Prime Timers Bookclub
2025-05-17 13:15 - 15:15, 2025-06-21 13:15 - 15:15 (America/Chicago) | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
This monthly book club is a subgroup of the Twin Cities Prime Timers Club, which is affiliated with the state and national organizations. It meets each third Saturday of the month at Quatrefoil from 1:15pm – 3:15pm.
Book of the month:

Prime Timers Book Club
2025-05-17 13:15 - 15:15, 2025-06-21 13:15 - 15:15 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
This monthly book club is a subgroup of the Twin Cities Prime Timers Club, which is affiliated with the state and national organizations. It meets each third Saturday of the month at Quatrefoil from 1:15pm – 3:15pm.
March Book of the Month: Shortest Way Home By Peter Buttigieg

Prime Timers Dominoes
2025-05-18 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-15 13:00 - 16:00 | 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.

Queer Threads
2025-05-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Queer threads: a weekly intergenerational craft night for LGBTQ people of all genders
what: a weekly craft night for knitting, crochet, embroidery, mending, quilting, and other portable crafts
why: find community and camaraderie with other LGBTQ crafters
who: for all ages and genders. Kids are welcome, but childcare is not provided.
where: Quatrefoil Library at 1220 E Lake St Minneapolis.
when: Wednesday nights from 7-9 pm
accessibility: please wear a mask.
help us cultivate a welcoming group: crafting is for all gender identities and types of gender expression; ask for (rather than assume) pronouns; all types of yarn and materials, experience levels, and portable craft projects are welcome.

Twin Cities Lesbian Fiction Book Club (Online)
2025-05-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Online Events
Virtual Book Club that meets online via Zoom – please direct all questions and requests for the Zoom link to jchandlerauthor@gmail.com
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!
Book of the month:
2025
January—CHRISTMASSED by Blythe H. Warren
February—DEVIL’S BREATH by Anna Paxton
March—JONES by Gerri Hill
April—HALF IN by Felice Cohen
May—PULL OF THE STARS by Emma Donoghue
June—FALLS FROM GRACE by Ruby Landers
July—LAST CHANCE CHICAGO by Diana DiGangi
August—SCORCHED GRACE by Margo Douaihy
September—WATERLOGGED by Nance Sparks
October—THE SAFEKEEP by Yael Van der Wouden (in hardcover now, but will be out in paperback May 27th)

BiblioFemmes Book Club
2025-05-22 19:00 - 21:00 | MN
BiblioFemmes is a group of queer femmes who love books. We have a monthly book club at Quatrefoil and other events throughout the month, including pottery making, game nights, social hours, and more. We meet regularly with the express intention of creating a community, so if you are looking for a book club AND some new friends, we might be the right fit for you.

Everyone who describes themselves as a femme (small doses count) and who has done the reading is welcome to attend a book club (RSVPs appreciated but not required). If you are interested in the group, but want to meet without homework, please reach out to the email address listed below and we’ll add you to our Discord server and mailing list.

Contact: bibliofemmes.mn@gmail.com

Quatrefoil Game Night
2025-05-24 18:30 - 21:30, 2025-06-14 18:30 - 21:30 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States

Transgender Book Club
2025-05-25 13:00 - 14:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
The Transgender Book Club meets the fourth Sunday of the month from 1-2pm to discuss books by and about trans people. We welcome people of all genders, orientations, and backgrounds!
2025 Meeting Calendar:
1/26 Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi2/23 Lunar Boy by Jes and Cin Wibowo3/23 Bluff by Danez Smith4/27 Pageboy by Elliot Page5/25 Girlmode by Magdalene Visaggio6/22 We Won’t Be Here Tomorrow by Margaret Killjoy7/27 A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell8/24 The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach9/28 Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia10/26 Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman11/23 Marley’s Pride by Joelle Retener

Volunteer Committee Meeting
2025-05-26 17:30 - 18:30 | 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 held in the library space, with a virtual option available.

Programming Committee Meeting
2025-05-26 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-06-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Regular meeting of the Quatrefoil Programming Committee. Committee meets every second and fourth Monday in the library (with a virtual option available for committee members) from 6:30 – 8:00pm. Reach out to programming@quatrefoil.org if you are interested in joining.

OFFSITE - Twin Cities Queer Transplant Group
2025-05-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Pride Cultural Arts Center, 1201 Harmon Pl Ste 104, Minneapolis, MN, 55403
NOTE: The Twin Cities Queer Transplant Group is currently meeting at the Pride Cultural Arts Center.
The Twin Cities Queer Transplant Group is a new community meetup for folks who have recently relocated to the Twin Cities. Drop by to meet new people, learn about local LGBTQIA+ resources, chat, and share your favorite Twin Cities discoveries! Locals, partners, and family welcome. Meetings hosted every 4th Wednesday at PCAC.

Questions and information requests can be sent to TCTransplants@gmail.com

Telling Your Story In Your Cover Letter
2025-05-31 10:00 - 12:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Join Quatrefoil Library and expert Katie Breslin to talk about how to tell your story in a cover letter.

In this presentation, Katie will help you blend practical career strategies with values-driven storytelling to craft authentic, persuasive job applications that reflect your skills and aspirations.

Enjoy the presentation and participate in a Q&A, no RSVP required. We hope to see you there!
This is the first event in Quatrefoil Library’s Investing in Us Event Series.

Katie Breslin Bio:
Katie Breslin has had many different careers – an organizer, a library assistant, an event planner and as a career coach at a liberal arts college. In each of her career choices, one aspect has been constant: a deep appreciation for helping people tell their stories. Katie has guided students and professionals through career transitions, job searches, and graduate school applications, coaching over 100 students at Earlham College and leading professional development initiatives. With experience in nonprofit management, advocacy, and communications—including coordinating national lobbying efforts and mentoring young professionals—Katie understands how to translate experiences into compelling career narratives.
Holding a B.A. in Political Science from Trinity Washington University, Katie blends practical career strategies with values-driven storytelling. Her workshop, Tell Your Story Through Your Cover Letter, will help job seekers craft authentic, persuasive applications that reflect their skills and aspirations.

Not My First Pandemic: Writing Workshop
2025-05-31 13:00 - 15:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Author and poet Michael Kiesow Moore will present a writing workshop at Quatrefoil on the topic of surviving the AIDS Crisis. The Minnesota State Arts Board funded Michael to develop a manuscript about his experiences during the AIDS crisis called “Not My First Pandemic.” Michael is gathering LGBTQA stories about our experiences of living through both AIDS and the Covid pandemics. Participants will reflect on these events through guided writing prompts, with the option to share their stories. With permission, collected stories will be preserved in the Tretter LGBTQ Archives at the University of Minnesota.

For more on Michael Kiesow Moore, see https://michaelkiesowmoore.org/

Rainbow Reads
2025-06-01 11:00 - 13:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Queer reading party (not a book club) that meets in the Library on the first Sunday of every month. This group allows people to share what they have been reading and interested in, rather than discuss one book everyone has read.

Twin Cities Aroace Solidarity Group
2025-06-01 13:30 - 15:30 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Twin Cities Aroace Solidarity group is a joyful, embracing 21+ creative community for progressive aroace-spec (aromantic and/or asexual spectrum) and queer allies to share mutual aid and friendship; creative/artistic exchange; and learning, peer education & guidance across gender, age, income level, ethnicity & other lines of social difference. We gather at Quatrefoil monthly to socialize and discuss queer media.

Please email or text group organizer Amy Brooks at abbrooks77@icloud.com | (937) 901-9205

Technology Committee Meeting
2025-06-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
The tech committee meets hybrid on the first Tuesday of each month. Contact technology@quatrefoil.org if you are interested in joining!

Queer Threads
2025-06-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Quatrefoil Library: Spirit on Lake Community Room, 1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Queer threads: a weekly intergenerational craft night for LGBTQ people of all genders
what: a weekly craft night for knitting, crochet, embroidery, mending, quilting, and other portable crafts
why: find community and camaraderie with other LGBTQ crafters
who: for all ages and genders. Kids are welcome, but childcare is not provided.
where: Quatrefoil Library at 1220 E Lake St Minneapolis.
when: 1st and 3rd Wednesday nights from 7-9 pm
accessibility: please wear a mask.
help us cultivate a welcoming group: crafting is for all gender identities and types of gender expression; ask for (rather than assume) pronouns; all types of yarn and materials, experience levels, and portable craft projects are welcome.

Quatrefoil Board Meeting
2025-06-05 18:30 - 20:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
The Quatrefoil Board meets monthly on the first Thursday of the month in the Community Room.

North Country Gaylaxians Book Club (Online)
2025-06-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
The meeting of the Twin Cities chapter of the Gaylactic Network, an organization for the GLBT fan community, whether it be science fiction, fantasy, horror, comics, or gaming. We read and discuss books of speculative fiction with GLBT or similar content or by GLBT authors. We meet the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm on Zoom. Also, monthly gaming get-togethers in a private home.

Info on events can be found on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NorthCountryGaylaxians/

Moon Palace Queer Book Club
2025-06-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Event by Moon Palace Books
Public · Join us for Queer Book Club every second Wednesday from 7-8pm at Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407! (Please note that in the summer we will only meet at Quatrefoil if it rains. Otherwise we will meet at Brackett Park.)

Queer Book Club April

Wednesday Apr 9th, 2025

7:00 PM

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8:00 PM

Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407

Join us for Queer Book Club on Wednesday, April 9th, at 7:00pm at Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407. We’ll be discussing Blood Orange by Mx. Yaffa. Anyone is welcome to join whether you’ve read the whole book or just skimmed a few pages. We meet the second Wednesdays of every month!
“Blood Orange” is a highly emotional, important and timely poetry collection by Mx. Yaffa (They/She), a trans Muslim displaced Indigenous Palestinian. Their writings probe the yearning for home, belonging, mental health, queerness, transness, and other dimensions of marginalization while nurturing dreams of utopia against the background of ongoing displacement and genocide of indigenous Palestinians.
This highly charged and cathartic body of work confronts the anguish and loss inflicted by genocide but also embraces a vision of a world free of it. The poems within “Blood Orange” were a means of working through and processing the grief caused by recent events and serve as an act of protest and defiance against settler colonialism as a whole.

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Radical Queer Tarot Reading Group
2025-06-14 12:00 - 14:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Radical Queer Tarot Reading Group is a space for novice to expert tarot readers to gather in non-hierarchical community to explore applying the wisdom of the tarot to apocalyptic times. We’ll focus on reading BIPOC/Queer/Leftist/Radical/Anti-Capitalist authors of tarot interpretation, discussing what we’re learning, & doing tarot spreads together to experience & interpret our new ideas. From tarot-curious to tarot master — if this offering speaks to you, please join us. Contact radicalqueertarotreadinggroup@gmail.com for more information.

Oral Histories from Trans Elders
2025-06-14 14:30 - 16:30 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
From the 1950s to the 1970s, Corinne van Tongerloo, Marie-Pierre Pruvot, and Jill Pattirawadjme were among the dozens of women who performed at Paris’s famous trans cabarets, and who traveled to Casablanca, Morocco to access criminalized gender affirming surgery.

In 2022, Clare Boyle interviewed these women about the networks of care that made their dreams possible and kept them alive. Now, they are sharing audio from these interviews to both honor and spread the women’s stories and want to hear what you, the community, want to know more about! Our conversations will help Clare set research priorities for their upcoming book.

Knotty Recovery
2025-06-21 10:30 - 11:30 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Knotty Recovery is a 12-step group who shares their experience, strength, and hope with each other to solve their common problems related to addiction. Meeting on the 1st & 3rd Saturday of every month, this is a space where you can openly to discuss sexuality and kink in recovery and the format is similar to a traditional 12 step meeting. The only requirement for attendance is a desire to quit whatever addictive substance or behavior is affecting your life.
