Miscellaneous

Crafty Does It !
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Join us on Thursday, November 17th, 2022 from 6 – 7pm for a craft series at the library. This craft will feature a bath bomb! Everything for your craft will be provided. Open to mature youths to adults.

KBIC Tribal Librarian Angela Badke
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Join us on Thursday, November 10, from 1 – 2pm at Portage Lake District Library for special guest Tribal Librarian Angela Badke, from the Ojibwa Community Library, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, as part of Kaleidoscope’s Exploration Thursdays series. Angela will be reading from her specially-picked selection of Native-authored children’s books.  

Cricut Craft: Door Sign
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Join us on Thursday, November 10, from 6 – 7pm for a Cricut Crafty project! We’ll be making easy door signs using charger plates and permanent vinyl. Email aziemnick@pldl.org to reserve your spot.

Yoga at PLDL
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Come join us for YOGA at the LIBRARY on Saturday, November 5, from 10:30 – 11:30am ! PLDL has partnered with Fresh Coast Yoga for yoga sessions that will meet you at your experience level. No registration is necessary. Classes are free and limited to the first 10 patrons. Cindy Taavola began her journey of becoming a Yoga Teacher in 2020. She … read more Yoga at PLDL

PLDL HALLOWEEN PARTY
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Join us on Thursday, October 27, from 5 – 7pm for some Spooktacular fun at the library! We’ll have games, a movie, and of course some Halloween treats!

Author William Durbin
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Join us for an evening with author William Durbin on Wednesday, October 19, from 6 – 7:30pm. A winner of the Great LakesBook Award and a two-time winner of the Minnesota Book award, he has published shortstories, essays, and poetry, as well as fourteen novels for young readers,including The Broken Blade, Wintering, Blackwater Ben, TheDarkest Evening, The Journal of OttoPeltonen, and El Lector,which has … read more Author William Durbin

Keweenaw Garden Club: Unusual Edibles
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Mon, October 17, 6:30pm – 7:30pm Join chef Margaret Hansonand learn about growing unusual edible varieties in your garden. You may have attended Margaret’s popular KGC presentation on starting a kitchen garden earlier this year. Or you may have visited her garden last summer on a KGC Gnomad outing or the Keweenaw Co-op garden tour. For her presentation this month, Margaret will share … read more Keweenaw Garden Club: Unusual Edibles

Handling Mental Health Crisis Effectively and Humanely
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At a free public program at the Portage Lake District Library at 6 pm on Wednesday, October 12, Houghton Police Lieutenant Nick Roberts and J. Eric Waddell, chief learning officer of the Cardinal Group II, will describe training that local law enforcement is getting to prepare them to deal with people in mental health crisis.

League of Women Voters
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The League of Women Voters of the Copper Country will present an advocacy program on Thursday, October 6, from 6 – 7:30pm, on ballot proposal 2-22 for the November 2022 general election. Proposal 2-22 seeks to amend the state constitution to add provisions to make voting easier while maintaining election security. Dr. Elizabeth Benyi is the presenter.  Join us in person at … read more League of Women Voters