From Jan. 1-31, Collegedale Public Library is participating in “All the Feels,” a winter reading challenge sponsored by Beanstack. We challenge our community to read and log at least 20,000 minutes during the challenge. Earn fun emoji-themed badges for logging your reading, completing activities, and submitting book reviews. Top-performing libraries and schools will earn cash […]
Kelly designs a challenge each year to help you expand your reading horizons, and this year she has a bingo card! Complete a line in any direction to be entered into a drawing for an Amazon gift card. Follow the link to register for the challenge on Beanstack: https://collegedalepubliclibrary.beanstack.com/reader365 **This challenge will continue throughout the […]
Calling all book lovers! We love books, and we know you do too! This month's challenge is all about reading your favorite books. Read what you love! Those who complete the challenge will earn a collectible button and a sweet treat.
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 […]
February's book for discussion, The Bookseller by Mark Pryor, is the first in the Hugo Marston series. Max—an elderly Paris bookstall owner—is abducted at gunpoint. His friend, Hugo Marston, head of security at the US embassy, looks on helplessly, powerless to do anything to stop the kidnapper. Marston launches a search, enlisting the help of […]
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 1st-5th grade.
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.
Friends of the Collegedale Library present Steve Croy as this months Local Author. Steve has published 14 novels that are available on Amazon. A U.S. Army veteran and retired software engineer, he now lives in Birchwood, Tennessee. He will be discussing his book Way of the Snake. During the 1850s, San Francisco became home to a […]
"NEW" All-Ages Chess Club on February 20 at 4:00 Chess club is meeting once a month for those who play or for those who want to learn this board game of strategic skill! Bring your own Chess game or use the one provided. All ages are welcome.
Baby and Toddler Playtime is great for early literacy. Children are born wired to learn language. Starting from birth, they build language and literacy skills through play and interactions. Ages 0 to 36 months.
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 […]
Preschool Playtime is great for early literacy. Children are born wired to learn language. Starting from birth, they build language and literacy skills through play and interactions. Ages 3 to 5 years old.
CrimeReads Book Club is discussing the Maid by Nita Prose this month. The Maid is a Clue-like, locked-room mystery and a heartwarming journey of the spirit, it explores what it means to be the same as everyone else and yet entirely different—and reveals that all mysteries can be solved through connection to the human heart.