More Than Free Pizza: How to Maximize Your Success in Securing and Building Upon In-Kind Donations

The thought of calling total strangers to ask for “free” items makes most people cringe. In this presentation we will challenge these fears and empower you with tools to successfully secure in-kind donations for your nonprofit organization. We will discuss how to create a plan, craft a compelling “ask,” research who to ask, improve your odds of success, and ultimately build relationships with those that support your organization.

A librarian will also demonstrate how to use the Foundation Directory Online and the Arizona Guide to Grants Online databases to find potential in-kind donations.

Presented by Heather Hiscox, founder and owner of Seven Degrees Consulting. Heather has been involved with nonprofit, grassroots, educational and research organizations for more than 13 years. Heather has utilized her skills in program development, implementation and evaluation, community organization, fundraising, marketing, communications, strategic planning, grant writing, and event planning to serve numerous nonprofit organizations.

Registration for this event is required. Register for this event online or call 791-4010

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.

• KnittingHelp.com
• Knitting Pattern Central
• Crochet Pattern Central
• Ravelry.com
• WeaveZine
• CraftLit: A Podcast for Crafters Who Love Books
• WeaveCast: A Podcast for Handweavers
• The Yarn Harlot
• Crochet Blogs

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.

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.

Gregory McNamee, editor of The Only One Living to Tell: The Autobiography of a Yavapai Indian, by Mike Burns. Gregory McNamee, the editor of Burns’s newly published memoir The Only One Living to Tell and a frequent contributor to Native Peoples magazine, recounts Burns’s life in the context of nineteenth-century Arizona history and the tradition of Native American autobiography alike. A slide show accompanies this talk.

NAMISA Expressive Arts Group

Community Meeting. This is not a library-sponsored event and is subject to change without notice.

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.

Individual Job Counseling

A job counselor from Career Services Unlimited will provide free, one-on-one career counseling on topics including resume writing, choosing a career, updating your interviewing, networking and job search skills, and more.

Walk-ins are welcome. No appointment is necessary, but sessions are limited to 30 minutes. For more information, please call Infoline at 791-4010.

Sustainable Tucson

Community meeting.

Notary Workshop

Community meeting. This is not a library-sponsored event.

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).

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

Indiegogo, Razoo, and Other New Tools for Online Fundraising. A panel of local nonprofits and artists will share what they have learned about online fundraising.

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.

An Unexpected Party: A Hobbit Movie Release Party

In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit, and that hobbit loved going to the library! Join us for Lord of the Rings-themed parties to celebrate the release of the first installment of "The Hobbit." Journey around Pima County to different library branches, representing a variety of Middle Earth locations.

Slip on some Hobbit feet, write your name in Elvish, try your hand at games, compete in riddle and trivia contests, and more merriment.

All ages are welcome, although many activities will require the Elven dexterity possessed only by teens and adults. Costumes are welcome and encouraged.

Main Library is Esgaroth!

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).

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.