Teen Program: Design a Mug

Teens, you can design a mug of your own using the library’s Cricut machine at the second Teen Program in November! This free program will be held on Thanksgiving weekend: Saturday, November 29, 1:30-3:30 p.m. You’ll start with a blank white mug and create a design you’ll transfer to it. It will be yours to keep or gift! One per person.

For ages 11-18. Free. No need to sign up.

A Road Trip Around Minnesota: Veterans Memorials with Photographer Jay Grammond

The Litchfield Library will host a special program about Minnesota’s veterans memorials on Saturday, November 22, at 2:00 p.m. in the library’s meeting room.

Minnesota is home to a remarkable array of veteran memorials, each with its own story and significance. From street names to granite monuments, from powerful statues to unique tributes, these memorials honor the bravery and sacrifice of our servicemen and women in meaningful ways. Join historian, photographer, and military history program organizer Jay Grammond as he takes you on a virtual road trip around the state, showcasing some of the most inspiring memorials he has encountered in his travels. Discover hidden gems and well-known landmarks that pay tribute to veterans from war and peace time across the ages.

Free to attend. No need to sign up. Open to all ages.

November Book Sale

The final book sale of the year is coming up at Litchfield Library! On Saturday, November 15, the Friends of the Litchfield Public Library will be holding their November book sale from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. Inexpensive used books, DVDs, and CDs will be available.

On Monday, November 17, we’ll be trying something new. Books will be set up in the meeting room and the lobby from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., available for you to pay what you can! You can give a free will donation, or you can take books for free. Not everything left from the sale will be available this day, but more may be added. It’s time to make some space after some huge book donations.

Proceeds from both days benefit the library.

 

Closed Veterans Day

Pioneerland libraries will be closed on Tuesday, November 11, for Veterans Day.

Diamond Painting Class

UPDATE: Class is full. You can contact the library to be added to the waiting list. If you signed up and are unable to attend, please let the library know.

Sign up to do diamond art at the Litchfield Library! Kristin will offer a variety of small Christmas and winter projects you can make for others or to decorate your home. The class will be held on Thursday, November 13, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For adults and teens.

Space is limited, so call the library to sign up: 320-693-2483. Free to attend, and all supplies are provided.

Table Runner Workshop

Learn to make a table runner by taking a class at the library!  Kristin will teach this class at at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, November 10, in the library’s meeting room. All supplies are provided for this free workshop, with a few choices of fabric including some that are Christmas-themed. You will need to bring a sewing machine.

Sign up by calling the library at 320-693-2483. Open to adults and teens with basic sewing skills.

Teen Program: Sound Mapping

Teens, join Margaret on Saturday, November 8, to take a walk around town and try sound mapping! Meet at the library at 1:30, and we’ll walk to the Civic Arena and back. The program will end at 3:30. Dress to be outside.

Sound mapping is the practice of observing and listening to the sounds around you. In this case, sound mapping is a walk with friends, where we all stop to listen for 5 minutes at a time to ID the sounds around us, then draw or write or map our interpretations. We will have colored markers and pencils. The sounds might be portrayed on the page with words, pictures, colors, squiggles, blobs. Some items would be far away. Some very close, so a person can map geographically. We’ll do a bit of sensation mapping, too – running fingers over tree bark, the ground, feeling the air, smelling. When we’re all done, we’ll talk about our experience.
For ages 11-18. No need to sign up. Free to attend. Snacks will be served at the library after the walk.
In case of bad weather, the group will do a project at the library instead.

Adult Arts & Crafts: Rustic Vanila Caramel Creme Candle

UPDATE: Class is full. Contact the library to be added to the waiting list.

Call the library at 320-693-2483 to sign up for November’s Adult Arts & Crafts program! Because of Thanksgiving, November’s class will be held a week early: Thursday, November 20, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Participants will learn to make a rustic vanilla caramel creme candle. All supplies are provided and the class is free to attend, but space is limited.

Adults only. If you are unable to attend after signing up, please call the library so that someone from the waiting list can attend.

Food for Fines

The public libraries in Meeker County are working to help the community this month with a Food for Fines program. Bring in nonperishable food or hygiene items for the Meeker Area Food Shelf, and get $1 in late fees waived from your library card per item donated, for a maximum of $5 waived in the month per card. The program runs from Monday, October 27, through Wednesday, November 26, the day before Thanksgiving.

Only late fees can be waived as part of this program. Replacement charges for lost or damaged items cannot be waived.

If you have old late fees on kids’ materials with a call number that begins with E, J, YA, or B, talk to a staff member. Because late fees are no longer charged for kids’ materials, library staff can waive those for you without a food shelf donation.

No late fees? Bring your food shelf donations to the library anyway! It’s a great way to help local people in need. Look for the collection bin by the front desk.

The Meeker Area Food Shelf’s greatest needs are these, but they are happy to accept any food:

  • easy meals (soups, stews, chilis)
  • breakfast items (cereals, oatmeal)
  • cooking items (sugar, seasonings, muffin and cake mixes, condiments)
  • household and personal hygiene items (dish soap, laundry detergent, shampoo, body soaps)