This event is in the "Family" group. Feb 5 2025 Wed Family Game Night 4:00pm - 6:30pm Family Hanna Branch This event is in the "Family" group. Feb 5 2025 Wed Family Game Night 4:00pm - 6:30pm Hanna Branch Library Branch: Hanna Branch Room: HA-Meeting Room Age Group: Family Program Description: Games and Play Event Details: Meet your neighbors for a night of family fun at the Library! Board games provide family bonding, brain food, and less screen-time! Get your game on with a variety of board games to choose from, along with light refreshments to enjoy.
This event is in the "Teen" group. Feb 5 2025 Wed Teen Engineering Club 6:00pm - 7:30pm Teen LPCPL Exchange This event is in the "Teen" group. Feb 5 2025 Wed Teen Engineering Club 6:00pm - 7:30pm LPCPL Exchange Library Branch: LPCPL Exchange Room: EX-Classroom Age Group: Teen Program Description: Maker, STEAM Event Details: Dive into the world of engineering with hands-on activities. Explore the exciting possibilities of microcontrollers, master the precision of CNC machines and mini lathes, and even build a can crusher!
This event is in the "0-5" group. Feb 6 2025 Thu Play & Learn Ages 0-3 10:00am - 10:30am 0-5 Main Library This event is in the "0-5" group. Feb 6 2025 Thu Play & Learn Ages 0-3 10:00am - 10:30am Main Library Library Branch: Main Library Room: MN-Multipurpose Room Age Group: 0-5 Program Description: Storytime Sing, move, dance, and rhyme with us during this interactive storytime!Babies and their grown-up are encouraged to engage and participate in a storytime structured around the Every Child Ready to Read™ curriculum! Classes incorporate books, technology, movement, and hands-on practice to engage children and adults in a fun, friendly environment.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 6 2025 Thu Genealogy 101 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adult Fish Lake Branch This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 6 2025 Thu Genealogy 101 2:00pm - 3:00pm Fish Lake Branch Library Branch: Fish Lake Branch Room: FL-Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Program Description: Presentation Event Details: Learn about your own family history! Access & Collections Librarian Laurin Katzmarek will explain how to get started with your own genealogy research.
This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 6 2025 Thu 3D Printing Open Lab 6:00pm - 7:30pm Teen, Adult LPCPL Exchange This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 6 2025 Thu 3D Printing Open Lab 6:00pm - 7:30pm LPCPL Exchange Library Branch: LPCPL Exchange Room: EX-Classroom Age Group: Teen, Adult Program Description: Maker Event Details: Want to learn more about 3D printing? Join us on the first Thursday of each month to create 3D models, prototype, and skill share. Disclaimer(s) Exchange Safety During this class, you will work with machinery and a variety of tools. Closed toe shoes are required. Avoid wearing baggy clothing or dangling jewelry, and tie back long hair.
This event is in the "0-5" group. Feb 7 2025 Fri Stories & More Ages 3-5 10:00am - 10:30am 0-5 Main Library This event is in the "0-5" group. Feb 7 2025 Fri Stories & More Ages 3-5 10:00am - 10:30am Main Library Library Branch: Main Library Room: MN-Multipurpose Room Age Group: 0-5 Program Description: Storytime Event Details: Get ready for kindergarten with stories, songs, movement and more!Preparing for kindergarten begins long before preschool and kindergarten sign ups! Storytimes build the skills needed for kindergarten and provide helpful tips for adults to use at home. Structured around the Every Child Ready to Read™ Curriculum, storytime is a great way to have fun while working on reading skills, social skills, and motor skills. This week is all about snowmen! We will be making our own paper snowmen, which will help with fine motor and scissor skills.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 7 2025 Fri Make It! Leather Quarter Holder 10:00am - 12:00pm Adult LPCPL Exchange Open Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 7 2025 Fri Make It! Leather Quarter Holder 10:00am - 12:00pm LPCPL Exchange Open Library Branch: LPCPL Exchange Room: EX-Classroom Age Group: Adult Program Description: Maker Registration Required Seats Remaining: 7 Event Details: Always forgetting that pesky quarter when grocery shopping? Learn how to make your own leather quarter holder! This class will cover the basics of leather working and how to hand sew your leather projects with a saddle stitch. Disclaimer(s) Exchange Safety During this class, you will work with machinery and a variety of tools. Closed toe shoes are required. Avoid wearing baggy clothing or dangling jewelry, and tie back long hair.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 10 2025 Mon Tai Chi Easy™ for Health and Relaxation 9:30am - 10:30am Adult Main Library Open Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 10 2025 Mon Tai Chi Easy™ for Health and Relaxation 9:30am - 10:30am Main Library Open Library Branch: Main Library Room: MN-Meeting Room B Age Group: Adult Program Description: Health and Wellness Registration Required Seats Remaining: 30 Event Details: Whether you're new to tai chi or have practiced it for years, join Kristy Putnam, Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer of the Integral Institute of Qigong and Tai Chi and a certified Integrative Health Coach, for a six-week series.
This event is in the "6-11" group. Feb 10 2025 Mon Homeschool Hub 11:00am - 12:00pm 6-11 Main Library This event is in the "6-11" group. Feb 10 2025 Mon Homeschool Hub 11:00am - 12:00pm Main Library Library Branch: Main Library Room: MN-Multipurpose Room Age Group: 6-11 Program Description: STEAM Event Details: Looking for a more advance STEM lesson? Come to Homeschool Hub where we will be teaching science lessons on robots, computers, and other small machines!
This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 10 2025 Mon Make It! Solder a Robot 4:00pm - 5:30pm Teen, Adult Union Mills Branch This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 10 2025 Mon Make It! Solder a Robot 4:00pm - 5:30pm Union Mills Branch Library Branch: Union Mills Branch Room: UM-Meeting Room Age Group: Teen, Adult Program Description: Maker Event Details: Learn the basics of soldering by following step by step to make your very own battery-powered, illuminating robot to take home!
This event is in the "Family" group. Feb 10 2025 Mon Family Storytime 5:00pm - 5:30pm Family Main Library This event is in the "Family" group. Feb 10 2025 Mon Family Storytime 5:00pm - 5:30pm Main Library Library Branch: Main Library Room: MN-Multipurpose Room Age Group: Family Program Description: Storytime Event Details: This family-friendly storytime focuses on stories, songs and more for all ages! Storytimes build the skills needed for kindergarten and provide helpful tips for adults to use at home. Structured around the Every Child Ready to Read™ Curriculum, storytime is a great way to have fun while working on reading skills, social skills, and motor skills. This week, we are celebrating Valentine’s Day! To celebrate, we will be making our own valentines! This craft assists with creativity and fine motor skills.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 10 2025 Mon Tai Chi Easy™ for Health and Relaxation 6:00pm - 7:00pm Adult Main Library Open Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 10 2025 Mon Tai Chi Easy™ for Health and Relaxation 6:00pm - 7:00pm Main Library Open Library Branch: Main Library Room: MN-Meeting Room B Age Group: Adult Program Description: Health and Wellness Registration Required Seats Remaining: 28 Event Details: Whether you're new to tai chi or have practiced it for years, join Kristy Putnam, Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer of the Integral Institute of Qigong and Tai Chi and a certified Integrative Health Coach, for a six-week series.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 11 2025 Tue Page Turners 12:00pm - 1:00pm Adult Main Library This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 11 2025 Tue Page Turners 12:00pm - 1:00pm Main Library Library Branch: Main Library Room: MN-Meeting Room B Age Group: Adult Program Description: Book Discussion Event Details: Please join us for a lively discussion of this month's selection. Newcomers are always welcome!
This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 11 2025 Tue Sewing Open Lab 6:00pm - 7:30pm Teen, Adult LPCPL Exchange This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 11 2025 Tue Sewing Open Lab 6:00pm - 7:30pm LPCPL Exchange Library Branch: LPCPL Exchange Room: EX-Classroom Age Group: Teen, Adult Program Description: Maker Event Details: Let's sew! Gather on the second Tuesdays of the month for an evening of sewing, friends, and skill sharing. Bring a project that you're currently working on or start a new one with us! Disclaimer(s) Exchange Safety During this class, you will work with machinery and a variety of tools. Closed toe shoes are required. Avoid wearing baggy clothing or dangling jewelry, and tie back long hair.
This event is in the "0-5" group. Feb 12 2025 Wed Family Storytime 10:00am - 10:30am 0-5 Union Mills Branch This event is in the "0-5" group. Feb 12 2025 Wed Family Storytime 10:00am - 10:30am Union Mills Branch Library Branch: Union Mills Branch Room: UM-Meeting Room Age Group: 0-5 Program Description: Storytime Event Details: This family-friendly storytime focuses on stories, songs and more for all ages!
This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 12 2025 Wed Make It! Lathe Salt and Pepper Shakers 5:30pm - 7:30pm Adult LPCPL Exchange Open Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 12 2025 Wed Make It! Lathe Salt and Pepper Shakers 5:30pm - 7:30pm LPCPL Exchange Open Library Branch: LPCPL Exchange Room: EX-Classroom Age Group: Adult Program Description: Maker Registration Required Seats Remaining: 2 Event Details: Work together with a loved one or a member of your household to turn a salt and pepper shaker on the wood lathe! Keep it for yourselves or give them as a gift set. One kit per couple - ages 12 and up. Disclaimer(s) Exchange Safety During this class, you will work with machinery and a variety of tools. Closed toe shoes are required. Avoid wearing baggy clothing or dangling jewelry, and tie back long hair.
This event is in the "0-5" group. Feb 13 2025 Thu Play & Learn Ages 0-3 10:00am - 10:30am 0-5 Main Library This event is in the "0-5" group. Feb 13 2025 Thu Play & Learn Ages 0-3 10:00am - 10:30am Main Library Library Branch: Main Library Room: MN-Multipurpose Room Age Group: 0-5 Program Description: Storytime Sing, move, dance, and rhyme with us during this interactive storytime!Babies and their grown-up are encouraged to engage and participate in a storytime structured around the Every Child Ready to Read™ curriculum! Classes incorporate books, technology, movement, and hands-on practice to engage children and adults in a fun, friendly environment.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 13 2025 Thu Hooked on Books 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adult Fish Lake Branch This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 13 2025 Thu Hooked on Books 2:00pm - 3:00pm Fish Lake Branch Library Branch: Fish Lake Branch Room: FL-Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Program Description: Book Discussion Event Details: Please join us for a lively discussion of this month's selection. Newcomers are always welcome!
This event is in the "Family" group. Feb 13 2025 Thu Conversation Hearts Valentine Fun Day 4:00pm - 5:00pm Family Rolling Prairie Branch This event is in the "Family" group. Feb 13 2025 Thu Conversation Hearts Valentine Fun Day 4:00pm - 5:00pm Rolling Prairie Branch Library Branch: Rolling Prairie Branch Room: RP-Meeting Room Age Group: Family Event Details: Celebrate Valentine's Day with games and arts & crafts! Play a variety of games using the ever-popular conversation candy hearts.
This event is in the "0-5" group. This event is in the "6-11" group. This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Feb 13 2025 Thu Won't You Be My ValenSLIME?! 4:00pm - 5:00pm 0-5, 6-11, Teen, Family Hanna Branch This event is in the "0-5" group. This event is in the "6-11" group. This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Feb 13 2025 Thu Won't You Be My ValenSLIME?! 4:00pm - 5:00pm Hanna Branch Library Branch: Hanna Branch Room: HA-Meeting Room Age Group: 0-5, 6-11, Teen, Family Program Description: STEAM Event Details: Create your own Valen-slime with this gooey concoction! Stay warm indoors while we make sparkly, squishy Valentine's slime! It's great for sensory play or to give as a Valentine's treat.
This event is in the "6-11" group. This event is in the "Teen" group. Feb 13 2025 Thu No-Sew Tie Heart Pillows 4:00pm - 5:30pm 6-11, Teen Kingsford Heights Branch This event is in the "6-11" group. This event is in the "Teen" group. Feb 13 2025 Thu No-Sew Tie Heart Pillows 4:00pm - 5:30pm Kingsford Heights Branch Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch Age Group: 6-11, Teen Program Description: Local Interests, Maker Event Details: With Valentine's Day right around the corner, there is still time to create a personalized, handmade valentine gift for the special someone in your life!
This event is in the "0-5" group. Feb 14 2025 Fri Stories & More Ages 3-5 10:00am - 10:30am 0-5 Main Library This event is in the "0-5" group. Feb 14 2025 Fri Stories & More Ages 3-5 10:00am - 10:30am Main Library Library Branch: Main Library Room: MN-Multipurpose Room Age Group: 0-5 Program Description: Storytime Event Details: Get ready for kindergarten with stories, songs, movement and more!Preparing for kindergarten begins long before preschool and kindergarten sign ups! Storytimes build the skills needed for kindergarten and provide helpful tips for adults to use at home. Structured around the Every Child Ready to Read™ Curriculum, storytime is a great way to have fun while working on reading skills, social skills, and motor skills. This week, we are celebrating Valentine’s Day! To celebrate, we will be making our own valentines! This craft assists with creativity and fine motor skills.
This event is in the "Family" group. Feb 15 2025 Sat Cooking with Kids 10:00am - 11:00am Family Coolspring Branch This event is in the "Family" group. Feb 15 2025 Sat Cooking with Kids 10:00am - 11:00am Coolspring Branch Library Branch: Coolspring Branch Room: CS-Meeting Room Age Group: Family Program Description: Health and Wellness, Presentation Event Details: We will learn basic cooking skills, promote healthy eating habits, and enjoy some yummy food together! Today we will be making edible fossil parfaits! Cooking experience is not required. Disclaimer(s) Food Allergies We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.
Feb 17 2025 Mon President's Day All Day All Branches Closing Feb 17 2025 Mon Closing President's Day All Day Branches: Book Bike, Coolspring Branch, Fish Lake Branch, Hanna Branch, Kingsford Heights Branch, LPCPL Exchange, Main Library, Mobile Library, Rolling Prairie Branch, Union Mills Branch, Library in the Community, Online