Week Calendar

Join us for an adaptive story time designed to help children with sensory integration and neurodiverse challenges join in library programs. This program utilizes music, movement, repetition, and books that increase children's engagement.

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

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No Large Groups

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.

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

Whether you're a beginner or looking to refresh your skills, join us for a fun and relaxed crochet class! Learn the basics, work on creative projects, and enjoy a welcoming space to stitch and socialize.

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

Fall in love with your next great read at our fast-paced and fun Book Speed Dating event!

Learn to use THINKspot’s vinyl cutting machine to create a custom design for a tote bag. Supplies for this craft will be provided. A cricut heat press will be used to press the heat transfer vinyl onto the tote bags.

Let’s flutter, wiggle, and buzz our way into Valentine’s season with Little Love Bugs! Join us for adorable stories, silly songs, and a sweet craft celebrating love and friendship. Ages 3-5.

Play with your child and explore, create, and investigate with a variety of themed imagination stations. This program enables children to expand socialization and imagination skills! Best for birth- 5 years.

Join us at the Gateway Library with your yarn project and connect across generations through a shared love of fiber arts. Enjoy a welcoming space to create, share tips, and engage in conversation. Crafting is better 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.

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+.

Happy Birthday, Arizona! Drop in and celebrate 114 years of statehood with Arizona crafts, fun activities, and a tasty birthday treat. Ages 3–6.

Make a craft, listen to a story, or conduct an experiment - something fun will be happening every Wednesday in the Youth Activity Room! Supplies are limited.

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. 

This month's book for discussion is Strangers in Time by David Baldacci.

Join us in celebrating Arizona's Statehood Anniversary by helping us recreate the Arizona state flag!

Discover a new passion and learn the basics of a fun hobby in this hands-on, beginner-friendly program.

Learn the art of origami as we create fortune finders and heart shaped notes in time for Valentine's Day.

Learn about different cultures through food by passing the plate! We will explore how common everyday foods are utilized in various types of cooking. Together, we will cook a simple dish so you can experience food for yourself. 

Bring your friends and join in the fun with Switch Games like Super Smash Bros.! 

Open to tweens between the ages of 8-12.

Shine a light with a colorful tissue paper covered lantern. Glue red, white, and blue tissue paper to a mason jar, add the provided tea light, and you'll have a bright lantern with a patriotic glow. Ages 6-11. Registration required. 

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.

Step into a world where science meets sorcery as the Mesa Public Library welcomes the one and only Dr. T.

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

Get a little cozy in our corner of THINKspot and enjoy a craft or hobby.

This month we will relax by painting tile coasters.

Create art by cutting and pasting photos you love! Recycled magazines will be provided for inspiration, but feel free to bring images of your own too.

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.

Come explore your creative side at the library with LEGO®. Children can either follow a monthly theme or build from their imaginations. LEGO® and Duplo® blocks will be provided. Ages 5-12.

Stop on by THINKspot to play Magic the Gathering™. New players welcome!

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.

Stop on by THINKspot to play Magic the Gathering™. New players welcome!

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

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!

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 this community group in discussing mostly general fiction titles. 

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Bring your needlework project to work on while talking the evening away.  Don't have a current project you are working on? We will provide limited supplies for: crocheting, knitting, embroidery, and other needlework.

Unleash your creativity at Craft Night, a fun and relaxing evening of hands-on making at the library. All supplies are provided—just bring your imagination and enjoy crafting with fellow enthusiasts of all skill levels.

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 a magical evening as we welcome a gifted violinist for a serene outdoor performance beneath the night sky.