Baby and Toddler Storytime
2024-03-13 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-03-18 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-03-20 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
This early literacy program for ages 0 to 36 months is designed for activity and movement.

Sign Language Basics for Adults, Teens & Tweens
2024-03-13 17:00 - 17:45 | 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 neighbors, classmates, church friends, etc? If so, join Ms. Sharon for a taste of ASL communications!

Preschool Storytime
2024-03-14 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-03-19 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-03-21 10:30 - 11:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Preschool storytime is an early literacy program for ages 3 to 5 years old with stories, music, and movement.

Family Fun: Leprechaun Rainbow Craft
2024-03-14 16:30 - 17:30 | City Hall​, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37315, United States
This Family Fun activity is intended for all ages! It is a great opportunity for parents or grandparents to craft with a child or a teen – or even for two adult friends to spend some quality time together. We will be making these rainbows using repurpose cardboard + multi-colored pom-pom balls and glue. Note: This activity is capped at 35 participants, first come, served.

Friends of Collegedale Public Library Local Author Presentation: Bonnie Blaylock - Light to the Hills
2024-03-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Friends of Collegedale Public Library’s Local Author Presentation: Bonnie Blaylock’s Light to the Hills.
Bonnie writes historical fiction and women’s fiction, although she’s not ruling out other genres in the future. Before publishing personal essays and delving into longer fiction, in a past life, she authored multiple tech/science articles in the realm of environmental science. She currently lives on a small farm near Nashville. Bonnie welcomes readers and is always available for reader group chats. Please visit her at www.bonnieblaylock.com for more information. She is a member of HNS and the Women’s National Book Association.
Light to the Hills is a richly rewarding novel about family bonds, the power of words, and the resilience of mothers and daughters in 1930s Appalachia.
The folks in the Kentucky Appalachians are scraping by. Coal mining and hardscrabble know-how are a way of life for these isolated people. But when Amanda Rye, a young widowed mother and traveling packhorse librarian, comes through a mountain community hit hard by the nation’s economic collapse, she brings with her hope, courage, and apple pie. Along the way, Amanda takes a shine to the MacInteer family, especially to the gentle Rai; her quick-study daughter, Sass; and Finn, the eldest son who’s easy to warm to. They remind Amanda of her childhood and her parents with whom she longs to be reconciled.
Her connection with the MacInteers deepens, and Amanda shares with them a dangerous secret from her past. When that secret catches up with Amanda in the present, she, Rai, Sass, and Finn find their lives intersecting—and threatened—in the most unexpected ways. Now they must come together as the truth lights a path toward survival, mountain justice, forgiveness, and hope.

Kids Lego Robotics
2024-03-18 16:00 - 17:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
This Kid’s Club is featuring a STEM program that combines colorful LEGO elements and Scratch coding to build projects with limitless creative designs. This program is for school-age kids 6+.
10 kits are available, first come, first served basis

Origami Workshop: Bunny Bookmarks & Spring Tulips
2024-03-19 17:00 - 18:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us for a free early Spring afternoon of learning the art of folding origami bunny bookmarks and Spring tulips! We will make the cutest little bunny corner bookmarks to use for Spring reading. Make extras for Easter baskets! Additionally, we will learn to fold origami tulips.

Sign Language for Babies & Toddlers
2024-03-20 14:00 - 14:30 | 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 neighbors, classmates, church friends, etc? If so, join Ms. Sharon for a small taste of ASL communications!

Teen/Tween Paint: Tote Bags
2024-03-21 16:30 - 17:30 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Need a new tote bag to carry your books? Come paint one at the library! Ages 10-17
40 Tote Bags fist come first served basis
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math

String Theory
2024-03-23 15:00 - 16:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Bring any style of needlework project (knit, crochet, cross stitch, embroidery…) to this informal gathering and talk about books, recipes, and whatever else strikes your fancy while you work.

Playtime
2024-03-25 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-03-26 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-03-27 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-03-28 10:30 - 11:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us for playtime! All children age 0-5.

Kids Lego Club
2024-03-25 16:00 - 17:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
What’s better than a massive pile of LEGO bricks? Absolutely nothing! Stop by our Kid’s LEGO club and enjoy 45 minutes of LEGO free play. Ages 6+

Paws to Read with Therapy Dog
2024-03-26 16:00 - 17:00 | 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 will limit the number of people in the room with Atreyu at one time.

Fiction Addiction Book Club: A Quiet Life by Ethan Joetta
2024-03-26 17:00 - 18:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
From the author of A Little Hope —a Read with Jenna Bonus Pick—comes another “heartwarming, character-driven” ( Booklist ) life-affirming novel about three individuals whose lives intersect in unforeseen ways.
Set in a close-knit suburb in the grip of winter, A Quiet Life follows three people grappling with loss and finding a tender wisdom in their grief.
Chuck Ayers used to look forward to nothing so much as his annual trip to Hilton Head with his wife, Cat—that yearly taste of relaxation they’d become accustomed to after a lifetime of working and raising two children. Now, just months after Cat’s death, Chuck finds that he can’t let go of her belongings—her favorite towel, the sketchbooks in her desk drawer—as he struggles to pack for a trip he can’t imagine taking without her.
Ella Burke delivers morning newspapers and works at a bridal shop to fill her days while she anxiously awaits news—any piece of information—about her missing daughter. Ella adjusts to life in a new apartment and answers every call on her phone, hoping her daughter will reach out.
After the sudden death of her father, Kirsten Bonato set aside her veterinary school aspirations, finding comfort in the steady routine of working at an animal shelter. But as time passes, old dreams and new romantic interests begin to surface—and Kirsten finds herself at another crossroads.
In this beautiful and profoundly moving novel, three parallel narratives converge in poignant and unexpected ways, as each character bravely presses onward, trying to recover something they have lost. Emotionally riveting and infused with hope, “the soothing tone and warm worldview of this grown-up bedtime story will be good for what ails you” (Kirkus Reviews).
Ethan Joella teaches English and psychology at the University of Delaware and specializes in community writing workshops. His work has appeared in River Teeth, The Cimarron Review, The MacGuffin, Delaware Beach Life, and Third Wednesday. He is the author of A Little Hope, which was a Read with Jenna Bonus Selection and A Quiet Life. He lives in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, with his wife and two daughters.

Kids STEAM Experiment: Salt Dough Fossils
2024-03-28 16:30 - 17:30 | City Hall​, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37315, United States
Let’s learn about fossils and make salt dough fossil cookies! Wait until the end for some EXCAVATION fun! (not edible), Ages 6-12
30 Max Participants, first come, first served basis
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math

Library Closed
2024-03-31 | TN
The Library will be closed in observance of Easter, Sunday, March 31, 2024.

Baby and Toddler Storytime
2024-04-01 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-04-03 10:30 - 11:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
This early literacy program for ages 0 to 36 months is designed for activity and movement.
*This event will be capped at 40 participants.*

Teen Minecraft
2024-04-01 16:30 - 17:30 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Build anything you can imagine with a world of virtual blocks! Come visit the library’s realm and enjoy 45 minutes of free play. Seven laptops are available on a first come, first served basis – feel free to bring your own laptop if you’d like! This realm uses Java edition. Ages 13+

Preschool Storytime
2024-04-02 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-04-04 10:30 - 11:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Preschool storytime is an early literacy program for ages 3 to 5 years old with stories, music, and movement.
*This event will be capped at 40 participants.*

Collegedale Family BINGO Night
2024-04-02 17:00 - 18:00 | West Room City Hall, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37363
BINGO will play in rounds and is open to all ages! We will play for one hour and winners for each round will win small prizes. No entry fee. The library will provide the Bingo playing cards and plastic chips. We hope to see you there.

Kids STEAM: Pinecone Birdfeeders
2024-04-04 16:30 - 17:30 | Imagination Station Pavilion, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, United States
Look up at the sky! Is it a drone? Is it a plane? No! It’s our backyard birds. Join us at the library to make pinecone birdfeeders for our feathery friends. Once we are finished we will hang them up outside the library. If weather permits we will take a hike out to the veterans park and see if we can identify any of our bird friends.
Ages 6-12
30 Max Participants, first come, first served basis
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math
