Event List

Teens, join us and learn a traditional Mexican folk art.

Get into the Halloween spirit with a fun and creepy craft session just for teens! Create your own spooky eyeballs to add a ghoulish touch to your décor or just to freak out your friends.

Whether you've never wielded a paintbrush before or you're an accomplished artist already, join us to learn about a new artist each month and complete a project based on their work.

Come crochet with us! All skill levels welcome. Bring your water bottle kit from August or bring your own project!

Come join us in making a set of four lovely wooden coasters using a decoupage technique and French Vintage Designs.  As always all supplies will be provided to complete this craft.

Origami Challenge

Do you love painting, drawing, sculpting, or just being creative? Then join us on the 2nd Friday of every month at 2PM to learn about a new art method or material!

For those who have never quilled or for those who are experienced, come enjoy making a quilling project or bring one of you own to work on!

Plus: Share ideas and projects you have done.

Interested in knitting or learning how to knit?

Interested in the niche, alternative, underground, or atypical? Welcome to the event just right for you!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in this creative workshop! Teens and adults are invited to decorate sugar skull (calaveras de azúcar) inspired flower pots, honoring a vibrant tradition from Mexican culture.

Create your own Spooky Barbie! Experience the strangely satisfying pastime of turning these dolls into creepy, undead monsters, vampires, or skeletons. Bring an old Barbie if you have one, or use one of ours. Wear clothes you can get messy in!

Double, double toil and trouble! Come to the Choctaw Library and make some witch's broom earrings out of wire. Wear them with your costume on Halloween or any time of the year to bring out your inner goth. 

Are you an adult who enjoys coloring? Have a nice social visit with other adults and bring your coloring supplies! We will also have some coloring sheets and art supplies available. 

Join us at the Ralph Ellison Library for a fun Button-Making Party on October 12th!

Get creative and design your own themed buttons! Drop by to make a few fun and festive buttons to take home or share.

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Would you like to make something with your toddler that you can play with together? This take-home kit includes supplies to create and decorate puppets and some activities to spark creative play for you and your child together! 

Learn more about one of Mexico's greatest artists, Frida Kahlo! Among her accomplishments, she was known for her self-portraits, full of emotion and symbolism. How would you represent yourself in a portrait?