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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: 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 "Adults" group.

Queer Book Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Social Gathering
Event Description:
Join other adults to talk about queer issues and book-related discussion. We will have coloring pages! ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Learning, Social Gathering
Event Description:
Join us each month to discuss a popular book you'll want to read cover to cover. This month we'll be reading My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite  To register please contact, Lynette Perry the groups host. lperry@rplmn.or...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 1st floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Board Meeting
Event Description:
You can view a live stream of the Board meeting on the Library's YouTube channel  https://www.youtube.com/user/RochPubLibrary  A recording will also be available after the meeting on the City's website.  Boards & Commi...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Learning, Social Gathering
Event Description:
Join us each month to discuss a different nonfiction book. In December we'll be reading A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster by Rebecca Solnit. ...
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 "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 "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 "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Learning, Social Gathering
Event Description:
Join us each month to discuss a popular book you'll want to read cover to cover. This month we'll be reading The Guncle by Steven Rowley To register please contact, Lynette Perry the groups host. lperry@rplmn.org or 507-328-2324 ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 1st floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Board Meeting
Event Description:
You can view a live stream of the Board meeting on the Library's YouTube channel  https://www.youtube.com/user/RochPubLibrary  A recording will also be available after the meeting on the City's website.  Boards & Commi...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

RPL Board Games

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative
Event Description:
Join us monthly for fun afternoons of card playing, dice throwing, and so much more!  We’ll have a variety of games on hand, from party to strategy, and competitive to cooperative. You can even bring your own games to share! ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Mystery Book Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Description:
Join us for a monthly discussion about mystery novels!  Each month we read a mystery of your choice on a shared theme.  This month the group will be discussing a crafty cozy mystery. This book group meets on the 4th Monday of each m...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Learning
Event Description:
Join us for an awe-inspiring astronomy presentation that begins with an introduction to the winter night sky, explaining why it’s a special time for stargazing. The winter sky is known for its clarity and the abundance of bright stars and constellati...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Learning, Social Gathering
Event Description:
Join us each month to discuss a different nonfiction book. In January we'll be reading Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson.   ...
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 "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 "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 "Adults" group.

RPL Board Games

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative
Event Description:
Join us monthly for fun afternoons of card playing, dice throwing, and so much more!  We’ll have a variety of games on hand, from party to strategy, and competitive to cooperative. You can even bring your own games to share! ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Learning, Social Gathering
Event Description:
Join us each month to discuss a popular book you'll want to read cover to cover. This month we'll be reading The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V. E. Schwab To register please contact, Lynette Perry the groups host. lperry@rplmn.org o...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 1st floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Board Meeting
Event Description:
You can view a live stream of the Board meeting on the Library's YouTube channel  https://www.youtube.com/user/RochPubLibrary  A recording will also be available after the meeting on the City's website.  Boards & Commi...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Mystery Book Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Description:
Join us for a monthly discussion about mystery novels!  Each month we read a mystery of your choice on a shared theme.  This month the group will be discussing mysteries set in cold places. This book group meets on the 4th Monday of...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Learning, Social Gathering
Event Description:
Join us each month to discuss a different nonfiction book. In February we'll be reading The Divorce Colony: How Women Revolutionized Marriage and Found Freedom on the American Frontier by April White. ...
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 "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...