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Scott County Library System News and Events
November 2014
LIBRARIES CLOSED: Tue 11/11 for Veterans Day;
Thu 11/27 & Fri 11/28 for Thanksgiving
Looking for more great library events? You’ll love our new
online calendar that allows you to easily search, filter, email,
print, and even register for events at all our branches!
Tech Time
at the Library
Visit www.scottlib.org and select “Library Calendar” in the
Events tab to see the book clubs, musical events, and
educational opportunities at all the Scott County libraries.
Library staff will be available at
several library branches in November
to answer questions and provide
support and guidance with technology-related issues. Drop in for help
with:
Café Accordion Orchestra in Prior Lake
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downloading library electronic
books, audiobooks, & magazines
Microsoft Word, Excel, and
PowerPoint
general computer/technology
questions
No registration is necessary.
Upcoming sessions include:
New Prague Branch
Wednesday, November 12
6:30-7:30 pm
Shakopee Branch
Thursday November 13
3:30-5:00 pm
First Thursdays in the Club*
Live music to move to the first Thursday of the month!
Next up: Café Accordion Orchestra
Thursday, November 6, 7-9 pm
This 5-piece group (led by Dan Newton, master of the French musette
style) performs swing, Latin, and European folk music styles, all with a
touch of whimsy. No dance instruction tonight, but we’ll leave room for
you to dance if you can’t resist.
Belle Plaine Branch
Saturday November 22
10:30 am—12:30 pm
Watch the library website for
information on additional Tech Time
sessions.
First Thursdays in the Club is a partnership between the Scott County libraries
and the City of Prior Lake/Club Prior and is free and open to the public.
Save the dates! December 4, 7-8pm: The Roe Family Singers; January 8, 6:159pm : Big Band Swing Danceteria with SteamHeat; February 5, 7-9pm (Czech
Concertina Club), March 5, 7-8pm (Jazz with the Dean Brewington Trio) &
April 2, 7:00-7:45pm (Chastity Brown!!!).
* Funded by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage (Legacy) Fund
Inkslingers* November Events
There’s still time to catch the final Inkslingers:
Writers in the Libraries events:
Author Visit:
Terri Peterson Smith
Saturday, 11/15 at 1:30 pm
Shakopee Library
Minneapolis journalist and editor
Peterson Smith will talk about her
book Off the Beaten Page: The Best
Trips for Lit Lovers, Book Clubs and
Girls on Getaways. The book
encourages avid readers, especially
those in book clubs, to experience in person the places
they've read about. She’ll share suggested travel
destinations as well as book list suggestions based on years
of excursions with her own book club.
Loft Literary Center Free Writing Classes:
A Novel Idea
Thursday, 11/6 from 6:00-7:30 pm
Belle Plaine Library
Have you always wanted to write the Great American Novel,
but don't know where to begin? Learn the core elements of
crafting a novel to get you started.
Fiction Writing Basics
Monday, 11/10 from 6:00-7:30 pm
Elko-New Market Library
You've got your story or novel idea down, maybe even a
first draft. What's next? You need to create detailed,
interesting characters to inhabit your newly created world,
and a plot that keeps the action moving forward. Come
learn to develop memorable settings and an exciting plot,
and to write believable characters with depth and
complexity.
LIBRARY BOARD
The Scott County Library Board of Trustees determines the policies of the library system. The board is appointed by
the Scott Co Board of Commissioners and meets monthly. The public is always welcome at library board meetings.
DISTRICT 1 (BP, JO, NP): Joyce Bailey
DISTRICT 4 (Prior Lake): John Diers
DISTRICT 2 (Elko New Market): Ed Speiker, Secretary
DISTRICT 5 (Savage): Lee Watson
DISTRICT 3 (Shakopee): Michelle Salmonson, President
COUNTY BOARD LIAISON: Barbara Marschall
Scott County Library System: Branch Hours, Locations and Phone Numbers
Administration
Marschall Rd Transit Stn
1615 Weston Ct, Shakopee
952-496-8010
M-F 8am-4:30pm
Belle Plaine
125 W. Main
952-873-6767
M Closed
T 10-5
W 1-8
TH 1-8
F 10-5
SA 10-2 (Sept-May only)
Elko New Market
110 J. Roberts Way
952-496-8030
M 1-8
T 10-5
W 1-8
F 10-5
SA 10-2 (Sept-May only)
Jordan
275 Creek Ln S
952-496-8050
M 1-8
T 10-5
W 1-8
TH 10-5
F Closed
SA 10-2 (Sept-May only)
Prior Lake
16210 Eagle Creek Ave SE
952-447-3375
M 10-8
T 10-8
W 1-8
TH 10-8
F 1-5
SA 10-4
New Prague
400 E Main St
952-758-2391
M 10-8
T 10-8
W 1-8
TH 10-8
F Closed
SA 10-4
SU 1-5 (Sept-May only)
Savage
13090 Alabama Ave S
952-707-1770
M 10-8
T 10-8
W 1-8
TH 10-8
F 10-5
SA 10-4
SU 1-5
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Shakopee
235 Lewis St S
952-233-9590
M 10-8
T 10-8
W 1-8
TH 10-8
F 1-5
SA 10-4
SU 1-5 (Sept-May only)
Law Library
Scott Co Govt Ctr
200 4th Ave W, Shakopee
952-496-8713
M 8-4:30
T 8-4:30
W 8-4:30
TH 8-4:30
F 8-4:30
Phone Renewal Line: 952-890-9184
Our web address:
http://www.scottlib.org