Library News

WHAT: Reading Menagerie: Meet the Dragons - Winter Reading Challenge

WHEN: January 6 through May 24, 2025

WHO: Readers age 5 to 12 

STAFF CONTRIBUTOR:
Julie Westby, Youth Services Librarian

December exhibits at Hedberg Public Library include acrylics on canvas and watercolor paper, as well as an extensive collection of Nativity sets from around the world.

By: Jamie Swenson, HPL Youth Services Associate

One of my favorite moments from 2024 was challenging our Homeschool Idea Lab kids to complete the Pringles Ring Engineering Challenge. That’s right.

SENSEational Storytime Begins in January

Mariah Smitala, HPL’s Youth Services Librarian, began the process of adding a sensory-friendly storytime to the Hedberg Public Library calendar in 2019.

HPL is looking for exhibit artists for the 2025-2026 season. 

Hedberg Public Library offers 2D and 3D art exhibits throughout the building.

Hedberg Harmony: Holiday Edition

Stop by the library throughout December to enjoy local musicians as they perform holiday music in the Fireplace Room as part of our Hedberg Harmony program. 

Your greatest project is yourself. 

Find resources and community in your pursuit of your highest self with our Wellness Book Club! 

Did you know that your library offers curbside materials pickup? These turkeys did! Whether you are on-the-go or unable to enter the library (sorry, no turkeys allowed!), library staff can bring the books to you! 

November's art exhibits, which include oil pastels, oil paintings, and photography are a celebration of Native American Heritage Month and our connection to the natural world.

Checkout Chronicles: Legends & Lore from Library Land, a blog series that features tales from in and around our checkout desk.

We are looking for local musicians to perform holiday music during the month of December as part of our Hedberg Harmony program.

Dreading the long wait for high-demand bestsellers and DVDs? Stop by our Lucky Day shelf (formerly known as Jackpot) to see what's new and popular.

Screams, smoke, and the peculiar scent of singed bat filled Hedberg Public Library on Saturday, October 19 during the 15^th annual mingle murder mystery, A Night at the Library: Creatures Ball, presented by the

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days.