Outdoor Playtime
2023-10-31 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Imagination Station Pavilion, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us outside for playtime! All children age 0-5.

Trick or Treat at the Library
2023-10-31 15:00 - 19:45 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Stop in the library between 3:00-7:45 PM on Halloween night in your costume or favorite Halloween or Fall shirt to receive a Fall treat bag from your local Collegedale librarians. We hope that each and every one of you has a fun, happy and safe night and we hope to see some of you in the library.
(While supplies last.)

Paws to Read with Therapy Dog
2023-10-31 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.

Playtime
2023-11-01 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-11-02 10:30 - 11:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us in the library for playtime! All children age 0-5.

Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub
2023-11-01 17:00 - 18:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Have you ever wanted to make your own natural bath products? If so, come out to this Fall program to mix up a small batch of Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub to revive your dry skin during the cooler months. This potion is great for dry skin season as it will help your skin feel soft and more moisturized. This is a great opportunity to try your hand at this sweet-smelling craft and potentially to inspire you to create more home-crafted goods for holiday gifts this year!

Tween/Teen Minecraft
2023-11-02 16:00 - 17:00 | 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 freeplay. Eight laptops are available on a first come first come first serve basis – feel free to bring your own laptop if you’d like! This realm uses Java edition. Ages 12-18

Baby and Toddler Storytime
2023-11-06 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-11-08 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-11-13 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-11-15 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-11-20 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-11-22 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.

Preschool Storytime
2023-11-07 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-11-09 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-11-14 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-11-16 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-11-21 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-11-23 10:30 - 11:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Storytime is an early literacy program for ages 3 to 5 years old with stories, music and movement.

Adult Craft: Christmas Tree Cake Earrings
2023-11-07 17:30 - 18:45 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
We will be making replica Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake Earrings to wear and show our holiday spirit this season! Each participant will be able to make one pair of earrings using clay with stainless steel posts or clip on posts.

Sign Language Basics for Adults & Teens
2023-11-08 17:00 - 18:00 | 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!
Meets in the Collegedale Public Library Meeting Room

Creature Features: Visit from a Baby Kangaroo
2023-11-09 17:00 - 17:30 | City Hall​, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37315, United States
Join us for an exciting event in the west room at city hall! Creature Features will visit us to present their baby kangaroo and teach us about these interesting animals. This event is for all ages, however, there is only room for 35 people so sign up soon! All attendees will need to sign up for a spot, including adults.

Library Closed
2023-11-10 | TN
The Library will be closed for Veteran’s Day, Friday, November 10.

Crime Reads Book Club: The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
2023-11-11 15:00 - 16:00 | 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 strangers, who’d happened to sit at the same table, pass the time in conversation and friendships are struck. Each has his or her own reasons for being in the reading room that morning—it just happens that one is a murderer.
Award-winning author Sulari Gentill delivers a sharply thrilling read with The Woman in the Library, an unexpectedly twisty literary adventure that examines the complicated nature of friendship and shows us that words can be the most treacherous weapons of all.
Once upon a time, Sulari Gentill was a corporate lawyer serving as a director on public boards, with only a vague disquiet that there was something else she was meant to do. That feeling did not go away until she began to write. And so Sulari became the author of the Rowland Sinclair Mysteries: thus far, ten historical crime novels chronicling the life and adventures of her 1930s Australian gentleman artist, the Hero Trilogy, based on the myths and epics of the ancient world, and the Ned Kelly Award winning Crossing the Lines (published in the US as After She Wrote Hime). In 2014 she collaborated with National Gallery of Victoria to write a short story which was produced in audio to feature in the Fashion Detective Exhibition, and thereafter published by the NGV. IN 2019 Sulari was part of a 4-member delegation of Australian crime writers sponsored by the Australia Council to tour the US as ambassadors of Australian Crime Writing.
Sulari lives with her husband, Michael, and their boys, Edmund and Atticus, on a small farm in Batlow where she grows French Black Truffles and refers to her writing as “work” so that no one will suggest she get a real job.

Kids Minecraft
2023-11-13 16:00 - 17:00 | 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 freeplay. Eight laptops are available on a first come first come first serve basis – feel free to bring your own laptop if you’d like! This realm uses Java edition. Ages 7 to 11.

Origami Workshop: Christmas Ornaments
2023-11-14 17:00 - 18:15 | 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
2023-11-15 14:00 - 15:30 | 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, and etc? If so, join Ms. Sharon for a small taste of ASL communications!

Tween/Teen Hangout: Natural Gemstones Bracelet Making
2023-11-16 16:00 - 17:00 | 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!

Library Closed
2023-11-23 - 2023-11-24 | TN
The Library will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24.

Library closed for Thanksgiving
2023-11-23 - 2023-11-24 | TN
