From Cup-and-Ball to Jenga, play games throughout the years in Trowbridge Park at the Sesquicentennial’s Ice Cream Social. Preserve your photographs and artifacts from Waseca’s history at our Scan for Keeps event, also held during the Sesquicentennial’s Ice Cream Social. Sesquicentennial goers are encouraged to bring in a photograph or artifact featuring outdoor fun in…
Cherie Best will lead a discussion group for anyone with an interest in nature. Based on the book A Sand County Almanac, and sketches here and there by Aldo Leopold, the group discusses monthly changes in southern Minnesota, especially the natural phenomena in relation to climate, plant, and animal life.
Learn to care for and release monarchs with Anna Mentjes. Sponsored by Friends of the Le Center Public Library
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)!
Create a decorative wall hanging using a variety of weaving techniques. Registration required.
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 book: The Big Book of More Baking with Refrigerated Dough by…
Learn new family history search skills. Get advice on resources, common challenges and problem-solving techniques, and family history presentation ideas. Newcomers are welcome!
Join us to explore the art of suminagashi (or "floating ink") paper marbling. This technique originated in Japan as early as the 12th century. Try out the art form and take home beautiful and unique monotypes.
Sean Bloomfield and Colton Witte graduated from high school early to retrace Eric Sevareid’s classic canoe trip detailed in the book Canoeing with the Cree. Hear more about Bloomfield and Witte’s adventure and how it differed from Sevareid’s experience at their presentation. Copies of Adventure North: 2,200 Miles by Canoe 49 Days in the Wild,…
Learn the basics of the art of embroidery. Geared for teens and adults. Registration required. Sponsored by Friends of the Elysian Area Library
The New Richmond Public Library is sending origami cranes to the Peace Monument in Hiroshima, Japan this fall to honor the International Day of Peace and they need your help. Learn to fold cranes and then keep folding!
Join Waseca Public Library staff for a preview of our new and upcoming books! Panelists will present intriguing new titles and introduce you to new authors. Pro tip: attendees get to take the new books home first!
Check out the relaxed atmosphere of the Pizza Farm while discussing the book The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn. It’s the perfect combo of bookworm babble and beer. Beer not provided but can be brought along.
In Broken Ice, Nils Shapiro has been hired to find missing Linnea Engstrom, a teenager from the small northern hockey town of Warroad, Minnesota. Most of Warroad is in Minneapolis for the state high school hockey tournament, and Linnea never returned from last night’s game. Matt Goldman is also an Emmy Award-winning television writer whose…
Minnesota native Hanna Cesario, has redefined the way we think of the ukulele. She brings forward a refreshing approach to a timeless instrument and genre.
