City: North Mankato

Join us at Mankato Brewery each Saturday at 3:00PM. You will get a tour of the brewery and a chance to sample beers! This is a fun event, so bring your friends and family and join us!

Join us as we celebrate our 2020 Anniversary Party at the Mankato Brewery. We will have live music from local favorites Nici Peper and Switch Road Band, food on-site from Ummie’s, Bar and Grill and a special tapping of our 2020 Anniversary Beer!

Tickets are only $5 Adv/At Door with festivities and music beginning at 6 pm!

Tickets available here.

Well-known local musician, Nate Boots, makes his first appearance on Tuesday Tunes at the Brewery.

Bring your projects to the Knitting Collective every Tuesday of the month except the last from 6:30-7:30 pm.

Kids ages 6-11 are invited to join us for LEGO Club on Thursday, January 9th at 4:00 pm in the library conference room. Registration is required.

Register online here.

Come meet Jason Walz, comic creator, and teacher, on Thursday, January 9th, from 6:00-7:30 pm in the Police Annex. This project is made possible by a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative and was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Kids ages 3-6 are invited to join us for PJs and Books on Thursday, January 9th at 6:00 pm. No registration is necessary.

The Evening Book Club will meet on Thursday, January 9th at 6:30 pm. The book for this month is The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey.

Get yourself registered for our winter blood drive! Stop into the library or call with any questions. Registration is available online or in-person at the library.

Please join us for Family Fun Night! This month we are going to have a sock hop! Come dressed in 1950s attire and enjoy a hula hoop contest, bubble blowing contest, limbo, music and ice cream sodas! Also, bring a new pair of socks with you to donate to the Salvation Army. Open to all ages. No registration required.

MANKATO!! We’re coming for ya! We’re beyond excited to be playing at Circle Inn Bar – North Mankato this fall and winter! Starting at 8 pm, we’ll be rocking the house with your acoustic favorites from Ed Sheeran, Little Big Town, Sublime, Whitney Houston, and more!

Kids ages 5-12 are invited to join us for an interactive program to learn about and create their own piece of a story quilt on Saturday, January 11th from 1:00-3:00 pm. Registration is required.

Register online here.

Miniature Bookbinding with Joellen Preston

• $20 includes all materials
• 6 minimum/10 maximum class size
• RSVP to hold your spot!

Join us at Mankato Brewery each Saturday at 3:00PM. You will get a tour of the brewery and a chance to sample beers! This is a fun event, so bring your friends and family and join us!

Please support our 5th Grade Students to earn funds for their Northern MN Field Trip.

The original library book club will meet on Monday, January 13th at noon. The book for this month is The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult. This group is full and not taking new members at this time.

This month’s adult craft will be book folding. Examples will be given on how to fold a hedgehog and potentially other to be determined animals or objects. Books and materials also provided. Registration required. Open to ages 18+. Beverages and snacks are welcome.

Register by calling the library at 507-345-5120, stop into the library, or online here.

It might be cold…but not in the Brewery. Dave Begalka will keep you warm with some masterful music.

Bring your projects to the Knitting Collective every Tuesday of the month except the last from 6:30-7:30 pm.

Kids of all ages are invited to join us for Afternoon Adventures on Thursday, January 16th at 4:00 pm in the library conference room. No registration is necessary.

Kids ages 3-6 are invited to join us for PJs and Books on Thursday, January 9th at 6:00 pm. No registration is necessary.

Teens ages 13-18 are invited to join us for a Smash Night for Free Food Friday on January 17th from 6:30-8:00 pm in the Police Annex. Games and consoles provided. Registration required.

Register online here.

Join us at Mankato Brewery each Saturday at 3:00PM. You will get a tour of the brewery and a chance to sample beers! This is a fun event, so bring your friends and family and join us!

We’re playin’ a rad set at one of our favorite spots in town!! Great food, great beer/whiskey and always great music!!

Kids ages 2-5 are invited to join us for Little Play Town on Tuesday, January 21st at 10:00 am. No registration is necessary.

Kids ages 8-11 are invited to join us for Pizza & Pages Book Club on Tuesday, January 21st at 4:00 pm. The book for this month is Pax by Sara Pennypacker. Stop by the front desk and ask for a copy.

Local bluegrass heroes, Bully Pulpit, are back!

Bring your projects to the Knitting Collective every Tuesday of the month except the last from 6:30-7:30 pm.

Kids ages 2-5 are invited to join us for Little Play Town on Tuesday, January 21st at 10:00 am. No registration is necessary.

Teens and Tweens ages 11-18 are invited to join us for our monthly book club at Neutral Groundz Coffee Shop on Belgrade Ave. on Thursday, January 23rd from 4:00-5:00 pm. Bring a book to share. Beverage provided. No registration is necessary.

Join us as we welcome local YA author Geoff Herbach on Thursday, January 23rd from 6:00-7:30 pm in the Police Annex. This project is made possible by a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative and was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Kids ages 3-6 are invited to join us for PJs and Books on Thursday, January 9th at 6:00 pm. No registration is necessary.

The Mother-Daughter Book Club will meet on Thursday, January 23rd at 6:00 pm. Girls in grades 3-6 and their significant female adult are invited to join us. The book for this month is The Grinch.

Kids ages 9-12 are invited to join us for Video Game Free Food Friday on January 24th from 6:30-8:00pm in the Police Annex. Registration is required.