Katie Lamb Public Library

Creature Features: Arctic Fox
2025-03-20 16:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Chestnut Hall, 4750 Swinyar Dr., Collegedale, TN, 37363, United States
Join us for an exciting event in Chestnut Hall at the Commons! Creature Features will visit us to present their Arctic Fox 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 a spot, including adults.

String Theory
2025-03-22 15:00 - 16:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
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.

Adult Craft: Bunny Jar Vases
2025-03-25 17:30 - 19:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
It’s March – Spring and Easter are on the horizon! Join us for the March craft where we will be making bunny rabbit glass vases with silk flowers to decorate our Spring tables this season. All materials included, first come, first served. This adult crafting activity is open to any community member aged 17 and up – no library card membership is required.

Dungeons and Dragons Club
2025-03-25 17:30 - 19:30 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us this month to play D&D!
Ages 11+, Limited Availability

Sign Language Basics for Babies and Toddlers
2025-03-27 14:00 - 14:30 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Our Collegedale neighbor, student and library patron Ms. 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 Ms. Ellie for a taste of ASL communications for parents and babies/toddlers!

Crime Reads Book Club: Sanibel Flats (Doc Ford #1) by Randy Wayne White
2025-03-29 15:00 - 16:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Crime Reads Book Club will be discussing Sanibel Flats (Doc Ford #1) by Randy Wayne White.
Its cool gulf breezes lured him from a life of danger. It’s dark undercurrents threatened to destroy him.
After ten years of living life on the edge, it was hard for Doc Ford to get that addiction to danger out of his system. But spending each day watching the sun melt into Dinkins Bay and the moon rise over the mangrove trees, cooking dinner for his beautiful neighbor, and dispensing advice to the locals over a cold beer lulled him into letting his guard down.
Then Rafe Hollins appeared. How could he refuse his old friend’s request-even if it would put him back on the firing line? Even if it would change forever the life he’d built here on Sanibel Island?
Randy Wayne White is an American writer of crime fiction and non-fiction adventure tales. He has written best-selling novels and has received awards for his fiction and a television documentary. He is best known for his series of crime novels featuring the retired NSA agent Doc Ford, a marine biologist living on the Gulf Coast of southern Florida. White has contributed material on a variety of topics to numerous magazines and has lectured across the United States. A resident of Southwest Florida since 1972, he currently lives on Pine Island, Florida, where he is active in South Florida civic affairs and with the restaurant Doc Ford’s Sanibel Rum Bar & Grill on nearby Sanibel Island.
This program is open to any community members, no library card membership required!

Closed Easter
2025-04-20
The Katie Lamb Public Library will be Closed in observance of Easter on Sunday, April 20, 2025.

Preschool Storytime
2025-05-06 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-05-13 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-05-20 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-05-27 10:30 - 11:30
This early literacy program for ages 3 to 5 is designed for activity and movement. *This event will be capped at 40 participants.*
Indoors in the pop up library on May 6th and 20th
Outdoors next to the Imagination Station Pavilion on May 13th and 27th
Theme:
Week 1- Frogs
Week 2- Gardens
Week 3- Farms
Week 4- Bugs

Baby and Toddler Storytime
2025-05-07 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-05-14 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-05-21 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-05-28 10:30 - 11:00
This early literacy program for ages 0 to 36 months is designed for activity and movement. *This event will be capped at 40 participants.*
Indoors in the library pop-up on May 7th and 21st
Outdoors next to the Imagination Station Pavilion on May 14th and 28th
Theme:
Week 1- Bunnies
Week 2- Gardens
Week 3- Farms
Week 4- Bugs

Book Besties
2025-05-07 16:45 - 17:45
A book club for ages 7-13. Read any book, then come to book club to discuss, snack, and do an activity.

Chess Club
2025-05-11 14:00 - 15:00 | East Room City Hall
Calling all chess enthusiasts – whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned player, the library’s Chess Club is the place to be! Join us for a fun and engaging session where you’ll play chess with others! Chess is not only fun but also strengthens important skills like critical thinking, problem-solving, and logical reasoning. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn, compete, and grow your chess skills!
The library has limited boards, please bring your own if possible!

Medicare 101: Understanding Your Options
2025-05-12 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-05-28 17:00 - 19:00 | City Hall​, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37315, United States
Join us for Medicare 101: Understanding Your Options! This informative session is lead by Mr. Tim Reynolds, a local Licensed Medicare Advisor who is passionate about demystifying Medicare for future enrollees or those enrolled who are curious about any upcoming updates or changes to Medicare policy and procedure. This session and his services are free of charge to our library community and everyone is welcome, no library card requirement for attendance. Bring your questions and get clear answers!

Dungeons and Dragons Club
2025-05-13 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-05-27 17:30 - 19:30
Join us this month to play D&D in the library pop-up!
Ages 11+, Limited Availability

Origami Workshop: Spring Flowers
2025-05-14 16:30 - 17:30 | City Hall​, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37315, United States
Join local Math teacher and origami artist Ms. Shirley for some Spring fun and paper crafting. We will learn to fold fun and festive flowers. This program is open to anyone in the community, free and no library card requirement.

Sign Language Basics for Babies and Toddlers
2025-05-15 14:30 - 15:00 | City Hall​, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37315, United States
Our Collegedale neighbor, student and library patron Ms. 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 Ms. Ellie for a taste of ASL communications for parents and babies/toddlers!
This activity is open to anyone in the community – no library card requirement!

STEAM Club: Candy Catapults
2025-05-15 16:30 - 17:30 | East Room City Hall
STEAM Club: Candy Catapults is a hands-on program where participants design, build, and test mini catapults using simple supplies and candy. (Limited availability; first come, first served). Ages 6-17

*CANCELLED* LEGO Free Play
2025-05-19 16:30 - 17:30 | East Room City Hall
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Fiction Addiction Book Club: The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
2025-05-20 16:30 - 17:30 | City Hall​, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37315, United States
In her latest enchanting novel, New York Times bestselling author Sarah Addison Allen invites you to a quirky little Southern town with more magic than a full Carolina moon. Here two very different women discover how to find their place in the world–no matter how out of place they feel.
Emily Benedict came to Mullaby, North Carolina, hoping to solve at least some of the riddles surrounding her mother’s life. Such as, why did Dulcie Shelby leave her hometown so suddenly? And why did she vow never to return? But the moment Emily enters the house where her mother grew up and meets the grandfather she never knew–a reclusive, real-life gentle giant–she realizes that mysteries aren’t solved in Mullaby, they’re a way of life: Here are rooms where the wallpaper changes to suit your mood. Unexplained lights skip across the yard at midnight. And a neighbor bakes hope in the form of cakes.
Everyone in Mullaby adores Julia Winterson’s cakes–which is a good thing, because Julia can’t seem to stop baking them. She offers them to satisfy the town’s sweet tooth but also in the hope of rekindling the love she fears might be lost forever. Flour, eggs, milk, and sugar . . . Baking is the only language the proud but vulnerable Julia has to communicate what is truly in her heart. But is it enough to call back to her those she’s hurt in the past?
Can a hummingbird cake really bring back a lost love? Is there really a ghost dancing in Emily’s backyard? The answers are never what you expect. But in this town of lovable misfits, the unexpected fits right in.
Sarah Addison Allen New York Times Bestselling novelist Sarah Addison Allen brings the full flavor of her southern upbringing to bear on her fiction — a captivating blend of magical realism, heartwarming romance, and small-town sensibility.
Born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Allen grew up with a love of books and an appreciation of good food (she credits her journalist father for the former and her mother, a fabulous cook, for the latter). In college, she majored in literature — because, as she puts it, “I thought it was amazing that I could get a diploma just for reading fiction. It was like being able to major in eating chocolate.”
After graduation, Allen began writing seriously. Her big break occurred in 2007 with the publication of her first mainstream novel, Garden Spells, a modern-day fairy tale about an enchanted apple tree and the family of North Carolina women who tend it. Booklist called Allen’s accomplished debut “spellbindingly charming.” The novel became a Barnes & Noble Recommends selection, and then a New York Times Bestseller.
Allen continues to serve heaping helpings of the fantastic and the familiar in fiction she describes as “Southern-fried magic realism.” Clearly, it’s a recipe readers are happy to eat up as fast as she can dish it out.

Preschool Yoga Storytime
2025-05-21 11:30 - 12:00
We will read a story centered on mindfulness and then move our bodies with some fun, simple yoga poses and breathing exercises. This program is for ages 3-5. Bring a yoga mat if you have one.

Family Craft: Paint by Sticker
2025-05-22 16:00 - 17:00 | City Hall​, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37315, United States
“It’s mesmerizing! Peel the sticker, place the sticker, and watch your painting come to life. Paint By Sticker is a compelling activity for artists, crafters, doodlers, and colorers of all ages, with everything you need to create vibrant, full-color “paintings,” and have a mindfully good time doing it.”
This activity is open to participants of all ages, first come, first served. All supplies provided – no library card requirement.

Adult Craft: Paint by Sticker
2025-05-22 17:00 - 18:00 | City Hall​, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37315, United States
“It’s mesmerizing! Peel the sticker, place the sticker, and watch your painting come to life. Paint By Sticker is a compelling activity for artists, crafters, doodlers, and colorers of all ages, with everything you need to create vibrant, full-color “paintings,” and have a mindfully good time doing it.”
This activity is open to participants 17+ years, first come, first served. All supplies provided – no library card requirement.

Crime Reads Book Club: Guilt by Degrees by Marcia Clark
2025-05-24 15:00 - 16:00 | City Hall​, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37315, United States
Harrowing, smart, and riotously entertaining, Guilt by Degrees is a thrilling ride through the world of LA courts with the unforgettable Rachel Knight.
Someone has been watching D.A. Rachel Knight — someone who’s Rachel’s equal in brains, but with more malicious intentions. It began when a near-impossible case fell into Rachel’s lap, the suspectless homicide of a homeless man. In the face of courthouse backbiting and a gauzy web of clues, Rachel is determined to deliver justice. She’s got tough-as-nails Detective Bailey Keller.
As Rachel and Bailey stir things up, they’re shocked to uncover a connection with the vicious murder of an LAPD cop a year earlier. Something tells Rachel someone knows the truth, someone who’d kill to keep it secret.
Marcia Clark is a former LA California deputy district attorney, who was the lead prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson murder case. She wrote a bestselling nonfiction book about the trial, Without a Doubt, and is a frequent media commentator and columnist on legal issues. She lives in Los Angeles.
This program is open to any community members, no library card membership required!
