Filed under: Arizona, City of Phoenix, City of Phoenix News, library, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, Phoenix Public Library, Public Library, US - AZ (Phoenix) | Tags: Arizona, October, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, Phoenix Public Library, Teen Read Month
October is Teen Read Month at Phoenix Public Library
Phoenix Public Library will celebrate Teen Read Month in October, encouraging teens to read just “for the fun of it.” This year’s theme is “Books With Bite.”
To celebrate, Phoenix Public Library locations will host special activities for teens, ages 12 -18, including workshops on monster makeup, T-shirt silk-screening, drip painting, computer technology and astrology. Visit phoenixpubliclibrary.org for dates and locations.
By reading, attending a program or submitting artwork or poetry to Create!Zine, a teen-produced publication, teens can reduce their library overdue fines by $5 and enter a drawing to win a $50 Best Buy gift certificate. Prize drawings will be held at each library at the end of the month.
Phoenix Public Library joins thousands of other libraries across the country encouraging teens to spend time reading for pleasure.
Teen Read Month is sponsored by the Friends of the Phoenix Public Library.
Phoenix Public Library is a system of 14 branch libraries and the Burton Barr Central Library. For more information, call 602-262-4636 or visit phoenixpubliclibrary.org.
Filed under: Arizona, Art, Arts, Arts and Entertainment, City of Tempe, City of Tempe News, Community, Entertainment, Events, Family, library, Tempe, Tempe Arizona, Youth | Tags: Arizona, az, library, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, Tempe, Tempe Community Gallery
TEMPE, Ariz. – The public is invited to a free reception celebrating the
opening of “Animal Instinct,” a family-oriented art exhibition featuring
two- and three-dimensional animal-themed works, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Nov.
27 in the Tempe Community Gallery, Lower Level Library, 3500 S.
Rural Road.
Refreshments and cookies will be served, and children will be entertained by
a story time reading about animals.
The Animal Instinct exhibition is on display through Feb. 3 and is a program
of the city of Tempe Cultural Services Division.
Library hours (Closed on city-observed holidays)
9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday-Thursday
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday-Saturday
Noon to 5:30 p.m., Sunday
For information, visit http://www.tempe.gov/arts/exhibitions/Library.htm
or call 480/350-2867.
Filed under: Art, Artists, Arts, Arts and Entertainment, City of Tempe, City of Tempe News, Community, Community Service, Entertainment, Events, library, Public Library, Tempe, Tempe Arizona | Tags: Adult Learning, Exhibition
TEMPE, Ariz. – “Visions of Arizona: People, Places and Things from our own
experiences,” the 2007 senior art exhibition will be on display from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday (except on city-observed holidays), from
Oct. 25 through Jan. 24 in the Public Library Second Floor Gallery, 3500 S.
Rural Road.
Admission is free.
This exhibition features Tempe senior artists from five city-sponsored art
classes at the Pyle Adult Recreation Center. The classes provide the
opportunity for individuals to enhance their skills and experiment with new
and traditional techniques and materials.
The students come from widely varied backgrounds and all parts of the world.
Nearly all of these students have found their creativity to be a source of
deep personal satisfaction and growth, keeping them young in both mind and
heart.
Artists display work in acrylic, oil, water color, colored pencil and other
drawing media. This year’s exhibit is a collection of artwork designed from
artists’ personal “Arizona” experiences.
Information: http://www.tempe.gov/arts/exhibitions/Library.htm or call
480/350-5211
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Tempe galleries are operated and maintained by the city of Tempe Cultural
Services Division.
Filed under: City of Tempe, City of Tempe News, Friends of the Library, library, Public Library, Tempe, Tempe Arizona | Tags: Arizona, book, Book Sale, book sales, Books, Friends of the Library, sale, Sales, Tempe, Tempe Public Library
Book Sale – Friends of the Tempe Public LibraryCity of Tempe
480-350-5599
Book sale at Tempe Public Library
TEMPE, Ariz. – Purchase paperback and hardcover books for children and adults at the Tempe Public Library on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. The Friends of the Tempe Public Library is holding its annual Fall Book Sale in the Program Room on the lower lever, used book sales at bargain prices, with selections ranging from classics to recent bestsellers. A selection of audio-visual items will also be available.
The event will begin with a special Members Only sale from 9-10 a.m.
Community members who wish to become a member of the Friends may purchase a membership on the day of the sale. The sale will be open to the general public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Friends of the Tempe Public Library is a non-profit organization that sponsors library programs for adults and children, purchases library equipment and furnishings, and promotes the library’s activities.
The Tempe Public Library is located at 3500 S. Rural Road. For more information on the book sale or purchasing a membership, call the Friends of the Tempe Public Library at 480-350-5599.
Filed under: City of Mesa, Community, Community Service, Education, Events, Family, Homeless, library, Mesa, Public Library | Tags: agencies, Assistance, Citizens, Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Employment, Exhibition, Family Resource Center, Homeless Shelters, Mesa, Murderers, Murders, October, support
In Arizona, a woman is murdered by her husband or boyfriend every four days.
In an effort to bring attention and awareness to this staggering problem,
the City of Mesa and Save the Family Foundation of Arizona have joined
forces to create a display at the Main Library, 64 E. First St., which will
run through the month of October. The display contains artwork and
stories from the mothers and children in Save the Family’s program.
Visitors to the display will learn to recognize domestic violence, see how
domestic violence victims are working to turn their lives around as well as
find out how they can volunteer and help be part of the solution. The
display coincides with October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Save the Family provides transitional housing and case management services
to more than 300 families a year. With 159 housing units serving homeless
families with children throughout the Valley, Save the Family is changing
the face of homelessness and helping many women and children of domestic
violence get a fresh start. Through programs like Career Development, Legal
Assistance and domestic violence and parenting classes, clients in Save the
Family’s program learn to become both economically and emotionally
self-sufficient.
For more information, contact Save the Family Volunteer Director Andrea Sok
at 480-898-0228, extension 215.
Filed under: City of Phoenix News, City of Tempe, City of Tempe News, Community, Community Meeting, Community Service, library, Tempe, Tempe Arizona, Tempe Historical Museum, Volunteering, Volunteers | Tags: Tempe Public Library, Volunteer
TEMPE, Ariz. – Looking for ways to help your community? Get involved by
volunteering at the Tempe Center for the Arts, the Tempe Public Library, the
Tempe Historical Museum and more. Learn about all the available
opportunities at Tempe’s annual Volunteer Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 26, from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the lower level Program Room in the Tempe Public
Library, 3500 S. Rural Rd.
Representatives from more than 20 organizations around the community will be
present to answer your questions and tell you how you can help.
Refreshment will be served. Other groups recruiting volunteers at the event
will include Experience Corps, CARE7 Crisis Response Team, the Petersen
House Museum, Volunteers In Policing and more.
For more information, call the Tempe Volunteer Office at 480-350-5190.
Filed under: Arizona, City of Tempe, City of Tempe News, Community, Community Meeting, library, Public Library, Tempe, Tempe Arizona | Tags: Adult Learning, Tempe Public Library
Tempe, Ariz. – Retirement can be more than golfing, traveling and sitting
around the house. Participate in an informal panel discussion of the
challenges and opportunities of post-career life.
If you’ve recently retired or are thinking about retirement, sign up for the
Retirement Transition Talk, on Tuesday, Sept. 25, from 7-8:30 p.m., at Tempe
Connections Café at the Tempe Public Library, 3500 S. Rural Rd.
The panel includes successful professionals who have made the leap and are
enjoying active lifestyles full of fun and fulfillment. They will share
their personal experiences, tips and techniques for maintaining social
connections, engaging in the community and finding purpose and meaning in a
post-career life.
Ask questions, share ideas, and meet new people who are committed to
reinvention and renewal in the second half of life. Speakers include: Ken
Bond, a retired Deputy Chief Juvenile Probation Officer; Doug Cullinane, a
retired civil/environmental engineer; and Ilene Dode, retired President/CEO
of Empact Suicide Prevention Center.
The session is $5 per person and includes coffee and dessert. For
registration, send an email to info@tempeconnections.org or call
480-350-5490.
Tempe Connections is a nonprofit community service program and café based at
the Tempe Public Library. The proceeds from the full-service coffee bar
support programming and community involvement activities for older adults.
Filed under: City of Tempe, City of Tempe News, Entertainment, library, Public Library, Tempe, Tempe Arizona, Volunteering, Volunteers | Tags: Tempe Public Library, Volunteer
TEMPE, Ariz. -Do you want to help your community, but just don’t know how?
Tempe will host a “Volunteering 101” session will show you how and where you
can help your community, and how volunteering can help you reach your goals.
The free session will be held Saturday, Sept. 15, from 10-11 a.m., in the
Connections Café on the main floor of the Tempe Public Library, 3500 S.
Rural Rd. Registration is required by calling 480-350-5190 by Sept. 14.
Filed under: Art, Artists, Arts, Arts and Entertainment, Entertainment, library, Tempe, Tempe Arizona | Tags: Exhibition, Tempe Public Library
TEMPE, Ariz. – An exhibition exploring a number of themes and media
surrounding artists’ personal interpretations of “Containment” will be on
display from Sept. 6 to Nov. 2 in the Lower Level Library, 3500 S.
Rural Road.
The exhibition features work by artists Sandra Luehrsen of Tempe; Denise
Currier of Mesa; Leandro Soto, Kate Timmerman and Denise Yaghmourian, all of
Phoenix; and Hyun Jee Suh of Chandler.
“A container or vessel can take almost any shape and function that a person
can imagine,” Exhibition Coordinator Michelle Dock said.
‘Containers can be as inexpressive as a cardboard box, zip-lock bag or
plastic cup. But in the hands of an artist, containers can be embellished
with meaning and value.”
Containers in this exhibition become intimate vessels for precious objects
and memories like a locket, jewelry box or scrapbook.
Containment also is reflected in two- and three-dimensional objects and
ideas such as confinement, restraint or protection.
For some artists, the theme refers to an object such a teapot, box or bowl.
Some of these objects are functional while others are more decorative. For
other artists, the theme refers to a communication of feelings and
expression of ideas.
Lower Library Gallery hours
9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday-Thursday
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday-Saturday
Noon to 5:30 p.m., Sunday
(Closed on city-observed holidays)
Filed under: City of Tempe, City of Tempe News, Holiday, Holidays, library, Parks, Parks and Recreation, Public Library, Tempe, Tempe Arizona | Tags: Tempe Public Library, Tempe Town Lake
City of Tempe Independence Day schedule
TEMPE, Ariz. – In observance of Independence Day, the City of Tempe will close all administrative offices on Wednesday, July 4.
Emergency services will be unaffected by the holiday, and residential and commercial recycling/solid waste collection will take place under normal operating hours.
PARKS AND RECREATION
Tempe Town Lake and its surrounding parks will be open from 4-11 p.m. as US Airways presents the CBS 5 July 4th Tempe Town Lake Festival. The Town Lake Operations Center will be closed. Kiwanis Recreation Center,
6111 S. All-America Way, will be open from noon to 6 p.m. (480-350-5201 or 480-350-5711). Tempe Beach Park Splash Playground, Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway, will be closed (480-350-8625). The Jaycee Splash Playground, 715 W. 5th St., will be open from 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
(480-350-5200). The Clark Park Swimming Pool, 1730 S. Roosevelt St., will be open from 1-5 p.m. (480-350-5203). The McClintock Swimming Pool, 1830 E. Del Rio Dr., will be open from 1-5 p.m. (480-350-5202).
LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTERS
The Tempe Public Library, 3500 S. Rural Rd., will be closed (480-350-5500). The Tempe Historical Society Museum, 809 E. Southern Ave., will be closed (480-350-5100). The Edna Vihel Center for the Arts, 3340 S. Rural Rd., will be closed (480-350-5287).
COMMUNITY CENTERS
The Escalante Community Center, 2150 E. Orange St., will be open from noon to 6 p.m., and the center’s pool will be open from 1-5 p.m.
(480-350-5858). The Westside Community Center, 715 W. 5th St., will be closed (480-858-2400). The Pyle Adult Recreation Center, 655 E. Southern Ave., will be closed (480-350-5211). The North Tempe Multigenerational Center, 1555 N. Bridalwreath., will be closed (480-858-6500).
GOLF COURSES
The Ken McDonald Golf Course, 800 E. Divot Dr., will be open sunrise to sunset (480-350-5250). The Rolling Hills Golf Course, 1415 N. Mill Ave., will be open sunrise to sunset (480-350-5275).
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