Slayton Public Library

06/12/2026

Saturday Storytime is spreading out! In June, July, and August, we will pop-up in places outside of the library. Look for 30-minute storytimes on...

🌿 June 13th 10:30 a.m. in Gullord Park

🛍 July 18th 10:30 a.m. at Key Largo Vendor Market

🍿 August 15th 10:30 a.m. at Heritage Hall during the Murray County Fair

➕️ Full details at SlaytonLibrary.org/events

06/12/2026

Ready to test-drive an excavator? Now's your chance! Big Ideas Inc Mobile Lab will be at the 4-H Building this coming Tuesday, June 16th from 8:30–10:30 a.m. ​with a Cat Excavator Simulator.

If you've finished grades 5–12, drop-in to try skilled trades with virtual reality headsets and simulation equipment. Plus, breakfast pizza will be served. ​⚠️ Register so we have enough food for everyone! z.umn.edu/bigideas2026 ​👉 Full details at https://slaytonlibrary.org/event/big-ideas-mobile-lab

This program is free thanks to UMN Extension-Murray County 4-H and Prairielands Library Exchange.

06/11/2026

Weekly activites are in full swing at the library! If you can't make it today, no worries. These activities available every Thursday in June and the first week of July. Registration is optional but helps us SO MUCH when we plan for seating and supplies. Do us a favor by signing-up at https://slaytonlibrary.org/summer2026

🌞 10:30-11:00 a.m. Morning Storytime (Best for ages 0-5)

📚 2:30-3:30 p.m. First Chapter Book Club (Best for ages 5-9)

🎲 4:00-5:15 p.m. Game School for Middle Grades (Best for ages 9-12)

🎬 6:00-7:45 p.m. Documentary Club: PBS The American Revolution by Ken Burns (For adults and teens)

➕ Full details about all of these are listed https://slaytonlibrary.org/summer2026/

Video description:
A cartoon shows anthropomorphized seedlings in an idyllic, summery farm setting. They tend and water flowers. Narration encourages the viewer to “plant a seed and read this summer at your library,” by contacting their local library and ask about the availability of 2026 summer programs for children, teens and adults.

06/10/2026

Today is WOWbrary! Weekly on Wednesday, our new books, DVDs, or CDs are rounded up and shared here: * http://wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?fb&p=9645-125 *

If you can't find it on the new shelf, it might be checked out already. Use your library card to place a hold on it - either online or with a librarian.

06/09/2026

Missing: Portable Microscope 👀 (example in picture)

At last Saturday's Touch a Truck event at the Murray County Fairgrounds, the Creek Library System displayed kits where kids could touch books, puppets, a telescope, and two handheld microscopes. These items were for demonstration, and unfortunately, this particular item disappeared before lunchtime.

If you're a parent or caregiver who attended Touch a Truck last Saturday, please double-check your stroller, wagon, or bag. It may have hitched a ride home with you.

If found, simply drop it off at any of the public libraries in the https://plumcreeklibrary.org/library-directory We'll put it back in the STEM kit it belongs to, no questions asked.

06/09/2026

We had a blast last week with illustrator Dylan Jacobson, and he will be back again this week! Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 10th from 9:30-11:30 a.m., the Teen Art Studio will be learning how to turn tabletop role playing games into illustrations. Murray County teens are are welcome!

06/09/2026

06/05/2026

Who are you picking for your garden friend? The library results are in, and our patrons love the birds! Votes: Rabbit-17, Worm-7, Frog-16, Snail-12, Bee-10, Bird-19. Write-in highlights: "a cute snake," "ladybug," "butterfly," "dog/puppy," "cat/kitty/feral cats," "gerbal," and "unicorns."

06/05/2026

We may be closed Saturdays during the summer, but THIS Saturday you can meet Vincent "Van Go" at County ECI - Early Childhood Initiative's Touch A Truck event. https://www.facebook.com/share/18edv5K4KQ/

Vincent Van Go is the delivery van that connects all 26 public libraries in the Plum Creek Library System If you've ever ordered a book, a movie, a kit, a cake pan, etc. from another library, it hitched a ride in this beauty!