Brainerd Public Library

What’s New @ Your Library

Get involved with your public library in Brainerd, MN. Many activities for your children to help them fall in love with reading and learn how to use the library. Teens, children and adults alike can enjoy the libraries many activities and events.

Summer Programs Book Clubs

Summer Programs

New & Improved programs for Teen Groups and Pre-readers/Family. Please note that the ages given are approximate.

Children's Summer Reading Programs:
June 2 - August 2, 2008
Children Groups (Ages 6-11)
Children reading program, time tracking and prizes.
Pre-readers/Family (Ages 0-5)

Children's End of Program Pizza Party: August 2 @ 11:00 am

Teens Summer Reading Program:
June 2 - July 26, 2008
Teen Groups (Ages 12-18)

Teen's mystery game pizza party: July 26 @ 11:00 am

Teen Movie Night:
Most Thursdays in June, July, August
7:00 pm

All Day Movie Marathons:
July 11 and August 9
9:00 am - 9:00 pm

2008 What's Cookin' @ Your Library - Summer Reading Program Events

June 6	2:00 pm	Jack Pearson - Storyteller and Singer
June 11	6:00 pm	Ice Cream Social
June 17	2:00 pm	Book Spine Bingo
June 26	10:30 am	Healthy Snacks - Chef & Company
July 7	2:30 pm	Library Scavenger Hunt
July 15	10:15 am	Gardening Storytime
August 2	11:00 am	Children's End of Program Pizza Party!
	12:00 pm (noon)	Ted Fyder - Singer
August 5	10:30 am	Robert & Lynn Halbrook - Magicians

2008 Book Clubs

Book Discussion Group
7:00 pm - 2nd Thursday, every month
Discussion meetings will be held on the second Thursday of each month at 7 pm in the library's small conference room. Book Club in a Bag titles are selected each month. These events are free and open to the public.

Teen Extreme Book Club
4:00 pm - 2nd Thursday, September - May
Ages 12-18
Finally! A book club just for teens! This book club features mysteries, comedies, true-life adventure, science fiction, and even some nonfiction. Meetings will be held on the second Thursday of each month, September - May, at 4 pm in the library's large meeting room. These events are free and open to everyone aged 12 - 18.

Teen Advisory Board
4:00 pm - 1st Thursday, September - May
This Teen Advisory Board gathers to plan activities and events for the library. Anyone in grades 7-12 is welcome to attend.

Brown Bag Lunch Seminars 2008
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Mondays, every week (June 2 - July 28)
Admission is free!
Bring your lunch! Eat while you enjoy presentations by the following Authors and Speakers:
- June 2: Ellen Baker, Author of "Keeping the House"
- June 9: Jim Klobuchar, "Pieces of My Heart: Everyone Has an Everest"
- June 16: Ann Reed, Sesquicentennial Songwriting Tour "Song for Minnesota"
- June 23: Catherine Watson, "Home on the Road: Further Dispatches from the Ends of the Earth"
- June 30: William Cope Moyers, "Broken: My memoir of Addiction and Redemption"
- July 7: Jerry Mevissen, "Broken Hart: Small Town Short Stories"
- July 14: Rusty Schmidt, "Rain Gardens"
- July 21: Staff from Minnesota Women's Press will discuss the magazine.
- July 28: John Hendricksson, "The Gunflint Cabin"

Preschool Story Time
Tuesday at 10:15am & Monday evening at 6:30 PM, every week
The Brainerd Public Library offers two preschool story times each week. The original is held every Tuesday at 10:15 AM and another is offered every Monday evening at 6:30 PM.

Preschoolers are invited to join their friends at the children’s story time area in the Brainerd Public Library as you read stories, sing songs, do fingerplays, and have lots of fun! Each story time will have a different theme.

Admission is free and there is no pre-registration. However, parental supervision is required.

Senior Center Book Club
10:30 am - 11:30 am, 3rd Wednesday, every month
Meetings will be held on the third Wednesday of every month at the Lakes Area Senior Activity Center in Brainerd.

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