• Savvy Senior Movies
    Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength. Betty Friedan

    Savvy Senior Movies

    At 2:00 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, the Main Library hosts films about and starring seniors.

  • Authors Live: Josh Hanagarne
    Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. John F. Kennedy

    Authors Live: Josh Hanagarne

    On Thursday, May 16, The City Library proudly welcomes our home-town librarian, Josh Hanagarne, to the Auditorium stage in celebration of the release of his debut memoir, "The World’s Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette’s, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family."

ENJOYING LIFE EVENTS
Main Library Craft Room
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YouthCity Crafts!

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Elementary-aged kids are invited to make fun crafts every Monday afternoon from April 15 to May 20 with friends from YouthCity's Ottinger Hall.

Main Library Canteena, Level 2
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Chess at Main

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

Main Library Auditorium
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Savvy Senior Movies

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

Anderson-Foothill
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Elephant and Piggie Day

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Celebrate best friends Gerald and Piggie from Mo Willems' "Elephant and Piggie" books with a day full of drop-in activities and a drawing workshop at all City Library locations.

Corinne and Jack Sweet Branch
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Family Yoga

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Bring the whole family out for a night of moving, stretching and breathing in our Family Yoga program

Day-Riverside Branch
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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.

Main Library
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Cowboy and Worm Storytime

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

Sprague Branch
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Wasatch Beekeepers

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

Anderson-Foothill
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Chess Club

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Learn how to play chess or test your skills in a game with a chess expert!

Anderson-Foothill
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Lunch Bunch

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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.

Corinne and Jack Sweet Branch
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Magician Paul Brewer

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Paul Brewer is Utah’s top magical entertainer, with education and theater degrees plus 30 years’ experience to back up his engaging and entertaining magic shows.

Day-Riverside Branch
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Riverside Garden Storytime

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

Anderson-Foothill
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Phun with Physics

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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.

Sprague Branch
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Cowboy and Worm Storytime

46 people like this -

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

Anderson-Foothill
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First Wednesdays

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Hear about the latest fiction and nonfiction books.

Corinne and Jack Sweet Branch
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Cowboy and Worm Storytime

39 people like this -

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

Day-Riverside Branch
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Rhythms at Riverside

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Enjoy great local music and Salt Lake City's beautiful summer evenings outside the Day-Riverside Branch.

Chapman Branch
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Zoo Mania

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

Main Library, Conference Room E
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Books to Die For

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Book discussion group for crime fiction fanatics.

Chapman Branch
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Cowboy and Worm Storytime

42 people like this -

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

Anderson-Foothill
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Cowboy and Worm Storytime

42 people like this -

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

Chapman Branch
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Culture Crafts at Chapman

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Every month, kids ages 6-12 are invited to learn about a country, it's culture, facts, fables, and folklore, and make a fun craft.

Day-Riverside Branch
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Zoo Mania

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

Main Library
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Wasatch Community Gardens

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

Main Library, Craft Room
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Second Saturday Crafts

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

Corinne and Jack Sweet Branch
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LEGO® Engineering

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Explore physics, mechanical engineering, structural engineering, and architecture while playing with your favorite creations.

Day-Riverside Branch
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Mad Science

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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.

Day-Riverside Branch
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Mondays are Murder

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Learn about new crime fiction titles and authors.

Main Library Auditorium
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Science Movie Night

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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.

Sprague Branch
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Zoo Mania

43 people like this -

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

Main Library Auditorium
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Savvy Senior Movies

10,842 people like this -

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

Sprague Branch
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Mad Science

37 people like this -

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.

Anderson-Foothill
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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.

Corinne and Jack Sweet Branch
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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.

Main Library
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Mad Science

37 people like this -

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.

Corinne and Jack Sweet Branch
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Wasatch Beekeepers

35 people like this -

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

Anderson-Foothill
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Chess Club

49 people like this -

Learn how to play chess or test your skills in a game with a chess expert!

Day-Riverside Branch
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Cowboy and Worm Storytime

39 people like this -

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

Chapman Branch
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Mad Science

42 people like this -

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.

Main Library
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Zoo Mania

33 people like this -

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

Day-Riverside Branch
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Family Yoga

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Join the fun family yoga! Come and laugh, stretch, and relax. All shapes, sizes and abilities welcome.

Corinne and Jack Sweet Branch
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Mad Science

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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.

Sprague Branch
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DIY Zines

45 people like this -

Share your passion with the world by making your own zines!

Chapman Branch
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LEGO® Engineering

41 people like this -

Explore physics, mechanical engineering, structural engineering, and architecture while playing with your favorite creations.

Day-Riverside Branch
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Meet feathered ambassadors from HawkWatch International and learn their stories, natural histories, and how you can make a difference for raptors and our shared environment.

Chapman Branch
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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.

Sprague Branch
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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.

Anderson-Foothill
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Wasatch Beekeepers

40 people like this -

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

Anderson-Foothill
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Magician Cody Landstrom

39 people like this -

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

Main Library, Level 4
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Magician Cody Landstrom

32 people like this -

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

Day-Riverside Branch
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Magician Cody Landstrom

38 people like this -

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

Main Library
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Lunch Bunch

37 people like this -

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.

Sprague Branch
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Phun with Physics

106 people like this -

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.

Anderson-Foothill
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Zoo Mania

39 people like this -

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

Day-Riverside Branch
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LEGO® Engineering

42 people like this -

Explore physics, mechanical engineering, structural engineering, and architecture while playing with your favorite creations.

Main Library
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Wasatch Beekeepers

32 people like this -

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

Corinne and Jack Sweet Branch
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Zoo Mania

36 people like this -

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

Day-Riverside Branch
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Wasatch Beekeepers

42 people like this -

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

Day-Riverside Branch
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The Wasatch Beekeepers present a buzz-worthy storytime about bees with a fly around the Ecogarden and a chance to BEE crafty.

Discovery Gateway, 444 West 100 South
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Whizgiggle Puppets

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

Sprague Branch
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Magician Paul Brewer

43 people like this -

Paul Brewer is Utah’s top magical entertainer, with education and theater degrees plus 30 years’ experience to back up his engaging and entertaining magic shows.

Anderson-Foothill
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Mad Science

38 people like this -

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.

Main Library Canteena, Level 2
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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.

Day-Riverside Branch
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Whizgiggle Puppets

38 people like this -

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

Corinne and Jack Sweet Branch
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Whizgiggle Puppets

37 people like this -

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

Chapman Branch
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Whizgiggle Puppets

35 people like this -

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

Anderson-Foothill
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Whizgiggle Puppets

39 people like this -

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

Anderson-Foothill
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LEGO® Engineering

40 people like this -

Explore physics, mechanical engineering, structural engineering, and architecture while playing with your favorite creations.

Corinne and Jack Sweet Branch
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Meet feathered ambassadors from HawkWatch International and learn their stories, natural histories, and how you can make a difference for raptors and our shared environment.

Chapman Branch
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Magician Paul Brewer

40 people like this -

Paul Brewer is Utah’s top magical entertainer, with education and theater degrees plus 30 years’ experience to back up his engaging and entertaining magic shows.

Sprague Branch
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Whizgiggle Puppets

36 people like this -

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

Corinne and Jack Sweet Branch
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Phun with Physics

82 people like this -

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.

Chapman Branch
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Phun with Physics

58 people like this -

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.

Day-Riverside Branch
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Phun with Physics

35 people like this -

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.

Main Library
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Phun with Physics

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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.

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Art EXHIBITS

The Salt Lake City Library hosts art exibits throughout the year. We also lists citywide exhibits here and in our events calendar. If you are a local artist, click on "Call for Entries" to get involved.

From May 15 to May 31

"I Make a Difference" Teen Art and Media Contest Annual exhibit featuring art, photos, essays, and videos showcasing teens and young adults making poasitive differences every day in their communities. Main Library Canteena

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CALL FOR ENTRIES

Exhibits are chosen by a staff committee according to the needs and interests of the community, the variety of shows, the artistic quality of the works, and the suitability of format for each library's physical space.