West Side Writers

Join us for West Side Writers, a creative writing group! This group is for writers of all experience levels. Each week participants bring in pieces of written work, offer each other feedback, and discuss the craft of writing.

Riverview Library Chess Club

Join us for friendly match play! Open to youth chess players of all abilities, from complete beginners to the more advanced. Game boards and pieces will be provided. Geared for youth ages 8-18.

Family Storytime

Join us for storytime at the Riverview Library! Storytimes include songs, fingerplays, puppets and more. Enjoy time with your child while building a foundation for reading success. Storytime meets in Riverview's first floor auditorium.

Little Learners: Process Art Adventures

Now.Make.Art is back at the library with an interactive program that will have folks moving, singing, and creating through a rich play process! This program includes process art & play stations designed specifically for ages 6 and under that focus on expanding sensory ......More

Now.Make.Art is back at the library with an interactive program that will have folks moving, singing, and creating through a rich play process! This program includes process art & play stations designed specifically for ages 6 and under that focus on expanding sensory skills, building gross & fine motor skills, and creating connection between families. 

Precious and Adored Book Club! - Precious and Adored by Lizzie Ehrenhalt and Tilly Laskey, Foreword by Lillian Faderman

The Minnesota History Center is showcasing a number of unique items from the MNHS collections in an exhibit entitled “The Stories We Keep.” This exhibit features 25 objects from MNHS collections—a rich trove built on the generosity and foresight of thousands of people ......More

The Minnesota History Center is showcasing a number of unique items from the MNHS collections in an exhibit entitled “The Stories We Keep.” This exhibit features 25 objects from MNHS collections—a rich trove built on the generosity and foresight of thousands of people who have entrusted MNHS with their belongings and their stories. To celebrate the exhibit, the History Center has partnered with the Saint Paul Public Library to host a book club featuring Precious and Adored by Lizzie Ehrenhalt and Tilly Laskey. Precious and Adored highlights the correspondence between Rose Cleveland, sister of President Grover Cleveland, and Evangeline Simpson, a wealthy widow who would become the second wife of Henry Whipple, Minnesota's Episcopal bishop. The women corresponded across states and continents, discussing their advocacy and humanitarian work - and demonstrating their sexual attraction, romance, and partnership. Participate in the book club to learn more about this portrayal of nineteenth-century LGBTQ history, then visit “The Stories We Keep” to see original letters from the MNHS collections. Participation in this book club includes a copy of the book and two free passes to the Minnesota History Center to see the exhibit. This book club is for adults.

West Side Writers

Join us for West Side Writers, a creative writing group! This group is for writers of all experience levels. Each week participants bring in pieces of written work, offer each other feedback, and discuss the craft of writing.

Riverview Library Chess Club

Join us for friendly match play! Open to youth chess players of all abilities, from complete beginners to the more advanced. Game boards and pieces will be provided. Geared for youth ages 8-18.

Family Storytime

Join us for storytime at the Riverview Library! Storytimes include songs, fingerplays, puppets and more. Enjoy time with your child while building a foundation for reading success. Storytime meets in Riverview's first floor auditorium.

Little Learners: Play with Clay!

Explore playful creation with polymer clay! COMPAS Teaching Artist Layl McDill will guide Little Learners to create creatures from their imagination. They can learn to layer clay to make textures, learn techniques to create legs or antenna, or build something entirely ......More

Explore playful creation with polymer clay! COMPAS Teaching Artist Layl McDill will guide Little Learners to create creatures from their imagination. They can learn to layer clay to make textures, learn techniques to create legs or antenna, or build something entirely new!

ECFE at the Library

Drop in to an ECFE (Early Childhood Family Education) class at the library! Learn about library resources and connect with books and materials while participating in parent-child activities and experiences that foster children’s social, emotional, cognitive, physical, ......More

Drop in to an ECFE (Early Childhood Family Education) class at the library! Learn about library resources and connect with books and materials while participating in parent-child activities and experiences that foster children’s social, emotional, cognitive, physical, and language skills. All classes are taught by licensed early childhood teachers and parent educators through Saint Paul Community Education and Saint Paul Public Schools. This class is intended for parents/caregivers and children newborn to kindergarten age. 

West Side Writers

Join us for West Side Writers, a creative writing group! This group is for writers of all experience levels. Each week participants bring in pieces of written work, offer each other feedback, and discuss the craft of writing.

Riverview Library Chess Club

Join us for friendly match play! Open to youth chess players of all abilities, from complete beginners to the more advanced. Game boards and pieces will be provided. Geared for youth ages 8-18.

Family Storytime

Join us for storytime at the Riverview Library! Storytimes include songs, fingerplays, puppets and more. Enjoy time with your child while building a foundation for reading success. Storytime meets in Riverview's first floor auditorium.

Paw Pals: Read with Odin

Read to Odin, a friendly dog who loves to sit and listen to stories! For young readers ages 6-12. Reading sessions are 15 minutes long. Registration is required. Register at the front desk or call Riverview Library at 651-292-6626.