Legal Referral Clinic

Allow law students from the University of Arizona College of Law to direct you to free inexpensive legal assistance. This is not a library sponsored event and is subject to change without notice.

Saturday Family Storytime

Family Storytime is for all ages. It is an opportunity for parents to introduce their children to reading and language in a fun way.

Discover Your Family Tree

October is not just for Halloween, it’s also Family History Month. Experienced genealogists from Pima County Genealogy Society (PCGS) will be leading sessions to help you start your own family tree. Bring a pen or pencil, and any information you already have about your family – even if it is just your name and your parents’ names. The Volunteers of PCGS will help you from there!

Intermediate Microsoft Word

This course focuses on intermediate word processing skills like formatting longer documents, using clipart, using templates and styles, creating and editing tables and creating mail merges. This is a follow-up to Introduction to Microsoft Word. If you haven’t taken that course, you should at least be familiar with the basic features and functions of Microsoft Word.

Part 1 of 4. Registration is from October 1 to October 15. Call 594-5305 to register.

Senior Games

We offer board games, Mahjong, and card games, which are intended to help keep Seniors' minds sharp and to expand Seniors' social experiences.
Exception: When the library is closed for Monday holidays.

Chess Club at Himmel

Join us every Monday to play chess and meet some friends. No experience necessary, just enthusiasm and good sportsmanship. All ages are welcome.

Now Showing at Your Library! in October As Goes Janesville

As Goes Janesville by Brad Lichtenstein is a verité documentary that records two years in the lives of laid-off workers, business leaders, and elected officials all trying to reinvent their lives and their midwestern town amid the closure of their GM plant and America’s worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

This event is shown in partnership with Independent Television Service Community Cinema, PBS Independent Lens, Arizona Public Media, and Pima County Public Library's Now Showing at Your Library documentary film series.

Advanced English Language Conversation Class / Clases de Conversación de Inglés avanzadas

Practice your English conversation skills with trained, volunteer tutors from Literacy Volunteers of Tucson. Classes may include some reading and writing to stimulate discussion. Call 594-5305 to inquire.
Parents please note that children cannot attend these classes. Parents must make their own childcare arrangements for children under the age of 8.

Teen Gaming

All teens are invited to come in and rock out to Rock Band® or test your sporting skills on Wii! Dance Dance Revolution and Guitar Hero are also available. For more information stop by the library or call 594-5305.

Come celebrate Teen Read Week by dressing up as a zombie. Our Zombie Prom will be chock full of undeadness in the form of movies, books, and games.

Zombie makeup and refreshments will be available.

Homework Help

Free tutoring is available on site for all ages. Subjects include math, science, social studies and writing. Help available in Spanish, subject to availability.

Also available: Connect to online Homework Help (2–11 pm every day except major holidays).

Ayuda gratis con la tarea escolar. Ayuda disponible en español, sujeto a disponibilidad. Recibe ayuda gratis de tutores en línea!

Spanish Grammar

Learn Spanish grammar from a retired university professor and linguist. Does not convene in the meeting room the first Wednesday of each month. This is not a library sponsored program and may change without notice.

Spanish Conversation

Learn to converse in Spanish from a retired university professor and linguist. This is not a library sponsored program and may change without notice.

DragonFly Book Club

A Book Club for 8 to 12 Year Olds. We discuss books, enjoy snacks and make a craft.

We will discuss "The Familiars" by Adam Jay Epstein.

Read to a Dog

Hey Kids! Read to Homer and have fun while improving your reading skills. Therapy dogs love to have books read to them. They never criticize your reading skills and will often give you a "kiss".

Toddler Storytime

Designed for children 18- to 36-months-old. Parents/caregivers and children interact through stories, songs, and rhymes. Stories are kept short to fit the toddlers' short attention spans. Each Toddler storytime is 20 to 30 minutes long.