Maker, Arts, and Culture Programs
Innovation Lab
For tinkerers, entrepreneurs, artists, hobbyists, inventors, and the just plain curious. Free membership is required.
Maker Kits
Maker Kits contain all the materials to do an activity - equipment, books, supplies, suggested activities, tips, and resources.
Createch
Tech lab and art studio for teens.
More Maker, Arts, and Culture Programs
Tinker Tuesdays
Get hands-on experience learning a new craft at home or share your knowledge and experience with a group!
smARTpass
Free and discounted tickets available to arts performances, concerts, experiences, and museums.
Maker, Arts, and Culture Events
The Minnesota Author Project 2022 is here (April 1-May 31)!
We're looking for the best indie-published and community-created books in Minnesota! Contests run April 1 - May 31, 2022.
Publish and Share Your Own E-books
Easy-to-use, free resources for writers to publish and share ebooks from MN Writes MN Reads and the Minnesota Libraries Publishing Project.
Commemorate Black History & Culture
Art, Music, and Literature Exhibition 2022
Library After Dark
Maker, arts, crafts, games, and recreation events. Wednesday nights at the George Latimer Central Library.
Winter Wellness
Join us for Winter Wellness at the library to learn healing yoga from Indigenous Lotus, and Hmong line dancing. Registration required.
Nyob Zoo Xyoo Tshiab - Celebrate Hmong New Year!
Celebrate Hmong New Year with craft events and video celebrations.
smARTpass
Free and discounted tickets available to arts performances, concerts, experiences, and museums.
Tarot Kits
Learn to read tarot cards for fun, divination, or insight. Find an art style that speaks to you!
Cooking the Books: A Taste of the St. Paul farmers Market
Here is an audio taste featuring some of the sounds and voices of the St. Paul Farmers Market.
The Book of Greens and The St. Paul Farmers Market Cookbook
With garden season in full swing, this month I’m digging into two cookbooks that focus on produce.
"Hot Sour Salty Sweet" and "Mangoes & Curry Leaves"
Taken collectively—or even individually—the geographic scope of these cookbooks is hilariously ambitious.
Cooking the Books: May Yia Lee
Twin Cities-area organic farmer May Yia Lee shares her personal story and her ideas about the connections between culture, health and food.
Become a Member
Become an Innovation Lab member and access the equipment and software available in the Lab. Membership is free!
Cooking the Books: Hamdi Ahmed of Soo Fariista/Come Sit Down
Audio story, featuring Hamdi Ahmed of "Soo Fariista: Come Sit Down" and a recipe for Somali sweet flatbread. Produced by Laurie Allmann.