Waseca-Le Sueur Library

The Great Rainbow Party
2025-06-23 14:30 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | Janesville Public Library, 100 W 2nd St, Janesville, MN, 56048, United States
This colorful event is full of prisms, pattern building, color mixing, sorting, and crafting. Ages 3-6.

Romp and Rhyme Story Time
2025-06-24 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-07-01 10:00 - 10:30 | Le Center Public Library, 10 W Tyrone St, Le Center, MN, 56057, United States
Le Center Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times on Tuesdays 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.

Romp and Rhyme Story Time
2025-06-24 10:00 - 11:00 | Le Sueur Public Library, 118 Ferry St, Le Sueur, MN, 56058, United States
Le Sueur Public Library will hold a special Colorful Sweets Romp and Rhyme story time. 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.

Create Your Own Shrinky Dinks
2025-06-24 10:30 - 11:30 | New Richland Public Library, 129 Broadway Ave S, New Richland, MN, 56072, United States
Design a bracelet, necklace, or keychain charm to fit your personal style. Ages 7-18.

Marbled Coasters
2025-06-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Le Sueur Public Library, 118 Ferry St, Le Sueur, MN, 56058, United States
Create a chic and colorful spin on marbled coasters. Ages 13-18.
Sponsored by E. F. Johnson Foundation

Diamond Art Bookmarks
2025-06-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Waseca Public Library, 408 N State St, Waseca, MN, 56093, United States
Choose from a variety of designs to create your own diamond art bookmark. Ages 13-18. Registration required.
Sponsored by E. F. Johnson Foundation

Feathers & Strings
2025-06-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Main Street Venue, 117 E Main St, Elysian, MN, 56028, United States
An assortment of intricate marionettes are the featured performers in this delightful, amusing, and eclectic Hunter Marionettes showcase. All ages.
This event is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Feathers & Strings
2025-06-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Janesville Public Library, 100 W 2nd St, Janesville, MN, 56048, United States

Crystals
2025-06-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Waldorf Public Library, 119 S Main St, Waldorf, MN, 56091, United States
Join us for a magical workshop where you’ll create your own sparkling masterpiece to take home. Ages 8+.

Virtual Author Event: Katherine Applegate
2025-06-24 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event, MN, United States
Join us as award-winning author and summer reading champion Katherine Applegate talks to viewers about her enthusiastically heartwarming novel in verse, Odder.
Everyone wants to meet Odder, the Queen of Play. Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she’s known. She’s a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself―and about the humans who hope to save her.
Katherine Applegate’s Odder, is inspired by the true story of a Monterey Bay Aquarium program that pairs orphaned otter pups with surrogate mothers. This poignant and humorous tale told in free verse examines bravery and healing through the eyes of one of nature’s most beloved and charming animals.
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.

Indiana Jones & The Book of Destiny
2025-06-24 17:00 - 18:00 | Montgomery Public Library, 104 Oak Ave SE, Montgomery, MN, 56069, United States
Collect clues to solve a mystery on behalf of Indiana Jones. You will be tested as you race to find The Book of Destiny before your enemies. Ages 6-10.

Flower Crafts
2025-06-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Le Center Public Library, 10 W Tyrone St, Le Center, MN, 56057, United States
Get ready for summer gardens! Create a flower holder for delicate stems and beaded garden stakes. Geared for adults.

Red Eye Ruby Concert
2025-06-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Trowbridge Park, Waseca, MN, 56093, United States
This retro roots-rock collective channels the soulful rock sounds of Amy Winehouse and the rhythmic roots of New Orleans. Their shiny collection of original music sounds classic yet very much of this time.
All Waseca Summer Concert Series events are held in Trowbridge Park, Waseca on Tuesdays at 7 pm. In case of rain, the concert will be held inside Waseca Public Library. All ages.
Sponsored by the E.F. Johnson Foundation and the Friends of the Waseca Public Library

Romp and Rhyme Story Time
2025-06-25 10:30 - 11:30 | New Richland Public Library, 129 Broadway Ave S, New Richland, MN, 56072, United States
New Richland Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times. 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.

Inside Out Party
2025-06-25 15:00 - 16:00 | Waterville Public Library, 210 Paquin St, Waterville, MN, 56096, United States
Explore colors and emotions with Joy, Anxiety, Sadness, and other Inside Out characters. Ages 4-7.

Stuffed Animal Weekend Sleepover
2025-06-26 - 2025-06-30 | Janesville Public Library, 100 W 2nd St, Janesville, MN, 56048, United States
Janesville’s stuffed animals will also get travel around town together and then have a sleepover at the library! All ages of stuffed animals welcome.
Drop off: June 26th 9 am-12 pm, 1-6 pm
Pick up: June 30th 1-6 pm

Alphabet Craft Series
2025-06-26 09:30 - 10:30 | Janesville Public Library, 100 W 2nd St, Janesville, MN, 56048, United States
Join us for a colorful and creative journey through the alphabet! Each week will cover new letters! Ages 2-5.
Thursdays at 9:30 am from June 12th-July 24th

Romp and Rhyme Story Time
2025-06-26 10:00 - 11:00 | Montgomery Public Library, 104 Oak Ave SE, Montgomery, MN, 56069, United States
Montgomery Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times. 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.

Minnesota Birds Block Printing
2025-06-26 18:00 - 19:00 | Le Sueur Public Library, 118 Ferry St, Le Sueur, MN, 56058, United States
Parcel Arts will teach participants how to carve, ink, and print their very own loon or cardinal. Geared for adults. Register now!
This program was made possible in part with a grant from the Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund of the Minnesota Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment through the Traverse des Sioux Library System.

Waseca Water Carnival
2025-06-27 11:00 - 13:00 | Trowbridge Park, Waseca, MN, 56093, United States
Join us for an exciting, water-filled event! Activities include a dunk tank, an inflatable obstacle course, a waterslide, water balloon games, face painting, art projects, a waterwall, and more! FREE LUNCH!
Sponsored by the City of Waseca, the E.F. Johnson Foundation, and the Friends of the Waseca Public Library.

Flower Painting
2025-06-28 10:30 - 11:30 | Elysian Public Library, 202 E Main St, Elysian, MN, 56028, United States
Create a layered collage flower painting. Ages 13-18.

Book Sale
2025-06-30 - 2025-07-05 | Elysian Public Library, 202 E Main St, Elysian, MN, 56028, United States
Our Friends of the Library groups are selling books for all ages. Help us raise money for our libraries while finding new treasures!
June 30th-July 5th during open hours

Feathers & Strings
2025-06-30 10:00 - 11:00 | Le Sueur Public Library, 118 Ferry St, Le Sueur, MN, 56058, United States

Library Carnival
2025-06-30 13:00 - 15:00 | Janesville Public Library, 100 W 2nd St, Janesville, MN, 56048, United States
Enjoy an afternoon of carnival games, a balloon artist, face painting by JWP Honor Society, and live music by Melissa Schultz. All ages.
Sponsored by Friends of the Janesville Public Library, Janesville Area Foundation, the Pope Family Fund, JWP Honor Society, and Simply Saved Thrift Store.

Feathers & Strings
2025-06-30 14:00 - 15:00 | Le Center Public Library, 10 W Tyrone St, Le Center, MN, 56057, United States

The Summer I Turned Pretty Party
2025-07-01 13:00 - 14:00 | Le Sueur Public Library, 118 Ferry St, Le Sueur, MN, 56058, United States
Make team pennants, create banana splits, design an arrangement from our flower bar, play carnival games, and more. Ages 13-18.
This event is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Watercolor Pinwheels
2025-07-01 13:00 - 14:00 | Waseca Public Library, 408 N State St, Waseca, MN, 56093, United States
Create pinwheels using watercolor paint. Ages 13-18.
Sponsored by E. F. Johnson Foundation

CD Scratch Art
2025-07-01 14:00 - 15:00 | Waldorf Public Library, 119 S Main St, Waldorf, MN, 56091, United States
Upcycle old CDs into colorful art. Create a mobile, hang in the garden, or hang them on a wall. Ages 7-12.
