January 2019

January 2019 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

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All Libraries Closed New Year’s Day

January 2019

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12 pm: Book Bingo (Green Room) 6:30 pm: Tax Reform and How it Could Affect You (Mt. Royal)

All Libraries Closed Martin Luther King Day

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3 pm: West Duluth Book Club (West)

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Wednesday

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10:15: Baby & Toddler Storytime (Green Room) 10:30: Storytime (West Duluth) 11:15: Storytime (Green Room) 3:45: Squad Car Storytime (YS)

Thursday

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10:15: Storytime (Mt. Royal) 11:30: Vegan Cookbook Club (Mt. Royal) 4 pm: Teen Scene (Green Room)

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10:15: Baby & Toddler Storytime (Green Room) 10:30: Storytime (West Duluth) 11:15: Preschool Storytime (Green Room) 6 pm: Supernatural Lake Superior (Mt. Royal)

10:15: Storytime (Mt. Royal) 6 pm: Supernatural Lake Superior (Green Room)

10:15: Baby & Toddler Storytime (Green Room) 10:30: Storytime (West) 11:15: Preschool Storytime (Green Room) 3:30 pm: Read to a Dog (Mt. Royal) 3:45: Squad Car Storytime (YS)

10:15: Storytime (Mt. Royal) 3 pm: Crafternoons for Kids (Mt. Royal) 4 pm: Teen Anime & Manga Club (Green) 6:30: DPL Book Group (Gold)

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10:15: Baby & Toddler Storytime (Green Room) 10:30: Storytime (West Duluth) 11:15: Preschool Storytime (Green Room) 3:30 pm: Read to a Dog (West Duluth)

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10:15: Baby & Toddler Storytime (Green Room) 10:30: Storytime (West Duluth) 11:15: Preschool Storytime (Green Room) 3:45: Squad Car Storytime (YS)

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10:15: Storytime (Mt. Royal)

10:15: Storytime (Mt. Royal)

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Friday

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Saturday

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11 am: History Day Hullabaloo (Green Room)

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2 pm: Movie: The Meg (Green Room)

Winter Reading Begins!

2 pm: Crafts with the Creativity Tank (Green)

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10:30 am: Movie at Mt. Royal: Finding Nemo 10:30 am: Shrinkable Art for Kids (Green Room) 2 pm: Movie: Mission Impossible: Fallout (Green Room)

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2 pm: Movie: Venom (Green Room)

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1 pm: Coding for Kids (Green Room)

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10:30 am: LEGO® at the Library (Green Room) 2 pm: Movie for Kids: The LEGO® Batman Movie (Green Room)

Baby and Toddler Storytime • Every Wednesday at 10:15 am 20 minutes of simple stories & fingerplays for infants and toddlers from birth to 3 years.

Preschool Storytime • Every Wednesday at 11:15 am 30 minutes of stories, songs & fingerplays for ages 3 to 5.

Squad Car Storytime • Stories read by a Duluth police officer.

Wednesday, January 2, 16 & 30 • 3:45 pm • Youth Services 3 - Teen Scene - 4 - 6 pm, Green Room • Join us for Teen Scene the first Thursday of the month. Games, crafts, movies, book discussions and more. You choose what you want to do! Pizza will be served while it lasts! For teens in grades 6-12.

5 - History Day Hullabaloo - 11 am - 3 pm • Come to this research open house to get excited about History Day! Get one-on-one guidance from a History Day staff or mentor, ask librarians who are on staff for research help, and find books and research. This event is first come-first serve, so make sure to arrive early! For teens.

10 - Supernatural Lake Superior with Chad Lewis - 6 - 7 pm Take a visit to the strange side of this Great Lake! With bizarre tales of UFOs hovering over the water, phantom ships disappearing into thin air, haunted businesses along the shore, sea serpents, mysterious creatures, and sinister men in black, this program will change the way you view majestic Lake Superior. Recommended for ages 13 and older. Paid for in part by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

11 - Movie: The Meg - 2 pm, Green Room • PG-13 2018 • Thriller/ Fantasy • 1h 52m 12 - Crafts with the Creativity Tank - 2 - 4 pm • Kick off the Winter Reading program with the Creativity Tank! Join us anytime between 2 pm and 4 pm for artistic fun including splatter paint, water coloring, and printmaking. For kids in grades K-5. Made possible by the Friends of the Duluth Public Library.

14 - Book Bingo - 12 pm - 1 pm, Green Room • If you like bingo, you’ll love book bingo – instead of numbers we draw book titles!

Play to win a gift card to Barnes & Noble.

17 - Teen Anime & Manga Club - 4 - 6 pm, Green Room • Anime, cosplay, manga, food and games. All teens in grades 6-12 are welcome!

17 - DPL Book Group - 6:30 pm, Gold Room • This month we’re not all reading the same title! It’s a reader’s choice month. Bring your favorite read of 2018 and we’ll discuss!

18- Shrinkable Art for Kids - 10:30 am - 12 pm, Green Room Create art and watch it shrink before your eyes! Make jewelry, magnets, or keychains. Drop in between 10:30 am and 12 pm.

For kids in grades K-5. Dress for mess! Made possible by the Friends of the Duluth Public Library.

520 W. Superior St. 105 Mt. Royal Shopping Cir. 5830 Grand Ave. DuluthLibrary.org

18 - Movie: Mission Impossible: Fallout - 2 pm, Green Room • PG13 2018 • Thriller/Action • 2h 28m 19 - Coding for Kids - 1 - 3 pm, Green Room • We will have a variety of coding activities to choose from including coding robots, laptop coding using free coding websites, and hands-on using everyday materials. For kids in grades K-5. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

25 - Movie: Venom - 2 pm, Green Room • PG-13 2018 • Thriller/ Science Fiction • 2h 20m 26 - LEGO® Day at the Library - 10:30 am, Green Room Bring your imagination and the library will supply the LEGO® bricks! LEGO® at the Library in the morning and 2 pm showing of The LEGO® Batman movie (Rated PG; 2h 9m) in the afternoon. For kids in grades K-5. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Made possible by the Friends of the Duluth Public Library.

Storytime • Every Thursday at 10:15 am 20-30 minutes of stories, songs, & fingerplays for children from birth through age 5.

3 - Vegan Cookbook Club - 11:30 am - 12:30 pm • Share great recipes and meet new friends! Bring one or more vegan cookbooks and one or more recipes from the books that you have tried or would like to try and copies of the recipes, if possible.

9 - Supernatural Lake Superior with Chad Lewis - 6 - 7 pm • Take a visit to the strange side of this Great Lake! With bizarre tales of UFOs hovering over the water, phantom ships disappearing into thin air, haunted businesses along the shore, sea serpents, mysterious creatures, and sinister men in black, this program will change the way you view majestic Lake Superior. Recommended for ages 13 and older. Paid for in part by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

14 - Tax Reform and How It Could Affect You - 6:30 - 7:30 pm Congress recently revised the US Tax Code, affecting millions of Americans. Find out how you and your family fare under the new changes. Presented by Thrivent Financial 16 - Read to a Dog - 3:30 - 4:30 pm • Kids are invited to read a story to a good listener with big ears! These one-on-one read-aloud sessions with a licensed therapy dog are a great way to practice reading in a comfortable, low-stress environment. Drop-in sessions available on a first come, first served basis. Games and activities available while you wait.

17 - Crafternoons for Kids - 3 - 4 pm • Drop in to the Blue Room for a fun make-and-take craft project. No experience or sign-up required.

18 - Movie at Mt. Royal: Finding Nemo - 10:30 am • Rated G; 1h 41m

All libraries closed Tuesday, January 1 • New Year’s Day Monday, January 21 • Martin Luther King Day

Storytime • Every Wednesday at 10:30 am 20-30 minutes of stories, songs & fingerplays for children from birth through age 5.

23 - Read to a Dog - 3:30 - 4:30 pm • Kids are invited to read a story to a good listener with big ears! These one-on-one read-aloud sessions with a licensed therapy dog are a great way to practice reading in a comfortable, low-stress environment. Drop-in sessions available on a first come first served basis. Games and activities available while you wait.

28 - West Duluth Book Club - 3 pm • Read and discuss Some Luck by Jane Smiley

WINTER READING PROGRAM JANUARY 12 - FEBRUARY 23

Sign Up:

Starting Saturday, January 12, sign up at www.duluthlibrary.org to participate. Log the time you spend reading and complete winter challenges to earn badges and great prizes!

How to Participate:

Youth: All participants earn a free book when they complete the 10-hour reading challenge and will be entered into the grand prize drawings.

Adults: Every adult who registers will be entered into weekly drawings for a $5 gift card to Caribou Coffee and a DPL mug.

The more you read, the more chances of winning other weekly prizes to Marcus Theatres, Caribou Coffee, and The Great Harvest Bread Co. Participants can earn entries into additional monthly drawings, as well as the grand prize drawing. You could also win by writing book reviews, downloading books, attending library events, going to a book club or participating in other winter challenges.

Prizes:

We’ll be giving away prizes at select library events and holding drawings for other prizes and library swag throughout the winter.

We have some incredible Grand Prizes that we’re giving to our winners this year: • 2 - $50 Gift cards to Barnes & Noble (Birth-Preschool) • 2 - $50 Gift cards to Barnes & Noble (Kids) • 2 - $50 Gift cards to Barnes & Noble (Teens) • 1 - $50 Gift card to the Zenith Bookstore (Adults) • 1 - $50 Gift card to the Bookstore at Fitger’s (Adults)