Pleasant Hill Library Events

Free Computer Classes at the Library
Pleasant Hill Library will be offering two free computer classes during February.

Microsoft Publisher
Wed, Feb 2
2-4 pm
Create signs, business cards, greeting cards and more using the desktop publishing program “Microsoft Publisher 2007”. Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word or equivalent.

Legal Resources
Wed, Feb 23
2-3:30 pm

The Dakota County Law Librarian will show you how to find information on divorce, custody, child support, landlord and tenant law, powers of attorney , consumer law and other legal issues. No legal advice is given. Prerequisite: basic internet knowledge.
Space is limited, and registration is necessary. Call the library to register – 651-438-0200 or register online at www.dakotacounty.us/library and click on “Calendar of Events”

Visit the Library for Story Time Fun
Babies, toddlers and preschoolers are all invited to story times at the Pleasant Hill Library this week for a morning of fun-filled activities and stories
Babies will enjoy a morning of stories, singing, movement and fun on Monday, February 7 at 10:15 a.m. Babies will listen to stories about toes, ears and noses!
Toddler story time is scheduled for Tuesday, February 8 at 10:30 a.m. Toddlers will enjoy a morning of stories, rhymes, songs and activities centered around bears. All material is selected to entertain as well as develop early literacy skills.
Preschoolers, age 4 to 6 years old, are invited to their own bear-hug story time on Wednesday, February 9 at 10:30 a.m. Preschoolers will enjoy a morning filled with books, music and movement activities. Activities during story time help build language and listening skills in children. Children will also be able to create a themed craft which they may take home with them. There is no charge for story times, and no registration is required.

LeDuc Book Group Meets February 3
The LeDuc book group will hold their February meeting on Thursday, February 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the LeDuc Historic Estate. The group will discuss the book Girl in Hyacinth Blue, by Susan Vreeland. 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. New members are always welcome. The historic home is located at 1629 Vermillion Street in Hastings.

This book group is lead by Pleasant Hill Library Branch Manager Allan Cotter. People may check out the current month’s selection at the Pleasant Hill Library. Future selections include: Common Sense, by Thomas Paine (March Selection); and The Professor and the Madman: a tale of murder, insanity and the making of the Oxford English Dictionary, by Simon Winchester. For a complete list of books selected to discuss throughout the year, check at the front desk.

I Heart You - ECFE Program at the Library

Children age 3 to 5 years old are invited to the Pleasant Hill Library on Friday, February 11 for a morning filled with Valentine-related fun, games, stories and crafts. The event begins at 10:15 a.m. This event is presented in partnership with the Hastings Early Childhood Family Education Center and the Pleasant Hill Library.

There is no charge for the event, but registration is required. To register, people may visit the library front desk, or click on the library website at www.dakotacounty.us/library. For more information, call the library at 651-438-0200.