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A History of Kingsford Heights

10:00am - 11:00am
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Everyone
Program Description: Local Interests
Event Details:
Do you know why Kingsford Heights was once called, "Victory City"?  Can you guess why Kingsford Heights was built to be self-sufficient and not easily accessible? Come and learn about the history of Kingsford Heights from Bruce Johnson, a long-t...

Talking Books

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Book Discussion
Event Details:
Please join us for a lively discussion of this month's selection. Newcomers are always welcome! Our title for discussion is: Sam’s Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson  Summary: Discover two extraordinary romantic stories about t...

Memorial Day

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Book Bike, Coolspring Branch, Fish Lake Branch, Hanna Branch, Kingsford Heights Branch, LPCPL Exchange, Main Library, Mobile Library, Rolling Prairie Branch, Union Mills Branch, Library in the Community, Online

Summer Reading Kickoff - Dino Day

10:00am - 12:00pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Family
Program Description: Special Event
Event Details:
Celebrate the start of summer reading at Dino Day! Sign up for the Summer Reading Program to get your very own mini, stuffed dinosaur reading buddy. Enjoy stories, crafts, and a scavenger hunt. Other dino-rrific activities include: D...

Who Would Win?

10:00am - 12:00pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Family
Event Details:
Build a LEGO® model of your favorite fierce creature and compete to see who wins! Young readers and nonfiction fans will enjoy diving into the animal kingdom to discover which creature reigns supreme in author Jerry Pallotta's Who Would Win? book ser...

Art Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Everyone
Program Description: Local Interests
Event Details:
Are you into textiles, clay, coloring books, pastels, or paints? Come and share your artistic side with others! Bring your work and materials to the Library and spend some time sharing your work, being inspired by others, and creating what you l...

Talking Books

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Book Discussion
Event Details:
Please join us for a lively discussion of this month's selection. Newcomers are always welcome! Our title for discussion is: The Summons by John Grisham  Summary: University of Virginia law professor Ray Atlee reluctantly returns t...

Independence Day

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Book Bike, Coolspring Branch, Fish Lake Branch, Hanna Branch, Kingsford Heights Branch, LPCPL Exchange, Main Library, Mobile Library, Rolling Prairie Branch, Union Mills Branch, Library in the Community, Online

Summer Author Series Viewing Party - Kate DiCamillo

12:45pm - 1:45pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: 0-5, 6-11
Program Description: Book Discussion, Special Event
Event Details:
Join us for a craft and a screening of the Summer Author Series with Kate DiCamillo, author of Mercy Watson to the Rescue!  Register here for a Zoom link to watch from the comfort of your own home if you are unable to attend in person. Abo...

Salsa Making

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Everyone
Program Description: Special Event
Event Details:
Using the fresh herbs and veggies that we have grown here at the Kingsford Heights Branch, we will be making and then tasting our own homemade salsa! Feel free to bring your own salsa recipe to share with others.  ...

Summer Author Series Viewing Party - Max Brallier

12:45pm - 1:45pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: 0-5, 6-11
Program Description: Book Discussion, Special Event
Event Details:
Join us for a slime craft and a screening of the Summer Author Series with Max Brallier, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth, both the book series and the animated series on Netflix. Register here f...

Art Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Everyone
Program Description: Local Interests
Event Details:
Are you into textiles, clay, coloring books, pastels, or painting? Come and share your artistic side with others! Bring your work and materials and spend some time sharing, being inspired by others, and creating what you like to do best. ...

Olympic Medals

10:00am - 12:00pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Family
Program Description: STEAM
Event Details:
Go for the gold (and silver and bronze) to get ready for Paris 2024! Stop by and create your original Olympic medal to wear while you watch the games at home. ...

Summer Author Series Viewing Party - Elizabeth Acevedo

12:45pm - 2:00pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Teen
Program Description: Book Discussion, Special Event
Event Details:
Join us for a screening of the Summer Author Series with Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of novel-in-verse, The Poet X.  Register Here for a Zoom link to watch from the comfort of your own ho...

Talking Books

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Book Discussion
Event Details:
Please join us for a lively discussion of this month's selection. Newcomers are always welcome! Our title for discussion is: The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart  Summary: From the co-host of chart-topping true crime podcast...

Summer Author Series Viewing Party - Dan Santat

12:45pm - 2:00pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: 6-11, Teen
Program Description: Book Discussion, Special Event
Event Details:
Join us for a screening of the Summer Author Series with Dan Santat, winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature and author of A First Time for Everything. Register here for a Zoom link to watch from the com...

Art Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Everyone
Program Description: Local Interests
Event Details:
Are you into textiles, beads, clay, coloring books, pastels, or paints? Come and share your artistic side with others! Bring your work and materials and spend some time sharing, being inspired by others, and creating what you like to do best. ...

Talking Books

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Book Discussion
Event Details:
Please join us for a lively discussion of this month's selection. Newcomers are always welcome! Our title for discussion is: Courtiers: Intrigue, Ambition, and the Power Players behind the House of Windsor by Valentine Low  Summary: ...

Labor Day

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Book Bike, Coolspring Branch, Fish Lake Branch, Hanna Branch, Kingsford Heights Branch, LPCPL Exchange, Main Library, Mobile Library, Rolling Prairie Branch, Union Mills Branch, Library in the Community, Online

Talking Books

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Book Discussion
Event Details:
Please join us for a lively discussion of this month's selection. Newcomers are always welcome! Our title for discussion is: Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency by Mark K. Updegrove  Summary: Nearly sixty years after his deat...

Talking Books

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Book Discussion
Event Details:
Please join us for a lively discussion of this month's selection. Newcomers are always welcome! Our title for discussion is: The White House Plumbers: The Seven Weeks that Led to Watergate and Doomed Nixon’s Presidency by Egil Krogh Summar...

Thanksgiving Day Eve

5:00pm - 8:00pm
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Book Bike, Coolspring Branch, Fish Lake Branch, Hanna Branch, Kingsford Heights Branch, LPCPL Exchange, Main Library, Mobile Library, Rolling Prairie Branch, Union Mills Branch, Library in the Community, Online

Thanksgiving Day

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Book Bike, Coolspring Branch, Fish Lake Branch, Hanna Branch, Kingsford Heights Branch, LPCPL Exchange, Main Library, Mobile Library, Rolling Prairie Branch, Union Mills Branch, Library in the Community, Online

Talking Books

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Book Discussion
Event Details:
Please join us for a lively discussion of this month's selection. Newcomers are always welcome! Our title for discussion is: A Christmas Journey by Anne Perry   Summary: It's Christmas and the Berkshire countryside lies wrappe...