Fargo Public Library - Event Registration
World Yo-Yo Champion John Narum Visit Sept. 18
Age(s) 0 – Adult
Kids of all ages will be amazed when former world yo-yo champion John Narum visits the downtown Main Library to share his award winning yo-yo tricks. Crowned a yo-yo champion as a teenager, Mr. Narum performs all over the country engaging audiences with his dazzling skills. Free and open to the public, pre-registration is required and can be done online. Contact Steve Hubbard at 701.241.1492 for details. This outdoor event is weather permitting.
Saturday, Sept. 18 – Main Library (outdoors, weather permitting) at 11 a.m.
Baby Rhyme TIme (Virtual)
Age(s) 0 – 2
Share songs, fingerplays, short books, rhythms, and rhymes with your baby while introducing them to books and the library! Babies ages birth to 18 months are invited to join us online for baby storytimes. Pre-registration is required and will open first of the month. One lap per child, please!
Note: Participants will receive an email with information on how to log into the session; an email address is required.
For more information on this or any other library program, please call Children’s Services at 701.241.1495 or send Children's Services an email.
Crochet Pumpkins
Age(s) 18 – Adult
Craft a perfect piece of fall décor! Crochet experience is helpful but not required. All materials will be provided. Program is recommended for adults. Registration opens Sept 9.
History Book Club – September 2021
Age(s) 18 – Adult
All interested readers are welcome. The History Book Club meets in person at the downtown Main Library on the last Tuesday of the month from September through May (History Book Club does NOT meet in December).
The History Book Club will discuss The Trouble with Taiwan: History, the United States and a Rising China by Kerry Brown Tuesday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. Participants will need to register online.
A Sense of Place Book Club – Oct. 2021
Age(s) 18 – Adult
Join us for coffee and conversation about the places we discover through reading. This book club will focus on novels and memoirs that provide a strong sense of place or community that may be new to us. A Sense of Place Book Club will meet on the first Thursday of every month at 11 a.m. in the Fercho Conference Room at the downtown Main Library. Copies of the October title for discussion It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo can be picked up at the Main Library Information Desk, while supplies last. Call Beth at the Main Library Information Desk at 701.241.1492 for further details.
Tea Time Book Club - October 2021
Age(s) 18 – Adult
Join us for engaging conversation at each month's Tea Time Book Club. All interested readers are welcome! Registration is recommended but not required. Ask at the Carlson Library Information Desk for each month’s book. Contact Jenilee at jkanenwisher@fargolibrary.org with any questions. The featured title for September will be There, There by Tommy Orange.
Diverse Perspectives Book Club – October 2021
Age(s) 18 – Adult
Join us for coffee and conversation about issues related to inequality and injustice. Diverse Perspectives Book Club works to center the voices of marginalized communities and people through nonfiction, novels, memoirs, and more. All interested readers are welcome! This book club meets on the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Fercho Conference Room at the downtown Main Library. Copies of the month’s title will be available at the Main Library checkout desk.
October 14 – Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask by Anton Treuer**
December 9 – They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
**This is part of the 2021 One Book, One Community event series.
Diverse Perspectives Book Club - December 2021
Age(s) 18 – Adult
Join us for coffee and conversation about issues related to inequality and injustice. Diverse Perspectives Book Club works to center the voices of marginalized communities and people through nonfiction, novels, memoirs, and more. All interested readers are welcome! This book club meets on the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Fercho Conference Room at the downtown Main Library. Copies of the month’s title will be available at the Main Library checkout desk.
December 9 – They Called Us Enemy by George Takei