Eligibility Specialist at the Elko New Market Library

Chat with Scott County Specialists about applying for SNAP, CASH, Emergency Assistance, and Medical Assistance.No appointments required!

Elko New Market Small Meeting Room, Elko New Market 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: Music Explorers - match up sounds and use musical notes to decode a secret wordElko New Market: Shake It Up! - can you build a structure to withstand the earthquake machine?Jordan: Tangrams - create pictures with shapes and magna-tilesNew Prague: Summer in Bloom - create your own tissue paper flowerPrior Lake: I Scream, You Scream, Let's Make Ice Cream - run a pretend ice cream shopSavage: Letter Quest - use our letter board to make as many words as you canShakopee: Color Craze! - color together with friends and familyA 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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Crawlers & Toddlers Early Literacy Class at Shakopee Library

Littles and their parents/caregivers are welcome to join Ms. Becky for our FREE and FUN story- and play-based early literacy classes that use the five important early literacy practices of "Talking, Singing, Reading, Writing & Playing". Best for ages 9-36 months. Older......More

Littles and their parents/caregivers are welcome to join Ms. Becky for our FREE and FUN story- and play-based early literacy classes that use the five important early literacy practices of "Talking, Singing, Reading, Writing & Playing". Best for ages 9-36 months. Older siblings are welcome but the activities are focused on younger children.Looking for classes for other ages? We also have Preschool Classes on Tuesdays at 10:30am.Storytimes led by library staff trained in the Every Child Ready to Read curriculum are “early literacy classes" - all the fun and learning of storytime, but with tips and guidance on easy ways to help your child develop pre-reading skills.

Shakopee Large Meeting Room, Shakopee Library

Public Computer Aide

Volunteers work on a one-to-one basis with customers in the library. They will assist customers who want help with basic computer skills, the use of the Internet, or with applications provided by the library system.

Shakopee Library

Family Early Literacy Class at Belle Plaine Library

Children of all ages and their parents/caregivers are welcome to join us for our FREE and FUN story- and play-based early literacy classes that use the five important pre-readings practices of "Talk, Sing, Read, Write, and Play." Storytimes led by library staff trained ......More

Children of all ages and their parents/caregivers are welcome to join us for our FREE and FUN story- and play-based early literacy classes that use the five important pre-readings practices of "Talk, Sing, Read, Write, and Play." Storytimes led by library staff trained in the Every Child Ready to Read curriculum are “early literacy classes" - all the fun and learning of storytime, but with tips and guidance on easy ways to help your child develop pre-reading skills.

Belle Plaine Large Meeting Room, Belle Plaine 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: Music Explorers - match up sounds and use musical notes to decode a secret wordElko New Market: Shake It Up! - can you build a structure to withstand the earthquake machine?Jordan: Tangrams - create pictures with shapes and magna-tilesNew Prague: Summer in Bloom - create your own tissue paper flowerPrior Lake: I Scream, You Scream, Let's Make Ice Cream - run a pretend ice cream shopSavage: Letter Quest - use our letter board to make as many words as you canShakopee: Color Craze! - color together with friends and familyA 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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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

Stories and a Song

Join us at the Shakopee Library for a short (15-20 minutes) drop-in Storytime on Saturday mornings. We will share two stories and a song or activitity together!Get here early and grab a seat in the Children's area!

Shakopee Library

Waggin' Tales Reading Time with Cody

Read to certified therapy dog, Cody! Call 952-447-3375 to check dates and times. Kids or adults can spend time practicing reading to a trained therapy dog with a good ear for stories. Bring your own books, or pick one of ours. All ages are welcome! Best for beginning re......More

Read to certified therapy dog, Cody! Call 952-447-3375 to check dates and times. Kids or adults can spend time practicing reading to a trained therapy dog with a good ear for stories. Bring your own books, or pick one of ours. All ages are welcome! Best for beginning readers or children and adults looking to gain confidence in reading aloud.

Prior Lake Small Meeting Room, Prior Lake Library

SCL Branches Closed - Memorial Day Weekend

All branches are closed Sunday and Money for Memorial Day Weekend. Extended Access members can still unlock EA-equipped locations from 6:00am - 10:00pm.

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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: Music Explorers - match up sounds and use musical notes to decode a secret wordElko New Market: Shake It Up! - can you build a structure to withstand the earthquake machine?Jordan: Tangrams - create pictures with shapes and magna-tilesNew Prague: Summer in Bloom - create your own tissue paper flowerPrior Lake: I Scream, You Scream, Let's Make Ice Cream - run a pretend ice cream shopSavage: Letter Quest - use our letter board to make as many words as you canShakopee: Color Craze! - color together with friends and familyA 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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Public Computer Aide

Volunteers work on a one-to-one basis with customers in the library. They will assist customers who want help with basic computer skills, the use of the Internet, or with applications provided by the library system.

Shakopee Library

Page Turners Book Club New Prague Library

* We are sorry, but the Page Turners Book Club is at the limit for members. Please watch this page for changes/updates.The Page Turners Book Club at New Prague Library meets the last Tuesday of the month Jan - Nov at 4 p.m.

New Prague Large Meeting Room, New Prague 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: Music Explorers - match up sounds and use musical notes to decode a secret wordElko New Market: Shake It Up! - can you build a structure to withstand the earthquake machine?Jordan: Tangrams - create pictures with shapes and magna-tilesNew Prague: Summer in Bloom - create your own tissue paper flowerPrior Lake: I Scream, You Scream, Let's Make Ice Cream - run a pretend ice cream shopSavage: Letter Quest - use our letter board to make as many words as you canShakopee: Color Craze! - color together with friends and familyA 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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Eligibility Specialist at the Belle Plaine Library

Chat with Scott County Specialists about applying for SNAP, CASH, Emergency Assistance, and Medical Assistance.No appointments required!

Belle Plaine Library

Between the Covers Book Group

Between the Covers meets monthly on the 4th Wednesday of the month at the Savage Library. We read and discuss a variety of books -- both fiction and nonfiction, newer and older books. Recent titles have included The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, Year of the Tiger:......More

Between the Covers meets monthly on the 4th Wednesday of the month at the Savage Library. We read and discuss a variety of books -- both fiction and nonfiction, newer and older books. Recent titles have included The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life by Alice Wong, There There by Tommy Orange, and Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal. We welcome new members!

Savage Small Meeting Room, Savage Library

Spotlight Crew Volunteer Orientation at Prior Lake Library

Has your Spotlight Crew youth volunteer application been accepted and and you've been notified by your library? Then sign up to be invited to one of our mandatory volunteer orientation sessions. You must sign up at least one day in advance of the training.NOTE: Do not s......More

Has your Spotlight Crew youth volunteer application been accepted and and you've been notified by your library? Then sign up to be invited to one of our mandatory volunteer orientation sessions. You must sign up at least one day in advance of the training.NOTE: Do not sign up for this orientation unless you have received a confirmation email from the library where you will be volunteering.Additional volunteer orientation options:New Prague (5/15 in-person)Zoom (5/18 online)Shakopee (5/31 in-person)

Savage Large Meeting Room, Savage 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: Music Explorers - match up sounds and use musical notes to decode a secret wordElko New Market: Shake It Up! - can you build a structure to withstand the earthquake machine?Jordan: Tangrams - create pictures with shapes and magna-tilesNew Prague: Summer in Bloom - create your own tissue paper flowerPrior Lake: I Scream, You Scream, Let's Make Ice Cream - run a pretend ice cream shopSavage: Letter Quest - use our letter board to make as many words as you canShakopee: Color Craze! - color together with friends and familyA 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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Public Computer Aide

Volunteers work on a one-to-one basis with customers in the library. They will assist customers who want help with basic computer skills, the use of the Internet, or with applications provided by the library system.

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: Music Explorers - match up sounds and use musical notes to decode a secret wordElko New Market: Shake It Up! - can you build a structure to withstand the earthquake machine?Jordan: Tangrams - create pictures with shapes and magna-tilesNew Prague: Summer in Bloom - create your own tissue paper flowerPrior Lake: I Scream, You Scream, Let's Make Ice Cream - run a pretend ice cream shopSavage: Letter Quest - use our letter board to make as many words as you canShakopee: Color Craze! - color together with friends and familyA 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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To Go: Summer Spotlight starter kits

Ages birth-18. Visit your library during open hours to pick up a Summer Spotlight starter kit with reading logs, activity sheets, booklists, and a special extra goodie or two! (starter kits are available starting 5/22 at the Belle Plaine library and 5/28 at Elko New Mar......More

Ages birth-18. Visit your library during open hours to pick up a Summer Spotlight starter kit with reading logs, activity sheets, booklists, and a special extra goodie or two! (starter kits are available starting 5/22 at the Belle Plaine library and 5/28 at Elko New Market, Jordan, and New Prague libraries)New To Go packets with pre-packaged activities and supplies are available monthly and are available while supplies last. Visit your library the weeks of 6/16, 7/14, & 8/11:6/16 To Go: We Dig Dinos Foam Sheet Art for ages 0-2, Sea Creature Clay Craft for age 3-11, Dot Art Painting for ages 12-187/15 To Go: Ants Go Marching Foam Sheet Art for ages 0-2, SCHS Old Fashioned Games for ages 3-11, Stress Balls for ages 12-18.8/12 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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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

Stories and a Song

Join us at the Shakopee Library for a short (15-20 minutes) drop-in Storytime on Saturday mornings. We will share two stories and a song or activitity together!Get here early and grab a seat in the Children's area!

Shakopee Library