Festivals, street fairs, carnivals, and seasonal events in Ada, MN. Big events you don't want to miss.
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Create your own miniature desert oasis! In this hands-on workshop, participants will discover the beauty of succulents and learn how to design and care for a unique glass terrarium. We will explore soil layers, decorative elements, and the science of low-maintenance indoor gardening. This program...
Join your neighbors for a casual monthly book discussion! This month's selection is Yellowface by R. F. Kuang. If you need a copy, stop by Riverview Library and inquire at the desk. We meet the second Monday of the month. Here is a list of the books we have read since 2022 .
Create your own miniature desert oasis! In this hands-on workshop, participants will discover the beauty of succulents and learn how to design and care for a unique glass terrarium. We will explore soil layers, decorative elements, and the science of low-maintenance indoor gardening. This program...
This program takes place at Coyle Community Center . Grades 5-12 and adults. Join us to learn about Somali and Oromo dances. During this 6-week art residency in Cedar Riverside, led by the East African Girls Dance Troupe, participants will have the opportunity to take part in six workshops to...
Do you want to paint like Brazilian Modernist Tarsila do Amaral? Join us while we explore Tarsila do Amaral’s “The Moon” and recreate her masterpiece. Learn what makes Tarsila do Amaral one of the leading female modernist painters of her time. No art skills necessary, all levels welcome. Materials..
You're invited to join the Saint Paul Public Library's Next Chapter Book Club as we read Standing in the Light, The Diary of Catharine Carey Logan: Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763 by Mary Pope Osborne . Since the fall of 2016, Saint Paul Public Library has been a Next Chapter Book Club...
Mindfulness and crafting meet squarely in the middle of this zine meditation workshop led by BBB! Learn the basics of zine making while being guided through reflection prompts and questions to discover more about yourself. You’re worth it! BakiBakiBaki is a Black Native artist whose work is based...
Join our discussion of new and interesting mystery titles. Bring along your recommendations for future meetings. Lending copies may be picked up prior to meeting. Titles to be announced.
Diamond painting is a hot new craft that uses shiny dots and glue to create designs using templates or freehand. Like fuse beads or cross-stitch, but much glitterier! All materials will be provided, including a selection of bookmark templates.
Adults 18 and up. Craft and create with your library community. All skill levels welcome. Bring your own work in progress and join your neighbors in an afternoon of creating and chatting.
Join our discussion of new and interesting books written by queer authors or on queer topics – LGBTQIA+ centered program. Bring along your book recommendations for future meetings. Hosted by Lynn from East Lake Library and Sara from Ridgedale Library, this book club will meet the second Tuesday of..
Entering grades 1-9. Join us to build silly or spooky monsters using pinch-pot techniques, textures, and colorful underglazes. Materials provided. Collaborator: Mudluk Pottery. This program is funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Turn wire into wildlife! In this hands-on workshop with Caponi Art Park, you’ll choose an image of Minnesota wildlife or plant life and transform it into your own 3D metal sculpture. Bend, twist, and shape wire into an organic form, then mount your finished piece on a base for display. This free...
Entering grades 4-6. Join other kids to talk about a great book! Copies of the book may be picked up at the service desk prior to meeting. Please read and come prepared to discuss the book. We are reading: Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year by Nina Hamza
Sew a cotton summer bucket hat. Learn to use a pattern, sew curves, add interfacing and more. Materials provided. Collaborator: Textile Center. This program is funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. This is an intermediate level sewing class; participants should have...
Join us for a discussion of new and interesting titles, hosted by Antonio from Plymouth Library. Some lending copies will be available at the Plymouth Library service desk. Registration is required. July 13: The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell August 10: Prophet Song by Paul Lynch September 14: The...
Entering grades 9-12. Dive into the vibrant world of Rangoli with this hands-on art project! You are invited to explore the traditional Indian art form of Rangoli, focusing on creating personalized designs on circular wooden bases. We will then use colorful paints, markers, and mirrors to fill in...
If you don't think you can draw, you can! Have fun sketching or doodling with a variety of art supplies. This is an all ages, drop-in, informal event. Participants are welcome to draw quietly and/or to ask library staff for help learning how to doodle. After the event, we invite you to swap your...
Join our discussion of new and interesting titles. July 13: Real Americans by Rachel Khong
Join our discussion of new and interesting titles. Lending copies may be picked up at the previous book club meeting or following the meeting at the service desk. eBooks or eAudiobooks available through www.hclib.org . The book club meets the third Tuesday of the month in the Maple Plain Library...
Craft, create, and connect with your library community. We encourage you to bring your current projects – any and all portable crafts with library-safe materials are welcome! Don’t have a project going already? Washburn Library has materials available for you to use! All skill levels welcome....
Entering grades 6-12. Using permanent markers and templates, create art on a skateboard deck. Skateboard deck and art materials provided. Wheels and additional hardware not provided. Collaborator: Rivard Art.
Join our discussion of new and interesting titles. Bring along your recommendations for future meetings. Collaborator: Friends of the Rogers Library. Sponsor: Friends of the Hennepin County Library. July 20: Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult (available as an eBook, eAudiobook, Audiobook CD, and...
Guerilla Pastures joins the library for a couple of hours of fun, where you can feed animals such as chickens and goats. See how bees work through an observation beehive. Join activities such as building bee boxes and painting bee boxes. Come learn and ask any questions about regenerative...
Try a new art project each month at our Art Class for adults at Dayton's Bluff Library! This month, create a Magazine Collage Painting on canvas! Cut images out of magazines to enhance an acrylic painting, or create a scene out of magazine cutouts and paint in the background. We have many retired...
Join our discussion of new and interesting mystery and thriller titles. Bring along your recommendations for future meetings. Lending copies may be picked up at the information desk prior to meeting. June 8: Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker July 13: The Hunter by Tana French August 10: The...
Entering grades 1-6. Craft and create in the Children’s Library at Minneapolis Central! Drop in to express yourselves creatively with crafting in the library. Materials provided. Sponsor: Friends of the Hennepin County Library.
Join us for a discussion of " Pachinko " by Min Jin Lee. Copies will be available for checkout at the service desk beginning June 4. All are welcome to attend.
Entering grades 7-12. Join Scandinavian enthusiast and artist Cami Andersen to learn all you need to know about cross stitch with a folk art twist. Enjoy a short introduction to Scandinavian folk art and history, then choose from several fanciful designs: a fox, a reindeer, or a bird, and create a..
Welcome back the Washburn Book Club and join our discussion of new and interesting fiction and nonfiction titles. A limited number of lending copies may be picked up at the information desk prior to each discussion. Upcoming titles include: June 9: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific.
Entering grades 3-8. This is a space for young readers to come relax, read, talk about awesome books, and create. Bring your own book or choose from the library cart. Quiet reading time will be followed by a group discussion and then a fun activity. Materials provided. All readers are welcome.
Entering grades 1-9. Join us to design and sculpt clay imaginative creatures – real or fantasy – using hand-building techniques and underglaze. Materials provided. Collaborator: Mudluk Pottery. This program is funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
School-age children of all reading levels can join us for Campfire Book Club! New readers will practice their oral reading skills and discover new picture books in the collection. More experienced readers will read and discuss the book: "Word Traveler’s and the Missing Mexican Mole" by Raj Haldar...
Join our discussion of new and interesting mystery and thriller titles. Bring along your recommendations for future meetings. Lending copies may be picked up at the information desk prior to meeting. No registration necessary. June 20: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston July 18: Broken Harbor by Tana..
Bring your needlepoint, knit and crochet projects and get acquainted. Help us create an Uptown community of needle crafters. Drop in or stay the entire time. Everyone is welcome.
Join our discussion of new and interesting mystery and thriller titles. A limited number of lending copies are available at the Penn Lake Library service desk. Collaborator: Friends of the Penn Lake Library. Sponsor: Friends of the Hennepin County Library. May 20: Snow Way Out by Christine Husom...
School-age children of all reading levels are invited to join Arlington’s Read Aloud Book Club. Meet other youth to play literacy games, read and discuss books together! This is a drop-in program. No registration required.