Celebrate National Poetry Month with the Capitol! A staid but well-respected prep school is enlivened by a newly-arrived, charismatic English teacher, who inspires his students with unconventional methods and philosophies. (1989) Rated: PG
Celebrate National Poetry Month with the Capitol! The Bard gets a '90s makeover in this imaginative rendition of the ill-fated romance between the star-crossed lovers (Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes). Montague: Brian Dennehy. Tybalt: John Leguizamo. Laurence: Pete Postlethwaite. Baz Luhrmann directed. (1996) Rated: PG-13
Temple Grandin is a professor of animal science at Colorado State University. When she was two and a half years old, she had no speech and all the symptoms of severe autism. Early intensive speech therapy enabled her to speak by age four. Her mother always encouraged her interest in art and urged her to […]
(Ages 13-18) Join is to discuss And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie and view the film adaptation of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Any teens who love to read and want to discuss books with others in the area are always welcome to join the book club. Meetings take place monthly.
(Birth – 3 years) Read stories, sing songs, learn simple sign language, and play! Join us for this program targeted at engaging your baby and toddler's developing mind and socializing with others! Are you an expectant parent? Come check us out, and meet the storytime crew!
Come in and pick up a FREE comic at any library location! Available while supplies last.
(All ages) Enjoy a story and activity with the whole family. No registration required.
Learn to make a variety of crafts using foam, cardboard, and other fun things. This month‘s project is making lightsaber flashlights! No registration required.
From board games to video games, we will be playing all kinds of games together to see who comes out on top! Games are provided but feel free to bring one you’d like to play together.
Midday Movies are for everybody! Enjoy a community social hour and inclusive movie theater experience. Community Social Hour begins at 1 p.m. Movie begins at 2 p.m. *Worried this movie might not be a good fit? Tell us how we can accommodate your particular needs! ** This movie will be subtitled** Film synopsis: Dramatic fantasy […]
(Ages: 18 & up) We’ve painted pigs, and cows. Now it’s time to add this cute critter to our barns! Come on by for a QUACKIN’ good time! Register HERE.
This group meets each month on the second Wednesday to discuss a short story. **All of Great Books' discussion pieces will come from The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction: 50 North American Stories Since 1970, Scribner; 2nd edition.
(Adult) Join us for a 3-part Proactive Aging Series featuring Dementia Doula Mary Anne Oglesby-Sutherly and Hospice of SOKY Medical Director Dr. Michael Byrne. All sessions are free and open to the public. Registration can be found HERE. Tuesday, May 7 (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.): Memory Cafe with Dementia Doula Mary Anne Oglesby-Sutherly Tuesday, […]
(Ages 3-5) Enjoy a mix of storytime, basic yoga poses, and meditation to help your preschooler grow in confidence, motor skills, body autonomy, and awareness. No registration required. This class will meet monthly on the 2nd Thursday of each month until May 2024.
(Adult/teen) Add a bright, floral touch to your reading experience with a pressed flower bookmark! Bring a friend and celebrate the summer season with us. Let us know you’re coming by registering HERE.
(Ages 11-18) Teens and tweens are invited to a freakishly fun night of games, themed snacks and to watch the film “Five Nights At Freddy’s” while they hang out. Film rating: PG-13 Register HERE.
(All ages) Come enjoy a special Family Storytime with Texas Roadhouse' own Andy the Armadillo! Register HERE.
Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Grassman, Skunk Ape or Big Red Eye, whatever name you choose to call this large, bipedal hominid, Mike Familant has probably tried to track it down. Join Producer, Lead Investigator and New Jersey Native Mike Familant as he shares his experiences researching and tracking down the truth behind North America’s most iconic cryptid. […]
(All Ages) This is once-a-month club for all the people who want to write something sometime. First hour: Instruction with YA author Court Stevens; second hour: optional writing time. Let us know you're coming by registering HERE. Broadway UMC's Greenwood Campus is located at 5609 Scottsville Rd.
Like the aesthetic of book pages? Learn to make a bouquet of flowers from book pages with a little bit of glue and a little bit of origami. Let us know you’re coming by clicking here.
(Adult/teen) Class 1: 5/8 | Class 2: 5/15. This intro series, led by local potter Kate Harris, includes a brief introduction to wheel throwing, trimming, & glazing. All participants will return on their own to glaze their piece before the final firing in the kiln. Make sure you can attend both dates. Materials fee is […]
(Adult/teen) Add a bright, floral touch to your reading experience with a pressed flower bookmark! Bring a friend and celebrate the summer season with us. Let us know you’re coming by registering HERE.
(Ages 18 & up) Calling all Tauruses (birthdays April 20 through May20)! Come celebrate your birthday month with 1 FREE button that corresponds to your zodiac sign! Additional buttons may be made for .25 cents each. Register HERE.
(Ages: 18 & up) We’ve painted pigs, and cows. Now it’s time to add this cute critter to our barns! Come on by for a QUACKIN’ good time! Register HERE.
Read, write, talk, sing, play, and enjoy a bilingual storytime experience with Mr. Hermes! No registration required. ¡Lean, escriban, hablen, canten, jueguen, y disfruten de una hora de cuentos bilingüe con Hermes!
Mary Kay McBrayer received her MFA in non-fiction creative writing from Georgia College & State University. She is the author of the true crime book America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster (Mango 2020). Her writing has appeared in Oxford American, Narratively, New/Lines Magazine, FANGORIA, Architectural Digest, and elsewhere. She […]
(Adults) This is a pottery group meeting for people who utilize the Idea Lab as a creative space and are looking for peer feedback about their work. This is a great opportunity to engage and share ideas with other clay enthusiasts! The first part of this session will be a group critique where it is […]
(Adults) We will discuss Death of a Dreamer by Marion Chesney (M.C. Beaton) and pick up our next book The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. This group meets each month on the third Monday to discuss a new book.
Teens are invited to our arts and crafts club! Come monthly to work on/learn a new craft or type of artwork. This month: clay sculpting! Register HERE.
Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! All ages are invited to join us to play bingo games! No registration required.
Time Travel Double Feature: Two dim best friends who dream of being famous rock stars time-travel in order to bring ancient figures to modern times so that they can pass a history class and graduate. If they fail, one of them will be forced to join the military. Rated: PG (1989)
Time Travel Double Feature: A time traveler from 2035 goes back to 1996 to investigate how a deadly virus will spread around the world. Directed by Terry Gilliam. Starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt. Rated: R (1995)
Free, all-ages storytime at Fountain Square Park across from the Capitol. Enjoy a family movie at the Capitol afterward at 12:30pm! Click here to register!
Kick-off our Tuesday Movies at the Capitol with the stars of Paw Patrol! Rated: PG
Kids & families: Come celebrate the start of WCPL’s Summer Reading Program with us! This year's theme is Readers on the move! Get ready to rev up your reading and spend time making your favorite form (the craft version) of transportation. Register HERE.
A mentally unstable Vietnam veteran makes his living as a cabbie in New York, attempts to date a campaign worker, and befriends a sex worker who he tries to get out of the life. Directed by Martin Scorsese; starring Robert De Niro. Rated: R (1976)