Fall Into Reading

Contrary to popular belief, summer is not the only time to visit your local library. We have events going on year-round for all ages to enjoy, and of course plenty of books to checkout! Not sure where to start your reading journey? Fall into reading with our You’ve Been Booked program where you let us know your favorite books and genres and we will pick out books for you! Not so sure about reading yet? That’s okay! We have lots of events you can come to and you do not need to be a patron of the library. Our annual Party on the Prairie fall festival is fun for all ages with multiple activities, music, food and more! Then a couple weekends later submit an entry for our Jack-O-Lantern Walk for a chance to win a prize! Or just come to Bluff Park to enjoy all the entries along with some food and warm drinks.

If we haven’t convinced you yet, maybe we can get you to stop by the library for one of our monthly events. For adults we have monthly movie Mondays, Evening Book Club, Knitting Circle, Writers Group and Craft Nights to name a few. Teens are encouraged to come to our monthly Teen Book Club, Free Food Friday and DIY crafts. Read and Play, Saturday Shenanigans and LEGO Club are some of the many programs we have for children. Lastly, everyone is invited to attend our monthly Chess Night, Family Fun Night and Puzzles & Pie!

Here at the North Mankato Taylor Library we love to come up with new things to offer our patrons! Whether it be in the form of events, books, or scavenger hunts, we are always working to improve our services. Have a suggestion for a book you would like or a program idea? Let us know and we’ll see what we can do! We used to only have Music in the Park on Thursdays in July, but thanks to the public’s feedback we decided to have this event every Thursday in September too!

After you have tried all this and you still aren’t sold on making the library a regular stop in your schedule, maybe give our computer and printing services a try! Don’t have time to come to the library? Let us come to you! Our bookmobile travels throughout Nicollet County each week and all stops are open to the public. Books can be checked out just like at the library and if you need to print something, you can do that too! North Mankato residents also have access to our e-services so you can read or listen to books on your device. All you need to do is get a library card!

Now if you still haven’t found something to enjoy about the North Mankato Taylor Library, give us some feedback on what else we can do that would interest you!