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Gentle Yoga

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Jones Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Mental Well-Being
Age Group:
Adults

Yoga for Every Body! Through a slow flow of poses coordinated with the breath you’ll begin strengthening your heart, bones, balance and sharpening the mind. You are only one yoga class away from a good mood!

Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Jones Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Mental Well-Being
Event Details:

Yoga for Every Body! Through a slow flow of poses coordinated with the breath you’ll begin strengthening your heart, bones, balance and sharpening the mind. You are only one yoga class away from a good mood!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

The Culinary Book Club

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Arizona Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Culinary
Age Group:
Adults

Enjoy your love of books and cuisine with others at this monthly Book Club.

This Month: Present Your Favorite Food Blogger

Cookbook: Bring a dish of your choosing from their blog or cookbook.

Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Arizona Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Culinary
Event Details:

Enjoy your love of books and cuisine with others at this monthly Book Club.

This Month: Present Your Favorite Food Blogger

Cookbook: Bring a dish of your choosing from their blog or cookbook.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

MahJongg 101 - Brain Healthy Fun!

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Coates Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults

Learn the foundations of how to play this stimulating rummy-like tile game. Fun, challenging, and addictive, it helps to improve memory, decision-making skills and patience.

Full
Registration Required
Payment Required
Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Coates Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Payment Required
Event Details:

Learn the foundations of how to play this stimulating rummy-like tile game. Fun, challenging, and addictive, it helps to improve memory, decision-making skills and patience.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Craft 'N Chat

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Jones Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults
Craft 'N Chat:

Do you knit, crochet, needlepoint, bead, or practice another table craft? Join other local enthusiasts weekly for companionable creating and conversation. Any portable craft is wel...

Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Jones Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies

Craft 'N Chat

Do you knit, crochet, needlepoint, bead, or practice another table craft? Join other local enthusiasts weekly for companionable creating and conversation. Any portable craft is welcome! New crafters and all skill levels are always welcome! 

Have a craft you're not quite sure how to start, or need a little help or inspiration? Craft N Chat is a collaborative of creatives who are happy and eager to help! 

Free but a donation to the Desert Foothills Library is appreciated. 

No registration required. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Art Critique with Frank Leonhardt & Nicolette Maquire Bonnstetter

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Jones Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Education, Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults

Free monthly art critiques with Frank Leonhardt and Nicolette Maguire Bonnstetter.

Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Jones Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Education, Hobbies
Event Details:

Free monthly art critiques with Frank Leonhardt and Nicolette Maguire Bonnstetter.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Tai Chi - Qigong for Everyone!

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 9:15am - 10:15am
Jones / Coates Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Mental Well-Being
Age Group:
Adults

Tai Chi & Qigong is a self-care practice.  It is a choice of a healthy lifestyle and living well.  It improves balance, flexibility, brain plasticity, inner peace and overall wellness.  Bina Bou is a senior trainer at IIQTC.&nbs

Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Jones / Coates Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Mental Well-Being
Event Details:

Tai Chi & Qigong is a self-care practice.  It is a choice of a healthy lifestyle and living well.  It improves balance, flexibility, brain plasticity, inner peace and overall wellness.  Bina Bou is a senior trainer at IIQTC.&nbs

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Informal MahJongg - Unsupervised Play

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Jones Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults
Informal MahJongg: Unsupervised Play:

Informal MahJongg play for any level! Groups, individuals, and recent students of MahJongg 101 & 102 looking for a place to come and enjoy playing with people in your community...

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Jones Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Registration Required

Informal MahJongg: Unsupervised Play

Informal MahJongg play for any level! Groups, individuals, and recent students of MahJongg 101 & 102 looking for a place to come and enjoy playing with people in your community.  This group is unsupervised; basic knowledge of game play required.  No sets are provided, must bring your own. 

Free | Register at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.

Free but a donation to the Desert Foothills Library is appreciated.

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Gentle Yoga

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Jones Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Mental Well-Being
Age Group:
Adults

Yoga for Every Body! Through a slow flow of poses coordinated with the breath you’ll begin strengthening your heart, bones, balance and sharpening the mind. You are only one yoga class away from a good mood!

Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Jones Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Mental Well-Being
Event Details:

Yoga for Every Body! Through a slow flow of poses coordinated with the breath you’ll begin strengthening your heart, bones, balance and sharpening the mind. You are only one yoga class away from a good mood!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Ukulele Jam Session - Open Play

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 12:00pm - 2:15pm
Arizona Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Hobbies, Music
Age Group:
Adults

Pick out a few of your favorite songs, grab your ukulele and come jam!

We will be accessing our music online, so bring your tablet or iPad, as well as a music stand, ukulele, and anything you like to get your jam on!

Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Arizona Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hobbies, Music
Event Details:

Pick out a few of your favorite songs, grab your ukulele and come jam!

We will be accessing our music online, so bring your tablet or iPad, as well as a music stand, ukulele, and anything you like to get your jam on!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Death Cafe

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Jones Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Mental Well-Being
Age Group:
Adults
Death Cafe:

Death Cafe is a gathering to talk about death and dying. The aim is to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their (finite) lives. It is a global, non-profit ...

Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Jones Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Mental Well-Being

Death Cafe

Death Cafe is a gathering to talk about death and dying. The aim is to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their (finite) lives. It is a global, non-profit movement begun in London in 2011: to date, more than 7,000 Death Cafes have been held in 63 countries. Death Cafe does not promote beliefs, agendas, or products, nor is it a bereavement or grief support group. Join us for open, respectful, interesting conversation about topics relevant to all of us but often considered “dark” or even taboo. From more information go to www.deathcafe.com 

Free | No registration required. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Canasta - Open Play

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Floor Periodicals at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Games, Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults

The card game “Canasta” is a Spanish word that means basket. A very old Card game that has over 20 different versions and is played all over the world; Canasta is facilitated by Lisa Waldvogel. 

Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Main Floor Periodicals
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games, Hobbies
Event Details:

The card game “Canasta” is a Spanish word that means basket. A very old Card game that has over 20 different versions and is played all over the world; Canasta is facilitated by Lisa Waldvogel. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Library Book Club

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Arizona Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Join the Library Book Club on the second Thursday of each month in an open discussion on a featured book. Everyone is welcome! 

Thursday, January 8th: North Woods by Daniel Mason

Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Arizona Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join the Library Book Club on the second Thursday of each month in an open discussion on a featured book. Everyone is welcome! 

Thursday, January 8th: North Woods by Daniel Mason

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

AZ Medicare Guide Presentation

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Arizona Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Financial Literacy, Health & Wellness, Seminar
Age Group:
Adults

Questions about Medicare? This educational meeting will help you have a clear understanding of the different parts of Medicare, as well as the role Medicare supplement plans and Medicare Advantage Plans play within the Medicare program.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Arizona Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Financial Literacy, Health & Wellness, Seminar
Registration Required
Event Details:

Questions about Medicare? This educational meeting will help you have a clear understanding of the different parts of Medicare, as well as the role Medicare supplement plans and Medicare Advantage Plans play within the Medicare program.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Alcoholics Anonymous

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Jones Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Mental Well-Being
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Jones Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Mental Well-Being

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

2025 - 2026 International Film Series - Around the World in Nine Films

Friday, January 9, 2026 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Jones / Coates Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults

Movies are a great way to learn about different cultures - how people live, love, laugh, and cope with hardships and tragedy.

Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Jones / Coates Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Movies are a great way to learn about different cultures - how people live, love, laugh, and cope with hardships and tragedy.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Dark Sky Presentation

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Jones / Coates Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Education, Hobbies, Nature, Travel
Age Group:
Adults

Join Astronomer Mark Johnston in-person as he takes us behind the scenes on his recent scientific adventure to the 16,500 foot Chilean Observatory atop the Andes Mountains.

Mark will narrate his Documentary and then answer questions.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Jones / Coates Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education, Hobbies, Nature, Travel
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Astronomer Mark Johnston in-person as he takes us behind the scenes on his recent scientific adventure to the 16,500 foot Chilean Observatory atop the Andes Mountains.

Mark will narrate his Documentary and then answer questions.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Explore Your Past Lives/Past Life Regression Workshop

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Coates Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Mental Well-Being, Seminar
Age Group:
Adults

Explore your past lives through guided meditation and visualization. 

Open
Registration Required
Payment Required
Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Coates Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Mental Well-Being, Seminar
Registration Required
Payment Required
Event Details:

Explore your past lives through guided meditation and visualization. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Gentle Yoga

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Jones Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Mental Well-Being
Age Group:
Adults

Yoga for Every Body! Through a slow flow of poses coordinated with the breath you’ll begin strengthening your heart, bones, balance and sharpening the mind. You are only one yoga class away from a good mood!

Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Jones Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Mental Well-Being
Event Details:

Yoga for Every Body! Through a slow flow of poses coordinated with the breath you’ll begin strengthening your heart, bones, balance and sharpening the mind. You are only one yoga class away from a good mood!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

MahJongg 101 - Brain Healthy Fun!

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Coates Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults

Learn the foundations of how to play this stimulating rummy-like tile game. Fun, challenging, and addictive, it helps to improve memory, decision-making skills and patience.

Full
Registration Required
Payment Required
Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Coates Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Payment Required
Event Details:

Learn the foundations of how to play this stimulating rummy-like tile game. Fun, challenging, and addictive, it helps to improve memory, decision-making skills and patience.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Craft 'N Chat

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Jones Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults
Craft 'N Chat:

Do you knit, crochet, needlepoint, bead, or practice another table craft? Join other local enthusiasts weekly for companionable creating and conversation. Any portable craft is wel...

Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Jones Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies

Craft 'N Chat

Do you knit, crochet, needlepoint, bead, or practice another table craft? Join other local enthusiasts weekly for companionable creating and conversation. Any portable craft is welcome! New crafters and all skill levels are always welcome! 

Have a craft you're not quite sure how to start, or need a little help or inspiration? Craft N Chat is a collaborative of creatives who are happy and eager to help! 

Free but a donation to the Desert Foothills Library is appreciated. 

No registration required. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Tai Chi - Qigong for Everyone!

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 9:15am - 10:15am
Jones / Coates Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Mental Well-Being
Age Group:
Adults

Tai Chi & Qigong is a self-care practice.  It is a choice of a healthy lifestyle and living well.  It improves balance, flexibility, brain plasticity, inner peace and overall wellness.  Bina Bou is a senior trainer at IIQTC.&nbs

Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Jones / Coates Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Mental Well-Being
Event Details:

Tai Chi & Qigong is a self-care practice.  It is a choice of a healthy lifestyle and living well.  It improves balance, flexibility, brain plasticity, inner peace and overall wellness.  Bina Bou is a senior trainer at IIQTC.&nbs

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Informal MahJongg - Unsupervised Play

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Main Floor Periodicals at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults
Informal MahJongg: Unsupervised Play:

Informal MahJongg play for any level! Groups, individuals, and recent students of MahJongg 101 & 102 looking for a place to come and enjoy playing with people in your community...

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Main Floor Periodicals
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Registration Required

Informal MahJongg: Unsupervised Play

Informal MahJongg play for any level! Groups, individuals, and recent students of MahJongg 101 & 102 looking for a place to come and enjoy playing with people in your community.  This group is unsupervised; basic knowledge of game play required.  No sets are provided, must bring your own. 

Free | Register at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.

Free but a donation to the Desert Foothills Library is appreciated.

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Strength Training for Women - Series

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Coates Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

If you’ve never lifted weights in your life – and many people haven’t - why should you start now? The answer is simple: Muscle tissue, bone density and strength all decrease over the years.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Coates Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

If you’ve never lifted weights in your life – and many people haven’t - why should you start now? The answer is simple: Muscle tissue, bone density and strength all decrease over the years.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Get Lit Book Club

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Get Lit Book Club, a Happy Hour book club! Not for the faint of heart. Weird, odd, and unique books are chosen for a great discussion, so get ready for something you might not choose every day!

Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get Lit Book Club, a Happy Hour book club! Not for the faint of heart. Weird, odd, and unique books are chosen for a great discussion, so get ready for something you might not choose every day!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.