2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. in the Small meeting room 

Playing bridge is the perfect balance of fun and logic. Plus, it's great exercise for your brain -- memorizing cards, making quick decisions, analyzing odds, learning visual cues, and working with a teammate all at the same time. Whether you are new to the game or an old hand…let’s play bridge! 

7 pm, Small Meeting Room/Zoom

The books we're reading are award winners (The Booker Prize) or have been featured in the public space as a good read. Join us as we discuss these literary gems. You are welcome to attend whether or not you have read or listened to the selection. Ages 18+. Books selected for Fredricksen Reads will be listed on the Fredricksen Library online events calendar.

The Liars’ Club by Mary Karr 

Karr’s comic childhood in an east Texas oil town brings us characters as darkly hilarious as any of J. D. Salinger’s—a hard-drinking daddy, a sister who can talk down the sheriff at age twelve, and an oft-married mother whose accumulated secrets threaten to destroy them all. This unsentimental and profoundly moving account of an apocalyptic childhood is “funny, lively, and un-put-downable” (USA Today). Registration required.

August: Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie 

Small Meeting Room  

Join with fellow book lovers as we take a look at works from a period in a language or culture's history that was particularly creative and productive. Registration required to receive the zoom link.

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 

One night in the reform club, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, he immediately sets off for Dover with his astonished valet Passepartout. Passing through exotic lands and dangerous locations, they seize whatever transportation is at hand—whether train or elephant—overcoming set-backs and always racing against the clock. 

August 5: Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 

 BCC Classroom, Upper Level
Need hands-on help with your smartphone, tablet, laptop or e-reader? Trying to download an app or program and getting stuck? Want to use free library media resources like eBooks and audiobooks from Libby? Sign up for a thirty-minute Device Advice session for in person assistance. Bring your personal tablet, laptop, smartphone, or e-reader with you. Make sure you have all passwords you might need during the session. Registration is required.

 BCC Classroom, Upper Level
Need hands-on help with your smartphone, tablet, laptop or e-reader? Trying to download an app or program and getting stuck? Want to use free library media resources like eBooks and audiobooks from Libby? Sign up for a thirty-minute Device Advice session for in person assistance. Bring your personal tablet, laptop, smartphone, or e-reader with you. Make sure you have all passwords you might need during the session. Registration is required.

2nd Monday from 1:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in the Atrium 

Enjoy seeing a jigsaw puzzle come together? Just grab one or two from your own stash and join fellow enthusiasts in choosing, assembling and enjoying the selected puzzle – a 300-500 piece puzzle is suggested, one that can be assembled in the allotted time. Drop in when you can and leave when you need. No registration necessary. 

1st Saturdays from 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. in the Atrium 

Enjoy seeing a jigsaw puzzle come together? Just grab one or two from your own stash and join fellow enthusiasts in choosing, assembling and enjoying the selected puzzle – a 300-500 piece puzzle is suggested, one that can be assembled in the allotted time. Drop in when you can and leave when you need. No registration necessary. 

2nd Monday from 1:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in the Atrium 

Enjoy seeing a jigsaw puzzle come together? Just grab one or two from your own stash and join fellow enthusiasts in choosing, assembling and enjoying the selected puzzle – a 300-500 piece puzzle is suggested, one that can be assembled in the allotted time. Drop in when you can and leave when you need. No registration necessary. 

First and Third Thursdays
10 am, Community Room, Lower Level
Learn basic Spanish conversation in an informal and friendly setting. This immersive conversation workshop is a great way to acquire the fundamentals of a new language. No registration necessary. 

Second & Fourth Thursdays, 10 am 
Small Meeting Room 
The intermediate level speakers will have a chance to practice with one another in a casual setting. A themed conversation for each session will be announced. No registration necessary.