Library Events Calendar
April 26, 2021 April 28, 2021 Wednesday, April 28 at 2 PM Use this form to register for Craft & Coloring Chat. We will meet virtually every fourth Wednesday at 2 PM. A Zoom invite will be sent to your email before the meeting. Once you’ve registered, you will be notified by email when your coloring sheets are available for pick up at the Library. Upcoming Dates: May 26 April 29, 2021 – April 30, 2021 – April 30th at 6pm May 3, 2021 N/A
Available Starting May 3 Use this form to reserve your supplies to make your own pizza pan sign. Library staff will contact you by phone or email when it is ready for pick up. May 4, 2021 N/A
This is not a live event Join Alyssa for an online storytime! Recordings will be linked to a private YouTube video. Coming May 18 – Caterpillars May 4, 2021 N/A
May 7, 2021 – May 10, 2021 N/A
Available May 10 How DO you train a dragon? Kids can register for a kit that will give them all the things necessary, including how to identify dragons, make a Viking shield and helmet, designing your dragon, and more! Sign up here May 13, 2021 – Thursday, May 13 @ 4pm It’s National Strawberry Month! Register for a kit and join us on Zoom to extract a strawberry’s DNA. May 13, 2021 –
May 14, 2021 – Join us for tons of fun games! We play multiplayer games, party games, board and card games, and point and click mystery games. If you’d like to participate in the Discord programs please sign up here: May 17, 2021 N/A
May 17, 2021 N/A
Coming Soon May 18, 2021 N/A
This is not a live event Join Alyssa for an online storytime! Recordings will be linked to a private YouTube video. Coming May 18 – Caterpillars May 18, 2021 N/A
Available Thursday, May 18 Kids can create their own yarn butterfly! There will be a wide, random variety of color combinations (not just black and pink!). For ages 12 and under. While supplies last. Come in and pick up. May 19, 2021 N/A
Wednesday, May 19 at 12 PM Join in every third Wednesday at noon for a book discussion via Zoom. Fill out this form to receive login information and discussion questions. This month’s selection is The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices . . . Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets? New members always welcome! Upcoming Books: May 21, 2021 – Every 3rd Friday at 6pm May 26, 2021 – Wednesday, May 26 at 2 PM Join us every fourth Wednesday of the month from 2-3 PM upstairs at the Willmar Public Library. Bring any crafts or coloring you are working on and enjoy time with like-minded individuals. Don’t have anything to work on? Use the provided supplies for scratch art, coloring, extreme dot to dot, or paint by sticker. May 26, 2021 – Tuesday, May 25 @ 6pm Join us for a few rounds of superhero bingo via Zoom! May 27, 2021 –
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April 26, 2021
YA Read Aloud (Teen Program)
Every 2nd and 4th Monday at 6pm
April 12 & 26
Take the hard part out of book club and let someone else read for you!
If you’d like to participate in the Discord programs please sign up here.April 27, 2021
April 28, 2021
Craft & Coloring Chat
April 29, 2021
Trivia Night
Thursdays, April 1, 15, 29
7 PM
Join our Facebook Group and play live trivia every other Thursday evening at 7PM.
Play solo or assemble a team. Ages 18+
April 30, 2021
Among Us Night (Teen Program)
Join us for a night of Among Us games! Register to join the teen library discord server. We’ll post the code for the game there on the night of the event. Register here to find more rules & information. May 1, 2021
May 2, 2021
May 3, 2021
Take & Make: Pizza Pan Sign
Limit one per person. Craft difficulty level: Beginner
May 4, 2021
Online Storytime Video Release (Facebook)
New! May 4 – Star Wars: https://youtu.be/1LnSM7P-1sA
April 20 – Earth: https://youtu.be/YSG2zARfWgo
April 6 – Snakes: https://youtu.be/CbX4LebeMEA
March 16 – St. Patty’s Day: https://youtu.be/PmGntiT5xEY
March 2 – Dr. Seuss: https://youtu.be/8vsZv8vBf3M
February 16 – Birds: https://youtu.be/0PBlJNU9Vqg
February 2 – Dinosaurs: https://youtu.be/SfjCFyQgDww
January 19 – Snow: https://youtu.be/dg4v3EsTqxk
January 5 – Polar Bears: https://youtu.be/9kFbXqDbIbYTake & Make: Travel Magnetic Tic-Tac-Toe (Ages 19 and younger)
Available starting May 3rd
Make your own travel tic-tac-toe game with magnetic pieces! Register here
Children & teens only (ages 19 and below). Supplies are limited. one kit per person.May 5, 2021
May 6, 2021
May 7, 2021
TAB Meeting (Ages 12-19)
Friday, May 7th at 3:30pm
In the Multipurpose Room at the Library
Gain leadership skills, make important decisions, create programs, enrich your community and make friends with the added bonus of earning volunteer hours and boosting your resume! Print and fill out a Teen Advisory Board Application to become a TAB member. Turn your completed form into the library or email it to the teen librarian.May 8, 2021
May 9, 2021
May 10, 2021
How to Train Your Dragon Kits (Kids 12 and under)
May 11, 2021
May 12, 2021
May 13, 2021
STEMtastic Thursday: Extracting Strawberry DNA (Children's Program)
Sign up hereTrivia Night (Adult Program)
Thursday, May 13 & May 27
7 PM
Join our Facebook Group and play live trivia every other Thursday evening at 7PM.
Play solo or assemble a team. Ages 18+
May 14, 2021
Teen Gaming Club (via Discord)
Every 2nd Friday
May 14th at 6pm
Discord sign-upMay 15, 2021
May 16, 2021
May 17, 2021
Take & Make: Mini Hanging Planter (Ages 12-19 Only)
Available starting May 17th
Paint a mini terracotta pot and make a macramé plant hanger with this take & make kit!
Register here
Ages 12-19 only. One kit per person. Supplies are limited.Take & Make: Patriotic Candle Holder
May 18, 2021
Online Storytime Video Release (Facebook)
New! May 4 – Star Wars: https://youtu.be/1LnSM7P-1sA
April 20 – Earth: https://youtu.be/YSG2zARfWgo
April 6 – Snakes: https://youtu.be/CbX4LebeMEA
March 16 – St. Patty’s Day: https://youtu.be/PmGntiT5xEY
March 2 – Dr. Seuss: https://youtu.be/8vsZv8vBf3M
February 16 – Birds: https://youtu.be/0PBlJNU9Vqg
February 2 – Dinosaurs: https://youtu.be/SfjCFyQgDww
January 19 – Snow: https://youtu.be/dg4v3EsTqxk
January 5 – Polar Bears: https://youtu.be/9kFbXqDbIbYTake and Make: Yarn Butterfly Weaving (kids 12 and under)
May 19, 2021
Online Book Club (Adult Program)
June 16 – A Promised Land by Barack Obama
July 21 – The Life We Bury by Allen EskensMay 20, 2021
May 21, 2021
Teen Hangout (Ages 12-19)
May 21st
Get together with other teens on Discord and talk about TV, movies, books, games, etc.! Sign up required to be able to participate in teen Discord programs.May 22, 2021
May 23, 2021
May 24, 2021
May 25, 2021
May 26, 2021
Craft & Coloring Chat (In Person Adult Program)
Virtual Superhero Bingo
You can choose to print off some bingo cards here (download PDF) or request some be printed off for you when you sign up.
Sign up here
May 27, 2021
Trivia Night (Adult Program)
Thursday, May 13 & May 27
7 PM
Join our Facebook Group and play live trivia every other Thursday evening at 7PM.
Play solo or assemble a team. Ages 18+May 28, 2021
May 29, 2021
May 30, 2021
May 31, 2021
Holiday Closure: Memorial Day
June 1, 2021
June 2, 2021
June 3, 2021
June 4, 2021
June 5, 2021
June 6, 2021
