Octavia Fields Branch Library

Enjoy good company, good conversation, and a good cup of hot tea during Tea Time Book Club every second Tuesday of the month! In 2026, we will read these titles from January to June:

January 13: The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

February 10: The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez

March 10: Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and Jason Stanford

April 14: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

May 12: Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty

Job Hunting Basics — Career Readiness Series
Ready to re-enter today’s workforce with confidence? Join us for a practical, empowering workshop series designed to help you take the next step in your career journey!

🔍 What You’ll Learn:
• Explore in-demand career pathways and discover which fit your skills, interests, and goals

• Conduct skills and interest assessments to guide your direction

• Build a strong, professional resume that stands out

• Prepare for all types of interviews—from virtual to in-person

A weekly Computer Class for Adult Beginners to discover and improve their skills in this increasingly high-tech age. Topics include:

Job Hunting Basics — Career Readiness Series
Ready to re-enter today’s workforce with confidence? Join us for a practical, empowering workshop series designed to help you take the next step in your career journey!

🔍 What You’ll Learn:
• Explore in-demand career pathways and discover which fit your skills, interests, and goals

• Conduct skills and interest assessments to guide your direction

• Build a strong, professional resume that stands out

• Prepare for all types of interviews—from virtual to in-person

A weekly Computer Class for Adult Beginners to discover and improve their skills in this increasingly high-tech age. Topics include:

Join Michael, Octavia Field Library Branch's Children's Librarian, for an hour of nursery rhymes, storytelling, arts & crafts and playtime. We'll talk, sing, write, read and play, and your toddler age kiddos will have so much fun that they won't even realize they are gaining valuable pre-literacy skills. Ages 0-5.

Please register for Maker Central

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Want to learn how to use a Cricut cutting machine? 

Register here for a personal orientation! 
Registration is limited to one person at a time. This is a one time event. Please do not register for multiple days. Multiple registrations for the same person will be canceled. 

Join us for a discussion of the current selection.

Books are chosen by current participants in advance. We read a variety of old and new, science fiction and fantasy, so there's something for everyone to enjoy!!!

Join Michael, Octavia Field Library Branch's Children's Librarian, for an hour of nursery rhymes, storytelling, arts & crafts and playtime.  We'll talk, sing, write, read and play, and your prekindergarten age kiddos will have so much fun that they won't even realize they are gaining valuable pre-literacy skills.  Ages 0-5.