Open Studio Tuesdays

2:00pm - 4:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
East Forest Park Branch
Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology
Event Details:

Join us for our day-time, Open Studio session! You can bring a project to work on, or an idea to bounce off of other makers.

Game Day!

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Tweens, Teens
Mason Square Branch
Library Location: Mason Square Branch
Room: Mason Square Branch
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Stop by the Mason Square Branch Library on Tuesday afternoons for some gaming fun! Play a board game, a card game, or even a game on our Nintendo Switch! For ages 10-16. 

Music of the West African Kora with Sean Gaskell

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
East Forest Park Branch
Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: EFP Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Performances
Event Details:

Sean Gaskell will present an educational performance on the kora, a 21-stringed West African harp. Many songs featured on the kora preserve an 800 year history dating back to the founding of the Mande empire.

Teen Writing Club

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Central Library
Library Location: Central Library
Room: Teen Area
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Classes & Workshops
Event Details:

Creative writing club for teens who love to write or want to try it out. Share your original poems, short stories, novels, and more; receive feedback on your work; and do fun writing activities!

An Evening with Esmeralda Santiago / Una noche con Esmeralda Santiago

5:30pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Brightwood Branch
Registration Open
Registration
Library Location: Brightwood Branch
Room: BW Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Groups & Reading, Community Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 23
Event Details:

Meet award-winning author Esmeralda Santiago in conversation with Community Leader and Library Volunteer Haydee Lamberty Rodriguez. Santiago's books include When I Was Puerto Rican, Almost a Woman, and her latest Las Madres.