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    • NACo Awards
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    • My Account
    • Get a Library Card
    • Book Search
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    • Digital Library
    • Online Databases
    • Writer’s Nook
    • Veteran Resources
  • Information
    • Library Locations & Hours
    • Summer Reading Program
    • Monthly Themed Events
    • Friends of the Library- Volunteers
    • Teen Volunteers
    • Join the Team!
  • Garner Holt Animaker Space

Phelan Memorial
Branch Programs

Session 4

August 17, 2025 – September 27, 2025

  • Library Beginners
    0-5 years
    Library Beginners
    0-5 years
  • Kids Zone
    6-11 years
    Kids Zone
    6-11 years
  • Adult Programs
    18+
    Adult Programs
    18+
  • Special Events/ MeetingsSpecial Events/ Meetings

Preschool Storytime
Tuesdays at 3:30 PM

Enjoy an engaging storytime geared toward the younger crowd featuring stories, songs, rhymes, a craft, and more. A letter is featured each day to help familiarize children with the sights and sounds of the alphabet.

Bilingual Book and Craft
Wednesdays at 3:30 PM

Learn, improve, and reinforce simple Spanish vocabulary for colors, numbers, and other common words with your little one. Sing short bilingual songs, hear a bilingual book, and make a cute craft to tie it all together.

Craft Corner
Thursdays at 3:30 PM

Create wonderful, themed projects and learn new skills using all sorts of artistic supplies.

BRICreations
Saturdays at 11:00 AM

If you can imagine it, you can build it! Assemble cool LEGO projects as a group or individually.

Adult Craft
Mondays at 4:30 PM

Attention all crafters! Join us at the library to create, socialize, and have fun! Projects change weekly, so check with the library to see what we’re making next.

Adult Book Club
Select Saturdays at 2:00 PM

Come together with other book enthusiasts to read and discuss selected novels and nonfiction. Everyone is welcome to share their perspectives and insights!

Book TitleDate
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Anne ShafferAugust 30, 2025
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBrideSeptember 27, 2025

Friends of the Library Meeting
Monday, September 8 at 11:30 AM

Friends of the Library board and committee members generally meet once a month to conduct business. If you are interested in volunteering to help support library programming and collections, membership applications and brochures are available at your local branch.

Pirates Themed Event
Saturday, September 20 at 2:00 PM

Ahoy maties! Come join us for an event filled with pirate games and crafts. Don’t forget to check out 15 items for a special pirate loot!

Off Session

September 28, 2025 – October 11, 2025

  • Kids Zone
    6-11 years
    Kids Zone
    6-11 years

Storytime
Tuesdays at 3:30 PM

The whole family can be part of the reading adventure at this wonderfully fun and engaging storytime with great stories, songs, rhymes, a craft, and more.

Session 5

October 12, 2025 – November 22, 2025

  • Library Beginners
    0-5 years
    Library Beginners
    0-5 years
  • Kids Zone
    6-11 years
    Kids Zone
    6-11 years
  • Adult Programs
    18+
    Adult Programs
    18+
  • Special Events/ MeetingsSpecial Events/ Meetings

Preschool Storytime
Tuesdays at 3:30 PM

Enjoy an engaging storytime geared toward the younger crowd featuring stories, songs, rhymes, a craft, and more. A letter is featured each day to help familiarize children with the sights and sounds of the alphabet.

Little Artists
Wednesdays at 3:30 PM

Create fun, sometimes messy, art with your little one and guide their imagination by making a project together or let them steal the show with their own personal artistic style!

Craft Corner
Thursdays at 3:30 PM

Create wonderful, themed projects and learn new skills using all sorts of artistic supplies.

BRICreations
Saturdays at 11:00 AM

If you can imagine it, you can build it! Assemble cool LEGO projects as a group or individually.

Adult Craft
Mondays at 4:00 PM

Attention all crafters! Join us at the library to create, socialize, and have fun! Projects change weekly, so check with the library to see what we’re making next.

Adult Book Club
Monday at 2:00 PM

Come together with other book enthusiasts to read and discuss selected novels and nonfiction. Everyone is welcome to share their perspectives and insights!

Book TitleDate
Vampires of El Norte by Isabel CanasOctober 27, 2025

Monster Mayhem Event
Saturday, October 18 at 2:00 PM

Call all vampires, ghosts, goblins, and witches, it won’t be mayhem without you! Dress the part, scary or sweet-we’ll gladly serve up some tricks and treats! Games, crafts, prizes and more- a spooky celebration is what’s in store!

Friends of the Library Book Sale
Saturday, October 18 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

All funds raised by the Friends of the Library Book Sale are invested back into the local branch library to better serve the community.

Friends of the Library Meeting
Monday, November 10 at 11:30 AM

Friends of the Library board and committee members generally meet once a month to conduct business. If you are interested in volunteering to help support library programming and collections, membership applications and brochures are available at your local branch.

Off Session

November 23, 2025 – November 30, 2025

  • Kids Zone
    6-11 years
    Kids Zone
    6-11 years
  • Adult Programs
    18+
    Adult Programs
    18+

Storytime
Tuesday, November 25 at 3:30 PM

The whole family can be part of the reading adventure at this wonderfully fun and engaging storytime with great stories, songs, rhymes, a craft, and more.

Adult Book Club
Monday at 2:00 PM

Come together with other book enthusiasts to read and discuss selected novels and nonfiction. Everyone is welcome to share their perspectives and insights!

Book TitleDate
The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna RobinsonNovember 24, 2025

December Session

December 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025

  • Library Beginners
    0-5 years
    Library Beginners
    0-5 years
  • Kids Zone
    6-11 years
    Kids Zone
    6-11 years
  • Adult Programs
    18+
    Adult Programs
    18+
  • Special Events/ MeetingsSpecial Events/ Meetings

December Book and Craft
Tuesdays at 3:30 PM

Hear a seasonal story and make a fun craft project with your little one, and let their creative side shine!

December Craft Corner
Thursdays at 3:30 PM

Create wonderful wintery crafts while building art skills.

Adult Craft
Mondays at 4:30 PM

Attention all crafters! Join us at the library to create, socialize, and have fun! Projects change weekly, so check with the library to see what we’re making next.

Adult Book Club
Monday at 2:00 PM

Come together with other book enthusiasts to read and discuss selected novels and nonfiction. Everyone is welcome to share their perspectives and insights!

Book TitleDate
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerDecember 27, 2025

Friends of the Library Meeting
Monday, December 8 at 11:30 AM

Friends of the Library board and committee members generally meet once a month to conduct business. If you are interested in volunteering to help support library programming and collections, membership applications and brochures are available at your local branch.

Holiday Humbugs Event
Wednesday, December 17 from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

No humbugs here! Join us for our holiday cheer with Santa, storytime, games and more! Checkout 15 books to receive a holiday incentive. Head on down and join us at the merriest library this side of town.

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