Events
Join us for Sit and Create: All About Clay! This 6-week series focuses on different types of clay creation each week followed by a small showcase at the end of the six weeks. Materials provided. Collaborator: WeePaints. Sponsor: Friends of…
Drop in to receive one-on-one assistance with computers, smartphones, tablets, and e-readers. Library staff will be available to help you troubleshoot library service needs on your personal devices and library…
Calling all future engineers and architects! We've got the bricks, but we need you to bring your imagination. No experience necessary. We'll also have DUPLOS®, so all ages are welcome.
No registration is required. Indoor room capacity…
Grades 4-12. Come watch anime, talk manga, make crafts, and connect with people who share your interests! Materials provided. Programming may include TV-14 rated material. Sponsor: Friends of the Hennepin County Library.
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Grades 6-12. Hang out with the Brookdale Teen Geekery Club for a variety of games, crafts, fun activities, and discuss your favorite fandoms. Bring your friends and come make new ones after school together! Programming may include TV-14…
Open to chess players of all ages and abilities from complete beginners to more advanced. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Non-competitive and friendly playing only. All chess equipment will be provided. Walk-ins welcome!
Drop in for fun and creative STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) experiments and projects! Materials provided.
Led by Franklin Library’s STEAM Squad.
PreK-grade 2 and their favorite grownup. Experience yoga through stories and songs, and discover new ways to move and play together.
Register online.
For all ages. Chess it out! Have fun learning the basics of chess, improving your game, mastering strategies, and meeting other chess fans at all levels. Walk-ins welcome.
Learn about natural history, biology and geology by trading items at the Nature Trading Place at Nokomis Library. Bring in your objects, drawings, or photographs of natural objects, and earn points in trade for other items in the…
All ages and skill levels are welcome. Have fun learning the basics of chess, improving your game, mastering strategies, and meeting other chess fans. Equipment provided. Walk-ins welcome.
Grades 4-8 (younger siblings are welcome). Looking for something fun to do? Drop in for crafts, games, and hanging with friends. Materials provided. Sponsor: Friends of the Hennepin County Library.
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Kids and families. Enjoy a rated G or PG movie in our cozy library theater experience. Sponsor: Friends of the Hennepin County Library. This program is funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
K-grade 8. Grade 4 and younger must attend with a caregiver. Looking for a fun project? Join us for an evening of crafting at the library! Materials provided.
January 22: Card making
February 26: Paper snowflakes
All ages and skill levels are welcome. Have fun learning the basics of chess, improving your game, mastering strategies, and meeting other chess fans. Free and open to all!
PreK-grade 3. Join us to listen to a read-aloud story related to art and culture of the Russian region and then create an art project to take home. Led by Kelly McKay, Director of Education at The Museum of Russian Art. Materials provided.…
Calling all future engineers and architects! We've got the bricks, but we need you to bring your imagination. No experience necessary. We'll also have DUPLOS®, so all ages are welcome.
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Join us for a History Day Research Open House and get extra help! Start by checking in on the 3rd floor.
Get research help from librariansDiscover new primary and secondary sourcesView sample projectsReceive one-on-one help from a History…
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Join us for this drop-in event to stock up on jigsaw puzzles. If you bring puzzles to give away, please bring ones with 250 pieces or more. Bringing puzzles is not required to take puzzles. Look for us in the meeting room!