Event List

Benjamin Franklin was not a gambling man.

Prepare for our country's semiquincentennial and test your knowledge of US History in this fun five-round trivia challenge.

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.

Get started with creating your own junk journal. Junk journals are like scrap books but created using found materials and ephemera, such as stickers, ticket stubs, receipts, flyers, and more.

Do you have questions about designing your own 3D models? Are you interested in trying to design something for the first time?

Four Cities. Four Library Systems. One Champion! 

Come join the second Inter-City Puzzle Tournament!

If your math homework gives you a headache, former math teacher Mr. Rogowski can help by showing you how to solve problems and proofs during the library's math lab for teens.

Join us as we discover how fun it is to make absolutely dreadful art! Bring your worst art skills and see what kind of fun we can have! 

Explore THINKspot's creative options and learn how engrave your original art with the Glowforge.

Come join the second Inter-City Puzzle Tournament!

Have you been dreaming of learning to sew, but don't know where to start? Learn the basics with librarian Rin! We will go over buttons and settings and do a simple beginner project.

Create a unique Valentine’s card that lights up using simple paper circuits. Add LEDs and your own creativity to make a glowing message that truly shines.

Author Jill Beissel presents her latest, a suspenseful, female-driven adventure mystery set in the Arizona wilderness exploring friendship, betrayal, and a deadly treasure hunt. Glitter and Gold is her debut novel.

If you have questions about the equipment in THINKspot, our THINKspot Librarian and volunteers are available to help you turn your project idea into a concrete action plan.

This is a drop-in program; no appointment is necessary.

Learn the basic of 3D printers and create your own magnet design or download a premade design from Thingiverse.com. 3D Print your magnet, then stick a magnetic strip (provided by the library) on the back.

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.

Learn how to use the Silhouette Cameo to make Arizona-themed stickers to celebrate our state's birthday.

If your math homework gives you a headache, former math teacher Mr. Rogowski can help by showing you how to solve problems and proofs during the library's math lab for teens.

The United States is turning 250 years old in July, and we are celebrating with a special book club highlighting American classics, new and old, in literature.

Learn to sew as a beginner or bring a project and socialize as a more advanced sewer. Come learn together and meet other sewers.

Join us as we learn to use a sewing machine like a pro. This month, we will be making a Wrist Pillow. In this crafty program, we will supply the materials, so all you need to bring is the enthusiasm!

Join us for Gateway Library’s Manga Mania Book Club! Each month, we will read the first volume of a manga series and discuss what we like (and don’t like) about it.

Join us for a guided crochet-along at Red Mountain! We’ll all work on the same pattern, each creating our own piece while learning together.