Katie Lamb Public Library

Kids/Tween/ Teens Lego Robotics
2024-06-10 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Build cool Lego gadgets and make them move with simple scratch programming! If you like building the new Lego sets, this is for you. (14 Sets Available first come, first served basis.)
Ages 6+

Baby and Toddler Storytime
2024-06-10 10:30 - 11:00 | TN
This early literacy program for ages 0 to 36 months is designed for activity and movement. *This event will be capped at 40 participants.*

Crime Reads Book Club: Die Around Sundown by Mark Pryor
2024-05-25 15:00 - 16:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Crime Reads Book Club will be discussing Die Around Sundown by Mark Pryor. This club is open to all community members, no library card requirement!
Mark Pryor’s Die Around Sundown is the first entry in an exciting mystery series set in Paris during World War II, where a detective is forced to solve a murder while protecting his own secrets.
Summer 1940: In German-occupied Paris, Inspector Henri Lefort has been given just five days to solve the murder of a German major that took place in the Louvre Museum. Blocked from the crime scene but given a list of suspects, Henri encounters a group of artists, including Pablo Picasso, who know more than they’re willing to share.
With the clock ticking, Henri must uncover a web of lies while overcoming impossible odds to save his own life and prove his loyalty to his country. Will he rise to the task or become another tragic story of a tragic time?
Five days. One murder. A masterpiece of a mystery.
Mark Pryor is a former newspaper reporter from England. He moved to the US in 1995 and subsequently spent 16 years working as a prosecutor with the Travis County District Attorney’s Office, in Austin, Texas. He is now a partner at the law firm of Cofer & Connelly, in Austin.
His book DIE AROUND SUNDOWN is the first in a new series of historical mysteries set in Paris during WW2 – published August 16, 2022, by St. Martin’s/Minotaur.
Mark is also the author of the Hugo Marston mystery series, set in Paris, London, and Barcelona. The first in the series, THE BOOKSELLER, was a Library Journal Debut of the Month, and called “unputdownable” by Oprah.com, and the series has been featured in the New York Times. Mark also wrote the psychological thrillers, HOLLOW MAN, and its sequel, DOMINIC. As a prosecutor, he has appeared on CBS News’s 48 Hours and Discovery Channel’s Discovery ID: Cold Blood.

Paint & Plant: Succulents
2024-05-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us for more family fun in May! We will paint small terra cotta planters and plant succulents to celebrate all things Spring-green. Each participant will receive a planter to paint and will select a succulent to plant in their planter. We hope to see you there! (While supplies last!)
This activity is funded by Collegedale Public Library and any community members are invited to participate – no library card requirement.
Due to extremely high interest in this program we had to add a registration list to this activity. Currently this program is full – but you may pop by and we will fill any no-shows with those waiting, first come, first serve.

Playtime
2024-05-23 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-05-22 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-05-21 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-05-20 10:30 - 11:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us for playtime! All children age 0-5.

Basic Sign Language for Adults & Teens
2024-05-22 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 small taste of ASL communications!

Adult Craft: Upcycled Patriotic Wreath
2024-05-21 17:30 - 18:45 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
*We are adjusting the time of the Adult Craft to a 5:30 start time beginning with this month’s program.
We will be making upcycled patriotic wreaths in time for Memorial Day and Summer home decor. We will use floral foam wreath forms, white fabric (from the remnants of a white shirt), red/white/blue ribbons and other patriotic embellishments to create a lovely American Summer wreath this month.
This program is open to any community members 17+ years of age, no library card requirement.
–> PLEASE PLAN TO BRING A CLEAN THRIFTED (OR FROM YOUR CAST OFFS) WHITE SHIRT/BLOUSE/SWEATER TO CUT UP FOR THIS CRAFT ACTIVITY.

Kids Lego Club
2024-05-20 16:30 - 17:30 | 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+

Local Author Visit: Nathaniel K. Gee’s The Business Proposal
2024-05-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join the Collegedale Friends of the Library as they host local author Nathaniel K. Gee who will discuss his book – The Business Proposal.
Byron loves his job as a marriage counselor but is disappointed when he begins to lose clients because of his marital status. Julie is similarly frustrated with the world’s view that she must not be happy because of her lack of a husband. Byron devises a simple answer, an ad in the paper asking for a wife. Julie thinks it’s crazy but ultimately realizes it might be exactly what she needs. It works perfectly and both are happily single, but married. Julie isn’t getting set up and Byron can even tell his clients that to help his marriage he makes sure to give his wife some space. But the honeymoon phase wears off and in time they find that always making excuses for why their spouse isn’t easy. They begin to invite each other to activities to avoid excuses, and before long Byron discovers he has fallen in love with his wife. She however has decided she wants to find real love and thinks Charlie might be the answer. She asks for a divorce. Can Byron do what he has asked hundreds of couples to do and fight for his marriage?
About the Author: The only thing Nathaniel Gee loves more than writing is supporting his wife and nine children, which is why he works as a Dam Safety Engineer. His determination to become a writer came from an inspirational school counselor who said that he would be a much better engineer than a writer. He was a well-loved writer of his local newspaper and continues writing on his blog www.thegeebrothers.com, professional journals in Dam Safety, and in his favorite genres-romantic comedy and detective fiction. He also has a YouTube channel, Geelightful, where his children are far more popular than he is!

String Theory
2024-05-18 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.

Introductory Mahjong for Adult Beginners
2024-05-16 17:30 - 18:45 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us at the Collegedale Public Library for an introductory meeting of the new game sensation, Mahjong. This tile-based game dates back to 19th Century China with regional variants across Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan and Vietnam. It is considered a game of skill, strategy and luck. We are hosting this meeting to allow local novice Mahjong players to be able to connect and introduce those interested but with no experience to the game. If connections are made – the hope is that a group of regular players can start playing rotating meeting locations.
This introductory session is for adult beginners (17+) who would like to learn more about the playing of mahjong. This program is open to anyone in the community with an interest, no library card requirement.

Community Service Activity: Packing Teen Hygiene Kits
2024-05-16 14:00 - 15:30 | West Room City Hall, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37363
Join the Collegedale Public Library, Collegedale Parks & Recreation and the Samaritan Center for this awesome community service opportunity. We will be working together to pack Teen Survival Packs for local underserved teens to assist them with hygiene care and other personal care items. Any community members are invited to assist us with this mission, no library card requirement.

Preschool Storytime
2024-05-16 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-05-14 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-05-09 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-05-07 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.*

Fiction Addiction Book Club: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
2024-05-15 16:00 - 17:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
*The Library will be adjusting the meeting time for Fiction Addiction during May-July to the third Wednesdays of each month at 4:00 PM (unless there is a state/national holiday that prevents us from meeting on the third Wednesdays).
Fiction Addiction Book Club will be discussing The Midnight Library by Matt Haig.
Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices . . . Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets? A novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived.
Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these other lives truly be better?
Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision. Faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one, following a different career, undoing old breakups, realizing her dreams of becoming a glaciologist; she must search within herself as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life, and what makes it worth living in the first place.
Matt Haig is the author of novels such as The Midnight Library, How to Stop Time, The Humans, The Radleys, and the forthcoming The Life Impossible. He has also written books for children, such as A Boy Called Christmas, and the memoir Reasons to Stay Alive.

Basic Sign Language for Babies and Toddlers
2024-05-15 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 to toddlers and baby + their parent, grandparent or other guardian. She will demonstrate greetings, basic words and emotions in order to allow our youngest patrons to communicate before developing their verbal skills. Join Ms. Sharon for a small taste of ASL communications!

Baby and Toddler Storytime
2024-05-15 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-05-13 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-05-08 10:30 - 11:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States

Origami Workshop: Dinosaurs!
2024-05-14 17:00 - 18:00 | TN
Join us for this Dino-roar-some-themed workshop with our local Math teacher Ms. Shirley – where we will learn the art of folding a super cool origami dinosaur!
This free activity is open to all community members, no library card requirement!

Kids Lego Robotics
2024-05-13 16:30 - 17:30 | 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

Kids STEAM: Elephant Toothpaste
2024-05-09 16:30 - 17:30 | Imagination Station Pavilion, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, United States
Ever wonder what elephants brush their teeth with?!
If an elephant did use toothpaste, this is probably what it’d look like! Come to the library and learn about chemical reactions by watching this heat-producing mixture bubble. If you have safety glasses, please bring them, along with clothes you do not mind getting stained.
Ages 6-12
30 Max Participants, first come, first served basis
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math

Community Garden Planting Party
2024-05-08 16:00 - 17:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us at our annual planting party for our Community Garden.Here is a chance to get your hands dirty and play in the dirt while helping us plant our new plants for this year’s harvest.The produce grown in these beds will be used for future programs.

One-on-One with a Financial Advisor
2024-05-07 17:30 - 18:30 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
The Library is offering One-on-One sessions with Anthony Young who is a financial advisor from Thrivent, a non-profit financial organization. 30 minute sessions are free and private in our meeting room. Getting your finances in order isn’t always easy or clear. That’s why Anthony is here to provide the expertise and support you need. Whether you’re just starting out or preparing for a meaningful retirement, you deserve personalized financial guidance driven by what’s important to you. Together, we’ll assess your financial picture and explore how you can.
There are 4 sessions available starting at 5:00 PM: 5:00, 5:30, 6:00 and 6:30. Sessions are free, but limited. Please register for a session (only one session per person). If you need to cancel, please let us know so we can contact someone on the waiting list. *No products will be sold*
Pre-register today to reserve a spot!

Collegedale Family BINGO Night
2024-05-07 17:30 - 18:30 | West Room City Hall, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37363
Collegedale Public Library and Collegedale Parks and Recreation will partner up to host the ever popular monthly BINGO again in May! We will play in rounds and this event is open to all ages! We will play for one hour and winners for each round will win small prizes. There is no entry fee and games are played for prizes only. We will provide the Bingo playing cards, the BINGO playing chips and the fun. We hope to see you there.
This program is open to all community members, no library card requirement!
Location – Collegedale City Hall, West Room
