Infants & Toddlers
Limited Hours (Jackson & Lakefield)
Due to staff training, the Jackson and Lakefield Libraries will have limited hours on Wednesday, September 21. The Jackson Library will be open from 1 to 5 PM. The Lakefield…
Storytime (Jackson)
Join us for a fun, playful story hour filled with music, movement, play, and reading! Story hour starts at 10 AM on Mondays in the Jackson Library meeting room. Please…
Storytime (St. John’s)
Join us for a fun, playful story hour filled with music, movement, play, and reading! Story hour starts at 10:30 AM on Tuesdays at St. John’s in Okabena. Storytime alternates…
Storytime (Lakefield)
Join us for a fun, playful story hour filled with music, movement, play, and reading! Story hour starts at 10 AM on Thursdays in the Lakefield Library meeting room. Please…
Storytime (Jackson)
Join us for a fun, playful story hour filled with music, movement, play, and reading! Story hour starts at 10 AM on Mondays in the Jackson Library meeting room. Please…
Storytime (Heron Lake)
Join us for a fun, playful story hour filled with music, movement, play, and reading! Story hour starts at 10:30 AM on Tuesdays in the Heron Lake Library meeting room.…
Storytime (Lakefield)
Join us for a fun, playful story hour filled with music, movement, play, and reading! Story hour starts at 10 AM on Thursdays in the Lakefield Library meeting room. Please…
Bedtime Storyhour (Jackson)
Bedtime Storyhour is back at all three libraries as part of the summer library program! A variety of activities are planned including stories, fingerplays, and music. Come join in the…
Storytime (Jackson)
Join us for a fun, playful story hour filled with music, movement, play, and reading! Story hour starts at 10 AM on Mondays in the Jackson Library meeting room. Please…
Storytime (St. John’s)
Join us for a fun, playful story hour filled with music, movement, play, and reading! Story hour starts at 10:30 AM on Tuesdays at St. John’s in Okabena. Storytime alternates…
Family Friendly Movie (Jackson)
The Jackson Library will have a family friendly movie showing in the library Meeting Room on Friday, October 20 at 1 PM for everyone to enjoy on a day with…
Storytime (Jackson)
Join us for a fun, playful story hour filled with music, movement, play, and reading! Story hour starts at 10 AM on Mondays in the Jackson Library meeting room. Please…
Storytime
Each library hosts fun, playful storytimes filled with music, movement, play and reading. Below are the details on when a storytime is held in your library! Storytime will be starting again the first week of October 2023.
- In Jackson, you can attend storytime on Mondays at 10 AM.
- In Heron Lake, there are alternating locations. You can attend storytime on Tuesdays at 10:30 AM at either the library or St. Johns in Okabena. Please check the event calendar for the week you are attending to see the location or call the library at (507)793-2641.
- In Lakefield, you can attend storytime on Thursdays at 10 AM.
We'll sing songs, read stories, craft and have fun together. Please call ahead to register. To check for any changes due to holidays, you can go to the event calendar or contact your library.
We can't wait to see you again!
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Initiative is a program that encourages families and caregivers to read 1,000 books with their young children before they enter kindergarten. If you read just one book a day with your child, you’ll reach 1,000 books in less than three years.
Visit the library to sign up and get a welcome book bag, an easy to use booklog and resources to help foster literacy skills. The library hosts a graduation party for those reading 1,000 books!
Board Book Collections
Is your little one more into eating books then reading them? You’re not alone! For those not quite ready for books with paper, we have a whole collection of board books built just for them. If you have trouble finding them in the children’s section, just stop at the desk and a librarian will show you where they are.