Drop-in Job Search and Résumé Assistance

Drop in to meet with a job counselor who will give you one-on-one job search help, evaluate and critique your résumé, help you navigate job applications, discuss interview strategies, and connect you with other useful resources. You are welcome to bring a résumé and/or......More

Drop in to meet with a job counselor who will give you one-on-one job search help, evaluate and critique your résumé, help you navigate job applications, discuss interview strategies, and connect you with other useful resources. You are welcome to bring a résumé and/or any job search questions you have. Collaborator: Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota.

Baby Storytime

For children from birth to 24 months and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement in a format especially designed for babies.

Family Storytime

For children of all ages and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.

Mystery Book Club

Join our discussion of new and interesting mystery titles. A limited number of lending copies may be picked up at the information desk prior to each discussion.  April 24: Miss Aldridge Regrets by L......More

Join our discussion of new and interesting mystery titles. A limited number of lending copies may be picked up at the information desk prior to each discussion.  April 24: Miss Aldridge Regrets by Louise Hare May 29: Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Bouley June 26: A Superior Death by Nevada Barr July 31: The Shadows We Hide by Allen Eskens August 28: Boundary Waters by William Kent Krueger September 25: This Town Sleeps by Dennis Staples October 30: Tin City by David Housewright November 25: The Shadow Killer by Arnaldur Indriðason No meeting in December

Making a Moss Terrarium

Entering grades 1-5. Have you ever wanted to put the forest in a bottle? Why not make a moss terrarium?! This workshop will teach you how to make your own self-sustaining mini ecosystem from scratch. Materials provided. Collaborator: Make With Sam. This program is fund......More

Entering grades 1-5. Have you ever wanted to put the forest in a bottle? Why not make a moss terrarium?! This workshop will teach you how to make your own self-sustaining mini ecosystem from scratch. Materials provided. Collaborator: Make With Sam. This program is funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Bubble Show & Bubble Play

Entering grades K-2. Join Valarie from B-Town Bubbles for an exciting, hands-on bubble show! Discover the science behind bubbles in a fun and interactive demonstration, then head outside for a bubble play session. No registration is needed for the Bubble Show, but due ......More

Entering grades K-2. Join Valarie from B-Town Bubbles for an exciting, hands-on bubble show! Discover the science behind bubbles in a fun and interactive demonstration, then head outside for a bubble play session. No registration is needed for the Bubble Show, but due to capacity limits, Bubble Play after the show requires registration.  Sponsor: MELSA (Metropolitan Library Service Agency).

Baby Storytime

For children from birth to 24 months and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement in a format especially designed for babies.

Family Storytime

For children of all ages and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.

Crafterdark

Craft, create, and connect with your library community. We encourage you to bring your current projects – any and all portable crafts with library-safe materials are welcome! Don’t have a project going already? Washburn Library has materials available for you to use! ......More

Craft, create, and connect with your library community. We encourage you to bring your current projects – any and all portable crafts with library-safe materials are welcome! Don’t have a project going already? Washburn Library has materials available for you to use! All skill levels welcome. Sponsor: Friends of the Hennepin County Library.

Washburn Book Club

Welcome back the Washburn Book Club and join our discussion of new and interesting fiction and nonfiction titles. A limited number of lending copies may be picked up at the information desk prior to each discussion. Upcoming titles include: May 13: ......More

Welcome back the Washburn Book Club and join our discussion of new and interesting fiction and nonfiction titles. A limited number of lending copies may be picked up at the information desk prior to each discussion. Upcoming titles include: May 13: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald June 10: Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen July 8: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee August 12: The Oppermanns by Lion Feuchtwanger September 9: An Unfinished Love Story by Doris Kearns Goodwin October 14: The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson No meeting in November December 9: The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley January 13: Erasure by Percival Everett

Baby Storytime

For children from birth to 24 months and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement in a format especially designed for babies.

Family Storytime

For children of all ages and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.

Community Connections Book Club

Join our discussion of new and interesting titles focused on transforming perceptions and building a more equitable and connected community. A limited number of lending copies may be picked up at the information desk prior to each discussion. April 17: Mary Ann Key Bo......More

Join our discussion of new and interesting titles focused on transforming perceptions and building a more equitable and connected community. A limited number of lending copies may be picked up at the information desk prior to each discussion. April 17: Mary Ann Key Book Club Selection - The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus May 15: The Happiness Project by Gretchen Ruben June 19: Library closed for Juneteenth July 10: Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara August 14: The Power of Bridging: How to Build a World Where We All Belong by john a. powell September 11: A Good Time for the Truth by Sun Yung Shin October 9: Welcoming the Unwelcome by Pema Chödrön November 13: The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker December 11: Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D. Putnam