APRIL
Teens and Tweens Book Club
Bit of Culture Book Club
Teens and Tweens Scrapbooking
Snuggle Up and Read
MAY
Teens and Tweens Book Club
Bit of Culture Book Club
Lunch with a Master Gardener
Teens and Tweens Scrapbooking
JUNE
Bit of Culture Book Club
Lunch with a Master Gardener
Minnesota Zoomobile
Ice Cream Social and Summer Reading Program Kick-Off
Prairie Boys
Banjo Dancers
Summer Book Club
Beginning Genealogy
Author Roxanne Henke
Painting/Mixed Media Workshop
Author Jill Elizabeth Nelson
JULY
Bit of Culture Book Club
Lunch with a Master Gardener
Radzoo - Retpile and Amphibian Discover Zoo
Dazzling Dave Yo-Yo Master
Pizza in the Park
Norm Barnhart Reading is Majic Show
Is the Water Wet
Summer Book Club
AUGUST
Bit of Culture Book Club
Lunch with a Master Gardener
Bill the Juggler
Little Bita Everything Exotic Animal Ranch
Summer Book Club
SEPTEMBER
Bit of Culture Book Club
Lunch with a Master Gardener
OCTOBER
Bit of Culture Book Club
Lunch with a Master Gardener
NOVEMBER
Bit of Culture Book Club
Lunch with a Master Gardener
DECEMBER
Bit of Culture Book Club
Lunch with a Master Gardener
TEENS AND TWEENS BOOK CLUB
Tuesdays, April 20 and May 18
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
The teens and tweens book club will continue to meet on a monthly basis for fun and lively discussion on a variety of books. (Ages 10-14) Limit 8.
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BIT OF CULTURE BOOK CLUB
Third Tuesday of each month starting January 19
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Expand your reading horizons and join this fun book group. We meet each month and read a variety of genres and authors. Possible titles include:
The Shack by William Young; Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers; The Book Thief by Markus Zusak; Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
Each December, members recommend title for the upcoming year. Call the library for details.
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LUNCH WITH A MASTER GARDENER
Tuesdays, April 13, May 11, June 8, July 13, August 10, September 14, October 12, November 9
Noon - 1:00 PM
Are you a garden lover? Bring a sack lunch and join Master Gardener Deb DeBeer in this winter/spring/fall for informal sessions about gardening every 2nd Tuesday of the month. Do some planning and dreaming this winter for spring. We will be sharing and exchanging ideas on a variety of garden topics all year.
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TEENS AND TWEEN SCRAPBOOKING
Tuesdays, April 20 and May 18
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Join us right after book club each month to creat wonderful pages for your scrapbook.
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SNUGGLE UP AND READ
Mondays, April 5, 19 and 26
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
We have deigned and interactive story time especially for your 18 month to 3 year olds accompanied by a parent. Join us for some singing, clapping and fun stories. We even include a literacy tip each week. Toddler time is presented by Carol Plocher. Please not that there will be no story time Monday, April 12 due to library closure.
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LEGACY FUNDING AT THE LIBRARY
The library will host several programs this winter and spring with funds received from the Legacy Grant for the Arts in Minnesota. The following are a list of programs that you can enjoy the first half of 2010.
Minnesota Zoomobile and another program scheduled in June.
Once Upon a Time Kid Storytelling presented by the Gutherie (ages 6-8)
Acting Games for Beginners presented by the Guthrie (Teens)
Artful Thinking presented by the Walker Art Center (grades K-4)
Laptop Geneology
Musical Programs
Author Presentations
Dates, times and more details for these programs will follow. Please check at the library for updates.
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MINNESOTA ZOOMOBILE
Wednesday, June 9
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Are you ready to see a variety of live animals up close? The Minnesota Zoo's naturalists will introduce you to a variety of wild animals and delight you with artifacts and stories in a fun, family-friendly setting. This program will be sponsored by funds from the Legacy grant. Limit 75
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ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND SUMMER READING PROGRAM KICK-OFF
Tuesday, June 15
11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Our annual ice cream social will feature visits and reading with princesses. Register for the summer reading program and sign up to win one of our wonderful prize baskets. Eat some ice cream, of course. The Wright County Diary Farmers and the Delano Friends of the Library will sponsor this fun event. Everyone can participate.
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PRAIRIE BOYS
Tuesday, June 22
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Come clap, sing and tap your toes with the Prairie Boys, John Bingea and Mark Anderson as they sing and play contemporary and traditional folk songs accompanied by guitar, mandolin and violin. Limit 75. This program is provided with Legacy funds.
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BANJO DANCERS
Tuesday, June 29
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Drawing on a rich sampling traditional music and step-dancing, the Banjo Dancers bring a fun program with plenty of audience participation for kids and skillful performing for adults. Come see Appalachian Clogging, English Wooden Shoe, African hambone, Old-time Southern music and many other musical ingredients from the melting pot of America. This program is provided by the Legacy Grant.
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RADZOO - REPTILE AND AMPHIBIAN DISCOVERY ZOO
Tuesday, July 6
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Join us for an interactive program with a variety of amphibians and reptiles, including lizards, frogs, snakes and even a small alligator.
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DAZZLING DAVE YO-YO MASTER
Tuesday, July 13
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Join Dave as he storms you, his audience, with a tornado of whirling yo-you tricks designed to entertain and educate you on the science of spin. Enjoy this intensley fun free style performance followed by friendly hands-on instruction.
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PIZZA IN THE PARK
Thursday, July 15
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Pizza Ranch will again be sponsoring an evening of entertainment in the Delano Lions Park near the gazebo. Relax with your family as Lulu the clown wanders the crowd doing face painting and animal balloons for the children. Kids can join in some fun outdoor games. Slices of pizza available for a donation, along with free beverage and icy treat. All proceeds from this event will go to the Delano Friends of the Library, your servers for the evening. No pre-registration required. Everyone can participate.
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NORM BARNHART READING IS MAGIC SHOW
Tuesday, July 20
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Don't blink your eyes when comic magician Norm Barnhart is at the library. His entertaining and interactive magic show will include sleight of hand and crazy magical tricks like the Mysterious Hat Trick and the Amazing Floating Ball.
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"IS THE WATER WET"
Tuesday, July 27
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Join master storyteller Bob Gasch as he tells original stories about a brother and sister spending the summer in pools, lakes and rivers, learing to swim, going off the diving board, playing water games and looking for sea monsters and mermaids.
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BILL THE JUGGLER
Tuesday, August 3
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Comedy juggler Bill will be entertaining us with his amazing juggling feats. Join us for this energetic, comical and fun program.
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LITTLE BITA EVERYTHING EXOTIC ANIMAL RANCH
Tuesday, August 10
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Join us for an amazing educational wild life presentation that features over 20 different types of exotic animals from all over the world. Learn where and how they live in the wild in this handson interactive program.
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TEEN ACTIVITIES
SUMMER BOOK CLUB (Ages 9-13)
Wednesdays, June 16, July 14 and August 18
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join us for a Summer Book Club, as we read some great books and enjoy lively discussions.
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OTHER LEGACY EVENTS SCHEDULED IN JUNE AT THE LIBRARY:
BEGINNING GENEALOGY
Friday, June 11
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Join us for an informative session on searching for your ancestors and relatives. We will be searching sites on the internet with our laptop lab. Each of our 10 participants will have use of a laptop computer. Please call the library to register for this introductory class.
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AUTHOR ROXANNE HENKE
Wednesday, June 16
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Author, Roxanne Henke, will tell us about the effect friendships have on our health, and will share her inspirational story of how being a friend led to the completion of her life-long dream of writing a novel. Ms. Henke has authored many award winning inspirational books. Her bestsellers include After Anne and Finding Ruth. She will sell and sign copies of her novels.
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PAINTING/MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP
Thursday, June 17
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join Susan Armington for a fun workshop that will include collage/painting using a variety of materials: papers, fabrics, wire, sparkly silver mylar, pop-ups with colored pencils, sequins and hot glue. For ages 9 and up.
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AUTHOR JILL ELIZABETH NELSON
Saturday, June 19
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Suspense author Jill Elizabeth Nelson writes what she likes to read - fast-paced adventures seasoned with romance, humor and faith. The rising popularity of inspirational fiction offers her a perfect outlet for her creativity. Jill loves to talk about the fulfillment of her "impossible dream" to become a published novelist. In her presentations, she encourages people never to give up on their dreams. She promotes all types of inspirational fiction that offers hope-filled and entertaining stories to millions of readers. An experienced writer in many venues, Jill has worn the hats of journalist, columnist, essayist, poet and book reviewer, as well as novelist.
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