Library Events
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Baby Storytime
Saturdays, June 15–29, 10:30 a.m.
For children from birth to 24 months. Delight and stimulate your baby's senses with books and music. Build brain power.
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Work of Art: Time Management for Creative People
Tuesday, June 25, 5:30–8 p.m.
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Are you a right-brained person living in a left-brained world? Learn approaches for getting control of your day, creating work time and reaching your artistic goals. Find related books and more at the Library.
This project is funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Presented in collaboration with Springboard for the Arts.
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LEGO® Mania!
Thursday, June 27, 2–5 p.m.
Thursday, July 18, 2–5 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 15, 2–5 p.m.
For families. Take the LEGO challenge! Get together with your friends and build wild creations beyond the imagination! DUPLO® bricks will be available for younger children.
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Friends Meeting
Thursday, June 27, 6 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. General membership meeting
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Work of Art: Your Promotional Toolkit
Tuesday, July 2, 5:30–8 p.m.
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What should be in your portfolio? Learn about targeting your résumé, choosing a work sample, and composing the catalog page that accompanies it. Feel free to bring promotional materials along for review. Find related books and more at the Library.
This project is funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Presented in collaboration with Springboard for the Arts.
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Work of Art: Marketing for Artists
Tuesday, July 9, 5:30–8 p.m.
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Identify the right audience for your artistic output. Develop marketing strategies and a marketing plan geared to your target audience. Find related books and more at the Library.
This project is funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Presented in collaboration with Springboard for the Arts.
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Kids Book Club
Tuesday, July 9, 2–3 p.m.
Tuesday, July 30, 2 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Entering grades 4-6. Join other kids to talk about a great book! Lending copies may be picked up at the information desk prior to meeting.
What We're Reading:
June 18: Poppy, by Avi.
July 9: We Can't All Be Rattlesnakes, by Jennings, Patrick.
July 30: The Mysterious Benedict Society, by Stewart, Trenton Lee.
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Read to a Dog
Saturday, July 13, 3–5 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 10, 3–5 p.m.
For families. Certified volunteers will help put young readers at ease so they can cuddle up with a dog and practice reading aloud.
Sponsored by the Reading Education Assistance Dogs.
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Family Storytime
Saturday, July 13, 10:30 a.m. This session has been cancelled
Saturday, July 20, 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, July 27, 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 3, 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 10, 10:30 a.m.
For children age 2 and up. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement with your children.
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Work of Art: Legal Considerations for Artists
Tuesday, July 16, 5:30–8 p.m.
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From protecting your intellectual property to choosing a legal form for your artistic business, an understanding of underlying legal principles will help you make smarter choices. Learn about copyrights and contract basics regarding selling and licensing your work, as well as getting into business. Find related books and more at the Library.
This project is funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Presented in collaboration with Springboard for the Arts.
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Yoga and Stories
Tuesday, July 23, 2–3:15 p.m.
Registration required, begins Jun 25. Register online or call 612-543-6700.
Entering grades 1-2. Children's stories will provide a world where kids and their caregivers can practice yoga postures with imagination. Become stretching dogs and hopping frogs! Play, create, rest and giggle with yoga.
Sponsored by Friends of the Hennepin County Library and MELSA (Metropolitan Library Service Agency).
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