Events

Come join Tommy and Wil the first Monday of every month at 7PM as they explore the worlds of fiction's greatest mysteries.  But you must hurry - the game is already afoot.  This month's title is Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey.

Valentine's Day is in exactly one week! It is a day filled with LOVE, candy hearts, roses, and twitterpation. Our storytime today will be a celebration of all things heart shaped and loving. We'll read My Heart is Like a Zoo and then make valentines for our loved ones. Love is a many splendid thing and we can't wait to celebrate by making art with you all! This morning at 10:30AM.

Today we're going to take a journey back to the past and read some books that are not only oldies, but goodies. We'll read the scrumptious old chestnut, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, along with other lovely stories that have been cherished for years. A storytime for all ages! This morning at 10:30AM.

Join us this morning for a storytime workshop all about the Zach Scott's Theatre upcoming live production of Laura Numeroff's classic story of a curious & compulsive mouse, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. He'll be explaining the ins and outs of the show as well as how you can get tickets to see it live in person! This morning at 11:30AM.

Join us for Darwin Day, a celebration of evolution and Charles Darwin himself from the Center for Inquiry Austin. We will have events for all ages.  In our amphitheater, kids can learn about fossils where we’ll have a bunch on display.  Up on our third floor, we will have talks on evolution for adults.  Rebecca Lewis, UT Anthropology, will be speaking on "The Evolution of Social Systems." Ernie Lundelius, Emeritus Professor from UT Austin, will give the talk: "I Dig Fossils". Steve Bratteng, from CFI Austin, will be giving the talk "Dr Darwin Makes a House Call" about the concept of evolutionary or Darwinian medicine.  Join us today from 1-3PM.

Remember those books you were required to read in school? Required Reading Revisited is a chance to take a second (or first) look at some of the books you were made to read in school.  Meeting the second Sunday of every month at 2PM, this month’s title is Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison.

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The Wingbeats Workshops. Poetry writing workshops from Wingbeats: Exercises and Practice in Poetry.

Abe Louise Young — Birds in the Classroom

Abe Louise Young is an award-winning poet and journalist, who has long worked to nurture writers in unconventional settings. She has recently published in The Nation, New Letters, and Witness, and is the author of one chapbook of poetry, Ammonite.

This workshop is taking place Sun 1/15, Sun 1/29, Sun 2/12, and Sun 2/26 from 4-6PM each day.