Katie Lamb Public Library

Crime Reads Book Club: Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara
2024-03-02 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Chicago, 1944: Twenty-year-old Aki Ito and her parents have just been released from Manzanar, where they have been detained by the US government since the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, together with thousands of other Japanese Americans. The life in California the Itos were forced to leave behind is gone; instead, they are being resettled two thousand miles away in Chicago, where Aki’s older sister, Rose, was sent months earlier and moved to the new Japanese American neighborhood near Clark and Division streets. But on the eve of the Ito family’s reunion, Rose is killed by a subway train.
Aki, who worshipped her sister, is stunned. Officials are ruling Rose’s death a suicide. Aki cannot believe her perfect, polished, and optimistic sister would end her life. Her instinct tells her there is much more to the story, and she knows she is the only person who could ever learn the truth.
Inspired by historical events, Clark and Division infuses an atmospheric and heartbreakingly real crime fiction plot with rich period details and delicately wrought personal stories Naomi Hirahara has gleaned from thirty years of research and archival work in Japanese American history.
Naomi Hirahara is the Edgar Award-winning author of multiple mystery series, noir short stories, nonfiction history books and one middle-grade novel. Her Mas Arai series, which features a Los Angeles gardener and Hiroshima survivor who solves crimes, has been translated into Japanese, French and Korean. Her two other series star a young mixed race female LAPD bicycle cop, Ellie Rush, and a Filipina-Japanese American woman in Kauai, Lellani Santiago. Her first historical mystery, CLARK AND DIVISION, will be released by Soho Crime in August 2021. She, her husband and Jack Russell dog live happily in her birthplace of Pasadena, California.

Adult Craft: Pot ‘o Gold Rainbow Wreaths
2024-03-05 17:00 - 18:15 | City Hall​, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37315, United States
We will be crafting Pot ‘o Gold Rainbow Wreaths to decorate our doors for Saint Patrick’s Day and could even carry into April for “April Showers” month since we see a lot of rainbows during this time of year. ?
Please note:

This event will be capped at 24 participants.
First come, first served.
No seat-saving.
Participants must be aged 17+ years old.
This activity will meet in a new location, The Collegedale City Hall Building – West Room.

One-on-One with a Financial Advisor
2024-03-06 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 licensed 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 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!

Collegedale Family BINGO Night
2024-03-12 17:00 - 18:00 | City Hall​, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37315, United States
BINGO is back! We will play in rounds and will be 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 for an early evening of family fun.
This activity meets in the Collegedale City Hall Building – West Room.

Sign Language Basics for Adults, Teens & Tweens
2024-03-13 17:00 - 17:45 | 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 taste of ASL communications!

Family Fun: Leprechaun Rainbow Craft
2024-03-14 16:30 - 17:30 | City Hall​, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37315, United States
This Family Fun activity is intended for all ages! It is a great opportunity for parents or grandparents to craft with a child or a teen – or even for two adult friends to spend some quality time together. We will be making these rainbows using repurpose cardboard + multi-colored pom-pom balls and glue. Note: This activity is capped at 35 participants, first come, served.

Friends of Collegedale Public Library Local Author Presentation: Bonnie Blaylock - Light to the Hills
2024-03-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Friends of Collegedale Public Library’s Local Author Presentation: Bonnie Blaylock’s Light to the Hills.
Bonnie writes historical fiction and women’s fiction, although she’s not ruling out other genres in the future. Before publishing personal essays and delving into longer fiction, in a past life, she authored multiple tech/science articles in the realm of environmental science. She currently lives on a small farm near Nashville. Bonnie welcomes readers and is always available for reader group chats. Please visit her at www.bonnieblaylock.com for more information. She is a member of HNS and the Women’s National Book Association.
Light to the Hills is a richly rewarding novel about family bonds, the power of words, and the resilience of mothers and daughters in 1930s Appalachia.
The folks in the Kentucky Appalachians are scraping by. Coal mining and hardscrabble know-how are a way of life for these isolated people. But when Amanda Rye, a young widowed mother and traveling packhorse librarian, comes through a mountain community hit hard by the nation’s economic collapse, she brings with her hope, courage, and apple pie. Along the way, Amanda takes a shine to the MacInteer family, especially to the gentle Rai; her quick-study daughter, Sass; and Finn, the eldest son who’s easy to warm to. They remind Amanda of her childhood and her parents with whom she longs to be reconciled.
Her connection with the MacInteers deepens, and Amanda shares with them a dangerous secret from her past. When that secret catches up with Amanda in the present, she, Rai, Sass, and Finn find their lives intersecting—and threatened—in the most unexpected ways. Now they must come together as the truth lights a path toward survival, mountain justice, forgiveness, and hope.

Origami Workshop: Bunny Bookmarks & Spring Tulips
2024-03-19 17:00 - 18:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us for a free early Spring afternoon of learning the art of folding origami bunny bookmarks and Spring tulips! We will make the cutest little bunny corner bookmarks to use for Spring reading. Make extras for Easter baskets! Additionally, we will learn to fold origami tulips.

Sign Language for Babies & Toddlers
2024-03-20 14:00 - 14:30 | 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, etc? If so, join Ms. Sharon for a small taste of ASL communications!

String Theory
2024-03-23 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.

Fiction Addiction Book Club: A Quiet Life by Ethan Joetta
2024-03-26 17:00 - 18:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
From the author of A Little Hope —a Read with Jenna Bonus Pick—comes another “heartwarming, character-driven” ( Booklist ) life-affirming novel about three individuals whose lives intersect in unforeseen ways.
Set in a close-knit suburb in the grip of winter, A Quiet Life follows three people grappling with loss and finding a tender wisdom in their grief.
Chuck Ayers used to look forward to nothing so much as his annual trip to Hilton Head with his wife, Cat—that yearly taste of relaxation they’d become accustomed to after a lifetime of working and raising two children. Now, just months after Cat’s death, Chuck finds that he can’t let go of her belongings—her favorite towel, the sketchbooks in her desk drawer—as he struggles to pack for a trip he can’t imagine taking without her.
Ella Burke delivers morning newspapers and works at a bridal shop to fill her days while she anxiously awaits news—any piece of information—about her missing daughter. Ella adjusts to life in a new apartment and answers every call on her phone, hoping her daughter will reach out.
After the sudden death of her father, Kirsten Bonato set aside her veterinary school aspirations, finding comfort in the steady routine of working at an animal shelter. But as time passes, old dreams and new romantic interests begin to surface—and Kirsten finds herself at another crossroads.
In this beautiful and profoundly moving novel, three parallel narratives converge in poignant and unexpected ways, as each character bravely presses onward, trying to recover something they have lost. Emotionally riveting and infused with hope, “the soothing tone and warm worldview of this grown-up bedtime story will be good for what ails you” (Kirkus Reviews).
Ethan Joella teaches English and psychology at the University of Delaware and specializes in community writing workshops. His work has appeared in River Teeth, The Cimarron Review, The MacGuffin, Delaware Beach Life, and Third Wednesday. He is the author of A Little Hope, which was a Read with Jenna Bonus Selection and A Quiet Life. He lives in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, with his wife and two daughters.
