Katie Lamb Public Library

Preschool Storytime
2024-02-15 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-02-20 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-02-22 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-03-05 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-03-07 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Teen/Tween Lego Robotics
2024-02-15 16:00 - 17:00 | 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.

Author Talk: Lyn Gilleland
2024-02-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Local author Lyn Gilleland will discuss her Young Adult book Threads of Fate in the Library Meeting Room. Her discussion will kick-off the 2024 Local Author Series sponsored by the Friends of Collegedale Public Library.

Library Closed
2024-02-19
The Library will be closed for Presidents Day , Monday, February 19.

Baby and Toddler Storytime
2024-02-19 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-02-21 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-03-04 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-03-06 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-03-11 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.

Sign Language for Babies & Toddlers
2024-02-21 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!

2024-02-21 17:00 - 20:00 | 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 nonprofit 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 p.m. 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. If you do not get a session this time, the library will be hosting Anthony again on future dates.​ *No products will be sold*

Pre-register today to reserve a spot!

Teen/Tween Experiment: Bath Bombs
2024-02-22 16:30 - 17:30 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us for our STEAM project for teens and tweens as we explore what happens when acid and an alkali react together? Ages 10-18 Supplies are limited, first come, first served basis.
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math

String Theory
2024-02-24 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
2024-02-26 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-02-27 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-02-28 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-02-29 10:30 - 11:30 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us for playtime! All children age 0-5.

Kids Lego Club
2024-02-26 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
2024-02-27 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.

Crime Reads Book Club: Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara
2024-03-02 15:00 - 16:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Chicago, 1944: Twenty-year-old Aki Ito and her parents have just been released from Manzanar, where they have been detained by the US government since the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, together with thousands of other Japanese Americans. The life in California the Itos were forced to leave behind is gone; instead, they are being resettled two thousand miles away in Chicago, where Aki’s older sister, Rose, was sent months earlier and moved to the new Japanese American neighborhood near Clark and Division streets. But on the eve of the Ito family’s reunion, Rose is killed by a subway train.
Aki, who worshipped her sister, is stunned. Officials are ruling Rose’s death a suicide. Aki cannot believe her perfect, polished, and optimistic sister would end her life. Her instinct tells her there is much more to the story, and she knows she is the only person who could ever learn the truth.
Inspired by historical events, Clark and Division infuses an atmospheric and heartbreakingly real crime fiction plot with rich period details and delicately wrought personal stories Naomi Hirahara has gleaned from thirty years of research and archival work in Japanese American history.
Naomi Hirahara is the Edgar Award-winning author of multiple mystery series, noir short stories, nonfiction history books and one middle-grade novel. Her Mas Arai series, which features a Los Angeles gardener and Hiroshima survivor who solves crimes, has been translated into Japanese, French and Korean. Her two other series star a young mixed race female LAPD bicycle cop, Ellie Rush, and a Filipina-Japanese American woman in Kauai, Lellani Santiago. Her first historical mystery, CLARK AND DIVISION, will be released by Soho Crime in August 2021. She, her husband and Jack Russell dog live happily in her birthplace of Pasadena, California.

Adult Craft: Pot ‘o Gold Rainbow Wreaths
2024-03-05 17:00 - 18:15 | City Hall​, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37315, United States
We will be crafting Pot ‘o Gold Rainbow Wreaths to decorate our doors for Saint Patrick’s Day and could even carry into April for “April Showers” month since we see a lot of rainbows during this time of year. ?
Please note:

This event will be capped at 24 participants.
First come, first served.
No seat-saving.
Participants must be aged 17+ years old.
This activity will meet in a new location, The Collegedale City Hall Building – West Room.

One-on-One with a Financial Advisor
2024-03-06 17:00 - 19:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
The Library is offering One-on-One sessions with Anthony Young who is a licensed 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 p.m. 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. If you do not get a session this time, the library will be hosting Anthony again on future dates.​ *No products will be sold*
Pre-register today to reserve a spot!

Kids Minecraft
2024-03-07 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 free play. Eight laptops are available on a first come first come first serve basis – feel free to bring your own laptop with the game installed if you’d like! This realm uses Java edition. Ages 8 to 12.

Teen/Tween Lego Robotics
2024-03-11 16:00 - 17:00 | 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.
Ages 10+
