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This event is in the "Gateway Library" group

Writing Workshop: Technology across Generations

Friday, April 3, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Inspirian Community Room (GW) at Gateway Library
Program Type:
America 250, Educational, Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Technology changes from one generation to another, and these days it changes rapidly within a single generation.

Library Branch: Gateway Library
Room: Inspirian Community Room (GW)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: America 250, Educational, Writing
Event Details:

Technology changes from one generation to another, and these days it changes rapidly within a single generation.

This event is in the "Dobson Ranch Library" group

Tall Tales: Paul Bunyon

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Dobson Program Room (DR) at Dobson Ranch Library
Program Type:
America 250, Writing
Age Group:
School Age, Tween

Let's compare different versions of the Tall Tale, Paul Bunyan. Afterwards, we will write our own tall tale. Ages 8-12.

Library Branch: Dobson Ranch Library
Room: Dobson Program Room (DR)
Age Group: School Age, Tween
Program Type: America 250, Writing
Event Details:

Let's compare different versions of the Tall Tale, Paul Bunyan. Afterwards, we will write our own tall tale. Ages 8-12.

This event is in the "Gateway Library" group

Writing Workshop: Your Family in the Americas

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Inspirian Community Room (GW) at Gateway Library
Program Type:
America 250, Educational, Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Whether your ancestors are indigenous to the Americas, came via migration, bondage or immigration, you will have an opportunity to explore writing about that experience in this session (so please bring paper and pen or a laptop).

Library Branch: Gateway Library
Room: Inspirian Community Room (GW)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: America 250, Educational, Writing
Event Details:

Whether your ancestors are indigenous to the Americas, came via migration, bondage or immigration, you will have an opportunity to explore writing about that experience in this session (so please bring paper and pen or a laptop).

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Writer in Residence Consultations

Monday, May 18, 2026 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Board Room (MN) at Main Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

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.

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.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Authoring Home: Arizona's Indigenous and Chicano Literary History

Monday, May 18, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Saguaro Room (MN) at Main Library
Program Type:
America 250, Writing
Age Group:
Adult

This presentation focuses on two early twentieth-century Arizona authors, Refugio Savala (Yoeme-Mexican) and Mario Suárez (Chicano), and details how their respective literary journeys and published works helped give voice to people not otherwise r

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Saguaro Room (MN)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: America 250, Writing
Event Details:

This presentation focuses on two early twentieth-century Arizona authors, Refugio Savala (Yoeme-Mexican) and Mario Suárez (Chicano), and details how their respective literary journeys and published works helped give voice to people not otherwise r

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Writer in Residence Consultations

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Board Room (MN) at Main Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

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.

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.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Writer in Residence Consultations

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Board Room (MN) at Main Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

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.

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.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Writer in Residence Consultations

Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Board Room (MN) at Main Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

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.

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.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Writer in Residence Consultations

Friday, May 22, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Board Room (MN) at Main Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

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.

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.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Writer in Residence Consultations

Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Saguaro Room (MN) at Main Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

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.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Saguaro 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.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Writer in Residence Consultations

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Board Room (MN) at Main Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

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.

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.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Writer in Residence Consultations

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Board Room (MN) at Main Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

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.

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.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Writer in Residence Consultations

Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Board Room (MN) at Main Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

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.

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.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Blackout/Collage Poetry Workshop

Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Saguaro Room (MN) at Main Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Adult

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.

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.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Writer in Residence Consultations

Friday, May 29, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Board Room (MN) at Main Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

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.

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.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Writer in Residence Consultations

Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Saguaro Room (MN) at Main Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

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.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Saguaro 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.