Events Calendar

Join us for a Pride Month-themed MakerSpace to create 3D items, sewing projects, zines, stickers, and buttons.

Teens, please join us for a Vietnamese spring roll making workshop. These rolls are scrumptious and a healthy choice of food. They are served cold, non-fried, and filled with fresh crunchy vegetables, herbs, and rice noodles and wrapped in rice paper…

Take a captivating journey to the Red Planet with retired NASA/JPL Project Manager David Lehman. Delve into the allure and the mysteries of Mars, learn about past and current Mars space missions, and find out how we could journey to Mars someday in…

Artist and educator Taty Hernandez will guide you through an introduction to Indigenous Futurism to (re)imagine and dream up new worlds. Participants will get to be hands-on with clay to tell a story through clay sculptures. Take home a small…

In this ribald mockumentary, Tony Award winners Ben Platt and Molly Gordon play longtime best friends and drama instructors at a rundown Theater Camp (2023, rated PG-13) in upstate New York. A diverse young band of queer aspiring actors and singers…

Join us for an afternoon of board games and card games. Feel free to bring your favorite game from home!Open to middle and high school students.

Join chef Jessica Wang for a hands-on pickling workshop, introducing folks to basic concepts in fermentation and vinegar pickling for the home kitchen.This program is generously funded by the Platt Friends of the Library.

Join our Teen Book Club this summer! In our first meeting on June 23, we will begin the book The White Guy Dies First together, with yummy snacks to get everyone excited and ready to read!At our second meeting on July 21, we will share our final…

In honor of Pride month we will be creating duct tape rainbow lanyards. All supplies will be provided no registration is required.

Bring your bestie and join us in celebrating Pride Month by making friendship bracelets.

Join us for a stitching circle as we make hoop art featuring woodland animals. All skill levels are welcome and materials will be provided.

Come eat pizza, enjoy snacks and refreshments, and play Wii Mario, Wii Sports, and Just Dance video games on the Big Screen!At our Teen Council meeting, you can suggest new teen events for the library and find out how you can become a volunteer. Teen…

Join Dr. Desmonette Hazly, an Integrative Health Specialist, for an exciting new series on Integrative Health and Wellness. This series will explore various ways to nurture your mental and physical health through the Arts and Humanities. You'll…

Vietnamese Spring Rolls are scrumptious and a healthy choice of food. They are served with cold (not fried) and filled with fresh crunchy vegetables, herbs, rice noodles and wrapped in rice paper with tangy-sweet dipping sauce. They are perfect…

Attend a workshop for hands-on lessons about archiving basics, how to start an oral history project, and more!

Come hang out at the library for a relaxed, low-key afternoon with local LGBTQIA+ teens and allies. Connect with people who share your interests, talk about your favorite fandoms, and more.

Play a variety of card games, board games, and trivia challenges while hanging out with friends. There is a game for everyone, regardless of whether you enjoy strategy, competitiveness, or just having fun. Recommended for 12 to 18 years old.

Join us for an educational and entertaining interactive reptile show with The Reptile Family! Experience the wonder and excitement of exotic reptiles, amphibians, and arachnids can provide. Presented in a nurturing hands-on format, these gentle…

Join the Teen Review Club! We're diving into new releases and defending our all-time favorites.

Join us for an enchanting evening with the duo of Tom Foster and Taro Wayama. Experience a captivating mix of guitar music that spans centuries, blending traditional classical repertoire with contemporary world music. The program features works from…

Join us in celebrating Central Library's 100th birthday! Please bring the family and learn about fermenting your veggies. We will provide useful tricks and tips for making fun and lasting food.

Participants will be led through a brief overview of collage and its function in the history of art. They will also practice creating a balanced, well-composed mixed-media artwork they can take home. Audiences will discover the power of using found…

Join Certified Food Preservation Instructor Brie Wakeland Muszynski for a presentation on how to safely make jams, jellies, and marmalades at home. The presentation includes tasting samples, and a jam making zine.

Grab a prompt, get some snacks, and share your writing in a relaxed, peer-led space. If you’ve been looking for a group of fellow writers to hang out with, this is it. Bring your current project, start something totally new, or just come to listen…