Toddlertime

9:00am–9:30am
Dobson Ranch Library
Library Branch: Dobson Ranch Library
Room: Dobson Program Room (DR)
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime

Toddlertime incorporates stories, music, and movement into an engaging storytime for children. Ages 16-36 months.

Disclaimer(s)

No Large Groups

Please note we cannot accommodate large groups at this event. If you have a large group, please email us at mploutreach@mesaaz.gov and we will be happy to discuss alternate arrangements.

Toddlertime

10:00am–10:30am
Dobson Ranch Library
Library Branch: Dobson Ranch Library
Room: Dobson Program Room (DR)
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime

Toddlertime incorporates stories, music, and movement into an engaging storytime for children. Ages 16-36 months.

Disclaimer(s)

No Large Groups

Please note we cannot accommodate large groups at this event. If you have a large group, please email us at mploutreach@mesaaz.gov and we will be happy to discuss alternate arrangements.

Nutrition for the Family

10:00am–11:00am
Red Mountain Library
Registration Required
Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Room: Roadrunner Room (RM)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Event Details:

A Nationally Certified Nutrition course offered through the University of Arizona that comes with weekly recipes and kitchenware giveaways!

Slow Stitching

10:00am–11:30am
THINKspot at Gateway
Registration Required
Library Branch: THINKspot at Gateway
Room: THINKspot @ GW
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Craft, Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Slow stitching invites participants into a calming, meditative approach to hand-sewing that emphasizes process over perfection.

Laser Engraving Your Art/Doodles

10:00am–12:00pm
THINKspot at Red Mountain
Registration Required
Library Branch: THINKspot at Red Mountain
Room: Glowforge (TS@RM)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Craft, Instructional
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how to use the Glowforge app to engrave your artwork. Bring in a drawing or picture on a piece of paper, we'll go step-by-step through the process.

Computer Skills Training

2:00pm–3:00pm
THINKspot at Dobson Ranch
Library Branch: THINKspot at Dobson Ranch
Room: THINKspot @ DR
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Computer Class
Event Details:

Mesa librarians will help you navigate several online learning platforms for technology so that you can improve your computer skills at your own pace and on your own time.

HOTspot Digital Help Desk

2:00pm–3:00pm
THINKspot at Red Mountain
Library Branch: THINKspot at Red Mountain
Room: THINKspot @ RM
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Computer Class, Instructional

Curious about downloading ebooks, movies, music, magazines, and more from the library with your laptop, mobile device, or ereader? Drop in during these sessions for one-on-one assistance on a first-come, first-served basis.

Writer in Residence Consultations

2:00pm–5:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room (MN)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Writing
Event Details:

Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Oscar Mancinas as our Writer in Residence from May 18 to July 18.

App Artist

4:00pm–5:00pm
THINKspot at Gateway
Library Branch: THINKspot at Gateway
Room: THINKspot @ GW
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Educational, STEAM
Event Details:

Every week we will create awesome projects using all sorts of different apps.

Blackout/Collage Poetry Workshop

6:00pm–7:30pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Saguaro Room (MN)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Writing
Event Details:

Former-Arizona Poet Laureate Albert Ríos once wrote "words are our weakest hold on the world," and this was before a global pandemic, and its consequent fallout, threw us all off our axes.