As youth head back to school in a variety of ways this fall, your librarians are standing ready to support parents and educators with services and resources to help. Going Virtual? Did you know that your library card offers free-of-charge…
In this virtual escape room appropriate for all ages, you are an archaeologist with a mission to find Hatshepsut's tomb and open the sarcophagus. Can you solve the mystery in the Virtual Escape Room: Egyptian Adventure? Play by yourself or…
Looking for educational resources for youth in grades 7-12? The following learning tools are offered free-of-charge. OverDrive eBooks for Kids and Teens* Many eBooks are available for free download, including those for beginning readers, audiobooks and read-alongs! Those who have…
TumbleBook Library is offering free access to its K-6 eBook database, which helps children build reading, math and literacy skills, now through August 31, 2020. TumbleBooks’ databases are easy to use and feature unlimited access from home! Your children can…
As adults, most of the reading we do isn’t actually from books. We read a myriad of things in our environments, homes and workplaces all day long. From emails, signs and catalogs to web articles, instructions and more, we are…
Enjoy a lively discussion with four multi-genre, Minnesota Book Award-winning authors: Shannon Gibney, David LaRochelle, Margi Preus, and Mike Wohnoutka. Moving Words is an opportunity for writers and readers to explore various themes together: the impact of literature in their…
Join award-winning author and publisher Ryan Jacobsen to hear the behind-the-scenes story of how a biography of football star Adam Thielen came to be. Jacobsen will also share about the business of publishing including how authors can publish and sell…
Join us for a series of out-of-this-world performances by the Everett Smithson Band. The band will perform music familiar to the Mississippi River region, including rockabilly, blues music and more. Plus a short harmonica lesson with free harmonicas for children…
Launch into outer space with an out-of-this-world Summer Library Experience this summer! Kids, teens and adults are invited to track their reading progress and earn prizes from June 1 - August 10 with EXPLORE! Summer Library Experience. This program allows everyone…
Every year the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) helps teens across the country select and vote on their favorite books for the year. The nominations are pared down to a list of about 25 titles, and then from August…