Story Trail at Valley Lake Park

Enjoy the great outdoors with family and friends and read from giant picture book pages displayed in the park. Presented in partnership with Lakeville Parks & Recreation.This event will take place offsite at Valley Lake Park, 16050 Garrett Path, Lakeville.

Valley Lake , Offsite

Summer Discovery Craft Table

Join us in the children's area and learn a craft from our summer Volunteens. For youth ages 4 and older and their families.

Children's Area, Wescott Library

Summer Monday Funday at Kaposia

Drop in for crafts and fun activities at the library this summer. For youth ages 2 and older.

Kaposia Large Meeting Room, Kaposia Library

LEGO® Club

Test your building skills with a monthly LEGO® challenge and then display your epic creations at the library until the next LEGO® Club. For youth ages 6–12.

Farmington Large Meeting Room, Farmington Library

Storytime for Babies

Read, play and sing along with your young child in this interactive storytime designed for newborns and babies. For ages birth to Age 2 with their caregivers.

Heritage Large Meeting Room, Heritage Library

Embroidered Corner Bookmark

Make your own one-of-a-kind bookmarks for you or to give as gifts. Learn basic embroidery stitches and transform simple felt into a loved treasure. Presented by Eagan Art House. Registration required. For adults.This event will take place at Thompson Park Activity Cente......More

Make your own one-of-a-kind bookmarks for you or to give as gifts. Learn basic embroidery stitches and transform simple felt into a loved treasure. Presented by Eagan Art House. Registration required. For adults.This event will take place at Thompson Park Activity Center: 1200 Stassen Lane, West St. Paul

Thompson County Park Activity Center, Offsite

Storytime for 2s-6s

Read, play, sing, talk and write together with Dakota County children's librarians. Enjoy stories and participate in activities to develop early literacy skills. For children ages 2 and older with their caregivers. Siblings welcome.

Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, Pleasant Hill Library

Feeding Your Baby

Join our international board-certified lactation consultant, a public health nurse, and other parents looking for support with feeding their babies. Share experiences with parents who are also adjusting to life with a baby. Bring your questions or come to listen. You ca......More

Join our international board-certified lactation consultant, a public health nurse, and other parents looking for support with feeding their babies. Share experiences with parents who are also adjusting to life with a baby. Bring your questions or come to listen. You can ask for tips on how to know if your baby is ready for solid foods or how to reach your breastfeeding goal. If you need lactation or feeding support or want to have your baby weighed, please stop by. All feeding decisions are supported. No registration needed — we welcome you to drop by as you are, along with your baby.

Wescott Large Meeting Room, Wescott Library

Job Hunting Online Online

Set up an email account, develop a resume, build an online profile, explore employment apps, and target specific local job opportunities. Presented by Roger Hagedorn. For adults and teens. Registration required. Funded by MELSA.

Escape Room: Save the Campout

Save the campout by completing tasks correctly or suffer an uncomfortable night in the forest. Presented by Escape Room Parties. Registration required. For youth ages 12–18.

Heritage Large Meeting Room, Heritage Library

Escape Room: Save the Campout

Save the campout by completing tasks correctly or suffer an uncomfortable night in the forest. Presented by Escape Room Parties. Registration required. For youth ages 12–18.

Heritage Large Meeting Room, Heritage Library

Escape Room: Save the Campout

Save the campout by completing tasks correctly or suffer an uncomfortable night in the forest. Presented by Escape Room Parties. Registration required. For youth ages 12–18.

Heritage Large Meeting Room, Heritage Library

Farmington Library Teen Advisory Group

Lead with other teens in your community to help shape library programs and services. Use your talents and skills to represent the library, help prepare for special events, and make suggestions for books, programs and spaces. For youth ages 13–18.

Farmington Library

Botanical Gel Prints

Learn about the fun and accessible technique of printing with a gel plate. Using a variety of natural materials, create beautiful multi-layered monoprints that can be used for cards, gift tags or even framed on their own. Presented by Eagan Art House. Registration requi......More

Learn about the fun and accessible technique of printing with a gel plate. Using a variety of natural materials, create beautiful multi-layered monoprints that can be used for cards, gift tags or even framed on their own. Presented by Eagan Art House. Registration required. For adults.

Inver Glen Large Meeting Room, Inver Glen Library

Burnhaven Book Discussion Group

Discuss a variety of great books with other members of the community. This month’s title is "To the Lighthouse" by Virginia Woolf. New members are welcome. For adults.

Burnhaven Library

Farmington Books & Brew Online

Discuss a variety of great books with other members of the community, either in person or through Zoom. This month’s title is "The Four Winds" by Kristin Hannah. New members are welcome. Attend in person at Farmington Library or online. Registration required to receive ......More

Discuss a variety of great books with other members of the community, either in person or through Zoom. This month’s title is "The Four Winds" by Kristin Hannah. New members are welcome. Attend in person at Farmington Library or online. Registration required to receive an email with the link to online access for this event. For adults.

Farmington Large Meeting Room, Farmington Library

Family Storytime at Thompson County Park

Join us to enjoy stories and participate in activities to develop early literacy skills. For babies and youth of all ages with their caregivers.This event will take place offsite at the Dakota Lodge in Thompson County Park, 1200 Stassen Lane, West St. Paul. Follow libra......More

Join us to enjoy stories and participate in activities to develop early literacy skills. For babies and youth of all ages with their caregivers.This event will take place offsite at the Dakota Lodge in Thompson County Park, 1200 Stassen Lane, West St. Paul. Follow library signage to the Great Room. Please be aware of parking restrictions as Thompson Park Activity Center is as shared space. Storytime will take place at Thompson County Park while the Wentworth Library is closed for renovation.

Thompson County Park Dakota Lodge, Offsite

Storytime for 2s–6s

Read, play, sing, talk and write together with Dakota County children's librarians. Enjoy stories and participate in activities to develop early literacy skills. For children ages 2 and older with their caregivers. Siblings welcome.

Heritage Large Meeting Room, Heritage Library

Toddler Car Craft & Drive-in Movie

Take your toddler to a drive-in movie at the library. Bring a box big enough for your tot and use our supplies to add wheels, headlights and detailing. Drive around to pull in for a short movie. Registration required. For youth ages 2–4 with their caregivers. Please reg......More

Take your toddler to a drive-in movie at the library. Bring a box big enough for your tot and use our supplies to add wheels, headlights and detailing. Drive around to pull in for a short movie. Registration required. For youth ages 2–4 with their caregivers. Please register each child participating in the event.

Burnhaven Large Meeting Room, Burnhaven Library

Crafternoon: Painted Rocks

Join us on the third Wednesday each month for a different featured craft. This month we will be painting rocks. Use your imagination to paint scenes, words, dot art or abstract designs. Then leave one of your creations behind to create a rock snake for the library garde......More

Join us on the third Wednesday each month for a different featured craft. This month we will be painting rocks. Use your imagination to paint scenes, words, dot art or abstract designs. Then leave one of your creations behind to create a rock snake for the library garden. For adults and youth ages 12 and older.

Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, Pleasant Hill Library

Acrylic Painting on Canvas: Orange Lilies

Enjoy painting beautiful lilies in acrylic while learning how to use value, color, and composition to enhance the beauty of your art. Presented by Karen Chan. Registration required. For adults.

Galaxie Large Meeting Room L139, Galaxie Library

Storytime for Babies

Read, play and sing along with your young child in this interactive storytime designed for newborns and babies. For ages birth to age 2 with their caregivers.

Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, Pleasant Hill Library

Storytime for 2s-6s

Read, play, sing, talk and write together with Dakota County children's librarians. Enjoy stories and participate in activities to develop early literacy skills. Geared for children ages 2 and older with their caregivers. Siblings welcome.

Kaposia Large Meeting Room, Kaposia Library

Enhance Your Accessibility Online

Learn how to identify and remove physical and technological barriers to ensure a welcoming workplace for individuals with disabilities. Presented by the Minnesota Stroke Association. Registration required. For adults.

DIY: Open Sewing and Needlework Studio

Bring your own sewing, knitting, crocheting or other needlework projects for help from our staff expert, to learn something new, or just to visit with friends while you work. Sewing machines, knitting needles and other tools will be available. Registration required. For......More

Bring your own sewing, knitting, crocheting or other needlework projects for help from our staff expert, to learn something new, or just to visit with friends while you work. Sewing machines, knitting needles and other tools will be available. Registration required. For adults and youth ages 12 and older.

Farmington Large Meeting Room, Farmington Library

Wescott Third Thursday Book Discussion Group

Discuss a variety of great books with other members of the community. This month's title is "The Measure" by Nikki Erlick. New members are welcome. Social gathering begins at 6 p.m. with book discussion starting at 6:30 p.m. For adults.

Wescott Large Meeting Room, Wescott Library

Storytime for Babies

Read, play and sing along with your young child in this interactive storytime designed for newborns and babies. For ages birth to age 2 with their caregivers.

Kaposia Large Meeting Room, Kaposia Library

Film: "Journeys of Identity: Romanian Immigration Stories of Resilience"

Watch a film about the lives of Romanian Immigrants and their families in MN that explores the themes of intergenerational identity, cultural adaptation and the enduring spirit of resilience. Members of The Heritage Organization of Romanian Americans will be available f......More

Watch a film about the lives of Romanian Immigrants and their families in MN that explores the themes of intergenerational identity, cultural adaptation and the enduring spirit of resilience. Members of The Heritage Organization of Romanian Americans will be available for questions. For adults.

Heritage Large Meeting Room, Heritage Library

Tote Bag

Learn to sew a simple tote bag. Some basic sewing machine experience is helpful. Registration is required. For adults and youth ages 14 and older.

Sewing Station 1 - Heritage, Heritage Library

Drop-in Teen Game Day

Liven up your Monday with some video and board games. Challenge your friends to Mario Kart or Smash Bros, or work together to solve puzzle games and build creations in Minecraft or Animal Crossing. Try some older games like Goldeneye, Guitar Hero, Dance Dance Revolution......More

Liven up your Monday with some video and board games. Challenge your friends to Mario Kart or Smash Bros, or work together to solve puzzle games and build creations in Minecraft or Animal Crossing. Try some older games like Goldeneye, Guitar Hero, Dance Dance Revolution, or Super Mario 64. For youth ages 12–18.

Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, Pleasant Hill Library

Storytime for Babies

Read, play and sing along with your young child in this interactive storytime designed for newborns and babies. For ages birth to Age 2 with their caregivers.

Heritage Large Meeting Room, Heritage Library

Storytime for 2s-6s

Read, play, sing, talk and write together with Dakota County children's librarians. Enjoy stories and participate in activities to develop early literacy skills. For children ages 2 and older with their caregivers. Siblings welcome.

Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, Pleasant Hill Library

Family Storytime at Thompson County Park

Join us to enjoy stories and participate in activities to develop early literacy skills. For babies and youth of all ages with their caregivers.This event will take place offsite at the Dakota Lodge in Thompson County Park, 1200 Stassen Lane, West St. Paul. Follow libra......More

Join us to enjoy stories and participate in activities to develop early literacy skills. For babies and youth of all ages with their caregivers.This event will take place offsite at the Dakota Lodge in Thompson County Park, 1200 Stassen Lane, West St. Paul. Follow library signage to the Great Room. Please be aware of parking restrictions as Thompson Park Activity Center is as shared space. Storytime will take place at Thompson County Park while the Wentworth Library is closed for renovation.

Thompson County Park Dakota Lodge, Offsite

Intro to Fused Glass: Ornaments and Pendants

Learn how to compose and compile colorful scrap glass and prepare it for firing. Projects will be fired in a kiln offsite and returned 3 weeks later ready to hang on a chain as a pendant or on a loop as an ornament. Presented by eHoltArts. Registration required. For adu......More

Learn how to compose and compile colorful scrap glass and prepare it for firing. Projects will be fired in a kiln offsite and returned 3 weeks later ready to hang on a chain as a pendant or on a loop as an ornament. Presented by eHoltArts. Registration required. For adults.

Galaxie Large Meeting Room L139, Galaxie Library

Heritage Library Evening Book Discussion Group

Discuss a variety of great books with other members of the community. This month’s title is "An Immense World" by Ed Yong. New members are welcome. For adults.

Heritage Large Meeting Room, Heritage Library