Storytimes near PRINCETON AREA LIBRARY

Cambridge Public Library , Cambridge Public Library

You're invited to join Ms. Elizabeth from ECFE for a baby storytime at the Cambridge Public Library. This program is recommended for ages birth to 23 months. We will be meeting in the Discovery Center at 9:30am each Thursday. Each storytime will include reading, singing, and playing. No registration necessary. This event is sponsored by ECFE and East Central Regional Library. This storytime series will be held on Thursdays, June 4 - August 13. There will be no storytime on July 2nd. Looking for other storytimes? Wednesdays 10:45am-11:15am for ages 2-5 No registration necessary. Questions? Call the library at 763-689-7390.

Great Northern Meeting Room (300), Cambridge Public Library

In celebration of our Summer Discovery Program theme: UNEARTH A STORY... Join us at the Cambridge Library as we dig up squirmy soil stories with a naturalist from Minnesota State Parks. Ranger Sean will help us dive into tiny worlds of creatures that live under our feet. We’ll dig through real soil and moss, and project what we find onto a screen with a special microscope. We’ll even have a chance to sing a guitar song about dirt! Best for ages 3-11, but all ages welcome! No registration needed! The event is made possible in partnership with the MN DNR and The Cambridge Library.

Milaca Community Library , Milaca Community Library

Start your summer day with friends and stories! The books we read count toward your 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Reading Challenge! Recommended for preschool-aged kids; siblings are always welcome with adult supervision. No registration required.

Mora Public Library, Mora Public Library

Join us for storytime at the Mora Public Library! Together we will have fun, sing songs, and read books. Caregivers and children will sing, talk, read, write, and play together as we learn early literacy practices that are sure to foster a lifelong love of learning. Siblings are always welcomed. No registration required. We strive to ensure that all visitors are able to access library resources, services, and programs. Program accommodations are available. Please call the Mora Library at least two weeks prior to an event if there are additional accommodations we can provide for you to fully participate.

Sandstone Public Library, Sandstone Public Library

Join us for our monthly book club for adults! Come for the good company and discussion, stay for the book recommendations. Copies of the month's book are available at the library. Recommended for adults. No registration is necessary.

Pine City Public Library, Pine City Public Library

Visit the library this summer to play a variety of board games! Come alone or bring a friend, everyone is welcome! Recommended for school-aged kids. No registration required.

Chisago Lakes Area Library, Chisago Lakes Area Library

Join us for a 6-week series of music and movement classes with Music Together in the Valley teacher, Tibbe. Each week we will come together to sing, dance, play, laugh and learn as we make music together as a community. This program is recommended for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers and their accompanying caregivers. Registration is not required. A BIG thank you to the generous sponsor of this series The Chisago City Fire Department.

Princeton Area Library , Princeton Area Library

Join us at the Princeton Area Library Community Room for our monthly afternoon book club! Book Club meets on the second Thursday of every month at 1pm at the Princeton Library. Books for upcoming discussions are distributed at our meetings. Recommended for ages 18-plus. No registration necessary. Sponsored by the Friends of the Princeton Area Library.

Aitkin Public Library Community Room, Aitkin Public Library

Stop into the library for a button making crafternoon! We are using old magazines and other printed images to create beautiful buttons. Each participant will be able to make up to 4 buttons (2 large and 2 small). No registration necessary. Recommended for all ages. Sponsored by the Friends of the Aitkin Public Library.

Rush City Public Library, Rush City Public Library

Kids who love building with Lego bricks will not want to miss the return of Lego Club this summer at the Rush City Library. Lego Club will be held on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays, June though August, from 3pm to 4:30pm. This program is recommended for ages 5-12, and all Lego bricks will be provided. No registration necessary, as this is a drop-in event.

McGregor Public Library Community Room, McGregor Public Library

Join us for Fairy Tale Storytime at the McGregor Public Library! Storytime is in the library's meeting room at 3:30 pm every 2nd Thursday. We will read books and do creative activities inspired by your favorite fairy tales! Fairy Tale Storytime is recommended for families with children ages 5 and up. No registration necessary.

Princeton Area Library , Princeton Area Library

The Art Cart provides a self-guided and/or staff-led craft for all teens! These crafts are designed to allow teens the ability to expand upon their own creativity and imagination. For ages 11-18 only. No registration needed. Bring a Friend!

Mille Lacs Community Library in Isle, Mille Lacs Lake Community Library

Join us on the second Thursday of each month at 6 PM for Book Club. We will explore a variety of genres and themes. The selected book may be picked up at the staff desk. Recommended for adults.

McGregor Public Library , McGregor Public Library

Join us for Family Storytime at the McGregor Thrive Center! We will meet in the Thrive Center at 181 N. Maddy St. at 10:30am Fridays, June 5 through August 14, to read stories, sing songs, and more. Stay after the stories to make crafts together. Family Storytime is recommended for families with toddlers through children of early elementary school age. No registration necessary. Note: There will be no Storytime on June 19th or July 3rd due to the holidays. Crafts sponsored through funding the McGregor Community Education.

Princeton Area Library , Princeton Area Library

Join us for a “Flannel Friday” Storytime at the Princeton Area Library! “Unearth a Story” with us as we use flannel board to foster engagment! We will meet in the library's community room. No registration necessary. Sponsored by the Princeton Friends of the Library

Mora Public Library, Mora Public Library

Do you need help with your phone, laptop, e-reader, or tablet? Are you having trouble signing into the Libby App or the ECRL Catalog? Sign up for our one-on-one tech help! Liza, our Branch Librarian, will be available to assist with answering basic technology questions on the 2nd Friday of each month. Please bring your device and its charger in with you. You will not be asked to share any confidential information during your visit. Appointments are encouraged. We strive to ensure that all visitors are able to access library resources, services, and programs. Program accommodations are available. Please call the Mora Library at least two weeks prior to an event if there are additional accommodations we can provide for you.

Mora Public Library, Mora Public Library

Do you need help with your phone, laptop, e-reader, or tablet? Are you having trouble signing into the Libby App or the ECRL Catalog? Sign up for our one-on-one tech help! Liza, our Branch Librarian, will be available to assist with answering basic technology questions on the 2nd Friday of each month. Please bring your device and its charger in with you. You will not be asked to share any confidential information during your visit. Appointments are encouraged. We strive to ensure that all visitors are able to access library resources, services, and programs. Program accommodations are available. Please call the Mora Library at least two weeks prior to an event if there are additional accommodations we can provide for you.

Chisago Lakes Area Library, Chisago Lakes Area Library

Join us for a special storytime at 3:30 pm Friday, July 10 at the Chisago City Farmers Market! We will read stories, sing songs, and have fun! The Chisago City Farmers Market is located at Moberg Park,10656 Railroad Ave., Chisago City. This event is geared toward preschoolers. No registration necessary, everyone is welcome!

Great Northern Meeting Room (300), Cambridge Public Library

Join us at the Cambridge Library as we welcome Minnesota authors, Dean Hovey and D.L. Dixen! They will be discussing their new book in the Pine County Mysteries series - Woke Up Dead. Dean Hovey is an award-winning mystery author. His books include three series: “Pine County Mysteries,” “Whistling Pines Cozy Mysteries,” and “Doug Fletcher Park Ranger Mysteries.” Hovey’s Family Trees won the 2018 Northeastern Minnesota Book Award for best fiction. D.L. Dixen makes her home on a small hobby farm with her family, ponies, and basset hound, not far from the Pine County, Minnesota border. Her professional background ranges from the criminal justice system to secondary English education. Her professional experience, coupled with her deep familial Pine County roots, makes for good fiction in the Pine County mystery series. We will be meeting in the Great Northern Room on the lower level of the library. Light refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Cambridge Library. No registration necessary.

North Branch Area Library, North Branch Area Library

Everyone is invited to the monthly Friends of the North Branch Area Library meeting. The Friends are a group of volunteers who support the library through volunteer work and advocating for the library. Meetings take place in the library's Community Room. If you cannot attend the meeting in person, contact the Friends of the Library to obtain a Zoom link for the meeting. Questions? Call the library at 651-674-8443 or visit the North Branch Friends of the Library Facebook page.

Kettle River Community Room, Sandstone Public Library

Join us at the library for storytime! Caregivers and children will sing, talk, read, write and play together as we learn early literacy practices that are sure to foster a lifelong love of learning. Siblings are always welcomed.

Rush City Public Library, Rush City Public Library

Join us for a super groovy Tie-Dye event at Rush City Park, 345 S. Dana Ave., across the street from the Rush City Library. We will be tie-dying T-shirts (provided) that can be taken home. One shirt per participant. This program is designed for ages 10 to 18, and advance registration is required. All supplies will be provided. Note: In case of inclement weather, we will meet on Saturday, July 18.

Wyoming Area Library, Wyoming Area Giese Memorial Library

History is all around us, but did you know it’s underneath us as well? Join us at the library to learn how archeologists use the natural layering of sediments and soil to help them unearth history. Also, drop by all month for a hands-on activity about stratigraphy! Recommended for ages 6 Registration recommended.

Wyoming Area Library, Wyoming Area Giese Memorial Library

Wyoming Area Crochet Knit and Yarn invites you to join the WACKY group and bring your yarn projects to the library every Monday morning at 10am. Any level of experience is welcome to participate and take advantage of the combined years of experience of the rest of the group! Homemade treats and coffee often available.

Cambridge Public Library , Cambridge Public Library

In celebration of our Summer Discovery Program theme: UNEARTH A STORY... Join us at the Cambridge Library as the Isanti Soil and Water Conservation District presents... Soil Characterization! Learn about physical properties of soil (texture, color, structure, consistence, infiltration) and the different ways in which humans depend on and use soil. You will collect a small sample of soil and complete several tests to identify and describe the physical properties found in the sample. For grades 3-8. Registration preferred, but not required. Program will be outdoors. In case of bad weather, we will move to the Great Northern Room.

Chisago Lakes Area Library, Chisago Lakes Area Library

We’ll bring the cars. You bring the creativity! Join us at the library to paint your very own dinosaur pull back car! Recommended for kids ages 4-10. Registration required, as supplies are limited. The same program will be offered at 11am and 2pm. Please only sign up for one session. Sponsored by the Chisago Lakes Friends of the Library.

Mora Public Library, Mora Public Library

Do you need help with your phone, laptop, e-reader, or tablet? Are you having trouble signing into the Libby App or the ECRL Catalog? Sign up for our one-on-one tech help! Julie, our Branch Assistant, will be available to assist with answering basic technology questions on the 2nd Monday of each month. Please bring your device and its charger in with you. You will not be asked to share any confidential information during your visit. Appointments are encouraged. We strive to ensure that all visitors are able to access library resources, services, and programs. Program accommodations are available. Please call the Mora Library at least two weeks prior to an event if there are additional accommodations we can provide for you.

Mora Public Library, Mora Public Library

Do you need help with your phone, laptop, e-reader, or tablet? Are you having trouble signing into the Libby App or the ECRL Catalog? Sign up for our one-on-one tech help! Julie, our Branch Assistant, will be available to assist with answering basic technology questions on the 2nd Monday of each month. Please bring your device and its charger in with you. You will not be asked to share any confidential information during your visit. Appointments are encouraged. We strive to ensure that all visitors are able to access library resources, services, and programs. Program accommodations are available. Please call the Mora Library at least two weeks prior to an event if there are additional accommodations we can provide for you.

Chisago Lakes Area Library, Chisago Lakes Area Library

We’ll bring the cars. You bring the creativity! Join us at the library to paint your very own dinosaur pull back car! Recommended for kids ages 4-10. Registration required, as supplies are limited. The same program will be offered at 11am and 2pm. Please only sign up for one of the times. Sponsored by the Chisago Lakes Friends of the Library.

Wyoming Area Library, Wyoming Area Giese Memorial Library

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work in a library? Over the course of 6* lessons we’ll teach engaged kids, 10 - 15 years old, the ins and outs of libraries and how they function. On August 10, a final project will be completed, and certificates will be presented! *Attendance of at least 5 of the 6 lessons is required to receive a certificate. For Ages 10 - 15. Registration required.