Events Calendar

Join us for a fun-filled summer celebration for teens and children! Enjoy face painting, snacks, games, a photo booth, and sticker-making. Turn in your Summer Reading Program postcard for a chance to win a prize!

Bubblemania and Company offers interactive educational and entertaining programs on the science of bubbles for children of all ages. The visual presentation is filled with soap bubble creations that mesmerize the audience with creations of shimmering…

The program starts with an exciting breaking aka breakdance performance followed by a brief history of the hip-hop culture and breaking, a new Olympic sport in 2024. The performer will introduce and show the various dance components in breaking (ie…

Kids read to the BARK therapy dogs, and make a craft!

Baby Boop's Big Show, featuring a wide array of marionette characters, Franklin Haynes Marionettes will engage the audience in a thrilling puppet show! The workshop includes a brief exploration of the art of puppetry, followed by a behind-the-curtain…

Join us in the community room for an hour of creative fun! Write or draw a letter to your future self. An adult must accompany children under 13.

Create a handmade book crafted from recycled, repurposed, and secondhand materials like old book pages, envelopes, receipts, and packaging.Journals will be provided while supplies last.

End the summer with some magic fun. Christopher T. Magician's show, Stories that Grow!, brings books to life with hilarious, engaging, and interactive magic. This magic show is perfect for children and their parents/caregivers, due to its humorous…

Finish the summer reading challenge with a Bonkers magic show full of magic, comedy, and audience participation with Billy Bonkers!

Are you excited to flex those new reading skills? Come and share your love of reading early chapter books.This month we will be reading A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold. Copies are available at the circulation desk.

Cool off from the heat and enjoy a screening of a family-friendly film.Aug. 21: Sonic the Hedgehog 3Sept. 4: DogmanSnacks are welcomed.

Join us for a laid-back day of art! Let's explore the amazing art pieces we can create using materials we find around us. All supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring any materials you would like to use.

Brendan Eder Ensemble blends woodwinds, drums, and bass into lush, hypnotic soundscapes––immersive performances that are calm yet intense, spacious yet deeply felt. Eder’s third album, Therapy is a collection of meditative compositions recorded…

Join us for a workshop on how to draw your own characters. This event is led by teens and is recommended for ages 7 to 12. All supplies will be provided.

Middle-grade readers in grades 4-7 are invited to join our fun monthly book discussions. This month, we will be reading The Frindle Files by Andrew Clements.

Join us for a laid-back day of art! Let's explore the amazing art pieces we can create using materials we find around us. All supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring any materials you would like to use.

Join Certified Food Preservation Instructor Brie Wakeland Muszynski for a hands-on presentation on how to care for sourdough starter and use it to make pancakes at home. The presentation includes tasting samples, making butter and whipping cream by…

Middle-grade readers in grades 4-7 are invited to join our engaging monthly book discussions. This month, we will be reading Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk.

To celebrate the Central Library’s 100th anniversary, let's learn how to bind our own accordion-style artist book. This simple, experimental binding uses book board and book cloth, and is great for art books. No stitching is needed, just glue. Your…

Join us for the quarterly Friends of the Mid-Valley Library Book Sale! Gently used books, CDs, DVDs and more will be on hand at affordable prices. All proceeds will benefit programming and collection development at the Mid-Valley Branch Library.On…

Join us for the quarterly Friends of the Mid-Valley Library Book Sale! Gently used books, CDs, DVDs and more will be on hand at affordable prices. All proceeds will benefit programming and collection development at the Mid-Valley Branch Library.If…

Middle-grade readers in grades 4-7 are invited to join our fun monthly book discussions. This month, we will be reading The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubey Hartman.

Join us for a family movie day! Snacks will be provided while supplies last.

Middle-grade readers in grades 4-7 are invited to participate in our fun monthly book discussions. This month, we will be reading Wolf Club by James Bird.