It’s Library Card Sign-up Month
8 awesome benefits that come with your FREE card
The Chandler Public Library (CPL) is more than a place for books - it is a place to build community, discover new worlds, and engage in life-long learning. Plus, dozens of additional resources are available to cardholders. Your library card is a passport for adventure, so sign up or renew your CPL card today!
1. Ebooks, Magazines, and Newspapers — Your library card can link to cloudLibrary, PressReader and Flipster where you can borrow and download countless ebooks, magazines, audiobooks and more.
2. Library Computers — No home computer? No problem! Your library card gives you access to the public computers available at all branches. Printing and mobile printing are also available for a small fee.
3. Movies and Music — Cardholders can stream thousands of movies on platforms like Kanopy or music using Freegal. Fans of traditional format movies and music can still check out DVDs and CDs.
4. Arizona Attractions Passes — Use your library card to check out a Culture Pass to gain free admission to dozens of cultural institutions.
5. Learn a Language — With a library card you can access more than 70 different languages though Mango Languages or even attend a Spanish, Japanese, or English learning class.
6. Explore New Career Skills — No matter your profession, it’s never too late to improve existing skills or gain new ones with learning platforms like LinkedIn Learning.
7. Be a Creator — The future of making is here, and it’s yours to create in the Makery. Check out equipment including the Glowforge, 3D printer, Cricut, and sewing machines, plus the Makery studio audio/visual production space.
8. Diverse Programs for All Ages — Storytime for toddlers, book clubs for adults, games and trivia for teens - there are hundreds of programs each month at your local library. (Note, you don’t need to be a cardholder to attend library programs, and most programs are free.)
Need a library card? Sign up for a library card in person by visiting one of CPL’s four locations or visit Get a Card.
September is Emergency Preparedness Month — what’s in your emergency kit?
Chandler’s Fire Department recommends that every household should be equipped with an emergency supply kit in their home to provide for the family’s basic needs for at least three days.
The emergency kit should contain items that will help the family in the event of a power outage, suspension of water service and the inability to access supermarkets or other local services. Emergencies can happen anywhere at any time, so it is recommended to also keep a small emergency kit in every vehicle. Some of the suggested items to include:
- Water (one gallon per person per day for several days, for drinking and sanitation)
- Food (at least a several-day supply of non-perishable food) for you and your pets
- Medications
- Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert
- Flashlight
- First aid kit
- Extra batteries
- Whistle (to signal for help)
- Dust mask (to help filter contaminated air)
- Plastic sheeting and duct tape (to shelter in place)
- Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties (for personal sanitation)
- Wrench or pliers (to turn off utilities)
- Manual can opener (for food)
- Local maps
- Cell phone with chargers and a backup battery
Visit the Department of Homeland Security and Chandler Fire for additional emergency items and more emergency preparedness information and tools to prepare your family.
Jam to the live music all fall with the return of the Sonoran Sunset concert series
This fall, residents and visitors to Chandler can enjoy six live musical performances as part of the Sonoran Sunset Series, a run of free open-air concerts.
On the third Thursday of the month, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., talented musicians and entertainers will perform an array of acts for music lovers at Veterans Oasis Park’s spacious amphitheater. From Oct. 17 through Mar. 20, jazz, country, feel-good rock, and even the sweet sounds of multiple eras take to the park’s main stage.
Trash and recycling reminders
- Trash and recycling is collected anytime from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Though it may seem the truck arrives about the same time every week, there is no specific scheduled time for trash or recycling containers to be emptied.
- Time of collection varies due to truckload capacity, traffic, weather, route changes, road construction and street or utility maintenance.
- To ensure collection service is not interrupted, have your container at the curb by 6 a.m. on your day of collection or after 6 p.m. the evening before your collection day.
- If you placed your container out by 6 a.m., but your it was missed, leave it at the curb and call 480-782-3510 no later than the next business day.
- Reports of missed collection are verified by container inspections on a street, and by review of GPS reports that track a collection truck route.
- Containers must be against the curb or in front of a residence and should be placed at least three feet from other containers and at least six feet away from parked cars, light poles, mailboxes or other objects.
- Garbage and grass must be bagged and tied in trash cans. Recyclables should not be placed in bags.
- Lids should be closed on containers with no protruding items.
- Containers must be removed from the curb by 9 a.m. on the day following collection.
- Containers must be secured at the residence between collection days in such a manner that they are not readily susceptible to theft or vandalism.
- Residents are responsible for keeping trash and recycling containers clean.
- Broken, cracked or damaged recycling and trash containers should be reported to Solid Waste Services at 480-782-3510 for repair or replacement.
Chandler’s Water Conservation Division offers everything from advice on water-saving fixtures to tips on installing a water-efficient landscape; plus grass removal and smart controller rebates.
4 Teen Mental Health Summit, Chandler Community Center, 480-782-2728
5 Mariachi Festival, Chandler Center for the Arts, 480-782-2221
12 Miss Indian Arizona, Center for the Arts, 480-782-2218
13 The Life and Music of George Michael, Center for the Arts, 480-782-2680
14 Dine-In Cinema, Chandler Senior Center, 480-782-2720
14, 17 City Council meeting, Council Chambers, 480-782-2181
17 Sonoran Sunset Series, Chandler Nature Center, 480-782-2890
18 PJ Morton Cape Town to Cairo Tour, Center for the Arts, 480-782-2680
19 Halloween Make and Take, Vision Gallery, 480-782-2697
19 4th Annual Turkish Festival, Sema Foundation, 480-782-2218
25 Halloween Spooktacular, Dr. A.J. Chandler Park – Stage Plaza, 480-782-2735
26 Pumpkin Dunk, Mesquite Groves Aquatic Center, 480-782-2750
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