2024
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| Magic of Celtic Music |
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| Wee Will Sings- Will Bjorndahl |
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| Live Entertainment- Gerry Mealey & Friends |
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| Chad Lewis- MN Most Haunted Locations. |
Water- Miscible Oil Pastel Painting with
Amy Lucas from 321 Art Studio.
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| Peregrine Falcons |
Magician Brodini
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| Will Hale & the Tadpole Parade |
Friends of the Babbitt Library would like to thank all the volunteers who helped move tables, chairs, & carts. Thanks to all the wonderful bakers for our bake sale, Thrivent- for the wonderful gift card to purchase all the food, & supplies. All the supporters that purchased items for this event. Very special THANK YOU for all the vendors that came from all over the Range to be a part of this event. THANKS to all the donations in raffles from the vendors. You made this fundraiser a huge success for the Babbitt Public Library.
See you next Year!
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| Great Entertainment with Comic Juggler Tuey. |
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| Happy Earth Day A Fun Filled Magic Show |
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| Friends of the Library Bingo Fundraiser Event! THANKS to all the volunteers that helped with tables & chairs, for this event. THANKS to Gary Herberg for calling bingo. THANKS to Board Members Elaine Postudensek, Sharon Gilbert, Jenna Sutter, Lisa Pennala, Bev Bialke, & Carolyn Holm. Friends Members - Terri Lowen, Rose Pennala, & Kathleen Graber for all your hard work. THANKS to Thrivient for all our food supplies! I would like to THANK each person that came to this event to support the Babbitt Library. What an awesome fundraiser. See you next year! |
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| Calligraphy class with Lynn Prouty |
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| Brayden Holm won the Easter Basket. |
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| STEM building kits are a huge hit! |
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| Winners of the Winter Reading Program |
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| Klingsheim Family enjoy the FREE Take & Create Art Kits. |
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| Live entertainment with Gerry Mealey and Guests |
2023
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| Felt Wool Ornament class with Kaya |
Bingo
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| Halloween Bingo |
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| Acrylic Paint Pour Pendant Class with Karan! |
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| Bingo for Adults |
Raffle Winner of the Friends
of the Library- Norma Cersine
Friends of the Library Bake Sale
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| Author Holly Margl discussed her book “Witnessing Grief” at the Babbitt Library. Pictured left to right. Holly Margl & Babbitt Patron Linda Goozen. |
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| Puppet Showcase with Christopher Lutter-Gardella |
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| Wonder Bubbles |
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| Preschool Story Time Dinosaurs Roar! |
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| Preschool Story Time Reverse Watercoloring & Reading the Classic "Elmer" by David McGee |
Preschool Story Time
Parrots Talk
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| Preschool Story Time- Dog Barks Bring home "George" to retell a story. |
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| Preschool Story Time People Sing. Children received pop tubes to sing tunes & take home. Our egg shakers went well with the book: Old MacDonald had a Farm by author/ illustrator Jane Cabrera's bold, colorful pictures. |
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| Preschool Story Time Elephants Paint. We will be taking shapes & elephant's colorful paint. |
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| Preschool Storytime Summer Theme: Beavers Build Engaging young minds with nature & books Using Sticks, Leaves, & "Mud" Children learned about Beaver Homes = Lodges Beaver Babies = Kits Streams Blocked = Ponds |
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| Preschool Story Time Summer Theme: Pigeons Drive |
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| Preschool Story time Bears Hug bear Stories & reading Prize Drawing Plus Free books for each child thru United Way of Northeastern Minnesota. |
Read and Explore
Kids listened to a book: One turtle's Last Straw
learning about the "real life story
that sparked a sea of change"
The kids using recycled items to make
clay creations as they learn to
"Find Your Voice"
"Environmentally" at the library.
Elementary
Read & Explore
Find Your Voice Artistically
From Peter Reynolds to great books
"The Dot" and "Ish"
the kids created their own versions of
a dot using battery bug markers
& drew "vase-ish" flower pictures
using tissue paper.
Elementary
Read & Explore
Say Something
Make a Pop Tube
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Read & Explore Magnetic Poetry Tins |
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| Elementary Read & Explore Humorous stories about balloons. |
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Elementary READ & Explore Kids had fun guessing the tunes & sounds by using a Bingo Board our “Find Your Voice”  Summer Reading Program. They learned from the incredible true story of The Girl Who Heard the Music: How One Pianist and 85,000 Bottles & Cans Brought New Hope to an Island by Mahani Teave that music  is for everyone and marvelous change can happen when you recycle  * Summer Reading Drawing Prizes were given out. Also, each child was able to pick out a FREE Book purchase with funds from United Way of Northeastern Minnesota! Happy Reading  * Google Rapa Nui Odyssey her #1 Song and the Documentary about the ecological and cultural preservation of the island. Sometimes referred to as Easter island |
Squeegee Painting
for Teens & Pre Teens
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| Find Your Voice Creatively Summer Reading Program for Teens & Pre Teens Examples of Metal Stamping & Button Making. |
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Special Summer Session Ukulele Playing Designed just for teens and preteens, it featured learning chords, strumming The names of participants were put in a drawing for a new Ukulele! Miranda was the lucky winner Special Thanks to Ben & Eva Morgan for their expertise on teaching the teens & preteens how to play ukulele. Our library has a welcoming atmosphere for teens that encourages their participation in the summer reading program and year round by providing unique opportunities just for them to learn new skills in a fun way for their age group. |
Friends of the Library
Peter Mitchell Bingo
Up North Craft & Vendor Extravaganza
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| Story Time with Chione |
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| Up North- Mary Casanova |
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| Outdoor Photographer and Author Ken Hupila shared his adventures from his two books he wrote. |
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| Book / Dvd Sale |
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| St. Patrick's Day Horseshoe class |
Valentine Day Craft Class
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| Book Bingo is back! |
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| Babbitt Public Library Friends Member Beth Morgan has volunteered to the the library's Summer Reading program for over 17 years. During this time she has enthusiastically completed many "story Time" and "Read and Explore" sessions for kids of all ages and their adults. She spends many hours preparing for each session, follows the Arrowhead Library System summer reading programming has a high impact to spark joy and curiosity for reading. We appreciate the motto she shares with all: "Learn it at the Library"! Thank you, Beth! |
Kleshiem Family
Snowman Craft Class
2022
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| Read and Explore- Wild Blue Yonder |
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| Preschool Story Time- Leaves and Trees |
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| Marlynn Klinzing's Quilt at the Babbitt Library Art Gallery. |
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| Denise Walters Seed Art Kit from the Legacy Program. |
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| Read and Explore - Bugs and Butterflies Nature Bingo |
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| Read and Explore- Colors of MN Painted Snakes |
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| Colors of MN Story Time |
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| Read and Explore Time S'more Camping Fun |
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| Read Beyond the Beaten Path Summer Reading "Takes a Hike" |
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| Gnome Garden Program |
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| Gunner Skager was the winner of the nature guessing jar. |
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| TaikoArts Midwest |
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| Magic Bubble Program |
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Friends of the Babbitt Library book bag design winner is Jenna Sutter. Congratulations, Jenna! |
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| Afoutayi Dance program |
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| Denise Walters is the winner from the Blind Date With a Book Program |
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| Dani Kilic (14) painted a beautiful landscape with the legacy take and make kits from the Arrowhead Library System. Harper Kilic (7) won the Jumanji board game from the winter reading program. Darlene Mackie9 not pictured) won the adult basket from the winter reading program. |
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| MN Author Patrick Mader |
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| Magic Colors Your World |
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| Nature Colors Your World Children learned from famous Bob Ross how to make "happy little accidents." |
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Spectacular Science Program was at the Babbitt Library. Children used physics to Pendulum paint, water tension and sunlight to design beauty. Huge Thanks to the Ben, Beth, Phoebe, and Eva Morgan for all your hard work in setting this program up! Thanks to all the other volunteers who has been helping with our programs. |
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| Fiesta of Colors- Children weaved yarn bowls. |
