Kindness Crafts
Kindness Crafts
Make wish bracelets and Miss Rumphius lupines for kindness projects in your community.
Make wish bracelets and Miss Rumphius lupines for kindness projects in your community.
Just Keep Stringing will help you create a string art masterpiece. Registration required. Sponsored by Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
Stop by to help us beautify the sidewalk with chalk art and color 100 building squares to be used to make sculptures in the library during the rest of the summer. ALL AGES WELCOME!
Build based off our challenges, but be warned, we may have some tricky rules up our sleeves. Sponsored by the E.F. Johnson Foundation. Registration required.
Come to an informational class on how to keep your personal information secure on the internet. This class covers best practices, email security, social media privacy settings, and more.
Learn how to make your own s’mores oven out of a pizza box, the sun, and a few other basic supplies. Registration required.
New Richland Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times on Thursdays at 9:30 am. From puppets to pumping music, from bubble machines to banging bands, these are not your average story time. The Library uses movement, STEAM activities, curiosity, imaginative play, and active learning to keep kids engaged. Free and open to the public.
Put a little light into others’ lives by making them cards that actually light up with an actual LED light! Registration required.
We’ll bring the Legos, you bring the builders! Build an invention to make the world a better place!
Elysian Area Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times on Thursdays at 10 am. From puppets to pumping music, from bubble machines to banging bands, these are not your average story time. The Library uses movement, STEAM activities, curiosity, imaginative play, and active learning to keep kids engaged. Free and open to the public.
Build inertia towers, exploding chains, and spectacular balloon towers! Registration required.
Water Balloon Catapult, Squirt Gun Art, Water Balloon Toss, Paper Marbling, Fire Truck Tours, Bean Bag Toss, Obstacle Course, Big Bat Baseball, Rubber Ducky Prize Pull, Bubble Run, Safety Shark, Free Lunch, & more! A collaboration with Community Education, City of Waseca, City of Waseca Parks Departments, Lions Club, Waseca Art Center, Waseca Fire Department,…
We’ll bring the Legos, you bring the builders! Kids will be challenged with creating a structure able to withstand an earthquake. Registration required.
Just Keep Stringing will help you create a string art masterpiece. Registration required. Sponsored by Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
At this Friends of the New Richland Public Library event, local auctioneer and appraiser Carol Bode will talk about antiques and value items. People are encouraged to bring in family heirlooms and curiosities to discover their monetary value at $5 per item appraised. Bode will not be appraising any gems or guns at this event.…
Learn how to make your own s’mores oven out of a pizza box, the sun, and a few other basic supplies. Registration required.
Learn about the impact of pottery on Dakota communities in Minnesota and make your own arrowhead. Sponsored by Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
Enjoy treats while coloring adult coloring pages. Let the quiet work stimulate your senses and creativity while reducing your stress.
Janesville Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times on Tuesdays at 9:30 am. From puppets to pumping music, from bubble machines to banging bands, these are not your average story time. The Library uses movement, STEAM activities, curiosity, imaginative play, and active learning to keep kids engaged. Free and open to the public.
Le Center Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times on Tuesdays at 9:30 am. From puppets to pumping music, from bubble machines to banging bands, these are not your average story time. The Library uses movement, STEAM activities, curiosity, imaginative play, and active learning to keep kids engaged. Free and open to the public.
Rio is a licensed therapy dog who loves to listen to books! Come share your favorite books with her! Registration required.
Calling all creators, builders, writers, engineers, and anyone who wants to Level Up this summer! We’ll be challenging you to create toys using Hanz Inventors Lab kits. Sponsored by the E.F. Johnson Foundation. Registration required.
Learn from Cheri Best about the effects of buckthorn on our world. We will then use buckthorn to make a walking stick. Event will be held outside, dress accordingly. All ages welcome! Registration required. Sponsored by Friends of the Elysian Area Library
You’ll need to learn these four books backwards and forwards to win the big prize in this book trivia competition! Registration required!
Build based off our challenges, but be warned, we may have some tricky rules up our sleeves. Sponsored by the E.F. Johnson Foundation. Registration required.
Earn entry into this afterhours event full of claymation, henna painting, Minute-to-Win-It challenges, and more by reading, attending events, and more! Qualifiers only! See summer reading challenge rules for more details.
Create fashion using recycled newspaper, plastic bags, magazines, and other various materials. Teams are encouraged. Registration required.
Try this new spin on a book club! Visit the library to choose a recipe from the selected cookbook, Back of the Box Cooking. Then bring the finished dish to the event. It's a great way to meet people, share cooking tips, and try out delicious food.
Make wish bracelets and Miss Rumphius lupines for kindness projects in your community.
Learn how to draw bulldozers, tractors, airplanes, trains, schools, city buildings, and skyscrapers, and more! July 18th 10 AM Montgomery Public Library July 18th 1 PM Le Center Public Library July 18th 3 PM Le Sueur Public Library July 19th 10 AM Elysian Area Library July 19th 1 PM Janesville Public Library July 19th 3…
Rio is a licensed therapy dog who loves to listen to books! Come share your favorite books with her! Registration required.
Learn how to draw bulldozers, tractors, airplanes, trains, schools, city buildings, and skyscrapers, and more!
Repurpose discarded plastic bottles to create wind spirals, flowers, and zipper bags. Registration required.
Learn how to draw bulldozers, tractors, airplanes, trains, schools, city buildings, and skyscrapers, and more!
Kids: Meet with a designer who will create a custom cardboard house for your action figures or dolls. Bring your figures or dolls to the meeting so that the cardboard design will be the perfect fit! Registration required. Teens: Sign up NOW to create a custom cardboard playhouse for a child this summer. You’ll be…
Come prepared to get MESSY! Foot flowers, outdoor spirograph, paint splats, sidewalk butterflies, and squirt gun painting. Ages 2-7 need adult help.
Enjoy a musical performance featuring a wide variety of instruments followed by a harmonica lesson. Kids get to keep the harmonicas! Sponsored by Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
Ever wondered about essential oils? What are the benefits or dangers? Come and learn the basics.
You’ll need to learn these four books backwards and forwards to win the big prize in this book trivia competition! Registration required!
Work together to solve these group challenges such as a giant caterpillar crawl and a blind minefield. Registration required.
Build based off our challenges, but be warned, we may have some tricky rules up our sleeves. Sponsored by the E.F. Johnson Foundation. Registration required.
Mia combines baffling magic tricks, stories, poetry, and Asian dance moves to enthrall audiences. This unique cultural presentation is a stunner. Sponsored by Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
Mia combines baffling magic tricks, stories, poetry, and Asian dance moves to enthrall audiences. This unique cultural presentation is a stunner. Sponsored by Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
Mia combines baffling magic tricks, stories, poetry, and Asian dance moves to enthrall audiences. This unique cultural presentation is a stunner. Sponsored by Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
Mia combines baffling magic tricks, stories, poetry, and Asian dance moves to enthrall audiences. This unique cultural presentation is a stunner. Sponsored by Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
Mia combines baffling magic tricks, stories, poetry, and Asian dance moves to enthrall audiences. This unique cultural presentation is a stunner. Sponsored by Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
Healing Hands will introduce how wellness activities such as meditation, massage, acupuncture, diet, and essential oils can improve your wellness.
Learn how to make your own s’mores oven out of a pizza box, the sun, and a few other basic supplies. Registration required.
Repurpose discarded plastic bottles to create wind spirals, flowers, and zipper bags. Registration required.
Janesville Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times on Tuesdays at 9:30 am. From puppets to pumping music, from bubble machines to banging bands, these are not your average story time. The Library uses movement, STEAM activities, curiosity, imaginative play, and active learning to keep kids engaged. Free and open to the public.
Join us as we make our communities safer and stronger together. Waseca Public Library will be giving away free books!