Baby and Toddler Storytime
2024-12-11 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. *This event will be capped at 40 participants.*
Theme:
Week 1: Sweets
Week s: Animals

Tales and Tails with Phoenix the Therapy Dog
2024-12-11 16:00 - 17:00 | TN
Celebrate the holiday season with us at the library! Meet Phoenix, our colorful therapy dog, and his owner Cu for a festive hour filled with joy. Enjoy a delightful Christmas story read aloud, interact with Phoenix, and get creative with a fun craft activity!
Bring your family and friends for a heartwarming experience that spreads holiday cheer and creativity. Don’t miss out on this paws-itively wonderful event!

Family Origami Workshop: Snowflakes
2024-12-11 17:00 - 18:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join local Math teacher and origami artist Ms. Shirley for some holiday fun and paper crafting. We will learn to fold super cool, large, 3-D paper snowflakes for winter and the holiday season during this month’s origami workshop. This is a fun activity for all ages as well as families. This program is open to anyone in the community, free and no library card requirement.

Preschool Storytime
2024-12-12 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.*
Theme:
Week 1: Sweets
Week 2: Animals

Basic Sign Language for Babies and Toddlers
2024-12-12 14:00 - 14:30 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Our Collegedale neighbor, student and library patron Ms. Ellie 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. Ellie for a taste of ASL communications for parents + babies/toddlers!
This program is open to any and all community members – no library card membership required.

Happy Birthday Taylor Swift Party
2024-12-12 16:30 - 18:00 | West Room City Hall, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37363
Join us in the West Room of the Collegedale City Hall Building for a sparkling night of fun for our 2nd Annual Taylor Swift Birthday! Help us celebrate her birthday this December with an array of activities to include: cupcake decorating, friendship bracelet making, music and karaoke, a pinata bust, photo booth, temporary tattoos and face jewels, Taylor-approved coloring sheets, buttons and bookmarks, etc.
Participants are encouraged to wear their best Taylor Eras Tour outfits/costumes and winners will be chosen to win Taylor prize packs!
This is a first come, first served activity. Our first 40 guests will receive a complimentary pair of red heart sunglasses!

Friends of the Katie Lamb Public Library Book Sale
2024-12-14 - 2024-12-28 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
The Friends of the Katie Lamb Public Library in Collegedale, TN will host their semi-annual Book Sale Saturday, December 14 – Saturday, December 28, 2024.
The library will have one of it largest selections of materials for sale this season. We will have books for all ages, magazines, audiobooks, DVDs, etc.
Prices:
Children’s Books – $1.00
Hardcover Young Adult Books – $2.00
Hardcover Adult Books – $2.00
Mass Paperbacks (i.e. smaller Romance, Westerns, etc) – $0.25
Magazines – $0.25
Audiobooks – $2.00
DVDs – $1.00

Preschool Storytime
2025-01-02 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-01-07 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-01-09 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-01-14 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-01-16 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-01-21 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. *This event will be capped at 40 participants.*
Theme: Dogs

STEM New Year Celebration
2025-01-02 16:30 - 17:30 | Library, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, 37363, United States
Ring in the New Year with a fun and educational STEM celebration at the library! Join us for a hands-on event where participants will design their own party poppers and New Year balls using science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) principles. Muffins and grape juice will be provided (first come, first served). This program is perfect for ages 6 to 17.

Crime Reads Book Club: The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
2025-01-04 15:00 - 16:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
“Welcome to the family,” Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I’ll soon learn that the Winchesters’ secrets are far more dangerous than my own…
Every day I clean the Winchesters’ beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.
I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew’s handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it’s hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina’s life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.
I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out… and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late.
But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don’t know who I really am.
They don’t know what I’m capable of…
An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Woman in the Window, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train won’t be able to put this down!
Freida McFadden is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publisher’s Weekly, and Amazon Charts bestselling author and is a practicing physician specializing in brain injury who has penned multiple Kindle bestselling psychological thrillers and medical humor novels. She lives with her family and possessed cat in a centuries-old three-story home overlooking the ocean, with staircases that creak and moan with each step, and nobody could hear you if you scream. Unless you scream really loudly, maybe.
This program is open to any community members, no library card membership required!

Baby and Toddler Storytime
2025-01-06 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-01-08 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-01-13 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-01-15 10:30 - 11:30 | 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.*
Theme: Dogs

Mindful Monday
2025-01-06 13:00 - 14:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Start your week off right with a relaxing and creative afternoon at the library! Join us for Mindful Monday, where you can enjoy coloring, puzzles, music, or simply chat with others in a calming environment. Whether you’re looking to unwind, de-stress, or just connect with others, this event is all about taking a mindful break from the hustle and bustle of daily life. This event is open to ages 18 and up.

Book Besties
2025-01-06 16:30 - 17:30 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
A book club for ages 7-13. Read any book, then come to book club to discuss, snack, and do an activity.

Chess Club
2025-01-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Join us for a fun and engaging Chess Club event at the library! Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned player, all skill levels are welcome. Please bring your own board as the library has a limited amount.

Minecraft Club
2025-01-09 16:30 - 17:30 | Library, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, 37363, United States
Join us at Minecraft Club for a fun-filled hour of creativity and exploration. We can’t wait to see what you build (limited availability; first come, first served).

Kids/Teens Lego Free Play
2025-01-13 16:30 - 17:30 | Library, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, 37363, United States
Unleash your creativity at our Lego Free Play event! Join us for a fun and engaging session where you can build anything your imagination dreams up using our extensive collection of Lego bricks. Whether you want to create a towering skyscraper, a colorful vehicle, or a fantastic creature, the possibilities are endless! Completed builds will be displayed in the library, so you can show off your amazing creations to the whole community.

Dungeons and Dragons Club
2025-01-13 17:00 - 18:00 | Library, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, 37363, United States
Join us this month to play D&D! We will meet for session 0 on the 13th to make our characters and then begin the campaign on the 14th and play again on the 28th. No experience is needed.
Ages 11+, Limited Availabiliy
Session 0 will be held in the library. On the 14th and 28th, we will play in the West Room of City Hall.

Adult Craft: Sock Snowman
2025-01-14 17:30 - 19:00 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
“Oh the weather outside is frightful….” Let’s make sock-snowmen for the month of January while we stay warm in the library.
This activity is open to participants 17+ years, first come, first served. All supplies provided – no library card requirement. Meets in the Meeting Room of the Katie Lamb Public Library, Collegedale.

Dungeons and Dragons Club
2025-01-14 17:30 - 19:30 | West Room City Hall, 4910 Swinyar Dr, Collegedale, TN, 37363

One-on-One with a Financial Advisor
2025-01-15 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 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. Open to the community – no library card requirement. *No products will be sold*
Pre-register today to reserve a spot!
*We will email you a couple days prior to the scheduled date to establish a time slot so please watch for an email from the library.

Kids/Teens Lego Robotics
2025-01-16 16:30 - 17:30 | Library Meeting Room, 9318 Apison Pike, Collegedale, TN, United States
Unleash your creativity and engineering skills at our Lego Robotics event! Join us for a fun-filled session where you can build your very own robot using Lego pieces and learn the basics of Scratch coding to bring your creation to life. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced builder, this hands-on workshop is perfect for ages 6-17. Don’t miss out—spaces are limited, and it’s first come, first served!

Library Closed
2025-01-20 | TN
The library will be closed on 01/20/2025 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
