Rochester Public Library •101 2nd Street SE • 328-2309 •
www.rochesterpubliclibrary.orgUPCOMING EVENTS @ THE LIBRARY
Thursday, July 1 10:00 am & 1:00 pm. Children's Recording Artist Justin Roberts. Children's recording artist Justin Roberts returns to Rochester Public Library! Clap your hands and sing along to your favorite tunes such as Yellow Bus and hear new songs from Justin's latest CD.
Tuesday, July 6 6:30 pm. Bedtime Stories. Stories, puppets, and films to give you sweet dreams.
Wednesday, July 7 10:00 am. Musical Fun With Tom Pease!. Join us for this comical, toe-tapping concert for kids presented by talented and well-known recording artist Tom Pease!
Thursday, July 8 6:30 pm. Spanglish Storytime. Enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fingerplays in Spanish and English! ¡Disfruten cuentos, rimas, canciones, y juegos de dedos en español e ingles!
cooperative discussion to create a sense of the common good and to enhance understanding and wisdom.
Monday, July 12 6:00 pm Movie @ Your Library. Join us for our featured film about an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people. Rated PG.
Tuesday, July 13 6:30 pm. Bedtime Stories. Stories, puppets, and films to give you sweet dreams. Wednesday, July 14 10:00 am & 1:00 pm. Special Program: Baseball Fun! Have some summer baseball fun! Meet members of the Rochester Honkers Baseball Team, collect their autographs, and see a baseball film.
Thursday, July 15 6:30 pm. Spanglish Storytime. Enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fingerplays in Spanish and English! ¡Disfruten cuentos, rimas, canciones, y juegos de dedos en español e ingles!
Monday, July 19 4:00 pm. GOAT Meeting - Group Of Advising Teens. Meeting Room A
Join other Rochester Area youth (age 12-18) and take a leadership role to discuss ideas and make plans for youth library programs, teen web page, and other ideas. Any questions, contact Lynette @ 328-2305.
Tuesday, July 20 10:00 am, 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm. World Music Series: Nirmala Rajasekar (Indian). Nirmala Rajasekar (Indian) Nirmala Rajasekar is a world renowned Indian veena (a member of the lute family) player in the Carnatic music style; a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent. The press has often described her as a "Carnatic Ambassador."
Tuesday, July 20 6:30 pm
Bedtime Stories. Stories, puppets, and films to give you sweet dreams.
Wednesday, July 21 10:00 am & 1:00 pm. Hans Mayer's Silly Concert For Kids. Feeling silly? Back by popular demand, children's recording artist Hans Mayer will have you laughing and singing along to his original ear-tickling music!
Thursday, July 22 6:30 pm. Spanglish Storytime. Enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fingerplays in Spanish and English! ¡Disfruten cuentos, rimas, canciones, y juegos de dedos en español e ingles!
Tuesday, July 27 6:30 pm. Bedtime Stories.
Stories, puppets, and films to give you sweet dreams.
Tuesday, July 27 7:00 pm
Young Adult Writer's Group. Meeting Room A. Do you like to write? Would you like to meet other tweens/teens who like to write? Would you like to share your work, and get advice on how to improve? If the answer is yes, then come join us.
Wednesday, July 28 10:00 am, 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm. World Music Series: Peter Wendinger Band (Polka). Peter Wendinger Band (Polka) Minnesota Music Hall of Fame inductees the Peter Wendinger Band, with their unique style of Bohemian Polka music featuring two concertinas, accompanied by brass and rhythm sections; complete with vocals, is sure to captivate audiences of all ages while driving them to their feet to dance the night away.
Wednesday, July 28 10:00 am & 1:00 pm. Ventriloquist Gary Wick & Clarence the Duck. Clarence The Duck and his best friend Gary Wick will tickle your funny bone with jokes, songs, and amazing ventriloquism!
Wednesday, July 28 4:00 pm. Young Adult Book Discussion. Meeting Room A
We will be discussing the book, The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patroìn, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States. Contact the Fiction, Movies and Music Desk to get a copy of the book before we discuss it.
Thursday, July 29 6:30 pm. Spanglish Storytime. Enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fingerplays in Spanish and English! ¡Disfruten cuentos, rimas, canciones, y juegos de dedos en español e ingles!
