Musical storytime, art, beekeeping, and more await at the library!
Dear Dripping Springs Community Library Members,
SIGN UP FOR THE SUMMER READING CHALLENGE!
 
Pre-registration for the annual summer reading challenge opens TODAY! 
 
Age Groups:
Early Childhood (ages 0-5)
Children (ages 6-12)
Teen (ages 13-17)
Adult (ages 18+)
Challenge finishers in Early Childhood and Children will win a book of their choice to keep forever!
Teen and Adult participants will be entered into a prize drawing to win gift cards to a variety of local businesses!
FEATURED CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS

Family Storytime:

Austin Camerata's Musical Storytime

May 10th | 11am-12pm

 

Experience storytime accompanied by a string quartet! Stay afterward for an instrument petting zoo & Q&A with the musicians.
 

Nature Play

May 14th | 11am-12pm

 

Explore nature with an open-ended outdoor playtime using natural materials, toys, and sensory bins. Aimed at pre-K ages, but all are welcome.

 

Special Mer-May Discovery Time

May 16th | 10:30-11am

 

Celebrate Mer-May with a special guest, Mermaid Aavelyn, at Discovery Time!

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RECURRING CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS
Read with Ruby the Therapy Dog!
May 3, 17, 24, 31 | 10:30am-12pm
 

Homeschool Chess Club

May 7th & 21st | 1:30-3pm

 

Chess Group
May 12th | 4:30-6pm 

 

Homeschool Lego Club

May 15th | 1:30-2:30pm

 

It's Not Magic, It's Science!

May 16th | 4:15-4:45pm

 
Family Crafternoon: Summer Windchimes

May 20th | 4:30-5:30pm

 

Legos at the Library 
May 21st | 4-5:30pm
 
 
FEATURED YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS
 
*MS= Middle School*
*HS= High School*

Magic: The Gathering

May 10th & 24th | 1-3pm

 

Join us for fun games, tournaments, deck-building advice, and more. 

 

Dungeons and Dragons

MS: May 5th & 19th | 4:45-6:30pm

HS: Tuesdays  | 4:30-6:30pm

 

Join us for open table DnD! Bring your own 1st level character or create one during the session.

 

Teen Room

May 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 | 3-6pm

 

Looking for a place to study or relax? Stop by the back meeting room for snacks, studying, gaming, puzzles, and more. 

 

Writer's Block: Story Structure

May 22nd | 6-7:30pm

 

Join author Leslie Tourish (on Zoom) and discuss the six key moments of story structure.
FEATURED ADULT PROGRAMS
* = registration opens one week prior to program date

Mini Succulent Crafting

May 2nd | 12-1pm
 

*Landscape Painting

May 7th | 12:30-2:30pm
 
Beekeeping for Beginners

May 8th | 12-1pm

 

*Painting with Acrylics

May 12th | 2-5pm

 

Backyard Bird Watching

May 17th | 12-1pm

 

Open Art Studio

May 22nd | 1-3pm 

 

Wildfire Prevention

May 23rd | 12-1pm

 

*Happy Watercolors

May 28th | 12-1:30pm

 

Live Music: Guitarist Robert Harding

May 28th | 5-6pm

 

In the Garden: Butterfly & Pollinator Conservation Gardening

May 30th | 12:30-2pm   

 
RECURRING ADULT PROGRAMS

** = last time this program will occur until August

 
**L.I.F.T.
May 2nd | 12:30-2pm

 

Poetry Reading for Hill Country Poets

May 9th | 1-2pm

 

**1-on-1 Technology Troubleshooting for Seniors

May 14th | 1-3pm

These 30-minute appointments are on a first come first serve basis. 

 

Chair Yoga

Every Monday | 9-10am

 

Qigong

Every Monday | 1-2pm

**May 12th will be 12:30-1:30pm!**

 

Mah-Jongg

Every Tuesday | 1-4pm
MAY BOOK CLUBS
 
Adult Book Clubs:
Non-Fiction Addiction -  The Sixth Extinction
May 1 | 6-7:30pm | Back Meeting Room | Zoom + In-Person
Charlotte's Book Club - The Book Thief
May 8th | 6-7:30pm | Back Meeting Room | Zoom + In-Person
 
Teen Book Clubs:
Teen Scene - Fahrenheit 451 
May 2nd | 2-3pm | Front Meeting Room
Pages Through the Ages - Bonnie & Clyde: The Making of a Legend
May 22nd | 6:30-7:30pm | Back Meeting Room
 
 
Children's Book Clubs:
The Reading Crew - Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All
May 14th | 4:45-5:45pm | Back Meeting Room
My First Book Club -  The World According to Humphrey
May 19th | 5-6pm | Back Meeting Room
SUMMER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
 
 
Volunteers are needed for a wide variety of tasks during the summer, especially helping with the summer kick-off party and assisting with programs.
Fill out an application form on our website or at the library and we will be in touch with how you can help!
FODSCL AND BEYOND BOOKS UPDATES

Books, Brews, and Goats

May 3rd |11am-5pm | Jester King Brewery

 

Come out to Jester King this Saturday for a book swap, author readings, a vendor market, and much more! All proceeds will benefit the new Dripping Springs Community Library.

 

 
Sincerely,
 
Dripping Springs Community Library Staff
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