Event List

This is a club for all those who love Magic the Gathering! Bring your own Magic the Gathering commander format* deck to battle and destroy your friends and strangers!

Monthly meeting of the SJPL Board of Trustees.

Children aged 0-6 and their caregivers are invited to learn and play together in the East Hills Storytime Room with the early literacy toy collection.

Want to create a beautiful painting using watercolors but don't feel confident enough to jump in without guidance? This session is perfect for you! This will be a gentle introduction to basic techniques with beautiful results.

Join us for the 13th Annual Trivia Night Fundraiser for the library! Teams can have a max of 6 people and the table fee is $90.  Doors open at 7:15 with the first question being read at 7:30. Drinks and grill-style food are availabl

Do you love the muscial 'Wicked'? Do you love to sing-along, but feel like you shouldn't in a theater? Now is your chance to belt out all the lyrics with no judgement in this showing of Wicked: For Good!

Join us for Storytime, where little listeners will cuddle up for a fun-filled story and then bring the tale to life with a hands-on craft adventure! Perfect for tiny hands and big imaginations. Ages 0-6.

Do you love reading?  Do you enjoy talking about what you're reading?  You should join us for our Friends Book Club Downtown.  The fourth Monday of every month will discuss a different title.  Call Erika for more information at

You are invited to work on your Spanish or English language skills at this Conversation Club. Participants will work in matched pairs to help each other improve their spoken language skills in both languages.

Get ready to sing, dance, read, and have so much fun with Ms. Misty for preschool Storytime at the East Hills Library!

Activities will be geared toward ages 3-6.

This week we will be watching Bad Guys 2! This movie is 104 minutes long.  If you and your child enjoy a variety of games, crafts, and activities, join us every week for Tricky Tuesday! This program is best for Children ages 6 to 12.

Are you ready for an adventure? Join Dr. Paula Hayward this year as we take a literary journey through Middle Earth reading The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Discussion questions and further readings will be available.

Our weekly movie event is hosted by professional movie critic Bob Shultz. This week’s movie is Last Night in Soho (2022) 1 Hour 56 Minutes, R. 

Bring your wiggly toddlers to a storytime designed just for them!

Join us for a few stories and a fun craft!

Regardless of what language you speak, TEFL certified instructor, Anne Kiske, will teach you basic English for free. Registration is for all six classes. Skills will build on previous sessions. 

Book Club sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Carnegie librarian Jenny Ellis will host the virtual cozy mystery book club Murder, She Read.

You have probably heard of soap sculpting. Well, get ready for a whole new tasty take. Let's make cheese sculptures together!

The art of handwriting is making a resurgence! Would you like to build your penmanship or cursive skills? Join Dr.

Join us for a fun-filled evening of bingo at Washington Park Library! Try your luck, enjoy great company, and play for a chance to win exciting prizes—no library card required!

Children aged 0-6 and their caregivers are invited to learn and play together in the East Hills Storytime Room with the early literacy toy collection.

Families of all types are invited to work together to paint a large terracotta planter. After painting, we will plant some wildflower seeds to help the pollinators. Each family will leave with one large planter.

The Book Buddies Pony Express Therapy Dogs, in partnership with the East Hills Library, are offering children a way to improve their reading skills in a unique and fun environment.