Upcoming Events

Join us to practice your origami skills with other enthusiasts. All ages and skill levels welcome.

The League of Women voters, in conjunction with the Rochester Post Bulletin, the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Rochester Public Library, conduct and present primary candidate forums for local, non-partisan contested positions.

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. 

The League of Women voters, in conjunction with the Rochester Post Bulletin, the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Rochester Public Library, conduct and present primary candidate forums for local, non-partisan contested positions.

Join us each month to discuss a different nonfiction book.

In July we'll be discussing The Last Slave Ship: The True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, and an Extraordinary Reckoning by Ben Raines.

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

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. 

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.

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.

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

We’ll have a variety of puzzles on hand, for every age and ability.  You can even design an image for your own mini puzzle to take home.

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. 

Ever wonder how meteorologists predict the weather?  Join us as KTTC meteorologist Ted Schmidt teaches us the basics of meteorology!

Are you an aspiring author? Are you looking for constructive advice?  Join the Rochester Writers Group and supercharge your writing.

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!

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. 

Join us each month to discuss a popular book you'll want to read cover to cover.

This month we'll be reading Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara

You can view a live stream of the Board meeting on the Library's YouTube channel  https://www.youtube.com/user/RochPubLibrary 

Local historian and librarian Nancy Vaillancourt has spent years researching the presence of the Ku Klux Klan in Southeast Minnesota.

Join us to practice your origami skills with other enthusiasts. All ages and skill levels welcome.

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 about transportation.

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. 

Join us each month to discuss a different nonfiction book.

In August we'll be discussing Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World by Henry Grabar.

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.