What's New @ Your Chandler Public Library
November 2021
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- Sunset Library open with limited hours (Monday - Saturday 9am - 1pm) for hold pickups only.
- All library locations closed on Thursday, November 11 for Veterans Day
- All library locations closed on Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Visit chandlerlibrary.org. We are always open!
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National Novel Writing Month |
Hey Kids! Do you love making up stories? Have you ever wanted to read a certain kind of book only to find out it doesn't exist yet? Why not write it yourself? Come join us in this writing program for the chaotic, wonderful thing that is National Novel Writing Month, "NaNoWriMo" as those in the know call it. Best suited for ages 9-12, though ages 6-11 are welcome!
No registration is required: Start by picking up a Grab & Go Kit from Chandler Downtown or Hamilton Libraries on Tuesday November 2. We will work together over the coming weeks toward creating our own unique pieces.
Join us each Tuesday in November for a series of in-person write-in sessions and pick up additional Grab & Go kits, at both branches. Final write-in session takes place on Tuesday November 30 at the Downtown Library.
Parents/Caregivers are encouraged to participate in the writing process with their children. This program encourages creative writing development, emotional development, reading comprehension and more!
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Have you downloaded the new CPL app yet? |
Tap into library resources, anytime, anywhere! With our newly redesigned app, you can:
- Search the catalog
- Browse bestsellers, new releases and staff picks
- Place holds
- Get notified when items are ready for pickup
- Manage your account
- Renew checked out items
- Track what you've read, watched, or listened to
- Scan barcodes on books you are considering as a purchase and instead see if they are available to borrow for free from the library
- See upcoming events at your preferred location
- Store your library card and use at checkout
The new app provides an exceptional, personalized, modern mobile experience that is now available for both iOS and Android platforms.
Be sure to download the new app by November 1 before the original CPL app is deactivated.
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StoryWalk®: America The Beautiful- Together We Stand |
Take a walk, read a book, and have an adventure! Bring the family to Veterans Oasis Park to explore a picture book display for an interactive experience that focuses on America the beautiful. This season's book is Katherine Lee Bates' America the Beautiful, Together We Stand and will be on display from Nov. 1 through Dec. 1. Veterans Oasis Park is located at 4050 E. Chandler Heights Road.
StoryWalk® is an innovative and delightful way for children — and adults! — to enjoy reading and the outdoors at the same time. This is the first of a series of outdoor picture book displays that will be set up in parks around Chandler, in the coming year. Produced by the Chandler Public Library, with support by the Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State, with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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Our Stories: Arizona’s Famous Gunfights and the Price of Violence- The Pleasant Valley War and the Power Shootout
Gunfights have long been a popular theme in Arizona history, made even more popular by Hollywood, fiction of the American West, and the tourism industry. Join historians Eduardo Obregón Pagán and Heidi Osselaer for a deeper look at gunfights in the state between the late 1800s and the early 1900s, exploring the social roots of this violence. What really happened? Dr. Pagán is the author of Valley of the Guns: the Pleasant Valley War and the Trauma of Violence, and Dr. Osselaer is the author of Arizona’s Deadliest Gunfight: Draft Evasion and Tragedy at the Power Cabin,1918.
Registration required.
Saturday, November 20
10:30am - 12:00pm
Downtown Library
Our Stories presents diverse speakers who share unique Arizona and local history topics to a general audience throughout the year. This series is produced by the Chandler Museum and the Chandler Public Library, with support from the Friends of the Chandler Public Library.
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Library Reads
LibraryReads is the monthly nationwide library staff picks list for adult fiction and non-fiction. LibraryReads represents collective favorites–the books library staff loved reading and cannot wait to share.
The November list of librarian favorites includes imaginative stories, some different takes on romance and suspense, and new offerings from well-known authors. Find out more about each selection, place holds, or put them on your “To Be Read” list for later!
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Friends of the Chandler Public Library
The Season of Friendship is upon us.
During this time of gratitude and giving, the Friends of the Chandler Public Library thank those that have donated in the past, and once again ask for your annual support. A gift to the Friends is a powerful way to strengthen library programs and services that you enjoy, and fund efforts that build a better community. It is through generous individual, employee giving and matching gifts that the Friends of the Library has been able to sponsor the Library’s Grab and Go Kits, PressReader, Adult Literacy, Early Literacy, Our Stories, Read to Succeed, Summer Reading Challenge and so much more.
Your gift today makes an immediate and long-standing impact and ensures the Library’s resources are robust, allowing the Library to continue to meet the needs of people of all ages and interests. Please consider a one-time gift, or even a reoccurring gift, in support of your library. Your gift, your library.
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Looking for: Online Learning with LinkedIn? |
What do podcasters, job seekers, business professionals, computer science students and anyone looking to learn something computer-related have in common? They’re all looking for LinkedIn Learning! And your library can get you access to LinkedIn Learning for free with your library card!
LinkedIn Learning offers a wide range of video courses with an emphasis on technology and business, from four-minute productivity tips to multi-part courses in programming languages, Photoshop and other technology tools. Watch as much as you like and pause whenever you want - you have access to the entire catalog at any time through the library’s website. To get started, visit chandlerlibrary.org, choose the Research & Learning tab, find LinkedIn Learning under Online Learning, then log in with your library card and PIN numbers.
Want to learn on the go? Try the LinkedIn Learning app! Download the app for Android or iOS, and make sure to choose LinkedIn Learning (not just LinkedIn, which is only for their networking side). Choose "sign in with your library card," and when asked to enter your Library ID, enter cpl. Then you can enter your library card and PIN.
Can’t make it in to the library to get a card? We now offer eCards that allow access to our online resources, including LinkedIn Learning! If you’re a Maricopa County resident, you can fill out the online form to register for your eCard. See more at our Get a Library Card page. eCard users can come in to the library at any time to upgrade to a full-access card that allows checkout of books and other physical materials
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