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Board Game Cafe

Kick off the week by playing board games with your friends! We'll provide games as well as light snacks and drinks- you bring yourself!

Enjoy board games every other Monday at the library for both new and experienced gamers! Learn something new or play an old favorite! The library will provide a variety of board and card games as well as light refreshments to enjoy. 

*There will be no Board Game Cafe on November 3rd, 2025.

AGE GROUP: | Teens 12-18 | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Performance/Special Event | Outreach | Gaming |

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Tempe Public Library
Hours
Mon, Sep 22 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Sep 23 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Sep 24 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Sep 25 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Fri, Sep 26 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Sep 27 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Sep 28 12:00PM to 5:00PM
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About the library

Tempe Public Library provides the community free access to and assistance with information, resources, spaces, and opportunities.

Upcoming events

Tempe Library Readers Theater
Fri, Sep 26, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Study Room 8
Registration is now closed
Just Dance Pop-Up Challenge
Fri, Sep 26, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Center
LEGO® Learning Lab
Fri, Sep 26, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Learning Lab
Puzzle Swap
Sun, Sep 28, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room
Let's Get Graphic
Sun, Sep 28, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Ironwood Classroom
Sunday Funday: Rally with the Rangers!
Sun, Sep 28, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Storytime Room
Baby Storytime
Mon, Sep 29, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Baby Bonding
Mon, Sep 29, 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room
Teen Autumn Adventures
Mon, Sep 29, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Center
Youth Autumn Adventures: Folded Stories - For Kids, Ages 6-12
Mon, Sep 29, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Storytime Room
Pokemon Hour - For Kids, Ages 6-12
Mon, Sep 29, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room
Weird books for Weird People
Mon, Sep 29, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ironwood Classroom
Farm Express
Tue, Sep 30, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Teen Autumn Adventures
Tue, Sep 30, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Center
On the Same Page: A Literacy Night for All Ages
Tue, Sep 30, 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Desert Willow Program Room
Writing, Editing, and Illustrating… Oh My! - Writer in Residence
Tue, Sep 30, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ironwood Classroom
Family Storytime
Tue, Sep 30, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room
Preschool Storytime
Wed, Oct 01, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Teen Autumn Adventures
Wed, Oct 01, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Center
Youth Autumn Adventures: Happily Ever Crafter
Wed, Oct 01, 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Storytime Room
Maker Lab: 3D Design
Wed, Oct 01, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Center
Tempe Library Improv Club
Wed, Oct 01, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Desert Willow Program Room
Tell a Story in a Zine - Zine-making Workshop
Wed, Oct 01, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Ironwood Classroom
Footnotes Walking Club - Summer Edition
Thu, Oct 02, 10:00am - 11:00am
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Oct 02, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Budding Builders
Thu, Oct 02, 11:00am - 11:30am
Storytime Room
Teen Autumn Adventures
Thu, Oct 02, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Center
Youth Autumn Adventures: Engineering Fairy Tales
Thu, Oct 02, 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Desert Willow Program Room
Paws 2 Read
Thu, Oct 02, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Learning Lab
Tempe Library Readers Theater
Fri, Oct 03, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Study Room 8
Writers Connection
Fri, Oct 03, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ironwood Classroom
Teen Autumn Adventures
Fri, Oct 03, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Center
LEGO® Learning Lab
Fri, Oct 03, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Learning Lab
Lego Lab: Engineering & Coding with Lego - LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential
Fri, Oct 03, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Mystery Club
Sat, Oct 04, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Connections Café
Summer Film Screening - The Bookshop (2017)
Sat, Oct 04, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room
One Tempe One Book Club
Sun, Oct 05, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ironwood Classroom
Library Stitch Club
Sun, Oct 05, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ironwood Classroom
From Page to Stage
Sun, Oct 05, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Desert Willow Program Room
Sunday Funday
Sun, Oct 05, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Storytime Room
Baby Storytime
Mon, Oct 06, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Baby Bonding
Mon, Oct 06, 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room
Teen Autumn Adventures
Mon, Oct 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Center
Pokemon Training Academy - For Kids, Ages 6 - 16
Mon, Oct 06, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Desert Willow Program Room
Pokemon Hour - For Kids, Ages 6-12
Mon, Oct 06, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room
Board Game Cafe
Mon, Oct 06, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ironwood Classroom
Cancelled
Board Game Cafe
Mon, Oct 06, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cuentos Contigo / Stories with You
Tue, Oct 07, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Teen Autumn Adventures
Tue, Oct 07, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Center
Incantations By Mayan Women: A Story
Tue, Oct 07, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ironwood Classroom
Writing Workshops with Duane Roen - Neighbors, Neighborhood(s), and Neighborliness - Virtual
Tue, Oct 07, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Family Storytime
Tue, Oct 07, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room
Teatime with the Taliesin Fellowship
Wed, Oct 08, 9:30am - 10:30am
Desert Willow Program Room
Preschool Storytime
Wed, Oct 08, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Writing Workshops with Duane Roen - Neighbors, Neighborhood(s), and Neighborliness
Wed, Oct 08, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Study Room 8
Teen Autumn Adventures
Wed, Oct 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Center
Youth Autumn Adventures: Happily Ever Crafter
Wed, Oct 08, 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Storytime Room
Maker Lab: 3D Design
Wed, Oct 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Center
Great Books
Wed, Oct 08, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Connections Café
Monarch Butterflies in Arizona - What's Their Story
Wed, Oct 08, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Desert Willow Program Room
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Oct 09, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Mini STEAMers
Thu, Oct 09, 11:00am - 11:30am
Storytime Room
Teen Autumn Adventures
Thu, Oct 09, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Center
Paws 2 Read
Thu, Oct 09, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Learning Lab
Virtual Author Talk - Discussion with Leigh Bardugo
Thu, Oct 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Ironwood Classroom
Tempe Library Readers Theater
Fri, Oct 10, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Study Room 8
Teen Autumn Adventures
Fri, Oct 10, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Center
Youth Autumn Adventures: Constellations
Fri, Oct 10, 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Desert Willow Program Room
LEGO® Learning Lab
Fri, Oct 10, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Learning Lab
Lego Lab: Engineering & Coding with Lego - LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential
Fri, Oct 10, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Author Storytime with Viva
Sat, Oct 11, 10:00am - 10:45am
Storytime Room
Writing Workshops with Duane Roen - Virtual - Neighbors, Neighborhood(s), and Neighborliness - Virtual
Sat, Oct 11, 10:30am - 12:00pm
The Tell-Tale Heart
Sat, Oct 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room
Queer History Art & Trivia
Sat, Oct 11, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Center
Teen Life Skills: A Crash Course
Sun, Oct 12, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Center
One Tempe One Book Club
Sun, Oct 12, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ironwood Classroom
Sunday Funday: Disney Trivia
Sun, Oct 12, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Storytime Room
LIBRARY CLOSED
Mon, Oct 13, All day
The Great Big World of Publishing - Writer in Residence
Tue, Oct 14, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ironwood Classroom
Friends of Dorothy Book Club
Tue, Oct 14, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Desert Willow Program Room
Family Storytime
Tue, Oct 14, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room
Preschool Storytime
Wed, Oct 15, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Maker Lab: 3D Design
Wed, Oct 15, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Center
PageTurners
Wed, Oct 15, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room
Disruption, Mischief & Blunder - Tricksters & the Art of Storytelling
Wed, Oct 15, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Desert Willow Program Room
The Reel Deal Film Society
Wed, Oct 15, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Oct 16, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Budding Builders
Thu, Oct 16, 11:00am - 11:30am
Storytime Room
Paws 2 Read
Thu, Oct 16, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Learning Lab
Cancelled
Teen Trivia Night
Thu, Oct 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tempe Library Readers Theater
Fri, Oct 17, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Study Room 8
Writers Connection
Fri, Oct 17, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ironwood Classroom
Cancelled
Open Mic Night
Fri, Oct 17, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
LEGO® Learning Lab
Fri, Oct 17, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Learning Lab
Lego Lab: Engineering & Coding with Lego - LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential
Fri, Oct 17, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Tales from the Morgue - presented by Mortician Monica Torres
Sat, Oct 18, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room
Crochet Corner
Sat, Oct 18, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Center
One Tempe One Book Club
Sun, Oct 19, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ironwood Classroom
Sunday Funday
Sun, Oct 19, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Storytime Room
Blending Tea Alchemy and Storytelling
Sun, Oct 19, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room
Baby Storytime
Mon, Oct 20, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Baby Bonding
Mon, Oct 20, 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room
Pokemon Hour - For Kids, Ages 6-12
Mon, Oct 20, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room
Board Game Cafe
Mon, Oct 20, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ironwood Classroom
Cancelled
Board Game Cafe
Mon, Oct 20, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Love and Fate - Romance Book Club
Mon, Oct 20, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Teen Tarot Deck Discovery
Tue, Oct 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Center
Bite Size Book Club
Tue, Oct 21, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Coffee, Tea, and Books - Virtual
Tue, Oct 21, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Family Storytime
Tue, Oct 21, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room
Preschool Storytime
Wed, Oct 22, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Maker Lab: 3D Design
Wed, Oct 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Center
PageTurners
Wed, Oct 22, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room
Great Books
Wed, Oct 22, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Connections Café
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Oct 23, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Mini STEAMers
Thu, Oct 23, 11:00am - 11:30am
Storytime Room
Paws 2 Read
Thu, Oct 23, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Learning Lab
Tempe Library Readers Theater
Fri, Oct 24, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Study Room 8
Super Mario Kart Racing
Fri, Oct 24, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Center
LEGO® Learning Lab
Fri, Oct 24, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Learning Lab
Lego Lab: Engineering & Coding with Lego - LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential
Fri, Oct 24, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Growing Pollinator Plants from Seeds - Seeds Now Available from Tempe Public Library
Sat, Oct 25, 10:00am - 11:30am
Desert Willow Program Room
Film Screening - A Trip to the Moon
Sat, Oct 25, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room
Cancelled
Puzzle Swap
Sun, Oct 26, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
One Tempe One Book Club
Sun, Oct 26, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ironwood Classroom
Sunday Funday: Rally with the Rangers!
Sun, Oct 26, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Storytime Room
Kikahamālie Ka’iwalani Hula
Sun, Oct 26, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Desert Willow Program Room
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