Summer Reading Wrap Up
Rent is a popular Broadway rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson. Loosely based on the 1896 opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini, Luigi Illica, and Giuseppe Giacosa, it tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan’s East Village, in […]
Village Library, With Arms Wide Open, Show You Everything
Who are the people in your neighborhood? Well there’s John, he’s a friend of mine, he’s pretty quick with a joke but there’s someplace else he’d rather be, I think he wants to be in the movies. Don’t forget about Paul, a real estate novelist. I’m not really sure what that is, but he always […]
Celebrating Community on the 4th of July
Happy Birthday America! Next Friday you turn 249 years old, and while we have been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty, we just wanted to let you know you don’t look a day over 200! It’s been a wild ride the last hundred years for our country. In 1876, America celebrated its […]
Sedona’s Backstage Pass Podcast Episode
In this special episode of Sedona’s Backstage Pass, listeners go behind the scenes with Community Library Sedona. Featuring Assistant Director Tasha Spuches, Youth Services Manager Viviane Kraus, and Social Media Wizard Christina Schweiss, the conversation explores how the library is evolving to meet community needs with creativity, connection, and a touch of fun. From innovative […]
Summer Reading for Adults Returns
The 1990s were a simpler time; when you could go into your elementary school library, unicorn trapper keeper folder in hand, in the middle of the day, and with the $20 your mom gave you before she dropped you off at school, pick out as many books, stickers, sparkly pencils, cats hanging on branches posters […]
Superstitions, Or How I Stopped Fearing the Number 13
Let’s address the elephant in the room. Or Pamela Voorhees’ hockey mask wearing, machete wielding pride and joy, who lurks in the corner. Afterall, today IS ..chi-chi-chah-chah…Friday the 13th. Yes, many films and horror tropes have paid homage to this, the most nefarious of numerals. And there are many examples of the number 13 playing […]
Zumba!
Sister Sledge was an American musical vocal group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formed in 1971, the group consists of sisters Joni, Kim, Debbie, and Kathy Sledge. The siblings achieved international success at the height of the disco era. Sister Sledge said it best, “We are family, get up everybody and sing!” or in the case of […]
Color Our World: Over 100 Ways to Make This Summer Sparkle!
Summer has arrived in Sedona, and with it comes a spectrum of opportunities to read, create, explore, and connect – over 100 of them, to be exact. That’s the number of programs being offered this season as part of Color Our World, our 2025 Summer Reading Program for kids, teens, and adults. Young readers wasted […]
Library Family Grows
Next month there’s a big pop culture convention taking place in Phoenix. This fan fusion of sorts celebrates many cinematic and television fandoms; from hobbits, superheroes, plumbers who battle evil dragons with delusions of grandeur, and even those characters from a galaxy far-far away. Community Library Sedona is just like that big pop […]
Poets of Sedona: Honoring the Voices That Inspire Us
In partnership with the City of Sedona and Sedona Poetry Slam we are proud to announce that Gary Every is Sedona’s first Poet Laureate – a title befitting a writer whose creative reach and community involvement span more than two decades of literary, cultural, and environmental contributions to the region. From leading poetry circles to […]