Puzzle Swap: McAuliffe Branch
What to do with jigsaw puzzles you’ve completed? Swap them! Bring your puzzles to exchange with others. No puzzle to swap? Come anyway; there are always extras for you to take. All ages and levels welcome.
Events Calendar / Adults
One-on-One Career Services
Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one career services, including resume help and job searching strategies with professional career coach Ed Lawrence.
Appointments are free and available every Thursday from 9am-1:30pm online via Zoom. Please email elawrence@minlib.net to schedule your appointment.
Bachata: Learn & Dance
Join us for our monthly Bachata at the library! It's beginner-friendly and inclusive. No partner is necessary. Everyone is welcome! The lesson will be followed by a social dance party.
Noon Years Eve Celebration
Welcome in the New Year at noon! Perfect for kids and those won’t stay up till midnight! Make crafts, dress up, and get ready for a balloon countdown drop at noon! All Ages welcome.
The Autism Alliance joins us to create sensory friendly activities 10am-12pm, and a “quiet” balloon drop at noon!
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Saturday Matinee: It Ends With Us (2024, PG-13, 2h 10m)
When a woman's first love suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with a charming, but abusive neurosurgeon is upended and she realizes she must learn to rely on her own strength to make an impossible choice for her future.
Main Library Book Discussion: The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Join the Main Library Adult Book Discussion online for our January book pick: The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel.
If you are new to this book group and are not a member of our mailing list, join the Main Library Book Discussion mailing list to receive the Zoom link.
Main Library Yarn Club
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
McAuliffe Matinee:Time Traveler’s Wife (PG-13, 2009, 1h 47m)
A librarian possesses a unique gene that lets him involuntarily travel through time. His wife, Claire Abshire, finds it difficult to cope with it.
Yarn Social Hour
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
Sci-Fi Book Discussion: Cascade Failure by L. M. Sagas
There are only three real powers in the universe: the corporate power of the Trust versus the Union's labor's leverage. And between them, the Guild tries to keep everyone's hands above the table. It ain't easy.
Join us on February 12 for The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas.
Join our Science Fiction book discussion mailing list to receive the Zoom link.
Lifelong Learning Lecture: AI is My Partner In Creativity
There is a lot of potential for AI to help us in creative thinking. Let’s explore some affordances and consider how critical thinking is a necessary ingredient for using AI as a partner in creativity.
All Lifelong Learning mailing list recipients receive the Zoom link. If you have not joined our Lifelong Learning mailing list, go to bit.ly/Lifelong-Learning-Lectures.
McAuliffe Book Discussion (Evening): Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
I'm Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. I wish I'd killed whoever decided our family reunion should be at a ski resort, but it's a little more complicated than that. Everyone in my family has killed someone.
Join us for our next book discussion on February 11: Shark Heart by Emily Habeck. Join our McAuliffe Book Discussion mailing list.
Main Library Yarn Club
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
McAuliffe Matinee: An Affair to Remember (NR, 1957, 1h 59m)
A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?
Yarn Social Hour
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
McAuliffe Craft Ladies: Paper Heart 3D Wall Art
Join the Craft Ladies for an Adult Crafting night! We will be making 3D wall art on canvases with floral cardstock and twine.
Space and supplies are limited. Register at https://tinyurl.com/FPL-3D-art. Registration opens on January 2.
McAuliffe Book Discussion (Morning): The Children’s Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin
January 1888, a sudden blizzard struck Dakota just as schools let out, leaving teachers with life-and-death choices. The novel follows two sisters, Raina and Gerda Olsen—one a hero, the other ostracized—along with Anette Pedersen, a servant whose survival changes her life, and a newspaperman seeking redemption.
Join us for our next book discussion on February 20: Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. Join our McAuliffe Book Discussion mailing list.
Musicals at McAuliffe: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (NR, 1954, 1h 42m)
When a backwoodsman in 1850s Oregon brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.
Art Journal Jam for Adults
Bring your own art journal and prepare to get messy! Join us for this casual, unstructured session exploring the possibilities of art journals. No experience required.
Bring your own journal or sketchbook. Other supplies are provided, but feel free to bring your favorite medium to work in. Space is limited. Register at bit.ly/FPL_Art_Workshop.
Queer Reads: We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian
Nick Russo has worked his way from a rough Brooklyn neighborhood to a reporting job at one of the city's biggest newspapers. But the late 1950s are a hostile time for gay men, and Nick knows that he can't let anyone into his life. He just never counted on meeting someone as impossible to say no to as Andy.
Join us for our next book discussion on February 18: Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle. Join our Queer Reads book discussion mailing list.
Main Library Yarn Club
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
Yarn Social Hour
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
Monday Matinee: Twisters (2024, PG-13, 2h 2m)
Kate Carter, a retired tornado-chaser and meteorologist, is persuaded to return to Oklahoma to work with a new team and new technologies.
Puzzle Swap: McAuliffe Branch
What to do with jigsaw puzzles you’ve completed? Swap them! Bring your puzzles to exchange with others. No puzzle to swap? Come anyway; there are always extras for you to take. All ages and levels welcome.
Spark Lab Satellite: Novel Greens: Felt Succulents in Book Planters
Join us at McAuliffe for an Adult Spark Lab Satellite Craft Night! We’ll be making felt succulents to plant in upcycled book planters. You will be creating a beautiful, low-maintenance "garden" that’s perfect for any space. All materials are provided, supplies and space are limited. Grab your friends, bring your imagination, and let’s turn old books into blooming works of art!
Main Library Yarn Club
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
Yarn Social Hour
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.