Family Origami Art

This Summer we are offering an Origami Art Class lead by Shirley McDonald, a talented local Math teacher, who will teach us the paper arts of making beautiful butterfly creations. Join us Monday, July 17 at 5:00 PM for this fun, hands-on instructional activity. Location: Collegedale Public Library Meeting Room

D.I.Y. Tote Bags – Family Drop-in

Drop-in from 4:00-7:00 PM on Tuesday, July 18th for our Make-You-Own Book Tote Bag workshop. We supply the canvas totes, stencils and Sharpies and you bring the creativity. Design your own tote bag to hold all of your Summer Reading books this year. This is such a fun program for families, kids, teens and adults. Location: Collegedale Public Library […]

Collegedale Rocks! Family Garden Snake Project

It's Summer time and we would love your help creating our inaugural rock-garden-art project. Everyone will grab a rock and paint their own unique design. Each rock will be used to create a long "garden snake" that will decorate the library's flower beds. We would love for you to join us Wednesday, July 26th at […]

Adult Craft: Hoop Embroidery

Library Meeting Room 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States

Thanks to a generous donation, we will learn how to hoop embroidery together. Participants will select an 8” hoop kit of various designs that includes all of the necessary supplies with detailed instructions! This will be a great opportunity for us to work together and learn a new skill at the library. If you're already […]

Fall Foliage & Origami Program

Join us for a free Fall activity on Sunday afternoon! Our favorite local math teachers and community friends Ms. Shirley and Ms. Emily will be back to show us how to fold beautiful maple leaves and footballs for this fun Fall Sunday afternoon activity at the library.  Program will meet in the open space tables […]

Adult Craft: Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkin Door Hangers

Library Meeting Room 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States

Welcome Fall! We will be painting wooden pumpkin door hangers for this month’s Adult Craft project. Once we paint and decorate our hangers we will add pretty, decorative Fall ribbon as the finishing touch. These will be great hung inside or outside the home - on a door, a wall hook, a porch or in […]

Unboxing a Sewing Machine

Library Meeting Room 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States

Have you been considering or are considering purchasing a sewing machine? Or are you simply interested in an overview of sewing on a sewing machine? In this mini-workshop our Assistant Director Sarah will open the box on a new sewing machine the library and show us the steps of setting up the machine, threading the […]

Jack-o-Lantern Origami Art Workshop

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 […]

Adult Craft: Faux Stained Glass Art

Library Meeting Room 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States

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.

Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub

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 […]

Adult Craft: Christmas Tree Cake Earrings

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.

Adult Craft: Knotted Ribbon Wreaths

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 […]