Blue Earth County Library System

Mark your calendars: the Friends of the Deep Valley Libraries' June Book Sale begins next Thursday! 📚 🎉

Don't miss our Nonfiction Book Club next Friday at 12:15 PM! We're discussing "On Juneteenth" by Annette Gordon-Reed at the Blue Earth County Historical Society.

We are closed today in observance of Juneteenth.
See you tomorrow!

Midday movie, anyone? 🍿 🎥
Visit the library at 2 PM for a showing of "Night at the Museum." Snacks will be provided!

RAD Zoo is coming to Amboy next Wednesday at 10 AM! 🦎
Head to the Snowbirds Event Center to see turtles, lizards, snakes, and - if you're lucky - a small alligator. Don't miss out on this rad experience!

Will Sings Songs returns to the BEC Library System today! 🎶

Have a blast with us as we sing and dance along with Will Sings Songs! This awesome performance focuses on audience participation, positivity, curiosity, and learning through fun. It's guaranteed to get you grooving, singing, and dancing! Check out the schedule below to see when Will Sings Songs will visit each branch today.

Sibley Park Bandshell: 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Lake Crystal Public Library: 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Mapleton Public Library: 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

Calling all dog lovers! We have the book for you!

Library Director Kelly recommends "The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love" edited by Alice Hoffman. Fourteen beloved authors celebrate the life-changing bond with their canine companions in this heartwarming essay collection. If you love dogs, you're sure to love this book!

Next Thursday, join us in virtual conversation with storyteller and popular blogger Ted Page as we chat about his book "Good Grandpa: Stories from the Heart of Grandfatherhood." Learn more and register here: https://libraryc.org/beclibrary/162232

We’re totally in love with these new totes! 💖

Show your support for the library and snag yours at Pages Past Bookstore, inside the Blue Earth County Library - Mankato Branch.

A huge shoutout to the Friends of the Deep Valley Libraries—true heroes who uplift us in countless ways! 📚

Let's party!🎈 🎲 Join us from 5 PM - 7 PM as we throw a Summer Learning Program launch party for adults on the lawn of the Minnesota State University Memorial Library! Play huge yard games and craft the perfect nonalcoholic summer drink at our dirty soda bar.

We'll be on the lawn of the MNSU library near the fountain. In the case of rain, the event will be moved inside the Memorial Library.