Quatrefoil Library

Board Office Hours
2023-04-29 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-03-25 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | MN
Are you interested to meet the Quatrefoil Library board members? Do you have questions or would like to share an idea? Or maybe you are interested in serving on the board?
Stop by from 11-1 the last Saturday of each month to meet current Board President Paul Kaefer (he/him) and other board members, availability permitting.

Friday night board games at Quatrefoil Library
2023-04-28 19:00 - 23:00, 2023-04-21 19:00 - 23:00, 2023-04-14 19:00 - 23:00, 2023-04-07 19:00 - 23:00 | Quatrefoil Library: Spirit on Lake Community Room, 1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Join us each Friday in April for our LGBTQ+ board game/social night at the library! The library is open 7-9, but games and socializing can continue after the library has closed.

You are welcome to bring friends and a snacks to share. The library has a collection of games, but you are welcome to bring your own, as well.

There is limited parking behind the library, off 13th street. Please enter through the back door or call the library at 612-729-2543 to be let in.
For more details and to RSVP (optional), see Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/140072325491011/140072332157677/?ref=newsfeed

Volunteer Committee meeting
2023-04-27 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-03-23 19:00 - 20:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Our volunteer committee is responsible for recruiting and training volunteers. They also maintain our volunteer schedule, for operating hours and special events.
Anyone is welcome to stop in if interested in joining, or to share constructive ideas. You can also sign up via our volunteer form.
This meeting is in person unless otherwise communicated.

Trans Book Club
2023-04-23 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-03-26 13:00 - 14:00 | MN
We have hybrid meetings the 4th Sunday of every month from 1pm – 2pm on the couch by the window at Quatrefoil Library and online.
Virtual meeting link: https://meet.jit.si/QuatrefoilBoneshakerTransBookClub

March 26: Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier
April 23: The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
May 28: And Then I Got Fired by J. Mase III
July 2: Magical Boy by The Kao
July 25 : Subject to Change: Trans Poetry and Conversation edited by H. Melt
August 27: The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia
September 24: Growing Up Trans: In Our Own Words edited by Lindsay Herriot
October 22: A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
November 26: Pride Puppy by Robin Stevenson

"Queer Nature” Poetry Reading
2023-04-22 15:00 - 17:00 | Quatrefoil Library: Spirit on Lake Community Room, 1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
“Queer Nature” is an anthology that amplifies and centers LGBTQIA+ voices and perspectives in a collection of contemporary nature poetry. Showcasing over two hundred queer writers from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century, Queer Nature offers a new context for and expands upon the canon of nature poetry while also offering new lenses through which to view queerness and the natural world. The anthology is a finalist for the 2023 Lambda Literary Award Finalist in LGBTQ+ Anthology
Editor Michael Walsh of the anthology will moderate the reading. Poets from the anthology James Cihlar, KateLynn Hibbard, Su Smallen Love, Rachel Moritz, Juliet Patterson, William Reichard and Morgan Grayce Willow will share their work.
A reception with light refreshments will follow the conversation along with the sale of this book and a book signing.
About the Readers:
James Cihlar’s most recent book is The Shadowgraph, published by the University of New Mexico Press in 2020. His previous books include Rancho Nostalgia and Undoing. His poetry chapbooks are A Conversation with My Imaginary Daughter, What My Family Used, and Metaphysical Bailout. His writing has appeared in The American Poetry Review, The Threepenny Review, Lambda Literary Review, and The Gay and Lesbian Review. He lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with his husband.
KateLynn Hibbard’s books include Sleeping Upside Down (Silverfish Review Press), Sweet Weight (Tiger Bark Press), and Simples (Howling Bird Press), and she is editor of When We Become Weavers: Queer Female Poets on the Midwest Experience (Squares & Rebels Press). A professor of writing and women’s history at Minneapolis College, she lives with many pets and her spouse Jan in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Su Smallen Love is the author of six collections of poetry, including Buddha, Proof, a Minnesota Book Award finalist, Weight of Light, a Pushcart Press Editors’ Book Award nominee, and The Memoir of Mona Lisa and Other Poems. Her work has been recognized internationally with residencies and publications, most recently by the Unamuno Author Series in Madrid, Spain, and Salmon Literary Centre in County Clare, Ireland. Su was a professional dancer and choreographer, and her poetry has served as scores for dance and film. You can find some films, poems, and interviews of Su at sulove.org.
Rachel Moritz is the author of Sweet Velocity (Lost Roads Press, 2017), Borrowed Wave (Kore Press, 2015), and five poetry chapbooks. Her work has appeared in Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day, American Letters and Commentary, Colorado Review, Iowa Review, Tupelo Quarterly, VOLT, Water~Stone Review, and other journals. She’s been honored with a Best American Essay Notable Mention and Artist Initiative Grant in poetry and prose from the Minnesota State Arts Board. Rachel lives in Minneapolis with her partner, the writer Juliet Patterson, and their son.
Juliet Patterson is the author of the memoir Sinkhole: A Natural History of Suicide (Milkweed Editions, September 2022) and two full-length poetry collections, Threnody(Nightboat, 2016) and The Truant Lover (Nightboat, 2006). She lives in Minneapolis on the west bank of the Mississippi near the Great River Road
William Reichard is a writer, editor, and educator. His most recent books are Our Delicate Barricades Downed (Broadstone Books, 2021) and The Night Horse: New and Selected Poems (Brighthorse Books, 2020).
Morgan Grayce Willow has published several poetry collections and chapbooks, including: Dodge & Scramble, Between, Silk, Oddly Enough, The Maps are Words. As essayist, Morgan’s work has appeared in Third Coast, Imagination & Place: Cartography, and the anthology Riding Shotgun: Women Write About Their Mothers (Borealis Books). Her essay “(Un)Document(ing)” from WaterStone Review #22 was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. As a book artist, Morgan exhibited her artist’s book Collage for Mina Loy at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts (2016) and contributed poetry and visual art to the Quilt, Not Quilt exhibition and its accompanying chapbook Stitch by Stitch (2018).

Lesfic Book Club (VIRTUAL)
2023-04-19 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-03-15 19:00 - 20:00 | MN
For the time being we will continue to meet virtually.
This link will be valid for all future book club meetings.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81206182864?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 812 0618 2864
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Until we can meet in person, Judy Kerr has set up Zoom for us. You can use Zoom on your phone, tablet or laptop. Download the app to your device. If you are using a laptop, depending on the browser, you may not be able to install the app. In that case simply copy the url and paste it into a browser window. You are welcome to attend even if you didn’t read the book, or didn’t like it. We enjoy staying in touch with our friends!
If there are any lesfic books you’d like to recommend we read, please let me know!
Remember that we meet virtually the third Wednesday of every month at 7pm.

UPCOMING BOOKS:
March – Writer’s Block by Ali Vali–RomanceApril – Undertow by Jazzy Mitchell—Fiction, romance, compelling characters and plotMay – Talented Amateur by Maryn Scott—Mystery, 2021 Goldie Awards Debut FinalistJune – The Dime by Kathleen Kent—Mystery (Jessie read it and LOVED it!)July – Santorini Setup by Becky Bohan—Mystery

Prime Timers Dominoes
2023-04-16 12:30 - 17:00, 2023-03-19 12:30 - 17:00, 2023-02-19 12:30 - 17:00 | MN
Join the Prime Timers for an afternoon of dominoes. Feel free to bring a snack to share and your dominoes set, though not required.

Quatrefoil Library Board of Directors Meeting
2023-04-13 19:00 - 20:30 | MN
Our Board of Directors meets monthly in a hybrid format (in person + over Microsoft Teams). Board meetings cover a range of topics including operational updates, strategic direction of the library, and proposals for new initiatives/projects.
Our board meetings are open to volunteers, members, and the wider community. Meeting guests (non-board members) are expected to be respectful of our agenda and policies, and are welcome to share their feedback and ideas. We also have regular board office hours, which serve as an another forum for transparency and discussion with the board.
Please email Paul Kaefer (he/him) at president@quatrefoil.org for additional information or to get the hybrid meeting link. You may also email Paul or complete this form to express interest in joining the board.

North Country Gaylaxians Monthly Meeting
2023-04-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-03-14 19:00 - 21:00 | MN
North Country Gaylaxians Book ClubThe Twin Cities’ chapter of the Gaylactic Network.We read and discuss Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror and other speculative fiction with LGBTQ+ or similar content or by LGBTQ+ authors.We meet the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pmQuatrefoil Library 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 612-729-2543Due to Covid-19 pandemic, this meeting will be conducted online via Zoom MeetingJoin Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86548507595…• Meeting ID: 865 4850 7595 • Passcode: [REDACTED]

Check us out on Facebook under North Country Gaylaxianshttps://www.facebook.com/groups/196936024304/ or visit ncgaylaxians.org,
join the mailing list for regular gaming notices; or FFI: 651-307-4239; d-lena@umn.edu

Coming in Fall 2023, the return of ConFABulous: (10/20 – 10/22/2023) an in-person event featuring panels and gaming at the Crowne Plaza Suites in MPLS. www.confabulous.org

Programming Committee meeting
2023-04-06 19:00 - 20:30 | MN
We’ll plan on having a hybrid meeting for now, but might pivot to an all-virtual meeting, depending on the weather.
Zoom Link for Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87495919178?pwd=[REDACTED]

Technology Committee Monthly Meeting
2023-04-03 19:00 - 20:00 | MN
The Technology Committee manages all things tech at Quatrefoil. This includes keeping computers up-to-date, purchasing new items to support the library’s operation and events, and exploring new software.
We meet virtually. Details coming soon; feel free to email technology@quatrefoil.org with questions or to join.

LIBRARY CLOSED (WEATHER)
2023-03-31 19:00 - 21:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Due to anticipated heavy snowfall, we have decided to play it safe and close the library Friday, March 31st.

Friday night board games at Quatrefoil Library
2023-03-24 19:00 - 23:00, 2023-03-17 19:00 - 23:00, 2023-03-10 19:00 - 23:00, 2023-03-03 19:00 - 23:00, 2023-02-24 19:00 - 23:00 | Quatrefoil Library: Spirit on Lake Community Room, 1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Join us each Friday in February and March for our LGBTQ+ board game/social night at the library! The library is open 7-9, but games and socializing can continue after the library has closed.

You are welcome to bring friends and a snacks to share. The library has a collection of games, but you are welcome to bring your own, as well.

There is limited parking behind the library, off 13th street. Please enter through the back door or call the library at 612-729-2543 to be let in.
For more details and to RSVP (optional), see Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/511057621185309/511057631185308/

LIBRARY CLOSED (WEATHER)
2023-03-09 19:00 - 21:00 | MN
Due to low visibility & anticipated further snowfall, we’ve decided to close the library tonight.
Stay safe everyone!

LIBRARY CLOSED (WEATHER)
2023-02-23 19:00 - 21:00 | MN
The library is closed Thursday, February 23rd due to weather and road conditions.

We hope everyone stays safe and warm — use the time to catch-up with a good book!

LIBRARY CLOSED (WEATHER)
2023-02-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Due to the expected snowstorm in Minneapolis, we will be closed Wednesday, February 22nd.

Stay tuned for an update about Thursday.

We hope everyone stays warm and safe during this weather!
