In this class, we will review the design and use of the mouse and keyboard, explore the features and tools at your disposal, and make sure you have time to practice using what we've learned. No computer experience required. You do not need to register but space is limited. This class will be presented in both...
Do you have questions about your computer or any mobile device? Do you want to practice your computer skills? Drop in to work with our library staff to learn about your smartphone, email, word processors, or basic computer operation. ¿Tienes dudas sobre tu computadora o algún dispositivo móvil? ¿Quieres practicar tus habilidades informáticas? Venga a trabajar con...
When you think about Halloween, it’s normal to think of spooky and scary symbols like spiders, spider webs, and bats. But if you learn a little more about these creatures in the Sonoran Desert, you may discover that there is not much to be afraid of! So, join us while we turn Halloween on its...
Join this Desert Defenders event to help spread native seeds and improve the health of our desert ecosystem. Cave Creek Regional Park October 30, 2025 8 am – 11:00 am Meet at the Nature Center. It is time to toss our seed pellets! Join us! We will fling native seed pellets created early this year...
This 90-minute tour provides a unique opportunity to learn how innovative engineering and optical technology melds with manufacturing techniques to produce the largest and most advanced giant (8.4 meters / 27 ft) telescope mirrors in the world on the University of Arizona campus. Visitors will see the unparalleled technology and revolutionary processes in making the...
PowerPoint es un programa de proyección utilizado para crear y mostrar presentaciones para eventos sociales, proyectos escolares, de negocios, comunitarios y mucho más. En este curso, aprenderás Uso de plantillas, ¿Usarlas o diseñar desde cero? Inserción de fondos, colores, estilos de letra e imágenes Diferencia entre Animaciones y Transiciones Inserción y edición de videos dentro...
Join Ranger Kevin for a leisurely morning paddle up Castle Creek. Looking to get out on the water, but don’t want to do it alone? Just want to spend some quality paddle time on the lake? We’ve got just the thing! Sign up for this morning kayak excursion on Lake Pleasant. We’ll begin at Castle...
Pima County Public Library is committed to strengthening our community and helping meet hospital and patient needs through blood donations. Donors of all blood types are needed, especially those with types O negative, B negative and A negative. According to the Red Cross, type O negative is the universal blood type that can be safely...
Are you mammal obsessed? This is the tour for you! Our Private Mammal Tour is a great option to meet some of our furry friends, watch feeding demonstrations, and learn more about the mammal residents at PHS! Your VIP-Inspired Experience Includes: Capybara interaction for the group. Meet, pet, and feed our adorable capybara "Spud"! Opossum interaction...
Nurses from the El Rio Community Health Center will be at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library every Thursday from 12:30pm to 3:00pm. This is a walk-in clinic so no appointment is necessary! The nurses are able to provide these services: Primary care Blood pressure check Screening labs/STD check Medication prescription Acute and chronic disease management...
Mysteries of the Unseen World reveals the hidden wonders all around us—too fast, too slow, or too small for the naked eye. Stunning visuals and cutting-edge science uncover a mind-blowing world you’ve never seen before. Audience: General, all ages Style: IMAX film adapted for planetarium + live star talk All-Inclusive Planetarium Show Tickets...
If you are having problems with your Android-based cell phone, bring it to the Sun City Library any Thursday afternoon. The Help Table is open from 2:00pm to 3:30pm on Thursdays at the library.
Learn about the basics of your iPad/iPhone device.
This class will help participants improve their reading, writing, math, and critical thinking skills, all of which are necessary to increase their chances of success on their GED exams. The class will be taught in English. Instruction can include assignments, traditional lectures, and interactive practice. Participants should be 16+ Minimum requirements: Notebook and something to...
When you have a specific question, or just need a little extra boost, our GED instructor is here to help you. GED Prep is available in the subjects of Social Studies, Math, Science, Languages Arts, and Civics Classes. Instruction can include assignments, traditional lectures, and interactive practice. Participants should be 16+ Minimum requirements: Notebook and something...
Take a guided journey through the Solar System's darkest corners, where beauty masks cosmic horrors. Through Jupiter's eternal storms and Saturn's deadly rings... Discover a universe full of wonders and unique frights! Audience: General, all ages Style: Live star talk All-Inclusive Planetarium Show Tickets Show tickets include access to all science center exhibits...
OSC Colloquium: Noah Rubin Metasurfaces are an emergent class of subwavelength diffractive optics. The individual elements comprising a metasurface may be designed with polarization sensitivity – in this way, metasurfaces can enable optical elements whose far-fields exhibit custom polarization-dependence, a new capability in classical optics. Using relatively simple design heuristics based on the Jones calculus, a variety of polarization-dependent...
Presented by Terry Plank (Arthur D. Storke Memorial Professor of Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia Climate School) This year's colloquium series will consist of a mixture of researchers across the University of Arizona along with visiting scientists as well! The colloquium series will be conducted in the Gould-Simpson “Fishbowl” (2nd floor) from 4-5PM on Thursdays. There will...
Families are welcome every Thursday to design, create, and collaborate! Try out sewing, animating, programming, inventing, and more! Join us to CrEaTE! Every Thursday. Every Thursday, 4:30-6:00
Curso de GED Prep en español -- Esta clase ayudará a los participantes a mejorar sus habilidades de lectura, escritura, matemáticas y pensamiento crítico, todas ellas necesarias para incrementar sus posibilidades de éxito en sus examenes GED. La clase se impartirá completamente en español. La instrucción puede incluir tareas, conferencias tradicionales y práctica interactiva. Los...
Some of natures most skilled hunters are birds. These predators rule the sky with cunning, agility, and tenacity. Learn about different hunting strategies, where birds of prey frequent, and how best to observe them.
Dwarf galaxies within the Local Group cannot typically be held together by their stellar matter alone, leaving them as valuable laboratories for dark matter investigations. Dark matter mapped in the dwarf galaxies around our Milky Way show different distributions than those around the spiral galaxy in Andromeda (M31). Join Connor Pickett, a returning ERAU alum,...
Public Night is held once a month on the Thursday nearest first quarter moon. Observing starts a half hour after sunset. The event is weather dependent and is canceled in the event of clouds or inclement weather. Admission is free, but space is limited. Guests wishing to attend this in-person event must register. The University...
Join Desert Foothills Land Trust and photographer Bruce Taubert for "Wild Wonders: An Evening of Arizona Wildlife Photography" on Thursday, October 30th at 6:00 PM at the Carefree Desert Gardens Pavilion. Taubert has spent years documenting everything from tiny bees to soaring bats to majestic bears – and everything in between – creating images that...
Join a Pima County Conservation Lands and Resources naturalist online via Zoom to explore the amazing world of mammals. Tis the season of monsters and ghouls. It is a good time to talk about vampires, bats with amazing adaptations for their bloody lifestyle and more spooky tales than they deserve.
Spooky Stargazing strikes again! Bring your binoculars, telescopes, and lawn chairs for prime planet and stargazing. Costumes encouraged. Thematic candies - supply limited.
From flying over the Mississippi River in tiny planes to counting birds on a Florida nude beach, Sharon has turned some unusual “offices” into a career. In this lively presentation, she shares hilarious and heartfelt stories about nemesis birds, chauffeuring drunk waxwings, and life in the Alaskan wilderness. Equal parts comedy and natural history, Today’s Office is...