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June 11, 2026

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Upcoming Closings

Closed: Friday, June 19: Juneteenth.

Author, Matt Dinniman, chin up smiling. He has a beard, short hair, and is wearing a black shirt. Purple background with various size darker dots. Book covers of Dungeon Crawler Carl and A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman.

Apocalyptic Mayhem, Lava-Spitting Llamas, and One Very Sassy Cat Virtual Author Talk with Matt Dinniman – Thursday, June 11 at 7:00pm

Hold onto your heart-patterned boxers! Matt Dinniman, New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular (and just plain wild) Dungeon Crawler Carl series, joins us to chat about his latest book, A Parade of … Continue reading »

Queer Movie Night - Friday, June 12 at 6pm. Queer Movie Night is back with a screening of the 2014 film Pride. All are welcome at this intergenerational event for Teens and Adults. Bring a friend and a cozy blanket/seat. Runtime 2hrs, rated R.

Queer Movie Night – Friday, June 12 at 6:00pm

Queer Movie Night is back with a screening of the 2014 film Pride.  All are welcome at this intergenerational event for Teens and Adults. Bring a friend and a cozy blanket/seat, … Continue reading »

Red and blue stars on the top and bottom border. Blue text Patriotic Loop Yarn Wreath Workshop, Celebrate America's 250th Anniversary with your own small 8-in loop yarn wreath. Red Text Saturday June 13, 2026 at 11:00 am. Features a sample of the red, white and blue loop yarn wreath attendees will make.

Patriotic Loop Yarn Wreath Workshop – Saturday, June 13 at 11:00am

Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary with your own small 8 inch loop yarn wreath. Kathy will take you through the steps to design and create your own mini wreath* at this … Continue reading »

Book cover of When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi.

Dark Nonfiction Book Club – Wednesday, June 17 at 6:30pm

Dark nonfiction book club is a book discussion group for the morbidly curious. We will explore dark topics such as true crime, natural disasters, war stories, death and dying, man-made … Continue reading »

Aesthetic Illusions: A Life in the Arts. Green background, features image of Randall Horton in the upper right. Randall is smiling brightly wearing a homburg style hat, black rimmed glasses and a dark shirt. There is a microphone in front of him.

Aesthetic Illusions: A Life in the Arts, (Part 3) Meet Randall Horton: Performance & Presentation – Thursday, June 18 at 4:00pm

This 3 part program Aesthetic Illusions: A life in the arts features two workshops, one on civic education and one on artistic expression, designed to deepen participants’ understanding of democracy and … Continue reading »