Happy Labor Day!
The Collegedale Public Library will be closed Monday, September 2, 2024 in observance of the state holiday. We look forward to seeing you again Tuesday, September 3rd.
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Preschool Storytime
Preschool Storytime
Preschool storytime is an early literacy program for ages 3 to 5 years old with stories, music, and movement. *This event will be capped at 40 participants.* Theme: Book Characters Week 1: Pete the Cat Week 2: Very Hungry Caterpillar Week 3: Elephant and Piggie Week 4: Bruce the Bear
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Baby and Toddler Storytime
Baby and Toddler Storytime
This early literacy program for ages 0 to 36 months is designed for activity and movement. *This event will be capped at 40 participants.* Theme: Book Characters Week 1: Pete the Cat Week 2: Very Hungry Caterpillar Week 3: Elephant and Piggie Week 4: Bruce the Bear
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Preschool Storytime
Preschool Storytime
Preschool storytime is an early literacy program for ages 3 to 5 years old with stories, music, and movement. *This event will be capped at 40 participants.* Theme: Book Characters Week 1: Pete the Cat Week 2: Very Hungry Caterpillar Week 3: Elephant and Piggie Week 4: Bruce the Bear
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Family Event: Charm-ing Color Scratch Bookmarks
Family Event: Charm-ing Color Scratch Bookmarks
Join us Thursday afternoon for an easy, customizable bookmark craft. We will use tools to scratch a colorful design or name onto your bookmark. Then we will add a satin tassel with a cute charm of your choosing. This craft is open to participants of all ages, first come, first served, no library card requirement. […]
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String Theory
String Theory
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.
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Intro to Mahjong for Beginners
Intro to Mahjong for Beginners
Join us at the Collegedale Public Library for an introductory meeting of the new game sensation, Mahjong. This tile-based game dates back to 19th Century China with regional variants across Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan and Vietnam. It is considered a game of skill, strategy and luck. We are hosting this meeting to allow local novice […]
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Baby and Toddler Storytime
Baby and Toddler Storytime
This early literacy program for ages 0 to 36 months is designed for activity and movement. *This event will be capped at 40 participants.* Theme: Book Characters Week 1: Pete the Cat Week 2: Very Hungry Caterpillar Week 3: Elephant and Piggie Week 4: Bruce the Bear
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Minecraft Club
Minecraft Club
Join us as we bring Minecraft back to the library! Bring your own device or use the library's laptops. (Limited laptops; first come, first served).
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Preschool Storytime
Preschool Storytime
Preschool storytime is an early literacy program for ages 3 to 5 years old with stories, music, and movement. *This event will be capped at 40 participants.* Theme: Book Characters Week 1: Pete the Cat Week 2: Very Hungry Caterpillar Week 3: Elephant and Piggie Week 4: Bruce the Bear
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Adult Craft: Fall Gnomes
Adult Craft: Fall Gnomes
Home, sweet gnome! We will be painting 7” ceramic gnomes in September to kick off the first month of Fall. Be creative, paint and decorate a whimsical, realistic or abstract design to set off your gnome’s personality. Display it on your patio, in your yard, on your mantle or table’s centerpiece this Fall. All Adult […]
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Baby and Toddler Storytime
Baby and Toddler Storytime
This early literacy program for ages 0 to 36 months is designed for activity and movement. *This event will be capped at 40 participants.* Theme: Book Characters Week 1: Pete the Cat Week 2: Very Hungry Caterpillar Week 3: Elephant and Piggie Week 4: Bruce the Bear
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One-on-One with a Financial Advisor
One-on-One with a Financial Advisor
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 […]
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Preschool Storytime
Preschool Storytime
Preschool storytime is an early literacy program for ages 3 to 5 years old with stories, music, and movement. *This event will be capped at 40 participants.* Theme: Book Characters Week 1: Pete the Cat Week 2: Very Hungry Caterpillar Week 3: Elephant and Piggie Week 4: Bruce the Bear
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Paws to Read: Therapy Dog
Paws to Read: Therapy Dog
Meet Phoenix! 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 Phoenix or visit with him. If you are shy around dogs, you can watch Phoenix while you do the small craft provided. For safety, we […]
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Staff Development Day
The Collegedale Public Library will be CLOSED Friday, September 13, 2024 for our annual Staff Development Day. We will resume normal operating hours Saturday, September 14, 2024.
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Local Author Visit: Tyler Boyd’s The Biggs Machine
Local Author Visit: Tyler Boyd’s The Biggs Machine
Join the Friends of the Collegedale Public Library as they host local author Tyler Boyd who will discuss his book - The Biggs Machine - Historical/Non-Fiction. Open to everyone - no library card requirement. For the first half of the 20th Century in Polk County, Tennessee, Sheriff Burch Biggs reigned supreme. From 1904 to 1948, […]
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Baby and Toddler Storytime
Baby and Toddler Storytime
This early literacy program for ages 0 to 36 months is designed for activity and movement. *This event will be capped at 40 participants.* Theme: Book Characters Week 1: Pete the Cat Week 2: Very Hungry Caterpillar Week 3: Elephant and Piggie Week 4: Bruce the Bear
2 events,
Preschool Storytime
Preschool Storytime
Preschool storytime is an early literacy program for ages 3 to 5 years old with stories, music, and movement. *This event will be capped at 40 participants.* Theme: Book Characters Week 1: Pete the Cat Week 2: Very Hungry Caterpillar Week 3: Elephant and Piggie Week 4: Bruce the Bear
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Origami Workshop: Autumn Leaves Garland!
Origami Workshop: Autumn Leaves Garland!
Join local Math teacher and origami artist Ms. Shirley for some early Fall fun. We will learn to fold various styles of autumn leaves in this month's origami workshop. We will provide twine to string these up to make a festive fall garland to hang in your home! This would be a great activity for […]
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Baby and Toddler Storytime
Baby and Toddler Storytime
This early literacy program for ages 0 to 36 months is designed for activity and movement. *This event will be capped at 40 participants.* Theme: Book Characters Week 1: Pete the Cat Week 2: Very Hungry Caterpillar Week 3: Elephant and Piggie Week 4: Bruce the Bear
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September Fiction Addiction Book Club: The Frozen River by Arial Lawhon
September Fiction Addiction Book Club: The Frozen River by Arial Lawhon
Fiction Addiction Book Club will be discussing The Frozen River by Arial Lawhon - open to anyone, no library card requirement. A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history. Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River […]
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Preschool Storytime
Preschool Storytime
Preschool storytime is an early literacy program for ages 3 to 5 years old with stories, music, and movement. *This event will be capped at 40 participants.* Theme: Book Characters Week 1: Pete the Cat Week 2: Very Hungry Caterpillar Week 3: Elephant and Piggie Week 4: Bruce the Bear
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September Crime Reads Book Club: Practice to Deceive by Ann Rule
September Crime Reads Book Club: Practice to Deceive by Ann Rule
Crime Reads Book Club will be discussing Practice to Deceive by Ann Rule. Open to anyone - no library card requirement. In Practice to Deceive, Rule's first book-length investigative chronicle since In the Still of the Night, Rule unravels a shattering case of Christmastime murder off the coast of Washington State. presented with the clarity, […]
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Baby and Toddler Storytime
Baby and Toddler Storytime
This early literacy program for ages 0 to 36 months is designed for activity and movement. *This event will be capped at 40 participants.* Theme: Book Characters Week 1: Pete the Cat Week 2: Very Hungry Caterpillar Week 3: Elephant and Piggie Week 4: Bruce the Bear
2 events,
Preschool Storytime
Preschool Storytime
Preschool storytime is an early literacy program for ages 3 to 5 years old with stories, music, and movement. *This event will be capped at 40 participants.* Theme: Book Characters Week 1: Pete the Cat Week 2: Very Hungry Caterpillar Week 3: Elephant and Piggie Week 4: Bruce the Bear
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Intro to Yoga for Adults & Teens
Intro to Yoga for Adults & Teens
Local community member and Certified Yoga Instructor Cyndi Allen will be leading us through a beginner yoga class focused on relaxation. Bring your own mat or large towel and meet in the East Room at the Collegedale City Hall Building (rom that faces Imagination Station playground). This event is open to the community at no […]
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Baby and Toddler Storytime
Baby and Toddler Storytime
This early literacy program for ages 0 to 36 months is designed for activity and movement. *This event will be capped at 40 participants.* Theme: Book Characters Week 1: Pete the Cat Week 2: Very Hungry Caterpillar Week 3: Elephant and Piggie Week 4: Bruce the Bear
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Basic Sign Language for Babies and Toddlers
Basic Sign Language for Babies and Toddlers
Our Collegedale neighbor and library patron Miss Ellie will be here to teach us some of the basics of ASL communication to toddlers and baby + their parent, grandparent or other guardian. She will demonstrate greetings, basic words and emotions in order to allow our youngest patrons to communicate before developing their verbal skills. Join […]
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Preschool Storytime
Preschool Storytime
Preschool storytime is an early literacy program for ages 3 to 5 years old with stories, music, and movement. *This event will be capped at 40 participants.* Theme: Book Characters Week 1: Pete the Cat Week 2: Very Hungry Caterpillar Week 3: Elephant and Piggie Week 4: Bruce the Bear
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LEGO Let’s Play
LEGO Let’s Play
Join us as we play with LEGO bricks! Use your creativity and build anything you can imagine! This program is intended for ages 6 and up.
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Family Event: Mini Halloween Glitter Globes
Family Event: Mini Halloween Glitter Globes
Join us for a Tuesday afternoon family craft where we will make cute mini glitter globes for this Halloween season. This program includes a kit for each participant to create their very own Halloween-scene glitter globe. This event is open to the community, all ages, no library card requirement! First come, first served!
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Harry Potter STEM
Harry Potter STEM
Come to the library and explore STEM through the magic of Harry Potter. Create a circuit wand and Polyjuice Potion slime! (Limited availability; first come, first served).
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String Theory
String Theory
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.
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