Pop-Up Petting Zoo at the Shakopee Library

Bring your children to the Library to see animals from the Gray Hobby Farm. You will meet a mama goat with her babies, a chicken, and a duck named Motorcycle! Bring your questions about goats, chickens, and ducks so that you can ask Farmer Rob. Animals will be fenced in......More

Bring your children to the Library to see animals from the Gray Hobby Farm. You will meet a mama goat with her babies, a chicken, and a duck named Motorcycle! Bring your questions about goats, chickens, and ducks so that you can ask Farmer Rob. Animals will be fenced in, but some opportunities to pet the animals may exist through the fencing, as long as you keep hands away from the mouths of animals.

Shakopee Large Meeting Room, Shakopee Library

Spotlight Storytime at the Prior Lake Library

All ages welcome. Join local notables for stories and fun for kids and families!6/26: Construction loader vehicle7/10: School bus7/24: Dakota author Joanne Zacharias7/31: Prior Lake American Indian Performers and Drum Circle8/7: Dog days of summer with therapy dogs

Prior Lake Large Meeting Room, Prior Lake Library

Young at Art drop-in program

Best for ages 6-11; children 5 and under must have an adult with them. Come explore a variety of painting styles in this drop-in art program. Play with colors, textures and styles while expressing your creativity!

New Prague Large Meeting Room, New Prague Library

To Go activity packets

Ages birth-18. Visit your library during open hours to pick up your July activity packet: Ants Go Marching Foam Sheet Art for ages 0-2SCHS Old Fashioned Games for ages 3-11Stress Balls for ages 12-18New To Go packets with pre-packaged activities and supplies are availab......More

Ages birth-18. Visit your library during open hours to pick up your July activity packet: Ants Go Marching Foam Sheet Art for ages 0-2SCHS Old Fashioned Games for ages 3-11Stress Balls for ages 12-18New To Go packets with pre-packaged activities and supplies are available monthly and are available while supplies last. Visit your library the weeks of 8/11 for our final To Go activity packets:8/12 To Go: Fruits & Veggies Foam Sheet Art for ages 0-2, 4-H STEM Tinfoil Boats ages 3-11, Beaded Keychain/Bracelet for ages 12-18.

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Bilingual Story Station: All Aboard!/¡Todos a bordo! - Prior Lake

No appointments required! You’ll be able to arrive anytime during the program hours and enjoy the program with other families. Just check in at the desk to pick up your Story Stations ticket. Best for ages 0-5 with parent or caregiver but all ages and abilities are welc......More

No appointments required! You’ll be able to arrive anytime during the program hours and enjoy the program with other families. Just check in at the desk to pick up your Story Stations ticket. Best for ages 0-5 with parent or caregiver but all ages and abilities are welcome. Choo choo! All aboard! Next stop is your library for a train adventure especially designed with littles in mind. Dress up as a conductor, move through an obstacle course, create your own paper train, share a train story and more!_________________________________¡No se requieren citas en este día! Podrás llegar en cualquier momento durante el horario del programa y disfrutar del programa con otras familias. Simplemente regístrese en el mostrador para recoger su boleto de Story Stations. Ideal para niños de 0 a 5 años con sus padres o cuidadores. ¡Chu, Chu! ¡Todos a bordo! La siguiente parada es tu biblioteca para una aventura en tren especialmente diseñada para los más pequeños. ¡Disfrázate de conductor, recorre una pista de obstáculos, crea tu propio tren de papel, comparte una historia de trenes y mucho más!

Prior Lake Large Meeting Room, Prior Lake Library

Spotlight Storytime

All ages welcome. Join local notables for stories and fun for kids and families.

Elko New Market Large Meeting Room, Elko New Market Library

Spotlight Storytime at Belle Plaine Library

All ages welcome. Join local notables for stories and fun for kids and families.

Belle Plaine Library

Let's Clay Tasty Treats with Parcel Arts at Belle Plaine, REGISTRATION REQ. Begins 6/27

For ages 6 and up. Create your favorite treats out of colorful clay! Learn different sculpting techniques using oven-safe polymer clay. Add your treats to your favorite play scenes, trade and collect them with friends, or turn them into charms or a necklace with the pro......More

For ages 6 and up. Create your favorite treats out of colorful clay! Learn different sculpting techniques using oven-safe polymer clay. Add your treats to your favorite play scenes, trade and collect them with friends, or turn them into charms or a necklace with the provided materials!Space is limited, so register online or by calling the library beginning three weeks before the workshop. Include an email address in your registration to have a reminder sent to you prior to the event.BE KIND <3 This event has limited space - please be sure you can attend this event before registering, and cancel as soon as possible if you are no longer able to attend. Then someone else can have your spot!

Belle Plaine Large Meeting Room, Belle Plaine Library

Jordan Library Lego Time

Jordan Library welcomes children and caregivers to come and play with our collection of LEGO bricks. We supply the LEGOs - you supply the imagination and creation! Play is self-directed.

Jordan Large Meeting Room, Jordan Library

Family Fun Spot Activity

Best for ages 3-11 with parent or caregiver, but all ages and abilities are welcome. Visit the Children's Area at your library during open hours this week to enjoy a fun and educational self-directed activity. (Some activities may have small parts not suitable for child......More

Best for ages 3-11 with parent or caregiver, but all ages and abilities are welcome. Visit the Children's Area at your library during open hours this week to enjoy a fun and educational self-directed activity. (Some activities may have small parts not suitable for children under 3.)Activities are available for one week. This week:Belle Plaine: Letter Quest - use our letter board to make as many words as you canElko New Market: Tangrams - create pictures with shapes and magna-tilesJordan: I Scream, You Scream, Let's Make Ice Cream - run a pretend ice cream shop New Prague: Color Craze! - color together with friends and familyPrior Lake: Music Explorers - match up sounds and use musical notes to decode a secret wordSavage: Summer in Bloom - create your own tissue paper flowerShakopee: Shake It Up! - can you build a structure to withstand the earthquake machine?A new Family Fun Spot is available every other week. Visit your library the weeks of 6/9, 6/23, 7/7, 7/21, 8/4, & 8/18!

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Waggin' Tales Drop-In Reading Time at the Shakopee Library

Best for ages 6-11. Drop-in to read to a certified therapy dog! Kids can spend time practicing reading to a trained therapy dog with a good ear for stories.

Shakopee Library

Waggin' Tales

Drop in to read to a registered therapy dog! Kids can spend time practicing reading to a trained therapy dog with a good ear for stories. Visit http://www.readdogsmn.org/ to learn more about Reading Education Assistance Dogs.

Shakopee Library

Family Fun Spot Activity

Best for ages 3-11 with parent or caregiver, but all ages and abilities are welcome. Visit the Children's Area at your library during open hours this week to enjoy a fun and educational self-directed activity. (Some activities may have small parts not suitable for child......More

Best for ages 3-11 with parent or caregiver, but all ages and abilities are welcome. Visit the Children's Area at your library during open hours this week to enjoy a fun and educational self-directed activity. (Some activities may have small parts not suitable for children under 3.)Activities are available for one week. This week:Belle Plaine: Letter Quest - use our letter board to make as many words as you canElko New Market: Tangrams - create pictures with shapes and magna-tilesJordan: I Scream, You Scream, Let's Make Ice Cream - run a pretend ice cream shop New Prague: Color Craze! - color together with friends and familyPrior Lake: Music Explorers - match up sounds and use musical notes to decode a secret wordSavage: Summer in Bloom - create your own tissue paper flowerShakopee: Shake It Up! - can you build a structure to withstand the earthquake machine?A new Family Fun Spot is available every other week. Visit your library the weeks of 6/9, 6/23, 7/7, 7/21, 8/4, & 8/18!

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Spotlight Storytime

All ages welcome. Join local notables for stories and fun for kids and families.

Jordan Large Meeting Room, Jordan Library

Spotlight Storytime:

All ages welcome. Join _____ today for stories and fun for kids and families!

New Prague Large Meeting Room, New Prague Library

Teen Tuesdays at Belle Plaine Library

For ages 12-18. Join us on Tuesdays at 3pm for a fun activity specifically for teens. See our full schedule here!Today's event is a special hosted Shadowed Scrolls Haunted Library Escape Room - sign up in advance to guarantee your spot:Calling all brave teens! Work toge......More

For ages 12-18. Join us on Tuesdays at 3pm for a fun activity specifically for teens. See our full schedule here!Today's event is a special hosted Shadowed Scrolls Haunted Library Escape Room - sign up in advance to guarantee your spot:Calling all brave teens! Work together with your group to uncover the secrets of the Shadowed Scrolls Haunted Library. Navigate the Shadowed Scrolls' spooky study room, encountering a series of puzzles, cryptic clues, and eerie riddles. The clock is ticking, and you and your friends have 25 minutes to escape before you are trapped for all time.

Belle Plaine Library

Move & Groove with Ms. Mo at the Prior Lake Library

For ages 0-5 and their families. Join Ms. Mo at the Prior Lake Library for a fun music-based storytime!

Prior Lake Large Meeting Room, Prior Lake Library

Family Fun Spot Activity

Best for ages 3-11 with parent or caregiver, but all ages and abilities are welcome. Visit the Children's Area at your library during open hours this week to enjoy a fun and educational self-directed activity. (Some activities may have small parts not suitable for child......More

Best for ages 3-11 with parent or caregiver, but all ages and abilities are welcome. Visit the Children's Area at your library during open hours this week to enjoy a fun and educational self-directed activity. (Some activities may have small parts not suitable for children under 3.)Activities are available for one week. This week:Belle Plaine: Letter Quest - use our letter board to make as many words as you canElko New Market: Tangrams - create pictures with shapes and magna-tilesJordan: I Scream, You Scream, Let's Make Ice Cream - run a pretend ice cream shop New Prague: Color Craze! - color together with friends and familyPrior Lake: Music Explorers - match up sounds and use musical notes to decode a secret wordSavage: Summer in Bloom - create your own tissue paper flowerShakopee: Shake It Up! - can you build a structure to withstand the earthquake machine?A new Family Fun Spot is available every other week. Visit your library the weeks of 6/9, 6/23, 7/7, 7/21, 8/4, & 8/18!

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Teen Wednesdays: DIY Bath Bombs at Jordan Library, REGISTRATION REQ. Begins 7/2/25

For ages 12-18. Using basic ingredients like baking soda and epsom salts, we will make homemade bath bombs. Participants will get to take home their creations and a recipe with step by step instructions if they want to try it on their own. (Please note: when making home......More

For ages 12-18. Using basic ingredients like baking soda and epsom salts, we will make homemade bath bombs. Participants will get to take home their creations and a recipe with step by step instructions if they want to try it on their own. (Please note: when making homemade bath products, participants need to know if they have allergies or sensitivities to skincare products.)Space is limited, so register online or by calling the library beginning three weeks before the workshop. Include an email address in your registration to have a reminder sent to you prior to the event.BE KIND <3 This event has limited space - please be sure you can attend this event before registering, and cancel as soon as possible if you are no longer able to attend. Then someone else can have your spot!

Jordan Large Meeting Room, Jordan Library

Family Fun Spot Activity

Best for ages 3-11 with parent or caregiver, but all ages and abilities are welcome. Visit the Children's Area at your library during open hours this week to enjoy a fun and educational self-directed activity. (Some activities may have small parts not suitable for child......More

Best for ages 3-11 with parent or caregiver, but all ages and abilities are welcome. Visit the Children's Area at your library during open hours this week to enjoy a fun and educational self-directed activity. (Some activities may have small parts not suitable for children under 3.)Activities are available for one week. This week:Belle Plaine: Letter Quest - use our letter board to make as many words as you canElko New Market: Tangrams - create pictures with shapes and magna-tilesJordan: I Scream, You Scream, Let's Make Ice Cream - run a pretend ice cream shop New Prague: Color Craze! - color together with friends and familyPrior Lake: Music Explorers - match up sounds and use musical notes to decode a secret wordSavage: Summer in Bloom - create your own tissue paper flowerShakopee: Shake It Up! - can you build a structure to withstand the earthquake machine?A new Family Fun Spot is available every other week. Visit your library the weeks of 6/9, 6/23, 7/7, 7/21, 8/4, & 8/18!

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Spotlight Storytime at the Prior Lake Library

All ages welcome. Join local notables for stories and fun for kids and families!6/26: Construction loader vehicle7/10: School bus7/24: Dakota author Joanne Zacharias7/31: Prior Lake American Indian Performers and Drum Circle8/7: Dog days of summer with therapy dogs

Prior Lake Large Meeting Room, Prior Lake Library

Survey Says Showdown! at New Prague Library, REGISTRATION REQ. Begins 6/5

For ages 9-11. Join us for Survey Says: a fun-filled game show hosted at your library! Team up to guess the most popular (librarian) answers to random survey questions and win cool prizes. This is an event you won’t want to miss! Space is limited, so register online or......More

For ages 9-11. Join us for Survey Says: a fun-filled game show hosted at your library! Team up to guess the most popular (librarian) answers to random survey questions and win cool prizes. This is an event you won’t want to miss! Space is limited, so register online or by calling the library beginning three weeks before the workshop. Include an email address in your registration to have a reminder sent to you prior to the event.BE KIND <3 This event has limited space - please be sure you can attend this event before registering, and cancel as soon as possible if you are no longer able to attend. Then someone else can have your spot!

New Prague Large Meeting Room, New Prague Library

Teen Thursdays: Game Show Showdown at New Prague Library, REGISTRATION REQ. Begins 6/5

For ages 12-18. Get ready for a thrilling game show experience at your library, featuring not one but TWO fast-paced games: Survey Says and What's it Cost? Don’t miss the chance to be a part of the action!Space is limited, so register online or by calling the library be......More

For ages 12-18. Get ready for a thrilling game show experience at your library, featuring not one but TWO fast-paced games: Survey Says and What's it Cost? Don’t miss the chance to be a part of the action!Space is limited, so register online or by calling the library beginning three weeks before the workshop. Include an email address in your registration to have a reminder sent to you prior to the event.BE KIND <3 This event has limited space - please be sure you can attend this event before registering, and cancel as soon as possible if you are no longer able to attend. Then someone else can have your spot!

New Prague Large Meeting Room, New Prague Library

The Works: Maze Engineering at the Prior Lake Library, REGISTRATION REQ. Begins 7/4

For ages 8-11. Use the engineering design process to design and construct your own maze, pinball, or pachinko game. Experiment with changes in speed and direction and the effects of gravity and friction.Space is limited, so register online or by calling the library begi......More

For ages 8-11. Use the engineering design process to design and construct your own maze, pinball, or pachinko game. Experiment with changes in speed and direction and the effects of gravity and friction.Space is limited, so register online or by calling the library beginning three weeks before the workshop. Include an email address in your registration to have a reminder sent to you prior to the event.BE KIND <3 This event has limited space - please be sure you can attend this event before registering and cancel as soon as possible if you are no longer able to attend. Then someone else can have your spot!

Prior Lake Large Meeting Room, Prior Lake Library

Jordan Library Lego Time

Jordan Library welcomes children and caregivers to come and play with our collection of LEGO bricks. We supply the LEGOs - you supply the imagination and creation! Play is self-directed.

Jordan Large Meeting Room, Jordan Library