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Quiet Company

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Picture it, a room of readers. It’s quiet, the lights are low, you’re in your comfiest ensemble with your favorite blanket, sipping on warm tea while a crackling fire plays in the background.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Teen" group

Battle Representatives Meeting (Teens)

Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Program Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing, Games
Age Group:
Teen

This meeting is for the six 2025 Battle representatives from our summer team to practice for the main event. 

This event is in the "Adult" group

Summer Writing Workshop

Monday, August 4, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Join Anne Kelly-Edmunds and a supportive group of writers in this inspiring writing workshop. All levels welcome!

Waitlist
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Summer Writing Workshop - Makeup Date

Monday, August 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Join Anne Kelly-Edmunds and a supportive group of writers in this inspiring writing workshop. All levels welcome!

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Daytime Book Discussion - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

The son of an Appalachian teenager uses his good looks, wit, and instincts to survive foster care, child labor, addiction, disastrous loves and crushing losses

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Evening Book Discussion – The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

Monday, August 25, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Four American Indian men from the Blackfeet Nation, who were childhood friends, find themselves in a desperate struggle for their lives, against an entity that wants to exact revenge upon them for what they did during an elk hunt ten years earlier

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Titles and Treats

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Join us as we talk about interesting yet-to-be released books as well as our favorites and classics. You are encouraged to share some of your favorite titles with the group, or just sit back, relax and enjoy some good "book chats".

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Teen" group

Teen Writing Workshop: Fanfiction (Teens)

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Teen

Calling all teen writers! Have you ever written fanfiction about your favorite characters from TV, movies, games, and more?

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Infant/Toddler/Preschool" group
This event is in the "School Age" group
This event is in the "Family" group

Color Our World: An Evening with Local Authors (families with children 3 years - completed grade 6)

Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Craft Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Infant/Toddler/Preschool, School Age, Family

Come meet local authors and get their autographs! We’ll provide an autograph book that you can take with you to each author’s special table.  There will be some crafts related to their books, plus a chance to hear the authors read their

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Quiet Company

Friday, August 29, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Picture it, a room of readers. It’s quiet, the lights are low, you’re in your comfiest ensemble with your favorite blanket, sipping on warm tea while a crackling fire plays in the background.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Fall Writing Workshop

Monday, September 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Join Anne Kelly-Edmunds and a supportive group of writers in this inspiring writing workshop. All levels welcome!

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Daytime Book Discussion - The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Eighty-two-year-old Frederick Fife, kind at heart, is desperately lonely, broke and on the brink of homelessness until a case of mistaken identity lands him in a nursing home where he learns about the man’s past and how he can return to a life in

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Fall Writing Workshop

Monday, September 22, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Join Anne Kelly-Edmunds and a supportive group of writers in this inspiring writing workshop. All levels welcome!

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "School Age" group

Book Bunch & Munch (Grades K-2)

Monday, September 22, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Craft Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing, Cooking
Age Group:
School Age

Children will listen to a story or two, chat about its amazing qualities during our book discussion, and then make a craft while eating a snack based on the book!  The snack provided may not be suitable for those with food allergies.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Quiet Company

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Picture it, a room of readers. It’s quiet, the lights are low, you’re in your comfiest ensemble with your favorite blanket, sipping on warm tea while a crackling fire plays in the background.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "School Age" group

Book Chat: Bunnicula (Grades 4-6)

Friday, September 26, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Craft Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
School Age

Join us to discuss Bunnicula by Deborah and James Howe. Everyone will make a Bunnicula bunny bucket craft.  We’ll play a few frightening rounds of Bunnicula Bingo and sew small fluffy bats while sinking our teeth into chocolate cupcakes.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Evening Book Discussion – Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Friday, September 26, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

The spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes region, risking everything for art and humanity.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Fall Writing Workshop

Monday, September 29, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Join Anne Kelly-Edmunds and a supportive group of writers in this inspiring writing workshop. All levels welcome!

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Infant/Toddler/Preschool" group
This event is in the "School Age" group

Paws For Reading (readers - Grade 6)

Monday, September 29, 2025 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Craft Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Infant/Toddler/Preschool, School Age

Register for a 15-minute reading session to read to certified therapy dogs and their owners.  Research suggests that reading to dogs can help children practice their skills by providing a non-judgmental listener.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Infant/Toddler/Preschool" group
This event is in the "School Age" group

Paws For Reading (readers - Grade 6)

Monday, September 29, 2025 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Craft Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Infant/Toddler/Preschool, School Age

Register for a 15-minute reading session to read to certified therapy dogs and their owners.  Research suggests that reading to dogs can help children practice their skills by providing a non-judgmental listener.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Infant/Toddler/Preschool" group
This event is in the "School Age" group

Paws For Reading (readers - Grade 6)

Monday, September 29, 2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Craft Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Infant/Toddler/Preschool, School Age

Register for a 15-minute reading session to read to certified therapy dogs and their owners.  Research suggests that reading to dogs can help children practice their skills by providing a non-judgmental listener.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Infant/Toddler/Preschool" group
This event is in the "School Age" group

Paws For Reading (readers - Grade 6)

Monday, September 29, 2025 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Craft Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Infant/Toddler/Preschool, School Age

Register for a 15-minute reading session to read to certified therapy dogs and their owners.  Research suggests that reading to dogs can help children practice their skills by providing a non-judgmental listener.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Titles and Treats

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Join us as we talk about interesting yet-to-be released books as well as our favorites and classics. You are encouraged to share some of your favorite titles with the group, or just sit back, relax and enjoy some good "book chats".

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Fall Writing Workshop

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Join Anne Kelly-Edmunds and a supportive group of writers in this inspiring writing workshop. All levels welcome!

Upcoming
Registration Required