St. VincentApril 11, 2024 Maggie (Melissa McCarthy), a struggling single woman, moves to Brooklyn with her 12-year-old son, Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher). Having to work very long hours, she has no choice but to leave Oliver in the care of Vincent (Bill Murray), a bawdy misanthrope next door. Vincent takes Oliver along on his trips to […]
Plant Swap & Desert Garden Club Demonstration Come see a demonstration from the Desert Garden Club on potting plants. Date: Friday April 12Time: 10amLocation: Library This is a free event, but tickets are required and can be picked up at the circulation desk.Have a house plant you are wanting to trade or cuttings you want […]
Knit InThe Mac Cro Knit Club of Sun City West will stage a Knit In. Come by the main room of the library on April 18th from 9:00am to 11:00 am to meet club members and view examples of their many charity projects. Please bring donations of yarn, crochet hooks, knitting or crochet books to […]
My Sailor My LoveApril 18, 2024 Howard (James Cosmo) is a widowed sailor living alone on the coast of Ireland and struggling to care for himself. His daughter, Grace (Catherine Walker), hires Annie (Brid Brennan), a local woman and grandmother, as a caretaker to help out around the house. Though Howard initially rejects this intrusion, […]
Mystery Writing ClassThe mystery behind mysteries! Mystery readers, in general, love working alongside the detectives to sleuth out the criminals. One sure-fire method to do so is to listen to the characters. Their mission in the story is to guide the reader unknowingly toward or away from the solution.Join mystery writer, Linda Chamley Johnson, in […]
Using Your Library Come learn to access your account and use the new library catalog. The class will be 1.5 hours long as it includes a tour of the library. April 9 at 2:30April 23 at 2:30 Registration required, register in the Data Resource Center or by calling 623-544-6644.
Come to the library to meet members of the Creative Stitchers Club and see examples of their work the fourth Wednesday of the month from 9:00- 11:00am.
This month’s Friends of the R. H. Johnson Library lecture is titled Dark Skies Over Arizona presented by Historian Kevin Schindler. Date: April 24, 2024Time: 2:00 pmLocation: SUMMIT HALL of the Palm Ridge Rec Center. The event is free and open to all, no tickets required.There’s nothing like standing under a dark, star-spangled night sky […]
The Movie Club meets the last Wednesday of the month in the library at 12:00pm. Come watch and discuss the movie Living on April 24 at 12:00pm.
Oral History: Audio Recording Oral history is a powerful and important way that we can document our lives. The library is grateful to have a volunteer, Jenine, who will be available to record your oral history onto a CD. Jenine can record a story from your life, a historical event you experienced, or reading a […]
