• Sign Language Basics for Adults & Teens

    Library Meeting Room 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States

    Our Collegedale neighbor and library patron Ms. Sharon will be here to teach us some of the basics of ASL communication. She will demonstrate greetings, basic words and emotions in order to greet our deaf friends in the community. Have you ever wished you could sign welcoming communications when greeting deaf or hard of hearing […]

  • Crime Reads Book Club: The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill

    Library Meeting Room 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States

    In every person's story, there is something to hide... The ornate reading room at the Boston Public Library is quiet, until the tranquility is shattered by a woman's terrified scream. Security guards take charge immediately, instructing everyone inside to stay put until the threat is identified and contained. While they wait for the all-clear, four […]

  • Origami Workshop: Christmas Ornaments

    Library Meeting Room 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States

    Join us for a free evening of learning the art of folding origami Christmas tree ornaments! We will make a beautiful Christmas tree, a stocking with candy cane, teardrop Ms. Shirley and Ms. Emily will be back to teach us the necessary steps to create our own beautiful holiday ornaments.

  • Sign Language Basics for Babies & Toddlers

    Library Meeting Room 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States

    Our Collegedale neighbor and library patron Ms. Sharon will be here to teach us some of the basics of ASL communication. She will demonstrate greetings, basic words and emotions in order to greet our deaf friends in the community. Have you ever wished you could sign welcoming communications when greeting deaf or hard of hearing […]

  • Tween/Teen Hangout: Natural Gemstones Bracelet Making

    Library Meeting Room 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States

    Join us for our monthly craft for teens and tweens as we craft bracelets made from  natural stones and gemstones. Tiger’s eye, rose quartz, lava rock, and more to choose from as you add charms, channel your energies, and create great wearable art!

  • Paws to Read with Therapy Dog

    Paws to Read with Therapy Dog

    Library Meeting Room 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States

    Meet Atreyu! This pup is all ears and ready to hear you read to him during our Paws to Read hour. Pick a book from our shelves and read to Atreyu or visit with him. If you are shy around dogs, you can watch Atreyu while you do the small craft provided. For safety, we […]

  • Fiction Addiction Book Club: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

    Library Meeting Room 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States

    "Anyone will tell you the born of this world are marked from the get-out, win or lose." Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, this is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father's good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic […]

  • Paint & Sip Night (Adults and Teens)

    Library Meeting Room 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States

    Join us as we welcome local artist Jennifer Kring (https://jennifer94496.wixsite.com/jenniferkring) who will teach us the basics of painting a winter watercolor scene at the library. We will sip sparkling grape juice, listen to holiday music and create a winter painting for you to take home. All materials will be provided and this event is capped […]

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  • Long Term Forum

    City Hall​ 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, United States

    Join the library with Thrivent Financial for a Long Term Care Forum to provide essential information to members of our community on planning for the future including the financial and healthcare aspects of aging. This forum will serve as a "one-stop-shop" to gather info from representatives in the areas of Medicare, nursing, mobility, legal and […]

  • The Great Cookie War

    City Hall​ 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, United States

    Our first cookie decorating contest! So bring out the judges and grab the icing and sprinkles for an all out war! Cookies & decorating supplies provided by the Library. Participants will each receive a blank cookie and have a 20-minute timed window to decorate their cookie according to several set themes of their choosing. Members […]

  • Crime Reads Book Club: We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz

    Library Meeting Room 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States

    We Were Never Here” by Andrea Bartz is an involving domestic thriller; there are not too many surprises for anyone who reads a lot in the genre, but a tight plot and taut pacing makes it hard to put down. Kristen and Emily have been best friends since college. Both had solitary upbringings, and they […]