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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.

Seed Saving Program

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Learning, Performances/Presentations
Event Description:
Join local gardener Kelly Rae Kirkpatrick to learn what you need to know to begin seed saving. Kelly will demonstrate wet processing, fermenting, and dry seed saving. ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Wellness
Event Description:
Participants will develop a basic understanding of Human Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation, and vulnerabilities. Participants will learn about safety planning with youth and resources available to support youth. This presentation is confidential and a...
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.
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 6-12)" group.
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.

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.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Youth (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Description:
Bring your beach towel and spread out and relax in the auditorium for an indoor, sand-free family storytime.  ...
This event is in the "Youth (ages 6-12)" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Youth (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Creative
Event Description:
Use some of your Spring Break energy to explore and enjoy the challenges of our obstacle course for kids. This course is designed for children ages 6-11 and involves crawling, balancing and other gross motor skills.  ...
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.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Youth (ages 0-5), Youth (ages 6-12), Families
Program Type: Creative
Event Description:
Want to explore messier art supplies? Drop in to create a unique work of art to take home.  ...

Disclaimer(s)

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

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 "Youth (ages 0-5)" group.
This event is in the "Youth (ages 6-12)" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Youth (ages 0-5), Youth (ages 6-12), Families
Program Type: Creative
Event Description:
Want to explore messier art supplies? Drop in to create a unique work of art to take home.  ...

Disclaimer(s)

This event was made possible with funding from the Friends of the Rochester Public 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.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Youth (ages 0-5), Youth (ages 6-12), Families
Program Type: Creative, Learning
Event Description:
Do you love building on the Discovery Cart? Stop in to build and play with a large collection of toys.   ...

Disclaimer(s)

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

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.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Youth (ages 0-5), Youth (ages 6-12), Families
Program Type: Creative, Learning
Event Description:
Do you love building on the Discovery Cart? Stop in to build and play with a large collection of toys.   ...

Disclaimer(s)

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

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: Ocean

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:
Explore the ocean and ocean animals with stories & 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.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Event Description:
Jess Lourey is an Edgar-nominated, Minnesota Book Award winning author of crime fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, YA adventure and magical realism. She has surpassed over a million readers. Join us to hear about her journey to becoming a best...

Disclaimer(s)

This project was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Wellness
Event Description:
The Developmental Assets framework developed by the Search institute points to 40 protective factors that are key to healthy development and youth wellbeing. This conversation will talk through these internal and external assets and how to promote th...
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 "Adults" group.

Electric Vehicles

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Event Description:
If you're thinking about switching to an electric vehicle or just want to learn more about the technology, join local electric vehicle expert Jonny Yucuis for an explanation of all things EV. ...
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.  ...