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CareerForce Visits the Library
CareerForce Winona will hold office hours at the library weekly on Thursdays from 1:30-3:30 pm. Create a free resume, get help with job searches, unemployment, and more.
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Teen Thursday: Creation Station
Youth in Grades 5-12 are invited to enjoy an afternoon of creation at WPL! We’ll make buttons, perler bead creations, and more! No registration required. Just drop-in! All participants must be picked up prior to 5 PM when the Library closes.
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Forest Bathing at Great River Bluff State Park
Enjoy Great River Bluffs State Park during a forest bathing program with Minnesota Naturalist Sara Holger on Sunday, September 24th at 10am. Forest bathing is a practice in Japan known as shinrin yoku. During the process, practitioners are calm and quiet amongst trees while observing nature and practicing breathing exercises.
Registration is required as space is limited. Attendees do not need to have a state park pass; one will be provided to you upon your arrival at the park.
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Bookworms Book Club
Mondays in September, 4 PM | For ages 9-13
Read and discuss the book “Restart” by Gordon Korman while enjoying activities with your friends and WPL Youth staff! Registration is required. You’ll be contacted about picking up the book once registered.
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Storytime in the Park
Tuesdays in September at 10 AM at Windom Park (260 Harriet St)
Join Miss Tricia at Windom Park to enjoy stories, songs, and activities together. The grass is our seating space, so please plan to bring whatever you’d like to sit on. No registration required.
In the event of weather-related program interruptions, we will post updates on the website and social media pages.
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Historic Library Tours
Travel along through time as you take a guided tour of Winona’s historic public library and learn not only its history but its architectural development. Tours will be a half hour to 45 minutes and will meet outside at the base of the original entrance on 5th Street. In the case of rain, tours will meet in the lobby on Johnson Street.
Tour dates and times:
Wednesday, July 12th @ 3pm
Wednesday, August 9th @ 3pm
Wednesday, August 23rd @ 10am
Monday, August 28th @ 4pm
Friday, September 1st @ 10am
Wednesday, September 6th @ 3pm
Tuesday, September 12th @ 3pm
Friday, September 15th @ 11am
Tuesday, September 20th @ 3pm
Tuesday, September 26th @ 3pm
Friday, September 29th @ 11am
Tuesday, October 3rd @ 11am
Tuesday, October 10th @ 3pm
Friday, October 13th @ 11am
Wednesday, October 18th @ 3pm
Saturday, October 21st @ 11:30am
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Explore the Curiosity Rover with Sarah Simpson
As part of Project NIFTY, we’re thrilled to virtually host Sarah Simpson, geologist and planetary scientist with the NASA Johnson Space Center. Sarah is actively involved with the Curiosity rover mission and will chat with us about her work while leading us in a STEM activity related to the Curiosity. Questions from attendees are encouraged! Per grant guidelines, this program is targeted at ages 9 through 14. To view more about Project NIFTY, visit https://winona.lib.mn.us/nasa-project-nifty/.
Registration is required.
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Memory Café
Hybrid (Virtual & In-Person) Meetings offered every Wednesday at 2:30 PM
Join us for a stigma-free one-hour program. It’s a time to socialize and engage with others, exchange experiences, support one another and learn something new. From the Suez Canal to Dolly Parton, we explore a new topic every week!
Meeting Location: Winona Friendship Center (251 Main Street)
The first Wednesday of the month session is hosted at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum.
For more information on how to attend the Memory Cafés, call the library Reference Desk at 507-452-4860.
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CareerForce Visits the Library
CareerForce Winona will hold office hours at the library weekly on Thursdays from 1:30-3:30 pm. Create a free resume, get help with job searches, unemployment, and more.
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Historic Library Tours
Travel along through time as you take a guided tour of Winona’s historic public library and learn not only its history but its architectural development. Tours will be a half hour to 45 minutes and will meet outside at the base of the original entrance on 5th Street. In the case of rain, tours will meet in the lobby on Johnson Street.
Tour dates and times:
Wednesday, July 12th @ 3pm
Wednesday, August 9th @ 3pm
Wednesday, August 23rd @ 10am
Monday, August 28th @ 4pm
Friday, September 1st @ 10am
Wednesday, September 6th @ 3pm
Tuesday, September 12th @ 3pm
Friday, September 15th @ 11am
Tuesday, September 20th @ 3pm
Tuesday, September 26th @ 3pm
Friday, September 29th @ 11am
Tuesday, October 3rd @ 11am
Tuesday, October 10th @ 3pm
Friday, October 13th @ 11am
Wednesday, October 18th @ 3pm
Saturday, October 21st @ 11:30am
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No School Day: Code with Cubelets
Friday, September 29 at 11 AM | For ages 8-18.
No school? No problem! Code with Cubelets at Winona Public Library! Youth will be introduced to coding with Cubelets and then let loose to solve the project for the day.
Registration is required.
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STAR LAB Inflatable Planetarium
September 30, 9:30 OR 11 AM at History Center (160 Johnson St.) | For youth ages 8-16
As part of Project NIFTY, we’re excited to bring the Eagle Bluff STARLAB to Winona! The STARLAB program features an inflatable planetarium to showcase 3,000 stars of different colors and sizes, as well as the constellations. Eagle Bluff staff will tell us the stories of the constellations and show us the galaxy, without ever leaving Winona! Per grant guidelines, this program is targeted at ages 8 through 16.
This planetarium only holds 50 children at a time, so when reserving tickets, please input the number of youth who will be inside the inflatable. Adults will be asked to stay outside the inflatable or may take a free tour of the History Center until the program is over. You may only get tickets for ONE of the two shows offered. This is a repeat of the same program in order to ensure everyone can get a chance to attend.
Registration is required.