Spooky Events Happening All Month Long at Your Library!
Join us for Halloween themed events across the region!
Art & Crafts, Parties
Crookston Boo! Bash
Join us for a scary good time at the Crookston Public Library. With story time, crafts, games and sweet treats, all in celebration of the spooky season!
We will start the day with a special spooky story time at 11:00 a.m.! Hauntingly fun crafts, games and snacks will follow.
Attendees will get to decorate, and eat, themed Halloween cookies at 12:00-12:30pm.
Detroit Lakes Cryptid Creatures
Kids will learn about different creature monster myths and design a creature to take home. Registration is preferred.
With Halloween right around the corner, monsters are in high demand. Kids are invited to learn about different monster myths such as Bigfoot, Mothman, the Loch Ness Monster and more! Kids will then be able to design their very own monsters to take home with them.
Moorhead Spooky Collage Workshop
Join local guest artist Sacred Chaos for a Spooky collage workshop at the Moorhead Library!
Sacred Chaos creates intuitive, colorful collages from vintage magazines, comics, and books. The library will provide all collage materials, including old magazines and print, scissors, glue, and paper. Light refreshments will be provided for this free workshop.
Storytimes
Moorhead Storytime + Craft
Help your child develop exceptional reading skills by bringing them to Storytime. Afterward, kids can create simple crafts to take home. Today we’re talking about spooky books!
Each week, we explore different themes with stories, songs, rhymes, flannel boards, special guests and more! Storytime typically lasts for an hour and is geared for children ages 3-6, although children of all ages are welcome to join the fun. Craft supplies are provided free of charge.
Moorhead Storytime
Help your child develop exceptional reading skills by bringing them to Storytime. Today we’re talking about spooky books!
Each week, we explore different themes with stories, songs, rhymes, flannel boards, special guests and more! Storytime typically lasts for 45 minutes and is geared for children ages 3-6, although children of all ages are welcome to join the fun.
Bagley Storytime
Help your child develop exceptional reading skills by bringing them to Storytime. This week’s theme is Halloween!
Each week, we explore different themes with stories, songs, rhymes, flannel boards, special guests and more! Storytime typically lasts for 45 minutes and is geared for children ages 3-6, although children of all ages are welcome to join the fun.
Moorhead Baby Bounce
Join us this Thursday morning for Halloween songs, stories and action poems for infants through preschoolers and their caregivers, all in community with our Senior Social!
Show off your best costumes for a special Halloween celebration! This week, Baby Bounce will combine with our Senior Social Hour for an intergenerational Halloween party. Bring grandparents along for this spooky celebration, including Halloween-themed books, songs and treats. This program runs 30-45 minutes including community with other caregivers and playtime.
Ada Storytime
Help your child develop exceptional reading skills by bringing them to Storytime. This week’s theme is Halloween!
Each week, we explore different themes with stories, songs, rhymes, flannel boards, special guests and more! Storytime typically lasts for 45 minutes and is geared for children ages 3-6, although children of all ages are welcome to join the fun.
Senior Social
Senior Social Special Event – Halloween Party!
Wear your Halloween costume and join us for a Halloween Party at Moorhead Public Library!
Wear a Halloween costume and join us for a Halloween Party! Rate staff costumes, hand out candy, and more. The library’s Baby Bounce program will take place at 10:30; join for a special spooky Storytime and help hand out candy to the little ones.
Scavenger Hunts and Escape Rooms
Fertile Eye-Spy Scavenger Hunt
Stop by the library for a spooktacular scavenger hunt. Will you be able to answer all the questions and find the hidden eyes & bad guys?
- October 29-31
Fly into the library to participate in our Eye Spy Halloween scavenger hunt. Will you be able to answer all the questions and find the all the eyes & villains? Complete part 1 & receive a 👁️prize. Complete the harder part 2 & be entered to win “Where’s Wonka?: A Search-and-Find Book” book.
Barnesville – The Final Chapter: Halloween Escape Room
Think you have what it takes to escape? Join us for a spine-tingling Halloween-themed Escape Room! Work with your team to solve creepy clues and unravel the mystery before time runs out.
Each session lasts approximately 20–30 minutes, with start times staggered throughout the afternoon. This event is perfect for teens, families, and escape room enthusiasts of all ages—if you dare!
Detroit Lakes Halloween Scavenger Hunt
Beloved book characters are hiding in costumes all around the Detroit Lakes Library. Stop in on Halloween Day to find them all and win a prize!
Visit the Detroit Lakes Public Library anytime from 10 AM to 6 PM to enjoy some hot chocolate, color a spooky picture, and hunt for book characters hidden around the library. Find them all to win a prize.
Hawley Halloween Scavenger Hunt
Stop by the Hawley Library for a scavenger hunt and receive a treat!
It’s Halloween! Bring your ghouls and goblins to the Hawley Library to take part in a Halloween themed scavenger hunt! Find all items to receive a prize.