Let’s get together for adult coloring and mocktails one more time before we all get busy playing outside.
Tuesday, April 4
6:30 pm
Bring your own projects or use ours. We will provide a mocktail bar and snacks. Bring your friends!
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Doug Ohman talk
Historic Homes of Minnesota talk
Living the Dream: Historic Homes of Minnesota by Doug Ohman
Lonsdale Public Library meeting room
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 6:30 pm
Freelance photographer and public speaker Doug Ohman will be at Lonsdale Public Library on Tuesday, March 14 at 6:30 pm. Doug’s work has been widely published in magazines, calendars and books, and in the popular book series, Minnesota Byways.
Take a tour of Minnesota’s most elegant homes. Hear the stories and personalities that surround many of these historic treasures. You’ve heard the expression, “If walls could talk” and in this photo presentation, it’s as if they do! Doug will also tell his own story about how he took his passion for history and love of photography and combined them into a successful career.
The talk is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Doug will have copies of his books for sale at the event.
Doug has degrees in both Geography and History from the University of Minnesota. Before becoming a full time photographer, he was the Operations Manager at the Mall of America. He currently lives in New Hope, MN with his wife of over 30 years, Krin.
The return of social hour!
Social Hour: Tuesday, February 28 at 6:30 pm
Back by popular demand! We will again have adult coloring pages, a mocktail bar and yummy snacks. We had a great time at the last event and should do so again. So bring your friends!
Local Author Taha Muhammad
Tuesday, February 7th
7:00 pm
Taha Muhammad will talk about his book, We Survived Iraq and Turkey: Long Road to Freedom: A True Story of an Iraqi Kurdish Family’s Escape to America, and describe his Kurdish family’s escape from Saddam Hussein’s regime, and journey to the United States. After his family arrived, Taha was able to resume his teaching career, including as a substitute at Tri-City United, and served as a translator for four years, assisting U.S. troops in Iraq.
Books will be available for purchase.
The event will be free. Refreshments will be served.
Hot Reads for Cold Nights Social Hour
Join us Tuesday, January 31st at 7:00 pm for a fun evening of adult coloring. We will also be mixing up mocktails and enjoying salty 
snacks. We will even have drawings to win a coloring book and “cocktail” ring. Escape the cold and boredom and have a fun night out with your friends at the library!
Flashback Matinee 1940
The Lonsdale Public Library presents a 1940 Saturday Matinee experience. Go back in time with us and enjoy a cartoon, a newsreel and a feature film. Admission is free and so are the popcorn and lemonade. Period dress is optional!
TIME AND PLACE
Saturday, January 21st at 10:00 am
PROGRAM
Cartoon: “Farm Frolics”
Newsreel: “How Motion Pictures Move and Talk”
Feature: “His Girl Friday”
Australia Talk
Thanks to everyone who came out to the talk about Australia and New Zealand.
(Photo courtesy of David Purnell.)
We had a lot of fun. Don’t forget to register for Hot Reads for Cold Night. Win cool prizes!
Hot Reads for Cold Nights 2017
January 10-February 18, 2017
It’s time again for our annual reading program for adults! Hot Reads for Cold Nights is open to anyone 18 or older in the Lonsdale area with a library card. Don’t have a card? We would be glad to sign you up for one.
We will be giving away five weekly prizes of a Hot Reads mug plus your choice of book and one grand prize of a Hot Reads tote bag filled with a magnet, mug, book lover’s calendar and your choice of book. You receive one entry for the prize drawings just for signing up. You can earn more entries by playing book bingo.
EVENTS
Tuesday, January 17th at 7:00 pm: Adventures Down Under. Your librarian Marguerite Moran shares pictures and facts about her vist to Australia and New Zealand. There will be coffee and treats.
Saturday, January 21st at 10:00 am: Flashback Matinee. Enjoy a 1940 moviegoing experience complete with cartoon, newsreel and His Girl Friday, starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. There will be popcorn and lemonade.
Tuesday, January 31st at 7:00 pm: Social Hour. We will have coloring for grown-ups, snacks and a mocktail bar. Leave your worries at home and relax with friends.
Tuesday, February 7th at 7:00 pm: L
ocal author Taha M. Muhammad will share his book We Survived Iraq and Turkey: Long Road to Freedom. He will have copies of the book for sale.
For more information, follow us on Facebook, see our website: lonsdale.lib.mn.us, or contact the library at 507-744-3977.
Get your GED for free!
Minnesotans who do not have a high school diploma can take the GED tests for free until the end of June. The Minnesota Department of Education has a website with more information on the tests and how to prepare. For more help getting ready, visit the High School Equivalency Center, available through the Electronic Library for Minnesota.