Solve these building challenges and design amazing structures using Keva planks. Geared for ages 7-12. Registration required.
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Play with tiny bots that respond to color commands! Geared for ages 7-12. Registration required. Sponsored by Carol and Gyles Randall
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How do I talk to children about personal safety without scaring them to death? This widely-respected presentation provides current information about various safety concerns children and teens are facing today, both in-person and online, and how to educate youth on those concerns in a positive way.
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5 events,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.
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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.
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Le Sueur 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.
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6 events,New Richland Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times on Wednesdays 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.
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Waseca Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times for preschoolers ages 3-5 on Wednesdays 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…
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Waseca Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times for ages 0-2 on Wednesdays at 11 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…
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5 events,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. Montgomery Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times on Thursdays at 1 pm. 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.
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Build a video game from scratch using a Bloxel gameboard, colored blocks, and an iPad! Geared for ages 7-12. Registration required. Sponsored by Jane and John King Family Fund
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Build a video game from scratch using a Bloxel gameboard, colored blocks, and an iPad! Geared for ages 7-12. Registration required. Sponsored by Jane and John King Family Fund
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Solve these building challenges and design amazing structures using Keva planks. Geared for ages 7-12. Registration required.
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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.
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Robert Holbrook (Professor Marvel) tells tales of spirits who supposedly reside in some of Minnesota’s most famous haunted locales. Hear stories, see displays, investigate phenomena, and discover books and research from locations well-documented as having a link with the dead. Appropriate for tweens, teens, and adults. Sponsored by the Friends of the Waterville Public Library
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7 events,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.
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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.
Free
Le Sueur 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.
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3 events,New Richland Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times on Wednesdays 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.
Free
Waseca Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times for preschoolers ages 3-5 on Wednesdays 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…
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Waseca Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times for ages 0-2 on Wednesdays at 11 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…
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3 events,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. Waldorf Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times on Thursdays at 4 pm. 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.
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In Ghostly Encounters, Dennis Waskul writes about his first-hand experience with the supernatural. Based on two years of fieldwork and interviews with 71 midwestern Americans, the Waskuls’ book examines how people experience ghosts and hauntings in everyday life.
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The Friends of the New Richland Public Library are selling a wide variety of books for all ages at the Fantastic Fall Craft and Vendor Show. Help us raise money for the library!
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Kids ages 4-6 can join our monthly creative Lego-building group, with an adult. Each event will include a story to inspire the builders. Space is limited and registration is required.
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Kids are invited to join our creative Lego-building club. Each event will have a theme to inspire and Legos to build with. Space is limited and registration is required.
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Learn the basics of documents—including opening, saving, editing, and printing. Some computer experience required. Registration required.
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Build a video game from scratch using a Bloxel gameboard, colored blocks, and an iPad! Geared for ages 7-12. Registration required. Sponsored by Jane and John King Family Fund
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7 events,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.
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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.
Free
Le Sueur 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.
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4 events,New Richland Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times on Wednesdays 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.
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Waseca Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times for preschoolers ages 3-5 on Wednesdays 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…
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Waseca Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times for ages 0-2 on Wednesdays at 11 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…
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Fluffy Town
Make crafts, rescue stuffed animals, and learn to shoot slingshot pompoms at the FLUFFIEST event ever! Registration required.
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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.
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Kids are invited to join our creative Lego-building club. Each event will have a theme to inspire and Legos to build with. Space is limited and registration is required.
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Waldorf Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times on Thursdays at 4 pm. 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.
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Create a custom decorative sign with wood and rope to produce a crafting masterpiece! Exclusively for ages 10-13. Registration required.
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Jazz is a licensed therapy dog who loves to listen to books! Come share your favorite books with her!
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Celebrate the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio before the movie comes out. We’ll celebrate WONDERfully kind acts, WONDERful people, and WONDERstruck projects. Registration required. Geared for ages 7-12. October 16th 3:45 PM New Richland Public Library
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Play with tiny bots that respond to color commands! Geared for ages 7-12. Registration required. Sponsored by Carol and Gyles Randall
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Girls in grades 3-6 are invited to bring a significant adult female to join them as we discuss great new books, do activities, and enjoy treats. Stop by the library to pick up this month’s book, Ms. Bixby’s Last Day by John David Anderson. Book club begins at 6:30 pm on Monday, October 16th at…
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4 events,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.
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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.
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Come to our first Raspberry Pi series event! We'll learn how to make a cat walk on the moon using the Scratch programming language. Sponsored by the City of Waseca
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4 events,New Richland Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times on Wednesdays 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.
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Waseca Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times for preschoolers ages 3-5 on Wednesdays 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…
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Waseca Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times for ages 0-2 on Wednesdays at 11 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…
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4 events,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.
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Inspired by her mother, an orphan train child, Renee Wendinger reveals the life story of orphaned, half-orphaned, and runaway children of immigrant parents in nineteenth century New York. Wendinger will share her collection of stories detailing little known details about children who faced nearly insurmountable odds and discuss Minnesota’s orphan train history.
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Make crafts, rescue stuffed animals, and learn to shoot slingshot pompoms at the FLUFFIEST event ever! Registration required.
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Ellen Wendolek presents family history search techniques. Get advice on resources, common challenges and problem-solving techniques, and family history presentation ideas.
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Create a unique mason jar décor piece at this free workshop. Craft My Party staff will lead you through the project step by step.
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Enjoy treats while coloring adult coloring pages. Let the quiet work stimulate your senses and creativity while reducing your stress.
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Get an update on projects, accomplishments, and the future of our Friends group right before the Minnesota in the Great War: The Military Experience event.
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7 events,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.
Free
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.
Free
Le Sueur 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.
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6 events,New Richland Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times on Wednesdays 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.
Free
Waseca Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times for preschoolers ages 3-5 on Wednesdays 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…
Free
Waseca Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times for ages 0-2 on Wednesdays at 11 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…
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3 events,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.
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Every year consumers are bombarded with new food products, trendy terms, and claims to describe each new product. This leads to much consumer confusion. Learn from Mayo Clinic Health System’s Anne Harguth about the food marketing terms that can help you make healthy choices and those that won’t impact your diet much.
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Waldorf Public Library holds Romp and Rhyme story times on Thursdays at 4 pm. 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.
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Peter Johnson, a Pine Island middle school teacher, will discuss his role as an Educational Ambassador with Climate Generations at the 2015 International Climate Change Conference held in Paris. Johnson will cover the basics of climate change, how it is already affecting us, and the solutions that are needed to limit the damage. Sponsored by…
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Crafts, activities, treats. No tricks! Geared for grades K-5. Costumes optional. Sponsored by Montgomery Area Friends of the Library and the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce
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Waseca Public Library has found the perfect combo for a book club: bookworm babble, beer, and pizza. Stop by the library to pick up this month’s book discussion selection, The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens. Book club begins at 6 pm on Sunday, October 29th at Pleasant Grove Pizza Farm. Bring your own beer. |
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Play with tiny bots that respond to color commands! Geared for ages 7-12. Registration required. Sponsored by Carol and Gyles Randall
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Create crazy claymation creatures in our Animation Station! We'll also explore thaumatropes, which combine two images into one. Sponsored by the Rosenau Legacy of Angels Fund
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4 events,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.
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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.
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Le Sueur 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.
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Extra Life
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…
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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. Bode will not be appraising any gems or guns at this event. Limited to one item per person. Sponsored by the Friends of the Elysian Area Library…
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