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A Special Princess Storytime with Miss Whitney McClain

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2024-05-18 10:30:00 2024-05-18 11:30:00 America/Chicago A Special Princess Storytime with Miss Whitney McClain Join Moorhead's royalty Miss Whitney McClain as she encourages young children to know they are always enough. Moorhead Public Library -

Saturday, May 18
10:30am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2024-05-18 10:30:00 2024-05-18 11:30:00 America/Chicago A Special Princess Storytime with Miss Whitney McClain Join Moorhead's royalty Miss Whitney McClain as she encourages young children to know they are always enough. Moorhead Public Library -

Join Moorhead's royalty Miss Whitney McClain as she encourages young children to know they are always enough.

Join us for a very special princess Storytime with Minnesota's very own royalty Whitney McClain, former Miss Moorhead and current titleholder for Miss America/Miss Minnesota Opportunity. She will visit the library to share her message encouraging young children to know that they are not alone and they will always be enough.  We hope you'll share in the excitement as Miss McClain shares her favorite picture books and leads a craft activity on feelings.  Children are encouraged to dress as their favorite hero or princess! 

AGE GROUP: | Pre-Schoolers (Ages 3-6) | Middle Grade (Ages 10-13) | K-5th Graders (Ages 5-10) | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Storytime | Presentations | Entertainment |

TAGS: | storytime | mental health |

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Phone: 218-233-7594
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Megan Krueger
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Conference Room A
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Fireside Commons
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Children's Area
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Children's Area
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Fireside Commons
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The Language Exchange - Italian Edition
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Thu, Jul 09, 10:00am - 11:30am
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Thu, Jul 09, 10:30am - 11:15am
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Take your pick of traveling through time: back to the past or forward to the future! The Planetarium will be offering four separate showings.
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"MARS: The Ultimate Voyage"
Take your pick of traveling through time: back to the past or forward to the future! The Planetarium will be offering four separate showings.
Travel Through Time - At the MSUM Planetarium
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"MARS: The Ultimate Voyage"
Take your pick of traveling through time: back to the past or forward to the future! The Planetarium will be offering four separate showings.
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Fireside Commons
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Wed, Jul 15, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Area
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The Language Exchange - Portuguese Edition
Wed, Jul 15, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Fireside Commons
Join us for themed conversations on a variety of topics to practice your multilingual skills! The third Wednesday of the month will be dedicated to practicing Portuguese language proficiency.
Senior Social - Join us for a social hour!
Thu, Jul 16, 10:00am - 11:30am
Fireside Commons
Meet up with friends at Moorhead Public Library for a weekly social hour to connect over coffee, play games, and chat.
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Fireside Commons
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