At Main Library and Northside Branch

Tai Chi: Wednesdays in February at 9am (Main Library Annex – Room B) 

Join us at the Main Library Annex and try this gentle form of exercise. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and flat shoes. Our guest presenter is Pam Nichols, a certified Tai Chi instructor through the Tao Academy of Kansas City.

Please register if you would like to receive an e-mail reminder.

Try New Things - Crafty Afternoons: Tuesday February 8 at 2pm (Main Library Meeting Room)

Looking for a change in routine, or to learn some new skills? Pick up a new hobby, make (or bring) some friends, and try something new every other week! Open to adults. No fees or expertise necessary -- only an open mind!

Bad Art Day: Saturday February 12 at 2:00 PM (Northside Branch)

Calling all adults! Relax, have some fun, and create something spectacularly terrible at our bad art event! All supplies will be provided. 

Try New Things Club: Tuesday February 22 at 6pm (Northside Branch)

Looking for a change in routine, or to learn some new skills? Pick up a new hobby, make (or bring) some friends, and try something new every other week! Open to adults. No fees or expertise necessary -- only an open mind!

Book Clubs

Friends of Dorothy Book Club: Monday February 7 at 7pm (First Capital PRIDE Coalition – 551 E Main St)

This new book club will meet on the first Monday of the month to discuss a variety of LGBTQ+ literature, everything from fantasy to memoirs. We'll meet at 551 E Main St in partnership with the First Capital PRIDE Coalition. All are welcome! 

Here are the next few months’ picks! You can check them out at the Main Library or Northside Branch or access them digitally.

February - The Color Purple by Alice Walker ( ebook )

March - Alex Cooper's Saving Alex: When I Was Fifteen I Told My Mormon Parents I Was Gay, and That's When My Nightmare Began  ( ebook ,   audiobook )

April - Madeline Miller's The Song of Achilles ( ebook ,  audiobook )

May - Zeyn Joukhadar's The Thirty Names of Night ( ebook ,  audiobook )

Novels at Night: Thursday February 10 at 7pm (Northside Branch) 

Our evening book club meets the 2nd Thursday of every month! Here's what we'll be reading in the next few months, and how you can access the books digitally:

February 10: Kiley Reid’s Such a Fun Age ( eBook ,   eAudiobook )

March 10: Mira T. Lee’s Everything Here Is Beautiful ( eBook ,  eAudiobook )

April 14: Robin Sloan’s Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore ( eBook ,  eAudiobook )

May 12: Anissa Gray’s The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls ( eBook ,  eAudiobook )

Brown Bag Book Club at Paper City: Wednesday October 20, at noon (Paper City Coffee - 47 S. Paint St.)

Our Brown Bag Book Club is back at Paper City Coffee (47 S. Paint St)! Here are the books we'll be discussing in the next few months, and how to get digital copies:

February 16: Brit Bennett’s The Vanishing Half ( eBook ,  eAudiobook )

March 16: Alka Joshi’s The Henna Artist ( eBook