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Wescott Third Thursday Book Group

Join one of our monthly book discussion groups to delve into the details of a good book. Call your library or visit www.dakotacounty.us/library, search book discussion for monthly book discussion titles. Wescot... More

Date:: Thursday, February 21, 2019
Time:: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location:: Wescott Conference Room (Dakota Room), Wescott Library
Audience:: Adult 55+
Categories:: Books/Authors/Writing

Connecting through Stories

Hear storyteller Danielle Daniel, accompanied by a musician, share stories with positive messages that highlight African-American history and culture. A Black History Month program.

Date:: Friday, February 22, 2019
Time:: 10:30am - 11:30am
Location:: Farmington Large Meeting Room, Farmington Library
Audience:: All Ages
Categories:: Arts/Entertainment Cultural Heritage Legacy Amendment

Storytime for 2s-6s

Read, play, sing, talk and write together with stories and activities to develop early literacy skills for toddlers and preschoolers. Siblings welcome. Ages: 2-6.

Date:: Friday, February 22, 2019
Time:: 10:30am - 11:15am
Location:: Wescott Large Meeting Room, Wescott Library
Audience:: Children Toddler
Categories:: Early Learning/Storytimes

Storytime for Babies

Stories, songs, bounces and playtime make this storytime perfect for children newborn to 24 months and their caregivers. Ages: 0-2.

Date:: Friday, February 22, 2019
Time:: 10:30am - 11:00am
Location:: Inver Glen Large Meeting Room, Inver Glen Library
Audience:: Children Baby
Categories:: Early Learning/Storytimes

Toddler Drive-In Movie

Take your toddler to a drive-in movie at the library. Bring a large box and use our supplies to add wheels, headlights and more. Registration required for each child making a craft. Ages: 2-5.

Date:: Friday, February 22, 2019
Time:: 10:30am - 11:30am
Location:: Galaxie Large Meeting Room L139, Galaxie Library
Audience:: Children Baby
Categories:: Arts/Entertainment Crafts/Hobbies

: Register! - 14 seats left

Open Studio

Come to the library to work on a current art or craft project while visiting with other makers. Get help with individual projects. New textile techniques demonstrated as requested. Geared for adults and youth a... More

Date:: Friday, February 22, 2019
Time:: 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Location:: Farmington Large Meeting Room, Farmington Library
Audience:: Adult 55+ Teen
Categories:: Crafts/Hobbies

Hastings Reads Family Fun Night

Member or not, bring your elementary children to the Hastings YMCA for pizza and fun family activities. A Hastings Reads event. This event will take place at the Hastings YMCA at 85 Pleasant Drive in Hastings.

Date:: Friday, February 22, 2019
Time:: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location:: Hastings YMCA, Offsite
Audience:: Family School Age
Categories:: Books/Authors/Writing

Playful Parenting: How to Say Yes and No Workshop

Learn storytelling, improvisation, theater and creativity techniques for better communication, less stress and more creativity at home in these interactive workshops from Improv Parenting. Youth ages 6 and olde... More

Date:: Saturday, February 23, 2019
Time:: 10:30am - 12:00pm
Location:: Upstairs - South St. Paul, South St Paul Library
Audience:: Family
Categories:: Health/Wellness

Sensory-Friendly Saturdays

Explore books, music, movement and play in a sensory-friendly setting that welcomes children ages 3–8 of all abilities including those who have difficulty in large groups, are on the autism spectrum, or a... More

Date:: Saturday, February 23, 2019
Time:: 10:30am - 11:15am
Location:: Wescott Large Meeting Room, Wescott Library
Audience:: Children Family
Categories:: Early Learning/Storytimes

: Register! - 9 seats left

Starting Your Seeds Indoors

Explore different ways to start seeds indoors in this interactive workshop. Bring your favorite seeds to share at a seed swap. Presented by Dakota County Master Gardeners.

Date:: Saturday, February 23, 2019
Time:: 10:30am - 12:00pm
Location:: Farmington Large Meeting Room, Farmington Library
Audience:: Adult 55+
Categories:: Home/Garden

Check iLab availablity and reserve.
Burnhaven iLab
Galaxie iLab
Farmington iLab
Pleasant Hill iLab
Robert Trail iLab
Wentworth iLab
Wescott iLab

Free use of equipment and software
All iLAB equipment and software is available for public use, free of charge.

Bring your own supplies
Many pieces of equipment will require you to bring your own supplies, such as fabric for use with the sewing machine. Work cannot be saved to library computers, so bring an external drive or storage device or be prepared to upload to a cloud-based service. For 3D printing, the library will supply the filament material needed to print your 3D model.

You don’t always need a library card
Most equipment doesn’t require a library card.

You will need a library card to use the following:

Wireless keyboard and mouse for Mac computers
Audio/video production pieces

You will need a library card and a driver’s license or state ID to use the following:

GoPro camera
Creative drawing tablet

iLAB hours
iLAB workstations can be reserved for use during most library open hours, but will close 30 minutes before library closing time, so staff can do maintenance and assist in other areas of the building.

Take a tour
To enquire about tours for individuals or groups, please call the library of the iLAB location you’d like to visit. Tours can be given during most iLAB open times if staff is available.

Meeting Room List

Meeting rooms are available to the general public at all branch locations.

For additional information specific to an individual library, please contact the appropriate library location.

Meeting rooms are free
Meeting rooms are available free of charge to non-profit groups.

Meeting room are not available for commercial groups or commercial use.

No money will be collected, except to defray the cost of presenting programs.

Reserve a meeting room

To reserve a meeting room, follow these steps:

Please be sure that your meeting complies with our Meeting Room Guidelines.
Review the location details below to see if the space meets your needs.
Complete a reservation request. (see a video tutorial)
Confirmations will be sent out via email.

Use our online tool to book meeting rooms in the library.

Use our online tool to book meeting rooms and iLAB equipment in the library.

Burnhaven Library

Farmington Library

Galaxie Library

Inver Glen Library

Robert Trail Library

Wentworth Library

Wescott Library