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Homework Help

Work with a volunteer tutor for help with homework assignments in any subject. Open to K–12 students, no appointment necessary.

Date:: Monday, March 25, 2019
Time:: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location:: Galaxie Library
Audience:: Children All Ages School Age Teen
Categories:: Academic Success

Make a one-of-a-kind fringe scarf simply by tying yarn in knots. Bring your favorite colored yarn or use ours. Presented by the Friends of the Inver Glen Library. Registration required. Geared for adults and yo... More

Date:: Monday, March 25, 2019
Time:: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Location:: Inver Glen Large Meeting Room, Inver Glen Library
Audience:: Adult Teen
Categories:: Crafts/Hobbies

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Native American Beadwork

Join artist Julie Kastigar Boada of the Fond du Lac nation as she introduces the art of beading. Learn how patterns and colors can reflect tribal and family affiliations and create your own beaded pouch. Presen... More

Date:: Monday, March 25, 2019
Time:: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:: Upstairs - South St. Paul, South St Paul Library
Audience:: Adult 55+
Categories:: Crafts/Hobbies Arts/Entertainment

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Rock, Rattle, and Rhyme Storytime

Through the use of books, music, and movement, children learn social skills, listening comprehension, and the foundations of reading through letters, numbers, rhyming, and vocabulary. For children 0-3 and their... More

Date:: Monday, March 25, 2019
Time:: 6:15pm - 7:00pm
Location:: Little Room - South St. Paul, South St Paul Library
Audience:: Baby Toddler
Categories:: Early Learning/Storytimes

Evening Storytime for 2s-6s

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

Date:: Monday, March 25, 2019
Time:: 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Location:: Burnhaven Large Meeting Room, Burnhaven 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:: Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Time:: 9:30am - 10:15am
Location:: Burnhaven Large Meeting Room, Burnhaven Library
Audience:: Children Baby
Categories:: Early Learning/Storytimes

Legos & Duplos at the Library

Get your kids' imaginations working by exploring the many things they can create with Legos and Duplos. Ages: 2-12.

Date:: Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Time:: 10:00am - 11:30am
Location:: Galaxie Large Meeting Room L139, Galaxie Library
Audience:: Children Preschool
Categories:: Games/Gaming

Book Ends Book Group

Join one of our monthly book discussion groups to delve into the details of a good book. Call the 5214 or visit www.dakotacount.us/library, search "book discussion" for monthly book discussion titles.

Date:: Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Time:: 10:15am - 11:15am
Location:: Wentworth Conference Room , Wentworth Library
Audience:: Adult 55+
Categories:: Books/Authors/Writing

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:: Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Time:: 10:15am - 11:00am
Location:: Upstairs - South St. Paul, South St Paul Library
Audience:: Preschool
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:: Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Time:: 10:30am - 11:15am
Location:: Burnhaven Large Meeting Room, Burnhaven Library
Audience:: Children Baby
Categories:: Early Learning/Storytimes

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