Spring into Fall at the Library
Ah Summer, we hardly knew ye. But we happily bid you adieu and welcome your more favorable cousin to the Verde Valley, Autumn. It wasn’t too bad (read hot) of a summer in Sedona. Sure, there were days where the phrase “Yeah but it’s a dry heat” was met with looks of disdain by locals […]
A Frugal Favorite: Your Library
Who doesn’t love a good thrift? A great find at a garage sale or from your local secondhand store can be both a money saver as well as a shot of joyful retail therapy! How about free? What’s better than free? With an analysis of Bureau and Labor Statistics data showing that consumer prices have […]
Sedona Tools Empowering People
Sedona Tools Empowering People (STEP) is your community tool lending library, located at Sedona Public Library. We’re celebrating! Our six-month anniversary was August 29, and we’ve loaned out 134 tools. Stop by on Wednesday afternoons, 2-6 p.m., this month and help us celebrate. You can learn about our inventory, meet our volunteers, and you might […]
Library Supports Local Non-Profits with Leadership Training
Non-profit organizations are rightfully known for the important services they bring to our communities, and chances are that we have all needed a non-profit at one point or another in our lives. Be it a hospital, school, or church; a food center, homeless shelter, or library, or any of the thousands of other services non-profits […]
A Walk in the Park with Kevin Fedarko
Sedona Public Library presents “An Evening with New York Times’ Bestselling Author Kevin Fedarko” on Saturday evening, October 19. At this fundraising event for the Library, Fedarko will share the story of a year-long trek he made with his best friend and photographer Peter McBride. You’ll learn firsthand about their epic adventure walking 750 miles […]
Cardiel connects to community
The goal of the Sedona Public Library, as the community library for Sedona and the Village of Oak Creek, is to provide access to library services, programs, and information to as many diverse communities as possible. On any given day, our library has a myriad of programs going on, as well as non-profit, community groups […]
Line Dancing into the Fall
A while back I wrote about a rather busy Wednesday evening when the library was abuzz with activity and someone remarked that it felt like a club. We do love that our not-so-quiet library has earned that reputation. And if you’re going to the club, you had better know how to dance because no one […]
Rave Reviews for Summer Reading!
228,051 minutes (that’s almost 5 months of non-stop reading) read by 322 registered kids ages 0-17! These are the numbers behind what is sure to be an unforgettable summer for kids, families, and library staff alike. A giant thank you to all the families that participated in the 2024 Adventure Begins at Your Library Summer […]
SUMMERTIME and the Reading’s Been Easy
The end of summer is officially on September 22, though for me, and especially after living in Arizona for 10 years, the summer ends at the beginning of the new school year in August. I would like to take this moment to speak directly to all the adult caretakers of children in Sedona and the […]
A Gardener’s Work is Never Done
Are you blessed with a green thumb? If so, lucky you! Unfortunately, there are those of us whose thumbs might get a nod for being, er, chartreuse? But if you’re like me, you’re continually drawn to those gifted with being able to grow just about anything anywhere. Not only because they can advise on your […]