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All Scott County libraries are closed Mon Feb 20 for Presidents Day. | |
Crafting with Canvas Health | |
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Family drop-in activity!
Best for ages 6 & up. Pop in and create a fun fortune teller to help with times you're feeling sad and angry. The Scott County Mobile Crisis Response Team will lead the activity and be available for questions and conversation throughout the crafting time. The activity will be set up in the library and everyone is welcome. We hope to see you there!
Canvas Health provides mental health, substance use disorder & crisis care for children, teens, adults, & families.
- PRIOR LAKE: Sat 3/18, 11am-Noon
- SAVAGE: Sat 4/15, 11am-Noon
- NEW PRAGUE: Sat 4/29, 11am-noon
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With peregrine falcon researcher Jackie Fallon
Best for ages 5-12 and their families. Join Jackie and her live birds for an up-close look at these amazing birds. Learn about the wildly successful recovery program that brought these amazing predators back from the brink of extinction.
Jackie Fallon is with the Midwest Peregrine Society and the Mayo Clinic Peregrine Falcon Program,
- ELKO NEW MARKET: Tue 3/21, 6:30-7:15pm
- BELLE PLAINE: Tue 3/28, 6:30-7:15pm
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A Little Bit of Summer News | |
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We are welcoming back youth volunteers this summer!
Our libraries will host a very limited number of youth volunteers, ages 14-18. For more information and how to apply, contact your Scott County library directly.
Library contact info
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Early Literacy Classes and Storytimes
All our locations welcome children and families to in-person group early literacy classes and storytimes this winter! All classes and storytimes are free and registration is not required. To see our current schedule of both group early literacy classes/storytimes and Story Stations by appointment, click here.
March Early Literacy Classes & Storytimes:
Belle Plaine: 1st & 3rd Fridays at 10:30am: 3/3, 3/17
Elko New Market: Mondays at 10:30am: 3/6, 3/13, 3/20
Jordan: alternating Saturdays at 11:00am: 3/4, 3/18
New Prague: Tuesdays at 10:30am: 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28
Prior Lake: Thursdays at 10:30am:
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Books & Babies: 3/2, 3/16, 3/30
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Music & Movement: 3/9, 3/23
Savage:
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Stories & a Song: Saturdays at 10:30am: 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25
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Marvelous Mondays: Mondays at 10:30am: 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27
Shakopee:
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Family Early Literacy Class: alternating Thursdays at 10:30am: 3/9, 3/23
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Stories & a Song: Saturdays at 10:30am: 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25
Special Storytimes and Classes:
New Prague:
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Story Stations Lite programs for March-May
Best for ages birth-8 but all ages and abilities are welcome. To give our staff more time to plan and create summer activities, the Story Stations programs this spring will be "Lite" - still all the same great early literacy skills, but with few stations. Full Story Stations will return this summer!
There are two options to enjoy these programs - see the web calendar listings for more details:
- By Appointment: only your group will be in the room
- Appointment-free: others may be in the room with you
All Story Stations programs
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Last chance for these full Winter Story Stations themes! | |
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Bluey's Playtime:
NEW PRAGUE:
- By appointment: Wed 3/1, Thu 3/2
- Appointment-free day: Sat 3/4
ELKO NEW MARKET:
- By appointment: Tue 3/14
- Appointment-free day: Wed 3/15
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Bilingual Baby Shark Sea Adventures:
PRIOR LAKE:
- Appointment-free day: Sat 3/4
- By appointment: Mon 3/6, Tue 3/7
Read Together with Frozen II:
JORDAN: :
- Appointment-free day: Sat 3/25
- By appointment: Mon 3/27, Tue 3/28
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We Laugh Alike/Juntos nos reimos (Bilingual English/Español) - Story Stations Lite
Enjoy the story We Laugh Alike/Juntos nos Reímos by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand. Come sing and dance to bilingual songs and search for objects in the story with the scavenger hunt. There's also a Sensory Corner and a table with paper activities to complete in the room or take home with you. Turn in your scavenger hunt sheet and pick out a sticker!
NEW PRAGUE:
- By appointment: Wed 3/8, Thu 3/9
- Appointment-free day: Sat 3/11
JORDAN:
- Appointment-free day: Sat 3/18
- By appointment: Mon 3/20, Tue 3/21
ALL We Laugh Alike/Juntos nos reimos events
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Puppet Playdate featuring the book "Saturday" - Story Stations Lite
Stroll, read, and search for images in the story with a scavenger hunt then have your own puppet playdate with our puppet stage and puppets! There's also a Sensory Corner and a table with paper activities to complete in the room or take home with you. Finally, turn in your scavenger hunt sheet and pick out a sticker!
SAVAGE:
- Appointment-free days: Sat 3/11, Mon 3/13
- By appointment: Tue 3/14, Wed 3/15
PRIOR LAKE:
- Appointment-free day: Sat 3/25
- By appointment: Mon 3/27, Tue 3/28
ALL Puppet Playdate events
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We All Play - Story Stations Lite
As you read the super-sized story, search for objects in the story with the scavenger hunt and spin the spinner for the Action Game. There's also a Sensory Corner and a table with paper activities to complete in the room or take home with you. Turn in your scavenger hunt sheet and pick out a sticker!
BELLE PLAINE:
- By appointment: Wed 3/15, Thu 3/16
- Appointment-free day: Fri 3/17
SHAKOPEE:
- By appointment: Wed 3/29, Thu 3/30, Fri 3/31
- Appointment-free day: Sat 4/1
ALL We All Play events
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Games by the Fire, Prior Lake Library
Join us each week to learn and play games, help complete a puzzle, and/or enjoy some warm drinks! We will have a collection of games available and game play will be self-led by participants.
All ages are welcome!
Mondays, 5:30-7:30pm
Game Night, Savage Library
Join us each week to learn and play games, help complete a puzzle, and/or enjoy some warm drinks! We will have a collection of games available and game play will be self-led by participants.
All ages are welcome!
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30pm
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Waggin' Tales at Prior Lake, Savage, & Shakopee Libraries
School-age kids can practice reading to a trained therapy dog with a good ear for stories. Bring your own books, or pick one of ours. Call the library to sign up for a date and time.
Waggin' Tales Waggin' Tales schedules
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The Readmobile continues limited visits this spring, weather permitting! If there is inclement weather, the Readmobile may not be able to visit. For current information and schedule, visit www.scottlib.org/readmobile. | |
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