Grab Your Capes and Superpowers...it's Tempe FanCon! 

Save the date for the return of Tempe FanCon 2023 on Saturday, Jan. 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Each year in January, Tempe FanCon brings together fans from all over the valley for a celebration of all things cosplay, comics and pop culture for a fun and memorable experience. Fans can enjoy a family event jam-packed with games and activities, including costume contests, artists, authors, nearly 100 vendors and delicious food from local food trucks. Check out our video from last year's event.

As part of our lead-up to FanCon, the library will have several fun drop-in programs to help you get into superhero mood!

- Power Armor Basics: Learn the basics of building big armor for cosplay. Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. Details

- Basic SFX Makeup for Cosplay: Learn how to properly apply non-latex makeup. Jan. 14 at 11 a.m. Details

- Bruises, Blisters and Gore Makeup Class:  Learn the basics of gore cosplay makeup. Jan. 21 at 11 a.m. Details

Tempe FanCon 2023

New Book Clubs @ TPL

Do you love to read?

TPL has just added three new book clubs to help you find the perfect read. We have two book clubs for adults, Beyond Borders and Horror Club as well as a teen book club, Silent Book Club.

Horror Book Club is all about the scares. The book club will be reading and discussing the most terrifying books the library has to offer, every third Wednesday of the month.
Jan. 18, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
The Horror at Red Hook by H.P. Lovecraft
Register

Silent Book Club is for teens who can read or listen to the book of their choice or get suggestions from a Teen Librarian. For the last half hour teens can feel free to chat about their books or just listen to the discussion.
Jan. 23, 3:30-5 p.m.
Details  No registration required.

Beyond Borders Book Club will read a range of award-winning authors based at the edges of the European Union, who draw from a border-crossing experience to write about crossing into a different culture, history, language and worldview, every second Monday of the month
Feb. 13, 6-7:30 p.m.
The City & the City by China Mieville
Register

Book Clubs

Digital Library

Libby
Download: e-books, e-audiobooks, movies

cloudLibrary
Download: e-books, e-audiobooks

hoopla
Download/Stream: e-books, e-audiobooks, movies, music, comics

freegal music
Download/Stream: music

Kanopy
Download: documentaries

PressReader
Download: newspapers, magazines

brainfuse: HelpNow
Online tutoring and writing assistance for all age

brainfuse: JobNow
Job search and coaching, career assessments and resume help

Adults

Submissions Begin

Jan. 9-Feb. 13 
Online Submissions Only
Submissions began for the 9th annual Tempe Writing Contest on Jan. 9 and go through Feb. 13. We invite submissions for high school students, college students and adults in fiction,

poetry and nonfiction. Artists and designers can also submit an original cover design for the book with the winning entries to be published in April 2023. Full contest details here.

Drop-In Tech Help

Wednesday, Jan. 18-Apr. 12
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Computer Lab
Did you get an exciting new device for the holidays that you don't know how to use or just have some tech questions? Come to the library on Wednesdays to get one-on-one assistance from ASU's Department of Information Systems Club (DISC). These ASU students are able to answer basic to advanced tech/computer questions and provide assistance and guidance with your phone, tablet or laptop devices. No registration required.

Kids

Storytimes

Check for dates and times.
Kids and their favorite grownups are invited to the library's drop-in storytimes including an evening storytime, which resume after the winter break. The library offers storytmes for babies, toddlers, young children and their families to encourage early learning and community connection through books, fingerplays and songs.

Page Turners

Wednesday, Jan. 18-Apr. 12, 6 - 7 p.m.
Storytime Room
Join us for a program designed to promote a positive relationship with reading, hosted by ASU honors students. Program provides a one-on-one, consistent partnership that encourages trust and confidence while reading. Register.

January Reads

Looking for your next new read? Check all the new arrivals here.

Spare

It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow--and wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling--and how their lives would play out from that point on. With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a landmark publication full of insight, revelation, self-examination and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief. For Harry, this is that story at last.

MLK Day Closure

The library will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.