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Curious Objects from Our Past: The Ingenuity, Craftsmanship and Esthetic Appeal of American Antiques

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Jones Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Culture, History, Hobbies
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Join us for a presentation on American antiques once used as everyday functional household and commercial items. We will review and handle real antiques from various periods of Ame...

Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Jones Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Culture, History, Hobbies
Event Details:

Join us for a presentation on American antiques once used as everyday functional household and commercial items.

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. 

Holiday Storytime

Monday, December 23, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Arizona Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Culture, Reading & Literacy, Storytime
Age Group:
Youth & Teen, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School Age Children, Family
Event Details:

Children ages 2 and up and their families are encouraged to join Miss Dawn for this special storytime that celebrates Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa!

Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Arizona Room
Age Group: Youth & Teen, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School Age Children, Family
Program Type: Culture, Reading & Literacy, Storytime
Event Details:

Children ages 2 and up and their families are encouraged to join Miss Dawn for this special storytime that celebrates Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. 

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens. 

From Fortress to Museum - The Fascinating Life of the Louvre

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Coates Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Culture, Travel
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

If walls could talk, what stories would they whisper? But why was the Louvre built in the first place?  And what events did it witness during its long existence? Joi...

Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Coates Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Culture, Travel
Event Details:

If walls could talk, what stories would they whisper? 

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. 

Teen Cooking Class: Lunar New Year Edition

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Arizona Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Culture, Culinary
Age Group:
Youth & Teen, Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

What better way to start the New Year than to learn the stories behind some of the most popular Asian dishes we love. We'll ring in the Lunar New Year through history and preparing...

Required
Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Arizona Room
Age Group: Youth & Teen, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Culture, Culinary
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

What better way to start the New Year than to learn the stories behind some of the most popular Asian dishes we love. We'll ring in the Lunar New Year through history and preparing some simple and tasty items. Come hungry!

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. 

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens. 

Ghost Towns in Arizona

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Jones / Coates Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Culture, History
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Join us for an exciting presentation about ghost towns in Arizona. Did you know that Arizona is home to one of the country's largest collections of ghost towns? David and Dian...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Jones / Coates Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Culture, History
Required
Seats Remaining: 100
Event Details:

Join us for an exciting presentation about ghost towns in Arizona. Did you know that Arizona is home to one of the country's largest collections of ghost towns? 

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. 

ASU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute - Curry & Kreplach: A Unique Look at Jewish Communities Around the World

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Jones / Coates Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Culture, Travel, Education, Seminar
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Take a virtual journey through the lens of leading travel journalist, Dan Fellner, to some of the most interesting and off-the-beaten path Jewish communities around the world. We w...

Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Jones / Coates Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture, Travel, Education, Seminar
Event Details:

Take a virtual journey through the lens of leading travel journalist, Dan Fellner, to some of the most interesting and off-the-beaten path Jewish communities around the world.

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. 

Jewish Women's Resilience, Resistance, and Survival in the Holocaust

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Jones Room at Desert Foothills Library
Program Type:
Culture, History
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

This presentation traces the lives of two women Holocaust survivors who both grew up in traditional Jewish families in Bedzin, Poland and later became residents of Arizona: Jane Li...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Jones Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Culture, History
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

This presentation traces the lives of two women Holocaust survivors who both grew up in traditional Jewish families in Bedzin, Poland and later became residents of Arizona: Jane Lipski (Tucson) and Doris Martin (Flagstaff).

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.