Palisades
Neighborhood Library

Mardi Gras Craft

Get a head start on your Mardi Gras celebration at the Palisades library! Join us on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 2:30 p.m. for a special Mardi Gras craft in the Children's Room. All ages are welcome to participate and to check out our display of Mardi Gras and Easter books!

Celebrate Black History Month with Uncork'd Art!

Create your African American art-inspired masterpiece!

Join us for a Just-For-Fun paint party in celebration of Black History Month! Create your own African American Art inspired masterpiece with Uncork'd Art at your library.   According to Uncork'd Art's manager, A.J. Francis, "Uncork’d Art’s first priority is to ensure that everyone has a fun night (or day) out!  Our “Just For Fun” session is exactly how it sounds …. JUST-FOR-FUN!  Fun Night, Great Art, and Something different to try!" 

Palisades Winter Readathon

Jan. 11-Feb. 28, 2015

Join in the fun this winter at Palisades Library!   From Jan. 11 to Feb. 28, children from birth to age 12 can join the Palisades Winter Readathon! Simply stop by the Children's Desk to sign up, and start earning fantastic prizes for reading.

J. California Cooper

J. California Cooper (J for Joan, California a pen name) was an intensely private person.  She gave few interviews and never admitted to her exact age.  Starting out as a playwright, Cooper decided to try fiction at the suggestion of novelist Alice Walker. Her efforts at novels and short stories won the American Book Award, the James Baldwin Writing Award, and the Literary Lion Award.  In celebration of her life, Palisades Library has a display of Cooper’s works: