Southwest Branch
Wii Love Saturdays!Every Saturday
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Perfect your gaming skills on our Wii!
Homework Help
Every Tuesday
4 - 5:30 p.m.
Having trouble with your homework? Our homework help tutor is here to help!
Southwest Idol
February 25, 2010
5-7 p.m.
Come stretch your vocal cords at the Southwest Branch’s karaoke night!
Drinks and snacks will be provided!
Other Pima County Public Library Branches
Rock Band: Tucson Championship
Mission Branch Library
February 26th
2 - 4 p.m.
Enter the semi-final round @ Mission Branch Library to qualify for the finals! The second, county-wide RockBand Championship at Main Library on March 27th. Register by calling 594-5325 or at the desk. Practice sessions are on Feb. 12th & 19th.
**Style Star Category**
New this year, win a prize for your rockin' awesome style!
Bands will receive points for each band member who shows their style in costume, hair, and performance
Now Showing @ Your Library Movie Night
Valencia Branch Library
February 21st
2 - 3:30 p.m.
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
How do you see yourself, when you can't see at all? At the Texas School for the Blind students juggle all the usual pressures of high school along with the added struggles of growing up blind. Spend a dynamic year with four blind teens learning how to fit in and live independently. Forced to confront the world without sight, they share their inner-visions of the outer world. Ultimately, you cannot understand their perceptions without challenging your own.
Urban Murals
Valencia Branch Library
February 22nd
4 - 5 p.m.
Learn the history and culture of murals as urban art, using video documentaries and books to better understand urban murals through a critical lens.
Lego Robot Fun: Racing Cars on Mars
Mission Branch Library
February 25th
4 - 5:30 p.m.
Teams will build robot rovers and race across the surface of Mars. Snacks for all and prizes for the winning team. Registration is required and participation is limited to 10. Register at the desk or call 594-5325.
4th Annual Rodeo Daze Chess Knockout
Valencia Branch Library
February 26th
12 - 4 p.m.
Join us for the 4th annual Southside Grand Slam! This will be a speed chess tournament. Chess players will face off through a luck-of-the-draw single-round elimination. We'll be using chess clocks, which will speed up the tempo of the games and add to the excitement. Free snacks provided. All kids and teens welcome to participate.
Local Music Live at Your Library
Valencia Branch Library
March 6th
2 - 3:30 p.m.
The library is expanding its local music collection in partnership with 17th Street Market and Toxic Ranch Records. As a way to celebrate our updated collection, the library is hosting concerts by a variety of local musicians. This series of performances runs through April at our branch libraries. Come listen to Jamie O'Brien play 90 minutes of Irish folk music.
Now Showing @ Your Library Movie Night
Today's Now Showing at your Library film:
Here’s your chance to watch and discuss the film Dirt! The Movie by Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow at a Community Cinema screening event.
It’s under our feet and under our fingernails, but what is it? And how did it get there? Inspired by William Bryant Logan’s acclaimed book Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, find out how industrial farming, mining and urban development have led us toward cataclysmic droughts, starvation, floods and climate change. Dirt is a part of everything we eat, drink and breathe. Which is why we should stop treating it like, well…dirt.
Zuzi Dance Classes
Mission Branch Library
March 22nd
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Presenter: Zuzi Dance Company
Zuzi dance classes offer a variety of movements, such as yoga, hip hop, creative movement, dance improve, martial arts, flamenco and belly dance.
Stories on Stage / Cuentos en Escenario
Valencia Branch Library
April 3rd
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
The University of Arizona School of Theatre Arts presents a bilingual performance of selected poems by Author Francisco X. Alarcon.
Shoot Like a Pro!
Mission Branch Library
April 3rd
2 - 3 p.m.
Learn how to improve your photography through practical, real, and down to earth tips and techniques from a professional photographer. The class will cover nature, landscape and portrait photography. All skill levels are welcome.
