Library has fun exciting programs in February

February is here!  The library has lots of fun, exciting programs, so before you settle down by the fire to read come to learn, grow and experience some marvelous things.

Storytime is Thursday mornings at 10:30am.  Join us this month for stories about clothing, and then we’ll have stories about singing, dancing and jumping the rest of the month.  Storytime is an excellent opportunity for young children to begin to develop a love for books as well as learning in a group setting.

Thursday, February 2nd at noon, the library will host the second of three webinars helping parents and caregivers prepare their children for reading.  Learn how to connect your child to the world of books.  If you are unable to get to the library to watch the session you can register to participate online from home as well by going to www.workingfam.org/events.  You can also check out our website at http://internationalfallslibrary.us and watch a recording of the first session anytime that is convenient to you.  We will add a link to the second session as well.

Monday, February 6th at 7:30pm the Okee Dokee Brothers will perform a fun family bluegrass concert at Backus Auditorium.  Come join us for a great evening concert!  This event is funded with money from the Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Teen gaming in February will be Tuesday, February 14 from 6 – 8 pm and Tuesday, February 28 also from 6 – 8 pm.  A variety of games, electronic and board are available as well as refreshments.  No registration necessary.

Tuesday evenings from 4 – 8 pm we continue to offer a craft project for families to do together.  We are focusing on projects reflective of artists throughout history.  So come create, learn a bit about a famous artist and spend time together as a family.

Tuesday, February 21 the library will not have a craft project as we will be having our annual edible car contest beginning at 6pm.  Come create a car entirely out of edible items and race it for distance down our track.  Prizes are awarded to the cars that go the farthest.  The library will provide a variety of items for creating cars, but if you have something you think will work terrific, we recommend you bring it as we may not think of it.

The monthly book sale will be Saturday, February 18th from noon – 2pm.
The February Documentary movie night will be Monday, February 27th at 6:30pm at Backus Auditorium and we’ll be showing “Food Stamped”, exploring the ability to eat a healthy diet on food stamps.

And if you don’t mind traveling, we have a limited number of tickets to area performances including the DSSO Lollipop concert on February 12th, the Voces8 concert in Virginia on February 20th and the Fancy Nancy show at the Reif Center on February 24th.  See the main desk at the library for tickets.

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