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Northeast Library
July 15 - August 15
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Baby Storytime: For children birth-24 months and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement in a format especially designed for babies. Siblings welcome. Fridays, 9:30-10 am.
Family Storytime: For children birth-5 years old and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Siblings welcome. Fridays, 11 -11:30 am.
Chess Club: All ages and skill levels are welcome. Learn the basics of chess, improve your game, master strategies, and meet other chess fans. Equipment provided. Welcome walk-ins. Every Thursday, 4:30-6:30 pm.
Business Consultations/Consulta de Negocios: A representative from the City of Minneapolis will meet with business owners and entrepreneurs to share resources and assist those who want to start, maintain or expand a business in the City of Minneapolis (e.g. financing, city regulations and business technical assistance). Assistance is available in English and Spanish. Asistencia disponible en inglés y español. Collaborator: City of Minneapolis Small Business Team. No appointment necessary. 2nd Thursday of the month, 2-4 pm.
Coffee and Conversations: Join library staff and fellow patrons for relaxed conversation over coffee and tea. Feel free to bring a craft to work on, book to read, or game to play. Sponsor: Friends of the Hennepin County Library. Every 2nd Tuesday of the month, 10-11 am.
Wearable Art: Entering grades 4-8. Participants will explore various shirt design techniques and create their own wearable masterpieces by painting (acrylic) or heat-pressing a custom design onto a shirt. Note: Youth will create original designs in the first 30-60 minutes. Those who arrive late can choose from a number of stencils. Materials provided. Collaborator: COMPAS Arts. Sponsor: MELSA (Metropolitan Library Service Agency). Thursday, June 25, 2-4 pm.
LEGO® Lab: Calling all future engineers and architects! The library has the bricks, you bring your imagination. No experience necessary. Saturday, July 25 and Aug. 4, 2-4 pm.
Bring Your Own Book Club: Entering grades 2-7. Join other kids to talk about great books and make progress toward summer reading goals. Quiet reading time, followed by group book discussion and a fun activity. Bring your own book or pick one of the library’s. No advanced registration is required. Sponsor: Friends of the Hennepin County Library. July 28, and Aug.4, 2-3 pm.
Read With an Animal: K-grade 5. Cuddle up with a certified therapy dog and practice reading aloud. Sign up when you arrive for a 15-minute slot. First come, first served. Collaborator: PAWS to READ is a program of North Star Therapy Animals (NTSA). All handlers are required to be trained in an additional children’s reading program that focuses on utilizing registered therapy animals. Saturday, Aug. 8, 1-2:30 pm.
Summer STEM Event with Twin Cities PBS: Entering PreK-grade 3. Join Twin Cities PBS for a free, family-friendly event with science and literacy-aligned activities and a meet-and-greet with a costumed character from PBS KIDS programs Skillsville or Hero Elementary. Materials provided. Collaborator: Twin Cities PBS. Saturday, Aug. 15, 10 am-12 pm.
