Upcoming Events

Youth in grades 4-8 are invited to create Pokemon felt badges. Join youth staff to turn ordinary felt material into your favorite Pokemon! Snacks and drinks will be provided.

Treat yourself to some sweet self-care by making your own sugar scrub. The concoctions you create in the program are yours to take home. This program is free to attend. 

Join us as we celebrate Black History Month with a story and craft about the life of Rosa Parks.

This program, which takes place in the Children's Corner, is open to children of all ages.

Join us as we explore the science of ice cream!  We will make ice cream by hand, machine, and by adding dry ice. All supplies will be provided.

Learn about art journaling as a form of creative expression and practice some art journaling techniques. All supplies are generously provided by the Friends of the University Branch Library.

Join us every week for Family Coloring Hour! Bring your own coloring pages and supplies or choose from our designs and supplies. We will play relaxing music while we color to help us unwind. 

Stories, songs, and action rhymes for families with children of all ages. Take-home crafts will be available at the end of the program.

We are unable to accommodate daycares and school groups in this program.

Stories, songs, and action rhymes for families with children of all ages. Take-home crafts will be available at the end of the program.

We are unable to accommodate daycares and school groups in this program.

Join us in celebrating the art of Chinese calligraphy, in honor of the Lunar New Year! February 17, 2026, starts the year of the Red Fire Horse!

Stories, songs, and action rhymes for families with children of all ages. Take-home crafts will be available at the end of the program.

We are unable to accommodate daycares and school groups in this program.

Stories, songs, and action rhymes for families with children of all ages. Take-home crafts will be available at the end of the program.

We are unable to accommodate daycares and school groups in this program.

Join us for a cozy hour of yarn crafting every Thursday afternoon!

Celebrate African American inventors with us! Join us to recreate inventions pioneered by African American inventors. This program is for children in grades 1-5.

Squish, splatter, and sponge! Join us for Creative Connections to make sponge art! Use sponges to create unique designs for a painting that is one-of-a-kind.

Join us every week for Adult Coloring Hour! Bring your own coloring pages and supplies or choose from our designs and supplies. We will play relaxing music while we color to help us unwind. 

Craft Squad is a weekly meetup for crafters and artists of all skill-levels.  Bring whatever project you’re working on (and your supplies), and enjoy the company of other crafty people.  Share your work, your tips and tricks, and get ins

In celebration of Black History Month, please join us for a book reading by children's author, Sanyu Ntanda, followed by a craft activity.

This program, which takes place in the Children's Corner, is open to children of all ages.

Kiddos will create Kindness Lantern Jars - decorative lights filled with words and symbols that reflect empathy, encouragement, and positive character - followed by a hands-on Snowstorm in a jar STEM activity, which will blend creativity and simpl

Join us every week for Family Coloring Hour! Bring your own coloring pages and supplies or choose from our designs and supplies. We will play relaxing music while we color to help us unwind.