Events
Weekend Storytime
Every Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 am
Join us every Saturday and Sunday for a weekend storytime and craft for your young ones!
No sign up is required.
Book Launch
Her Hidden Fire
Thursday Feb. 26th 6:00 pm
Come celebrate the launch of Her Hidden Fire with author Clíodhna O’Sullivan in conversation with author of A Stage Set for Villains, Shannon J. Spann
In a world where dragons soar through the skies and magical abilities are an elite privilege, the ruling family of Ailm’s Keep is on a knife-edge: Can their son Ionáin prove that he can channel magic, or will his entire family be cast out in disgrace?
Éadha, a servant girl who loves Ionáin, is shocked to discover shortly before the test that she can wield magic herself. It’s extremely rare for a girl to have this talent, especially outside the few great Families. At Ionáin’s moment of truth, when it’s clear he is about to fail, Éadha makes a desperate gamble to save him from humiliation by pretending her magic is his, forfeiting her own claim to power.
Her decision sends them both to an academy of magic, where she must shield her secret from every grim Master and scheming apprentice—especially the handsome but enigmatic Gry. As Éadha enters this whirlwind of patriarchy, class, heartache, and jealousy, she also learns about magic’s terrible cost—the human price that Channellers willingly pay to maintain their power.
No registration is required. This event is for ages 16+.
Clíodhna O’Sullivan
Shannon J. Spann
Guest Storytimes
The Ice Cream Vanishes
Saturday Feb. 7th 11:30 am
Squirrel is an expert at making acorns disappear. But making some ice cream vanish?! “I put it right there! On that hot rock in the sun!” When Squirrel returns with Bear and finds the ice cream gone, they know there is only one explanation—Squirrel is a magician!
Determined to replicate this feat, Squirrel and Bear follow the ice cream truck…and put on a show every forest animal will remember forever.
Join author and illustrator Julia Sarcone-Roach as she reads her story The Ice Cream Vanishes!
Wish Soup
Saturday Feb. 7th 11:30 am
Sohee’s favorite part of Seollal is tteokguk—the special Korean rice cake soup traditionally only enjoyed on New Year’s Day. Each bowl is said to make the person who eats it one year older. This year, Sohee wants to eat as many bowls as she can to finally be an eonni, or “big girl,” to her younger siblings and cousins. Before Sohee can even get to her first bowl, though, she’s interrupted by a series of holiday-related chores, leaving plenty of opportunity for her mischievous younger sister Somi to eat not only Sohee’s tteokguk, but their whole family’s! Despite this outrageously silly setback, Sohee eventually learns that being a big girl is more than just how many bowls of tteokguk you eat.
Join author and illustrator Junghwa Park as she reads her story Wish Soup and show us some fun Lunar New Year Activities!
Storytime with Clifford the Big Red Dog!
Saturday Feb. 14th
We will be celebrating Clifford the Big Red Dog’s birthday on February 14th all day long! Join us for a Clifford storytime and meet and greet!
Dinos that Drive
Sunday Feb. 22nd 11:30 am
You’ve never seen a dinosaur that’s into driving cars? Well, buckle up! Brontosaurus, Triceratops, Pterodactyl and T. rex are all here to show off their driving, flying and diving skills in this riotous, fully illustrated book of poems about dinosaurs and their favorite things-that-go! From flighty Bambiraptor’s traffic chopper to hardheaded Pachycephalosaurus’s garbage truck to mama Maiasaura’s kid-carting minivan, and even to the stars beyond — these dinos on the go have no time to slow down. Each spread is full of fun details for young readers to pore over, but with our intrepid dino guides providing helpful dino facts on each page, you’ll never need a GPS again!
Join author Suzy Levinson as she reads her story Dinos that Drive!