Quiet Zone / La Zona de Silencio

We are designating a Quiet Zone for those customers who would like an area where they can have a peaceful place for study, contemplation, reflection, productive thinking or to just read, with minimal disturbances.

La Zona de Silencio está reservada para clientes de la Biblioteca quienes están leyendo, estudiando, conduciendo investigaciónes u otras actividades sin ruido.

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.

English Language Classes / Clases de inglés

Literacy Volunteers of Tucson and the library are offering a free program to adults who want to learn how to speak, read, and write English.

Call 520-594-5445 to inquire. You may be placed on an interest list.

La biblioteca y Literacy Volunteers of Tucson ofrecerán un programa gratis para adultos que quieren aprender como hablar, leer y escribir inglés. Plaza limitada. Se atenderán por orden de llegada. Favor de llamar al 520-594-5445 para más información.

Introduction to Microsoft Word

In this course you will learn valuable word processing skills like creating, saving and retrieving documents; inserting and deleting text; formatting text; and using cut, copy and paste. Before you take this course, you should have some experience with the computer and the Windows operating system.

Recycled Bicycle Tube Jewelry Workshop

You can turn bicycle tubes into beautiful jewelry! In this workshop, lead by Bicas, you will learn how to make flowers, bracelets, feathers and chains that can be used to make vegan belts, headbands, bracelets, and other imaginative uses from salvaged bike tubes that are no longer suitable for transportation.

Located in the heart of downtown Tucson, BICAS (Bicycle Inter-Community Art & Salvage) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit collectively-run community art, education and recycling center for bicycles that welcomes people of all ages and walks of life.

Please arrive early as this event is limited to 45 participants.

Read to a Dog

Hey kids! Read to one of the dogs 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 lick your hand to show appreciation. They just love to be read to by children.

Sonoran Homeopathic Study Group

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

Babytime

Designed for babies up to 18 months of age. At Storytime, children have an opportunity to do activities that promote development and learning.

Quiet Zone / La Zona de Silencio

We are designating a Quiet Zone for those customers who would like an area where they can have a peaceful place for study, contemplation, reflection, productive thinking or to just read, with minimal disturbances.

La Zona de Silencio está reservada para clientes de la Biblioteca quienes están leyendo, estudiando, conduciendo investigaciónes u otras actividades sin ruido.

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.

University of Arizona Health Network

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

Read to a Dog

Hey kids! Read to one of the dogs 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 lick your hand to show appreciation. They just love to be read to by children.

Word Journeys

Since 2001, Word Journeys has brought together high school mentors and elementary school students to have fun with words and expressive arts.

At the Woods Memorial Branch Library, teens build job and leadership skills while working with elementary students in workshops that invite both groups to think, write, draw, play, and act around a theme. Each semester finds them out in the community exploring during a field trip, be it in a museum, theater or gallery. In 2008, Word Journeys was awarded the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities Coming Up Taller award for excellence in afterschool education.

Workshop #4 with kids on Fun Fitness 4-5 pm

Amphi Neighborhood Action Mural Workshop

Bring your neighborhood to life! This mural will be designed and painted by a group of youth who will interview residents and dream up a design that will inspire people for generations to come. The mural will be painted on the north side of the Woods Library, becoming a community cultural landmark.

Free to register! Open to the first 15 youth, ages 11-18. To register, contact Michael B Schwartz of the Tucson Arts Brigade by email or phone at 520-623-2119.

Design Workshop 4/ Combining Ideas (Final Design) Speaker: Pima County Supervisor Richard Elias

Run Your First 5K or Half Marathon

Presented by Michael Petersen.
Want to get into shape, lose weight and be amazing? Learn training strategies and mistakes to avoid, plus take home a training plan to go from the couch to a 5K or half-marathon!