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: 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
<http://www.tempe.gov/arts/exhibitions/Library.htm%20or%20call%20480/350
-5211> .
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: Art, Artists, Arts, Arts and Entertainment, City of Tempe, City of Tempe News, Entertainment, Museum, Public Library, Tempe, Tempe Arizona, Tempe Historical Museum | Tags: Hispanic, Latino
TEMPE, Ariz. – The City of Tempe invites the public to attend the Ninth Annual Tempe Tardeada Festival from noon to 8 p.m. on Sunday, October 14, to celebrate and recognize Tempe’s Hispanic roots. What is a Tardeada? It’s a vibrant afternoon festival and social dance celebrating Tempe’s Hispanic culture and community history. The Tempe Tardeada will take place at the Tempe Community Complex, 3500 S. Rural Road, located on the southwest corner of Southern Ave. and Rural Road.
In conjunction with National Hispanic Heritage Month, the festival’s goal is to offer an opportunity to celebrate and experience the legacy of Tempe’s Hispanic culture through entertainment, music, dance, art, food and exhibits. The entertainment stage will feature Latin music ranging from traditional mariachi and boleros, to salsa and Latin dance music. Performers set to appear include Power Drive, Mariachi Tierra del Sol, Chapito Chavarŕia & his Orchestra, and New Frequency Band.
Dance will highlight the event with performances by Folklory Cultura Mexicana, Zumba and the ASU Latin Show Team Club. In addition, the Frank School 4th and 5th Grade Choir, accompanied by Alicia M. Blanca will perform “God Bless America.”
Free activities for children will include colorful crafts celebrating the Hispanic heritage, face painting, balloon animals, inflatables an obstacle course, and The Game Truck. In addition, the Tardeada Coloring Contest, sponsored by the United Phoenix Firefighters –Tempe Chapter and the Tempe Police Officer’s Association will showcase their winners, and the Fifth Annual Tempe Tardeada Scholarship, sponsored by the United Phoenix Firefighters – Tempe Chapter, will be awarded to two local high school students.
Another popular attraction at the event is The Tempe Historical Museum’s exhibit of the Hispanic Family History Albums Project.
Food vendors will have a variety of delicious Mexican foods for sale at family-friendly prices in a shaded, air-conditioned food court, sponsored by Cold Stone Creamery. In addition, a tortilla-making demonstration will be offered, along with recipe cards.
For more information about the Tempe Tardeada, call 480/350-8979 or visit the website at www.tempe.gov/tardeada.
For Spanish call 480/350-5515 and for TDD call 480/350-5050.
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: 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).
Filed under: City of Phoenix, City of Phoenix News, Events, library, Music, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, Phoenix Public Library, Public Library, Seminars, Summer, US - AZ (Phoenix) | Tags: Lectures, Summer Fun
Burton Barr Central Library Celebrates Summer Solstice
Burton Barr Central Library, 1221 N. Central Ave., will celebrate the summer solstice Thursday, June 21, the first day of summer and the longest day of the year.
The free celebration begins at 11:30 a.m. with Irish and Scottish music performed by Rich Bailey followed by a noon talk by architect Will Bruder, who designed the library.
The event takes place in the Great Reading Room on the fifth floor, which was designed with the summer solstice in mind. On the first day of summer the sun is at its highest path through the sky and the day is the longest.
As the solstice unfolds, light and shadows will move across the walls on the fifth floor through the skylights, and sunlight will illuminate the room’s tapered columns.
For more information, call 602-534-0603 or visit phoenixpubliclibrary.org.
Filed under: Business, City of Mesa, Friends of the Library, library, Mesa, Public Library | Tags: Business Expo, Business Owners
Jump Start Your Business program at Red Mountain Library
City of Mesa Library
For Release: March 6, 2007
Contact: Marcie Andrews
Red Mountain Library
480-644-3582 Tel
marcie.andrews@cityofmesa.org
“Jumpstart your business” program at Red Mountain Library
Anyone starting or running a small business can learn about free community resources at the “Jumpstart Your Business: Free Business Resources” program, Tuesday, March 20th, 6:30-8:30pm at Red Mountain =
Library, 635 N. Power Road in Mesa.
The free evening workshop will feature presentations and information from many local resources, including the Small Business Administrations (SBA), SCORE – Counselors to America’s Small Business= , Small Business Development Center (SBDC), Self-Employment Loan Fund (SELF), Mesa’s Office of Economic Development and the City of Mesa Library. Following the presentations, participants can meet one-on-one with representatives and learn how to use the library’s business databases f= or business and marketing research. It’s a program designed to help local=
business start-ups and those running or expanding become more successful.=
No registration is necessary.
For more information about this program and the library, call 480- 644-2207, or visit www.mesalibrary.org.
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