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Canasta - Hand & Foot

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Community Room at Boone's Trail Branch
Class & Event Types:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+

Learn to play Hand & Foot Canasta.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Boone's Trail Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn to play Hand & Foot Canasta.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Canasta - Hand and Foot

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Community Room A at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+

 Join us to learn and play Hand and Foot!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Community Room A
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

 Join us to learn and play Hand and Foot!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Food and/or Drinks

Food and/or drinks will be served at this program or event. Please contact the Library with any questions or concerns you have.

While we do not serve snacks containing nuts at any youth classes, we cannot always ensure there is no cross-contamination in processing. If you are concerned, please ask to see the packaging at the event.  

Bunco

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Community Room at Deer Run Branch
Class & Event Types:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+

Roll the die! Bunco is an easy, fast-paced dice game that requires no previous skill!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Deer Run Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Roll the die! Bunco is an easy, fast-paced dice game that requires no previous skill!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Register Everyone

Please register each person attending the program or event regardless of age.  

Sketch Sesh

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Community Room A - BJC Progress West Room at Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Class & Event Types:
Arts & Crafts, Hobbies & Recreation
Age Group:
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Room: Community Room A - BJC Progress West Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies & Recreation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Supplies

All supplies provided.  

Register Everyone

Please register each person attending the program or event regardless of age.  

A large pile of LEGOs

LEGO Builders

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Community Room A at Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Class & Event Types:
Games & Activities, Hobbies & Recreation, Science & Technology
Age Group:
Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)
LEGO Builders:

Build with the Library's LEGO bricks.

Library Branch: Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Room: Community Room A
Age Group: Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Games & Activities, Hobbies & Recreation, Science & Technology

Build with the Library's LEGO bricks.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

DIY Crafts: Flowers Shelf-Sitter

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Community Room at Boone's Trail Branch
Class & Event Types:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+

Perfect for your Spring decor!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Boone's Trail Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Perfect for your Spring decor!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Messy Crafts

This program may involve messy crafts or activities.  Please dress to be messy! 

Supplies

All supplies provided.  

Register Everyone

Please register each person attending the program or event regardless of age.  

Family fun word art

Family Fun: Craft Night

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Room A&B at Kisker Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids, Adults, Families

It's time for Spring cleaning! Help us use some leftover supplies and craft to your heart's content.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Kisker Road Branch
Room: Community Room A&B
Age Group: Kids, Adults, Families
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

It's time for Spring cleaning! Help us use some leftover supplies and craft to your heart's content.

Disclaimer(s)

Messy Crafts

This program may involve messy crafts or activities.  Please dress to be messy! 

Teens jumping by fountain at Spencer Road Branch

Teen Leadership Committee

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Room A&B at Corporate Parkway Branch
Class & Event Types:
Clubs & Communities
Age Group:
Teens (Grades 7-12)
Teen Leadership Committee:

Be a part of the decision making process at the Library. Help plan programs, give book recommendations, promote the library, and eat some snacks!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Corporate Parkway Branch
Room: Community Room A&B
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Class & Event Types: Clubs & Communities
Registration Required

Be a part of the decision making process at the Library. Help plan programs, give book recommendations, promote the library, and eat some snacks!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Unaccompanied Child Parental Permission Form

Any children between the ages of 10 and 16 who will be attending this program without an adult present in the library must have a copy of the Unaccompanied Child Parental Permission Form on file. This form only needs to be filled once per school year. 

Register Each Teen

Please register each teen who will be attending the program.

Growing Minds: Music and Movement

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Community Room B at Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Class & Event Types:
Early Literacy & Learning, Evenings & Weekends
Age Group:
Toddlers (Ages 1-3), Pre-K (Ages 3-5), Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Families

Does your child love music? Bring the whole family to sing song, play instruments, dance and play games!

 

Library Branch: Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Room: Community Room B
Age Group: Toddlers (Ages 1-3), Pre-K (Ages 3-5), Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Families
Class & Event Types: Early Literacy & Learning, Evenings & Weekends
Event Details:

Does your child love music? Bring the whole family to sing song, play instruments, dance and play games!

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Registration Not Required

Registration is not required for this program.

A man stands on the bank of a river looking into the distance.

Book Discussion: "The River We Remember" by William Kent Krueger

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room A&B at McClay Branch
Class & Event Types:
Books & More, Evenings & Weekends
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Book Discussion:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch. Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

On Memorial Day, 1958, as the people of Jewel, Minnesota gather to remember and honor the sacrifice of so many sons in the wars of the past, the half-clothed body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster River, dea

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: McClay Branch
Room: Community Room A&B
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Evenings & Weekends
Registration Required
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

On Memorial Day, 1958, as the people of Jewel, Minnesota gather to remember and honor the sacrifice of so many sons in the wars of the past, the half-clothed body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster River, dea

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Register Everyone

Please register each person attending the program or event regardless of age.  

Sponsored by Friends

This event was generously sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Group of adults holding books

Once Upon a Romance: Romantic Comedies

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual
Class & Event Types:
Seasonal, Books & More, Clubs & Communities, Evenings & Weekends, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+

Join us in discussing the romance genre and the books we love to read.

Participate or just hang out to hear why we love romance books and get some great recommendations from library staff members who are enthusiastic romance readers.

Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Seasonal, Books & More, Clubs & Communities, Evenings & Weekends, Virtual
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in discussing the romance genre and the books we love to read.

Participate or just hang out to hear why we love romance books and get some great recommendations from library staff members who are enthusiastic romance readers.

Disclaimer(s)

Register Everyone

Please register each person attending the program or event regardless of age.  

Teen Hangout

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room B at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Arts & Crafts, Books & More, Clubs & Communities, Games & Activities, Hobbies & Recreation
Age Group:
Teens (Grades 7-12)

Participate in fun activities in your own teen space. Bring a friend as well! Snacks provided. This program is for those students in middle school or high school.

 

 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Community Room B
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Books & More, Clubs & Communities, Games & Activities, Hobbies & Recreation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Participate in fun activities in your own teen space. Bring a friend as well! Snacks provided. This program is for those students in middle school or high school.

 

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Food and/or Drinks

Food and/or drinks will be served at this program or event. Please contact the Library with any questions or concerns you have.

While we do not serve snacks containing nuts at any youth classes, we cannot always ensure there is no cross-contamination in processing. If you are concerned, please ask to see the packaging at the event.  

Unaccompanied Child Parental Permission Form

Any children between the ages of 10 and 16 who will be attending this program without an adult present in the library must have a copy of the Unaccompanied Child Parental Permission Form on file. This form only needs to be filled once per school year. 

Register Each Teen

Please register each teen who will be attending the program.

Tax documents sit on a table with a pen and calculators.

AARP Free Tax Prep Service

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 9:00am - 3:00pm
Community Room A at Spencer Road Branch
Age Group:
Adults

AARP will provide free tax service to people with medium to low income at the Spencer Road Branch by appointment only.

Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Community Room A
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

AARP will provide free tax service to people with medium to low income at the Spencer Road Branch by appointment only.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Woman reading to group of toddlers

Time for Twos

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Community Room B at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Early Literacy & Learning
Age Group:
Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Time for Twos:

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for two-year-olds and their caregivers.

Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Community Room B
Age Group: Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Class & Event Types: Early Literacy & Learning

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for two-year-olds and their caregivers.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Toddlers and adults on mat with toys

Tiny Tots

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Community Room A&B at Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Class & Event Types:
Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning
Age Group:
Babies (Ages 0-1), Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Tiny Tots:

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for babies birth to 23 months and their caregivers.

Library Branch: Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Room: Community Room A&B
Age Group: Babies (Ages 0-1), Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for babies birth to 23 months and their caregivers.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Registration Not Required

Registration is not required for this program.

Children with lab glasses and beakers

Family STEM: Weather

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Community Room at Deer Run Branch
Class & Event Types:
Early Literacy & Learning, Science & Technology
Age Group:
Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5), Families

From sunshine to rainstorms and everything in between, the seasons bring many different types of weather that impacts us all.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Deer Run Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5), Families
Class & Event Types: Early Literacy & Learning, Science & Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

From sunshine to rainstorms and everything in between, the seasons bring many different types of weather that impacts us all.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Kids sitting at table of art supplies

Art Start for Little Ones

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room A&B at Kisker Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Arts & Crafts, Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning
Age Group:
Kids, Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Art Start for Little Ones:

Create and explore art with us!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Kisker Road Branch
Room: Community Room A&B
Age Group: Kids, Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning
Registration Required

Create and explore art with us!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Messy Crafts

This program may involve messy crafts or activities.  Please dress to be messy! 

Register Each Child Individually

Please register each child who will be attending individually.

Woman reading to group of toddlers

Time For Twos

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room A&B at Corporate Parkway Branch
Class & Event Types:
Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning
Age Group:
Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Time for Twos:

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for two-year-olds and their caregivers.

Library Branch: Corporate Parkway Branch
Room: Community Room A&B
Age Group: Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for two-year-olds and their caregivers.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Registration Not Required

Registration is not required for this program.

Woman reading to group of toddlers

Time for Twos

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Community Room B at Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Class & Event Types:
Early Literacy & Learning
Age Group:
Kids, Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Time for Twos:

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for two-year-olds and their caregivers.

Library Branch: Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Room: Community Room B
Age Group: Kids, Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Class & Event Types: Early Literacy & Learning

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for two-year-olds and their caregivers.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Baby Playdate

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Community Room A&B at Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Class & Event Types:
Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning, Games & Activities
Age Group:
Babies (Ages 0-1), Toddlers (Ages 1-3)

Children can enjoy toys, books and activities designed for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers!

Library Branch: Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Room: Community Room A&B
Age Group: Babies (Ages 0-1), Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning, Games & Activities
Event Details:

Children can enjoy toys, books and activities designed for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Registration Not Required

Registration is not required for this program.

Crafting connections word art

Yarn Arts

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room O at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Arts & Crafts, Hobbies & Recreation
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+

Work on your own knit, crochet, embroidery, hand sewing, etc. project with fellow fiber arts enthusiasts! 

Be sure to register, as space is limited.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Community Room O
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies & Recreation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Work on your own knit, crochet, embroidery, hand sewing, etc. project with fellow fiber arts enthusiasts! 

Be sure to register, as space is limited.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Woman reading to group of toddlers

Time for Twos

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Community Room B at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Early Literacy & Learning
Age Group:
Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Time for Twos:

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for two-year-olds and their caregivers.

Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Community Room B
Age Group: Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Class & Event Types: Early Literacy & Learning

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for two-year-olds and their caregivers.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Children with lab glasses and beakers

Family STEM: Weather

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Community Room at Deer Run Branch
Class & Event Types:
Early Literacy & Learning, Science & Technology
Age Group:
Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5), Families

From sunshine to rainstorms and everything in between, the seasons bring many different types of weather that impacts us all.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Deer Run Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5), Families
Class & Event Types: Early Literacy & Learning, Science & Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

From sunshine to rainstorms and everything in between, the seasons bring many different types of weather that impacts us all.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Register Each Preschool Child

For registration, please register each child of preschool age attending. 

A boy and girl looking at a globe with school work on a table in front of them. They are in a home setting with their mother.

Homeschool Explorers: Budgeting

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room A&B at Corporate Parkway Branch
Class & Event Types:
Games & Activities, Homeschool
Age Group:
Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)

Explore how budgeting helps us reach our goals! Find out how saving, spending, and planning can make a big difference. Enjoy hands-on activities and create a budgeting-themed craft to take home!

 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Corporate Parkway Branch
Room: Community Room A&B
Age Group: Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Games & Activities, Homeschool
Registration Required
Event Details:

Explore how budgeting helps us reach our goals! Find out how saving, spending, and planning can make a big difference. Enjoy hands-on activities and create a budgeting-themed craft to take home!

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Register Each Child Individually

Please register each child who will be attending individually.