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DPL EVENTS MONDAY, DECEMBER 2 – SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7

[Duluth, MN] -- All Duluth Public Library events are free and open to the public.

Monday, December 2 at Main Library – 520 West Superior Street
What's New at UMD Archives - 6 pm – 7:30 pm: Aimee Brown, the University of Minnesota Duluth’s Archivist and Curator of Special Collections at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, will provide a general overview of the collections at the UMD Archives and highlight materials that are useful for genealogical research. There will be a Twin Ports Genealogy Meeting after the presentation.

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Tuesday, December 3 at Mt. Royal Branch Library - 105 Mt. Royal Shopping Circle
Friends of the Duluth Public Library Holiday Book Sale - 10:00 am - 5:30 pm: Find lovely books and other gifts for your family and friends. This sale is a great opportunity to shop for new and like new books. A large selection to choose from including holiday books – all at bargain prices!

Tuesday, December 3 at Main Library – 520 West Superior Street
Good Vibrations for Winter Wellness - 1:00 pm: Music can lighten the holiday blues, bring warm feelings to a cold winter day, and calm to a stressful time. Christina Cotruvo will play and discuss the American-Celtic harp, a hi-tech Harp Ukulele, and a therapy harp. She will share the history of the songs she performs from a variety of genres and how they work toward wellness.

Tuesday, December 3 at West Duluth Branch Library - 5830 Grand Avenue
Crafternoons for Kids - 3:30 pm: Kids, join us for a fun make-and-take craft project. No experience or sign-up required!

Good Vibrations for Winter Wellness - 6:00 pm: Music can lighten the holiday blues, bring warm feelings to a cold winter day, and calm to a stressful time. Christina Cotruvo will play and discuss the American-Celtic harp, a hi-tech Harp Ukulele, and a therapy harp. She will share the history of the songs she performs from a variety of genres and how they work toward wellness.

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Wednesday, December 4 at Mt. Royal Branch Library - 105 Mt. Royal Shopping Circle
Friends of the Duluth Public Library Holiday Book Sale - 10:00 am - 7:30 pm: Find lovely books and other gifts for your family and friends. This sale is a great opportunity to shop for new and like new books. A large selection to choose from including holiday books – all at bargain prices!

Winter Stories - 4:30 pm: University of Minnesota Duluth literature students will be acting out two of Jan Brett’s winter stories as an interactive and entertaining event for families with children of all ages! Students are presenting these stories as part of a school project.

MTR Book Club - 6:00 pm: Meet monthly to discuss fiction and nonfiction titles. This month: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Wednesday, December 4 at Main Library – 520 West Superior Street
Baby and Toddler Storytime - 10:15 am: For children from birth to 36 months. 20 minutes of simple stories and fingerplays for infants and toddlers with parents. In Youth Services.

Preschool Storytime - 11:15 am: 30 minutes of stories, songs and fingerplays. In Youth Services.

Squad Car Storytime - 3:45 pm: Join us for stories read by one of Duluth's police officers. In Youth Services.

Wednesday, December 4 at West Duluth Branch Library – 5830 Grand Avenue
West Duluth Storytime - 10:30 am: 30 minutes of stories, songs, and fingerplays.

Movies for Seniors: A Dog's Way Home - 1:00 pm: Rated PG; Drama/Adventure; 1h 37m

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Thursday, December 5 at Mt. Royal Branch Library - 105 Mt. Royal Shopping Circle
Friends of the Duluth Public Library Holiday Book Sale - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm: Find lovely books and other gifts for your family and friends. This sale is a great opportunity to shop for new and like new books. A large selection to choose from including holiday books – all at bargain prices!

Mt. Royal Storytime - 10:15 am: 30 minutes of stories, songs and fingerplays.

Vegan Cookbook Club – 11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Bring one or more vegan cookbooks and one or more recipes from the books that you have tried or would like to try. If possible, bring a few copies of the recipe to share. Also bring your questions and discoveries about plant-based cooking and baking.

Thursday, December 5 at Main Library – 520 West Superior Street
Teen Scene – 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Join us in the Green Room on the first Thursday of the month. Games, crafts, movies, book discussions and more. You choose what you want to do! Pizza will be served while it lasts. For teens in grades 6-12.

Write On! – 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Calling all young writers! Poems! Songs! Graphic novels! Short stories! WHATEVER your genre, Write On is the place for you to launch your next writing piece. Write On is a series of 4 workshops expressly designed for young writers, ages 10-18. Each workshop is a pop-up, stand-alone event. You can attend one, or all four! Your choice! You do not need to bring any completed writing to attend, but the option to share and receive feedback will be provided. There will also be brain food (pizza!) while supplies last. Write On is free, but registration is required.

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Friday, December 6 at Main Library – 520 West Superior Street
Free Friday Movie: The Painted Veil - 2:00 pm: Rated PG-13;Drama/Romance; 2h 7m

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Saturday, December 7 at Main Library – 520 West Superior Street
Zentangle® Art for Kids – 11:00 am – 12:45 pm: Calling all young artists! Do you like to draw? Join us as we draw beautiful, intricate line patterns “one stroke at a time” using the Zentangle® method of pattern drawing. Certified Zentangle Teacher Esther Piszczek will teach kids as they create beautiful art on 3.5” x 3.5” paper tiles using pen and ink. No previous drawing experience necessary. For kids in K-5th grade. Registration Required. sign-up at DuluthLibrary.org. In the Green Room.

Novel Writing Wrap-Up – 3:00 pm: You did it! So how is that manuscript? Rough and done is better than nothing - now it's time to refine what you've written and look ahead to the next steps. Gather with other writers who took part in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) for a moderated but informal workshop that will include a chance to share snippets of your work.

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