Fargo Public Library - Event Registration
Baby Rhyme Time Online!
Age(s) Infant – 2
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.
Classics Book Club – May 2021
Age(s) 18 – Adult
If you love "the classics" or just never got around to reading them, join the virtual Classics Book Club for an informal discussion the third Wednesday of each month. The Classics Book Club will discuss The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan Wednesday, May 19, at 6:30 p.m. All interested readers are welcome! Participants will receive an email the day before book club regarding virtual meeting details.
Virtual Trivia – Books
Age(s) 15 – Adult
Test your knowledge with an online themed trivia event featuring books. Groups and individuals are welcome. Pre-registration is required. Note: Participants will receive an email with information on how to log into the session; an email address is required.
History Book Club – May 2021
Age(s) 18 – Adult
All interested readers are welcome. The History Book Club meets the last Tuesday of the month from September through May.
The History Book Club will discuss Battlegrounds: the Fight to Defend the Free World by H. R. McMaster online Tuesday, May 25, at 7 p.m. Participants will need to register online and then they will receive an email the day before book club regarding virtual meeting details.
Pairs Well With Kit with Dexter Dutton, Head Roaster @ Thunder Coffee
Age(s) 21 – Adult
Register for a themed cocktail tutorial video with Dexter Dutton, Head Roaster at Thunder Coffee, a take-home kit with featured NON-alcoholic ingredients, and a librarian-curated list of suggested books that pair well with the cocktail. The recipe, as well as an equally delicious non-alcoholic version, is also included.
The Shanghai Noon: Dexter’s riff on the old fashioned puts a new spin on the classic western, marrying it with Eastern influences! Pair it with one of our suggested reads, which similarly blends refreshing elements with the usual western suspects.
You can also giddy up over to Thunder Coffee with your book, belly up to the counter, and order a Shanghai Noon from their menu starting in June.
Kit pick-up is Wednesday, May 26, at the downtown Main Library from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. A link to the video tutorial will be emailed out May 25 and posted on the library's Facebook page May 26.
Virtual Author Event: "Forum Communications Company: A Narrative History 1980-2018 " with Author Jack Zaleski
Age(s) 18 – Adult
The Fargo Public Library is hosting award-winning journalist Jack Zaleski as he discusses his new book, Forum Communications Company: A Narrative History 1980-2018. You can either attend in person or join us online on our Facebook page to discover the long and storied history of this local family-owned business. Zaleski worked 30 years as editorial page editor of The Forum and is now on the advisory board of the Northern Plains Ethics Institute at NDSU.
- This free event will be streamed live on the Fargo Public Library Facebook Page on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 6:30pm., and with limited in-person seating at the City Commission Chambers (225 4th St N). In-person seating is limited; pre-registration is required.
Diverse Perspectives Book Club - June 2021
Age(s) 15 – Adult
Nonfiction, novels, memoirs and more–we seek multiple perspectives, with multiple points of entry, and we work to center the voices of marginalized communities and people through our exploration about inequality and injustice in the United States. Registration is required. Everyone who registers will receive an email the day before book club regarding virtual meeting details.
June – How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
July – Our History is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance by Nick Estes
August – Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
Tea Time Book Club - June
Age(s) 18 – Adult
Want to enjoy the summer sunshine? Join us for this month's Tea Time Book Club. We will meet in person behind the Carlson Library. The featured title is The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner. All interested readers are welcome! Everyone who registers will receive an email the day of book club regarding virtual meeting details. Be ready for a great discussion!
Virtual Tea Time Book Club - June
Age(s) 18 – Adult
Not ready to meet in person? Join us for this month's Tea Time Book Club online. The featured title is The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner. All interested readers are welcome! Everyone who registers will receive an email the day of book club regarding virtual meeting details. Be ready for a great discussion!
Senior Book Club - June 2021
Age(s) 18 – Adult
Join the virtual Senior Book Club for an informal discussion every other month. The Senior Book Club will discuss A Well Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler Tuesday, June 22, at 3 p.m. Recommended for readers 55 and older. Registration is required. Everyone who registers will receive an email the day before book club regarding virtual meeting details.