Library offers open invite to Game Night
Library employee Emily Myanna waits to make her move in a card game at Game Night in the Library and Learning Center on Feb. 19, 2019. (Margot M. Barry / The Metropolitan)

Library offers open invite to Game Night

Every third Tuesday of the month, the Library gives gamers of all stripes a night to unite.

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Minding the digital literacy gap at Metro State
Emily Myanna welcomes students to Game Night in the Library and Learning Center lounge on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Myanna is an AmeriCorps member who offers computer skill tutoring to students and library patrons. Photo by Kathryn Ganfield

Minding the digital literacy gap at Metro State

Library adds AmeriCorps member to the team to teach tech to students.

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Bonding over books
Minnesota author Sarah Stonich, center, discusses her memoir “Shelter: Off the Grid in the Mostly Magnetic North” with members of the Dayton’s Bluff Book Club at the Metropolitan State Library and Learning Center on Nov. 7, 2018. Photo by Margot M. Barry

Bonding over books

The Dayton's Bluff Book Club picks books by Minnesota and Midwest authors, with a particular eye to social justice. Members meet monthly in the Metro State Library.

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Seeing stars at the Science Center
Meteorologist and amateur astronomer Mike Lynch gives a presentation in the Science Education Center on Nov. 19, 2018. Photo by Margot M. Barry

Seeing stars at the Science Center

Cold-hardy kids and adults joined meteorologist Mike Lynch for a November night of stargazing at Metro State.

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E-books on the rise at Hennepin County Library
Minneapolis Central Library, pictured here in 2015, holds the largest collection of items in the Hennepin County Library system. Library users can also download e-books through cloudLibrary and OverDrive. Photo by seanbirm/Flickr

E-books on the rise at Hennepin County Library

Writing student examines the popularity of e-books in public libraries.

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A party under the stars
WCCO Radio meteorologist Mike Lynch adjusts one of his telescopes at the "Star Party" astronomy learning event at the Metro State Library and Learning Center on Jan. 23. Lynch's telescopes brought star clusters, nebulae, galaxies and winter constellations into view. Photo by Mai Houa Xiong

A party under the stars

On the evening after the biggest blizzard of the season, a small crowd braved the snow banks to gather on 7th Street outside the Metro State Library and Learning Center.

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