March 2010

READ Local - Arizona Author Collection

Now you not only can eat locally, but you can read locally also.

In the spirit of the Eat Local movement, the Scottsdale Public Library is piloting a new READ Local - Arizona Author Collection in order to showcase the emerging literary efforts of our community, introduce readers to unique homegrown talent that is not yet nationally known, and give local authors a tangible way to connect with Arizona readers. This special circulating collection will be housed at the Civic Center Library and will feature youth, teen and adult fiction and nonfiction materials.

Arizona authors of all ages are encouraged to submit their publications for consideration. Authors will be notified by email within 60 days regarding the status of their submission.

For more information or to submit an application »

Cookbooking
and Cocktailing

What could be better than meeting Food Network star Robin Miller, sipping cocktails and supporting children’s services at the library? Nothing, so please do it at the annual fundraiser by the Friends of the Scottsdale Library. This evening (at a low pre-registered price of $30) includes cooking demos, silent auction of gourmet meals to die for AND a chance to meet three Arizona cookbook authors. For more information and to sign up go to foodieslikeus.com or call
480-312-2420.

Cookbooks & Cocktails
Friday, March 26 at 6 pm
Appaloosa Library

Brush up on your Spanish

Practique sus habilidades de Inglés conversación gratuita en un ambiente divertido e informal.

(If you can’t read the last sentence you can come to these informal conversation groups and practice the Spanish you forgot from high school.)

Conversation Café
Monday, March 22 at 6:30 pm
Monday, April 12 at 6:30 pm
Civic Center Library

Be nimble, be quick…

Mother Goose is coming to town! An interactive exhibit of soft sculptures by artist Rebecca Akins and art from the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art is coupled with kids play along activities at the Civic Center Library @ the gallery from April 14 through May 26. Mother Goose Time: The Art of the Rhyme was conceived by early literacy specialist Marie Raymond. This is supported by a grant from the Arizona State Library.

Mother Goose Time
April 14 through May 26
Civic Center Gallery
Open during library hours

Are there Humans in the McDowells?

Ever wonder what Hohokam women, today’s career women and stay-at-home moms have in common? Or how desperate housewives who lived here in the 1870s survived without air conditioning, ice or Basha’s? Or about the unsolved murder in the shadow of the Mayo Clinic? The Human McDowells is a survey of the archaeological, anthropological and historical heritage of the McDowell mountains from an often untold perspective.

The Human McDowells
Thursday, April 1 at 6:30 pm
Palomino Library

Baby Brains are Booming

Grow those dendrites. Neural pathways unite. The exciting baby brain is grown in a special three week storytime for babies at the Arabian Library. Your child will go in a baby genius and come out a baby GENIUS. Offer limited to the birth to 18 month old child. Parents invited too!

Brain Time for Babies
Thursday, April 8 at 10:30 am
Thursday, April 15 at 10:30 am
Thursday, April 22 at 10:30 am
Arabian Library