Family Scavenger Hunt - Summer Fun

Best for ages 2-7 with parent or caregiver, but all ages and abilities are welcome. Visit your library during open hours this week to search for our hidden pictures and earn a sticker and activity sheet!A new Scavenger Hunt is available monthly. Visit your library the w......More

Best for ages 2-7 with parent or caregiver, but all ages and abilities are welcome. Visit your library during open hours this week to search for our hidden pictures and earn a sticker and activity sheet!A new Scavenger Hunt is available monthly. Visit your library the weeks of 6/2, 6/30, & 7/28!

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Book Sale - Shakopee Friends of the Library

The Shakopee Friends of the Library will host a book sale. All proceeds go towards supporting the Shakopee Branch of the Scott County Library system.Thursday, July 31: 10:00am - 8:00pmFriday, August 1: 10:00am - 4:00pmSaturday, August 2: 9:00am - 2:00pm BOOK PRICESThe ......More

The Shakopee Friends of the Library will host a book sale. All proceeds go towards supporting the Shakopee Branch of the Scott County Library system.Thursday, July 31: 10:00am - 8:00pmFriday, August 1: 10:00am - 4:00pmSaturday, August 2: 9:00am - 2:00pm BOOK PRICESThe Friends of the Library will be accepting "Free-Will" donations for books, meaning no set prices on smaller quantities of books, donate what you can!

Shakopee Large Meeting Room, Shakopee Library

Jordan Library Lego Time

Jordan Library welcomes children and caregivers to come and play with our collection of LEGO bricks. We supply the LEGOs - you supply the imagination and creation! Play is self-directed.

Jordan Large Meeting Room, Jordan Library

Stories and a Song

Join us at the Shakopee Library for a short (15-20 minutes) drop-in Storytime on Saturday mornings. We will share two stories and a song or activitity together!Get here early and grab a seat in the Children's area!

Shakopee Library

Family Scavenger Hunt - Summer Fun

Best for ages 2-7 with parent or caregiver, but all ages and abilities are welcome. Visit your library during open hours this week to search for our hidden pictures and earn a sticker and activity sheet!A new Scavenger Hunt is available monthly. Visit your library the w......More

Best for ages 2-7 with parent or caregiver, but all ages and abilities are welcome. Visit your library during open hours this week to search for our hidden pictures and earn a sticker and activity sheet!A new Scavenger Hunt is available monthly. Visit your library the weeks of 6/2, 6/30, & 7/28!

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Spotlight Storytime at the Savage Library

All ages welcome. Join local notables for stories and fun for kids and families.

Savage Large Meeting Room, Savage Library

Family Cooking Challenge - Pick up your Mystery Ingredient at the New Prague Library!

Does your Family love to cook? Do you find yourself making up your own recipes? Sign up to be part of the New Prague Library cooking challenge!Register your family and come into the New Prague Library the week of Aug 4th to pick up your super secret ingredient and star......More

Does your Family love to cook? Do you find yourself making up your own recipes? Sign up to be part of the New Prague Library cooking challenge!Register your family and come into the New Prague Library the week of Aug 4th to pick up your super secret ingredient and start cooking!Recipes can be as creative as possible they just need to contain the secret ingredient. Entries will be voted on by the public for a prize, so you must be able to take and send a picture to the library.Space is limited so make sure to register by Aug 1stFunded by the New Prague Friends of the Library

New Prague Small Meeting Room, New Prague Library

Slime Workshop at Shakopee Library, REGISTRATION REQ. Begins 7/14

For ages 7-11. Embrace your inner crafty scientist with this fun session hosted by Mad Scientist Deyanira. Participants will create and decorate a slime concoction that they can bring home!Note: Presenter is bilingual in English and Spanish - the instruction will be pri......More

For ages 7-11. Embrace your inner crafty scientist with this fun session hosted by Mad Scientist Deyanira. Participants will create and decorate a slime concoction that they can bring home!Note: Presenter is bilingual in English and Spanish - the instruction will be primarily in English but she is happy to assist in Spanish when needed.Space is limited, so register online or by calling the library beginning three weeks before the workshop. Include an email address in your registration to have a reminder sent to you prior to the event.____________________________________________Para niños de 7 a 11 años ¡Saca a relucir tu ingenio cientifico interior con esta divertida sesión dirigida por la Científica Divertida Deyanira! Los participantes crearán y decorarán una mezcla de slime que podrán llevarse a casa.Nota: La presentadora es bilingüe en inglés y español; las instrucciones seran principalmente en inglés, pero ella estará disponible para ayudar en español cuando sea necesario.

Shakopee Large Meeting Room, Shakopee Library

Eligibility Specialist at the Jordan Library

Chat with Scott County Specialists about applying for SNAP, CASH, Emergency Assistance, and Medical Assistance.No appointments required!

Jordan Small Meeting Room, Jordan Library

Family Fun Spot Activity

Best for ages 3-11 with parent or caregiver, but all ages and abilities are welcome. Visit the Children's Area at your library during open hours this week to enjoy a fun and educational self-directed activity. (Some activities may have small parts not suitable for child......More

Best for ages 3-11 with parent or caregiver, but all ages and abilities are welcome. Visit the Children's Area at your library during open hours this week to enjoy a fun and educational self-directed activity. (Some activities may have small parts not suitable for children under 3.)Activities are available for one week. This week:Belle Plaine: Color Craze! - color together with friends and familyElko New Market: Music Explorers - match up sounds and use musical notes to decode a secret wordJordan: Letter Quest - use our letter board to make as many words as you canNew Prague: Tangrams - create pictures with shapes and magna-tilesPrior Lake: Summer in Bloom - create your own tissue paper flowerSavage: Shake It Up! - can you build a structure to withstand the earthquake machine?Shakopee: I Scream, You Scream, Let's Make Ice Cream - run a pretend ice cream shop A new Family Fun Spot is available every other week. Visit your library the weeks of 6/9, 6/23, 7/7, 7/21, 8/4, & 8/18!

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Spotlight Storytime:

All ages welcome. Join _____ today for stories and fun for kids and families!

New Prague Large Meeting Room, New Prague Library

Baby playdate! at Savage Library

Best for ages 0-18 months and their grownup. Let's meet up at the library! Bring your little one and engage with other families in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. We will have music and toys for infants. Please note: Library staff will be present but not leading specific act......More

Best for ages 0-18 months and their grownup. Let's meet up at the library! Bring your little one and engage with other families in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. We will have music and toys for infants. Please note: Library staff will be present but not leading specific activities.

Savage Large Meeting Room, Savage Library

Puppet Pals Volunteer Led Craft at the Shakopee Library

Best for ages 3-8 but all ages and abilities welcome. Drop in and make a felt or paper puppet friend with one of our awesome Spotlight Crew volunteers! No registration required.

Shakopee Large Meeting Room, Shakopee Library

Drop-in Live Reptile Sketching at Prior Lake Library

Best for ages 6-11 and their caregivers but all ages and abilities welcome. Love reptiles? Love drawing? Us Too! In this fun program we will get to meet 4 incredible animals hailing from all over the world. Our artist and animal handler will teach us about these animals......More

Best for ages 6-11 and their caregivers but all ages and abilities welcome. Love reptiles? Love drawing? Us Too! In this fun program we will get to meet 4 incredible animals hailing from all over the world. Our artist and animal handler will teach us about these animals, where they come from, what they eat, and some of the other incredibly cool facts about them. As we learn we will be drawing these little (and not so little) guys, getting guidance on how to capture their gesture and essence with quick, dynamic mark making. Registration is not required.

Prior Lake Large Meeting Room, Prior Lake Library

Teen Tuesdays at Shakopee Library

Join us each Tuesday at 4pm for a fun activity specifically for teens. Check back later to learn what's happening on this date! See our full schedule here.

Shakopee Large Meeting Room, Shakopee Library

Belle Plaine Friends of the Library Meeting

Newcomers welcome! Interested in helping the Belle Plaine Library serve the community? Consider joining the Belle Plaine Friends of the Library. We meet on the first Tuesday of each month to disuss fundraising and how to spend allocated funds at the library.

Belle Plaine Large Meeting Room, Belle Plaine Library

GOAT (Greatest of All Teens) Wednesdays

For ages 12-18. Our teen GOAT events are every week starting at 4pm on Wednesdays - check back later to learn what's happening on this date; see our full schedule here.

Elko New Market Large Meeting Room, Elko New Market Library

"Cook the Book" Book Club

"Cook the Book" Cookbook Club is tonight at the Prior Lake Library. Participants bring prepared recipes to share from the previously chosen cookbook or author. We discuss the cookbook, the success (or failure) of the recipe and enjoy the food! To join, call the Prior......More

"Cook the Book" Cookbook Club is tonight at the Prior Lake Library. Participants bring prepared recipes to share from the previously chosen cookbook or author. We discuss the cookbook, the success (or failure) of the recipe and enjoy the food! To join, call the Prior Lake Library @952 447 3375.

Prior Lake Large Meeting Room, Prior Lake Library

eHolt Art: Clay Craft Flower Pots, REGISTRATION REQ. Begins 7/16

For ages 3-7 with a grown-up. Anyone can be a clay artist and make themselves a perfect little house for a seedling, succulent, marigold, or even a bean sprout! In this program we will use basic hand building techniques to construct one or two small flower pots out of c......More

For ages 3-7 with a grown-up. Anyone can be a clay artist and make themselves a perfect little house for a seedling, succulent, marigold, or even a bean sprout! In this program we will use basic hand building techniques to construct one or two small flower pots out of clay.Our teaching artist will lead us through all the steps and even show us how to decorate our pots using colorful underglazes.Finished pots will take 3-4 weeks to be glazed, fired, and returned to the partner site!Space is limited, so register online or by calling the library beginning three weeks before the workshop. Include an email address in your registration to have a reminder sent to you prior to the event.BE KIND <3 This event has limited space - please be sure you can attend this event before registering, and cancel as soon as possible if you are no longer able to attend. Then someone else can have your spot!

Savage Large Meeting Room, Savage Library

Family Fun Spot Activity

Best for ages 3-11 with parent or caregiver, but all ages and abilities are welcome. Visit the Children's Area at your library during open hours this week to enjoy a fun and educational self-directed activity. (Some activities may have small parts not suitable for child......More

Best for ages 3-11 with parent or caregiver, but all ages and abilities are welcome. Visit the Children's Area at your library during open hours this week to enjoy a fun and educational self-directed activity. (Some activities may have small parts not suitable for children under 3.)Activities are available for one week. This week:Belle Plaine: Color Craze! - color together with friends and familyElko New Market: Music Explorers - match up sounds and use musical notes to decode a secret wordJordan: Letter Quest - use our letter board to make as many words as you canNew Prague: Tangrams - create pictures with shapes and magna-tilesPrior Lake: Summer in Bloom - create your own tissue paper flowerSavage: Shake It Up! - can you build a structure to withstand the earthquake machine?Shakopee: I Scream, You Scream, Let's Make Ice Cream - run a pretend ice cream shop A new Family Fun Spot is available every other week. Visit your library the weeks of 6/9, 6/23, 7/7, 7/21, 8/4, & 8/18!

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Spotlight Storytime

All ages welcome. Join local notables for stories and fun for kids and families.

Shakopee Large Meeting Room, Shakopee Library

Live By Appointment: Shadowed Scrolls Haunted Library Escape Room - New Prague

Best for ages 10-18 with adult. Calling all brave tweens/teens! Enjoy your own private appointment to work together with your group to uncover the secrets of the Shadowed Scrolls Haunted Library. Navigate the Shadowed Scrolls' spooky study room, encountering a series of......More

Best for ages 10-18 with adult. Calling all brave tweens/teens! Enjoy your own private appointment to work together with your group to uncover the secrets of the Shadowed Scrolls Haunted Library. Navigate the Shadowed Scrolls' spooky study room, encountering a series of puzzles, cryptic clues, and eerie riddles. The clock is ticking and you and your friends have 25 minutes to escape before you are trapped for all time. Plan ahead or drop-in! Beginning 7/8 click HERE or call your library to reserve your program time, OR speak with library staff for openings while you visit.Best for six or fewer participants. If more than six participants, please make two back to back appointments if possible.Appointments begin on the half hour and last for 25 minutes. Arriving late may reduce the amount of time you can spend in the program.

New Prague Large Meeting Room, New Prague Library

Teen DIY Bath Bombs at Belle Plaine Library, REGISTRATION REQ. Begins 7/17

For ages 12-18. Using basic ingredients like baking soda and epsom salts, we will make homemade bath bombs. Participants will get to take home their creations and a recipe with step by step instructions if they want to try it on their own. (Please note: when making home......More

For ages 12-18. Using basic ingredients like baking soda and epsom salts, we will make homemade bath bombs. Participants will get to take home their creations and a recipe with step by step instructions if they want to try it on their own. (Please note: when making homemade bath products, participants need to know if they have allergies or sensitivities to skincare products.)Space is limited, so register online or by calling the library beginning three weeks before the workshop. Include an email address in your registration to have a reminder sent to you prior to the event.BE KIND <3 This event has limited space - please be sure you can attend this event before registering, and cancel as soon as possible if you are no longer able to attend. Then someone else can have your spot!

Belle Plaine Library

Family Fun Spot Activity

Best for ages 3-11 with parent or caregiver, but all ages and abilities are welcome. Visit the Children's Area at your library during open hours this week to enjoy a fun and educational self-directed activity. (Some activities may have small parts not suitable for child......More

Best for ages 3-11 with parent or caregiver, but all ages and abilities are welcome. Visit the Children's Area at your library during open hours this week to enjoy a fun and educational self-directed activity. (Some activities may have small parts not suitable for children under 3.)Activities are available for one week. This week:Belle Plaine: Color Craze! - color together with friends and familyElko New Market: Music Explorers - match up sounds and use musical notes to decode a secret wordJordan: Letter Quest - use our letter board to make as many words as you canNew Prague: Tangrams - create pictures with shapes and magna-tilesPrior Lake: Summer in Bloom - create your own tissue paper flowerSavage: Shake It Up! - can you build a structure to withstand the earthquake machine?Shakopee: I Scream, You Scream, Let's Make Ice Cream - run a pretend ice cream shop A new Family Fun Spot is available every other week. Visit your library the weeks of 6/9, 6/23, 7/7, 7/21, 8/4, & 8/18!

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Spotlight Storytime at the Savage Library

All ages welcome. Join local notables for stories and fun for kids and families.

Savage Large Meeting Room, Savage Library

Puppet Pals Volunteer Led Craft at the New Prague Library

Best for ages 3-8 but all ages and abilities welcome. Drop in and make a felt or paper puppet friend with one of our awesome Spotlight Crew volunteers! No registration required.

New Prague Large Meeting Room, New Prague Library

Spotlight Storytime:

All ages welcome. Join _____ today for stories and fun for kids and families!

New Prague Large Meeting Room, New Prague Library

Bubble Painting with Maria at Jordan Library, REGISTRATION REQ. Begins 7/22/25

For ages 3-6 with grownup. Use a straw to blow bubbles in a mixture of paint and dish soap, then lay a piece of paper on the top to create painted bubbles! Our young friends will need a helper to remind them to BLOW into their straw, or simply blow the bubbles for them.......More

For ages 3-6 with grownup. Use a straw to blow bubbles in a mixture of paint and dish soap, then lay a piece of paper on the top to create painted bubbles! Our young friends will need a helper to remind them to BLOW into their straw, or simply blow the bubbles for them. This one could get a little messy, so dress accordingly.Space is limited, so register online or by calling the library beginning three weeks before the workshop. Include an email address in your registration to have a reminder sent to you prior to the event.BE KIND <3 This event has limited space - please be sure you can attend this event before registering, and cancel as soon as possible if you are no longer able to attend. Then someone else can have your spot!

Jordan Large Meeting Room, Jordan Library

Puppet Pals Volunteer Led Craft at the Savage Library

Best for ages 3-8 but all ages and abilities welcome. Drop in and make a felt or paper puppet friend with one of our awesome Spotlight Crew volunteers! No registration required.

Savage Library

Teen Tuesdays: Express Yourself Teen Art Social at Shakopee Library, REGISTRATION REQ. Begins 7/22

For ages 12-17. Unleash your creativity with a fun hands-on teen art program! Explore a variety of painting techniques while sipping on custom made dirty sodas. Get inspired, mix up you own delicious drink, and take home a masterpiece!Space is limited, so register onli......More

For ages 12-17. Unleash your creativity with a fun hands-on teen art program! Explore a variety of painting techniques while sipping on custom made dirty sodas. Get inspired, mix up you own delicious drink, and take home a masterpiece!Space is limited, so register online or by calling the library beginning three weeks before the workshop. Include an email address in your registration to have a reminder sent to you prior to the event.BE KIND <3 This event has limited space - please be sure you can attend this event before registering, and cancel as soon as possible if you are no longer able to attend. Then someone else can have your spot!

Shakopee Large Meeting Room, Shakopee Library