August 2019
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11:30 am: Bayfront Story and Play (Bayfront Park)
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3:30 pm: Read to a Dog (Mt. Royal) 6 pm: Humane Critter Control (Mt. Royal)
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2:30 pm: Mt. Royal Readers’ Guild (Mt. Royal)
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10 am - 7 pm: Spirit Valley Days Book Sale (West) 10:15 am: Special Musical Storytime (MTR) 10:30 am: Fun for Kids! (Green) 11:30 am: Vegan Cookbook Club (MTR) 4 pm: Teen Scene (Green) 6 pm: City Sounds (Plaza)
Free library programming made possible by:
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10:30 am: Movies for Kids: Smallfoot (Green Room) 11 am: Food Truck Friday (Library Plaza) 2 pm: Movie: Nicholas Nickleby (Green Room)
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10:15 am: Tapetown Storytime (Mt. Royal) 10:30 am: Fun for Kids! (Green Room)
10:30 am: Movies for Kids: Wonder (Green Room) 11 am: Food Truck Friday (Library Plaza)
10:15: Special Musical Storytime (Gold Room) 10:30: Storytime (West) 10:30: Storytime Stay and Play (Green Room) 11:15: Special Musical Storytime (Gold Room) 6 pm: Brave Girls and Wise Women (MTR)
10:15 am: Special Musical Storytime (Mt. Royal) 10:30 am: Fun for Kids! (Green Room) 6 pm: City Sounds (Library Plaza) 6 pm: Humane Critter Control (West Duluth)
10:30 am: Brave Girls and Wise Women (Green Room) 11 am: Food Truck Friday (Library Plaza) 2 pm: Movie: Shazam! (Green Room)
11 am: Senior Moments: Crafts Aren’t Just For Kids! (Mt. Royal) 2:30 pm: Mt. Royal Readers’ Guild (Mt. Royal)
10:15: Baby & Toddler Storytime (Gold Room) 10:30: Storytime (West) 10:30: Storytime Stay and Play (Green Room) 11:15: Preschool Storytime (Gold Room) 3:30: Read to a Dog (West) 6: Documentaries & Foreign Films: Three Identical Strangers (Mt. Royal)
10:15 am: Storytime (Mt. Royal) 10:30 am: Fun for Kids! (Green Room) 4 pm: Teen Anime & Manga Club (Green) 6 pm: City Sounds (Library Plaza)
10:30 am: Movies for Kids: LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (Green Room) 11 am: Food Truck Friday (Library Plaza) 2 pm: Movie: Dumbo (Green Room)
10:15: Baby & Toddler Storytime (Gold) 10:30: Storytime (West) 10:30: Storytime Stay and Play (Green) 11:15: Preschool Storytime (Gold)
10:15 am: Storytime (Mt. Royal) 10:30 am: Fun for Kids! (Green Room) 2:00 pm: Crafternoons for Kids (Mt. Royal) 3:30 pm: LEGO® at the Library (West) 6 pm: Hand Bookbinding and Book Repair (Green)
10:30 am: Family Movies: The House with a Clock in Its Walls (MTR) 10:30 am: LEGO® at the Library (Green Room) 11 am: Food Truck Friday (Library Plaza)
10:15 am: Baby & Toddler Storytime (Gold Room) 10:30 am: Storytime (West) 10:30 am: Storytime Stay and Play (Green Room) 11:15 am: Preschool Storytime (Gold Room) 3:45 pm: Squad Car Storytime (Youth Services)
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1 pm: West Duluth Movies for Seniors: Christopher Robin (West) R
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1 pm: West Duluth Movies for Seniors: Going in Style (West) R
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10:30 am: Kaleidoscope: The Teddy Bear Band (Library Plaza) 1:30 pm: Kaleidoscope: The Teddy Bear Band (Library Plaza) 6 pm: Brave Girls and Wise Women (West)
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Registration Required. Sign up online at Duluthlibrary.org or see a staff member.
STORYTIMES
Baby and Toddler Storytime • Wednesdays at 10:15 am 20 minutes of simple stories & fingerplays for infants and toddlers from birth to 3 years. Preschool Storytime • Wednesdays at 11:15 am 30 minutes of stories, songs & fingerplays for ages 3 to 5. Storytime Stay and Play • Wednesdays • 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Stay after storytime for large motor and imaginative play provided by Duluth Parks and Recreation. For children ages birth to preschool. Bayfront Story and Play • Aug 5, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm & Aug 19, 6 pm 7 pm • Bayfront Park • Bring your own picnic and blanket and join us for a family storytime at Bayfront Park. Duluth Parks & Recreation will be there with extra equipment for young children. Squad Car Storytime • Stories read by a Duluth police officer. Wednesday, Aug 28 • 3:45 pm • Youth Services Special Musical Storytime • Storytime with a musical guest host. Aug 7: Judy Swedberg • 10:15 am and 11:15 am • Gold Room
WEEKLY EVENTS
Fun for Kids! • Thursdays • 10:30 am - 1 pm, Green Room Looking for fun and free activities for children this summer? Each week will have a variety of crafts, games, and activities for kids entering grades K-5. Children under age 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Food Truck Friday • Fridays • 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, Library Plaza Duluth food truck favorites will be on the library plaza for lunch. For all ages. Come hungry! 1 - Teen Scene • 4:00 pm • Green Room • Paint Day - Relax and paint with acrylics or watercolors. 1 - City Sounds: Concerts on the Plaza • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm • Library Plaza • Join us for the sound of Windjammers, rain or shine! Chairs will be set up, but feel free to bring your own. 2 - Movies for Kids: Smallfoot • 10:30 am • Green Room • PG; 1h 49m 2 - Movie: Nicholas Nickleby • 2:00 pm • Green Room • Rated PG; 2h 12m 8 - City Sounds: Concerts on the Plaza • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm • Library Plaza • Join us for the sound of North Shore Big Band, rain or shine! Chairs will be set up, but feel free to bring your own. 9 - Brave Girls and Wise Women with Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux 10:30 am - 11:30 am • Green Room • Daring heroines reclaim fairytales as fierce, funny, and feminine. This program is intended for youth ages 7-12, but appropriate and enjoyable for teens, mixed-age audiences, and adults. 9 - Movie: Shazam! • 2:00 pm • Green Room • Rated PG-13; 2h 12m 15 - Teen Anime & Manga Club • 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm • Green Room Create anime buttons and keychains; Wii U gaming. All teens in grades 6 - 12 are welcome! 15 - City Sounds: Concerts on the Plaza • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm • Library Plaza • Join us for the sound of Blue Water Big Band, rain or shine! Chairs will be set up, but feel free to bring your own. 16 - Movies for Kids: LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part • 10:30 am Green Room • Rated PG; 1h 47m 16 - Movie: Dumbo • 2:00 pm • Green Room • Rated PG; 1h 52m 19 - Book Bingo • 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm • Green Room • 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.
22 - Hand Bookbinding & Book Repair • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm • Green Room • Learn how book are put together, how they wear, where they come apart, and ways that they may be brought back to health. You’re welcomed to bring old books of your own for examination by Jon Hinkel, Proprietor, Printer, and Bookbinder at Tight Squeek Press. 23 - LEGO® at the Library • 10:30 am - 11:30 am, Green Room • Bring your imagination and the library will supply the LEGO® bricks! For children entering grades K-5. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. 30 - Movie for Kids: Wonder • 10:30 am • Green Room • Rated PG; 1h 53m
Kaleidoscope
Tuesday, August 6 10:30 am & 1:30 pm Main Library Plaza THE TEDDY BEAR BAND The Teddy Bear Band is back to provide children with entertainment and music that encourages each child to participate and play. Bring your energy and your favorite stuffed bear to toss in the air with the song “Bears in the Air!”
STORYTIMES Storytime • Wednesdays at 10:30 am 20-30 minutes of stories, songs, & fingerplays for children from birth through age 5. 1 - Spirit Valley Days Book Sale • 10:00 am - 7:00 pm • The Friends of the Duluth Public Library is hosting their 2019 Spirit Valley Days used book sale. Add to your home library and contribute to a good cause. 6 - Brave Girls and Wise Women with Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm • Daring heroines reclaim fairytales as fierce, funny, and feminine. This program is intended for youth ages 7-12, but appropriate and enjoyable for teens, mixed-age audiences, and adults. 8 - Humane Critter Control • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm • Deer and rabbits eating your hand tended plants? Got chipmunks and raccoons? Learn about ideas that do not include poisoning and are pet safe. Presented by St. Louis County Master Gardeners. 14 - Read to a Dog • 3:30 pm - 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. 19 - West Duluth Book Club • 3:00 pm 20 - West Duluth Movies for Seniors: Christopher Robin • 1:00 pm Rated PG; 1h 43m R 22 - LEGO® at the Library • 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm • Bring your imagination and the library will supply the LEGO® bricks! For children entering grades K-5. Kids under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. 27 - West Duluth Movies for Seniors: Going in Style • 1:00 pm • Rated PG-13; 1h 36m R
STORYTIMES Mount Royal Storytime • Thursdays at 10:15 am 20-30 minutes of stories, songs, & fingerplays for children from birth through age 5. Special Musical Storytime • Storytime with a musical guest host. 10:15 am • Aug 1: Terrance Smith & Aug 8: Judy Swedberg Tapetown Storytime • Aug 29 • 10:15 am Join us for an interactive play space where you can explore all the sights of the city. Visit the Car Wash, send a letter at the Post Office, make a deposit at the Tape Town Bank, plus many other townie activities! Bring your own vehicle or borrow one of ours! *This event is in place of weekly storytime. WEEKLY EVENTS Mt. Royal Readers’ Guild • Tuesday, Aug 13 and Mondays • Aug 19 and Aug 26 • 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm • Want to join a ‘secret’ readers’ guild? Let’s read Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library together & unlock the secrets through puzzles and activities. 1 - 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. 7 - Brave Girls and Wise Women with Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm • Daring heroines reclaim fairytales as fierce, funny, and feminine. This program is intended for youth ages 7-12, but appropriate and enjoyable for teens, mixed-age audiences, and adults. 12 - Read to a Dog • 3:30 pm - 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. 12 - Humane Critter Control • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm • Deer and rabbits eating your hand tended plants? Got chipmunks and raccoons? Learn about ideas that do not include poisoning and are pet safe. Presented by St. Louis County Master Gardeners. 13 - Senior Moments: Crafts Aren’t Just for Kids! • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm • Stop by to try your hand at a couple of fun craft projects. No experience required. Drop-ins welcome. All materials are supplied. 14 - Documentaries & Foreign Films: Three Identical Strangers 6:00 pm • Rated PG-13; 1h 37m 22 - Crafternoons for Kids • 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm • Drop in for a fun make-and-take craft project. Supplies provided. No experience or sign-up required. 23 - Family-Friendly Friday Movies: The House with a Clock in Its Walls • 10:30 am • Rated PG; 1h 45m
Summer Reading Program Ends August 16th For all ages. Sign up at DuluthLibrary.org
City Council Reading Challenge June 3rd — Sept 30th For kids entering grades K-5. Details at DuluthLibrary.org
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