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All Events at Joel D Valdez Main on Week 3 Of November (23 events)
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- 11/9/2012
- Friday
- 11:00am - 1:00pm
- Location:
- Joel D Valdez Main
- Catalina Room
- Categories:
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Adults
Arts & Crafts
Urban Yarns @ the Library
Calling all downtown knitters and crocheters! Bring your hooks, needles, and lunches to Urban Yarns, an informal weekly gathering. Meet fellow fiber fanatics, peruse the library's latest fiber-themed books, and find inspiration for your next project.
For more information, call 791-4010. Note: No instruction is provided.
Websites about knitting, crocheting, and weaving.
- 11/9/2012
- Friday
- 2:00pm - 4:00pm
- Location:
- Joel D Valdez Main
- 2nd Floor Catalina Room
- Categories:
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Adults
Adults 50+
Computer Classes
Grants
Grants Databases Open Lab
This is an opportunity for volunteers, staff and board members of nonprofit and community organizations to research private grantmakers on the Foundation Directory Online and the Arizona Guide to Grants databases with a librarian present to give hints and tips on how to maximize search results.
Seating at a computer is on a first-come, first-served basis.
- 11/10/2012
- Saturday
- 11:00am
- Location:
- Joel D Valdez Main
- Children's Meeting Room
- Categories:
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Kids
Storytime
Family
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.
- 11/10/2012
- Saturday
- 11:30am - 12:30pm
- Location:
- Joel D Valdez Main
- Children's Room
- Categories:
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Kids
Preschool
Reading Buddies
Read to a Dog
Children are invited to read to a Certified Therapy Dog. One of the favorite things for the dog to do is listen to children read lots of stories. Reading to a dog or other pet can help new and reluctant readers gain confidence, increase important reading skills, and develop a love of reading.
Find out more about Read to a Dog.
Thinking of adopting a pet? Learn more at Pima Animal Care Center.
- 11/10/2012
- Saturday
- 2:00pm - 3:30pm
- Location:
- Joel D Valdez Main
- Lower Level Meeting Room
- Categories:
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Adults
Adults 50+
Author Presentation
The Author Talks
The Joel D. Valdez Main Library invites authors to come and talk about their books. We host a variety of exciting authors and topics. Listen, ask questions, and meet the author. The program is free and parking is free on Saturdays.
Ken Lamberton, author of Dry river: Stories of Life, Death, and Redemption on the Santa Cruz Author Ken Lamberton will take participants on a virtual tour of the Santa Cruz River with pictures and stories.
- 11/13/2012
- Tuesday
- 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Location:
- Joel D Valdez Main
- Lower Level 1 Meeting room
- Categories:
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Community Meeting
Notary Workshop
Community meeting. This is not a library-sponsored event.
- 11/13/2012
- Tuesday
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
- Location:
- Joel D Valdez Main
- Children's Room
- Categories:
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Family
Kids
Preschool
Reading Buddies
Reading Partners
Reading Partners brings adult volunteers and children together to share their love of reading. Our trained Reading Partner Anita takes joy in reading stories one-on-one to your child during your visit to the library. They also welcome your child reading to them.
Reading Partners is generously supported by the Friends of the Pima County Public Library.
- 11/13/2012
- Tuesday
- 4:00pm - 6:00pm
- Location:
- Joel D Valdez Main
- Children's Room
- Categories:
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Adults
Homework Help
Kids
Teens
Homework Help
Free tutoring is available on site for all ages. Subjects include math, science, social studies and writing.
Also available: Connect to online Homework Help (2–11 pm every day except major holidays).
- 11/13/2012
- Tuesday
- 5:00pm - 8:00pm
- Location:
- Joel D Valdez Main
- Lower Level 1 Meeting Room
- Categories:
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Community Meeting
Sustainable Tucson
Community meeting.
- 11/13/2012
- Tuesday
- 5:30pm - 7:00pm
- Location:
- Joel D Valdez Main
- 4th Floor Boardroom
- Categories:
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Adults
Business
Catalyst Cafe: Where Tech Meets Tucson
A café for nonprofits, small business, and smart ideas in Tucson, Arizona.
Welcome to the Catalyst Café, where we're talking every month about tech in the service of people, neighborhoods, nonprofits and small business. P.S. We serve excellent coffee.
Café blog: tucsontalks.blogspot.com
Café on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CatalystCafeTalks
Telling Your Story Online with Photography and Video
- 11/14/2012
- Wednesday
- 9:00am - 11:15am
- Location:
- Joel D Valdez Main
- Lower Level 1 Meeting Room
- Categories:
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Community Meeting
Environmental Protection Agency Community Roundtable
Community meeting. This is not a library-sponsored event.
- 11/14/2012
- Wednesday
- 10:30am
- Location:
- Joel D Valdez Main
- Children's Meeting Room
- Categories:
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Family
Kids
Preschool
Storytime
Preschool Storytime
Designed for 3- to 5-year-olds and their parents or caregivers. Stories are longer than the Toddler Storytime and the activities are more complex. Children must be able to sit still for a longer period of time than during Toddler Storytime. Preschool Storytime is 30 to 45 minutes long.
- 11/14/2012
- Wednesday
- 4:00pm - 6:00pm
- Location:
- Joel D Valdez Main
- Teen Room
- Categories:
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Adults
Homework Help
Kids
Teens
Homework Help
Free tutoring is available on site for all ages. Subjects include math, science, social studies and writing.
Also available: Connect to online Homework Help (2–11 pm every day except major holidays).
- 11/14/2012
- Wednesday
- 5:30pm - 7:30pm
- Location:
- Joel D Valdez Main
- Lower Level Meeting Room
- Categories:
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Adults
Adults 50+
Health & Wellness
Stroke Update: Caring for the Survivor and Caregiver
Leslie Ritter,PhD,RN will present the latest information on the care for stroke survivors and caregivers. You will also learn how to respond if you witness a sudden cardiac arrest by learning the Sarver invented CPR, a true lifesaving skill.
Free program. Parking is free after 5 pm.
- 11/15/2012
- Thursday
- 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Location:
- Joel D Valdez Main
- 2nd floor Catalina Room
- Categories:
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Adults
Adults 50+
Computer Classes
Job Help
Drop-in Job Help
Our computer instructor is available to answer any questions you might have on a wide variety of computer topics. Topics include resume writing, online job searching, email accounts, Internet searching and more. Signup is not required.
For more information, please call the Library Infoline 791-4010. The location of Main Library Job Help is in the second floor Catalina Room.