Welcome to Outer Space Base
Location: Joel D Valdez Main
This year - 2008 - marks NASA's 50th anniversary. To celebrate this occasion, we will host Outer Space Base, a three-day series of hands-on activities based on manned-space exploration for kids ages 10-13 in July.
BAM! South Tucson Branch Library's New Book Club for Kids!
Location: Sam Lena-South Tucson
Join us at Sam Lena-South Tucson Branch Library each Friday at 2 pm for a new book club for students ages 8 to 12!
Summertime Saturdays with the UofA
Location: Quincie Douglas
Improve your Spanish or English vocabulary while playing games, creating art, and seeing a play brought to you by University of Arizona students from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.
Homework Help at Your Local Library Will Resume in August
Homework Help in the library branches, our free tutoring program for students in 4th through 12 grades, is taking a summer break and will resume Monday, August 25.
Celebrate Public Works Week at Jácome Plaza
Location: Joel D Valdez Main
Celebrate Public Works Week on Jácome Plaza with music and informational booths from 10 am to 2 pm Thursday, May 22.
Summer Movies at the Loft Cinema
Location: Himmel Park, Joel D Valdez Main, Martha Cooper, Miller-Golf Links, Murphy-Wilmot, Nanini, Quincie Douglas, Sam Lena-South Tucson, Santa Rosa, Southwest
Join us for two amazing movies in July at The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. And before you go, join a book club at your local library or attend a special Storytime and learn more about the books that inspired the movies!
Learn, Read, Grow, Succeed! a Success in Area Classrooms
Congratulations to two area first-grade classrooms that won a free pizza party and puppet show with Boomer Bear, of Bear Essential News for Kids, for participating in our Learn, Read, Grow, Succeed! library card campaign.
Summer Reading Programs for Kids, Teens and Adults are Coming!
Our annual Summer Reading Campaign for kids, teens and adults will kick-off on Thursday, May 22 and continue through Saturday, July 19.
Family Place Workshops at Main Library
Location: Joel D Valdez Main
Join the fun during this five-week program for families with children ages 1 to 4 years at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library.
Catch the Reading Bug! Prepare for Summer Reading!
Hey, kids, parents and teachers! Get ready to Catch the Reading Bug this summer by taking a sneak peek at some of the rewards you can earn - just for reading at your library!
Tucson's River of Words Youth Poetry and Art Contest
Have you ever written a poem or done a piece of artwork that focuses on Tucson's natural and cultural history? Want to share it with other youths?
If so, you can enter your poem or piece of artwork in the Tucson's River of Words Youth Poetry and Art Contest. The contest is free and open to all children in Pima County, from 5-19 years of age. This year's theme is watersheds.
New Bilingual Family Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe
Location: Martha Cooper
Come and enjoy the new Bilingual Family Storytime in Spanish and English / Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe en español e inglés at the Martha Cooper Branch Library!
We now have Bilingual Family Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe at 11:00 am every Tuesday.
Announcing New Family Craft Nights!
Location: Eckstrom-Columbus
Come get crafty with us! All ages are welcome at our new Family Craft Night, every second and fourth Wednesday evening of the month from 6:30-7:30 pm.