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SkyRoom Open House Celebration
After much anticipation, planning and coordinating, the new storytime room, SkyRoom, is now complete! Please stop by during the open house to celebrate with games, crafts and activities! SkyRoom Open House Celebration
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(ages 0-5) Come to the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park and enjoy the beautiful outdoors while listening to stories and participating in finger plays, music and rhyming activities.
Family Storytime at McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park
10 a.m., Wednesdays, May 4-18
McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park
7301 E Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85250
Littlest Scientists
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(ages 2-5) Think like a scientist while engaging in playful exploration! Each week of the program brings new challenges. Space is limited, so please see a staff person prior to the start of each program to pick up a ticket which will be your registration.
Littlest Scientists
10:30 a.m., Wednesdays, May 25-June 29
Civic Center Library
3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Hometown Happy Hour: Park It!
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Join us for a non-alcoholic "mock-tail" and a light snack before listening to hometown historian Joan Fudala’s fun-filled discussion of Scottsdale’s Parks and Rec centers. Begun by the 1950s Civic Coordinating Council, Scottsdale's Parks and Recreation programs have entertained and kept fit multiple generations of residents and have enjoyed the generosity of civic groups that support our Scottsdale parks. Learn all about it during this photo-rich presentation. Meet up first in the Copper Gallery, starting at 5 p.m., for a beverage and a light snack before listening to the fascinating presentation in the auditorium at 5:30 p.m. Registration is encouraged but not required.
Hometown Happy Hour: Park It!
5 p.m., Thursday, May 19
Civic Center Library
3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
INTERWOVEN: Telaraña Fiber Arts Guild
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During the pandemic lockdown of 2020, the Telaraña Fiber Arts Guild proposed a challenge to keep their members engaged with one another and celebrate Arizona’s beauty. The resulting fiber arts, and the visual images that inspired them, comprise this exhibition, located at the Public Gallery at Civic Center Library.
INTERWOVEN: Telaraña Fiber Arts Guild
Through Wednesday, June 30
Civic Center Library
3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Unbe-WEAVE-able!
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In conjunction with the INTERWOVEN exhibit, join Telaraña Guild fiber artist, Winnie Johnson, to learn how to set up and thread card-weaving. No prior experience necessary, but registration is required.
Unbe-WEAVE-able!
3 p.m., Tuesday, May 24
Civic Center Library
3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Audiobooks on Libby
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Are you an Audiobook Addict? New audiobooks you can listen to at home, on the road, or wherever are being added weekly to Libby by OverDrive. Mysteries, biographies, romance, westerns, sci-fi, history, current events - the list goes on and on. Use the Libby app by OverDrive to download on your mobile device or the OverDrive website at Greater Phoenix Digital Library to find and listen to tens of thousands of audiobooks.
Learn more at ScottsdaleLibrary.org/downloadables.
Friends of the Scottsdale Public Library
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Be a Friend! Make a Friend! If you love and want to support libraries while engaging with other like-minded people, then be sure to join Friends of the Scottsdale Public Library. A Friends membership is tax-deductible because the Friends of the Library is a 501(c)(3) organization.
For more information, visit ScottsdaleLibraryFriends.org.
Holiday Hours
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All Scottsdale Public Library locations will be closed on Monday, May 30 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. See a full listing of all of our holiday hours here.
Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan Survey
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Scottsdale Parks & Recreation is working on a strategic plan. We want and need to hear from you! By taking a few moments to take a quick online survey, you will help shape the future of Scottsdale Parks and Recreation.
Click here to take the survey.
Thank you for your time and help!
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You are receiving this newsletter because you are a Scottsdale Public Library cardholder. Comments or questions, please contact Ann Porter © 2022 Scottsdale Public Library System. 480-312-READ (7323) For information on requesting disability-related accommodation for events, meetings or programs, to request print materials in alternate format, or other necessary accommodations, please visit www.ScottsdaleAZ.gov/codes/accessibility. Requests should be made for that particular activity or program, or by contacting the City of Scottsdale office of ADA at [email protected] or 480-312-2500. Connect with us!
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