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Death Cafe

Monday, September 28, 2026 • 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd)

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Upcoming program Save A Seat For Me: Notes on American Fatherhood with Mark Anthony Neal

Wednesday, September 30
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Main Library
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Upcoming program Shelf Sessions w/ David Wintermute

Tuesday, September 29
6:30 – 7 p.m.
Main Library
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Upcoming program Banned Books Read-in!

With Libro.fm and Letters Bookshop’s Silent Book Club
Tuesday, October 6
6 – 7 p.m.
Main Library
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Upcoming program Children’s Monster Craft Puppets

Tuesday, October 6
4:30 – 5:15 p.m.
South Regional Library
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Upcoming program Theory of Change – Film Screening

Monday, October 5
5 – 7 p.m.
Main Library
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A sleepy cartoon teddy bear wearing pajamas and holding their own teddy bear. Another set of pajamas and slippers is laid out to the side. The crescent moon shines overhead, and a friendly star smiles.

Upcoming program Afternoon Storytime: Stuffy Edition

Tuesday, September 29
2 – 2:45 p.m.
East Regional Library
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Book club 2nd-3rd Grade Book Club

South Regional Library

Upcoming reads:

September: Hotel for Dogs by Lois Duncan
October: Matilda by Roald Dahl
November: Annie by Thomas Meehan

A teen with dark skin reads from a book. Two other teens with light skin cook something on a stovetop.

Upcoming program Food & Fiction

For teens and tweens!
Wednesdays
3:30 – 5 p.m.
North Regional Library

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Upcoming program Teen Craft & Connect

Thursdays
3:30 – 5 p.m.
North Regional Library

Section of John Trumbull's painting, Declaration of Independence, depicting the five-man drafting committee of the Declaration of Independence presenting their work to the Congress.

Online resource Introduction to U.S. History: The American Revolution

Inspired by the Declaration of Independence exhibit at Main Library? Learn more with these resources about the American Revolution!

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At our locations One Walk to Rule Them All Exercise Challenge

September 1 – November 30
Pick up a tracker from South Regional Library or North Regional Library
Complete challenges
Be entered to win prizes!
More info about One Walk to Rule Them All >

Covers of books that highlight the many advantages of adopting a slower pace in daily life, including stress reduction and enhanced mental clarity.

Book list Slow Down

Covers of books with strategies for managing the complexities of life that interfere with our ability to focus.

Book list Stay Focused

Covers of nonfiction books about tyranny and propaganda. Lots of red and black in the color scheme.

Book list On Tyranny

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