The official trick-or-treat time in Emmetsburg will be from 5:00pm-7:00pm on Halloween - October 31st. If you would like to receive trick-or-treaters, please turn your porch light on. Please be extra vigilant for the little ghost, goblins, cowboys, princesses, and witches that will we be out trick-or-treating. As a reminder, please slow down and be […]
Emerald Oaks will welcome the community for Trick or Treating from 4 – 6PM.
Join the children's librarian for a delightful afterschool movie, Elemental, on the two-hour early-out day . Popcorn and water will be provided. For children in Kindergarten through the 4th Grade.
Come compete for the fastest puzzle completion time. Winners will be awarded with prizes! For 5th grade and up! Please sign up in advance.
Come compete for the fastest puzzle completion time. Winners will be awarded with prizes! For 5th grade and up! Snacks will also be provided.
Starting today, people of all ages can pick up their starter set of the newest trading card game in the land: the libraries' very own Reading Dragons. Anyone who sees a starter set will want to collect more, but the only way to get another pack of these cards is by reading. As readers fill […]
Come to the library for a weekly toddler playdate. We will have toys set out for kids to play with while parents and caregivers get a chance to socialize. This is not a librarian run program, but it is a time for caregivers and kids to enjoy some scheduled playtime in the library.
As part of the International Games Month programming, the library will be offering a series of trading card game demos immediately following Pokémon Club. This week, the Digimon Card Game will be featured. Like Pokémon, Digimon are creatures that come in a wide array of shapes and sizes that evolve into other monsters. That is […]
International Games Month continues at the library during this regular, twice-monthly board game program. The Stonemaier Games theme continues with another of their offerings, Tapestry, a game where you can lead a unique civilization to greatness through cultural and technological advances. Ages 12 and up. Light refreshments will be provided.
Video games are not excluded from the International Games Month festivities. At this program, the library will have available multiple versions of the popular Mario Kart to play afterschool. For ages 8 and up. Please register in advance. Light refreshments will be provided.
Emmetsburg Public Library presents "Babytime!" every Wednesday from 10:00-10:30 AM. Babytime is a special storytime specifically for infants ages 0-12 months. Babytime will include songs, books, movement, and rhymes. Parents or caregivers are required to attend.
Video games are not excluded from the International Games Month festivities. At this program, the library will have available Super Smash Bros. to play afterschool. For ages 8 and up. Please register in advance. Light refreshments will be provided.
Join the children's librarian for a special early out storytime! This week's theme is: "Game Day." For children in Kindergarten through the 4th Grade. Snacks will be provided!
Celebrate International Games Month with games and ice cream sundaes! Only those participating in the games will receive ice cream sundaes! For children in the 5th grade and up. Please register in advance.
Following the success of August's Back-to-School Pokémon TCG Tournament, the library staff knew they had to do another Pokémon tournament for International Games Month in November. Here it is! This tournament will be a draft-style tournament, where participants pay $10.00 and get 4 Pokémon TCG packs, from which they make a deck and compete. More […]
Video games are not excluded from the International Games Month festivities. At this program, the library will have available multiple versions of the popular Mario Kart. to play afterschool. For ages 8 and up. Please register in advance. Light refreshments will be provided.
The International Games Month festivities continue with another board game demo. This week it the time is shorter because of the library's Board of Trustees meeting. No matter, we still have the excellent Between Two Cities from Stonemaier Games to play. This city building game with cooperative elements is easy to pick up, and games […]
The International Games Month festivities continue with another trading card game demo immediately following Pokémon Club. One Piece is hot, and so is its collectible card game. Come to see it played and to give it a try. You might even learn what a DON!! Deck is. Light refreshments and door prizes will be provided.
International Games Month continues at the library during this regular, twice-monthly board game program. The Stonemaier Games theme continues with another of their offerings: Pendulum. In Pendulum, time is the most precious resource as you attempt to rule Dünyaa. Join us as we celebrate the 100th edition of "Gaming after Hours!" Ages 12 and up. […]
Holiday Lighted Parade - Friday 6pm The parade will travel south from 7th Street to 12th Street then sit stationary for everyone to enjoy the lighted floats. Holiday Open House with Santa - Friday following parade Santa and Mrs. Claus Hot cocoa sponsored by Knights of Columbus Kiddie bags sponsored by Kiwanis Popcorn and M&Ms […]
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