Library Events
at East Lake Library |
Homework Hub
Tuesday, May 21, 3:30–7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 22, 3:30–5:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 23, 3:30–7:30 p.m.
Free in-person tutoring for K-12 students. No advance sign-up needed.
Funded by the Friends of the Hennepin County Library.
Job Search Assistance
Tuesdays, March 5–May 28, 3–5 p.m.
Are you seeking new employment or re-entering the workforce? Do you need help looking for a job, filling out applications or writing your résumé? Stop in for free one-to-one assistance with a job search representative. Presented in partnership with Goodwill/Easter Seals.
Conversation Circles
Sundays, March 24, April 7, April 14, April 21, April 28, May 5, May 19 & May 26, 1:00 –3 p.m.
Non-native English speakers: practice your English and make new friends in an informal, volunteer-led setting, and learn about the library, too. Call 612-543-5669 for more information in English or, in Hmong, 612-543-8845; in Somali, 612-543-8756; in Spanish, 612-543-8510.
Conversation Circles
Sundays, June 2, June 9, June 16, June 23, June 30, July 14, July 21, July 28, Aug. 4, Aug. 11, Aug. 18 & Aug. 25, 1:00 –3 p.m.
Non-native English speakers: practice your English and make new friends in an informal, volunteer-led setting, and learn about the library, too. Call 612-543-5669 for more information in English or, in Hmong, 612-543-8845; in Somali, 612-543-8756; in Spanish, 612-543-8510.
Job Search Assistance
Tuesdays, June 4–Aug. 27, 3–5 p.m.
Are you seeking new employment or re-entering the workforce? Do you need help looking for a job, filling out applications or writing your résumé? Stop in for free one-to-one assistance with a job search representative. Presented in partnership with Goodwill/Easter Seals.
Childcare Group Storytime
Wednesday, June 5, 10:30a.m.
Wednesday, July 3, 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 10:30 a.m.
Explore new ideas with children in your care.
Author Talk: Doug Mack, Europe on Five Wrong Turns a Day
Thursday, June 6, 6:30 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-8425.
When freelance writer Mack stumbled on a 1963 “Europe on Five Dollars a Day” guide, he decided to use it to tour Florence, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Venice, Rome and Madrid and find out what has and has not changed. Don't miss his lively presentation of 'Europe on 5 Wrong Turns a Day.' Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Sponsored by Friends of the East Lake Library.
Girls Only Kids Book Club
Wednesday, June 12, 1 p.m.
Wednesday, July 10, 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 1 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-8425.
Girls entering grades 4-6. Join other girls to talk about a great book! Lending copies may be picked up at the information desk prior to meeting.
Sponsored by Friends of the East Lake Library.
What We're Reading:
June 12: Giants Beware!, by Jorge Aguirre.
July 10: Karen Hesse, by The Music of Dolphins.
August 7: The MIGHTY Miss MALONE, by Christopher Paul Curtis.
Guys Read Kids Book Club
Wednesday, June 12, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, July 10, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2 p.m.
Register Online or call
612-543-8425.Guys entering grades 4-6. Join other guys to talk about a great book! Lending copies may be picked up at the information desk prior to meeting.
Sponsored by Friends of the East Lake Library.
What We're Reading:
June 12: My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George.
July 10: Cardboard, by Doug TenNapel.
August 7: Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer.
Master Gardener: Community Gardening
Thursday, June 13, 6–7:30 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-8425.
A community garden is any space where plants are grown and maintained by a community to meet the needs of the community. Learn the pleasures and challenges of this collaborative project.
Presented in collaboration with Hennepin County Master Gardeners, University of Minnesota Extension.
Teen Anime Club
Thursdays, June 13, June 27, July 11, July 25 & Aug. 8, 6 –7:30 p.m.
For teens. Watch anime, discuss manga and share artwork. Something different every time!
Sponsored by Friends of the East Lake Library.
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