March 2020 Event Calendar

March 2020

March 2020 Sunday

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Monday

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2 pm: Tax Preparation Help (Gold Room) 6 pm: Cemeteries: Your Own “Historical Museum” (Mt. Royal)

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5:30: Ukrainian Eggs for Spring (Green) R 6 pm: Seed Starting (Mt. Royal)

Tuesday

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Decorate a Bird/Birdhouse Contest Entries Accepted Now - April 10 (West)

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12 pm: Book Bingo (Green Room) 2 pm: Tax Preparation Help (Gold Room) 3:30: Read to a Dog (Mt. Royal)

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2 pm: Tax Preparation Help (Gold Room) 6 pm: Understanding Alzheimer’s & Dementia (Mt. Royal)

2 pm: Tax Preparation Help (Gold Room)

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3 pm: Crafternoons for Adults (Green) R 3:30: Book Bingo!

(Mt. Royal) 3:30: Crafternoons for Kids (West)

Wednesday

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Thursday

EVERYONE

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Friday

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10:15: B & T Storytime (Gold) 10:30: Stay & Play (Green) 10:30: Storytime (West) 11:15: Preschool Storytime (Gold) 1 pm: Movie for Seniors: Yesterday (West) 2 pm: Tech Cafe (Green) 6:30: MTR Book Club (MTR)

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

10:15: B & T Storytime (Gold) 10:30: Stay & Play (Green) 10:30: Storytime (West) 11:15: Preschool Storytime (Gold) 3:30: Read to a Dog (West) 4:30: Adulting 101: Healthy Eating on a Budget (Green) 6 pm: Movie: Western Stars: Bruce Springsteen (MTR)

10:15: Storytime (MTR) 1 pm: Social Knitting Group (MTR) 3:30: Book Bingo!

(West) 6 pm: Seed Starting (West) 6:45: Vegan Cookbook Club at Main (Main)

2 pm: Movie: The Good Liar (Green Room)

10:15: Storytime (MTR) 3 pm: Crafternoons for Kids (MTR) 3:30: LEGO® at the Library (West) 4 pm: Teen Anime & Manga Club (Green) 6:30: DPL Book Group (Gold)

3:30: Family-Friendly Movie: Abominable (Mt. Royal)

10:15: Storytime (Mt. Royal) 6 pm: Understanding Alzheimer’s & Dementia (Gold Room)

2 pm: Movie: Last Christmas (Green Room)

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10:15: B&T Storytime (Gold) 10:30: Storytime Stay & Play (Green) 10:30: Storytime (West) 11:15: Preschool Storytime (Gold) 1 pm: Movie for Seniors: Rear Window (West)

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

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Saturday

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10:30: Abominable Snowman Crafts and Abominable Movie (Green Room) 11 am: Movie: Downton Abbey (Gold Room) 3 pm: Becky Schlegel Duo (Gold Room)

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10:30: Squad Car Storytime (Youth Services) 11:30: Paper Crafternoon (Gold Room)

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10 am: Tax Preparation Help (Gold Room) 1 pm: Lake Superior R Zoomobile: Rainforest Animals (Green Room) 2 pm: Lake Superior R Zoomobile: Rainforest Animals (Green Room)

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10 am: Tax Preparation Help (Gold Room) 10:30: Brush Bot Robots (Youth Services)

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Free library programming made possible by:

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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.

Storytime Stay and Play • Wednesdays • 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Stay after storytime for large motor and imaginative play provided by Duluth Parks and Recreation. For children ages birth to preschool.

Preschool Storytime • Wednesdays 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.

Saturday, March 14 • 10:30 am • Youth Services RECURRING EVENTS Tax Preparation Help • Mondays, 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm • Saturdays, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm • Gold Room • No tax help during UMD’s Spring Break March 6 - March 14 • Students from UMD’s Accounting department will be on hand to help with tax preparation. First come, first served. See duluthlibrary.org/services/tax-help for details about available tax help and a complete list of documents to bring with you.

4 - Tech Cafe • 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm • Green Room • Need help with technology? Learn how technology can empower you or a loved one with the Technology and Me program. For adults 55+. Presented by Lighthouse Center for Vision Loss.

5 - Teen Scene • 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm • Green Room • Games, crafts, movies, book discussions, and more. You choose what you want to do!

Pizza while it lasts. For teens in grades 6-12 5 - Write On! • 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm • Gold Room • Whatever your genre,Write On is a series of workshops designed for writers ages 1018. You do not need to bring any completed writing, but the option to share and receive feedback will be provided. Pizza while it lasts. R 7 - Abominable Snowman Crafts and Abominable Movie • 10:30 am - 11:30 am Craft; 11:30 am Movie • Green Room • Create an abominable snowman and other crafts. Stay to watch Abominable (PG 2019; Fantasy/Adventure; 1h 37m).

7 - Movie: Downton Abbey • 11:00 am • Gold Room • PG; 2h 3m.

7 - Becky Schlegel Duo • 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm • Gold Room • Take a musical journey! Becky’s music is original, drawing on the influence of classic country, bluegrass, folk, and her own thoughtful spirit. Her voice floats, whispers, then soars. For all ages.

9 - Ukrainian Eggs for Spring • 5:30 pm • Green Room • Learn about the history of Pysanky (Ukrainian-style wax resist eggs) with Theresa Hornstein from the Duluth Folk School. You’ll practice techniques for creating the eggs, including how to draw designs in melted wax and how to dye the eggs. R 11 - Adulting 101: Healthy Eating on a Ramen Budget • 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm • Green Room • Learn the tricks to eating healthy on a limited budget from Whole Foods Co-op’s Jen Gilbertson. We will go over things you can do that add up to big savings at the checkout line!

12 - Vegan Cookbook Club • 6:45 pm - 7:45 pm • Gold Room Share great recipes and meet new friends! Bring one or more vegan cookbooks and one or more recipes to share.

13 - Movie: The Good Liar • 2:00 pm • Green Room • R; 1h 49m.

14 - Paper Crafternoon • 11:30 am - 1:00 pm • Green Room • We’ll be

making fun and easy paper crafts. Great for all ages!

16 - 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.

19 - Teen Anime & Manga Club • 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm • Green Room Anime. Cosplay. Games. Pizza while it lasts! For teens in grades 6-12.

19 - DPL Book Group: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

by Michele Richardson • 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm • Gold Room • New members welcome!

21 - Lake Superior Zoomobile: Rainforest Animals • Two Sessions at 1:00 pm & 2:00 pm • Green Room • Children are invited to see live animals and learn about the diversity of our rainforests. Lake Superior Zoo educators will teach us about rainforest animals and the impact people have on the animals and their homes. R 24 - Crafternoons for Adults • 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm • Green Room “I Love Art”: Step-by-Step Drawing and Multi-Medium Collage. This session will focus on drawing through the use of simple, step-by-step, “how to draw” handouts. R 26 - Understanding Alzheimer’s & Dementia • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Gold Room • Mimi Stender, community education volunteer for the Alzheimer’s Association, will talk about the impact of Alzheimer’s; the difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia; stages and risk factors; research and treatments; and Alzheimer’s Association resources.

27 - Movie: Last Christmas • 2 pm • Green Room • PG-13; 1h 43m.

28 - Brush Bot Robots • 10:30 am - 12:30 pm • Youth Services • Make a tiny robot out of a toothbrush! While supplies last. For kids in K - 5th grade. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Decorate a Bird or Birdhouse Contest West Duluth Branch Library

Entries Accepted March 9 - April 10 Entries Judged on Friday, April 17 Design a birdhouse and/or bird from any lightweight material. Entries will be displayed at West Duluth.

STORYTIMES Storytime • Wednesdays at 10:30 am 20-30 minutes of stories, songs, & fingerplays for children from birth to 5 years.

4 - West Duluth Movies for Seniors: Yesterday • 1:00 pm • PG-13; 1h 57m.

11 - 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. Dropin sessions available on a first come first served basis.

12 - Book Bingo! • 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm • The name says it all: it’s bingo…but with books! Both Adult and Children’s cards available for all-ages fun. Play to win a gift card to Barnes & Noble.

12 - Seed Starting • 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm • It is not too early to plant!

Learn all about planning seeding and seed starting, so you have the

best success possible for your efforts. Presented by St. Louis County Master Gardeners.

16 - West Duluth Book Club • 3:00 pm 18 - West Duluth Movies for Seniors: Rear Window • 1:00 pm • PG; 1h 55m 19 - LEGO® at the Library • 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm • Bring your imagination and the library will supply the LEGO® bricks!

24 - Crafternoons for Kids • 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm • Join for a fun make-and-take craft project. No experience or sign-up required!

STORYTIMES Mount Royal Storytime • Thursdays at 10:15 am 20-30 minutes of stories, songs, & fingerplays for children from birth through age 5.

2 - Cemeteries: Your Own “Historical Museum” • 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm • Learn how to locate them, record information, clean stones, and tips on photographing them. Presented by the Twin Ports Genealogical Society. There will be a short TPGS meeting after the presentation.

4 - Mt. Royal Book Club • 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm • Meet monthly to discuss fiction and nonfiction titles. This month: Clara and Mr. Tiffany

by Susan Vreeland.

5 - 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.

9 - Seed Starting • 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm • It is not too early to plant!

Learn all about planning seeding and seed starting, so you have the best success possible for your efforts. Presented by St. Louis County Master Gardeners.

11 - Movie: Western Stars: Bruce Springsteen • 6 pm • PG; 1h 23m 12 - Social Knitting Group • 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • Social knitting has health benefits, supports well-being, and creates community. An open group to all who love to knit or crochet. All skill levels welcome.

16 - 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. Dropin sessions available on a first come first served basis.

19 - Crafternoons for Kids • 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm • Drop-in for a make-and-take craft project. Supplies provided.

20 - Family-Friendly Movies: Abominable • 3:30 pm • PG; 1h 37m 23 - Understanding Alzheimer’s & Dementia • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Gold Room • Mimi Stender, community education volunteer for the Alzheimer’s Association, will talk about the impact of Alzheimer’s; the difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia; stages and risk factors; current research and treatments; and Alzheimer’s Association resources.

24 - Book Bingo! • 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm • The name says it all: it’s bingo…but with books! Both Adult and Children’s cards available for all-ages fun. Play to win a gift card to Barnes & Noble.

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