Events
Drop by to receive one-on-one assistance with computers – everything from using Microsoft Office and Google Docs, filling out job applications, signing up for email, searching the internet, printing, scanning, and more.
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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…
Drop in for one-on-one assistance with computers, smartphones, tablets, and e-readers. Library staff will help troubleshoot library service needs on your own devices and library computers. We'll provide support with using Microsoft Office…
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…
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.
Are you an adult looking to improve your literacy skills? Would you like help with homework? Are you studying for your GED? Adult Tutoring is a drop-in program for adults seeking 1:1 help with basic level reading, writing, math, and English…
Drop by to receive one-on-one help with a tech volunteer. Get help using Microsoft Office and Google Docs, filling in job applications, signing up for email, searching the internet, printing, scanning, copying, faxing and using library…
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Join us for a two-part workshop in support of the Mary Ann Key Book Club conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer. Today's workshop, led by poet Halee Kirkwood, focuses on water, encouraging participants to write about a waterway that…
Open to adult and teen chess players of all abilities from complete beginners to the more advanced. Play for learning or for friendly competitive play. Teaching new players is available upon request.
Just come for fun. And note: you do not…
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Every story grows from the seed of an idea. Generating ideas and developing them into a compelling piece of fiction can be tricky, particularly in the beginning stages. Learn creative exercises, brainstorming techniques, and writing habits…
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Join our discussion of new and interesting mystery/thriller titles. Bring along your recommendations for future meetings. Copies of the book may be picked up at the service desk prior to meeting.
March 18: End of Story by A.J. Finn
April…
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Minnesota mystery author Christine Husom will be here to discuss the first book in her acclaimed Snow Globe Shop Mystery series: Snow Way Out. No registration required. Collaborator: Friends of the Penn Lake Library Mystery Book…
Join our discussion of new and interesting mystery and thriller titles. A limited number of lending copies are available at the Penn Lake Library service desk. Collaborator: Friends of the Penn Lake Library. Sponsor: Friends of the Hennepin…
Join library staff and fellow library patrons for relaxed conversation over coffee or tea. All are welcome. Sponsor: Friends of the Hennepin County Library.
For children from birth to 24 months and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement in a format especially designed for babies.
For children from birth to 24 months and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement in a format especially designed for babies.
For children of all ages and their caregivers. Connect with your child during this drop-in program exploring early literacy activities.
Get free help answering your Medicare questions with Minnesota Aging Pathways.
Registration is required and can be done at https://trellisconnects.org/get-help/medicare/. Choose to make an in-person appointment, select Brookdale…
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For children and their caregivers. Join a Bloomington ECFE teacher for stories, songs, and fun! Collaborator: Bloomington Public Schools Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE).