Upcoming Events

Learn to sew as a beginner or bring a project and socialize as a more advanced sewer. Come learn together and meet other sewers.

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 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!

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

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.

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.

Join us as we discover how fun it is to make absolutely dreadful art! Bring your worst art skills and see what kind of fun we can have! Ages 12-18.

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

Join us at the library to have some fun playing the Nintendo Switch with other members of the community. The game available for play during this session will be Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (rated E10+)

It’s teen movie night with a film based off a book. Limited popcorn and snacks will be provided.  We will be showing William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, PG-13.

Ages 12-18 

Sew items with others to give to charities. 

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.

Learn how to create a basic custom design and use the THINKspot embroidery machine. We will work on designs on library laptops, then a librarian will demonstrate how to use the embroidery machine. 

Join fellow teen readers for a monthly book club at the library. Each month we will select a theme and read books based on that topic. No grades or page requirements, just reading for the fun of it!

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.

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.

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

Engrave designs onto a laser cut keychain. Learn the basics of using Red Mountain Library's Glowforge machine from librarian Rin. All supplies, including keychain parts and Glowforge materials, are provided.

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.

Learn how to use a Glowforge laser cutter and engrave your very own Arizona keychain. Mesa celebrates America250!

Do you have questions about designing your own 3D models? Are you interested in trying to design something for the first time?

Join us as we craft a Valentine's Day themed project using the Needle Felting technique! 

Join us each month for some crafts. Drop in to make your own art or participate in the theme of the month. Ages 8+

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.