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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: 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: Book Clubs, Learning, Social Gathering
Event Description:
Join us each month for a book club focusing on uplifting novels and stories. To register, please contact Katie Sundstrom, the group's host: ksundstrom@rplmn.org or 507-328-2349 This month the group will be reading Leave Me by Gayle...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Libby eBooks and You!

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Learning
Event Description:
Did you know Rochester Public Library has been offering eBooks for over a decade?  And in that decade, there have been a lot of changes! Recently, you may have seen a notification that the OverDrive app is being retired and you'll have to swi...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, All
Program Type: Learning, Performances/Presentations
Event Description:
Want to help increase the amount of local seed at the Seed Library? Have special seeds that you'd like to share? Come to a Seed Library presentation on how to plant for seed saving. You will also learn about collecting and planting native seeds. P...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Poetic Art

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Description:
Celebrate the creativity of poetry by creating a personal piece of art inspired by a fantastic poem. Each participant will have an opportunity to hear and discuss poems selected by members of the Southeastern Minnesota Poets.  From these insp...

Disclaimer(s)

This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Rochester Public Library.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Cover 2 Cover Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
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 Exiles by Christina Baker Kline  To register please contact, Lynette Perry the groups host. lperry@rplmn.org or 507-328-232...
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.  https://rochesterc...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Description:
Join diversity and equity leaders from Olmsted County and the City of Rochester in a healing circle which offers  a safe space to explore issues of cultural differences. Registration is strongly recommended but not required.  Priority for t...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Mystery Book Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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 funny mystery. This book group meets on the 4th Monday of each month. ...
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 April we'll be reading The Nazis Knew My Name: A Remarkable Story of Survival and Courage in Auschwitz by Magda Hellinger and Maya Lee, with David Brewster.   ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Performances/Presentations
Event Description:
Abby is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author and Food Network champion. She founded her bakery, Nadia Cakes, out of her home back in 2007, and it has since expanded across the country and won numerous Food Network competitions. She loves...

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: 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.
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Description:
Join us each month for a book club focusing on uplifting novels and stories. Please register below, and we'll put a copy on hold for you or you can stop by the Fiction Movies Music desk and request a copy from staff. This month the group will b...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 39
Event Description:
When executed with masterful technique, a single ink brushstroke is capable of conveying vitality, delicacy, and contemplation—the essence of Chinese philosophy and spirit. It is this “life force” or chi (pronounced chee) that the artist aspires...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Cover 2 Cover Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
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 Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConoghy To register please contact, Lynette Perry the groups host. lperry@rplmn.org or 50...
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.  https://rochesterc...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Mystery Book Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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 an African mystery. This book group meets on the 4th Monday of each mont...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Learning
Event Description:
You probably know most of them just by their first names...Aretha, Diana, Tina, Joni, Janis, Grace, Stevie, and many more. Come enjoy a two-hour evening presentation that includes listening to their music and learning more about them! ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Description:
Join diversity and equity leaders from Olmsted County and the City of Rochester in a healing circle which offers  a safe space to explore issues of cultural differences. Registration is strongly recommended but not required.  Priority for t...
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 May we'll be reading Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City by Andrea Elliott. ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Description:
Join us each month for a book club focusing on uplifting novels and stories. Please register below, and we'll put a copy on hold for you or you can stop by the Fiction Movies Music desk and request a copy from staff. This month the group will b...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Carving Your Clan

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative, Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Description:
During a 3-hour workshop with artist Jeffrey Tibbetts, participants carve a physical representation from a natural material while developing an understanding of aspects of the Ojibwe world view represented in artistic form from the natural elements o...

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: 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.

Cover 2 Cover Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
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 Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips To register please contact, Lynette Perry the groups host. lperry@rplmn.org or 507-328-232...