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This event is in the "Red Mountain Library" group.
Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Program, Sustainability
Event Details:
Donate books, magazines, movies, and music without even leaving your car! Volunteers will be on hand at the Red Mountain Library to unload your donation. One hundred percent of the proceeds from our used book sales stay with the library to support pr...
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Saguaro Room (MN)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Educational, Special Program
Event Details:
Trace the lives of two women Holocaust survivors who both grew up in traditional Jewish families in Bedzin, Poland and later became residents of Arizona: Jane Lipski (Tucson) and Doris Martin (Flagstaff) as they managed to survive the Nazi onslaught ...
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Saguaro Room (MN)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Special Program
Event Details:
Looking for legal information? The Legal Information and Navigation Clinic offers free, walk-in English and Spanish speaking court-forms assistance.  Forms include divorce, paternity, estate administration, guardianship, child support,...
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Saguaro Room (MN)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Special Program, Sustainability
Event Details:
Rising summer temperatures add additional stress to plants in your garden - and to you! However, there are strategies to help your garden become more resilient to hot temperatures.  In this class, Noelle Johnson, AZ Plant Lady, will share her fa...

This program supports the City of Mesa’s Climate Action Plan (MCAP), a Mayor and Council priority initiative to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, build resilience in our community, and address the negative outcomes of a changing climate.

Learn about the Library’s sustainability efforts
Get tips on living green

This event is in the "Dobson Ranch Library" group.
Library Branch: Dobson Ranch Library
Room: Dobson Meeting Room (DR)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Educational, Special Program, Sustainability
Event Details:
Get container gardening tips from the AZ Plant Lady®. Noelle Johnson, Phoenix-based landscape consultant and author of Dry Climate Gardening, will discuss how to create, grow and maintain beautiful container plants in our hot, dry climate. ...
This event is in the "Red Mountain Library" group.

Family Self-Defense

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Room: Program Room (RM)
Age Group: Teen, Family
Program Type: Instructional, Special Program
Event Details:
Learn how to keep yourself safe with some basic self-defense techniques from the Muay thai discipline. Arizona Muay Thai instructor Shawna Kitzaman will be onsite to demonstrate some introductory moves that can increase your confidence and help you t...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "Red Mountain Library" group.
Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Room: Program Room (RM)
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Entertainment, Special Program
Event Details:
Something’s not right. Aliens, oh no! What are we going to do? See how this thrilling tale ends with a performance from the Express Acting Troupe from East Valley Children’s Theatre.     ...
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Saguaro Room (MN)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Special Program
Event Details:
Arizona author Sharon Skinner has written a variety of books for children, teens, and adults, including Lostuns Found and The Healer's Legacy Trilogy. While she talks about the joys and challenges of writing across age categories, Shar...
This event is in the "Outreach Services" group.

Celebrate Mesa

10:00am - 2:00pm
Library Branch: Outreach Services
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Program
Event Details:
Celebrate Mesa is a free family festival. Stop by and say hello at the library's booth! ...
This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Open Mic Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Saguaro Room (MN)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Entertainment, Special Program
Event Details:
Join us for Open Mic Night at the Library. Special guest, local author Austin Davis will do a reading from his newest book, Compulsive Swim. Performers are allowed two songs or two poems not to exceed 10 minutes total. This includes set-up an...
This event is in the "Red Mountain Library" group.
Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Room: Program Room (RM)
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Entertainment, Special Program
Event Details:
Enjoy a collection of Broadway musical numbers by the Bravo Musical Theatre Troupe from the East Valley Children’s Theatre.       ...
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Saguaro Room (MN)
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Educational, Special Program
Event Details:
The Mesa College Promise is a commitment from the City of Mesa and Mesa Community College (MCC) to Mesa residents, that all qualified high school graduates can attend MCC for two years with tuition and fees fully funded. The Mesa College Promise...
This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Let's Play!

10:00am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Educational, Entertainment, Special Program
Event Details:
Join us for a morning of guided play. Your young child will learn a variety of skills by exploring different interest areas with themed play kits.  A materials kit with the corresponding theme will be available for check out.   Ages...
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Saguaro Room (MN)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Special Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Part 1 of a 6 part small business series. You want your business to grow.  However, you are constantly "putting out fires", working long hours, missing opportunities and worried you are falling behind the competition.  In this workshop w...
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Saguaro Room (MN)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Special Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Part 2 of a 6 part small business series. Perhaps the most difficult aspect of running a business is Leading and Managing your people.  In this workshop we will help you asses your HR Needs, best hiring practices to follow, low-cost ideas for...
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Saguaro Room (MN)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Entertainment, Special Program
Event Details:
Join Joseph VanZutphen as he speaks about his novel Child of Sonora, a story that follows two 7-year-old boys in the Sonora Desert from two separate eras in time.  "Although each story illustrates the proverbial human pronouncement - that t...
This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Let's Play!

10:00am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Educational, Entertainment, Special Program
Event Details:
Join us for a morning of guided play. Join your young child in a meaningful play experience that will enhance a variety of skills.  A materials kit with the corresponding theme will be available for check out.   Ages 3-5.   ...
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Saguaro Room (MN)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Special Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Part 3 of a 6 part small business series. There are so many avenues to market your product and services that it can be mind boggling.  In this workshop we will discuss identifying your marketing goals, and evaluating your marketing options.&n...
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Saguaro Room (MN)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Special Program
Event Details:
Depictions of Asia and Asians in film and media have defined perceptions of Asian Americans in the U.S. since the early 20th century. We have seen the “model minority,” “asexual nerd,” “submissive mistress,” “tongue-tied immigrant,” and “kung-fu mast...
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Saguaro Room (MN)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Special Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Part 4 of a 6 part small business series. There are so many ways of growing your sales.  By the end of this workshop you will learn, what distribution channels are right for your business.  Develop and evaluate your sales process. Who sh...
This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Let's Play!

10:00am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Educational, Entertainment, Special Program
Event Details:
Join us for a morning of guided play. Join your young child in a meaningful play experience that will enhance a variety of skills.  A materials kit with the corresponding theme will be available for check out.   Ages 3-5.   ...
This event is in the "THINKspot at Main" group.

THINKspot Fashion Runway

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: THINKspot at Main
Room: THINKspot @MN
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Educational, Special Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
Unleash your inner fashion designer in this 4-day outfit sewing series. Learn how to use a sewing machine, follow a pattern and create a tailored outfit. Did we mention the fashion show and photo shoot at the end of the week? It's time to become a TH...
This event is in the "THINKspot at Main" group.

THINKspot Fashion Runway

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: THINKspot at Main
Room: THINKspot @MN
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Educational, Special Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
Unleash your inner fashion designer in this 4-day outfit sewing series. Learn how to use a sewing machine, follow a pattern and create a tailored outfit. Did we mention the fashion show and photo shoot at the end of the week? It's time to become a TH...
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Saguaro Room (MN)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Special Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Part 5 of a 6 part small business series. Using financial statements are critical to Managing your Business.  Understand the importance and more about Cash management, Accruals, P&L, Balance Sheet, cash flows, accounts receivable and paya...