Small Space Gardening - Master Gardeners Series

Wednesday, March 3rd

6:30-7:30pm

Want to grow your own food but don’t have much space for a large garden? Join us as we explore creative strategies to utilize the space you have. This class includes container gardening, planting among landscape plants and vertical gardening. Registration required.

Thursday, February 25th

All Day

Meet with a volunteer attorney for 30 mins to discuss a civil legal issue (this can include family law, conciliation/civil court, protective orders, simple probate/estate questions, etc.). Advance registration required.

Career Exploration - Thursday, February 25th, 10:00-11:00am - Whether you are looking for your first career, a new career or a better career, it all starts with career planning. What do you want or need to get out of work, besides the obvious? More than ever, YOU must take charge of your career. Using the skills most important to YOU increases job satisfaction and retention. Join us to learn about career planning and specific online tools to use as you plan.

Creative Job Search: Tools of the Job Hunting Trade (Resumes) - Tuesday, March 2nd, 10:00-11:00am - Is your resume getting you interviews? Are you targeting your resume to the job posting before you click submit? If not, this session will help you to understand why targeting your resume is so important and how to do it. We will discuss formatting, Applicant Tracking Software, accomplishment statements, and touch on cover letters too. 

Senior Community Service Employment Program - The services of this program are ideal for experienced, low income, unemployed adults, 55 or older who wish to update their resumes with a current work experience, need assistance with job search, are retired and want to return to work part time or full time, are widowed/have lost their partner and have little recent work experience outside the home, want to return to the workforce and give back to their communities.

Fireside Reading Series: Heid Erdrich - Wednesday, February 24th, 7:00-8:00pm - Author Heid Erdrich (sister to Louise Erdrich) discusses her newest collection of poetry, Little Big Bully, which offers personal myth, American and Native American contexts, and allegories driven by women’s resistance to narcissists, stalkers, and harassers.

Nature Journaling for Beginners, Thursday, March 4th, 6:30-7:30pm - Nature journaling is a great way to notice more about the world around you, foster connection with nature and discover wonder where you might not expect. Learn techniques and activities to practice the skill of nature journaling. This program is taught online by staff from Baker Outdoor Learning Center. Reservations required.

Club Book: Spring Season Line-Up - While Scott County Library is kicking off the spring season, ours is just the first in a series of twelve author programs. Check out the rest (including our second program in April) here. All Club Book programs are open to everyone!

This week's challenge: Black Films Good luck!

As we continue to celebrate Black History Month, try this trivia by Kyle in New Prague, and see how much you know about notable Black films and filmmakers. The multiple choice challenge is timed, so the faster you respond, the more points you get! You have until Tuesday, March 2 at noon to take the challenge.

We’ve built our trivia challenge in Kahoot!, but there’s no need for you to create an account. Just click the link, spin for a randomly-generated player name, and play! The top five winners will be revealed in next Wednesday’s newsletter, so be sure to remember your player name!

Here are the top finishers from last week's "Black Authors" challenge. No one got 100%. Apparently, it was a challenging week.

Nora Roberts and J.D. Robb - recommended by Stacy, Librarian at the Shakopee Library.

It seems that everyone has heard of Nora Roberts. Her character development, thrilling mysteries, romantic adventures and magical trilogies make her my favorite author. She never fails to please. Her latest, Hideaway, in audiobook form was spectacular due to the voice actor. 

BUT did you know she also writes under the pen name of J.D. Robb and her "In Death" series has a grittier and sexier storyline? Set in the year 2050, Detective Eve Dallas weaves her way through the dangerous elements of New York City to solve homicides. In the first book, she meets Roarke, a gorgeous (of course) self-made billionaire (yes please) who becomes her main suspect. They are drawn to each other and as the series unfolds you understand why their horrific childhoods have made them the unrelenting pursuers of justice (Eve) and wealth (Roarke) they are as adults. Please, please, please start with the first in the series, Naked in Death!