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Refresh with Spring Events at EPL

Trivia Night at EPL

Trivia After Dark Fundraiser

Apr 19th | 6:45pm - 8:30pm
What happens at EPL after the building closes for the night? For one night only, TRIVIA happens! Join us for a unique opportunity to…

March event

Monday Movie: Hamnet

Mar 23rd | 5:45pm - 8:00pm
Join us for a free screening of Hamnet. This critically acclaimed film has been nominated for and won several 2025 film awards.

Spring Event

Telestory: A Writing Workshop for Kids

Mar 31st | 10:00am - 11:00am
Let's gamify the writing process! Learn how to play Telephone Pictionary, then take the story phrases and turn them into a story together.

Spring Event

Flower Pop up Cards (for ages 55 and up)

Apr 2nd | 11:00am - 12:30pm
Spring is in the air! We'll be making three flower themed cards with artist Shawn Sheehy.

March Event 5

Adult Tabletop Gaming

Apr 5th | 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Come join us for an evening full of strategy and fun! We will be playing a variety of games like Ultimate Werewolf and Catan. Ages 18 & Up.

Spring Event 3

Cristina Henríquez: Voice, Culture, and Human Connection

Apr 16th | 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Event
Join critically acclaimed, bestselling author, Cristina Henríquez, for a compelling conversation about her work.

Lists That Inspire

Staff Feb List

Heart Health Awareness Month

February marks American Heart Month--a great time to make changes that can lead to a lifetime of heart health.

Staff Feb List

Technologies and Biases

Tech shapes survival—but it’s built by biased humans. These books explore where bias appears in tech, its impacts, and who it harms.

Staff Feb List

Academy Award Winners and Nominees on Kanopy

Start watching these award winning movies on Kanopy with your public library card!

Staff Feb List

Stone Cold Sober! Books on Beverages Better than Booze

Make Dry January delicious with mocktails, herbal teas, and helpful books. Cut back, pause, or quit with tasty options!

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Kids List 1

Spring Break Programs

Mar 29th - Apr 5th | 9:00am - 6:00pm
Main & Robert Crown Library Branch
Looking for things for your kids to do over Spring break? Visit both library locations for kid-friendly events and activities.

Kids Timely Lists

Celebrate Spring!

The snow is melting and the days are getting longer... Spring is here! Celebrate the arrival of Spring with these reads for children.

Kids Timely Events

Blueberry Awards 2025

These are the Blueberry Award Winners of 2025, great nature books for kids 3 - 10+!

Women's History Month Lists

Spring List 1

Frontwomen: Leading Women in Music

A collection of some of the best memoirs, biographies, and oral histories on women in music that EPL has to offer.

Spring List 2

Historias de Mujeres Extraordinarias

Lee y inspirate con historias de mujeres luchadoras.

Women's History Month List 3

A garden of one's own

Women seeking solace in soil.

Women's History Month List 4

"Votes for Women": The Women's Suffrage Movement

Explore these fiction and nonfiction books on the struggle for women's voting rights.

Grow Your Own Food This Year

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New & Noteworthy

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