Events
Kids ages 0-18 are invited to help select prizes for
Summer Reading 2010.
Programs
Mesa is your one-stop place for all things
Wallace & Ladmo!
Mesa Public Library, in partnership with the Mesa
Historical Museum, will present a tribute to the
Wallace and Ladmo Show with "Wallacepalooza!" The
event kicks off at all three branches of the Mesa Public Library and the Mesa Historical Museum
Saturday, Aug. 29.
The Libraries will feature exhibitions on some of
the Wallace and Ladmo Show’s most enduring
characters and questions, including "Why did the
Ladmo bags get so small?"
The Mesa Historical Museum will present "Thanks for
Tuning In: The Wallace and Ladmo Show" featuring
never-before-seen "Hubcap and the Wheels"
memorabilia, Gerald’s Monster and the story of the
Ladmo Tie t-shirt.
TV Show Festival & Costume Contest at
all three City of Mesa Libraries!
Put on your best Ladmo tie, dress up like Mr.
Grudgemeyer, Aunt Maud, or Boffo the Clown and win a
prize in one of the Library's Wallace and Ladmo
Costume Contests!
Don't miss Captain Super, Marshall Good, Muck &
Mire, Bobby Jo Trouble, the Time Machine, Wallace
Westerns with the Nasty Brothers, Old Time Movies,
and more from some of the best episodes of the
Wallace and Ladmo Show:
Saturday, October 24; 11am - 2pm – Red Mountain
Branch Library
Saturday, October 31; 11am - 2pm – Main Library
Pick up a Wallace & Ladmo punch card at any "Ask
Here" Desk.
See different memorabilia from the show at all three
City of Mesa Libraries and get your card punched at
each location. Turn in your completed card at the
Mesa Historical Museum for free admission, see their
exhibition
"Thanks for Tuning In: The Wallace and Ladmo
Show,"
and enter a drawing (by November 24) for a chance to
meet Wallace on December 5!
There is free admission to "Wallacepalooza!" at
the Library branches. Admission to the Mesa
Historical Museum is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors
and $3 for children.
Main Library
PageTurners Book Group
Please join us the second Thursday of each month
in the Main Library Board Room from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. Call 480-644-2207 for more information.
Book Group copies will be provided to the first 10
attendees.
Our group reads a variety of fiction and an
occasional nonfiction title.
- November 12
Fatal by Michael Palmer
- December 10
Light in August by William Faulkner
More information
Red Mountain Branch
R.M.T.M.B.C.: Fiction Book Discussion Group
(Red Mountain Tuesday Morning Book Club)
Meets the second Tuesday of each month,
10:30-12:00 p.m., Conference Room
Join this community group in discussing general
fiction titles. Please go to "Ask Here" Desk for
current title to be discussed or get the
R.M.T.M.B.C. 2009
list here.
More information
Dobson Ranch Branch
Fiction Folks Book Discussion Group
More information
Adults Only - Free!
Join us as we discuss a variety of fiction titles.
Day: 2nd Thursday of month.
Time: 2-3:30 p.m.
Place: Dobson Ranch Branch Library Meeting Room.
2009
November 12: Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David
Wroblewski
December 10: Pick New Titles & Share Good Books
2010
January 14: Island of Lost Maps by Miiles
Harvey
February 11: Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
March 11: I’m a Stranger Here Myself by Bill
Bryson
April 8: Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
May 13: Lost Girls by Andrew Pyper
Main Library Baby Lapsit
10:30-11:00 a.m.
Thursdays
Youth Activity Room
Baby Lapsits introduce the rhythm and beauty of
language to babies aged birth to 24 months, using
rhymes, songs, and simple stories. This program,
limited to one child per grown-up lap, helps enrich
the bond between caregiver and child while building
the foundation for a lifelong love of books and
reading. No registration required.
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