Quatrefoil Library

North Country Gaylaxians Book Club
2018-01-09 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-12-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-11-14 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | BOOKS Will Fellows Talks About ‘Gay Bar’
This GLBTQ Science Fiction/Fantasy book club meets the second Tuesday of each month at Quatrefoil from 7:00pm – 9:00pm

LGBT History Book Club
2018-01-06 10:00 - 12:00
The Quartefoil Library is proud to present our first ever LGBTQ+ history book club! In this LGBTQ+ history book club “Understanding Our Roots” we will be learning about where are ancestors come from and we will be providing a very safe, welcoming, affirming, confidential, and awesome space for LGBTQ+ identified and or allied folk to come together and learn about the beauty and awe of our ancestor’s journey from topics such as “Ancient Greece and Homosexuality/Bisexuality, African Disaphora and Transgender Identity, The Latinx Bisexual Movement, The Asian Lesbian Movement, Ethiopia and the LGBTQ+ community, The Stonewall Riots of 1969, The AIDS Epidemic, The Days of Supervisor Harvey Milk, and much much more you can think of!
Our first meeting will be on Saturday January 6th, 2018 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm. in the conference room right next to the front desk area where book sales usually take place. Please feel free to stop on by and bring your intellectually curious mind and thirst for LGBTQ+ history!
This book club will meet twice a month.

Bi + Book Club
2018-01-03 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.
January’s book will be “Hild” by Nicola Griffith

Please read the book prior to attending the meeting.

Quatrefoil Library Closed
2018-01-01
The library will be closed on Monday, January 1, 2018. Happy New Year!

Polyamory Book Club
2017-12-28 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 Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships & Other Adventures by Janet W. Hardy
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

Quatrefoil Library Closed
2017-12-25
The library will be closed on Monday, December 25th. Happy Holidays.

Game Night
2017-12-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-12-08 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-11-24 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-11-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-10-27 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.

Primetimers Dominoes
2017-12-17 14:00 - 17:00, 2017-11-19 14:00 - 17:00, 2017-10-22 14:00 - 17:00

Catherine Lundoff reads from her 2017 werewolf novel, ”Silver Moon”
2017-12-13 19:00 - 20:00
What: Catherine Lundoff reads from her 2017 werewolf novel, ”Silver Moon”
When: 7-8 p.m. Wed. Dec. 13
Where: Quatrefoil library, 1220 E. Lake St., Mpls.
Tickets: Free

Catherine Lundoff, the award-winning author of four short story collections and one novel, edited a collection of lesbian ghost stories. A recent release by Lundoff is her story collection, “Out of This World: Queer Speculative Fiction.”
Lundoff, who appeared at Quatrefoil’s “Women Who Write” event in March, is back to read from her recent novel, “Silver Moon” (Queen of Swords Press, 2017).
Becca Thornton, divorced, middle-aged and trying to embrace a quiet life, discovers that there are still plenty of surprises to be had when her menopause kicks in with bonus lycanthropy. And she’s not the only one. The seemingly peaceful and dull town of Wolf’s Point has its own all-female werewolf pack, and Becca has just become its newest member. But it’s not all protecting Wolf’s Point, midnight meetings at the Women’s Club and monthly runs through the woods. There are werewolf hunters in town and now they’ve got Becca and the Wolf’s Point Pack in their sights.
As if that weren’t enough, Becca’s cute lesbian werewolf neighbor, Erin, is starting to haunt her dreams as well as her doorstep. What’s a newbie werewolf to do, between the hot flashes and the unexpected physical transformations? Can Becca overcome her fears and help the werewolves defeat their greatest enemy?
Lundoff lives in Minneapolis with her wife and two cats.She is an award-winning writer and editor whose stories and articles have appeared or are forthcoming in numerous books, anthologies and periodicals. She is also the publisher at Queen of Swords Press, a new genre-fiction publisher of tales from out of this world (www.queenofswordspress.com). www.catherinelundoff.net Twitter: @clundoff
Quatrefoil is an all-volunteer, member-supported LGBTQ lending library and resource center that just celebrated its 30th year in the Twin Cities. https://www.qlibrary.org/ and follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/QuatrefoilLibrary/

Senior/Friends Coffee Social
2017-12-08 14:00 - 17:00
You are invited for an afternoon of fun, while having coffee, playing board or card games and to do some socializing. This is great chance to learn about the library and to purchase a membership.

National "I Am Jazz" Community Book Reading and Discussion
2017-12-07 19:00 - 21:00
Join Zachary Mallory and the Quatrefoil Library in MPLS for National “I Am Jazz” book reading followed by a discussion.
Who: Everyone! Please invite Parents, Educators, Youth Serving Professionals, Allies– Everyone is welcome!
Where: Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407
When: December 7th, 2017 from 7-9pm.
Why? Now more than ever it is imperative we show our transgender and non-binary youth that they are seen, accepted and loved. Trans youth who go without affirmation face increased risks of depression, substance abuse and suicide attempts. Even if you don’t know any trans or non-binary youth in your community, hosting a reading is an incredibly powerful way to show your support.
About Zachary: Zachary Mallory is a LGBTQ+ advocate who focuses on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention especially amongst LGBTQ+ youth. Zachary is a National Human Rights Campaign Youth Ambassador and is a member of The Trevor Project National Youth Ambassador Council.
You can learn more and find out about HRC Foundations programs atWelcomingSchools.org.

Dungeons & Dragons
2017-12-03 12:00 - 17:00, 2017-11-05 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.

Quatrefoil Library Used GLBT Book Sale!
2017-12-02 11:00 - 16:00
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!

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.

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

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.

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
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
