Mark Your Calendars!
Webber Park Library events for November:
Every Friday – Family Storytime. 10-10:30 a.m. Webber Park Library. For children of all ages and their parent or caregiver. Talk, sing, read, write and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.
Saturday, November 2 – Explore Nature! 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Webber Park Library. Enjoy nature-themed activities, meet a live critter, and learn about the Mississippi watershed and our regional ecosystem. Collaborators: North Mississippi River Regional Park, Mississippi Watershed Management Organization. Kids event.
Saturday, November 9 – Writing your way to YouTube Stardom. 2-3:30pm. Learn the behind-the-scenes work of creating a plan, writing a script, and creating a persona to become a YouTube star. Leave with a plan to launch (or relaunch) a new hit series. Registration is online.
Saturday, November 16 – Gentrified Memory. 2-3:30 p.m. Webber Park Library. Memory is often tied to place and the displacement of memory has been foundational to the theft of land under settler colonialism and the anti-black logics of gentrification. So how might remembering become part of a restorative practice? Join us at Webber Park Library as poet, Chaun Webster reads from Gentry!fication: or the scene of the crime, and co-facilitates (with you) a space where we identify the shape of what’s forgotten and a vocabulary to recover it. This reading and workshop is made possible a Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant.
Wednesday, November 20 – Boost Your Brain Health. 1-2:00 p.m. Webber Park Library. The health of your brain isn’t just dependent on the luck of the draw. Learn how you can take positive steps to get your brain in the best shape possible. Leave with an understanding of ways that your lifestyle can impact our brain. Registration is online.