Katie Lamb Public Library

Preschool Storytime
2023-12-12 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-12-14 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | 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: Knotted Ribbon Wreaths
2023-12-12 17:00 - 18:15 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us for our December’s Adult Craft on Tuesday, December 12th from 5:00-6:15 PM. We will be making mini hand-knotted ribbon wreaths in festive holiday ribbon. These are perfect to hang in a window, on a bedroom door or wherever you need to add a little Christmas cheer in your home. All supplies will be provided! If you have a pair of new, sharp scissors or designated fabric-cutting scissors then it will be helpful to bring these for your own personal use as we will be doing a lot of ribbon cutting for this craft.

Baby and Toddler Storytime
2023-12-13 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-01-03 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-01-08 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-01-10 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-01-15 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-01-17 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.

Taylor Swift Birthday Party
2023-12-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us for a fun time celebrating Taylor Swift’s birthday. We will make bracelets & buttons, play a trivia game while enjoying birthday cupcakes and listening to music.

Origami Workshop: Christmas Ornaments - Part Deux
2023-12-14 16:00 - 17:15 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Back by popular demand! Join us for a free evening of learning the art of folding origami Christmas tree ornaments! We will make a beautiful star that converts to a wreath ornament – plus a stocking with candy cane, etc. Ms. Shirley and Ms. Emily will be back to teach us the necessary steps to create our own beautiful holiday ornaments. If you attended the November date – we will be creating different ornaments at this event. And if you did not attend the November date – please join us as you need not have been present at the first session to participate in the second session. Everyone was so enthusiastic that they asked to make more ornaments in December!

Holiday Book Sale
2023-12-16 - 2023-12-30 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Our Friends’ Holiday Book Sale is December 16 – 30. Everything is $2.00 or less and the $6.00 Bag Sale will be the last 2 days!

Happy Winter Solstice!
2023-12-21 | TN
Today is Winter Solstice. Happy First Day of Winter! Today, we turn the corner toward longer days and a bit more sunlight. Dec. 21 is the winter solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year in Earth’s Northern Hemisphere. On Friday, we’ll start gaining a few seconds of daylight again.

Library Closed for Christmas
2023-12-24 - 2023-12-25 | TN
The Library will be closed for the Christmas Holiday on Sunday, December 24 and Monday, December 25. Happy Holidays!

Library Closed
2023-12-31 - 2024-01-01 | TN
Library will be closed December 31 and January 1. In observation of the New Year holiday.

Fiction Addiction Book Club: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
2024-01-02 17:00 - 18:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results.
But like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show Supper at Six. Elizabeth’s unusual approach to cooking (“combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride”) proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn’t just teaching women to cook. She’s daring them to change the status quo.
Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist.
Join us Tuesday, January 2nd at 5:00 PM to discuss this marvelous work of fiction by Bonnie Garmus while we sip hot tea.

Preschool Storytime
2024-01-04 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-01-09 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-01-11 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-01-16 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-01-18 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.

Winter-Palooza
2024-01-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
This program is open to all ages!
Looking for something to do over the holiday break to beat the Winter blues? It’s cold outside — so visit us inside the warm library for a Winter-themed movie, a super cool craft and snacks! We will show the adorable Academy Award Winning family film, Happy Feet on our big screen. In addition we will have a Hot Chocolate Bar to build your own hot beverage and cookies. During the movie everyone is invited to work on Diamond Painting Snowflakes. Snowflakes include a clip chain where you can add your beautiful Winter creation to a backpack, purse, keyring, etc. Feel free to bring a blanket from home if you prefer to sit on the floor during the movie.

Crime Reads Book Club: Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
2024-01-06 15:00 - 16:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
“That was it. That was all of it. A grace so ordinary there was no reason at all to remember it. Yet I have never across the forty years since it was spoken forgotten a single word.”
New Bremen, Minnesota, 1961. The Twins were playing their debut season, ice-cold root beers were selling out at the soda counter of Halderson’s Drugstore, and Hot Stuff comic books were a mainstay on every barbershop magazine rack. It was a time of innocence and hope for a country with a new, young president. But for thirteen-year-old Frank Drum it was a grim summer in which death visited frequently and assumed many forms. Accident. Nature. Suicide. Murder.
Frank begins the season preoccupied with the concerns of any teenage boy, but when tragedy unexpectedly strikes his family— which includes his Methodist minister father; his passionate, artistic mother; Juilliard-bound older sister; and wise-beyond-his-years kid brother— he finds himself thrust into an adult world full of secrets, lies, adultery, and betrayal, suddenly called upon to demonstrate a maturity and gumption beyond his years.
Told from Frank’s perspective forty years after that fateful summer, Ordinary Grace is a brilliantly moving account of a boy standing at the door of his young manhood, trying to understand a world that seems to be falling apart around him. It is an unforgettable novel about discovering the terrible price of wisdom and the enduring grace of God.

Kids Minecraft
2024-01-08 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 with Minecraft installed if you’d like! This realm uses Java edition. Ages 8-12.

Adult Craft: Snowflake Mason Jar
2024-01-09 17:00 - 18:15 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
We will paint glass jar snowflake votives to celebrate Winter. Participants paint a snowy jar and add Epsom salt and a tealight to make a fun and cute decorative centerpiece to help fill the void after the holiday decorations have come down.

Sign Language Basics for Adults, Teens & Tweens
2024-01-10 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 taste of ASL communications!

Library Closed
2024-01-15 | TN
The Library will be closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 15. See you on Tuesday!

Sign Language for Babies & Toddlers
2024-01-17 14:00 - 15:00 | 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!

Free One-on-One Financial Assistance with Licensed Expert
2024-01-17 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 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!
