ONE BOOK NORTHLAND
“These essays are the heart, the bones, and the blood of Disability Rights.”
— Gaelynn Lea, local musician and disability culture advocate
Get ready for One Book Northland events throughout the month of April! This year’s selected title is Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century, an anthology of first-person narratives on the subject of disabled life and culture in the United States. Copies available at participating libraries and booksellers.
Did You Know?
1 in 4 adults (27%) in the United States have some type of disability.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Disability and Health Data System. Updated May 2023.
Saturday, April 27 • 12-4:30 pm • MAIN LIBRARY Disability Visibility Fair
Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 27! The Duluth Public Library will host a Disability Visibility Fair that day at the Main Library. The day’s highlights include over a dozen local organizations to share information on disability and accessibility, a community art project facilitated by CHOICE unlimited, a community book discussion, and a presentation and Q&A session by local musician and disability culture advocate, Gaelynn Lea! An ASL interpreter will be present at Gaelynn’s portion of the day’s events.
Disability Visibility Fair • 12:00-4:30 pm
Presentation + Q&A with Gaelynn Lea • 1-2 pm Community Book Discussion • 2:30-3:30 pm
Learn more about her music and work at violinscratches.com
Tune into Gaelynn’s talk via Zoom!
Passcode: DPL
Gaelynn Lea, local musician and advocate
Event Information
For additional information and to register online: www.duluthlibrary.org/programs-events
For questions and to register by phone:
Main Library events: 218.730.4200
Mount Royal Branch events: 218.730.4290
West Duluth Branch events: 218.730.4280
Please note that all children under 8 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.
For questions about accessibility, contact webmail@duluthmn.gov
Photos may be taken for promotional purposes at library events. If you do not wish to be photographed, please talk to library staff.
All DPL locations will be closed:
• Monday, April 29 for Staff Training Day
Free library programming made possible by:
Caregivers & Young Children
Family Story and Playtime • Birth to Kindergarten
Start the morning with a storytime geared for kids ages birth to Kindergarten in the Gold Room from 10:15-10:45. You and your children will have fun while building essential early literacy skills through stories, songs, rhymes, and movement. Afterwards, head to the Green Room for open play (until 11:30 am) that builds both large and fine motor skills and helps get those wiggles out.
Every Wednesday 10:15-11:30 am Gold/Green
Baby Storytime • Birth to 24 Months
Join us for a brief storytime, ideal for babies birth-24 months. Then stay for some early literacy playtime and socialization.
Every Thursday 10:15-10:45 am Gold
Wiggles for Littles: Story and Playtime • Birth to Kindergarten
Come for a special storytime with Mayor Roger Reinert at 10:15 in the Gold Room and stay for open playtime from 10:45 to noon in the Green Room. There will be activities for ALL kinds of movement such as running, skipping, throwing, rolling, hopping, climbing, crawling, and dancing!
Sat. April 13 10:15 am-12:00 pm Gold/Green
Play and Learn for Family, Friend, and Neighbor Caregivers
• Free Parking
• Face painting
Saturday, April 27
10 am - 2 pm
The Depot
506 W. Michigan St.
• Prize drawings
• 2 Performances by comedy magician Brodini
• Free admission to The Train Museum
Interactive Movies
You’ve probably seen The LEGO™ Movie and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone but you haven’t seen them like this! Join us for two movies over spring break and become part of the movie with a bag of props and react out loud to iconic movie scenes. Yell, snack, and have fun as you watch and become involved with the movie. The Teen Advisory Board will be leading us in key interactive moments! Suitable for elementary age through teen. Kids age 8 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
The LEGO Movie
Mon. April 15
• Rated PG, 101 minutes
1:00-2:45 pm Green
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Sat. April 20
• Rated PG, 150 minutes
1:00-3:30 pm Green
Are you providing care for the children of a family member, neighbor, or friend? You and the children you care for are invited to come to the library for playtime and information-sharing. Connect with other caregivers while kids play. There will be gross and fine motor activities for all ages and stages between birth and five years. Resources and take-home supplies will be available for all.
Fri. April 19 10:00-11:30 am Green
Mixed Ages Fun
Beautiful Writing with Calligraphy • Tween to Adult Calligrapher Lynn Prouty will introduce attendees to the world of calligraphy. There will be an introductory talk and demonstration before we dive in to try writing with a dip pen and ink, a quill pen, and a glass pen. Geared for ages 12 and older.
Thurs. April 18 3:30-4:30 pm Green
Library Cake Wars • All Ages
Put your cake-baking and decorating skills to the test in the Library Cake Wars! The theme will be announced Monday, April 15 on library social media channels. Then, bakers will have until April 21 to submit a photo of their creation for voting. Please email photos of your cake entry to libraryevents@duluthmn.gov. Voting will be open from April 22-27 on the DPL’s Facebook page—the two cakes and their bakers with the most votes will each win a $30 gift card to the Duluth Kitchen Company!
SUBMISSIONS OPEN: Mon. April 15-Sun. April 2
VOTING OPEN: Mon. April 22-Sat. April 27
Game Night • Teens & Adults
Drop in and choose from a wide array of games, including classics like Monopoly to more niche RPGs. Play with other attendees or bring a group! Teens and older.
Thurs. April 25 5:00-7:45 pm Gold
Kids, Tweens, Teens
Gaming in the Teen Space
• Grades 6-12
Come to the Teen Space for gaming night! Choose from Nintendo Switch, board games, and more. Snacks served while they last. Tues. April 2 4:00-7:00 pm Teen Space
Spaghetti Towers • Kids
Calling all young engineers! Think you can build the tallest tower out of spaghetti noodles? Join the tower-building challege to learn about design and construction. Registration required.
Tues. April 9 4:30-5:30 pm Green
Kids’ Construction Series
• Kids & Tweens
Do you love to build? In LEGO™; Club, create from your imagination or take on a challenge. For Builder’s Club, we’ll have KEVA Planks, K’nex, Squigz, straw toys, popsicle sticks and more!
LEGO CLUB Thurs. April 11 4:00-6:00 pm Gold
BUILDER’S CLUB Thurs. April 25 4:00-6:00 pm Gold
Write Your Own Story
•
Grades 6-12
Join us to write a story and put it in a pre-made hardcover book. We will go over story components like plot, characters, and setting. Then, do some writing, design your cover and viola, your very own story! Registration required. Geared for elementary age and older. Tues. April 16 4:00-6:00 pm Green
Crafting in the Teen Space
• Grades 6-12
Come to the teen space on the Superior street level to do crafts. New crafts each time. Snacks served while they last.
Tues. April 16 4:00-7:00 pm Teen Space
Seed Starting and Microgreens for Kids
• Kids and Tweens
Witness the wonder of seeds while helping start plants that will live in the library’s newly re-vamped garden space! Participants will also learn how to grow microgreens, enjoy microgreen samples, and receive their own kit to grow at home. Registration required.
Wed. April 17 4:00-6:00 pm Green
Teen Anime and Manga Club
• Grades 6-12
Watch anime, create, play games, and hang out with others who love anime and manga! Pizza served while it lasts.
Thurs. April 18 4:00-6:00 pm Green
The Great Water Journey
• Kids & Tweens
We will explore where our water comes from and where it goes by acting out the way water moves through a local watershed. Choose-Your-Own-Adventure and make bracelets to learn how humans influence the water cycle within their local watershed. Presented by MN GreenCorps and MN Pollution Control Agency.
Fri. April 19 2:00-3:30 pm Gold
By Youth for Youth: Bike Check Basics
• Kids, Tweens, Teens
Come learn bike check basics from kids and teens! Learn how to fix a flat tire, lubricate your chain, align your brakes, set your seat, and more! Geared for youth with all levels of experience. Free pizza will be served while supplies last. Afterwards, join a family slow roll to Continental’s Bike Swap Preview Party.
Fri. April 26 3:00-5:00 pm Library Plaza
Master Gardeners Series
Adults
• Adults
Spring is coming! Join Master Gardener, Catherine Winter, to learn about seasonal gardening topics and get ready for outdoor growing! Online only—register on library calendar for Zoom link.
Thurs. April 4 6:00-7:00 pm Online
The Marsh King’s Daughter: Film Screening with Lake Superior Writers and The Bookstore at Fitger’s
The Duluth Public Library is partnering with the Lake Superior Writers to present a screening of the film adaptation of Karen Dionne’s international best seller, The Marsh King’s Daughter. The Bookstore at Fitger’s will also be present at the event to sell copies of the book. Set in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the story follows a young woman who risks everything to hunt down the dangerous man who shaped her past and threatens her future–her father.
Sat. April 6 1:30-4:00 pm Green
Twin Ports Genealogical Society Field Trip • Adults
Join the Twin Ports Genealogical Society for a fun field trip to the Family History Center in Duluth! We will be exploring everything this resource has to offer. Please note: we will meet at the Family History Center, located at 521 Upham Road, not the library. The option to join via Zoom will not be available for this meeting.
Tues. April 9 5:30-7:30 pm Offsite
Battle of the Books • Adults
Do you have a book that you just need to tell someone about? Stuck in a reading rut and need some new book inspo? Come to our Battle of the Books to share about your favorites and receive recommendations from others. All genres and styles are welcome: fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, audiobooks, poetry, etc. We will gather on the top floor of the library, near the puzzle collection.
Thurs. April 11 6:00-7:00 pm
John Blatnik and Swante Norlund: Behind Enemy Lines in WWII
Learn about a local legend! John Blatnik was a congressman and has a bridge named after him. He was also in the OSS during WWII, working behind enemy lines and running rescue missions. We will learn about one such rescue, that of a B-24 gunner Swante Norlund. Presented by Briana Fiandt, Curator of Collections & Exhibits at the Richard I Bong Veterans Historical Center.
Tues. April 16 6:00-7:00 pm Green
Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club • Adults
Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club is getting out! We will gather at The Loch Café (318 N 18th Ave E.) for the next two months.
In April, we will discuss A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark. This fast-paced tale blends steampunk and fantasy, with a dash of mystery!
Thurs. April 18 6:00-7:00 pm
The Loch Café
For May: Red Rising is a dystopian epic and the first installment of an incredible series. In a world where being born a ‘Red’ means a life of impoverishment. Darrow, a Red, makes plans to demand more.
Thurs. May 16 6:00-7:00 pm
The Loch Café
Royal branch during the month of April and receive a ticket for early entrance to the supply swap on May 8. All are welcome at the swap in May, whether you dropped materials off in April or not. For more details, check the events calendar or stop by Mt. Royal.
Baby Storytime
• Birth to 24 months
Join us for a brief storytime ideal for babies of birth age to 24 months, then stay for some early literacy playtime and socialization.
Every Tuesday 10:15-10:45 am Blue
Planting for Pollinators • Adults
Pollinators need our support! Join us to learn about the power of pollinators and the native plants they need to thrive from Amy Westbrook of Northern Native Gardens.
Wed. April 3 10:00 am-12:00 pm Blue
Mt. Royal Book Club: Eager • Adults
Meet to discuss fiction and non-fiction! April’s title is Eager, a powerful story about beavers, how North America was colonized, how landscapes have changed, and how this influential animal can help fight drought, flooding, wildfire, and climate change. In May, we will discuss Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann.
Wed. April 3 3:00-4:00 pm Blue
Wed. May 1 3:00-4:00 pm Blue
Family Storytime • Birth to Kindergarten
Join us every Thursday for stories, songs, and fingerplays! These storytimes are for children birth to age 5 and their grown-ups.
Every Thursday 10:15-10:45 am Blue
Memoir Writing Workshop • Adults
Have you ever wanted to write your life story but didn’t know where to start? UW-Superior’s Deb Faul will be leading this twopart Memoir Writing Workshop. The first session will be about getting started and the second session will focus on organizing and polishing your writing.
Tues. April 2 | Tues. April 9 5:00-7:00 pm Evergreen
Family Storytime • Birth to Kindergarten
Join us each Wednesday morning for stories, songs, and fingerplays for children from birth to kindergarten and their grown-ups.
Every Wednesday 10:15-10:45 am Alcove
Baby Storytime
• Birth to 24 months
Join us for a brief storytime ideal for babies 0-24 months, then stay for some early literacy playtime and socialization.
Every Friday 2:30-3:00 pm Alcove
Manga Crafts! • Tweens & Teen
Beautiful Writing with Calligraphy • Tweens, Teens, and Adults
Calligrapher Lynn Prouty will introduce attendees to the world of calligraphy. There will be an introductory talk and demonstration before we dive in to try writing with a dip pen and ink, a quill pen, and a glass pen. Geared for ages 12 and older.
Fri. April 5 10:00-11:00 am Blue
Crafternoon • Pre-K to Grade 5
Get crafty! Projects change from month to month. No experience necessary and all supplies are provided! Geared to Pre-K-grade 5.
Fri. April 5 3:00-4:00 pm Blue
Wonders of Wildwoods • All Ages
Have you ever found a wild animal that looked like it needed help but you weren’t sure what to do? Learn about Wildwoods Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, an animal rehab organization in Duluth that treats about a thousand animals and dozens of species a year. Valerie, Director of Animal Rehabilitation, will share on how the rehabbers care for animals in need and what people can do to help!
Wed. April 10 6:30-7:30 pm Blue
Mini Golf • All Ages
Hit the links in the Blue Room! Explore our creative course with your friends to see who brings in the lowest score. Drop in to play any time throughout the week—no need to reserve your tee time. April 15-19 all day Blue
STEAM Club • Kids and Tweens
Calling all scientists! Explore the wonder of the natural world, build amazing inventions, and solve problems using Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. Investigate new topics each month! Registration is required—choose between two time slots.
Fri. April 26 2:00-3:00 pm | 3:30-4:30 pm Blue
Beautiful Writing with Calligraphy • Tweens, Teens, and Adults
Calligrapher Lynn Prouty will introduce attendees to the world of calligraphy. There will be an introductory talk and demonstration before we dive in to try writing with a dip pen and ink, a quill pen, and a glass pen. Geared for ages 12 and older.
Thurs. April 11 6:00-7:00 pm Evergreen
Book Bingo • All Ages
Join us for some family fun! With a twist on classic bingo, the numbers get replaced with book covers. Win cool books just by playing! All ages are welcome. No registration needed.
Tues. April 16 6:00-7:00 pm Evergreen
Chess Club • All Ages
Players of all ages and experience levels are invited! Learn the basics of chess, then put your knowledge into action. Supplies provided but bring your own board if you like. Registration required!
Thurs. April 18 5:00-7:00 pm Evergreen
Tweens and teens, drop in for Manga-Mod-Podge-Mania! We will create artwork from damaged manga and graphic novels that have been taken out of the library’s collection, saving them from the landfill! Thurs. April 25 4:00-6:00 pm Alcove
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