Celebrating 100 Years of Service in 2013
Welcome back to school!
The staff and board of the St. Charles Public Library invite you to stop in to check out everything the library has to offer this school year – and enjoy a free cupcake too.
A DANCE WITH DEATH
A 1950’s Sock Hop Gone Sour
featuring The Murder Mystery Company
Saturday, May 12, 2018
6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
St. Charles Public Library
Silent auction, appetizers, desserts and beverages
Tickets available at the Library and City Hall
$25 in advance, $30 at the door
Join us for an interactive murder mystery set in the 1950’s. When a death on the dance floor makes a party foul, it’s up to you to figure out whodunit and get the dance back on track. Trade clues, gather information about the crime, and reveal the punk that made this hop nowheresville. Come and help solve the crime!
1950’s attire is encouraged but not required. Here’s your chance to break out your poodle skirt and saddle shoes, your cuffed blue jeans and leather jacket. Word from the bird is this is one show you will not want to miss. This night is shootin’ to be swell despite the disaster.
Silent auction and monetary donations accepted at the Library through 6 p.m. on May 11th.
The Friends of the St. Charles Public Library will hold their annual Book and Bake Sale at the Library.
The Book Sale will be Thursday, October 26th through Saturday, October 28th during regular library hours.
The Bake Sale is scheduled for Thursday the 26th only, but some items may be available the next day as well.
Stop by the library parking lot and chat with ceramic artist Laremy Ellsworth!
Laremy will set up his kiln, and glaze and fire several pots during the evening. Audience members will be encouraged to participate in selecting materials, and then can view the results.
Come when you want and stay as long as you like.
Are you a gardener?
Would you like to share your knowledge about best practices in gardening with people in the community to promote healthy landscapes, healthy foods, and healthy lives?
Come and chat with Winona County Master Gardeners, and learn how you can become one. Bring your questions.
Tuesday, September 13th
6:30 p.m.
St. Charles Public Library
125 W. 11th St.
GREAT RIVER SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
6:30 p.m.
St. Charles Public Library
Calling all Shakespeare fans!
Join Great River Shakespeare Festival education staff for a discussion of the 2016 season. You’ll get to go behind the scenes to explore the process of creating a play from rehearsal to design to performance. This year’s plays include Shakespeare’s comedy As You Like It, his tragedy Julius Caesar, and Georama, a new musical about the Mississippi River by West Hyler and Matt Schatz. Participants will have plenty of time to ask questions about the plays, the season, and the company during the hour-long program.
Copies of the two Shakespeare plays will be available for checkout. A limited number of free theater passes will be available.
The Friends of the St. Charles Public Library will hold their annual Book and Bake Sale at the Library.
The Book Sale will be Thursday, October 22 through Saturday, October 24th during regular library hours.
The Bake Sale is scheduled for Thursday the 22nd only, but some items may be available the next day as well.
Donations may be brought to the library through Wednesday the 21st.
Federal and State 2013 tax forms are here.
The free forms are on the table opposite the circulation desk.
Do you have a sense of adventure? Are you tired of reading the same old authors? Then come to the St. Charles Public Library this month and check out our Blind Date with a Book display. The books are wrapped up tight so you won’t know the title or the author.
Browse the book “personal ads” and choose a reading match. Check it out, take it home, unwrap it, read, and enjoy. If it’s not the book for you, simply return it to the library – its feelings won’t be hurt. But you may end up having a great time with something you would otherwise never have ventured to read.
The Friends of the St. Charles Public Library will hold their annual Book and Bake Sale at the Library.
The Book Sale will be Thursday, October 24th through Saturday, October 26th, during regular Library hours. 
The Bake Sale will be Thursday, October 24th only.
Donations may be brought to the Library through Tuesday the 22nd.