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Used Book Sale
Saturday, May 18, 9a.m. – 3 p.m.
Bargain hunters and book lovers take note: the Friends of the Library will hold a sale of hundreds of adult and children's fiction and nonfiction books in hardcover and paperback. Most books, withdrawn from the Hennepin County Library system or donated by the public, will be priced $1 or less. Funds raised will benefit the library.
Book donations accepted at the library beginning May 4. No textbooks, magazines or phonograph records, please.

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Friends Meeting
Monday, June 10, 6:30–8 p.m.
Monday, July 8, 6:30–8 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 12, 6:30–8 p.m.
Join fellow library enthusiasts to hear what's happening at Hennepin County Library. Help support your local library by planning and volunteering at book sales, programs, and special events. The Friends look forward to meeting you. Board meeting

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Family Storytime
Tuesday, June 11, 7–7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 16, 7–7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 13, 7–7:30 p.m.
For children age 2 and up. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement with your children.

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Guys Read Jr. Book Club
Tuesday, June 18, 12:30–1:15 p.m.
Tuesday, July 9, 12:30–1:15 p.m.
Tuesday, July 23, 12:30–1:15 p.m.
Registration required, begins May 21. Register online or call 612-543-5725.
Guys entering grades 2-3. 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 Minnetonka Library.
What We're Reading:
June 18: We the Children, by Andrew Clements.
July 9: Dragonbreath : Attack of the Ninja Frogs , by Ursula Vernon.
July 23: How to Save Your Tail , by Mary Hanson.

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Guys Read Teen Book Club
Tuesday, June 18, 3–4 p.m.
Tuesday, July 9, 3–4 p.m.
Tuesday, July 23, 3–4 p.m.
Registration required, begins May 21. Register online or call 612-543-5725.
Guys entering grades 7-9. 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 Minnetonka Library.
What We're Reading:
June 18: Chasing Lincoln's Killer , by James L. Swanson.
July 9: Joe the Barbarian, by Grant Morrison.
July 23: Dead Gentleman, by Matthew Cody.

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Guys Read Kids Book Club
Tuesday, June 18, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 9, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 23, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Registration required, begins May 21. Register online or call 612-543-5725.
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 Minnetonka Library.
What We're Reading:
June 18: Walls Within Walls, by Maureen Sherry.
July 9: Last Musketeer, by Stuart Gibbs.
July 23: Quest for the spark. Book three , by Tom Sniegoski.

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Girls Only Teen Book Club
Thursday, June 20, 2–3 p.m.
Thursday, July 11, 2–3 p.m.
Thursday, July 25, 2–3 p.m.
Registration required, begins May 23. Register online or call 612-543-5725.
Girls entering grades 7-9. 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 Minnetonka Library.
What We're Reading:
June 20: Dash and Lily's Book of Dares, by Rachel Cohn.
July 11: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks , by E. Lockhart.
July 25: Ship Breaker, by Paolo Bacigalupi.

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Can Pigeons Drive a Bus?
Friday, June 21, 1–3 p.m.
Registration required, begins May 24. Register online or call 612-543-5725.
Entering K-grade 6. Using books by author/artist Mo Willems as inspiration, learn how to draw cartoon characters and change their expressions by changing just a few lines using markers, graphite pencils and colored pencils. Materials provided.
Presented in collaboration with Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Sponsored by the Friends of the Hennepin County Library and MELSA (Metropolitan Library Service Agency).

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Club de libros para niños en español/Kids Spanish-Language Book Club
Wednesday, June 26, 11a.m.–noon
Registration required, begins May 29. Register online or call 612-543-5725.
Entering grades 3-4. Inscríbete a partir de mayo 29; cupo limitado a 15 personas. Para niños entrando a los grados 3-4. ¡Únete a otros niños para hablar acerca de libros fenomenales en español! Recoge una copia del libro en el escritorio de información.
Patrocinado por los Friends of the Minnetonka Library.
Join other kids to talk about a great Spanish-language book! Lending copies may be picked up at the information desk prior to meeting.
Sponsored by Friends of the Minnetonka Library.
What We're Reading:
June 26: Solo, el fantasma , by Andre´s Guerrero.

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Girls Only Jr. Book Club
Thursday, June 27, 11–11:45 a.m.
Thursday, July 18, 11–11:45 a.m.
Thursday, Aug. 8, 11–11:45 a.m.
Registration required, begins May 30. Register online or call 612-543-5725.
Girls entering grades 2-3. 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 Minnetonka Library.
What We're Reading:
June 27: How to Save Your Tail , by Mary Hanson.
July 18: Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little , by Peggy Gifford.
August 8: The Spoon in the Bathroom Wall , by Tony Johnston.

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Girls Only Kids Book Club
Thursday, June 27, 2–3 p.m.
Thursday, July 18, 2–3 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 8, 2–3 p.m.
Registration required, begins May 30. Register online or call 612-543-5725.
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 Minnetonka Library.
What We're Reading:
June 27: The Penderwicks : a summer tale of four sisters, two rabbits, and a very interesting boy , by Jeanne Birdsall.
July 18: So B. It , by Sarah Weeks.
August 8: Chasing Vermeer, by Blue Balliett.

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