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Squad Car Storytime
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Main library, youth services area. Stories read by one of Duluth's police officers.
Find out more »Read to a Dog at West Duluth Branch Library
Kids are invited to read a story to a good listener with big ears. One-on-one read-aloud sessions with therapy dog Tanzy and her person, Carolyn, are a way to practice reading in a comfortable, low-stress environment. Drop-in sessions available on a first come, first-served basis.
Find out more »An event every week that begins at 10:15am on Thursday, repeating until Mar 21, 2019
Mount Royal Branch Library Storytime
An event every week that begins at 10:15am on Thursday, repeating until Mar 21, 2019
Thirty minutes of stories, songs and fingerplays for preschoolers in the Duluth Public Library's Mount Royal branch Blue Room.
Find out more »An event every week that begins at 6:00pm on Thursday, repeating until Aug 30, 2018
Pizza Farm Thursdays Spoken Word Series
An event every week that begins at 6:00pm on Thursday, repeating until Aug 30, 2018
Farmstead Creamery & Café hosts spoken word poetry and prose on Thursday evenings from May 31 to Aug. 30. A featured reader performs for 15-20 minutes, and there is also an open mic. People come and go during a Pizza Farm event, with milling about both inside and outside the building.
Find out more »Spoken Word Open Mic Featuring Melissa Hepokoski
Melissa Hepokoski is a recipient of the 2018 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development Grant working to complete her creative nonfiction manuscript, An American Lotus. Last spring, her story “Summer Mode” won an honorable mention from the Lake Superior Writers Contest. In 2009 she won the University of Wisconsin System Liberal Arts Essay Scholarship Award for her essay titled "My Piece of the Web." Hepokoski is a member of Lake Superior Writers, the Loft Literary Center and the Lake Superior…
Find out more »An event every week that begins at 10:00am on Friday, repeating until Sep 16, 2018
Storytime
An event every week that begins at 10:00am on Friday, repeating until Sep 16, 2018
Storytime for kids every Friday from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Adults are invited to enjoy a complimentary cup of drip coffee while they wait for their charges.
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Book Bingo at the Main Library
One event on Aug 20, 2018 at 12:00pm
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One event on Oct 15, 2018 at 12:00pm
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One event on Dec 17, 2018 at 12:00pm
Instead of numbers, the caller draws book titles. Play to win a gift card from Barnes & Noble.
Find out more »Read to a Dog at Mt. Royal
Kids are invited to read a story to a good listener with big ears. These one-on-one read-aloud sessions with a licensed therapy dog are a way to practice reading in a comfortable, low-stress environment. Drop-in sessions available on a first-come first-served basis. Games and activities available while waiting.
Find out more »An event every week that begins at 10:30am on Tuesday, repeating until Aug 28, 2018
Summer Storytime
An event every week that begins at 10:30am on Tuesday, repeating until Aug 28, 2018
Storytime is back at Superior Public Library in their new and expanded Children's Room. Crafts, too. Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
Find out more »An event every week that begins at 10:15am on Wednesday, repeating until Jul 18, 2018
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One event on Aug 1, 2018 at 10:15am
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Musical Storytime
An event every week that begins at 10:15am on Wednesday, repeating until Jul 18, 2018
An event every week that begins at 11:15am on Wednesday, repeating until Jul 18, 2018
One event on Aug 1, 2018 at 10:15am
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One event on Aug 15, 2018 at 10:15am
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A Wednesday-morning musical storytime for kids from now through the end of the summer. July 11 - Terrence Smith July 18 - Robi Meyerson August 1 - Robi Meyerson August 15 - Robi Meyerson August 22 - Robi Meyerson
Find out more »An event every week that begins at 10:15am on Wednesday, repeating until Mar 20, 2019
Baby and Toddler Storytime
An event every week that begins at 10:15am on Wednesday, repeating until Mar 20, 2019
Twenty minutes of simple stories and fingerplays for infants and toddlers with parents.
Find out more »An event every week that begins at 10:30am on Wednesday, repeating until Mar 20, 2019
West Duluth Branch Library Storytime
An event every week that begins at 10:30am on Wednesday, repeating until Mar 20, 2019
Thirty minutes of stories, songs and fingerplays in the West Duluth branch library outer lounge.
Find out more »An event every week that begins at 11:15am on Wednesday, repeating until Mar 20, 2019
Preschool Storytime
An event every week that begins at 11:15am on Wednesday, repeating until Mar 20, 2019
Thirty minutes of stories, songs and fingerplays. Parents are welcome to attend with their preschoolers, but may also treat this as a first independent activity for their children. Meet in Youth Services area.
Find out more »Life House Rising Stars Variety Show
An evening of entertainment celebrating the talents of young local artists, musicians, dancers, poets and more.
Find out more »Author Event: Heid E. Erdrich
Heid E. Erdrich presents New Poets of Native Nations, an anthology celebrating Native poets first published in the 21st century. Gathering poets of diverse ages, styles, languages and tribal affiliations, editor Heid E. Erdrich presents new Native poetry. The 21 poets featured in the collection, whose first books were published after the year 2000, have written poems of great breadth, including long narratives, political outcries, experimental work and traditional lyrics. Erdich will be introduced by Duluth author Linda LeGarde Grover,…
Find out more »An event every month that begins at 11:30am on day First of the month, repeating until Apr 4, 2019
Vegan Cookbook Club
An event every month that begins at 11:30am on day First of the month, repeating until Apr 4, 2019
Bring one or more vegan cookbooks from the collection of the Duluth Public Library and one or more recipes from other books. (If possible, bring a few copies of the recipe to share.) Also bring questions and discoveries about plant-based cooking and baking.
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Gag Me with a Spoon
One event on Apr 8, 2018 at 7:00pm
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One event on Feb 10, 2019 at 7:00pm
Adeline Wright hosts this evening of storytelling and open mic journal sharing in the style of the Moth and Mortified podcasts. There will be an open mic journal-sharing segment. This is opportunity for anyone to read a journal entry, poem or other hilarious, serious or heart-wrenching writings from their youth. Gag Me with a Spoon events occur on the second Sunday of each month.
Find out more »Leaves of Grass Illuminated
Lake Superior Writers presents "Leaves of Grass—Illuminated," a performance by Patrick Scully celebrating Walt Whitman. This solo performance summons the spirit of America’s great poet, revealing Whitman’s many sides: from the furtive -- changing genders to “straighten things up” -- to the fierce --defying the censors and getting banned in Boston. Whitman’s 200th birthday is in May 2019.
Find out more »William Kent Krueger
Zenith Bookstore welcomes William Kent Krueger, who will read from and sign Desolation Mountain, the latest thriller in the Cork O'Connor mystery series, set to be released in August. About the Book: All his life, Stephen O'Connor has had visions of tragedies to come. When he experiences the vision of a great bird shot from the sky, he knows something terrible is about to happen. The crash of a private plane on Desolation Mountain in a remote part of the…
Find out more »Author Event: Anastasia Higginbotham
Author and illustrator Anastasia Higginbotham presents Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness. It's the fourth and latest book in her Ordinary Terrible Things series. In the book a white child sees TV coverage of a police shooting — and has some questions. Not My Idea invites families to acknowledge the ways white children are conditioned to feel apart from conversations about race. Higginbotham is the author and illustrator of Divorce is the Worst, Death is Stupid and Tell Me…
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