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.

Jump into adventure and ignite imagination as picture books come to life in this drama-focused and interactive storytime for preschoolers and their families presented by Mesa Arts Center.

Jump into adventure and ignite imagination as picture books come to life in this drama-focused and interactive storytime for preschoolers and their families presented by Mesa Arts Center.

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

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!

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. Children 10am-12pm

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.

Fuel up with healthy food and enjoy an activity provided by the library. Meals must be eaten on-site. Ages birth-18.

Fuel up with healthy food and enjoy an activity provided by the library. Meals must be eaten on-site. Ages birth-18.

Fuel up with healthy food and enjoy an activity provided by the library. Meals must be eaten on-site. Ages birth-18.

Swap your old books for something “new-to-you” at our Summer Reading Family Book Swap! Bring your gently used books in good condition and choose from a fresh selection to take home.

Spread the fun and extend the life of puzzles you’ve already completed by bringing in your gently used jigsaw puzzles (please check to make sure all the pieces are there!) in their boxes and exchange them for new-to-you puzzles.

Join us as we paint dinosaurs onto an individual canvas while learning about what dinosaurs' lives were like in the Jurassic Period.

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.

Explore paleontology as we transform into dinosaur detectives. Piece together a paleontologist kit, excavate at a dig site, and research your findings! Presented by the Arizona Science Center. Ages 5-11.

It's time to get messy! Leave the cleanup to us and join us monthly for fun, messy activities. This month we will be painting with a twist. You are not allowed to use a paintbrush. Ages 6-12.

Join us as we celebrate America 250 with a variety of classic films. Each week, we will show a family-friendly film that is considered an American Classic. This week's title: The Princess Bride (1987)

Come and explore the beautiful folkloric artform of Flamenco! Flamenco is an artform from the Southern Provence of Spain, Andalucia. Join us as we learn about the different elements that make up Flamenco.

It's puzzle time again! Teams of 2-3 will go head-to-head in completing a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle in less than 90 minutes. Find your team members and have 1 person from your team register for 1 of the 8 spots.

Create your own custom wooden medallion in this hands-on wood burning program at the library. Participants will learn techniques to burn designs into wood and personalize their piece with unique wearable or hangable artwork.

Take a blast into the past and learn how humans used pictures and drawings (known as Petroglyphs) to communicate and tell stories for future generations. Then, design your own petroglyph using clay and paint. 

Don’t be bored, play a board game! Join us for an open-play board game afternoon where kids and families can relax, play, and connect. We’ll provide the games—you bring the fun.

Worth the Hype? is a book club where buzzy books meet our critical thinking skills. Each month, we dive deep into a trendy or award-winning read and ask the ultimate question: was it really worth the hype?

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

If you have questions about the equipment in THINKspot, our THINKspot Librarian is available to help you turn your project idea into a concrete action plan.

This is a drop-in program; no appointment is necessary.