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Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library Weekly Happenings 12/22/25

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"Library Weekly Happenings" weekly newsletter banner, winter edition. the libray log o is in the bottom right hand corner. ice blue cartoon images of a deer, an elk, ice skates, a mitten, a beenie, and a tree.
December 22nd, 2025
Food for Fines 2025

Give back to the library AND clean out your pantry!
Drive lasts until 1/2/26 – Plenty of time to still give back
Flyer advertising the Food for Fines program at the Downtown Library. This is taking place from November 24 to January 2. Have unopened, non perishable, and unexpired food items in your pantry? Bring to the Flagstaff City - Coconino County Public Library DOWNTOWN and receive $1 per item towards any outstanding fees or fines on your account! The flyer is decorated in a light blue snowy scene, with mountains peaked with snow on the bottom, and two friendly mother and baby snowmen waving. Frosty snowflakes hang from the top of the flyer and border Food for Fines.
Library Survey 2025
We Want Your Feedback!
All Surveys Due by December 31st, 2025 – tell us your opinion before the survey comes to an end
Image for the Library Survey 2025. "Help us make the Flagstaff-City Coconino County Public Library even better by filling out our survey!" A QR code is present that links to tiny.cc/fplsurvey, also the link to reach the survey. All surveys should be completed by 12/31/25. A stack of multi colored books bordered only the left side of the image.
Adult & All-Ages Events
https://flagstaffpubliclibrary.libcal.com/calendar?cid=8542&t=m&d=0000-00-00&cal=8542&ct=79633&inc=0
A winter-themed flyer featuring three folded paper stars in shades of blue against a snowy background with snowflakes. Text advertises a “Paper Star Take & Make Kit,” inviting patrons to create holiday paper star ornaments. Kits are available at the Downtown and East Flagstaff Library information desks from December 1st–24th, while supplies last. Instructions and supplies are included.
stay tuned! adult and all ages events will return in january 2026. easy simple text in light colors are over a background of a tie dye mixture.
Youth Events
A colorful survey reminder graphic with a row of emoji-style faces showing a range of emotions, followed by three cute cartoon animals: a bear with an apple on its head, a frog holding a strawberry, and another bear hugging an avocado. An illustrated survey form with a pencil appears on the right. Below, bold turquoise text reads, “The Flagstaff City–Coconino County Public Library needs your feedback!” At the bottom, orange text invites viewers to take the Storytime Survey with the link: http://tiny.cc/storysurvey .
Flyer with a green background advertising Saturday Story Stop storytime. Text reads “Storytimes” and “Saturday Story Stop,” with dates listed as December 26, 2025 and January 3, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. Additional text says “Stories and fun for the whole family!” A small illustration of a snow globe with a snowman appears on the right. Location listed at the bottom is Downtown Library Community Room.
Upcoming Book Clubs!
Pick up your copy at the Downtown Library today
A flyer for the Thursday Night Book Club, which meets on the second Thursday of each month. The top shows an illustration of stacked books and a coffee mug. The featured book is Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, shown with its cover. A blue box lists: “January 8 @ 6 PM – Demon Copperhead.” Another box lists: “February 12 @ 6 PM – The Time Traveler’s Wife.” The background has a hand-drawn mountain pattern, and the bottom text reads: “visit tiny.cc/TNBC for more information.”
A flyer for the Nonfiction Book Club featuring the book Empire of AI by Karen Hao, shown with its cover. The background uses blue digital circuit and data imagery. A text block describes the book as an inside look at the tech arms race and its global impact. The meeting date and time are listed as Wednesday, January 14th, 6:00–7:00 PM.
Flyer for the Banned Book Club featuring Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. The design has a gray background with red accent lines and a “Banned Book Club” logo incorporating a prohibition symbol. Event details read: January 22, 2026, from 6:00 to 7:00 PM at the Downtown Library Community Room. On the left is the book cover for Brave New World, showing a stylized figure with raised arms and mechanical imagery. On the right, text poses questions about anti-religion, anti-family, and blasphemous content, and describes the novel as a vision of a technologically advanced, unequal future marked by genetic engineering, social indoctrination, and loss of freedom. The flyer invites participants to discuss the novel along with themes of free speech and censorship today.
A flyer for the Southwest Reads Book Club featuring Rim to River by Tom Zoellner, shown with its cover. Text notes the book’s essays about Arizona as an indictment, love letter, and homecoming story. A blue banner shows the meeting time, 6:00 PM, and another banner lists the date, Jan 28. The background is a map of Arizona. The bottom states the club meets the 4th Wednesday of every other month at 6:00 PM in the Downtown Library Community Room.
Flyer promoting a Poetry Book Club. The background shows a blue-gray mountain and glacier landscape. At the top, text reads “Poetry Book Club.” In the center is the book cover for Meltwater by Claire Wahmanholm, featuring an abstract icy image. Text at the bottom reads “February 5th at 5:30 PM” and “Downtown Library Community Room.”
Technology Help
Free Technology Instruction and Resume Help. 30-minute,one-on-one instruction sessions available for help with introductory software, creating email accounts, downloading eBooks, résumé development, online job applications, and more. Click here to see available dates. Registration is required for all sessions.
To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, please call 928-213-2330 (Downtown Library) or 928-213-2348 (East Flagstaff Library). Three days prior notice is requested.

For all other event questions, email libraryprograms@flagstaffpublibrary.org
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