Event List

Interact with your child as we use books, songs, music, finger plays, and flannel boards to build early literacy skills. Designed for children from 18 months through preschool and ...

CALLING ALL FUTURE LIBRARIANS!  Earn your Mini Master of Library Science certificate!  This scavenger-hunt program will help you practice your librarian skills by sorting...

All levels of experience are welcome! We will host four sessions this summer - June 10 & 24 and July 8 & 22. Separate registration is required for each session. Come to one...

Let's Talk is a casual program designed for non-native English speakers to practice their English conversation skills with a native English speaker. Discussions focus on current ne...

Visit us at various parks throughout Johnston this summer, weather permitting. Sign-up for a library card, choose a free book, create a fun craft, and participate in our Summer Lib...

Everyone can feel like an awesome artist at this event! Use bubble wrap and guided instructions to create a unique painting, then enjoy concocting your own delicious drink at our s...

Join the Johnston Public Library's Well Red Book Club that meets on the last Tuesday of every month. Join the Well Red Book Club that meets at Pagliai's Pizza in Johnston. Come for...

This month's book is This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger.

Get ready to move at a special storytime that will get you and your kids up on your feet! This is a high-energy story time for kids of all ages.

Let's go!  Drive, dodge, and maneuver your way to a first-place finish in our Mario Kart Tournament! Prizes for the winners. 6th grade and up. No tournament July 10. 6th grade...

Test your skills! Prizes and bragging rights for the winners. Tournaments help every Wednesday - except July 10. 6th grade and up.

We'll discuss The Anthropocene Reviewed, a collection of essays by John Green that explores the ordinary and extraordinary facets of life, rated on a five-star scale. Then, we’ll s...

Description: Join us for an hour of fun playing with a variety of blocks and other building materials. Come see what it is all about and have some CONSTRUCTIVE FUN!!! Perfect for a...

Every Thursday, hang out with fellow Dragon Ball fans! We'll watch the anime, compete in trivia, eat Japanese snacks, and end with a Dragon Ball FighterZ video game tournament. 6th...

Become a mini fashion designer! We'll provide the dolls so you can make them runway ready with a new, cool outfit. Everyone will get to design and take home their creations. Kids i...

Adult ESL is an ongoing program designed for English language learners. Lessons focus on functional English – learning basic phrases and expressions for having conversations in eve...

Drop in to the Teen Space and watch a classic movie! We'll have snacks, drinks, and a fun, movie-related activity.

Interact with your child as we use books, songs, music, finger plays, and flannel boards to build early literacy skills. Designed for children from 18 months through preschool and ...

Make your own sand art masterpiece in a bottle. Be warned: This might get messy! Recommended for children in Grades K-5. No registration is required. 

Bust your summer boredom! Kids in 6th grade and up can drop into the Teen Space anytime between 2:00 and 5:00 to complete a craft. This week's craft: Shrinky Dinks! Draw or tr...

Let's Talk is a casual program designed for non-native English speakers to practice their English conversation skills with a native English speaker. Discussions focus on current ne...

Get nostalgic with tunes from your childhood, test your Disney IQ, enjoy snacks from the Magic Kingdom, and win awesome prizes at this can’t miss event for Disney fans. Bring a dev...