November 2019 Sunday
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Free library programming made possible by:
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6 pm: Saving for the Future: How to Preserve Paper, Images & Recordings (Mt. Royal)
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All Libraries Closed: Veterans Day
3:30: Book Bingo (Mt. Royal)
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12 1 pm: Custom Leather Bracelet Workshop (Gold Room) 3:30: Mt. Royal Readers’ Guild (Mt. Royal) 6 pm: Custom Leather Bracelet Workshop (West Duluth)
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12 pm: Book Bingo (Gold Room) 3 pm: West Duluth Book Club (West)
3:30: Read to a Dog (Mt. Royal)
Registration Required. Sign up online at Duluthlibrary.org or see a staff member.
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10:15: Baby & Toddler Storytime (Gold Room) 10:30: Storytime (West) 11:15: Preschool Storytime (Gold Room) 3:45: Squad Car Storytime (YS) 6:30: Mt. Royal Book Club (Mt. Royal)
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10:15: Baby & Toddler Storytime (Gold Room) 10:30: Storytime (West) 11:15: Preschool Storytime (Gold Room) 1 pm: Movies for Seniors (West) R
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10:15 am: Baby & Toddler Storytime (Gold Room) 10:30: Storytime (West) 11:15: Preschool Storytime (Gold Room) 3:30: Read to a Dog (West) 3:45: Squad Car Storytime (Youth Services) 6 pm: Classics: Rebel Without a Cause (MTR)
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10:15: Baby & Toddler Storytime (Gold Room) 10:30: West Duluth Storytime (West) 11:15: Preschool Storytime (Gold Room) 1 pm: Movies for Seniors (West) R
7 10:15: Storytime (MTR) 11:30: Vegan Cookbook Club (MTR) 4 pm: Teen Scene (Marcus Theater) R 5:30: The Race Card Project (City Hall) 6 pm: Benefits of Early Diagnosis & Research in Alzheimer’s Treatment (Gold)
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8 2 pm: Movie: They Shall Not Grow Old (Gold Room)
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11 am: I Wrote a Novel in a Month - And So Can You (Gold Room) 11:30: DINOVEMBER: Perler Beads (Youth Services)
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10:30: Perler Bead Art for Kids (Youth Services)
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10:15: Mt. Royal Storytime (Mt. Royal) 3:30: Custom Leather Bracelet Workshop (Mt. Royal) 6 pm: Care for Caregivers (Gold Room)
10 am - 6 pm: Stuffed Animal Sleepover Dropoff (Youth Services) 2 pm: Movie: The Peanut Butter Falcon (Gold Room) 3:30: Family-Friendly Movies: Early Man (Mt. Royal)
11:30: Stuffed Animal Sleepover Storytime (Gold Room)
10:15: Storytime (MTR) 3 pm: Crafternoons for Kids (Mt. Royal) 3:30 : LEGO® at the Library (West) 4 pm: Teen Anime & Manga Club (TBD) 6:30: DPL Book Group: There There (Gold)
2 pm: Movie: Yesterday (Gold Room)
11:30: DINOVEMBER: Fun and Films (Gold Room)
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All Libraries Closed: Thanksgiving
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10:30: Brush Bot Robots (Youth Services)
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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. 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. Wednesdays, November 6 & November 20 • 3:45 pm • Youth Services 2 - I Wrote a Novel in a Month - And So Can You • 11:00 am Gold Room • Kick-off National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) with Duluth writer Brian Matuszak. Brian will talk about his writing experience and get attendees fired up before they break off into groups to talk about their plans. Presented by Lake Superior Writers. 2 - DINOVEMBER: Perler Beads • 11:30 am - 1:00pm • Youth Services Celebrate DINOVEMBER with an afternoon of Perler Beads. Make a dino-themed Perler Bead creation or design your very own art! 7 - Teen Scene • 4:00 pm • Marcus Movie Theater • Meet at Marcus Movie Theater (300 Harbor Drive) for Pokemon Detective Pikachu. R Bring your student ID for entry and a free popcorn! Rated PG; 1h 45m 7 - The Race Card Project • 5:30 pm • City Hall Room 303 • We will read some race cards and discuss the experiences of our neighbors and ourselves. This event will be facilitated by Carl Crawford, City of Duluth Human Rights Officer. 7 - Benefits of Early Diagnosis and Latest Research in Alzheimer’s Treatment • 6:00 pm • Gold Room • Dr. Steve Waring will explain new developments in Alzheimer’s research, treatment, and the benefits of early diagnosis and navigating the healthcare system. 8 - Movie: They Shall Not Grow Old • 2:00 pm • Gold Room • Rated R; 2h 12m 9 - Perler Bead Art for Kids • 10:30 am - 12:30 pm • Youth Services Drop in and make your own perler bead creation. 12 - Custom Leather Bracelet Workshop • 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm • Gold Room • Create your own custom leather bracelet! Join Minnesota artist Jen Anfinson for an introduction to leatherwork in jewelry making. Materials provided. For ages 13 and up. 14 - Care for Caregivers: Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias 6:00 pm • Gold Room • Join us for National Caregiver’s Month to discuss the unique needs, challenges, and strengths for people caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementias. Q & A discussion will follow the presentation. 15 - Stuffed Animal Sleepover Drop-Off • All Day • Youth Services Desk • Stuffed animals can spend the night at the library! Drop off your stuffed animal on Friday and pick it up at storytime the next day. 15 - Movie: The Peanut Butter Falcon • 2:00 pm • Gold Room Rated PG-13; 1h 37m 16 - Stuffed Animal Sleepover Storytime • 11:30 am • Gold Room Reunite with your stuffed animal for a special storytime. Enjoy a snack while watching a video of all the fun the stuffed animals had while at the library overnight! 18 - Book Bingo • 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm • Gold 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.
21 - Teen Anime & Manga Club • 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm • TBD • Teens, food, and games. All teens entering grades 6 - 12 are welcome! 21 - DPL Book Group: There There by Tommy Orange • 6:30 pm 7:30 pm • Gold Room • New members welcome! As we learn the reasons that each person is attending the Big Oakland Powwow—some generous, some fearful, some joyful, some violent—momentum builds toward a shocking yet inevitable conclusion that changes everything. 22 - Movie: Yesterday • 2:00 pm • Gold Room • Rated PG-13; 1h 57m 23 - DINOVEMBER: Fun & Films • 11:30 am - 1:30 pm • Gold Room Celebrate DINOVEMBER with The Good Dinosaur (Rated PG). Fun dino-themed crafts will also be available. Great for the whole family! 30 - Brush Bot Robots • 10:30 am - 12:30 pm • Youth Services • Make a tiny robot out of a toothbrush! Give your robot missions to accomplish. Make one and take it home. While supplies last.
DINOVEMBER Rawr! November is for dinosaurs! Celebrate DINOVEMBER with various activities at all library locations.
STORYTIMES Storytime • Wednesdays at 10:30 am 20-30 minutes of stories, songs, & fingerplays for children from birth through age 5. 12 - Custom Leather Bracelet Workshop • 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Create your own custom leather bracelet! Join Minnesota artist Jen Anfinson for an introduction to leatherwork in jewelry making. Materials provided. For ages 13 and up. 13 - West Duluth Movies for Seniors: Captain Marvel • 1:00 pm Rated PG; 1h 43m R 18 - West Duluth Book Club • 3:00 pm 20 - 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. Drop-in sessions available on a first come first served basis. 21 - 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. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. 27 - West Duluth Movies for Seniors: Five Feet Apart • 1:00 pm Rated PG-13; 1h 36m R 520 W. Superior St. 105 Mt. Royal Shopping Cir. DuluthLibrary.org 5830 Grand Ave.
STORYTIMES Mount Royal Storytime • Thursdays at 10:15 am 20-30 minutes of stories, songs, & fingerplays for children from birth through age 5. 4 - Saving for the Future: How to Preserve Paper, Images, & Recordings • 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm • Heidi Johnson, Librarian and Archivist at the College of St. Scholastica, will discuss methods and supplies needed to save genealogical materials. She will explain resources such as the archives at the College of St. Scholastica. There will be a short Twin Ports Genealogical Society meeting prior to the presentation. 5 - 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. 6 - Mt. Royal Book Club • 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm • Meet monthly to discuss fiction and nonfiction titles. This month: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance. 7 - 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. 12 - Mt. Royal Reader’s Guild • 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm • Want to join a ‘secret’ readers’ guild? We’ll read various short juvenile fiction each session and explore them with activities and discussion. Join us! 14 - Custom Leather Bracelet Workshop • 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Create your own custom leather bracelet! Join Minnesota artist Jen Anfinson for an introduction to leatherwork in jewelry making. Materials provided. For ages 13 and up. 15 - Family-Friendly Movies: Early Man • 3:30 pm • Rated PG; 1h 40m 20 - Classics: Rebel Without a Cause • 6:00 pm • Rated PG-13; 1h 51m 21 - Crafternoons for Kids • 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm • Drop in for a make-and-take craft project. Supplies provided. No experience required. 25 - 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. Drop-in sessions available on a first come first served basis.
Custom Leather Bracelet Workshop Create your own custom leather bracelet!
Nov. 12 • Main Library Gold Room • 1 pm Nov. 12 • West Duluth • 6 pm Nov. 14 • Mt. Royal • 3:30 pm