Eva Traube Abrams, a semi-retired librarian in Florida, is shelving books one morning when her eyes lock on a photograph in a magazine lying open nearby. She freezes; it’s an image of a book she hasn’t seen in sixty-five years—a book she recognizes as The Book of Lost Names. The accompanying article discusses the looting […]
Collegedale Parks and Recreation is bringing back their “May the Fourth be With You” event on Saturday, May 4. The event is for all ages and families to join other fans of the movie Star Wars in an evening of fun activities. Participants will learn agility and basic combat, test their skills, enjoy crafts, take […]
Collegedale Public Library and Collegedale Parks and Recreation will partner up to host the ever popular monthly BINGO again in May! We will play in rounds and this event is open to all ages! We will play for one hour and winners for each round will win small prizes. There is no entry fee and […]
The Library is offering One-on-One sessions with Anthony Young who is a financial advisor from Thrivent, a non-profit financial organization. 30 minute sessions are free and private in our meeting room. Getting your finances in order isn’t always easy or clear. That’s why Anthony is here to provide the expertise and support you need. Whether […]
Join us at our annual planting party for our Community Garden.Here is a chance to get your hands dirty and play in the dirt while helping us plant our new plants for this year's harvest.The produce grown in these beds will be used for future programs.
Join us for this Dino-roar-some-themed workshop with our local Math teacher Ms. Shirley - where we will learn the art of folding a super cool origami dinosaur! This free activity is open to all community members, no library card requirement!
Our Collegedale neighbor and library patron Ms. Sharon will be here to teach us some of the basics of ASL communication to toddlers and baby + their parent, grandparent or other guardian. She will demonstrate greetings, basic words and emotions in order to allow our youngest patrons to communicate before developing their verbal skills. Join […]
*The Library will be adjusting the meeting time for Fiction Addiction during May-July to the third Wednesdays of each month at 4:00 PM (unless there is a state/national holiday that prevents us from meeting on the third Wednesdays). Fiction Addiction Book Club will be discussing The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. Between life and death […]
Join the Collegedale Public Library, Collegedale Parks & Recreation and the Samaritan Center for this awesome community service opportunity. We will be working together to pack Teen Survival Packs for local underserved teens to assist them with hygiene care and other personal care items. Any community members are invited to assist us with this mission, […]
Join us at the Collegedale Public Library for an introductory meeting of the new game sensation, Mahjong. This tile-based game dates back to 19th Century China with regional variants across Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan and Vietnam. It is considered a game of skill, strategy and luck. We are hosting this meeting to allow local novice […]
Bring any style of needlework project (knit, crochet, cross stitch, embroidery…) to this informal gathering and talk about books, recipes, and whatever else strikes your fancy while you work.
Join the Collegedale Friends of the Library as they host local author Nathaniel K. Gee who will discuss his book - The Business Proposal. Byron loves his job as a marriage counselor but is disappointed when he begins to lose clients because of his marital status. Julie is similarly frustrated with the world's view that […]
*We are adjusting the time of the Adult Craft to a 5:30 start time beginning with this month's program. We will be making upcycled patriotic wreaths in time for Memorial Day and Summer home decor. We will use floral foam wreath forms, white fabric (from the remnants of a white shirt), red/white/blue ribbons and other […]
Our Collegedale neighbor and library patron Ms. Sharon will be here to teach us some of the basics of ASL communication. She will demonstrate greetings, basic words and emotions in order to greet our deaf friends in the community. Have you ever wished you could sign welcoming communications when greeting deaf or hard of hearing […]
Join us for more family fun in May! We will paint small terra cotta planters and plant succulents to celebrate all things Spring-green. Each participant will receive a planter to paint and will select a succulent to plant in their planter. We hope to see you there! (While supplies last!) This activity is funded by […]
Crime Reads Book Club will be discussing Die Around Sundown by Mark Pryor. This club is open to all community members, no library card requirement! Mark Pryor's Die Around Sundown is the first entry in an exciting mystery series set in Paris during World War II, where a detective is forced to solve a murder […]