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First 5 Pages Book Club

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Entertainment, Storytime
Event Details:
Join us for an elementary age storytime! We’ll read the first five pages of the book of the month and follow up with a story related activity. This month we will be reading File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents by Lemony Snicket and solving exciting...

Happily Ever Crafter

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: Early Childhood, School Age
Program Type: Storytime, Sustainability
Event Details:
Stop by the Youth Activity Room to hear a story and make a craft. The story may end but the craft lives on! All crafts will include recycled materials that you can find around your own home. Ages 4-9.  ...

This program supports the City of Mesa’s Climate Action Plan (MCAP), a Mayor and Council priority initiative to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, build resilience in our community, and address the negative outcomes of a changing climate.

Learn about the Library’s sustainability efforts
Get tips on living green

Disclaimer(s)

No non-family groups of 5 or more

PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to accommodate non-family groups of 5 or more children at youth programs.

Read to Poppy the Therapy Dog

10:00am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Dobson Ranch Library
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:
Dogs like to read too! Come read to Poppy a certified Pet Partners therapy dog.  ...

LEGO Club

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Room: Program Room (RM)
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Entertainment, Games

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.

LEGO® Club

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: School Age, Family
Program Type: Games
Event Details:
Come explore your creative side at the library with LEGO®. Children can either follow a monthly theme or build from their imaginations. LEGO® and jumbo blocks will be provided. Ages 5-9. ...

STEAM at the Library: Seed Bombs

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Educational, STEAM
Event Details:
In honor of Earth Day, we will be making Seed Bombs to beautify a yard or anywhere you think may need some more flowers. Design and carry out experiments to help you learn more about science — the fun way! Strap on your goggles and get ready to ha...

EVCT Express Acting Troupe Presents: Back Yard Aliens!

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Dobson Ranch Library
Room: Dobson Meeting Room (DR)
Age Group: School Age, Family
Program Type: Entertainment
Event Details:
Something’s not right. Aliens, oh no! What are we going to do? See how this thrilling tale ends with a performance from the Express Acting Troupe from East Valley Children’s Theatre. ...

EVCT Bravo Musical Troupe Presents: Broadway Headliners

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Library Branch: Dobson Ranch Library
Room: Dobson Meeting Room (DR)
Age Group: School Age, Family
Program Type: Entertainment
Event Details:
Enjoy a collection of Broadway musical numbers by the Bravo Musical Theatre Troupe from the East Valley Children’s Theatre. ...

Bird Watching Bingo & Crafts

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Educational, Sustainability
Event Details:
Celebrate Earth Day with sustainable crafts and a bingo bird-watching challenge. A take-home bird feeder craft will also be provided. Ages 6-12.   ...

This program supports the City of Mesa’s Climate Action Plan (MCAP), a Mayor and Council priority initiative to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, build resilience in our community, and address the negative outcomes of a changing climate.

Learn about the Library’s sustainability efforts
Get tips on living green

Build with Giant Blocks

10:00am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Dobson Ranch Library
Room: Dobson Meeting Room (DR)
Age Group: School Age, Family
Program Type: STEAM, Sustainability
Event Details:
Everyone loves building with blocks. We are recycling our cardboard boxes and turning them into giant building blocks. Building with blocks helps children work through the process of balance, weight distribution, and engineering skills in a playful e...

My Family Ghibli presents: My Neighbor Totoro

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: School Age, Family
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:
Bring the family in to watch My Neighbor Totoro, the Japanese animated fantasy film.  Enjoy the film while making a Totoro mask.   © 1988 Studio Ghibli GKIDS is a distributor of award-winning feature animation for both adult a...

LEGO® Club

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: School Age, Family
Program Type: Games
Event Details:
Come explore your creative side at the library with LEGO®. Children can either follow a monthly theme or build from their imaginations. LEGO® and jumbo blocks will be provided. Ages 5-9. ...

STEAM at the Library: Volcanos

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Educational, STEAM
Event Details:
In honor of Earth Day we will be making personal sized volcanos.  Plan to dress accordingly, this could get messy!  Design and carry out experiments to help you learn more about science — the fun way! Strap on your goggles and get ready ...

How to be a Citizen Scientist with Sci-Starter

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Educational, Sustainability
Event Details:
Find out how to help real scientists do their research with Citizen Science. Our Sci-Starter presenter will teach us how to use the tools in the Observing Pollinators Kit to collect data on bees! Ages 8-12 ...

First 5 Pages Book Club

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Entertainment, Storytime
Event Details:
Join us for an elementary age storytime! We’ll read the first five pages of the book of the month and follow up with a story related activity. This month we will be reading Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling and com...

Happily Ever Crafter

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Storytime, Sustainability
Event Details:
Stop by the Youth Activity Room to hear a story and make a craft. The story may end but the craft lives on! All crafts will include recycled materials that you can find around your own home. Ages 4-9.  ...

This program supports the City of Mesa’s Climate Action Plan (MCAP), a Mayor and Council priority initiative to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, build resilience in our community, and address the negative outcomes of a changing climate.

Learn about the Library’s sustainability efforts
Get tips on living green

Disclaimer(s)

No non-family groups of 5 or more

PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to accommodate non-family groups of 5 or more children at youth programs.

Kids Take & Make: Magic Tree House (May 1-31)

All Day
Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Book Groups
Event Details:
Come pick up your Magic Tree House Take & Make Packet! Packets are available at the Red Mountain Library for ages 8-11. Each packet contains a craft and activities. This month, we are reading Buffalo Before Breakfast by Mary Pope Osborn...

LEGO® Club

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: School Age, Family
Program Type: Games
Event Details:
Come explore your creative side at the library with LEGO®. Children can either follow a monthly theme or build from their imaginations. LEGO® and jumbo blocks will be provided. Ages 6-12. ...

STEAM at the Library: Chinese Tangram Puzzle

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:
In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month we will be making Chinese Tangram Puzzles.  Design and carry out experiments to help you learn more about science — the fun way! Strap on your goggles and get ready to have a blas...

LEGO Club

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Room: Program Room (RM)
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Entertainment

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.

LEGO® Club

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: School Age, Family
Program Type: Games
Event Details:
Come explore your creative side at the library with LEGO®. Children can either follow a monthly theme or build from their imaginations. LEGO® and jumbo blocks will be provided. Ages 5-9. ...

STEAM at the Library: Canoe Building

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Educational, STEAM
Event Details:
This week we will be experimenting with buoyancy. Will you be able to build a canoe? Design and carry out experiments to help you learn more about science — the fun way! Strap on your goggles and get ready to have a blast. Ages 5 -10. ...

LEGO® Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Library Branch: Dobson Ranch Library
Room: Dobson Meeting Room (DR)
Age Group: School Age, Family
Program Type: Entertainment, Games
Event Details:
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. ...

First 5 Pages Book Club

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Entertainment, Storytime
Event Details:
Join us for an elementary age storytime! We’ll read the first five pages of the book of the month and follow up with a story related activity. This month we will be reading The House with Chicken Legs by S. Anderson and creating mini-house bo...