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App Artist

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: THINKspot at Main
Room: THINKspot @MN
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Educational, STEAM
Event Details:
Every week we will create awesome projects using all sorts of different apps. Learn vector graphics, raster graphics, pixel graphics, animation, and how to take your own work to the next level.  It’s time to learn how to unlock your creativity a...

Walk-in Wednesdays Presents: Eclipse

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Craft, STEAM
Event Details:
Walk in and learn about the upcoming solar eclipse with demonstrations, crafts, and instructions for safe viewing.   Supplies are limited. ...

STEM-ming Arizona

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Room: Program Room (RM)
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: STEAM, Sustainability
Event Details:
Let's learn about our impact on the world and the actions we can take to better our environment by leading our community toward sustainability using the 3Rs - reduce, reuse, recycle - in an interactive way through activities and projects. This tee...

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

Family Solar System Science

10:30am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Dobson Ranch Library
Room: Dobson Meeting Room (DR)
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Craft, Educational, STEAM
Event Details:
Learn about the upcoming solar eclipse with demonstrations, crafts, and instructions for safe viewing. ...

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.

Adult Solar System Science

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Dobson Ranch Library
Room: Dobson Meeting Room (DR)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Educational, STEAM
Event Details:
A physicist and local astronomy fan will discuss the upcoming solar eclipse and general eclipse science and history. We will also have ideas for engaging young people with the eclipse event and information on safe viewing. ...

Walk-in Wednesdays

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Craft, STEAM
Event Details:
Walk in and make a craft, listen to a story,  or conduct an experiment. Something fun will be happening on a Wednesday afternoon in the Youth Activity Room.   Supplies are limited. ...

App Artist

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: THINKspot at Main
Room: THINKspot @MN
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Educational, STEAM
Event Details:
Every week we will create awesome projects using all sorts of different apps. Learn vector graphics, raster graphics, pixel graphics, animation, and how to take your own work to the next level.  It’s time to learn how to unlock your creativity a...

Walk-in Wednesdays

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Craft, STEAM
Event Details:
Walk in and make a craft, listen to a story,  or conduct an experiment. Something fun will be happening on a Wednesday afternoon in the Youth Activity Room.   Supplies are limited. ...

Teen Time: Custom Art on Glowforge

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: THINKspot at Dobson Ranch
Room: THINKspot @ DR
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:
Get started using THINKspot's Glowforge and upload your own custom art to engrave. Teen Time is a chance for teens to hang out, create, play and learn with a different topic each time. ...

Disclaimer(s)

Computer Class Prerequisite

Must be comfortable using a mouse and a keyboard.

LEGO® Club

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

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.

Walk-in Wednesdays

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Craft, STEAM
Event Details:
Walk in and make a craft, listen to a story,  or conduct an experiment. Something fun will be happening on a Wednesday afternoon in the Youth Activity Room.   Supplies are limited. ...

Little Makers Playtime - Family Friendly Hour

10:30am - 11:30am
Library Branch: THINKspot at Red Mountain
Room: THINKspot @ RM
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Games, STEAM
Event Details:
Bring your little makers for a family-friendly hour of parent and child maker time. We will have STEAM  coloring crafts,  electronic toys, coding board games and electronics learning kits for older children. There will be something for ever...

App Artist

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: THINKspot at Main
Room: THINKspot @MN
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Educational, STEAM
Event Details:
Every week we will create awesome projects using all sorts of different apps. Learn vector graphics, raster graphics, pixel graphics, animation, and how to take your own work to the next level.  It’s time to learn how to unlock your creativity a...

Walk-in Wednesdays

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Craft, STEAM
Event Details:
Walk in and make a craft, listen to a story,  or conduct an experiment. Something fun will be happening on a Wednesday afternoon in the Youth Activity Room.   Supplies are limited. ...

Adventures in VR: Painting in Thin Air - Teens

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: THINKspot at Main
Room: THINKspot @MN
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Entertainment, STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:
Join us as we venture into virtual reality as we test out apps and explore new virtual places.  This month we paint in VR with the app Open Brush. Registration is required and spots are limited.     ...

3D Printer Training

1:30pm - 4:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: THINKspot at Red Mountain
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Instructional, STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:
Learn the basics of using our Ultimaker 3D printers. Once you complete this workshop, you can take our quick online Niche Academy training, pass all the quizzes with 100%, sign a THINKspot waiver and you are ready to make an equipment reservation! Br...

Walk-in Wednesdays

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Craft, STEAM
Event Details:
Walk in and make a craft, listen to a story,  or conduct an experiment. Something fun will be happening on a Wednesday afternoon in the Youth Activity Room.   Supplies are limited. ...

Maricopa Live Steamers

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Library Branch: Red Mountain Library
Room: Program Room (RM)
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Special Program, STEAM
Event Details:
Maricopa Live Steamers engineers and conductors will give a presentation on how they built their 120+ acre model train park in the City of Phoenix.  They will share information about how the trains operate, how the various tracks are built for d...

Glowforge Ornaments

10:30am - 12:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: THINKspot at Dobson Ranch
Room: Glowforge (TS@DR)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Craft, Instructional, STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:
Explore THINKspot's creative options and make seasonal ornaments on our Glowforge. ...

Disclaimer(s)

Computer Class Prerequisite

Must be comfortable using a mouse and a keyboard.

Make Your Own Picture Storytime

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Entertainment, STEAM
Event Details:
Aspiring artists and their families are invited to try their hand at being a book illustrator and draw the last picture of two storybooks read by our librarian! Ages 5-8 ...

App Artist

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: THINKspot at Main
Room: THINKspot @MN
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Educational, STEAM
Event Details:
Every week we will create awesome projects using all sorts of different apps. Learn vector graphics, raster graphics, pixel graphics, animation, and how to take your own work to the next level.  It’s time to learn how to unlock your creativity a...

Walk-in Wednesdays

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Activity Room (MN)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Craft, STEAM
Event Details:
Walk in and make a craft, listen to a story,  or conduct an experiment. Something fun will be happening on a Wednesday afternoon in the Youth Activity Room.   Supplies are limited. ...

Machine: Impossible

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: THINKspot at Main
Room: THINKspot @MN
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Educational, STEAM
Event Details:
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to create a machine that can solve a problem and maybe even save the world. This program will self-destruct in 60 minutes. This program is limited to the first 10 participants.     ...

Little Makers Playtime - Family Friendly Hour

10:30am - 11:30am
Library Branch: THINKspot at Red Mountain
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Games, STEAM
Event Details:
Bring your little makers for a family friendly hour of parent and child maker time. We will have STEAM  coloring crafts,  electronic toys, coding board games and electronics learning kits for older children. There will be something for ever...