Play games for 24 hours straight, including on the Nintendo Switch, AND HELP SICK KIDS! Ask friends and family to sponsor you for $1 per hour to benefit sick kids through Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals! Sign up for the Waseca Public Library team at the library and online at www.extra-life.org/team/wasecalibrary Sponsored by Friends of the…
All ages are invited to the Library to make Veterans Day cards for veterans. The cards will be distributed at the Hastings Veterans Home and the Armed Forces Service Center at the Minneapolis International Airport.
Assemble a team of up to 4 players to compete in a jigsaw puzzle competition. The first team to complete the puzzle wins a prize (and bragging rights)! Sponsored by Friends of the Elysian Area Library
Audreen Greenwald, who has a deep family history of gardening and design work, will lead this floral workshop. Registration required. Sponsored by Friends of the Waterville Public Library
Create a portrait of you featuring all the parts of you that make you unique—written up along the lines of your thumbprint. Write the story of your life, random facts about yourself, your goals, things your parents never let you do, and favorite books and songs. Exclusively for ages 13-18.
Try this new spin on a book club! Visit the library to choose a recipe from the selected cookbook. Then bring the finished dish to the event. It's a great way to meet people, share cooking tips, and try out delicious food. Bring It! by Ali Rosen
Colombian, Bolivian, Chilean, and American musicians come together creating a unique setlist of Iberian and Southamerican music. Their music celebrates the beauty of “mestizo culture” and creates a new blend of Fado and Flamenco music. Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Le Sueur Public Library
Support your local libraries by shopping at the Mankato Barnes and Noble. Make sure you pick up the Bookfair ID# before you make your purchases! A Friends of the Le Sueur Public Library fundraiser!
Can you beat the clock? Complete each challenge using house-hold items in less than 60 seconds. Exclusively for ages 13-18.
Using a dozen stringed instruments, Imholte performs traditional ballads, Celtic fiddle music, light classical, and originals. He sings songs about the Midwest—about farms, small towns, and the people who make their living on the land. Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Le Sueur Public Library
Participants will make a snowman to begin the winter decorating season. Each participant will take the item home.
Try this new spin on a book club! Visit the library to choose a recipe from the selected cookbook. Then bring the finished dish to the event. It's a great way to meet people, share cooking tips, and try out delicious food. This month's selection The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays by Ree…
Our digital preservation event is geared for community members who wish to preserve treasured photos, negatives, slides, or documents. In addition, we are looking for specific items to use in a “History of Elysian” digital display. Participants will go home with a digital copy of the items they have brought in to be scanned.
Get in touch with your artistic side at this fundraiser for the Friends of the Janesville Public Library. Registration required. Tickets cost $40.
Learn new family history search skills. Get advice on resources, common challenges and problem-solving techniques, and family history presentation ideas. Newcomers are welcome!
A concert full of vibrant traditional flamenco dance and guitar, featuring an ensemble of critically acclaimed, masterful performers. Co-sponsored by Waseca Public Library and Waseca Community Education
Try your hand at dot art—a simple, but breathtaking art technique. From jellyfish to the Cheshire Cat, we will have a variety of designs to use as templates and as inspiration.
Release your inner creative beast! Group meets once a month. Supplies provided by the Friends of the Library but feel free to bring along whatever you want to use/share. New to the group? Sign up at the library so a journal will be provided for you. Geared for 13+.
Explore rural Minnesota’s agricultural past. Doug Ohman will take you on a visual tour of older farming equipment that has become obsolete in the modern age. Sponsored by Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
For this challenge, teams will create runway outfits with duct tape. Judges will award prizes. Registration required. Geared for ages 7-12. Sponsored by the Friends of the Waseca Public Library
Create a cute and welcoming custom door mat. With just a few simple steps, this stenciled project will be ready to take home!
Adults with developmental disabilities have been participating in an innovative creative writing workshop that showcases their unique gifts and voice with the world! Cow Tipping Press and Waseca Public Library are pleased to invite the public to the book launch of their work! This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a…
