The Salt Lake City Public Library

Chess, the "game of kings," has been played for thousands of years. Isn't time you learned how to play?

Annual exhibit featuring art, photos, essays, and videos showcasing teens and young adults making poasitive differences every day in their communities.

Art exhibit featuring the work of Randy Laub

Art exhibit featuring the work of students from Excelsior Academy Jr. High

works by West High International Baccalaureate art students

Using the Constitution as the cohesive thread, "Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War" offers a fresh and innovative perspective on Lincoln that focuses on his struggle to meet the political and constitutional challenges of the Civil War.

Art exhibit featuring the work of John Sproul with poems by Lynn Kilpatrick

Art exhibit featuring photographs by Logan Havens

Learn how to create charts using data in an Excel 2010 spreadsheet.

Join us the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month for our series featuring films about and starring seniors.

Learn to share your photos with the world (or just your family) using free online programs like Flickr in this 90-minute computer class.

Learn to waltz. A great class for beginning dancers!

Weekends are for wiggling, so drop into the Main Library on Sunday afternoons at 3pm for action-packed, movement-oriented stories.

Kids can practice reading to a fuzzy friend in a non-threatening environment.

Eclectic book discussion group.

Post-beginner Spanish conversation. A short reading or themed questions will guide each session.

Wrangle a can of fun at these rough and squiggly storytimes! Come dressed up as a cowpoke or your favorite underground creature.

Learn the basic skills necessary to use your iPad or other Apple device comfortably.

ck off The City Library's Beneath the Surface Teen Summer Reading Program with a glimpse of your future!

Craft Sabbath is a monthly gathering of Artists and Crafters unique to the Wasatch front.

Create or update your résumé.

Yoga for practitioners of all abilities

Learn to use your résumé electronically in the job application process.

Learn how to use the Internet to seek employment.

In this two-hour computer class, learn how to sell new and used items as well as handcrafted good on eBay, Amazon, and Etsy.

Learn how to set up and use an email account, send attachments, and use proper email etiquette in this computer class.

Book discussion group for crime fiction fanatics.

A first step in learning about computers, this workshop teaches you how to hold, move, and click a mouse; how to scroll and highlight; and other basic mouse functions.

Experts from Wasatch Community Gardens will give a demonstration of the gardening process, great plants, and the tools to get the job done.

Get crafty the second Saturday of every month. For kids and their families.

Learn to samba!

photographs

Learn to use your phone as a mobile work station, from taking and sharing photographs on web services like Instagram and Flickr, to keeping in touch with family and friends on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks.

Salt Lake City's Beekeeper, Frank Whitby, discusses topics geared toward beginning beekeepers and advanced apiarists alike.

Free film screenings followed by a lively discussion with an expert in the field, presented by the Natural History Museum of Utah in partnership with the Utah Film Center and The City Library.

In this beginning computer class, learn how to use Internet browsers, how to enter a web address, and how to use search engines.

Join us the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month for our series featuring films about and starring seniors.

¡Únase a un grupo de lectura en español! El grupo se reúne una vez al mes, brindando la oportunidad de entablar un diálogo con amigos sobre libros y autores en su propio idioma. Los libros seleccionados cubren diversos temas de acuerdo con los intereses del grupo. Las reuniones se llevan a cabo el segundo miércoles de cada mes de las 7 p.m. a las 8:30 p.m.

Have spam, viruses, and identity theft frightened you away from your computer? With some safe computing tips from this class, you’ll learn how to keep yourself and your information secure.

The chance for film aficionados to catch limited release movies on the big screen.

Learn what the specialty keys on the keyboard are for and get set up with an online typing course.

What adventures could you have in the library at night? Drop off your stuffed animal, doll, or other toy and they can find out for you!

What adventures could you have in the library at night? Drop off your stuffed animal, doll, or other toy and they can find out for you!

Post-beginner Spanish conversation. A short reading or themed questions will guide each session.

What’s happening underground? More than you might think! Learn about the earth’s layers, soil-dwelling critters, and natural underground phenomena with Mad Science.

Learn to foxtrot. A great class for beginning dancers!

Learn what the specialty keys on the keyboard are for and get set up with an online typing course.

Learn basic spreadsheet skills in Microsoft Excel, including entering data and formulas, moving and copying data, and formatting and previewing worksheets.

Learn how to sort and filter data, link data from one sheet to another, and use styles and formatting to make your spreadsheet look professional.

Learn how Google thinks, how to manipulate Google, and how to use Google shortcuts and services in this class.

Learn to use commonly used formulas and functions in Excel 2010.

Learn how to create charts and pivot tables using data in an Excel 2010 spreadsheet.

Encounter real, live animals at Zoo Mania's World of Animals presentation.

showcasing Utah’s top youth talent

Track the outside indoors for (just a little) messy dirt and sand fun with friends from Discovery Gateway.

In this 90-minute computer class, learn basic word processing skills, including using tabs and the command ribbon; creating, saving, and opening documents; and formatting text.

In this 90-minute computer class, learn to format individual sections of your document in Microsoft Word 2010, including section breaks, columns, and page formatting.

In this 90-minute computer class, you will learn how to create and format tables, columns and rows in your Word 2010 document.

In this 90-minute computer class, learn how to use the mail merge function in Microsoft Word 2010 to create form letters, mailing labels, envelopes, and emails. Some knowledge of Excel or Access is helpful but not required.

SLC Ballet Do you dig dancing? Learn about being a dancer with professional and student dancers from SLC Ballet.

The City Library will host author Victor S. Navasky and Professor Daniel C. Peterson for a panel discussion moderated by editorial cartoonist Pat Bagley, in partnership with the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists.

Pat Bagley will share tricks of the trade for up-and-coming artists and satirists.

Cody will WOW you with hilarious magic, astonishing sleight of hand, and masterful juggling.

Practice breathing and meditation techniques to live in the present moment, break through barriers, and realize your full potential.

Create or update your résumé.

Are you between the ages of 8 and 12? Be part of the Lunch Bunch! Bring your lunch, enjoy your favorite stories, whip up a cool craft, or hear some hilarious poetry.

Learn to use your résumé electronically in the job application process.

Wrangle a can of fun at these rough and squiggly storytimes! Come dressed up as a cowpoke or your favorite underground creature.

Learn basic spreadsheet skills in Microsoft Excel, including entering data and formulas, moving and copying data, and formatting and previewing worksheets.

Learn how to sort and filter data, link data from one sheet to another, and use styles and formatting to make your spreadsheet look professional.

Learn how to use the Internet to seek employment.

Explore The City Library’s seldom seen underground tunnels!

Learn to use commonly used formulas and functions in Excel 2010.

Learn how to create charts and pivot tables using data in an Excel 2010 spreadsheet.

Learn to use the library’s Auto Repair Reference Center. Look up your automobile, find wiring diagrams, repair instructions, diagnostic tools, and more.

A first step in learning about computers, this workshop teaches you how to hold, move, and click a mouse; how to scroll and highlight; and other basic mouse functions.

Learn about bees, honey making, and honey harvesting with experts from the Wasatch Beekeepers Association.

Francophiles unite! And celebrate freedom with The City Library's Bastille Day Celebration on Sunday, July 14, from 1 to 5pm.

Tips and training to help you make this incredible marketplace work for you.

Learn to use your digital camera to take and share pictures.

The City Library’s own Whizgiggle Puppets will present fun puppet shows.

Learn to share your photos with the world (or just your family) using free online programs like Flickr in this 90-minute computer class.

Join the Utah Museum of Fine Arts to make your own brushes out of unusual materials like grass, feathers, or fur, then dip them in paint and put them to work.

Families will have fun exploring the magic of magnetic forces with common household objects, showing how simple and fun science can be!

Learn what the specialty keys on the keyboard are for and get set up with an online typing course.

Beneath the words and pictures, books are beautifully-crafted works of art. Get a primer in book-making with the accordion book form, and take home a journal to fill with your own words and pictures.

Puppeteer Coralie Leue and her friend Marvin the Monster have presented professional shows with The Puppet Players in the Salt Lake area for over twenty years.

Learn to use your phone as a mobile work station, from taking and sharing photographs on web services like Instagram and Flickr, to keeping in touch with family and friends on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks.

Learn how to set up and use an email account, send attachments, and use proper email etiquette in this computer class.

Track the outside indoors for (just a little) messy dirt and sand fun with friends from Discovery Gateway.

Learn how to have access to your documents, photos, and other media files everywhere you go. We’ll also cover other online syncing solutions like Google Drive, and Evernote.

Learn to create web pages using free internet options.

More rockin’ rocks with Rockpick Legend Co.! Enjoy a show-and-tell about favorite rocks, minerals, and fossils.

You've spent all summer dissecting novels and non-fiction -- now it's time to take a few books apart at the End of Teen Summer Reading Altered Books Party!

Enjoy the music of Doc Young, a Whizgiggle Puppets performance, and underground-themed activities, games, and crafts.

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A duo of geniuses from the University of Utah's Department of Physics and Astronomy makes physics more fun with hands-on demonstrations using everyday things.