Movies Provide Escape from the Heat and a Break for Parents
Monday Night Movies have been happening for years, they go way back, since before all the popular streaming services became available. Mondays at 6 p.m. is the time to meet friends at the Library after hours, sit back, relax, watch the latest Hollywood blockbuster, or maybe an art film or documentary, eat free popcorn, and […]
More than just sitting on our tuckus reading books
A common phrase, oft mentioned when someone finds out that I work at a library is, “Oh what fun! You must read books all day?” That couldn’t be further from the truth. Yes, working in a library, is, on its own merit, rewarding work. Why, every day we are given the chance to help the […]
Who ARE the people in your neighborhood?
Building partnerships in the world of libraries is akin to presenting scholars, exhibiting artwork, buying books, providing Wi-Fi, loaning computers, offering healthy classes and business forums, etc. In other words, the hustle and bustle you see in the Sedona library locations is often due to partner organizations and businesses sharing services and expertise for all […]
When It Rains, It Pours, and Drips and Puddles and …
The Arizona monsoon season begins approximately mid-June and rolls through the month of September. And we’ve had a chance to experience nature’s majesty both from the recent lightning dancing across the skies over Thunder Mountain to heavy pounding rain that turned the streets red, to the ever so constant drip-drip-drip of water from above. And […]
And the heat goes on, and the heat goes on
“Yeah but it’s a dry heat.” Here we go again. It was an eventful week at Sedona Public Library. On Monday, June 17, KOHA, the Yavapai Library Network’s new catalog and database launched with much fanfare. As with all new endeavors, all the training in the world cannot prepare you for all the little […]
Prouty proudly serves youth patrons
Being a teen librarian is NOT for the faint of heart; you have to learn and keep up with all the new slang – “fit” refers to one’s wardrobe, “cooking” means making something that, in the process, will be really good, “bussin” means extremely good, “banger” means catchy and exciting, “rizz” is short for charisma, […]
Art in the Library, Who Knew?
“Yeah, but it’s a dry heat.” These are the words we will be saying to ourselves and to anyone who will listen for the next three months, even though we all know, 100 degrees is hot, no matter what you call it. As temperatures rise, and the temptation to make dashboard cookies grows ever stronger, […]
Meet Jana Anderson—the Library’s Gal Friday
The Sedona Public Library has been serving the region for well over 65 years. The main library, nestled amongst the neighborhood off Dry Creek Road in West Sedona, and the Village Library in the former Big Park Elementary School, are staffed by a fabulous group of 23 employees, and today we want to introduce you […]
There Is a House . . .
Friends of the Sedona Library Anniversary Book Sale! Saturday, June 1 – Saturday, June 8 Storewide 50 Percent Off Happy 7th Anniversary to the Friends Book Store. When you shop their amazing deals you support the Library. It’s a Win-Win! See you at the Book Store. 3270 White Bear Road, adjacent to Sedona Public […]
Library Giving Day a Success
The sixth annual Library Giving Day campaign was a success—thank you! A campaign like Library Giving Day is all about discovery, about getting to know the community better, and your support means there will be even more fun, free, interesting, and engaging things to do. Thanks for the advocacy and the guidance. Library Giving […]