‘Library News’ Archives
What”'s Up at the Franklin Community Library | April 2019
By ERIN THOMASSON All Ages Learn Together: Connect and Play Tuesdays, 6-6:30pm Connect with your child during this drop-in program exploring early literacy activities. Join your neighbors each week for a different theme including music, art, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), reading and creative play. Poetry Read-In Saturday, April 27, 3-4:30pm For children of all ages and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement. Teen Programs Urban 4-H Club Tuesdays, 5”“7pm We do everything from urban gardening to digital photo/video to theater. Partner: University of Minnesota. Teen Tech Workshop Wednesdays, 5-6:30pm Get creative and make music, videos, animation and other projects using both high- and low-tech tools, everything from iPads and 3D printers to synthesizers and sewing machines. Led by the library”'s Teen Tech [...]
What”'s Up at the Franklin Community Library | March 2019
By ERIN THOMASSON Family Storytime Fridays, 10:30-11 am For children of all ages and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement. Teen Programs Urban 4-H Club Tuesdays, 5”“7pm We do everything from urban gardening to digital photo/video to theater. Partner: University of Minnesota. Teen Tech Workshop Wednesdays, 5-6:30pm Get creative and make music, videos, animation and other projects using both high- and low-tech tools, everything from iPads and 3D printers to synthesizers and sewing machines. Led by the library”'s Teen Tech Squad. Dhalinta Horumar sare rabta / Young Achievers Wednesdays, 4:30-6pm U dabaaldag Dhaqanka Soomalida, sameyso saaxiibo cusub iyo in aad isticmaasho hab nololeed cafimaad leh. Lamaane: WellShare International. Celebrate Somali culture, make new friends and practice healthy lifestyles. Partner: WellShare [...]
What”'s Up at the Franklin Community Library | February 2019
Harvey WinjeAnyone 18 or under can get a free meal at the Franklin Library on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Snack offered from 4 to 5 p.m. This program is offered through the CACFP Afterschool Meal Program and sponsored by youthprise. By ERIN THOMASSON Family Storytime Fridays, 10:30-11 am For children of all ages and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement. Chinese New Year Sunday, Feb. 24, 3-4 pm Start the Year of the Pig with Hong De Lion Dance Association and Hong De Choy Li Fut by watching a Lion Dance performance, a Traditional Chinese Kungfu demonstration and paper cutting demonstrations. Learn Lion Dance moves, drumming, Kungfu and paper cutting! Feel free to attend in traditional clothing. Teen Programs Crafting for Good: Card-Making Saturday, Feb. 2, 2:30-4:30 pm Brighten a friend”'s day by sending a handmade [...]
