STEM experiments using everyday household items. This month we’ll be doing “glow” experiments. We will make “glotion”, learn about polymers as you make glowing bouncy balls, make ooey-glowey oobleck, be amazed by making your own “alien blood,” and more science concepts as we build and engage our critical thinking skills. Ages 7 […]
Storytime is an early literacy program for ages 3 to 5 years old with stories, music, and movement. Outdoor Storytime is back and this year we are meeting at the Playground Pavilion, so bring your blanket or mat.
We will be painting Fall faux glass picture frames (5x7). 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.
This early literacy program for ages 0 to 36 months is designed for activity and movement.
This Kid’s Club is featuring a STEM program that combines colorful LEGO elements and Scratch coding to build projects with limitless creative designs. This program is for school-age kids 1st – 5th grade. No pre-registration required! If the eight spots fill-up, coding and STEM games will be available.
It’s slime time! Join us as we make different kinds of slime to take home, share with your friends, and impress everyone! The only scary thing is how much fun you will have! This program is designed for ages 9-18. This program is part of STEAMFEST. Find more information here: https://www.tnsteam.org/host DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND […]
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!
Welcome to the Land of OZ where time is all out of sorts. The past, present, and future are all happening at once and everyone is terribly confused. As you travel through OZ your task is to help Dorothy find out what happened to time. Join us for this annual event where the Library becomes […]
Welcome to the Land of OZ where time is all out of sorts. The past, present, and future are all happening at once and everyone is terribly confused. As you travel through OZ your task is to help Dorothy find out what happened to time. Join us for this annual event where the Library becomes […]
Kids, Tweens, and Teens are invited to build cool Lego figures and make them move with simple scratch programming! No experience with Lego or coding required. Pre-registration is no longer required!
What’s better than a massive pile of LEGO bricks? Absolutely nothing! Stop by our kid’s LEGO club and enjoy 45 minutes of LEGO free play. Ages 6 to 12.
*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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Build anything you can imagine with a world of virtual blocks! Come visit the library’s realm and enjoy 45 minutes of freeplay. Eight laptops are available on a first come first come first serve basis – feel free to bring your own laptop if you’d like! This realm uses Java edition. Ages 12-18