April 2019 by Duluth Public Library

April 2019

April 2019 Sunday

Monday

2 pm: Tax Help (Gold Room)

6 pm: Let’s Get Gardening (Mt. Royal)

12 pm: Book Bingo (Green Room) 3 pm: West Book Club (West)

Tuesday

10:30: One Dog Canoe and More! (Green Room) 2 pm: Movie at Mt. Royal: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Mt. Royal) 6 pm - One Dog Canoe and More! (West Duluth)

3:30: Read to a Dog (Mt. Royal)

11 am: Harry Potter Escape Room (Gold Room) R 6 pm: Alive Inside (Mt. Royal)

Wednesday

10:15: Baby & Toddler Time (Green Room) 10:30: Storytime (West) 11:15: Preschool Storytime (Green Room) 3:30: Read to a Dog (West Duluth)

10:15: Baby & Toddler Time (Green Room) 10:30: Storytime (West) 11:15: Preschool Storytime (Green Room) 1 pm - One Dog Canoe and More! (Mt. Royal) 3:45: Squad Car Storytime (YS)

10:15: Baby & Toddler Time (Green Room) 10:30: Storytime (West) 11:15: Preschool Storytime (Green Room)

10:15: Baby & Toddler Time (Green Room) 10:30: Storytime (West) 11:15: Preschool Storytime (Green Room) 3:45: Squad Car Storytime (YS) 6 pm: Essential Oils for Beginners (Mt. Royal) R

EVERYONE

Thursday 10:15: Storytime (Mt. Royal) 11:30: Vegan Cookbook Club (Mt. Royal) 4 pm: Teen Scene (Green Room)

10:15: Storytime (Mt. Royal) 3 pm: Crafternoons for Kids (Mt. Royal)

Friday

2 pm: Movie: Mary Poppins Returns (Green Room)

2 pm: Hogwarts Express (Lake Superior Railroad Museum/The Bookstore at Fitger’s)

10:15: Storytime (Mt. Royal) 4 pm: Teen Anime & Manga Club (Green) 6 pm: Let’s Get Gardening (West) 6:30: DPL Book Group: Harry Potter (Gold Room)

2 pm: Movie: Aquaman (Green Room)

10:15: Storytime (Mt. Royal) 5:30 pm: Make Your Own Natural Cleaning Supplies (Green Room) R

2 pm: Movie: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Green Room)

ONE BOOK NORTHLAND EVENT

Saturday

10 am: Harry Potter Crafts for Kids (Youth Services) 10:15 am: Tax Help (Gold Room) 12:30 pm: DNA MiniWorkshop (Green Room) 1 pm: Interactive Viewing of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Green) R

11 am: Hogwarts Presents: Crafts for Young Witches and Wizards (Gold Room)

10 am: Harry Potter Escape Room R (Gold Room) 10:30: Movie: Miss Potter (Green Room) 1 pm: The Final Stages (Green Room 6:30: Harry Potter Trivia Finale (Fitger’s)

11 am: Harry Potter Escape Room (Gold Room) R 6:30: Sons and Daughters of the Northern Lights (West Duluth)

Free library programming made possible by:

Registration Required. Sign up online at Duluthlibrary.org or see a staff member.

Baby and Toddler Storytime • Every Wednesday at 10:15 am 20 minutes of simple stories & fingerplays for infants and toddlers from birth to 3 years. Preschool Storytime • Every Wednesday at 11:15 am 30 minutes of stories, songs & fingerplays for ages 3 to 5. Squad Car Storytime • Stories read by a Duluth police officer. Wednesday, April 10 & 24 • 3:45 pm • Youth Services 4 - Teen Scene - 4 - 6 pm, Green Room • This month featuring Harry Potter Trivia! For teens in grades 6-12. 5 - Movie: Mary Poppins Returns - 2 pm, Green • Rated PG; 2h 10m 6 - Harry Potter Crafts for Kids - 10 am - 1 pm, Youth Services • Join us in celebrating all things Harry Potter during the month of April! Drop in and make Harry Potter buttons and key chains and complete the Harry Potter scavenger hunt for a prize! 6 - DNA Mini-Workshop - 12:30 - 3:30 pm, Green Room Are you interested in having your DNA tested to learn about your family history? Or have you tested your DNA, but are unsure how to use the results? Topics covered will include: the basics of DNA and inheritance, the major providers of DNA testing, and how to navigate your results from each of the four main testing companies. Presented by the Twin Ports Genealogical Society. Free and open to the public. 9 - One Dog Canoe and More! - 10:30 - 11:30 am, Green Room • A lively, interactive program with author Mary Casanova for grades K-5. Mary recounts her journey growing up in a family of ten, struggling with reading, and discovering that books are a window into the world and writing is a way to “have a voice.” 12 - Hogwart’s Express - 2 - 5 pm, Lake Superior Railroad Museum/ The Bookstore at Fitger’s • All aboard for free Harry Potter activities from Kings Cross Station, platform 9 ¾, (The Lake Superior Railroad Museum - 506 W. Michigan St.) to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (The Bookstore at Fitger’s - 600 E. Superior St.) and back again, taking The Hogwarts Express train. Follow the yellow line to the train museum for activities beginning at 2:00. Hogwarts express leaves Platform 9 ¾ at 2:30 and 3:30. Activities at the platform and Hogwarts for all ages. Free train rides are limited to first come first serve. 13 - Movie: Interactive Viewing of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone - 1 - 4 pm, Green Room • Potterheads won’t want to miss this interactive movie party! Everyone will receive a movie kit with a script and props. We’ll cast spells, eat jelly beans, fly paper airplanes, yell funny phrases to the screen, and much more! Treats will be provided in the movie kits. Registration is required. 15 - Book Bingo - Noon - 1 pm, Green Room • Book Bingo – If you like bingo, you’ll love book bingo – instead of numbers we draw book titles! Play to win a gift card to Barnes & Noble. 18 - Teen Anime & Manga Club - 4 - 6 pm, Green Room Anime, cosplay, manga, food & games. For teens in grades 6 - 12. 18 - DPL Book Group - 6:30 - 7:30 pm, Gold Room • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling *A One Book Northland Event 19 - Movie: Aquaman - 2 pm, Green Room • PG-13, 2h 22m 20 - Hogwarts Presents: Crafts for Young Witches & Wizards 11 am - 1 pm, Green Room • Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Presents Crafts for Young Witches and Wizards. Join us for a fun afternoon of crafts suggested by students of Hogwarts! Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. *A One Book Event

25 - Make Your Own Natural Cleaning Supplies - 5:30 - 7 pm, Green Room • Switching to homemade DIY cleaners might sound like a lot of work, but it’s actually quite simple! Local Market Day artisan Lanae Rhoads will walk you through the process of making and sourcing your own natural cleaning supplies. Registration is required. 26 - Movie: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - 2 pm, Green Room • Rated PG-13; 2h 13m *A One Book Northland Event 27, 29 & 30 - Harry Potter Escape Room - Gold Room Sorry, registration for this event is full. *A One Book Northland Event 27 - The Final Stages - 1 - 3 pm, Green Room • The Final Stages brings together four writers and editors who will share their experience in critique, editing, rewriting, and rejection. Come hear about this crucial final push to the finish line. Panelists include: Konnie LeMay, Lake Superior Magazine; Cary Plocher, Editor; Elissa Hoole, YA Writer and Teacher; Peter Baumann, Duluth News Tribune Managing Editor. Presented by Lake Superior Writers. 27 - Harry Potter Trivia Finale - 6:30 - 8 pm, Fitger’s Spirit of the North Theater • Look for Harry Potter trivia events around the Northland in April with the finale at the Spirit of the North Theater at Fitger’s. Doors open at 5:30 pm.

I Love My Library! April 2019 Adult Reading Challenge Monday, April 1st — Tuesday, April 30 Complete any 10 of the activities in the “I Love My Library” challenge to earn your LIBRARY badge. You’ll be entered into a drawing for a $20 gift certificate to The Bookstore at Fitger’s, a DPL bag, and MORE! For ages 18+. Sign up at DuluthLibrary.org

Storytime • Every Wednesday at 10:30 am 20-30 minutes of stories, songs, & fingerplays for children from birth through age 5. 3 - Read to a Dog - 3:30 - 4:30 pm • Kids are invited to read a story to a good listener with big ears! One-on-one read-aloud sessions with therapy dog are a great way to practice reading in a comfortable, low-stress environment. Drop-in sessions available on a first come, first served basis.

9 - One Dog Canoe and More! - 6 - 7 pm • A lively, interactive program with author Mary Casanova for grades K-5. Mary recounts her journey growing up in a family of ten, struggling with reading, and discovering that books are a window into the world and writing is a way to “have a voice.” Paid for in part by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund. 11 - Let’s Get Gardening - St. Louis Co. Master Gardners • 6 - 7 pm Prepare to garden with vegetables and flowers. Presented by Master Gardener Emily Ford, Head Gardener of Glensheen.

15 - West Duluth Book Club - 3 pm 30 - Sons and Daughters of the Northern Lights with the Sutter Brothers - 6:30 - 7:30 pm • The Sutter Brothers—Ross and Bart—will

present music and stories, poetry and song that explore the experience of Scandinavian immigrants, their ancestors, and their descendants.

One Book Northland — April 2019

Join us in a community-wide read of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. Pick up a copy of the One Book Northland Event Guide to discover all of the fun and free events for all ages in the Northland this Spring! One Book Northland 2019 partners include the Cloquet, Duluth, Superior, and Two Harbors Public Libraries, Barnes & Noble, The Bookstore at Fitger’s, and Zenith Bookstore.

Preschool Storytime • Every Thursday at 10:15 am 20-30 minutes of stories, songs, & fingerplays for children from birth through age 5. 4 - Vegan Cookbook Club - 11:30 am - 12:30 pm • Share great recipes and meet new friends! Bring one or more vegan cookbooks and one or more recipes to share.

8 - Let’s Get Gardening - St. Louis Co. Master Gardners • 6 - 7 pm Prepare to garden with vegetables and flowers. Presented by Master Gardener Emily Ford, Head Gardener of Glensheen. 9 - Movie: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - 2 pm, • Rated PG-13; 2h 13m *A One Book Northland Event 10 - One Dog Canoe and More! - 1 - 2 pm • A lively, interactive program with author Mary Casanova for grades K-5. Mary recounts her journey growing up in a family of ten, struggling with reading, and discovering that books are a window into the world and writing is a way to “have a voice.”

11 - Crafternoons for Kids - 3 - 4 pm Drop in for a fun make-and-take craft project. Supplies provided. No experience or sign-up required. 22 - Read to a Dog - 3:30 - 4:30 pm • Kids are invited to read a story to a good listener with big ears! One-on-one read-aloud sessions with therapy dog are a great way to practice reading in a comfortable, low-stress environment. Drop-in sessions available on a first come, first served basis.

24 - Essential Oils for Beginners- 6 - 7:30 pm • Iinterested in essential oils, but don’t know where to start? Get the basics from local Market Day artisan, Lanae Rhoads. From peppermint to lavender, learn about their many health benefits and how to safely use them. Everyone will leave with a small bottle of essential oil. Registration is required.

29 - Movie & Discussion: Alive Inside - 6 - 8 pm • Alive Inside chronicles the astonishing experiences of people living with dementia who have been revitalized through the simple experience of listening to music. The film is a joyous cinematic exploration of music’s capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. The documentary will be followed by a panel discussion with local experts: Jenna Pogorels, Senior Program Manager with the Alzheimer’s Association; Karina Krosbakken, Care Consultant with Age Well Arrowhead; and Karen Bauman, Music Director of the Victory Chorus. 520 W. Superior St. 105 Mt. Royal Shopping Cir. DuluthLibrary.org 5830 Grand Ave.