June Events at Minnetonka Libraries

Hennepin County libraries are presenting hundreds of free programs for children, teens, and adults this summer, including book clubs, storytimes, and programs offered in collaboration with community organizations and businesses, such as the Guthrie Theater, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MacPhail Center for Arts, the Bakken Museum, and Three Rivers Park District. 

For Hennepin County Library’s program schedule, go online to www.hclib.org and click on Events & Classes at the top of the page. On the Events & Classes page, you can search for programs by library, by event type, by age level, and by keyword. Or stop by your library and pick up a copy of Hennepin County Library’s summer program guide beginning the week of May 20.

Following is the June program schedule at Hennepin County libraries in Minnetonka:

Guys Read Book Club
Tuesdays, June 12 & 26, July 17; 1-2 p.m. or 2-3 p.m. at Minnetonka Library 
Registration required; begins May 15; limit 15. Guys entering grades 4-6. Join other guys to talk about a great book! Pick up a copy of the book at the Information Desk. 
Sponsored by Best Buy Children's Foundation and funded by the Friends of the Hennepin County Library.

Girls Only Jr. Book Club
Wednesdays, June 13 & 27, July 18; 1-1:45 p.m. at Minnetonka Library 
Registration required; begins May 16; limit 15. Girls entering grades 2-3. Join other girls to talk about a great book! Pick up a copy of the book at the Information Desk. 
Sponsored by the Friends of the Minnetonka Library.

Family Storytime
Thursdays, June 14, July 12, Aug. 9; 10:30 a.m. at Purgatory Park 17301 Excelsior Boulevard Minnetonka
For children age 2 and up. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement with your children. 

Friends Meeting
Mondays, June 18, July 16, Aug. 20; 6:30-8 p.m. at Minnetonka Library 
Join fellow library enthusiasts to hear what's happening at Hennepin County Library. Help support your local library by planning and volunteering at book sales, programs, and special events. The Friends look forward to meeting you. General membership meeting.

Guys Read Jr. Book Club
Tuesdays, June 19, July 10 & 24; 1-1:45 p.m. at Minnetonka Library 
Registration required; begins May 22; limit 15. Guys entering grades 2-3. Join other guys to talk about a great book! Pick up a copy of the book at the Information Desk. 
Sponsored by Best Buy Children's Foundation and funded by the Friends of the Hennepin County Library.

Teen Guys Read Book Club

Tuesdays, June 19, July 10 & 24; 2-3 p.m. at Minnetonka Library 
Registration required; begins May 22; limit 15. Guys entering grades 7-9. Get together with other guys to talk about great books! Pick up a copy of the book at the Information Desk two weeks before program begins. 
Sponsored by Best Buy Children's Foundation and funded by the Friends of the Hennepin County Library.

Girls Only Book Club
Wednesdays, June 20, July 11 & 25; 1-2 p.m. or 2-3 p.m. at Minnetonka Library 
Registration required; begins May 23; limit 15. Girls entering grades 4-6. Join other girls to talk about a great book! Pick up a copy of the book at the service desk. 
Sponsored by the Friends of the Minnetonka Library.

Spanish-Language Book Club for Children

Thursdays, June 28 & July 19, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Minnetonka Library 
Registration required; begins May 31; limit 15. Entering grades 3-4. Join other kids to talk about a great book in Spanish! Pick up a copy of the book at the service desk. 
Sponsored by the Friends of the Minnetonka Library.
Inscríbete a partir de mayo 31; cupo limitado a 15 personas. Para niños entrando a los grados 3-4. ¡Únete a otros niños para hablar acerca de libros fenomenales en español! Recoge una copia del libro en el escritorio de información.
Patrocinado por los Friends of the Minnetonka Library. 

Cloud Computing: Microsoft Office Web Apps and Google Docs
Saturday, June 2, 3-5 p.m. at Ridgedale Library 
  or call 952-847-8847.
Learn about Google Docs and Microsoft Office Web Apps, free Web-based applications for creating documents, spreadsheets, and more. (Familiarity with Internet and email use required.) 

SCORE® Small Business Consultations 
Tuesdays, June 5, July 3, Aug. 7; 1-4 p.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Meet with a business counselor to develop your business plan, discuss a new idea or tackle a business problem. Consultations are free and confidential. Walk-ins welcome. 
Presented in collaboration with SCORE.

Socrates Café
Thursdays, June 7-Aug. 30, 7 p.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Sit back and philosophize with your friends and neighbors. The topic is decided by popular vote at the beginning of the meeting. All welcomed; no experience necessary. The concept of Socrates Café is based on the book of the same name by Christopher Phillips. 

Digital Scavenger Hunt
Monday, June 11-Friday, July 27 at Ridgedale Library 
Entering grades 6-12. Use any camera to find all the items from our official list. Your name will be entered for a prize drawing upon completion of the hunt! Obtain complete details from the customer service desk at the library. 
Sponsored by the Friends of the Ridgedale Library.

Family Storytime
Mondays, June 11-July 30, 10:30 a.m. at Ridgedale Library 
For children age 2 and up. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement with your children. 

Family Storytime
Mondays, June 11-July 30, 7 p.m. at Ridgedale Library 
For children age 2 and up. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement with your children. 

Patent Workshop for Inventors, Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners
Monday, June 11, 7-8 p.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Registration required; begins May 14. Walt Johnson, librarian for Hennepin County Library's Patent & Trademark Resource Center at Minneapolis Central, will cover intellectual property basics, the patent process and how to do a preliminary patent search. 

Family Storytime
Tuesdays, June 12-July 31, 10:30 a.m. at Ridgedale Library 
For children age 2 and up. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement with your children. 

Baby Storytime
Wednesdays, June 13-27, 9:30 a.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Registration required; begins May 16; limit 25. For children from birth to 24 months. Delight and stimulate your baby's senses with books and music. Build brain power. 

Baby Storytime
Wednesdays, June 13-27, 10:30 a.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Registration required; begins May 16; limit 25. For children from birth to 24 months. Delight and stimulate your baby's senses with books and music. Build brain power. 

Used Book Sale
Saturday, June 16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Ridgedale Library 
The Friends of the Library will hold a sale of hundreds of adult and children's fiction and nonfiction books in hardcover and paperback. Most books, withdrawn from the Hennepin County Library system or donated by the public, will be priced $1 or less. Funds raised will benefit the library.

Saturday, June 16, 9-10 a.m., open to Ridgedale Friends members only. Join at the door!

Primitive Survival Skills
Monday, June 18, 1-3 p.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Registration required; begins May 21; limit 45. Entering grade 4-6. Discover amazing outdoor survival skills that once linked all ancient people around the world, including primitive weaponry, cordage and fire-making. 
Sponsored by the Friends of the Ridgedale Library.

Teen Anime Club
Mondays, June 18, July 9, Aug. 6; 4-5:30 p.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Entering grades 6-12. Can't get enough anime? Join up to watch and review brand-new anime episodes, share artwork and hang out with other anime fans. 
Sponsored by the Friends of the Ridgedale Library.

Art Out of the Box: Black and White and Read All Over
Tuesday, June 19, 1-2 p.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Registration required; begins May 22; limit 20. Entering grades 2-5. Artists can say a lot in just black and white. You'll investigate form and fiction found in sculpture from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, then sculpt characters to tell your own stories. What story will your sculpture tell? 
Funded by the Friends of the Hennepin County Library and presented in partnership with the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Computer Skills Workshop
Tuesdays, June 19 & July 24, 1-3 p.m.

Thursdays, June 21, July 26, Aug. 2, 23 & 30; 1-3 p.m. at Ridgedale Library

Registration required; begins May 22; limit 10. Work on projects and practice skills from using the mouse and keyboarding to using email and Microsoft Office with our software instructors and volunteer assistants. 

Microsoft Word: Basics
Tuesdays, June 19 & Aug. 21, 6-8 p.m.

Saturday, July 28, noon-2 p.m.

Tuesday, July 31, 1-3 p.m. at Ridgedale Library

Registration required; begins May 22; limit 10. Learn how to use the ribbon, enter and delete text, basic formatting, cut, copy and paste; and when to use 'save' and 'save as.' 

Library Laboratory: Bike Maintenance
Tuesday, June 19, 7-7:45 p.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Registration required; begins May 22; limit 10. Do you know how to fix a flat tire? Remove a wheel? Lube the chain without covering yourself in oil? Learn the essentials of bike maintenance from Thad Cialek of Freewheel Bike. 

Teen Girls Only Book Club
Wednesdays, June 20 & July 18, 1-2 p.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Registration required; begins May 23; limit 15. Girls entering grades 7-8. Get together with other girls to talk about great books! Pick up a copy of the book at the children's Information Desk four weeks before program begins. 
Sponsored by the Friends of the Ridgedale Library.

Teen Girls Only Book Club
Wednesdays, June 20 & July 18, 3-4 p.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Registration required; begins May 23; limit 15. Girls entering grades 9-12. Get together with other girls to talk about great books! Pick up a copy of the book at the children's Information Desk four weeks before program begins. 
Sponsored by the Friends of the Ridgedale Library.

Girls Only Jr. Book Club
Thursdays, June 21 & July 12, 10:30 a.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Registration required; begins May 24; limit 25. Girls entering grades 2-3. Join other girls to talk about a great book! Pick up a copy of the book at the children's Information Desk. 
Sponsored by the Friends of the Ridgedale Library.

Girls Only Book Club
Thursdays, June 21 & July 12, 11:30 a.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Registration required; begins May 24; limit 25. Girls entering grades 4-6. Join other girls to talk about a great book! 
Sponsored by the Friends of the Ridgedale Library.

Microsoft Publisher: Basics
Thursday, June 21, 4-6 p.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Registration required; begins May 24; limit 10. Learn to use the menus and toolbars to create and publish your own fliers, brochures and greeting cards. 

Microsoft Excel: Charts and Graphs
Saturday, June 23, 3-5 p.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Registration required; begins May 26; limit 10. Learn to create and integrate graphs and charts into your Excel spreadsheets. 

Following the Evidence
Tuesday, June 26, 1 p.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Registration required; begins May 29; limit 90. Entering grades 1-6. Find out how scientists use information to solve crimes and mysteries. Examine fingerprints, fibers, shoe prints, hair and chemicals. Use this knowledge to follow the evidence and solve a mystery! 
Sponsored by the Friends of the Ridgedale Library.

Microsoft PowerPoint: Basics
Tuesday, June 26, 1-3 p.m.

Tuesday, July 24, 6-8 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 25, 3-5 p.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Registration required; begins May 29; limit 10. Learn to create presentations and use the ribbon to create a basic slide show. 

Microsoft Word: Formatting Tips for Résumé Writers
Tuesday, June 26, 6-8 p.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Registration required; begins May 29; limit 10. Learn how to set tab stops, use bulleted lists, bold and italic formats to make your résumé shine. Prerequisite: Microsoft Word: Basics or familiarity with word processing is highly recommended. 

Act Out for Teens: Duke It Out
Wednesday, June 27, 1-2:30 p.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Registration required; begins May 30; limit 20. Entering grades 6-9. Learn the secrets of stage combat from an experienced Guthrie teaching artist. Slap, punch and kick without hurting anyone – just like actors do it on stage! It looks real, but it’s just pretend. No experience necessary! 
This project is funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. 
Presented in collaboration with the Guthrie Theater. 

Guys Read Jr. Book Club
Thursdays, June 28 & July 19, 10:30 a.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Registration required; begins May 31; limit 25. Guys entering grades 2-3. Join other guys to talk about a great book! 
Sponsored by Best Buy Children's Foundation and funded by the Friends of the Hennepin County Library.

Guys Read Book Club
Thursdays, June 28 & July 19, 11:30 a.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Registration required; begins May 31; limit 25. Guys entering grades 4-6. Join other guys to talk about a great book! 
Sponsored by Best Buy Children's Foundation and funded by the Friends of the Hennepin County Library.

Microsoft Excel: Basics
Thursday, June 28, 1-3 p.m.

Thursday, June 28, 6-8 p.m.

Saturday, July 28, 3-5 p.m.

Tuesday, July 31, 6-8 p.m.

Tuesdays, Aug. 21 & 28, 1-3 p.m. at Ridgedale Library

Registration required; begins May 31; limit 10. Learn the basics of working with an Excel spreadsheet: navigation, entering data and using formulas. 

Teen Guys Read Book Club
Thursdays, June 28 & July 19, 1 p.m. at Ridgedale Library 
Registration required; begins May 31; limit 25. Guys entering grades 7-12. Get together with other guys to talk about great books! 
Sponsored by Best Buy Children's Foundation and funded by the Friends of the Hennepin County Library.

Hennepin County Library –Online

read.write.draw
Monday, June 11-Sunday, Aug. 19 
Entering K-grade 6. What are you reading this summer? Tell other kids by creating a short review at your local library or online at www.hclib.org/kids/books/reviews. Each review earns you a chance to win a free book each week. Your reviews will help other kids find great books to read. 

Girls Only Book Club Online 
Monday, June 25-Friday, June 29 
Registration required; begins May 27; limit 20. Girls entering grades 4-6. Join other girls to talk about a great book! Participate in the book discussion through www.kidlinks.org, Monday-Friday, any time of day. You must have a current email address (may use family email) and Internet access (you can use a computer at the library, at home or a mobile device) to participate.

Guys Read Book Club Online 
Monday, June 25-Friday, June 29 
Registration required; begins May 27; limit 20. Guys entering grades 4-6. Join other guys to talk about a great book! Participate in the book discussion through www.kidlinks.org, Monday-Friday, any time of day. You must have a current email address (may use family email) and Internet access (you can use a computer at the library, at home or a mobile device) to participate.