Week Calendar

Get an early peek of the outdoor space, meet library staff, and discover some of the exciting new features coming soon!

Whether you’re brand new to biking or just looking for a quick refresher, this class is perfect for you. We’ll share simple, practical tips to help older adults feel confident and safe while riding.

Baby Lapsit introduces the rhythm and beauty of language to babies. Birth-16 months.

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Join us to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States!

Get an early peek of the outdoor space, meet library staff, and discover some of the exciting new features coming soon!

Get an early peek of the outdoor space, meet library staff, and discover some of the exciting new features coming soon!

Celebrate Mesa Reads!

Mesa Celebrates America 250! Join us for a storytime and turkey themed craft.

Dig in, de-stress, and grow something beautiful with our hands-on gardening program for adults!

Learn how to use the Silhouette Cameo Pro 4 cutting machine to create Thanksgiving centerpieces out of cardstock paper. Take home your centerpieces at the end of the program.

Join us for songs, stories, words, letters, numbers, and general silliness in this storytime designed to get children ready for kindergarten. Ages 3-5.

Join us for songs, stories, words, letters, numbers, and general silliness in this storytime designed to get children ready for kindergarten. Ages 3-5.

Take a mindful break and color with us! Drop by the Read Runner for a relaxing hour of adult coloring—no experience needed. We’ll provide premium coloring pages (mandalas, nature, geometric), colored pencils, fine-tip markers, and clipboards.

Dignity Health will be onsite to provide free oral screenings for children with their licensed dental hygienists.

Join us to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States!

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

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

We'll share sweet Thanksgiving stories about gratitude, then little ones will use their hands and hearts to create a colorful craft that celebrates what they're thankful for. Mesa Celebrates 250! Ages 3-5. 

Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Marc Mason as our Writer in Residence from October 1 to December 31.

Come celebrate the Fall season at the Red Mountain Library Fall Festival. There will be carnival style games, crafts, and more for kids aged 3-8 and their families. 

Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Marc Mason as our Writer in Residence from October 1 to December 31.

The Kith & Kin Program, a program of Candelen, is a 10-week series designed for family, friend and neighbor (FFN) caregivers; grandparents, family members, friends, neighbors and unrelated adults that support families with their childcare need

Cholla Quilters, a non-profit chapter of the Arizona Quilt Guild will be hosting a Quilting Demonstration Day.

Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Marc Mason as our Writer in Residence from October 1 to December 31.

Practice English and meet new friends! Build your English listening and speaking skills while learning about American culture. Please bring a notebook and pencil. Best for intermediate learners. Ages 18+.

Families who craft together stay together. We’ll provide supplies, tools, and ideas to get you started, but the final creation is up to you.

Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Marc Mason as our Writer in Residence from October 1 to December 31.

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.

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.

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.

Mesa Celebrates 250! Learn about pickling and make easy fridge pickles! Supplies are limited, feel free to bring your own clean glass jar.

If you are new to the computer then Computer Basics is the place to start.  This week we will learn how to type on a keyboard. 

Enjoy bedazzling fall themed bookmarks with colorful diamonds! Beginners and more experienced diamond art crafters are both welcome!

Explore THINKspot's creative options and learn how to use our sewing machines to make your own reusable hot/cold rice bag—perfect for easing sore muscles, warming up on chilly nights, or cooling down on hot days.

Stop by the library to celebrate the release of "Wicked: For Good"! Crafts and activities will be provided while we watch Wicked (part 1).

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.

Are you a fan of the Pokémon Trading Card Game? Then the Red Mountain Pokémon TCG Club is the place for you! Bring your most powerful Pokémon deck to the library and play against other kids in your community.

Decorate a rock with messages or designs to spread positivity and gratitude.

Learn and play Dungeons & Dragons®  with an experienced player.  Already know how to play? Come in and use the space to lead your own campaign. New players are welcome.

Learn the art of Origami as we create pumpkins and leaves. Ages 13+.

Join other book lovers to discuss your recent favorite reads in our new teen book club. No essays, no grades, just books worth talking about with other readers who get it.

It’s teen movie night with a film based off a book. Limited popcorn and snacks will be provided.  We will be showing Little Women PG. In recognition of Mesa Celebrates 250!

Ages 12-18 

Meetings for FY25/26 can be attended in the Board Room at the Main Library, 64 E. 1st St. at 5:30pm unless noted otherwise. More about Library Advisory Board Meetings

The Jane Austen Film Club will be celebrating this influential author ahead of her 250th birthday in December. For three months, we will be watching adaptations of some of Austen's most popular works.

Junior Jokesters, a youth improv group, will entertain their audience with their comedy improv in a show they make up on the spot.

Medicare is complex and evolving; it is a health insurance program for folks turning 65 years old and for people with certain disabilities.

To allow others the opportunity to participate, please register for only one of the two Let's Eat! for Adults programs.

We make the funnies happen.  EVCT On the Spot is an improv theatre troupe for teens directed by Aaron Blanco.  Each semester, students develop and rehearse skills to tour improvised performances around the East Valley.  

Try your hand at a low-stakes craft night. This month we'll be making custom bookmarks.

Learn how to use the Brother sewing machines by creating your own sewing project. Instruction and materials are provided. Mesa Celebrates 250! 

Not everyone wants to write the Great American Novel. Indeed, plenty of folks would rather get in touch with their inner poet. Perhaps they've always dreamed about making a comic or graphic novel out of their stories.

To allow others the opportunity to participate, please register for only one of the two Let's Eat! for Adults programs.