Just for fun

Bring your creative ideas to this monthly drop-in art and crafts studio. Topics and projects will vary each session. Attendees are invited to bring their own work-in-progress pieces and tools. 

Whether you're looking to learn a new project or just have some fun with like-minded individuals, CraftLab is the perfect space for you. CraftLab is the third Wednesday of the month from 4-5:30pm.

This month, we are offering a space for experimenting with creative lettering of various styles and learning some basic calligraphy techniques.

Playreaders do exactly what the name says:  it’s an interactive program where participants read aloud from plays, changing parts frequently so everyone gets a chance to bring theater to life. 

December’s play will be Giant by Mark Rosenblatt

It’s the summer of 1983, The Witches is about to hit the shelves and Roald Dahl is making last-minute edits.  But the outcry at his recent, explicitly antisemitic article won’t die down. 

Let's talk about movies! Join us for a screening of Big Night (1996, R).

In a restaurant the tables sit empty despite the talents of Primo (Tony Shalhoub) the chef and the ambitious efforts of his brother Secondo (Stanley Tucci). A celebrity night at their restaurant promises not only to turn their business around but to change their lives.

Winner of Best First Screenplay at the Film Independent Spirit Awards. Winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival.

Please join us for Tuesday afternoon paper-crafting sessions! All supplies and instructions will be provided. This program is most suitable for preschool and kindergarten children.

Register on Eventbrite beginning Saturday, 1/4/25 at 10:00 a.m. for our next session of slime-making fun! Ages 5-8 only and each participant must be accompanied by an adult.  

Come to West Branch Teen Room to join our Dungeons and Dragons club on Tuesday November 19th, from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m! Ages 11 - 22 welcome. Beginners welcome! Dice provided!! Treats will be provided!!!

Come to West Branch Teen Room and make fabulous buttons of your own design or play Uno, Jenga or other great games! Thursdays, 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Westward Bound explores the history of Black cowboys in the United States and celebrates African-American musicians in country music. 

Join us for a Beyoncé inspired craft on Saturday November 16th from 4-5pm. We will be bedazzling cowboy hats with fabric gems, textile paint, disco pieces and more! The event is led by Chanel London, founder of Hella Artsy. 

Bring your cowboy boots and get ready to sparkle! 

Join us at North Branch for casual chess games on the first Saturday of the month. All ages and experience levels welcome! There will be help available from an experienced chess player, along with chess books from the library's collection.

Bring your friends and family to the Central Library, 4th Floor.

• Take a photo using your device in our library photo studio.
• We print it.
• You turn it into something new and amazing. A calendar? A card? Make a frame?
• Craft materials provided-while supplies last!