Join native seed-gatherer and grower Petey Mesquitey for this month's Garden Club. Mesquitey's five-minute community radio show, Growing Native, on KXCI FM 91.3 has celebrated the beauty of the Sonoran Desert for 12 years. Mesquitey spent 37 years living in Tucson before moving out to the Chiricahua Mountains.

The Pritchard Gallery will be featuring works from Bisbee Artist Bridget Shanahan for the months of September through November. Please join the Library and the Artist for the opening reception.

Join Tuscon Author Todd Miller as he discusses his new book, Empire of Borders : The Expansion of the US Border Around the World. In his book, Miller argues that the nature of US borders has changed and that these boundaries have effectively expanded thousands of miles outside of US territory to encircle not simply American land but Washington’s interests. Miller is also the author of Storming the Wall: Climate Change, Migration and Homeland Security, which he discussed at the Library last year.

The San Jose Annex's Little Book Club is for parents and caregivers and their children (ages birth to five). Enjoy an hour of reading, singing, doing crafts and creative movements. Snacks will be provided! And remember to check out some books to take home!

Aaron Bobrow-Strain writes and teaches about food politics, immigration, political economy, and the U.S-Mexico border. In his latest book, The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez : A Border Story, the author shows the reader what happens when an undocumented teen mother takes on the U.S. immigration system. When Aida Hernandez was born in 1987 in Agua Prieta, Mexico, the nearby U.S. border was little more than a worn-down fence. Eight years later, Aida’s mother took her and her siblings to live in Douglas, Arizona. By then, the border had become one of the most heavily policed sites in America. Undocumented, Aida fought to make her way. But life had other plans. Following a misstep that led to her deportation, Aida found herself in a Mexican city marked by violence, in a country that was not hers. To get back to the United States and reunite with her son, she embarked on a harrowing journey -- but returning to the United States was just the beginning of her quest.

Join the San Jose Library Annex for our multi-age interactive STEAM Club where parents/caregivers and their children will read stories and do projects related to science, technology, engineering, art and math. Subjects will include Our Senses, Counting and Comparing, Geometry and Attributes, Sorting and Classifying, and Patterning and Sequencing. This Club is designed to give parents/caregivers tips for supporting their children's math and science development at home.

Join other Free Write alumni for more prompts and writing!

Join Bisbee parents, caretakers, guardians and their children for an hour of reading, singing, and doing crafts. And remember to check out some books to read at home!

Join local historian Becky Orozco for an informative guided tour of Camp Naco, which was constructed between 1919 and 1922 as part of the War Department's Mexican Border Defense project. Participants will meet at Camp Naco at 10:00 AM and are encouraged to wear closed-toe shoes and sun protection. This program is sponsored by the Copper Queen Library and the Naco Heritage Alliance which was recently established to pursue preservation, restoration and educational activities related to Camp Naco.