Events
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Teen Advisory Group
Love to read? Help us build a library collection that truly reflects the interests and ambitions of our community! Assist Katie in finding exciting new publications and recent releases, identify gaps in our collection, create eye-catching displays, and plan events! Snacks provided. Recommended ages 11–15.
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Musical Story Time with Liz
Experience the magic of music and storytelling at our weekly musical story time! Join us for an adventure where stories come to life with the power of music. Musician and storyteller Liz Buchanan transports young minds into the world of rhythm, melody, and imagination.
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Mahjong Playing Society
Join us for a new way to have fun, make friends, and build community! Mahjong is a tile-based game of skill, luck, and strategy akin to Gin Rummy. Players draw tiles and form melds. We will be joined by Pauline Nolte, who can instruct players in both Chinese and American mahjong (following the hands and…
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Naturally Distracted: Creative Writing Workshop with Author Rob Broder
Naturally Distracted is a Creative Writing Workshop designed to clarify and destigmatize Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). People with ADHD often face emotional, social, and academic challenges. Staying calm, focused, and productive can be difficult, particularly while trying to minimize frustration for friends, family, and oneself. Participating students explore ADHD as it relates to their own…
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Dungeons & Dragons for Adults
Have fun, make friends, and build community with other adults at our new D&D night! This is a one-off adventure and not an ongoing campaign open to the seasoned role player as well as first-timers. Lead animator on the cult TV show Squidbillies, romance-audio-book-narrator, and artistic polymath Greg Garius will be here to tell you…
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Dungeons & Dragons: Homeschool Edition
Kids ages 7–12 roll the dice for a chance at adventure and guaranteed fun at our Friday morning D&D sessions. Add us to your Friday schedule through the month of January and travel far and in good company, all from your cozy seat at the Pierson! Beginners welcome. To register, please call the library at…
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The Three Evils of Society: MLK Community Speech Listening
Gather with neighbors to remember and listen to a speech from the great civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior.
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Classic Comedy Afternoon Movie: Hold That Hypnotist
History remembers the great comedy team-ups of the Marx Brothers, the Three Stooges, Laurel & Hardy, and Abbott & Costello. But despite appearing in more than 48 feature films together, the Bowery Boys seem to have been forgotten by all but the heartiest of crack-up fans. Join us for a screening of their 1957 high-seas…
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Lego Club
Love to build things? Join us each week for Lego Club, where we’ll tackle a fun building challenge based on a new theme, like designing your dream clubhouse or inventing a brand-new vehicle. Join us and use the library’s huge Lego collection to bring your ideas to life. Completed creations will be displayed in the…
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Multicultural Movie Night: Wish
Please join us for Multicultural Movie Night! This month, we’re showing Wish, an animated musical comedy set in the magical kingdom of Rosas, where a sharp-witted idealist named Asha makes a heartfelt wish that is answered by Star, a tiny cosmic force with boundless energy. Together, Asha and Star challenge the kingdom’s ruler, King Magnifico,…