Event List

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.

Starting an art journal can be a low stress practice to integrate into your daily life to increase your creativity. We'll introduce some tips, crafts and projects that can get you started.

Join historian and guide Jarrod Riddle of Spirit of Arizona Tours for “Arizona Myths and Facts,” a fast-paced, engaging look at the legends and truths of our great state.

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.

University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners are certified volunteers who answer questions about gardening, landscaping, plant identification, and plant problems.

Families can ride or scoot over to the Dobson Library for a fun and educational morning! Get fitted for a free bike helmet and learn safe cycling tips from John Boyd, Injury Prevention Specialist at Phoenix Children’s.

Has your child outgrown their bike? Is that old bike taking up valuable space? Donate it to Bob’s Free Bikes! Bob’s Free Bikes provides bicycles to children (18 and under) in the greater Phoenix metro area who might not otherwise have one.

Calling all Swifties! Join us at Gateway Library to celebrate Taylor Swift’s 36th birthday by making Friendship Bracelets with your close friends! 

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.

Each month, we will read a story that has been turned into a movie! This month's movie is "The Polar Express" (2004, rated G).

We’ll break out games and cards and families can choose their favorites to play. Playing games helps develop your imagination, teamwork and problem-solving skills.

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 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.

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Learn to cut a holiday greeting, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
We'll provide all of the equipment, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Join the Mesa Public Library table at Merry Main Street for a festive and fun STEAM adventure making Bubble Garland!

East Valley New Horizons welcome you to our Winter Holiday and Christmas Musical celebration.  Enjoy classics by Pyotr Tchaikowsky in Swan Lake and The Nutcracker (1800's) through many a silent night around the world.

Each month, we will create crafts themed to a book that is celebrating its "bookish birthday"!

Practice sustainability and repurpose a pinecone into a birdfeeder to give the birds a snack to eat during the chillier months. Ages 5+.

Join us as we explore the exciting world of STEAM! Each month we’ll focus on a new topic—like robotics, forensic science, digital art, or geometry—through hands-on activities and creative experiments.

Join us for a special nighttime storytime, complete with songs, rhymes, games, and a bedtime story. Ages 3-6.