Quatrefoil Library

Quatrefoil Library Used GLBT Book Sale!
2017-12-02 11:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | BOOKS Will Fellows Talks About ‘Gay Bar’
Thousands of used GLBTQ books will be for sale at very low prices. There will also be used DVDs, including GMEs, for sale. Come browse the books and check out the library!

Game Night
2017-11-24 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-11-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-10-27 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-10-13 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-09-22 19:00 - 21:00
Do you like playing games? Attend a Game Night at the Quatrefoil Library. There will be board games as well as card games. If you have a game you like to play, please bring it with you and share with others. Do you have any suggestions of games to play? If so, let us know what they are. Bring a friend with and come have some fun.

Quatrefoil Library Closed on Thanksgiving
2017-11-23
The Quatrefoil Library will be closed on Thanksgiving.

RoxAnne Moore author of “Out of the Blue: A Mother’s Memoir of Our Family’s Transgender Experience.”
2017-11-20 19:00 - 20:30
What: Writer RoxAnne Moore reads from her new book “Out of the Blue: A Mother’s Memoir of Our Family’s Transgender Experience.”
Where: Quatrefoil Library, 1220 E. Lake St., Mpls.
Tickets: Free
“Out of the Blue” is a mother’s story of her family’s transformation after learning their daughter wanted to become their son. Part study on GLBT social issues, part revelation of the personal journey toward accepting their transgender child, the author suggests that parents who say: “I just want my child to be happy” might not realize what that really means.
Quatrefoil is a LGBTQ lending library in its 31st year, and is entirely run by volunteers and supported by its members.

Primetimers Dominoes
2017-11-19 14:00 - 17:00, 2017-10-22 14:00 - 17:00

Polyamory Book Club
2017-11-16 19:00 - 21:00
MNPoly has joined forces with Quatrefoil Library to present a monthly polyamory book club! We will be reading and discussing books about polyamory. The format for our meetings will be flexible and we will try to accommodate as many people as possible.
The group will continue to discuss the book Sex at Dawn Book by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá
Space is LIMITED Please sign-up by going to www.meetup.com or sign-up on your phone with the Meetup App. Our Meetup group is “MNPoly” Poly-Curious and Poly-Allies are always welcome

North Country Gaylaxians Book Club
2017-11-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-10-10 19:00 - 21:00
This GLBTQ Science Fiction/Fantasy book club meets the second Tuesday of each month at Quatrefoil from 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Mark Abramson reads from his new memoir ‘Minnesota Boy’
2017-11-05 13:00 - 15:00
What: Writer Mark Abramson reads from ”Minnesota Boy,” his new memoir of growing up and coming out in Minnesota

Where: Quatrefoil Library, 1220 E. Lake St., Mpls.
Tickets: Free

A farm boy from northern Minnesota finds his way to “the cities” when he arrives at the University of Minnesota in 1970. Things change fast.

In his new memoir, Mark Abramson writes about touring Europe at 18 as a sax-playing member of an all-American big band.

The five years that follow find him studying music at the U, trying marijuana, joining protests against the Vietnam war and coming out as a gay man. It’s a long trip from smalltown pinochle games, Lawrence Welk on TV and hail-damaged soybean fields to hippie communes, symphony concerts at Northrop Auditorium and dancing at the old Sutton’s bar in downtown Minneapolis. But Abramson knits it together in his warm, honest and straightforward prose.

Threaded throughout the book are Abramson’s regular visits and phone chats with his aging mother, Beulah.

Abramson, who moved to San Francisco in the mid-1970s, has published a mystery series called “Beach Reading,” a later-in-life memoir in two parts and several nonfiction books. Come hear him read from and talk about his just-published, Minnesota-specific book.

Quatrefoil is a LGBTQ lending library in its 31st year, and is entirely run by volunteers and supported by its members.

Dungeons & Dragons
2017-11-05 12:00 - 17:00, 2017-10-01 12:00 - 17:00
Action, adventure, and romance protecting the Dragon Empire from the Orc Lord’s minions – and whatever is driving them south.
We’ll use D&D fifth edition. The basic set is available free online at wizards.com and the full game is available at game and book stores everywhere.
We’ll have a maximum of six players who can commit to playing (the first Sunday) monthly.
The group is full, so please contact Scott25@me.com for more options.

AIDS Quilt Creator and Activist Cleve Jones at the Quatrefoil Nov.
2017-11-02 19:00 - 21:00
“Some people witness history; others actually make it happen. Cleve Jones, by planting himself boldly in the eye of the storm, has succeeded brilliantly at doing both.”
That’s how Armistead Maupin characterized the veteran activist when Jones’ book “When We Rise” came out in 2016.
At a free event Nov. 2 (7 p.m.) at Quatrefoil Library in Minneapolis, Jones will talk about his life in the movement, the history of the AIDS quilt, gay rights then and now, generational divides among LGBTQ people, the advent of gay marriage, lessons learned, advice for today’s young activists, his current involvement with the labor movement, and much more.
Jones’ account of his years of political activism in San Francisco and the nation was dramatized in 2017 in a prime time ABC miniseries starring Guy Pearce and Mary Louise Parker.
Jones moved to San Francisco as a young man in the 1970s. He met and was mentored by pioneering gay rights leader Harvey Milk. Jones co-founded the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and, in 1987, conceived the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, which grew to include 85,000 fabric panels dedicated to Americans who died from AIDS. The quilt toured the country, including to the Metrodome in Minneapolis and a giant 1996 display on the Mall in Washington, D.C., that was visited by tens of thousands, including then President Bill Clinton.
This event is hosted by Quatrefoil, an all-volunteer LGBTQ lending library that is also a center for book clubs, readings, panel discussions, drop-in groups and book launches. Located on E. Lake Street in Minneapolis, the library is open seven days a week. Seating is first-come, first-served, so plan to arrive early to ensure a seat.

Links for more information:
Cleve Jones website
Hachette books

Bi + Book Club
2017-11-01 19:00 - 21:00
Do you love to read and talk about books? Join Bisexual Organizing Project-BOP‘s new Bi+ Book Club, a place to read fiction, biography, creative non-fiction, history, theory, and activist works.
November’s book will be Corona by Bushra Rehman

Please read the book prior to attending the meeting.

Gender Reel
2017-10-24 18:00 - 21:00
Gender Reel 2017, the Twin Cities ONLY non-profit, grass roots film festival dedicated to enhancing the visibility of gender non-conforming and trans people, kicks off it’s 7th year festival with four amazing film screenings. In addition to screenings, we will also host two small art shows, panel discussions, Q&A’s and currated film programs, with an educational and community edge.
This year’s 2nd night of films include a series of captivating , informative and enlightening films about everything from trans people in jail, to coming out as gender queer, to dating. Films include: Mx. Enigma, Abreast, Spot, Dusk, That’s My Sister: Transgender Life in Jail and on the Street, Ballroom Boys, Miss Diamond, Headspace and I am Isak.

For more information about this series visit:
https://www.facebook.com/events/478468545831299/

This event at the Quatrefoil Library is free to attend.

Polyamory Book Club
2017-10-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-09-19 19:00 - 21:00
MNPoly has joined forces with Quatrefoil Library to present a monthly polyamory book club! We will be reading and discussing books about polyamory. The format for our meetings will be flexible and we will try to accommodate as many people as possible.
The group will continue to discuss the book “More Than Two” by Franklin Veaux and Eve Rickert in September.
Space is LIMITED Please sign-up by going to www.meetup.com or sign-up on your phone with the Meetup App. Our Meetup group is “MNPoly” Poly-Curious and Poly-Allies are always welcome

Transgender Voices Festival - Kickoff Community Planning Meeting
2017-10-17 18:00 - 21:00
Join One Voice Mixed Chorus in visioning and early planning for a Transgender Voices Festival to be held in spring 2018. The festival will be focused on trans and gender non-conforming singers and musicians, as well as voice teachers and choral directors working with trans singers of all ages. Open to all who are interested! Email TransVoices@onevoicemn.org for more information.

Quatrefoil Library Used GLBT Book Sale!
2017-10-14 11:00 - 16:00
Thousands of used GLBT books will be for sale at very low prices. There will also be used DVDs, including GMEs, for sale. Come browse the books and check out the library!
Girlpond will also have a variety of items from their pop-up shop for sale. Items include: Slouchy Beanies by Made in Minnesewta, Soy What?! Hand-Poured Scented Soy Candles, Queer Treehouse Press – Politically Expressive Buttons and so much more!

Twin Cities Book Festival
2017-10-14 10:00 - 17:00
The library will have a table at Twin Cities Book Festival at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds.
If you will be at this event, be sure to stop by and see the Quatrefoil table. We’d love to see you!
For more information about the Twin Cities Book Festival visit: www.raintaxi.com/twin-cities-book-festival

Senior/Friends Coffee Social
2017-10-13 13:00 - 17:00
Come and join us for an afternoon of fun, having coffee, playing games, as well as some socializing. This is a great time to check out what the library and to learn more about the organization. We will also have Quatrefoil memberships for sale.

Nancy J. Hedin Reading
2017-10-07 13:00 - 14:30
Please join the Quatrefoil Library in welcoming local author Nancy J Hedin. Nancy will be reading from her book Bend, which is a contemporary, coming of age novel set in rural Minnesota.

Bi + Book Club
2017-10-04 19:00 - 21:00
Do you love to read and talk about books? Join Bisexual Organizing Project-BOP‘s new Bi+ Book Club, a place to read fiction, biography, creative non-fiction, history, theory, and activist works.
The selection for October will be Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World, Second Edition, edited by Robyn
This book is the broadest single collection of bisexual literature available today. Getting Bi collects 220 essays from around the world that explore bisexual identity. Topics include coming out, relationships, politics, community, and more. The book also addresses the intersection of bisexuality with race, class, ethnicity, gender identity, disability and national identity. Authors from 42 countries discuss bisexuality from personal perspectives and their own cultural contexts providing insight into societal views on bisexuality from countries ranging from Colombia to China.

Help Restock Local Food Shelves the Month of October
2017-10-01 10:00 - 17:00
The Quatrefoil Library will become a temporary drop-off site for the month of October, as part of the Food Shelf Drive for the North Point Health & Wellness Center in Minneapolis.
Please consider making a donation of non-perishable food items at the library. Some suggested items to donate include canned goods such as tuna, chicken, vegetables, soups, and fruits. Other items needed include: spaghetti sauces, peanut-butter, dry pasta, salsa, and soy milk (shelf-ready). The library will be accepting donations during normal library hours. Please do not leave donations at the door.
The North Point Health & Wellness Center in Minneapolis is committed to providing nutritious, high quality foods to families in need.
The Quatrefoil Library and North Point Health & Wellness Center would like to thank you for taking part in this food drive.
The Quatrefoil Library is located at 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis MN 55407. The library is open Monday – Friday 7 to 9 pm and on Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm.

Game Development Group
2017-09-23 10:00 - 12:00
Game development can be a powerful medium to tell a story, create an experience, or explore a possibility. The goal of this group is to bring developers of all skill levels together to share some coffee, time, and ideas. You can be an aspiring artist, a coder, or an animator; all are welcome!
Coffee and Bagels provided.
About me: My name is James, and I am a Software Engineer and Veteran. Most of my experience is in a factory/industrial setting, but I’ve worked in the Unity Game engine for two years building a game part time. My goal with this group is to share my experience and support like-minded folks interested in Software Engineering and Game Development.

Prime Timers Dominoes
2017-09-17 14:00 - 17:00
