South--Fire and Flowers at the Lava Beds

Join the Northside Garden Club on Tuesday, May 24th at 1pm at the South Suburban Branch Library for a discussion about the impact of fire on the landscape at Lava Beds National Monument and Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge in nearby northern California.

David Hays, the Natural Resources Program Manager at Lava Beds & Tule Lake, will show how fire is a natural part of the rugged, volcanic landscape, and how the plants that thrive there have adapted to fire in various ways.

¡Diviértete con español después de la escuela¡ After-School Fun With Spanish

Let’s learn Spanish! The downtown library’s Spanish-language events with Miss Katie and volunteer Spanish language educator Reina Barton have been so popular, we’re adding more events and welcoming a new volunteer teacher, Paola Westfall! Join us on the second Monday of each month (April 11th) for a full day of stories, songs, activities and crafts and more to develop your conversation skills en español:

¡Vamos a Jugar! Spanish Playtime

Let’s learn Spanish! The downtown library’s Spanish-language events with Miss Katie and volunteer Spanish language educator Reina Barton have been so popular, we’re adding more events and welcoming a new volunteer teacher, Paola Westfall! Join us on the second Monday of each month (April 11th) for a full day of stories, songs, activities and crafts and more to develop your conversation skills en español:

Book to Film: Beautiful Boy

Book to Film meets on the last Wednesday of every month at 5:30pm to watch films based on books and discuss both the book and the movie. Pick up your copy of the current title at the Reference and Information Desk.

We'll be discussing the memoir Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by David Scheff and the book's 2018 film adaptation, Beautiful Boy, on Wednesday, March 30th at 5:30pm. (The film is rated R and runs for 2 hours.)

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