Week Calendar

Tai Chi – Qigong for Everyone!

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. This class is offered every Tuesday from September 2023 – March 2024 and every Tuesday and Thursday from May 2024 – July 2024 .  Bina Bou is a senior trainer at IIQTC.  She has been sharing the ancient practice for over a decade in our community.  She believes no matter where you are on your healing journey Tai Chi practice can help improve your quality of life.  To learn more about her classes visit www.MindBodyFocusQi.com. 

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

Questions about Tai Chi & Qigong for Everyone please contact instructor, Bina Bou, at bina.b75@gmail.com. 

Cost: $10, paid to instructor at each class 

Literary Salon

The Literary Salon will resume on October 20 with the seasonal theme “Fall into Fall.” Choose any book or other medium (stage, screen, podcast, music) that has the word “fall” (“falling,” “falls”) in the title. The word “fall” may refer to either the season or the act of falling. Or your selection may be a story that takes place during the fall season. We’ll discuss what makes the word “fall” significant as a metaphor or action in each selection, as well as anything else you’d like us to know about the book. 

Gentle Chair Yoga

Yoga for Every Body!  If you are new to yoga -- chair yoga is a great way to start!  It is safe, fun, and there’s no downside to using chairs for fitness.

Non-fit people or folks a little disconnected from their bodies can give themselves permission to try something as non-threatening as moving while sitting in a chair.

Fit people can still ‘feel good’ from discovering the deeper breathing connected to the slower movement.  

You are only one yoga class away from a good mood!  

Marina started practicing yoga in 1995, and for the past seven years has taught locally.  Marina also offers Gentle Yoga every Monday and Wednesday at 11:00 am.  Chairs are provided.

Questions about Gentle Chair Yoga please contact instructor, Marina Kachur, at 480-510-6572 or yokama14@gmail.com.

Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class

Gentle Yoga

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! Marina started practicing yoga in 1995, and for the past seven years has taught locally.  Please bring a yoga mat and a blanket.

Questions about Gentle Yoga please contact instructor, Marina Kachur, at 480-510-6572 or yokama14@gmail.com.

Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class

Yoga Fusion

Please join Elizabeth Boisson for an intermediate-level course of Yoga Fusion on Thursdays from 12-1 pm!  We will start with breathing exercises, go through a series of stretching movements to open our hearts and our hips, and then move into Vinyasa or Flow yoga and several standing sequences, including balance exercises.  We finish with 5 minutes of Savasana at the end of class.  

No registration. | Questions please call 480-488-2286. 
Questions about Yoga Fusion, please contact instructor Elizabeth Boisson: 480-363-5275 or evboisson@yahoo.com. 
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class 

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! 

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

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

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. 

Register below | Questions, please call 480-488-2286 

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

Meditation with Reiki Healing

Meditation and relaxation have been proven to promote mental and physical changes in a person. Come and experience meditation with guidance. Discuss your experience. Discover the power of healing through guided meditation. If you are interested in expanding your meditation practices, the reiki healing will provide a unique opportunity to experience the healing effects. 

Karen Cimaglia discovered meditation and this was the catalyst for a wonderful lifestyle change. Karen began to use meditation as her primary tool for healing both body and mind. Karen became a Philosopher and Metaphysical instructor and has guided many people to a path of overall well-being through foundational meditation practices. 

No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286. 
Questions about Meditation with Reiki Healing please contact instructor, Karen Cimaglia at rockinvibs21@gmail.com or 602-721-7714.  
Cost: $10 

Tech Help with eBooks, online resources, and your personal electronic devices

Downloading eBooks and eAudiobooks can be easy through the library’s digital collection! Each week there will be an informal drop-in for anyone with questions about Libby, Cloud Library, any of the apps the library offers, and basic questions about your personal electronic devices. We will show you how to download the apps to your phone or tablet and how to navigate the digital collection. No question is too small! Please bring your device and have your library card ready! For Apple users your Apple ID will be needed.  

Wednesday Hours: 12:00 - 5:00pm

Appointment required.  Please call the Library at 480-488-2286 to make your appointment.

Little Known Stories of World War II Series

This film series offers war stories filled with daring, intrigue, and sometimes such improbability that they have to
be seen to be believed. At the heart of each one are the men and women who made World War II modern his-
tory’s seminal event. Everyone is invited to participate in the discussion following each film facilitated by Gary Zaro, 

Humanities Professor from Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC).

LEGO Challenge

Stretch your imagination and building skills using the library’s collection of LEGOs to meet the challenge Miss Heather set for you. Each meeting will have a different challenge requiring use of your imagination, critical thinking skills, and more! The sky is the limit with how you meet the challenge.

Get Lit Book Club

Drinks and catching up to start at 5:00pm, book discussion to start at 5:30.  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! Books will include non-fiction, classics, contemporary fiction, and memoirs to list a few. Get Lit is at a different restaurant every month to support local businesses. Everyone is welcome!    

Tuesday, October 8: The Women by Kristin Hannah 

Tuesday, November 12: The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer 

Tuesday, December 10: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 

Restaurants to be announced - visit dfla.org  

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

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held every Thursday. If the Library is closed, the meeting is held on the Waterfall Terrace.