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Origami Club

Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium at Main Branch
Program Type:
Creative, Learning, Social Gathering
Age Group:
Adults, All
Event Description:

Join us to practice your origami skills with other enthusiasts. All ages and skill levels welcome.

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, All
Program Type: Creative, Learning, Social Gathering
Event Description:
Join us to practice your origami skills with other enthusiasts. All ages and skill levels welcome. ...

Voices For Children - Teaming Up to Prevent Bullying

Monday, April 29, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
2nd Floor Meeting Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

This presentation will educate caregivers and professionals on identifying signs of bullying and supporting children experiencing or witnessing it. Attendees will leave equipped wi

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Wellness
Event Description:
This presentation will educate caregivers and professionals on identifying signs of bullying and supporting children experiencing or witnessing it. Attendees will leave equipped with a range of resources applicable to a variety of situations aiding t...

Peer Recovery Specialist

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Community Corner at Main Branch
Program Type:
Wellness
Event Description:

A Peer Recovery Specialist from the Olmsted County Drug & Alcohol Community Outreach Team is available at the library. Stop by at the Wellness Corner on the 2nd Floor of t

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Corner
Program Type: Wellness
Event Description:
A Peer Recovery Specialist from the Olmsted County Drug & Alcohol Community Outreach Team is available at the library. Stop by at the Wellness Corner on the 2nd Floor of the library. ...

Craft & Chat

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Info Area at Main Branch
Program Type:
Creative, Social Gathering
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

We invite you to get creative at the library! Stop by the Library 2nd Floor area every Tuesday between 4-7PM to work on a project you bring from home and meet new friends. 

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Info Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative, Social Gathering
Event Description:
We invite you to get creative at the library! Stop by the Library 2nd Floor area every Tuesday between 4-7PM to work on a project you bring from home and meet new friends.  ...

Lapsit Storytime

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Auditorium at Main Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth (ages 0-5)
Event Description:

Enjoy gentle songs, simple stories, and a lullaby at this 20-minute lapsit storytime. This event is designed for children birth through 5 years old and their families. 

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Youth (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Description:
Enjoy gentle songs, simple stories, and a lullaby at this 20-minute lapsit storytime. This event is designed for children birth through 5 years old and their families.  ...

Get Moving Storytime

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Auditorium at Main Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth (ages 0-5)
Event Description:

Join in this storytime full of active rhymes, songs, and interactive stories. This 20-minute preschool storytime is designed for children ages 2 to 5 years old and their families.&

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Youth (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Description:
Join in this storytime full of active rhymes, songs, and interactive stories. This 20-minute preschool storytime is designed for children ages 2 to 5 years old and their families.    ...
woman in long decorative skirt dancing in the street

Menopause and Sexual Health 101

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Auditorium at Main Branch
Program Type:
Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join Doctors Carol Kuhle, D.O., M.P.H. and Jean Marie McGowan, M.D. for a presentation on menopause and sexual health.   There will be time for the audience to ask questions

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Wellness
Event Description:
Join Doctors Carol Kuhle, D.O., M.P.H. and Jean Marie McGowan, M.D. for a presentation on menopause and sexual health.   There will be time for the audience to ask questions.  ...
Colorful xylophone

Move to Music for Preschoolers

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Auditorium at Main Branch
Program Type:
Learning
Age Group:
Youth (ages 0-5)
Event Description:

Participate in music appreciation activities and movement for preschoolers. This 20-minute program is designed for children ages 3 to 5 years old and their families. 

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Youth (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Learning
Event Description:
Participate in music appreciation activities and movement for preschoolers. This 20-minute program is designed for children ages 3 to 5 years old and their families.  ...

Social Worker Hours

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 1:30pm - 5:00pm
Community Corner at Main Branch
Event Description:

A GPS Social Worker is available at the library to connect you to local resources for housing, food, employment, health, safety and other community services. Stop by at the Communi

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Corner
Event Description:
A GPS Social Worker is available at the library to connect you to local resources for housing, food, employment, health, safety and other community services. Stop by at the Community Corner on the 2nd Floor of the library. ...
Book cover shows an old-fashioned café

Feel Good Fiction Book Group

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Auditorium at Main Branch
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join us each month for a book club focusing on uplifting novels and stories. This book group is open to everybody, and will meet in the library's auditorium.  To pickup a c

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Description:
Join us each month for a book club focusing on uplifting novels and stories. This book group is open to everybody, and will meet in the library's auditorium.  To pickup a copy of the book, please stop by the Fiction, Movies, and Music Desk on...
Disco Ball on purple background

Family Dance Party

Friday, May 3, 2024 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Auditorium at Main Branch
Program Type:
Social Gathering
Age Group:
Youth (ages 0-5), Youth (ages 6-12), Families
Event Description:

Put on your dancing shoes for 30 minutes of nonstop dancing fun for families!

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Youth (ages 0-5), Youth (ages 6-12), Families
Program Type: Social Gathering
Event Description:
Put on your dancing shoes for 30 minutes of nonstop dancing fun for families! ...
pink nebula in space

Science Discovery: Space

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Auditorium at Main Branch
Program Type:
Learning
Age Group:
Youth (ages 0-5), Youth (ages 6-12), Families
Event Description:

We will share a story and fun facts, followed by space-themed activities.

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Youth (ages 0-5), Youth (ages 6-12), Families
Program Type: Learning
Event Description:
We will share a story and fun facts, followed by space-themed activities. ...

Lego Party

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium at Main Branch
Program Type:
Creative
Age Group:
Youth (ages 6-12)
Event Description:

Bring your imagination to build with our giant collection of bricks! 

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Youth (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Creative
Event Description:
Bring your imagination to build with our giant collection of bricks!  ...
photo of paper art Shakespeare

Shakespeare Paper Art Program

Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Auditorium at Main Branch
Program Type:
Creative
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

It is time for some Shakespeare art! Forget about Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, or Hamlet. In this program, you can make a mixed-media “portrait” of the man himself!

Cancelled
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative
Event Description:
It is time for some Shakespeare art! Forget about Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, or Hamlet. In this program, you can make a mixed-media “portrait” of the man himself! ...
photo of paper art Shakespeare

Shakespeare Paper Art Program

Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium at Main Branch
Program Type:
Creative
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

It is time for some Shakespeare art! Forget about Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, or Hamlet. In this program, you can make a mixed-media “portrait” of the man himself!

Cancelled
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative
Event Description:
It is time for some Shakespeare art! Forget about Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, or Hamlet. In this program, you can make a mixed-media “portrait” of the man himself! ...

Voices For Children

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 12:00pm - 12:45pm
2nd Floor Meeting Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Wellness
right to read poster

The Right to Read Documentary

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Auditorium at Main Branch
Program Type:
Learning
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

The Rochester Public Library and Rochester Reading Champions present "The Right To Read" film documentary. According to The Nation's Report Card, in 2022, only 32% of 4th g

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Learning
Event Description:
The Rochester Public Library and Rochester Reading Champions present "The Right To Read" film documentary. According to The Nation's Report Card, in 2022, only 32% of 4th graders in Minnesota were reading at grade-level proficiency. Join...

Disclaimer(s)

This event was made possible with funding from the Rochester Public Library Foundation.

Peer Recovery Specialist

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Community Corner at Main Branch
Program Type:
Wellness
Event Description:

A Peer Recovery Specialist from the Olmsted County Drug & Alcohol Community Outreach Team is available at the library. Stop by at the Wellness Corner on the 2nd Floor of t

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Corner
Program Type: Wellness
Event Description:
A Peer Recovery Specialist from the Olmsted County Drug & Alcohol Community Outreach Team is available at the library. Stop by at the Wellness Corner on the 2nd Floor of the library. ...

Craft & Chat

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Info Area at Main Branch
Program Type:
Creative, Social Gathering
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

We invite you to get creative at the library! Stop by the Library 2nd Floor area every Tuesday between 4-7PM to work on a project you bring from home and meet new friends. 

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Info Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative, Social Gathering
Event Description:
We invite you to get creative at the library! Stop by the Library 2nd Floor area every Tuesday between 4-7PM to work on a project you bring from home and meet new friends.  ...

Family Storytime & Literacy Activities

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Auditorium at Main Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth (ages 0-5)
Event Description:

Enjoy 30 minutes of books, rhymes, and songs, and followed by literacy activities to encourage the development of early literacy skills. This event is open to children of all ages

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Youth (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Description:
Enjoy 30 minutes of books, rhymes, and songs, and followed by literacy activities to encourage the development of early literacy skills. This event is open to children of all ages and their grown-ups. ...
Logo image of pink and blue heart with two white dots

Trans Parenting Rochester

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
2nd Floor Meeting Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Social Gathering
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Parents and caregivers of transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive individuals get together to share resources, joys, and concerns. Trans Parenting Rochester meets on the firs

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Social Gathering
Event Description:
Parents and caregivers of transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive individuals get together to share resources, joys, and concerns. Trans Parenting Rochester meets on the first Tuesday of every month, and is intended for adults only. ...

Lapsit Storytime

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Auditorium at Main Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth (ages 0-5)
Event Description:

Enjoy gentle songs, simple stories, and a lullaby at this 20-minute lapsit storytime. This event is designed for children birth through 5 years old and their families. 

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Youth (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Description:
Enjoy gentle songs, simple stories, and a lullaby at this 20-minute lapsit storytime. This event is designed for children birth through 5 years old and their families.  ...

Get Moving Storytime

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Auditorium at Main Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth (ages 0-5)
Event Description:

Join in this storytime full of active rhymes, songs, and interactive stories. This 20-minute preschool storytime is designed for children ages 2 to 5 years old and their families.&

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Youth (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Description:
Join in this storytime full of active rhymes, songs, and interactive stories. This 20-minute preschool storytime is designed for children ages 2 to 5 years old and their families.    ...
People sitting around a table with computers and notepads

Rochester Writers Group

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
2nd Floor Meeting Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Creative
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Are you an aspiring author? Are you looking for constructive advice?  Join the Rochester Writers Group and supercharge your writing. Each month, the group will critique 4-6

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative
Event Description:
Are you an aspiring author? Are you looking for constructive advice?  Join the Rochester Writers Group and supercharge your writing. Each month, the group will critique 4-6 works, depending on type and length of submissions.  This can in...