Events
Main Library
PageTurners Book Group
Please join us the second Thursday of each month
in the Main Library Board Room from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Registration is required. Call 480-644-3872
Book Group copies will be provided to the first 10
registrants.
Our group reads a variety of fiction and an
occasional nonfiction title.
- July 10
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
- August 14
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the
Night-Time by Mark Haddon
- September 11
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
- October 9
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
- November 13
The Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
- December 11
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Red Mountain Branch
R.M.T.M.B.C.: Fiction Book Discussion Group
(Red Mountain Tuesday Morning Book Club)
Meets the second Tuesday of each month,
10:30-12:00 p.m., Conference Room
Join this community group in discussing a wide
variety of general fiction and nonfiction titles. Please go to "Ask Here" Desk
for current title to be discussed.
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A Novel Approach Book Discussion Group
Meets the second Wednesday of the month 7-8:30
p.m., Conference Room
Join this community group in discussing a wide
variety of general fiction and nonfiction titles. Please go to
"Ask Here" Desk for current title to be discussed.
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Dobson Ranch Branch
Bellwether’s Book Discussion Group
Join us to discuss general fiction and occasional
nonfiction books. Book Group copies will be provided
to the first 10 people each month.
Day: Third Thursday of each month.
Time: 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Place: Dobson Ranch Branch Library Meeting Room.
September 18: Exodus by Leon Uris
October 16: These Is My Words by Nancy Turner
Storytimes
Baby Lapsit
Main Library, Youth Activity Room
Wednesdays, June 4–July 30, 10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Baby Lapsits introduce the rhythm
and beauty of language to babies, aged birth to 18
months, using rhymes, songs, and simple stories.
This program – limited to one child per grown-up lap
– helps enrich the bond between caregiver and child,
while building the foundation for a lifelong love of
books and reading. No registration required.
Summer Reading Program
& Kick-off Events
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The summer reading program is back! May 27 - July
27, 2008, kids are encouraged to "Catch the
Reading Bug". Free burritos
from Chipotle Mexican Grill, free tickets to Phoenix
Mercury and Phoenix Roadrunner games, and free
books! These are just some of the great prizes that
Mesa’s young readers can receive, when they
participate in the City of Mesa Library’s 2008
Summer Reading Programs! Three programs are being
offered (each with a different set of prizes), based
on the age of the reader. The “Baby Bunny” program
will be for infants and toddlers; the “Catch the
Reading Bug” program will be for children; and, the
“Metamorphosis” program will be for teens. No matter
the age of the child, they are invited to join this
free program and earn prizes for reading, or being
read to, this summer! Come to any City of Mesa
library, beginning May 27, to join. For more
information on the Summer Reading Programs, please
call (480) 644-2705.
Finished?
Redeem Your Summer Reading Free Book Voucher
PLEASE NOTE! You will need an email address to
complete your order. (Don't have an email address?
Please use library.info@cityofmesa.org)
Fall Storytimes
Dobson Ranch Library
Wednesdays, September 24th through November 12,
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Please join us for stories, music and fingerplays
geared for ages 2-5.
No registration necessary. This program is held in
the Dobson Program Room. Sorry, we are unable to
accompany groups of five or more children.
Teen Events
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