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Art Corner

4:00pm–5:00pm
Youth
Youth Services
Library Branch: Mankato
Room: Youth Services
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us every Tuesday for a fun craft or activity! You bring your creativity, and we will provide the supplies.  

Ages 6-12 

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ACHF

This program is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Early Literacy Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Pre-K
Youth Services
Library Branch: Mankato
Room: Youth Services
Age Group: Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us as we sing, play, rhyme, and practice fun early literacy skills together.

Today, we're talking about SNOW!

Family Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Pre-K
Youth Services
Library Branch: Mankato
Room: Youth Services
Age Group: Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

The Therapy Dogs will be in attendance at Family Storytime today! Head to the library for some fun and educational activities.

Storytime with Munchkin the Miniature Horse

1:00pm–2:00pm
Pre-K, Youth
Auditorium
Library Branch: Mankato
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Pre-K, Youth
Program Type: Animal, Storytime
Event Details:

Munchkin is a Certified Therapy Animal, and Amanda is his licensed handler. Munchkin isn’t just a miniature horse - he has dwarfism too. This makes him extra small, and he and Amanda love to share and spread the joy of celebrating differences.

More Information

ACHF

This program is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

LEGO Club

1:00pm–3:00pm
Youth
Library Branch: Mankato
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Calling all LEGO Masters! Come by the library to create the LEGO-land of your dreams. LEGOs will be provided.  

Ages 6-12 

Early Literacy Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Pre-K
Youth Services
Library Branch: Mankato
Room: Youth Services
Age Group: Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us as we sing, play, rhyme, and practice fun early literacy skills together. Today's topic is hats!

Art Corner

4:00pm–5:00pm
Youth
Youth Services
Library Branch: Mankato
Room: Youth Services
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us every Tuesday for a fun craft or activity! You bring your creativity, and we will provide the supplies.  

Ages 6-12 

More Information

ACHF

This program is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Early Literacy Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Pre-K
Youth Services
Library Branch: Mankato
Room: Youth Services
Age Group: Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us as we sing, play, rhyme, and practice fun early literacy skills together.

Today, we’ll be talking about SNOWMEN!

Family Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Pre-K
Youth Services
Library Branch: Mankato
Room: Youth Services
Age Group: Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Head to Family Storytime for some fun and educational activities!

Santa Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Pre-K
Auditorium
Library Branch: Mankato
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Santa will be stopping by the library to read some stories with us! When the stories are over, be sure to take a picture with Santa and decorate a couple of cookies!

Scholars in the Stacks: Biological Anthropology with Dr. Kate Blue

11:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Auditorium
Library Branch: Mankato
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Education
Event Details:

Dr. Kate Blue - Anthropologist and Professor of Anthropology at MNSU - will visit the library to present "Letting the Dead Speak: The Application of Biological Anthropology in Real World Scenarios."

More Information

ACHF

This program is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

LEGO Club

1:00pm–3:00pm
Youth
Library Branch: Mankato
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Calling all LEGO Masters! Come by the library to create the LEGO-land of your dreams. LEGOs will be provided.  

Ages 6-12 

Holiday Movie Marathon!

All Day
Everyone
Auditorium
Library Branch: Mankato
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Celebrate the holiday season with a Holiday Movie Marathon! Craft your perfect cup of cocoa in a mug you can take home with you, and savor it while enjoying a few family-friendly holiday films that were originally books!

More Information

ACHF

This program is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

"The U.S.-Dakota Conflict: The Past Is Alive Within Us" Documentary Showing

3:30pm–5:30pm
Adults, Everyone
Auditorium
Library Branch: Mankato
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Adult Education, Movie
Event Details:

Watch the Twin Cities PBS documentary The U.S.-Dakota Conflict: The Past Is Alive Within Us (2013) and enjoy some freshly-popped popcorn. 

Christmas Holiday

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Mankato, Lake Crystal, Mapleton

Christmas Holiday

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Mankato, Lake Crystal, Mapleton

New Year's Eve

5:00pm–8:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Mankato, Lake Crystal, Mapleton

New Year's Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Mankato, Lake Crystal, Mapleton

Library Board Meeting

4:00pm–5:00pm
Conference Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Mankato
Room: Conference Room

Martin Luther King Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Mankato, Lake Crystal, Mapleton

Teen Book Club

4:00pm–5:00pm
Teens
Youth Services
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mankato
Room: Youth Services
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us on the first Thursday of every month as we spend an hour eating snacks and discussing a book!  

Registration is required for this event.

Elections

10:00am–7:30pm
Auditorium
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Mankato
Room: Auditorium

President's Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Mankato, Lake Crystal, Mapleton

Teen Book Club

4:00pm–5:00pm
Teens
Youth Services
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mankato
Room: Youth Services
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us on the first Thursday of every month as we spend an hour eating snacks and discussing a book!  

Registration is required for this event.