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This event is in the "Adults" group.
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...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Craft & Chat

4:00pm - 7:00pm
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.  ...
This event is in the "Youth (ages 0-5)" group.

Lapsit Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
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.  ...
This event is in the "Youth (ages 0-5)" group.

Get Moving Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
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.    ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
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.  ...
This event is in the "Youth (ages 0-5)" group.
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

1:30pm - 5:00pm
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. ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
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...
This event is in the "Youth (ages 0-5)" group.
This event is in the "Youth (ages 6-12)" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.

Family Dance Party

5:00pm - 5:30pm
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! ...
This event is in the "Youth (ages 0-5)" group.
This event is in the "Youth (ages 6-12)" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.

Science Discovery: Space

10:30am - 11:30am
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. ...
This event is in the "Youth (ages 6-12)" group.

Lego Party

2:30pm - 3:30pm
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!  ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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! ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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! ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Voices For Children

12:00pm - 12:45pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Wellness
This event is in the "Adults" group.
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...

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

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Craft & Chat

4:00pm - 7:00pm
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.  ...
This event is in the "Youth (ages 0-5)" group.
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. ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
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. ...
This event is in the "Youth (ages 0-5)" group.

Lapsit Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
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.  ...
This event is in the "Youth (ages 0-5)" group.

Get Moving Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
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.    ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
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...
This event is in the "Youth (ages 0-5)" group.
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

1:30pm - 5:00pm
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. ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Queer Book Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Description:
Interested adults are invited to this book club to discuss queer books and media. We do not all read the same book. We will have art materials available. ...