Week Calendar

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

Baby/Toddler Signs encourages language and brain development through songs, stories, and play in American Sign Language. Ages 0-4.

Learn advanced Excel topics like how to create pivot tables, how to use multiple spreadsheets, and how to use absolute references, vlookup, and other techniques. Proficiency in Intermediate Microsoft Excel is required.

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers no-cost tax help to people who generally make $54,000 or less, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax

Learn a new letter each week and enjoy stories, puppet skits, songs, and rhymes in this interactive storytime program for preschoolers!

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers no-cost tax help to people who generally make $54,000 or less, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers no-cost tax help to people who generally make $54,000 or less, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers no-cost tax help to people who generally make $54,000 or less, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax

If you have been considering bringing home a new animal to love, today is the perfect day to take the leap! Visit our adoption fair in the courtyard behind the library to find the purrfect addition to your family.

While buying your first house is exciting and something to be proud of, it can be a confusing and complicated process that can leave you feeling intimidated.

Bring the whole family for stories, songs, and a visit from a special truck that you can see up close! Today we will be visited by a City of Mesa Garbage Truck. 

From January through March, the Mesa Public Library is hosting bestselling author and writing coach Dane McCaslin as its very own Writer in Residence.

We know your fur baby is already adorable, but we've got just the thing to take their cuteness to the next level. Make a bandana for a pet at home or for one of the animals available for adoption outside the library!

Create t-shirt tug toys for your pups or jingly pom-poms for your kitties! Take them home to your own furry friends or leave them with us to be donated to the Maricopa County Animal Care and Control Shelter. 

Join our weekly literacy group if you would like to practice basic English listening and speaking survival skills. Adult non-native speakers are welcome, and no registration is needed. Please bring a notebook and pencil.

Meet our local writers and discover your next great read. Every genre of literature--mysteries, science fiction, thrillers, westerns--will be represented. Books will be available for sale and signing by the authors.

Learn how to download ebooks, movies, music, magazines, and more to your laptop, tablet, or e-reader from our Digital Help Desk support team.

Make your own animal mask and watch as three pets escape from a California ranch and embark on a dangerous quest to find their owners. Walt Disney Pictures. Rated G.

From January through March, the Mesa Public Library is hosting bestselling author and writing coach Dane McCaslin as its very own Writer in Residence.

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

Build your own robots with LEGO Mindstorm or VEX and code them to see what they can do! First time coding? No problem, instructions will be provided. For Ages 8+. 

Stop what you're doing and drop into THINKspot to craft! Materials, instructions, and inspiration will be provided for you. 

Young budding environmentalists in grades 4-8, join us at Conscious Crafters, a new club inspired by the growing "craftivist" movement!

This month we will engineer catapults and see how far we can launch things.

Investigate the science behind your senses by exploring sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste in five monthly installments of hands-on S.T.E.M. exploration! In February we will focus on the sense of smell. Grades 3-6.

Calling all future pilots!

Before Netflix and streaming on Smart phones, teens in the 80's and 90's rented VHS movies from Blockbuster. Join us as we make these nostalgic movie cassette tapes into awesome retro lamps. #RetroDay 

We'll be making paper plate party hats in this session of Young at Art. 

Music is like magic, and a great song can make even the worst day a little brighter.

From January through March, the Mesa Public Library is hosting bestselling author and writing coach Dane McCaslin as its very own Writer in Residence.

Come to the library for yoga in a relaxed environment without the pressure of attending a gym or studio. Session is for adults and appropriate for all levels, and will focus on technique the practice of yoga flow.

Now that you’ve written and designed your book, you are ready to have it printed and distributed. This class will cover preparing the files for print and choosing the right company for you. 

We regret that this program has been cancelled. 

 This month we'll be making cards, quilling, and mosaics with broken CD's. Materials will be provided.  

Teen Advisory Boards traditionally help library staff brainstorm ideas for how to best serve our young patrons. Some of the library's teen volunteers will join us to discuss potential events for our group to participate in or host i