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Plant a Garden for Seed Saving

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Friends Event
Event Description:

Get more from your garden than just herbs and vegetables. Go one step further and grow seeds as well.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Origami Club

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, All
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.

Craft & Chat

4:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
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. 

Trans Parenting Rochester

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
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.

Feel Good Fiction Book Group

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Description:

Library Auditorium

Join us each month for a book club focusing on uplifting novels and stories.

Backyard Photography with Jay Grammond

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative, Learning
Event Description:

Nature is Changing. Are you ready to create images with your smartphone or Camera?

Disclaimer(s)

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

Craft & Chat

4:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
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. 

Queer Book Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
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.

Paint Along with Natalia, 'The Gutsy Artsy'

10:30am - 12:30pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Description:

Rochester Public Library Auditorium

Join us for a step-by-step painting party!  We'll be painting a picture of a multicolored hummingbird against an abstract background.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Paint Along with Natalia, 'The Gutsy Artsy'

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Description:

Rochester Public Library Auditorium

Join us for a step-by-step painting party!  We'll be painting a picture of a multicolored hummingbird against an abstract background.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Craft & Chat

4:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
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. 

Cover 2 Cover Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
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 Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate

Disclaimer(s)

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

Spanish Conversation Group

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Learning, Social Gathering
Event Description:

Join us for casual conversation in Spanish! All levels are welcome; native speakers also encouraged. 

¡Vengan Uds. a una conversación informal en español!

Game Day at the Library!

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults, All
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, All
Program Type: Creative, Learning, Social Gathering
Event Description:

Rochester Public Library Auditorium

Join us monthly for fun afternoons of card playing, dice throwing, and so much more! 

Craft & Chat

4:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
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. 

English Conversation Group

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens, Families, Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Families, Adults
Program Type: Social Gathering
Event Description:

Enjoy a casual hour with new friends in the Library auditorium as you practice your English language or conversational skills.

Origami Club

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, All
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.

Mystery Book Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
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.

In April we'll be discussing mysteries written by Hispanic/Latin American authors.  

One Book | One Minnesota Virtual Author Conversation & Discussion

10:00am - 11:30am
Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Description:

Participate in the statewide One Book | One Minnesota book club by reading a common title and joining in virtual a

Craft & Chat

4:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
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. 

Where We Come From One Book | One Minnesota Book Discussion

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Youth (ages 6-12), Teens, Families, Adults, All
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Youth (ages 6-12), Teens, Families, Adults, All
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Description:

Participate in the statewide One Book | One Minnesota book club by reading a common title and joining in virtual a

Real Reads Nonfiction Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Description:

Join us each month to discuss a different nonfiction book.

In April, we'll be discussing To Name the Bigger Lie: A Memoir in Two Stories by Sarah Viren.

Feel Good Fiction Book Group

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Description:

Library Auditorium

Join us each month for a book club focusing on uplifting novels and stories.

Puzzles and Pretzels

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth (ages 6-12), Teens, Families, Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Youth (ages 6-12), Teens, Families, Adults
Program Type: Creative, Social Gathering
Event Description:

Rochester Public Library Auditorium

Join us for a fun afternoon of puzzle building and designing, pretzel eating and so much more! 

Disclaimer(s)

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