Upcoming Programs
Join us for a summer art show inspired by our neighborhood. This exhibit will feature multiple mediums by local artists from the Cuernavaca Arts Cooperative. Come enjoy these one-of-a-kind works drawn from our very own splendid environs.
We will be having a Reception on Sunday, May 26 at Laura’s.
The Cuernavaca Arts Cooperative is a cooperative support group for visual artists that live in or near the Lake Hills neighborhood in Austin, TX. Our purpose is to create a community of artists to network, share ideas, as well as to support and inspire one another. We are here to promote the arts in general within our local community.
Are you an artist interested in exhibiting your work at the library? Visit our Art at Laura’s page to find out more, see past shows, and submit your samples.
Join your neighbors at the library for a summer full of fun!
Join your neighbors at the library for a summer full of fun!Come in to either library to get your summer calendars, or click here for the printable version. We recommend you check the web calendar before heading to library events to confirm there have been no cancellations. Pick up a log to track your reading and discoveries throughout the summer. Stop by both locations each week to participate in guessing jar games and scavenger hunts.
Special Events
The fun begins on June 1 for Kickoff at Laura’s from 10 am – 1 pm. Music, mini horses, special guests, and more!
Join us for a screening of Won’t You Be My Neighbor? on June 6 at Laura’s at 6 pm.
Laura’s Library is turning 10! Celebrate this milestone on July 19, when we’ll enjoy music & cupcakes.
Celebrate your summer of discovery on August 2 at Laura’s from 5 – 7 pm, where we’ll have Amy’s Ice Cream!
Weekly Events
Events are all ages, unless otherwise specified.
MONDAYS
10:30 – Infant Storytime @ Westbank (ages 0-12 mos.)
Noon – Art Exploration @ Laura’s
Noon – All Day Art & Play @ Laura’s on 6.3, 7.1, & 8.5
4:00 – Free Play @ Laura’s
TUESDAYS
10:30 – Music & Movement @ Westbank (special guests 6.4, 6.11, 6.25, & 7.23)
1:00 – Fun & Games @ Westbank
4:00 – Arcade @ Laura’s
6:00 on 4th Tuesdays – Pajama Storytime @ Westbank
WEDNESDAYS
10:30 – Performers @ Laura’s (ages 3 & up)
10:30 – Storytime @ Westbank (special guests 6.12, 6.26, & 7.24)
4:30 – Discovery! @ Laura’s (ages 5 & up)
THURSDAYS
10:30 – Storytime @ Laura’s (special guests 6.13 & 7.11)
10:30 – Spanish Storytime @ Westbank
3:00 on 2nd and 4th Thursdays – Watch & Read Book Club @ Laura’s (ages 7 & up)
4:00 on 1st & 3rd Thursdays – Young Adult Book Club @ Laura’s (tweens & teens)
FRIDAYS
2:00 – Heart Meditation @ Westbank on 6.7
2:00 – Movie Matinee @ Laura’s on 6.28 & 7.26
SATURDAYS
1:00 – Discovery! @ Westbank (special guest 6.29)
3:00 – Chinese Learning Playground @ Westbank (ages 5 & up)
Programs for Adults
Sundays – noon – Tech Help @ Westbank
1st Sundays – 4 pm – Daytime Book Group @ Laura’s
2nd Sundays – 1:30 pm – Sisters in Crime @ Laura’s
2nd Sundays – 2 pm – French Film Club @ Westbank
2nd Sundays – 4 pm – Shakespeare Out Loud @ Laura’s
Mondays – 10 am – Qi Gong @ Laura’s
2nd Mondays – 11:30 am – Eanes History Group @ Westbank
Tuesdays – 5-7 pm – Tech Help @ both locations
Tuesdays – 6 pm – Evenings at the Library @ Westbank (featuring games, art workshops, laughter yoga, and music)
1st Tuesdays – 10:30 am – Westbank Travels @ Laura’s
3rd Tuesdays – 10:30 am – Senior Living Truth Series @ Laura’s
Last Tuesdays – 1 pm – BookTalk Book Club @ Westbank
Wednesdays – 6 pm – Prime of Life Yoga @ Laura’s
3rd Wednesdays – 1 pm – Mysteries & More Book Club @ Westbank
2nd & 4th Thursdays – 12:30 pm – Quilters @ Laura’s
1st & 3rd Thursdays – 6 pm – Education Conversations @ Laura’s
Fridays – noon – Knit Wits @ Westbank
1st Fridays – 10 am – Genealogy @ Laura’s
4th Saturdays – 3 pm – Women in Print Book Club @ Laura’s
Saturdays – 11 am – Sheng Zeng Seated Qi Gong @ Westbank
Join us every Wednesday at Laura’s through July 24th for a different performer!
Circus ChickenDog joins us today at the library. Part workshop, part performance, Chicken Dog will show you amazing juggling skills and teach you some juggling basics!
Recommended for ages 3 & up.
The Commons Meeting Room Capacity: 250
Final Performance:
- 7.24: Percussion Things
Join Ms. Maureen for Storytime every Wednesday. This program develops early literacy skills through story sharing, music, and crafts or activities. All ages welcome!
Interested in investigating some cryptic crimes with other mystery lovers? Come to the Mysteries and More Book Club every third Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at Westbank Library! Under the happy guidance of Pam Wood, you’ll join other amateur agents and bloodhound bookworms to talk suspects, motives, alibis, and cracking the case.
This group is on hiatus in November and December.
2019 Selections:
- January – Long and Faraway Gone by Lou Berney
- February – Where the Shadows Lie by Michael Ridpath
- March – Clammed Up by Barbara Ross
- April – The Professor by Robert Bailey
- May – Claws for Alarm by Karen MacInerney (The author will be joining us)
- June – Dark Pines by Will Dean
- July – Tips for Living by Renee Shafransky
- August – The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths
- September – Button Man by Andrew Gross
- October – Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
The Commons at Laura’s will be closed from 1:30 until 3:00 p.m.
If you’d like to inquire about using a meeting room, please see our Meeting Room Policies.
The Macklin Room at Westbank is closed from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
If you’d like to inquire about using a meeting room, please see our Meeting Room Policies.
The Discovery program offers hands-on exploring for young learners in many different topics, including science, literature, technology, and more. Designed for elementary-aged kids curious about the world. Come each week and discover something new!Recommended for ages 5 & up.
Children are naturally good at cartooning. They take to it with amazing focus. There’s no wrong way to do it and it’s all about developing your own style and expressing your own ideas! Mr. Pitts worked as a professional cartoonist, graphic designer and art educator for thirty years. His love for art is evident in his enthusiasm for teaching young cartoonists.
Prime of Life Yoga™ focuses on the contemporary teachings of yoga for Westerners, especially benefiting men and women 40 years and beyond. Safe, conservative and user friendly, this is an intelligent approach focusing on moving with the breath in dynamic and static movements, which helps to make the body mind connection as well as warming up the joints and muscles. Modifications are demonstrated to suit the individual. This creates a noncompetitive atmosphere which is more comfortable for everyone.
Lisa Galizia is a Registered Yoga Teacher® with the Yoga Alliance and a Certified Health and Wellness Coach. Galizia teaches group and custom private yoga and wellcoaching. For more information, please visit beecaveyoga.com.
¡Hola, Hola! Spanish Storytime for All Ages is designed to empower parents to read simple Spanish books at home and foster a love of Spanish language and Hispanic culture through singing, traditional circle games, rhythm instruments, puppets, and stories. You do not need to have any Spanish language skills to participate. All skill levels are welcome. Come early or stay after to enjoy the beautiful playground and picnic area just outside the door and make new amigos!
Ms. Benson has been leading parent/child Spanish programs for over 15 years in south Florida and now in Austin. She has a degree in Elementary Education with an endorsement in Bilingual Education from the University of Texas, an International Montessori degree as well as certifications in early childhood music. Ms. Benson has years of experience teaching in bilingual classrooms and Spanish immersion preschools. Click here to learn more about “Somos Amigos” (in English, “We’re Friends”), Ms. Benson’s music based early childhood program.
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