Lake Pleasant is creating a Monday clean-up crew. If you are available on any Monday, please join us as we pick up litter along the shoreline. Date- Every Monday Time – 6:00am - 8:00am Location – Meet with staff at the main Entry Station. Volunteers needed - Up to 100 What should the volunteers bring?...
Join an interpretive naturalist for a guided geology hike in Colossal Cave Mountain Park. As an exceptional karst and cave landscape and culturescape, Colossal Cave Mountain Park represents not only a chance to interpret the fascinating and unique geologic forces that shaped our bioregion, but how those very forces shaped the biodiversity and cultural resilience...
Experience the opportunity of a lifetime with our Capybara Encounter! Come meet Chewy or BB and their care team at Shipwreck Cove. This encounter will give you the opportunity to feed our capybaras and learn from their care team about what it takes to care for such unique animals. Feel the texture of their fur...
Experience the best dressed encounter opportunity at Wildlife World Zoo! Meet one of our endangered African Penguins and their trainers in the Wild and Wonderful aquarium building in front of the penguin exhibit. This encounter will give you the opportunity to find out what it takes to care for these incredible animals. Learn fun facts...
Join our GED instructors for guided GED Social Studies & Science instruction. Instruction can include online assignments, traditional lectures, and interactive practice. The Science test rely heavily on reading comprehension and we would encourage you to spend time with the RLA instructors to increase those skills. The Science test will also test your math knowledge....
Are you wishing someone could teach you how to use your personal phone,tablet or laptop? Do you want to know how to navigate on our computers and print things? Join us on the second and fourth Mondays of each month for our Click, Type, Learn! Patrons are assisted on a "first-come-first served" basis and we...
Learn the basics of using THINKspot paper and vinyl cutting machines and create cute ghost family portrait magnets to take home. Ages 13+
Have you ever wanted to meet a sloth? Come meet Luna and her care team. This encounter will give you the opportunity to feed Luna and learn from her care team what it takes to raise and care for such a unique animal. Feel the texture of her hair and take a selfie with our...
Explore the cutting-edge of astronomical innovation on this 90-minute guided tour of the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab at the University of Arizona. Learn how pioneering engineering, optical science, and precision manufacturing come together to create the world’s largest and most advanced telescope mirrors—each 8.4 meters (27 feet) in diameter. Located beneath the U of A’s football...
Get help with resume writing, internet job searching, online job applications, and more. Prepare your elevator speech, learn interview tips and tricks, and ask for a mock interview to prepare you for your next steps! Find support for your job search, career development goals, and path to becoming career-ready and part of the workforce. Ages...
Experts from ARIZONA@WORK will be available to provide you with one-on-one employment assistance, including: Interview Preparation Job Search Assistance Resume Building Meet 1:1 with the Career Advisor, first come first served, in the library's study room. Presented in partnership with ARIZONA@WORK City of Phoenix. Ages 16+
What matters to you? Whether it's making a difference in your community, finding the perfect job, understanding personal health, helping animals, or navigating the path to college and beyond, this fair is here to help. Explore a range of opportunities with organizations offering volunteer opportunities, jobs, health resources, internships, and college info—all tailored for teens...
The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is a free, federally funded community education initiative designed to help low-income families and youth acquire the knowledge, skills, and behavior changes needed for a nutritious diet and improved well-being. Join us at the Main Library for a fun and yummy 5 week class. Below is the...
Get engineering with VEX Robotics! Working in teams, kids ages 10-13 plan, record, and solve practical problems using robots. Robotics uses VEX IQ Generation 2 robot kits to learn the...
It’s time for another full moon in our desert! Ranger Nikki will lead you on a slow-paced hike to watch the sunset and enjoy the surroundings as night settles in and the moon climbs high above the mountains. Nocturnal critters such as bats, owls, tarantulas, geckos, centipedes, stink bugs and more might be stirring about,...
Learn the basics of photography, how to use your camera and discover what all those buttons really do. Then begin the process to really "see" your subject before clicking the shutter. Mix in weekly photo assignments to apply what you learn and you will leave this class feeling good about your photography while having fun....
Join our GED instructors online via Zoom for guided GED math instruction. Math instruction can include recommendations for online math learning, traditional lecture, and interactive practice. Math instruction builds on itself,...
This film course will invite you to stretch your photo and darkroom experience. It will focus on offering you guidance as desired. Projects will be tailored to your specific interests and needs, with emphasis on making images into more personal statements, and considerations about producing bodies of work. Possible interests will include the Sabatier effect...
Learn to bend, shape, cut and finish steel to make decorative objects of art for your home and yard. Learn Oxy/Acetylene and MIG welding, plasma cutting, sheering, rolling, grinding and other shop processes to manipulate and finish steel. Estimated cost of materials $50 on up. All participants are required to bring all leather work glove...
Experience the universe up-close with our state-of-the-art 24-inch Dyer Telescope. This private, personalized expedition across the stars lasts 75 minutes and offers an exclusive opportunity to view the cosmos through Lowell Observatory’s newest telescope. Because of the sophistication and speed of the 24-inch Dyer Telescope, our specially trained educators can offer you an impressive number...
Hike under the light of a full moon and learn about nighttime wildlife activity. Bring water, flashlight, and wear closed-toed shoes. Advance registration required and opens two weeks prior. All...