Week Calendar

Join us with your preschooler as we play with arts and crafts. Projects are process based and are designed to help kids with their fine motor skills, self expression, and many other valuable concepts.

Bring your own quilting or other project and get a chance to work on it with like-minded people. They'll even offer advice if asked. Be sure to check out a quilting book from our collection!

This is an open work day for those participating in our One Minute Animation Film Festival workshop.

The meeting room will be made available for anyone wanting to work on their projects. 

Join us for an afternoon of crafts for grown-ups! Supplies and space are limited, so please pre-register. Bring your maker mindset and prepare to be inspired!

Grab you chainsword and turn the tide against the Tyranid swarm for the first Ralph Ellison Warhammer club. First session will be assembling armies followed by a brief rules overview. Second session on will be devoted to playing.

Hispanic Heritage History Month is here! Join us to create foil art at the Southern Oaks Library to help celebrate the many influential Hispanic artists of the past and present. We will be using hot glue guns, foil, and sharpies.

Join us on the last Saturday of each month to complete a LEGO challenge. All LEGO's will be provided.

Get ready for the fall season with some fun and festive button art! We'll be using hot glue guns to turn buttons into cute seasonal art. You can choose from a ghost or a pumpkin.

Join us for an hour of painting and mocktails! We'll be guided through a video tutorial step-by-step by an artist to paint a masterpiece while we relax, chat, and enjoy some light refreshments. 

Get creative at your library this fall with Creativity Lab! This month, visit different stations to complete a variety of Pokemon-themed arts and crafts. Plus challenge your tracking skills with a special Pokemon scavenger hunt.

Step into a world of creativity at the Village Library!

Love anime, manga, K-pop, or K-dramas? Learning an Asian language? Want to visit an Asian country? Come hang out in the Anime Club and make new friends and learn new things! Plus, take home cool stuff like Asian snacks and crafts!

Did you miss out on one of our craft activities earlier this year? Do you have fond memories of childhood art class projects, or did you ever peer into the supply cabinets wistfully and want to try everything?

Join us each month as we read and explore the Magic Tree House: Merlin Missions series by Mary Pope Osborne.

Every Tuesday we will have a different Maker activity in the library! Stop by to see what we're doing.

Come along with us as we explore the legends and lore behind the world's fantastical creatures through arts and crafts!

This month, we're encountering krakens!

Join a Ralph Ellison librarian for a story and art project!

Celebrate the end of Banned Books Week with this art program!

Bring your sewing machine and projects and quilt with friends! Don't have a machine? We have a few to borrow! Don't know how to quilt? We can get you started, or bring any needlework project to work on and enjoy the company!

We have yarn and needles, and we're ready to knit! We will start with the basics and learn to knit together. Shown to reduce stress and foster a sense of calm, knitting serves as a creative outlet and can aid us in building healthy community.

Teens take over the Makerspace!  Each session will have a new challenge teens will solve using the tools in the makerspace. You'll gain hands on experience on the 3D printer, Cricut, embroidery/sewing machine, button maker and more!

Unlock the artistry of crochet in this class!

Do you like sharing recipes, stories, books, craft ideas, watching little known movies and discussing all kinds of cultures- including diversity and pop culture?  Yes?!

Guests will choose a vinyl design cut with the Cricut to create a zippered bag for art/school supplies or makeup. Recommended for first-time and/or new Cricut users. 

This is an open work day for those participating in our One Minute Animation Film Festival workshop.

You’re never too young or too old to make art! Join us the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month for open-ended creation inspired by different artists and techniques. Children age six and younger should be accompanied by an adult.

Join us for an Evening of Vinyl Record Listening & Art!
Bring in your own vinyl records to spin while creating some art!
Art supplies will be available but feel free to bring in your own creative project to work on if desired.

Did you miss out on one of our craft activities earlier this year? Do you have fond memories of childhood art class projects, or did you ever peer into the supply cabinets wistfully and want to try everything?