City Council Meeting

April 23, 2019, 6:00 PM @ Council Chambers

Faribault Economic Development Authority

April 18, 2019, 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM @ Public Meeting Room

Uke Can Make Music--Open Ukulele Hours

April 18, 2019, All Day @ Buckham Memorial Library

This program is for all ages and is designed for people who want to learn more about playing a ukulele. The library has ukuleles on site to try out, and a person on staff who will teach you about the ukulele and how to learn how to play. You may also bring your own uke if you have one. We will go over the basics and show you additional resources for learning the ukulele. No experience necessary.

Discussing Diversity: Community Stories

April 22, 2019, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM @ Great Hall

This is a series of dialogue discussions hosted by the Faribault Public Schools, Faribault Diversity Coalition and Buckham Memorial Library. The event is open to the public. Please come and join us for delicious food, moving stories and insightful information.

Boomerang Bags Sewing Bees

April 23, 2019, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM @ Makerspace (3rd floor)

Do you love to sew or would you like to learn to sew? We need your help! Come to a Boomerang Bags Sewing Bee and help us create cloth tote bags for our community's Boomerang Bags initiative! Boomerang Bags is a grassroots, community-driven movement tackling plastic pollution at its source. Volunteers from all walks of life get together to make reusable ‘boomerang bags’ using recycled materials, as a means to provide a sustainable alternative to plastic bags. Seamsters under 12 years old must be accompanied by an adult sewing companion. No registration required. Come and sew!

Faribault Ukulele Network (F.U.N.) Jam Sessions

April 25, 2019, 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM @ Buckham Memorial Library

F.U.N. jam sessions are for ukulele players 16 and older. Participants must bring a ukulele, a tuner, and music stand and must know how to play at least 5 ukulele chords to attend these jam sessions. An option for less experienced players is the Library's Open Uke Hours where ukuleles and instruction for all ages is available. Please see other event announcements for this program: Uke Can Make Music.

Boomerang Bags Sewing Bees

April 30, 2019, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM @ Makerspace (3rd floor)

Do you love to sew or would you like to learn to sew? We need your help! Come to a Boomerang Bags Sewing Bee and help us create cloth tote bags for our community's Boomerang Bags initiative! Boomerang Bags is a grassroots, community-driven movement tackling plastic pollution at its source. Volunteers from all walks of life get together to make reusable ‘boomerang bags’ using recycled materials, as a means to provide a sustainable alternative to plastic bags. Seamsters under 12 years old must be accompanied by an adult sewing companion. No registration required. Come and sew!

Storytime

April 18, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM @ Children's Programming Area

STORYTIME is intended for children ages birth - 6 years old with an actively participating adult caregiver. Storytime takes place in the children's area of the library on Tuesdays at 6:30pm, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:30am Join us in the children's area at the library for stories, songs, and fun! Storytime encourages language development and fosters a love of books and a lifetime of learning. Parents and caregivers will learn about early literacy and get tips on how to help their child become ready to read. Siblings and guests are always welcome. Storytimes for 2019 begin on January 8 and continue through April 25. After a break, storytime will resume for the summer in June.

Storytime

April 23, 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM @ Children's Programming Area

STORYTIME is intended for children ages birth - 6 years old with an actively participating adult caregiver. Storytime takes place in the children's area of the library on Tuesdays at 6:30pm, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:30am Join us in the children's area at the library for stories, songs, and fun! Storytime encourages language development and fosters a love of books and a lifetime of learning. Parents and caregivers will learn about early literacy and get tips on how to help their child become ready to read. Siblings and guests are always welcome. Storytimes for 2019 begin on January 8 and continue through April 25. After a break, storytime will resume for the summer in June.

Storytime

April 24, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM @ Children's Programming Area

STORYTIME is intended for children ages birth - 6 years old with an actively participating adult caregiver. Storytime takes place in the children's area of the library on Tuesdays at 6:30pm, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:30am Join us in the children's area at the library for stories, songs, and fun! Storytime encourages language development and fosters a love of books and a lifetime of learning. Parents and caregivers will learn about early literacy and get tips on how to help their child become ready to read. Siblings and guests are always welcome. Storytimes for 2019 begin on January 8 and continue through April 25. After a break, storytime will resume for the summer in June.

Storytime

April 25, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM @ Children's Programming Area

STORYTIME is intended for children ages birth - 6 years old with an actively participating adult caregiver. Storytime takes place in the children's area of the library on Tuesdays at 6:30pm, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:30am Join us in the children's area at the library for stories, songs, and fun! Storytime encourages language development and fosters a love of books and a lifetime of learning. Parents and caregivers will learn about early literacy and get tips on how to help their child become ready to read. Siblings and guests are always welcome. Storytimes for 2019 begin on January 8 and continue through April 25. After a break, storytime will resume for the summer in June.

Pizza & Pages Book Club (grades 6-12)

April 22, 2019, 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM @ Youth Activity Area

Pizza & Pages is an informal book club for youth in grades 6-12. We meet monthly during the school year in the library’s Youth Activity Area to discuss books we’ve chosen to read from an assigned topic or genre. The April meeting will be on Monday, April 22 from 4:30-5:15 p.m. in the library's Youth Activity Area. To prepare, read any book of poetry or a novel written in verse. Come prepared to discuss your selection while we eat delicious cheese pizza. All future meeting dates and reading assignments will be announced in advance on the library’s website and Facebook page.