Scholarship Essay Workshop

Grades 9-12. Prepare to write your college scholarship application essays by exploring your personal narrative and how to tell your story in a compelling way. Discover storytelling and persuasive strategies to showcase your experiences and describe your motivations, c......More

Grades 9-12. Prepare to write your college scholarship application essays by exploring your personal narrative and how to tell your story in a compelling way. Discover storytelling and persuasive strategies to showcase your experiences and describe your motivations, career aspirations, and how you have overcome challenges. Collaborator: The Loft Literary Center. This program is funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Family Storytime

For children ages birth to 5 years old and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Siblings welcome. Family Storytime on February 26 will be replaced by Richfield Read-a-Story Theater. Family S......More

For children ages birth to 5 years old and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Siblings welcome. Family Storytime on February 26 will be replaced by Richfield Read-a-Story Theater. Family Storytime on March 19 will be replaced by Petite Concerts (registration required).

Art of Indigo Dye

Learn the history and science behind indigo dye and how to mix a synthetic vat. Explore different shibori resists to create patterns in your fabric and dye two bandana scarves to keep. Materials provided. Note: Dye may stain fabric; please dress for some mess. Collabo......More

Learn the history and science behind indigo dye and how to mix a synthetic vat. Explore different shibori resists to create patterns in your fabric and dye two bandana scarves to keep. Materials provided. Note: Dye may stain fabric; please dress for some mess. Collaborator: Parcel Arts. This program is funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

My First Book Club

K-grade 1. Discover the joy of books and explore art and science as we read, talk, and play together. No pre-reading required. Registration preferred, drop-ins will be accommodated if space allows.

Book Club

Join our discussion of new and interesting fiction and nonfiction titles. The group meets the second Wednesday every month at 6:30 p.m. Lending copies in large and regular print are available at the service desk. January 2026: no meeting February 11: ......More

Join our discussion of new and interesting fiction and nonfiction titles. The group meets the second Wednesday every month at 6:30 p.m. Lending copies in large and regular print are available at the service desk. January 2026: no meeting February 11: This Motherless Land by Nikki May March 11: Beautiful Country, a Memoir by Qian Julie Wang April 8: River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer May 13: The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer* *as part of the Mary Ann Key Book Club series, the May 13 session will be a live broadcast of the author talk Titles may change based on availability.

Family Storytime

For children ages birth to 5 years old and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Siblings welcome. Family Storytime on February 26 will be replaced by Richfield Read-a-Story Theater. Family S......More

For children ages birth to 5 years old and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Siblings welcome. Family Storytime on February 26 will be replaced by Richfield Read-a-Story Theater. Family Storytime on March 19 will be replaced by Petite Concerts (registration required).

Family Storytime

For children ages birth to 5 years old and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Siblings welcome. Family Storytime on February 26 will be replaced by Richfield Read-a-Story Theater. Family S......More

For children ages birth to 5 years old and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Siblings welcome. Family Storytime on February 26 will be replaced by Richfield Read-a-Story Theater. Family Storytime on March 19 will be replaced by Petite Concerts (registration required).

Stories Together With Read-A-Story Theater

For families. Join us for a lively performance of children's stories by the Richfield Read-a-Story Theater group. Collaborator: Richfield Read-a-Story Theater.

Textiles for Teens: Pattern Design Studio

Grades 8-12. Get a jump start on your surface design career! Design your own repeating pattern using traditional illustration techniques and then print your pattern on a cotton tote bag. Take your pattern block home to use again and again. Materials provided. Collabora......More

Grades 8-12. Get a jump start on your surface design career! Design your own repeating pattern using traditional illustration techniques and then print your pattern on a cotton tote bag. Take your pattern block home to use again and again. Materials provided. Collaborator: Textile Center. This program is funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Family Storytime

For children ages birth to 5 years old and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Siblings welcome. Family Storytime on February 26 will be replaced by Richfield Read-a-Story Theater. Family S......More

For children ages birth to 5 years old and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Siblings welcome. Family Storytime on February 26 will be replaced by Richfield Read-a-Story Theater. Family Storytime on March 19 will be replaced by Petite Concerts (registration required).