Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library

Library Programs, Events and Meeting

LIBRARY BOOKSTORE SALE MAY 29 - 31

Now is the perfect time to stock up for summer reading. The Downtown Library Bookstore will hold a special sale, May 29 - 31. Sale hours are Thursday, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Friday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; and Saturday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Great buys will be found in adult and children’s fiction and non-fiction books, music and movies.

The sale will be held in the Downtown Library auditorium to accommodate the large number of books offered. You may also choose books from the special bargain tables outside the auditorium. Fill a large paper grocery bag for only $5!

Monday, May 5

Eastgate Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
10:30 am - Special Presentation by Dolly Parton's Penguin Players
2:30 pm - Special one hour film showing

Ooltewah/Collegedale Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m.
Look out for buggy stories!

South Chattanooga Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m.
Don't forget Mom! Her special day is coming soon.

Tuesday, May 6

Northgate Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
10:30 a.m. - The Imagination Library presents The Gruffalo!
2:30 p.m. - Join us as we count in the garden.

Ooltewah/Collegedale Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Look out for buggy stories!

Downtown Library, Children’s Adventure Club, 4:00 p.m.
Hear Never Tease a Weasel and other rhyming books.

Downtown Library, Chapin Lecture, 6:30 p.m.

Burkett Miller’s Vision: Research. Reflect. Report.
Speaker: Gerald L. Baliles, Governor of Virginia (1986-1990)
Director of the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.

Find out more about this timely Lecture.

Wednesday, May 7

Downtown Library, Special Program, 10:30 a.m.
Penguin Players perform the Gruffalo.

Ooltewah/Collegedale Branch, Children’s Adventure Club, 4:00 p.m.
Buzz in for a bug bonanza.

Thursday, May 8

South Chattanooga Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m.
Don't forget Mom! Her special day is coming soon.

Northgate Branch, Children’s Adventure Club, 4:00 p.m.
Journey into the forest for Uno's Garden.

Saturday, May 10

Downtown Library, Children's Adventure Club, 2:30 p.m.
Hear Never Tease a Weasel and other rhyming books.

Eastgate Branch, Children’s Adventure Club, 2:30 p.m.
Ha ha! Hee hee! These silly stories will have you rolling!

Monday, May 12

Eastgate Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Come hear Silly Sally and other funny tales.

Ooltewah/Collegedale Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m.
Join us for a Summer Reading Preview.

South Chattanooga Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m.
What's in your pocket?

Tuesday, May 13

Northgate Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Wear your favorite hat as we read Hats, Hats, Hats.

Ooltewah/Collegedale Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Join us for a Summer Reading Preview.

Downtown Library, Children’s Adventure Club, 4:00 p.m.
Join us for How Will We Get to the Beach? and other vacation stories.

Downtown Library, Chattanooga Writer's Guild, 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
May Monthly Meeting: Join us for a workshop session for writers of all genres. Joyce Walters will discuss Stephen King’s book On Writing. Ray Zimmerman will lead two activities for writers wanting to structure their journaling experience and develop a journal as a source of raw material useful for refinement into nonfiction, fiction, and poetic works.

For more information, email cwg@chattanoogawritersguild.org, see their web
page http://www.chattanoogawritersguild.org, or call (423) 991-9437.

About the Chattanooga Writers Guild:
Established in 2001, the Chattanooga Writers Guild is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit
organization with a mission to promote, encourage, and support writing and to
create a supportive, caring environment for writers in the Chattanooga
community.

Wednesday, May 14

Downtown Library, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m.
Ugh! There are bugs in Sam's Sandwich and other buggy stories today in story time.

Ooltewah/Collegedale Branch, Children’s Adventure Club, 4:00 p.m.
Join us for a Summer Reading Preview.

Thursday, May 15

South Chattanooga Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m.
What's in your pocket?

Northgate Branch, Children’s Adventure Club, 4:00 p.m.
Hear the enchanting story of The Magic Hat.

Ooltewah/Collegedale Branch, Special Movie Showing, 3:30 p.m.
Walt Disney's animated family classic, PETER PAN. A wish...a pinch of pixie dust...and you're whisked away to the second star on the right and Never Land where you can relive the magical adventures of Peter, Wendy, the Island Of Lost Boys, the villainous Captain Hook and the deadly "ticking" crocodile. G 77 min.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Saturday, May 17

Sign up for the Starship Adventure Summer Reading Program or
Find What’s Out There @ Your Library Teen Summer Reading Program

To encourage reading in the summer months, the library hosts a free Summer Reading Program for young children and teen ages birth to 12th grade. The program begins with kick-off activities and ends with a Grand Finale event for those who complete.

Call the library for more information (423) 757-5310.

Downtown Library, Children's Adventure Club, 2:30 p.m.
Join us for How Will We Get to the Beach? and other vacation stories.

Eastgate Branch, Children’s Adventure Club, 2:30 p.m.
Oh Yeah! We're celebrating everyday life this week.

Monday, May 19

Eastgate Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Starship Finds Alien Life! Yike! Here Come the Aliens!

Ooltewah/Collegedale Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m.
Starship explores Earth's polar regions.

South Chattanooga Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m.
Super space stories for super kids.

Tuesday, May 20

Northgate Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Starship travels to the time of the dinosaurs so join us for a Dinosaurumpus.

Ooltewah/Collegedale Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Starship explores Earth's polar regions.

Downtown Library, Children’s Adventure Club, 4:00 p.m.
We'll explore the stars through our books.

Wednesday, May 21

Downtown Library, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m.
Let's go on a Starry Safari today.

Ooltewah/Collegedale Branch, Children’s Adventure Club, 4:00 p.m.
Starship explores Earth's polar regions.

Thursday, May 22

South Chattanooga Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m.
Super space stories for super kids.

Northgate Branch, Children’s Adventure Club, 4:00 p.m.
Blast off to A Trip to Dinosaur Time.

Saturday, May 24

Downtown Library, Children's Adventure Club, 2:30 p.m.
We'll explore the stars through our books.

Eastgate Branch, Children’s Adventure Club, 2:30 p.m.
Here Come the Aliens! Discover alien life this week.

Monday, May 26

Eastgate Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
What Color Was the Sky Today? Explore Earth's weather.

Ooltewah/Collegedale Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m.
Starship explores Earth's oceans.

South Chattanooga Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m.
It's a blast! Books about flying objects.

Tuesday, May 27

Northgate Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Blast off with Zoom! Zoom! Zoom I'm Off To The Moon

Ooltewah/Collegedale Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Starship explores Earth's oceans.

Downtown Library, Children’s Adventure Club, 4:00 p.m.
Fly with the Moondogs and many others as we read about animals in space.

Wednesday, May 28

Downtown Library, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m.
Flying moondogs, rabbits, and cows, oh my! Hear stories about animals flying high up in the sky.

Ooltewah/Collegedale Branch, Children’s Adventure Club, 4:00 p.m.
Starship explores Earth's oceans.

Thursday, May 29

South Chattanooga Branch, Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m.
It's a blast! Books about flying objects.

Northgate Branch, Children’s Adventure Club, 4:00 p.m.
Join Dmitri, the Astronaut on his lunar adventure.

Saturday, May 31

Downtown Library, Children's Adventure Club, 2:30 p.m.
Fly with the Moondogs and many others as we read about animals in Space.

Eastgate Branch, Children’s Adventure Club, 2:30 p.m.
We'll explore Earth Weather this week.

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