Category: happenings at the library

Have you ever wanted to learn how to solve a Rubik’s cube?  Or maybe you can solve it, but want to meet like-minded folks that are into speed cubing?  Join 9th grader Tim Kwartler and his Mom, Cecelia Kwartler, as they teach and inspire all ages of cubers on Saturday, September 7th from 11 am… Continue reading Speed Cubing at the ACL: Saturday, September 7 from 11 am to 12:45 pm

We are pleased to announce the launch of our annual ACL Fund campaign.  Your financial support of the ACL enables us to keep our programming and collections strong–TEN YEARS and counting now! We’re only at the beginning of our drive and over 120 generous neighbors have already contributed…we hope to have many of our other… Continue reading Read, Share, and Grow…Support the 2019 ACL Fund

Have you ever wanted to learn how to solve a Rubik’s cube?  Or maybe you can solve it, but want to meet like-minded folks that are into speed cubing?  Join 9th grader Tim Kwartler and his Mom, Cecelia Kwartler, as they teach and inspire all ages of cubers on Saturday, August 17th from 1-3 pm… Continue reading Speed Cubing at the ACL: Saturday, August 17th from 1 to 3 pm

The ACL will close from Sunday, August 17 until Tuesday, September 3 for our annual late summer hiatus. Stock up on your vacation reads before our last day of summer operations on Saturday, Aug 17th!  Your trusty ACL volunteers take the last two weeks of August each year to recharge their batteries for the rest… Continue reading Get those books now…

JUST ADDED for this week and next!    Would your kids like to learn how to code using Scratch? Scratch is a block based programming language created by the MIT Media Lab that kids can use to make online projects, games, and much more. This class will be taught by a 14 year old, and… Continue reading Coding Class For 3rd and 4th Graders Thursdays, August 8th and 15th from 4:30 – 5:30 PM 

Hard to believe but true!  Join us for a movie screening, art project, and Harry Potter themed snacks at the ACL on Thursday August 1 at 6:30 pm.   

Looking for something to read this summer? Do you like to discuss the book afterward? Then come to the ACL book group on Thursday August 8th at 7pm. We’ll be discussing “The Friend” by Sigurd Nunez. You can check out a copy at the ACL. All are welcome to the group!

Mondays 6:30-7:30 PM Beginning on July 15th   Come play weekly addition and subtraction math games (such as BINGO, SPARKLE, around the block, one-meter dash, unlucky 13 and more) followed by fun science experiments (such as erupting volcano, foam rockets, fun with magnets, lemon battery and more) with instructions on how to do them at… Continue reading STEM is for Everyone! Math and Science is Fun! (Especially for 6-8 year olds)