Events

Please join us to play chess at our weekly, drop-in program! All ages and experience levels welcome.

Join other kids, teens, and community members for a relaxing art workshop. Decorate a mini terracotta pot with paint markers. After your pot dries, fill it with soil and plant a seed.…

School-age children (elementary and middle school) are invited to join us for this kid-led Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Be a part of an adventuring party where you'll use your imagination and…

Drop in knitting: Learn a new craft or work on that unfinished project with other neighborhood knitters.

Join Pinney Library Studio's Artist-in-Residence Ellie Braun to learn the art of relief printing and the history of the protest poster. Artist in residence Ellie will take you through significant…

Central Cinema Cinesthesia presents Double Indemnity (1944).

Hosted by Jason Fuhrman, Cinesthesia is an adventurous, eclectic series of classic and contemporary films that focuses on the…

We’re here to mend anything you need for the colder months, including clothing, coats, and any other fabric-related repairs, except for zippers. Sewers from the Sewing Machine Project will be…

Ready to get creative and messy with science? Come explore a new science concept each week! We'll have hands-on activities centered around scientific concepts, including crafting solar ovens,…

Join us for a discussion of this month's book. New members are always welcome! Copies of the book may be available at the Ask Desk.

Got a rip in your pants or favorite shirt? Don't just fix it, show it off! In this program, you will learn how to visibly mend clothing with holes using patches and embroidery floss. Visible…

Let your creativity fly as art meets science, technology, engineering and math on Thursday afternoons at the Central Library! Each week we'll explore different supplies and project ideas. Come for…

Ready to get creative and messy with science? Come explore a new scientific concept each week with hands-on activities! This is a drop-in program, no advance registration required!

Play Minecraft in both creative and survival worlds! Recommended for ages 8 and up.

Join us for a mystery book group discussion of "The Frozen River" by Ariel Lawhon. Books are available at the library. New members always welcome!

"Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River…

There is a profound and unspoken grief running through our communities - shaped by the lingering impact of the Covid pandemic, systemic inequities, and the global weight of injustice and violence…

A World Beyond: Reconstructing Our Reality

A World Beyond offers opportunities to connect with others, create community and thus change our individual and…

Join us every 1st and 3rd Thursday, 6-8:45pm to play board games!  No game night on November 6.

There will be a mix of longer-play games (Settlers of Catan, Betrayal at…

The Hawthorne Anime Club was created to give people a place to gather, watch, and talk about Japanese animation.  The club is intended for adults and older teens. All screenings will be in…

For people interested in a wide variety of role-playing games, including traditional role-playing games such as Original D&D, 1st Edition AD&D, Classic Traveller, Pendragon, and Call of…

Come join the book club for a lively, thoughtful discussion of "The Mothers" by Brit Bennett. Everyone is welcome to our public group. Please find our books for the club next to the Reference Desk…

Get help brushing up on essential computer skills, safely browsing the internet, creating and using an email address, filling out online applications, or even writing resumes and cover letters.…

The Personal Archiving Lab at Central Library is a collection of equipment that can be used to digitize at-risk analog materials like home movies video tapes audio cassettes photographs and more.…

Navigate this new world as Season 2 comes to a close. A new threat looms over the horizon will our heroes be brave enough to stop what comes? Will they be wise enough to solve the mystery? How…

Chess meets the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month from 4-5:45 p.m. Come and learn chess basics in the library with a 30 minute introduction of the game and then play a friendly game of chess with…