Community Calendar

Those interested in woodturning gather to share ideas and projects. Each meeting features a different turner demonstrating a project.

Join us for a hands-on crash course in how to intentionally work with our emotions through visual expression. This will be an exploration in challenging perfectionism while processing emotions through layered media. We’ll discuss intentionally choosing media, some techniques, and tips. You're welcome to bring your altered book or visual journal and favorite media. We will have blank paper and assorted supplies available. This studio is meant for personal wellness, it is not a replacement for therapy.

Presented by Dr. Sheila Lorenzo de la Peña. Hablo Español.

Registration required; teens may attend with an adult.

Please register online at events.erielibrary.org or by calling 814-451-7081.

https://events.erielibrary.org/event/16513945

Add your own color and style to a ceramic tile etched on the Idea Lab’s Glowforge. Bring the design to life and take home a one-of-a-kind piece!

Free. One per person. Available while supplies last.

No registration required - just drop in!

All Ages welcome. All children must be supervised by a guardian. If you think that you will need extra assistance to complete this project, please bring a support person with you to class.

https://events.erielibrary.org/event/15348377

Join a book club that features good conversation, variety of reading options, and a chance to make friends!

Interested adults are encouraged to come to a relaxed, monthly gathering to talk about a book that all participants have read. Future books will be determined by the group and selected from one of the library's "Book Club in a Bag" list of titles. Please contact the Edinboro Branch Library to reserve your copy. Registration is required for this free program.

https://events.erielibrary.org/event/15848036

First Tuesday afternoon of each month from 2-4pm

Lincoln Community Room

FREE; Just drop in.

Join local authors and learn tips on writing and publishing. Bring your own writing to share. The group will provide suggestions. Writing can be fun with the help of this group!

https://events.erielibrary.org/event/15847885

Join the Erie Spoon Club for their monthly meet up. Want to learn more about carving wooden spoons or are you already a carver and want to enjoy your passion with others? Stop on down! Use some of the Idea Lab's carving tools to try out this art form.

Ages 18 to Adult. No registration or prior experience required - just drop in! Free and open to the public. This event will take place in the Blasco Library's Community Classroom. If you will need extra assistance to complete this project, please bring a support person with you to class.

https://events.erielibrary.org/event/16468587

Stop into the Idea Lab between 6:00 pm and 7:30pm to see what the Idea Lab is up to!

Learn how to make flowers out of fabric with our presenter Karen Smock. Join us to craft a bouquet of flowers from scraps and buttons featuring three simple flower styles using circles—perfect for holiday and winter decorations.

For this project, participants will need the following basic skills:

Able to thread a needle
Able to cut fabric with scissors
Able to do a basic running stitch
Able to use a hot glue gun
If you think you might need extra assistance, please bring a support person who can help you with this project.

Free. One per person. Available while supplies last. No registration required - just drop in!

Ages 13 and up. All children must be supervised by a guardian. If you think that you will need extra assistance to complete this project, please bring a support person with you to class.

https://events.erielibrary.org/event/15348378

Join a lively book discussion with local participants! A local volunteer will discuss a book from one of the library's "Book Club in a Bag" collections, a resource available to the public. Titles are chosen by the group from the library list online and handed out the month before at the branch library.

Please register in person or call 451-7084 for more information.

https://events.erielibrary.org/event/15859458

Greetings fiber enthusiasts! The Misery Bay flock is heading inland, away from the Bayfront to the Millcreek branch! Bring your wheel and roving, carders, combs, knitting, small loom, or whatever fiber related project you're working on for a relaxed afternoon of making and informal instruction on the third Wednesday of the month. Interested in learning more? Stop by! We love answering questions about our wheels, where we source our materials, and many things fiber related.

Registration not required - but you will get a reminder email!

https://events.erielibrary.org/event/16252798

Can’t Decide what to read? Let the cards choose for you!

Welcome to the In the Cards Book Club, where every read is guided by fate. At each meeting, we’ll discuss a book inspired by a card drawn from the deck. One card might challenge you to read a book with a yellow cover, while another could send you searching for the most popular book from the year you were born. Whatever the card reveals: that’s the book! We will all use the same card, but read different books.

We meet on the third Wednesday of each month (excluding November and December).

The fate of your next read is all in the cards. Will you draw yours?

Can't make the book club, but still looking for something to read? Listen to the librarian's librarian, Nancy Pearl, and read Book Lust. It gives you a book to read for every mood!

Registration is required.

https://events.erielibrary.org/event/16544351