Programs for Adults

Beginner Yoga

Wednesdays, 9:45am - 10:45am

Interesting in starting a yoga practice?  Join us in our weekly Beginner Yoga Class where we focus on breathe and strength while working on balance and flexibility.  We flow through a simple vinyasa sequence that is accessible for those new to yoga.  Yoga supplies available to those without.  Registration is appreciated but not required.

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ESOL Meetup (English as an Other Language)

Saturdays, 10:00am - Noon

Are you or someone you know interested in sharpening their English-speaking skills?  Every week, volunteer native English speakers are available to help out.  Learn in a group or individual setting.  Registration is appreciated, but not required.

Still seeking additional volunteers!  Click the button below to learn how!

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Friends of the Library Used Book Sale

Tuesdays, 10:00am - 5:00pm

Our Friends the the Library used book store is open every Tuesday, from 10am to 5pm.  Here, you will find hardbacks, paperbacks, DVDs, magazines, puzzles and more.  All softly used and in good condition.  Nothing over $5.00.  All proceeds are used to help fund library programs and materials.

Programs for Youth

Character Story Time

Saturday, April 22, 10:00-Noon

Stop in for a special Story Time and some library magic where a few storybook characters have been brought to life!  The Junior Service League will be here in costume, reading a few books aloud and posing for pictures with your child to help further ignite the magic of reading.

Intended for ages 2 – 11 with their caregivers.  Held in the Children’s Department play area.

(Donations accepted and put toward children’s initiatives of the Junior Service League.)

Story Time: Toddlers + Tykes

Thursdays, 10:30am

Join us every week in the Children's Department for an hour of stories and fun!  Enjoy a few great books, sing songs and recite rhymes designed to enhance the literacy of your child. Every Story Time is wrapped-up with a fun, simple art + craft project.  An excellent space to meet others in the community!

LEGO Club

Thursdays, 4:00pm

Calling all kid LEGO masters and first-timers!  Our LEGO group meets every week to create and build whatever they can imagine.  A great place to meet and mingle with other children interested in 3D creation.  We also offer larger LEGO bricks for those who may find the smaller bricks tasty.  Intended for ages 4-11 years with their caregivers.

Pop-Up Library Visit

Wednesday, April 19, 3:00 - 4:00pm

We are headed back out to Hunter's Chase Apartments for our biweekly visit with the Pop-Up Library!  If you live in the area or know someone who does, stop by and visit with us!  We will be checking out books and accepting returns, too!

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Book recommendations

Fantasy books with grumpy yet lovable characters.

Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Beautiful Ones

Nothing compares more to “if I loved you less, I’d be able to talk about it more” than The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Sunshine witches, get yourself a grumpy magician.

Ether-soaked strawberries with a glass of champagne, delicate aristocrats smoking cigarettes, a razor-tongued villainess, rain nestled in a summer girl’s hair, and honorable magicians all perfectly blend in this grumpy/sunshine fantasy romance. Hector Auvray, a spectacular magician, and Antonina Beaulieu, the Witch of Oldhouse, don’t fall in love at first but burn slowly, then at last. Silvia Moreno-Garcia writes fantasy romance with true talent. Hector Auvray nearly reenacts a scene from Emma, where Mr. Knightley lays down on the floor in complete agony, for he’s just realized something: He has a heart. No grump in fantasy can compare to the like of Hector Auvray. Like a knife wedged in, forcefully and horrendously, The Beautiful Ones examines heartbreak as the cruelest of lovers. The raw emotions, tense pacing, and romantic chemistry make this magical grumpy/sunshine fantasy romance one of the best versions of the trope you’ll read.

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Becky Chambers A Psalm for the Wild Built

Throw out that depresso for this cozy cup of tea.

In Panga, robots have lived in the wilderness for centuries. Becky Chambers writes a hopeful and comforting future rather than the expected depressing and increasingly apocalyptic plot we’re all witnessing. Sibling Dex aims for some meaning in their life, a desire to fill the missing hole in humanity. In their search, they become a tea monk, fixing a warm cup of tea and kindness for those wandering, reaching from the cruelties of their lives and into the gentleness of a sweet but grumpy human. In this world, water bubbles dance. Robots are named after plants. A nonbinary grumpy tea monk becomes friends with a deadpan robot, who will remind you of a Star Wars robot. A Psalm For the Wild Built is for anyone looking for a platonic friendship containing queer grumpy characters in a sea of romantic ones.

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Rebecca Roanhorse Trail of Lightning

Doesn’t Mad Max: Fury Road with an Indigenous heroine sound like the best thing ever? Trail of Lightning shows heart in a world reminding readers of the rough realities of our own.

In a world drowned beneath the rising waters of a climate apocalypse, the Dinétah became reborn, but now their gods, monsters, and legendary heroes walk the land. Maggie Hoskie, a grump with dad jokes always on hand, hunts these monsters with her legendary gifts. Maggie hunts for clues with Kai Arviso, all-around sunshine boy and medicine man. What makes their dynamic so special is how Kai gently opens Maggie’s trauma with such delicate precision. Maggie is the feral cat to Kai’s golden retriever. If you want a beautiful, touching, and hopeful story with a full cast of Indigenous characters, pick up Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse.

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Hafsah Faizal We Hunt the Flame

Oh, to be a miserable prince following an angry huntress like a good boy. Inspired by epic Arabian poetry, We Hunt the Flame lights up a fantasy world of ancient Arabia.  A huntress disguises herself in a cursed land. Nasir, The Prince of Death, follows her perilous journey. 

After the death of her beloved father, Zafira becomes the protector of her mother and little sister. Similarly, Nasir feels heartbroken at the death of his mother and the heartlessness of his father. The death of a parent takes everything from us. It's that searing anger that builds tension between Nasir and Zafira. That frustrating need to ice their hearts also bonds them on a deeper level than anyone else. The comic relief of the fan favorite grumpy/sunshine trope doesn’t come out between this slow burn enemies-to-lovers romance, but between brothers. Nasir is the grump to his brother’s sunshine. And it's the most darling brother relationship you'll read. Be sure to add this breezy, lyrical grump meets grump fantasy to your ever-growing tbr. 

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