Pleasant Hill Library Events

Story Times Feature Bright Smiles and White Teeth At The Library

 

Children and their caregivers will have a chance to polish up on their dental care during story times at the Pleasant Hill Library this week.

     On Tuesday, October 5 at 10:30 a.m., toddlers age 2 to 3 years old are invited to a special story time featuring tooth care and dentists.  A special guest from the Public Health Department will be on hand for demonstrations and questions. 

     On Wednesday, October 6 at 10:30 a.m., preschoolers age 4 to 6 years old are invited to their own story time, also featuring dental care.  Preschoolers will be treated to demonstrations by a representative of the Public Health Department, as well.  At the end of preschool story time, children will be invited to make a craft, which they may take home with them.  All story times are free, and no registration is required.  For more information, call the library at 651-438-0200.

                                            

Baby Story Time Scheduled for October 4 At the Library

 

Babies age birth to 2 years old are invited to the Pleasant Hill Library on Monday, October 4 at 10:15 a.m. for a special story time geared just for newborns and crawlers!.  Baby story time is filled with stories, songs, bounces and playtime.  It's never too early to start a child on the road to reading.  Baby story time is free and no registration is required.  

                                       

Learn to Write Your Personal Memoir at The Pleasant Hill Library

    

Writing your personal memoir can be a wonderful way to share your story.  You may have life lessons to pass on or a fascinating history to share. Even if you are not a writer, you can still create a memoir to provide a family heirloom for future generations .

 Don't let those memories disappear forever.  Pleasant Hill Library is offering a free workshop on Wednesday, October  6 from 2-3:30  taught by  the Guthrie Theater  teaching staff called "Your Story:  Introduction to Memoirs"  If you are thinking about putting your memories on paper, this introductory class is for you!   Learn the basics of getting your thoughts and ideas from pen to paper.  Create an interesting record of your life's most important events that your friends and family will cherish for years to come.  Reservations required. Call 651-438-0200 or register online at www.dakotacounty.us/library.  This is a Minnesota Legacy Program.

 

Enjoy History?  Enjoy Reading? Join the LeDuc Book Club

Are you looking for a group of readers that share your interest in reading books about history?  The LeDuc Historic Estate hosts such a group every first Thursday of the month with a book group that is a partnership between the Dakota County Historical Society and Dakota County's Pleasant Hill Library. The LeDuc Book Group has been meeting for the past several years in the very library that General LeDuc met to discuss literature with his contemporaries.

The group tends to focus on works of local, state, national, and world history, but is not adverse to mixing in historical fiction, the classics, current history "in the making", and even throws in a good mystery once and a while for a change of pace. "We've read books about the First Minnesota Regiment at Gettysburg, the hurricane that destroyed Galveston, Henry Hastings Sibley, a serial killer that stalked the Chicago World's Fair, and the Armistice Day Blizzard that caught many unfortunate duck hunters on the Mississippi just south of Hastings.", reports Allan Cotter, Pleasant Hill Library manager who leads the discussion. "It's been a good sized group (6-8 members) and the atmosphere of meeting the general's own library is very cozy."

The Leduc Book Group meets the first Thursday of the month at the Leduc Historic Estate, 1629 Vermillion Street, Hastings, at 6:30 P.M.  The next book club meeting will be October 7.  The October selection is Open Season, by C.J. Box.  Copies of the book are available at the Pleasant Hill Library.