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Spring Writing Workshop

Monday, April 29, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult
Event Description:

Join Anne Kelly-Edmunds and a supportive group of writers in this inspiring writing workshop. All levels welcome!

Waitlist
Required
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Titles and Treats

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult
Event Description:

Join us as we talk about interesting yet-to-be released books as well as our favorites and classics. You are encouraged to share some of your favorite titles with the group, or jus

Open
Required
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Bookstormers: Book Club for 7th, 8th & 9th Graders (Teens)

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing, Community Service
Age Group:
Teen
Event Description:

Join the Teen Services Librarians for a monthly book club where we play games, eat snacks, and talk about awesome books! This month, we'll discuss: Freestyle by Gale Gallig

Open
Required
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Spring Writing Workshop

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult
Event Description:

Join Anne Kelly-Edmunds and a supportive group of writers in this inspiring writing workshop. All levels welcome!

Waitlist
Required
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Spring Writing Workshop

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult
Event Description:

Join Anne Kelly-Edmunds and a supportive group of writers in this inspiring writing workshop. All levels welcome!

Waitlist
Required
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Daytime Book Discussion – A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult
Event Description:

Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal in 1922, Count Rostov is sentenced to house arrest in a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin, where he endures li

Open
Required
This event is in the "School Age" group.

Book Bunch & Munch (Grades K-2)

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Craft Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Books & Writing
Age Group:
School Age
Event Description:

Children will listen to a story or two, chat about its amazing qualities during our book discussion, and make a craft while eating a snack based on the book!  The snack p

Required
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Titles and Treats

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult
Event Description:

Join us as we talk about interesting yet-to-be released books as well as our favorites and classics. You are encouraged to share some of your favorite titles with the group, or jus

Open
Required
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Writing Workshop: Screenwriting (Teens)

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Teen
Event Description:

Join librarians Ms. Broderick and Mr. Welch to practice writing scripts fit for the screen! Play writing games, learn screenwriting tips, and practice writing scenes while enjoying

Required
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Evening Book Discussion – Medusa's Sisters by Lauren J. A. Bear

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult
Event Description:

Curious about mortals and their lives, Medusa and her sisters entered the human world in search of a place to belong, yet quickly found themselves at the perilous center of a dange

Open
Required
This event is in the "School Age" group.

Book Chat "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" (Grades 4-6)

Friday, May 31, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Craft Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Books & Writing
Age Group:
School Age
Event Description:

Join Miss Laura in discussing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.  Children will enjoy Wonka inspired treats like fruit dipped in a chocolate fountain.  Craf

Required
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Battle of the Books (Teens)

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Teen
Event Description:

Do you like to read and answer trivia questions? Join us for Battle of the Books! Teams will answer trivia questions based on six different books and score points for their team wi

Required
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Battle of the Books (Teens)

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Teen
Event Description:

Do you like to read and answer trivia questions? Join us for Battle of the Books! Teams will answer trivia questions based on six different books and score points for their team wi

Required
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Daytime Book Discussion – By her own design: A novel of Ann Lowe, fashion designer to the social register by Piper Huguley

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult
Event Description:

The incredible untold story of how Ann Lowe, a Black woman and granddaughter of slaves, rose above personal struggles and racial prejudice to design and create one of America's mos

Open
Required
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Battle of the Books (Teens)

Monday, June 24, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Teen
Event Description:

Do you like to read and answer trivia questions? Join us for Battle of the Books! Teams will answer trivia questions based on six different books and score points for their team wi

Required
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Titles and Treats

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult
Event Description:

Join us as we talk about interesting yet-to-be released books as well as our favorites and classics. You are encouraged to share some of your favorite titles with the group, or jus

Open
Required
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Evening Book Discussion - The Martian by Andy Weir

Friday, June 28, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult
Event Description:

After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that

Open
Required
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Battle of the Books (Teens)

Monday, July 1, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Teen
Event Description:

Do you like to read and answer trivia questions? Join us for Battle of the Books! Teams will answer trivia questions based on six different books and score points for their team wi

Required
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Battle of the Books (Teens)

Monday, July 8, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Teen
Event Description:

Do you like to read and answer trivia questions? Join us for Battle of the Books! Teams will answer trivia questions based on six different books and score points for their team wi

Required
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Battle of the Books (Teens)

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Teen
Event Description:

Do you like to read and answer trivia questions? Join us for Battle of the Books! Teams will answer trivia questions based on six different books and score points for their team wi

Required
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Daytime Book Discussion – Hello beautiful by Ann Napolitano

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult
Event Description:

Awarded a college basketball scholarship away from his childhood home silenced by tragedy, a young man befriends a spirited young woman who welcomes him into her loving loud, chaot

Open
Required
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Surprise Boxes (Teens)

All Day
True North Teen Department at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Teen
Event Description:

Introducing our exclusive Teen Surprise Box Program – the ultimate thrill for book-loving teens! Each themed box contains not one, but TWO carefully curate

Required
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Titles and Treats

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult
Event Description:

Join us as we talk about interesting yet-to-be released books as well as our favorites and classics. You are encouraged to share some of your favorite titles with the group, or jus

Open
Required
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Writing Workshop: Pencil Pals Mashup! (Teens)

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Books & Writing
Age Group:
Teen
Event Description:

Express your creativity in this collaborative program for teens! If you like to write stories, create art, or both, join Teen Services Librarians Ms. Karaptis and Ms. Broderick to

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