Week Calendar

Do you like pencil-and-paper puzzles? Enjoy this book of puzzles created here in the Village, with tidbits of local history and images included-- mazes, word finds, unscramblers, and brain teasers of all sorts and difficulty levels!

Art Playtime is a joyful early childhood program designed to spark imagination, creativity, and discovery through play. Children explore open-ended, process-based art activities where the focus is on self-expression, not the final product.

Welcome winter with your little one by crafting some birds together! Some parts of the craft need an adult's skills, and then you'll assist your child with the rest.

Art is for anyone at any age! Help the littlest artists in your life explore drawing, painting, and so much more as we create beautiful, messy art.

Join us every week for Tots Thursdays! Each week is filled with exciting activities designed to stimulate your child’s development while having a blast! Every month, we rotate through four themes:

Oh, what fun it is...to spend a morning wrapping presents, listening to festive tunes, and learning about everyone's holiday traditions!

Interested in knitting or learning how to knit?

Bring your own quilting or other project and get a chance to work on it with like-minded people. They'll even offer advice if asked. Be sure to check out a quilting book from our collection!

While you're visiting our Season of Giving program, stop by to see Santa and get a free 2 inch x 1 inch photo printed!

Get into the holiday spirit with our Season of Giving celebration! Spend the day crafting ornaments, painting winter scenes, and making festive decorations to share or keep.

Join us for a couple hours of painting and relaxation! We'll be guided through a step-by-step video tutorial by an artist to paint a masterpiece while we chat and enjoy some light refreshments. 

This month's featured artist is Amy Sanders de Melo.

They won't be edible, but they'll sure look sweet! Come to the Choctaw Library and make a faux gingerbread house to decorate for the holidays.

Come have a Novel Time at Southern Oaks!

This is an ANY BOOK book-club!

Come join us at the Southern Oaks Library for a cozy time chatting, drinking tea, coffee, hot chocolate, and crafting felt blankets!

Warm up with a brush in one hand and hot cocoa in the other! Join us for a relaxing winter-themed paint & sip where we’ll create a snowy landscape step-by-step and sip on hot chocolate while we work. All supplies (and cocoa!) provided.

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. 

Calling all junior librarians! Learn the Dewey Decimal System, explore our databases, talk about new books, create library displays, and help us decorate the children's area of the library. 

2nd Monday of every month at 4PM

Vision boards are a powerful tool to visualize your goals and make them a reality.

Join us for Imagine Lab at the Belle Isle Library! Each week, kids in Kindergarten through 5th grade will take part in a new activity designed to spark creativity and encourage learning.

Gather with other teens in an open and welcoming after-school space where everyone is free to be who they are. We will share experiences and do fun activities including small crafts.

Join us for a different STEAM activity each Tuesday! All ages welcome!

Join us for a festive, all-ages cookie decorating party! We'll bring the cookies, frosting, and sprinkles—you bring the creativity. Celebrate the holiday season with a little sugar, a lot of fun, and memories you'll want to take a bite out of!

Let us help you wrap up your to-do list for Christmas! Drop in, bring your presents, and we'll provide the wrapping paper and supplies for you to make your own customized holiday cards. 

This is a come and go event.

Teens, join us and play games with other game lovers. There will be board, card, and video games available.

Join us on Thursdays in the Makerspace for a quick crafternoon! Each Thursday, guests will have the opportunity to complete a quick craft using the equipment in the MLS Studio.

Come see Spoticus and the Ralph Ellison Library Staff at the Holly Jolly Holiday Party at Garden Oaks Community Center on Friday, December 12th from 5-7 pm!

Celebrate the season in an evening of family fun as we embrace the warmth and wonder of winter traditions with activities, crafts, games, and delicious treats.

Are your holiday packages missing something? Personalize packages for your loved ones with handmade gift tags! Join us for a night of making gift tags to add the perfect touch to your presents.  

Bring your own project and materials and knit, crochet, or sew your way through the afternoon with members of the community who share your enthusiasm for crafts. All types of fiber arts welcome!

Turn something old into something new and sparkling! In this program, we’ll use recycled Christmas light bulbs to create unique snowflake-shaped ornaments.

Bring your current craft or fiber art project and enjoy time set aside to focus on your creation and building connections with others.

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 pumpkin kit from November or bring your own project!