Suminagashi
2025-02-04 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Janesville Public Library, 100 W 2nd St, Janesville, MN, 56048, United States
Join us to explore the art of suminagashi (or “floating ink”) paper marbling. Try out the Japanese art form and take home beautiful and unique monotypes. Geared for adults.

Stitch & Visit
2025-02-10 14:00 - 18:00, 2025-03-10 14:00 - 18:00 | Le Center Public Library, 10 W Tyrone St, Le Center, MN, 56057, United States
Bring your craft projects and visit with others while knitting, crocheting, embroidering, or other mobile craft project. Dianne Gahler will be on hand to problem solve.

Virtual Speaker: Waubgeshig Rice
2025-02-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual Event, MN, United States
The bestselling author will chat about his newest book Moon of the Turning Leaves. In the book, Evan and his 15-year-old daughter, Nangohns, are elected to lead a small scouting party on a trip to their traditional home on the north shore of Lake Huron—to seek new beginnings and discover what kind of life—and what dangers—still exist.
This event will be recorded and people who register will be emailed a link to the recording.
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This event is made possible by the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative. The event is held in coordination with Library Speakers Consortium and presented by Waseca-Le Sueur Regional Library System.

Pine Cone Succulents
2025-02-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Janesville Public Library, 100 W 2nd St, Janesville, MN, 56048, United States
Transform ordinary pine cones into beautiful, faux succulents. A unique crafting experience! Geared for adults.

Cook the Book
2025-02-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Waseca Public Library, 408 N State St, Waseca, MN, 56093, United States
Try this 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 share cooking tips and try out delicious food.
This month’s cookbook: When Southern Women Cook by America’s Test Kitchen

Flower Painting
2025-02-19 10:15 - 11:30 | New Richland Public Library, 129 Broadway Ave S, New Richland, MN, 56072, United States
Create a layered collage flower painting. Geared for adults.
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Greeting Card Club
2025-02-25 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-03-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Janesville Public Library, 100 W 2nd St, Janesville, MN, 56048, United States
Join us each month to create a handmade card to say thank you, happy birthday, or best wishes. Learn how to use stamps,
embellishments, and coloring techniques to create beautiful greeting cards. Geared for adults.
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Sponsored by Janesville Area Foundation and The Pope Family Fund.

Shell Trinket Dish
2025-02-27 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-02-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Le Sueur Public Library, 118 Ferry St, Le Sueur, MN, 56058, United States
Warm up with this coastal craft as we escape the chill of winter by creating a beautiful and functional decorative shell trinket dish. Ideal for those seeking a touch of seaside charm in the colder months, this project combines the
warmth of crafting with the serene beauty of the ocean. Geared for adults.
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Sponsored by Friends of the Le Sueur Public Library.

Country Music Trivia
2025-02-27 18:00 - 19:00 | DT’s 118 Saloon, 118 S 3rd St, Waterville, MN, 56096, United States
Slide into your cowboy boots for a night of country music trivia. Teams of up to 4 people compete to win Nashville legend status.
Prizes sponsored by Friends of the Waterville Public Library

Minnesota's Wild and Wooly Prohibition Days
2025-03-01 10:00 - 11:00 | Waterville Public Library, 210 Paquin St, Waterville, MN, 56096, United States
Living history player Arn Kind will introduce you to the drys, wets, gangsters, flappers, lawmen, and suffragists of Minnesota during America’s most colorful, complex experiment.
Sponsored by Friends of the Waterville Public Library

Laser-Engraved Keychains
2025-03-04 17:00 - 19:00 | Janesville Public Library, 100 W 2nd St, Janesville, MN, 56048, United States
In this workshop, blend modern innovation with old-world craftsmanship to create a wooden keychain! Geared for adults.
Sponsored by Janesville Area Foundation and the Pope Family Fund.

The Plot Thickens
2025-03-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Le Sueur Public Library, 118 Ferry St, Le Sueur, MN, 56058, United States
We are launching our new book club! Learn about this new hybrid book club where we alternate monthly from a group read to a “choose your own” genre-specific book. There will be treats! This month’s book is The Heaven and Earth Grocery Story by James McBride.
Sponsored by Friends of the Le Sueur Public Library

Jigsaw Puzzle Derby
2025-03-05 09:00 - 10:00 | Elysian Public Library, 202 E Main St, Elysian, MN, 56028, United States
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)! Registration required.
Sponsored by Friends of the Elysian Area Library

Homeschool Explorers Club
2025-03-05 13:00 - 14:00 | Le Sueur Public Library, 118 Ferry St, Le Sueur, MN, 56058, United States
A new monthly program geared for homeschool families is designed to ignite curiosity and foster a love of learning through a blend of STEAM and other engaging activities. This month’s theme is history. Geared for ages 6-12.

Book and Brews
2025-03-06 18:30 - 19:30 | Classics Pub, 125 S 3rd St, Waterville, 56096, United States
It’s the perfect combo of bookworm babble and beer. Pick up a copy of the book at the library, then meet us out to discuss the book.
American War by Omar El Akkad
Food and drinks not provided but can be purchased.

Pie & Puzzles
2025-03-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Le Sueur Public Library, 118 Ferry St, Le Sueur, MN, 56058, United States
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)! Registration required.
Sponsored by Friends of the Le Sueur Public Library

Learn to Crochet
2025-03-08 10:00 - 11:00 | Elysian Public Library, 202 E Main St, Elysian, MN, 56028, United States
Dianne Gahler will teach the basics of crocheting. In this last of 3 workshops, we will put all our elements together and learn to read a pattern. Supplies will be provided. Geared for adults.

Pine Cone Succulents
2025-03-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Montgomery Public Library, 104 Oak Ave SE, Montgomery, MN, 56069, United States

Virtual Speaker: Dan Heath
2025-03-12 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event, MN, United States
In Reset, Dan Heath explores a framework for getting unstuck and making the changes that matter. The secret is to find “leverage points”: places where a little bit of effort can yield a disproportionate return.
This event will be recorded and people who register will be emailed a link to the recording.
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This event is made possible by the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative. The event is held in coordination with Library Speakers Consortium and presented by Waseca-Le Sueur Regional Library System.

Spice Club: Le Center
2025-03-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Le Center Public Library, 10 W Tyrone St, Le Center, MN, 56057, United States
Do you like to try new flavors and recipes? Try out a new spice every month!
Each month we’ll feature a new spice and make it available in a small FREE take-home kit. Then we’ll meet up to learn more about the spice’s history and its uses. The group will also share what everyone made with the spice and their opinions on it flavor.
Free and open to the public. Geared for adults.

Musical Bingo
2025-03-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Janesville Public Library, 100 W 2nd St, Janesville, MN, 56048, United States
Rock Around the Clock! We’ll be playing Bingo, but instead of calling out numbers, we’ll be playing songs from the Sixties and Seventies. Geared for seniors.

Virtual Speaker: Lee Hawkins
2025-03-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event, MN, United States
Journalist and author Lee Hawkins will share the examination of his family’s legacy of post-enslavement trauma and resilience in this riveting memoir, I Am Nobody’s Slave. To their suburban Minnesotan neighbors, the Hawkinses were an
ideal American family, embodying success. However, behind closed doors, they faced the legacy of enslavement and apartheid.
This event will be recorded and people who register will be emailed a link to the recording.
Register now.
This event is made possible by the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative. The event is held in coordination with Library Speakers Consortium and presented by Waseca-Le Sueur Regional Library System.

Musical Bingo
2025-03-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Waseca Public Library, 408 N State St, Waseca, MN, 56093, United States

Virtual Speaker: Clara Bingham
2025-03-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event, MN, United States
Clara Bingham’s The Movement is the first oral history of the decade that built the modern feminist movement. Through the voices of the people who lived it, The Movement tells the inside story of what it felt like to be working at Shirley Chisholm’s presidential campaign, at Billie Jean King’s Battle of the Sexes, and more.
This event will be recorded and people who register will be emailed a link to the recording.
Register now.
This event is made possible by the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative. The event is held in coordination with Library Speakers Consortium and presented by Waseca-Le Sueur Regional Library System.

Board Game Night
2025-03-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Waterville Public Library, 210 Paquin St, Waterville, MN, 56096, United States
Join us for a night of gaming. We’ll have a variety of games to choose from and we’ll teach a new game. Geared for adults.

Books and Brews
2025-03-22 18:30 - 19:30 | The Boat House, Waseca, 406 9th St NE, Waseca, MN, 56093, United States
It’s the perfect combo of bookworm babble and beer. Pick up a copy of Sociopath by Patric Gagne at the library, then meet us out to discuss the book.
Food and drinks not provided but can be purchased.

Cook the Book
2025-03-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Waterville Public Library, 210 Paquin St, Waterville, MN, 56096, United States
Try this 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 share cooking tips and try out delicious food.
Cook with Me: 150 Recipes for the Home Cook by Alex Guarnaschelli
