Events

Start your Saturday off right with crossword puzzles, sudoku, and other brain games alongside a cup of coffee!

​*Coffee and cups are provided - however, bringing your own lidded cup is encouraged*​

“Gatsby at 100” Exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art

September 13, 2025 – March 22, 2026Minneapolis Institute of Arts2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis

“Gatsby at 100,” opening in fall 2025 at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, will…

Black History Month Student Performance Festival

Celebrate Black History Month through music that uplifts, honors, and inspires. This special MacPhail Student Performance Festival features students of all ages, instruments, and programs…

This early childhood playtime includes stories, stretching, movement, and lots of fun!

This playtime is for young children, ages zero to five, to develop a love for books and make new friends.

Playtime is from 10:30am-11:00am.

Storytime is…

Need something mended? Is your favorite piece of clothing falling apart? Our expert sewist will teach you how to mend with a machine or by hand, either invisibly or the new trend of visible mending.

Registration is required.

Join us on Saturday for Storytime! Build literacy skills as a family! In storytime we read, sing and play together to grow a love of reading and learning while having fun, socializing and building skills. Recommended for ages 0-6.

Storytime…

Join us in this free play time where young children and their families can explore, play, lean, and have fun together. Come and play with various toys, make art, and meet other families.

Join Seth Eberle from ArtStart for a family-friendly puppet show! 

Dream of Owls: Little Theo is drifting off to sleep when he is frightened by a hooting sound. His father shows him how to overcome his fear by naming it. As Theo…

Read to a friendly dog who loves to sit and listen to stories! 

For young readers ages 6-12. Reading sessions are 15 minutes long.

Registration is required. Register at the 2nd floor desk or call Highland Park Library at…

Join us in the library auditorium on Saturday, February 7 for an all-ages lantern-making workshop and light up the dark of winter! All lantern-making supplies will be provided. No registration necessary.You are invited to bring your…

Learn the basics of operating our Universal VLS 3.50 laser engraver/cutter. 

Drop in to hang out and make cool stuff at FunLab! Featuring crafts, science experiments, engineering projects, video games, and more. This STEAM drop-in program is designed for ages 7-11.

FunLab! is every Saturday at Dayton’s Bluff Library…

Drop in to hang out and make cool stuff at FunLab! Featuring crafts, science experiments, engineering projects, video games, and more. This program is designed for ages 7-11.

“Gatsby at 100” Exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art

September 13, 2025 – March 22, 2026Minneapolis Institute of Arts2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis

“Gatsby at 100,” opening in fall 2025 at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, will…

Homework Centers are comfortable spaces at the library where students of all ages can drop in and work on their homework independently or with the help of volunteer tutors. The Homework Centers are equipped with comfortable furniture,…

Drop in to hang out and make cool stuff at FunLab! Featuring crafts, science experiments, engineering projects, video games, and more. This program is designed for ages 7-11.

“Gatsby at 100” Exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art

September 13, 2025 – March 22, 2026Minneapolis Institute of Arts2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis

“Gatsby at 100,” opening in fall 2025 at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, will…

Join us for a cup of coffee and get assistance with services related to housing, shelter access, benefits, identification, healthcare, chemical dependency and more. Drop in assistance is available for people who are experiencing or are at…