Quatrefoil Library

Dungeons & Dragons
2017-05-07 12:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | MN
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.

May Day at Powderhorn Park
2017-05-07 10:00 - 18:00 | MN
Visit the Quatrefoil Library at the May Day Festival in Powderhorn Park on Sunday, May 7th. We’ll be located at a table in Information Alley and will have information about the library. We look forward to seeing you!
For more information at the May Day at Powderhorn Park click here.

Bi + Book Club - Not meeting in May
2017-05-03 19:00 - 21:00 | MN
The Bi + Book Club will not be meeting in May. See you in June!

Game Development Group
2017-04-29 10:00 - 12:00, 2017-04-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2017-03-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2017-03-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2017-02-18 10:00 - 12:00 | BOOKS Will Fellows Talks About ‘Gay Bar’
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.

Game Night
2017-04-28 19:00, 2017-04-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-03-24 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-03-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-02-24 19:00 | BOOKS Will Fellows Talks About ‘Gay Bar’
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.

MN Q Youth
2017-04-19 16:00 - 18:00, 2017-04-05 04:00 - 18:00, 2017-03-15 16:00 - 18:00, 2017-03-01 16:00 - 18:00, 2017-02-15 16:00 - 18:00 | BOOKS Will Fellows Talks About ‘Gay Bar’
This will be a time for connecting, supporting, resource sharing and community conversations with a focus on LGBTQ Youth. For more information, contact Leigh Combs lcombs@ thefamilypartnership.org 612- 728-20179.

North Country Gaylaxians Book Club
2017-04-11 19:00 - 21:00 | BOOKS Will Fellows Talks About ‘Gay Bar’
The North Country Gaylaxians is a science fiction/fantasy book club that meets at Quatrefoil the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm.

Girl Pond Live
2017-04-07 18:00 - 21:00 | BOOKS Will Fellows Talks About ‘Gay Bar’
Girls just wanna have fun! Come make Sapphic hygge & Girl on Girl fun with us! We had a great premiere, and now we are giving the game a second go-round – complete with a few tweeks and more great prizes! Come at 6pm to mingle, peruse the library or Girlpond Shop, and do some adult coloring. Game show begins at 7pm. Interested in being a contestant couple? Yay! Apply online at http://www.lestalkgirlpond.com/contestant-application.htmlTickets $10 online or at the door (cash or card).
Admission free for Quatrefoil Library members. Proceeds to benefit the library.
All GP events are lesbian, bi, trans, queer-loving. Please share!
You can also follow Girlpond on Facebook by clicking here

Bi + Book Club
2017-04-05 19:00 - 21:00 | BOOKS Will Fellows Talks About ‘Gay Bar’
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.

April’s book selection will be Euphoria by Lily King. It is asked that you please read the book ahead of time.

Dungeons & Dragons
2017-04-02 12:00 - 17:00, 2017-03-05 13:00 - 17:00 | BOOKS Will Fellows Talks About ‘Gay Bar’

Women Who Write Event
2017-03-26 13:00 - 16:00 | MN
Women’s Author Event
Elmer Anderson Library, University of Minnesota West Bank
A free event co-presented by Quatrefoil Library and the Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection
The popular annual get-together of women writers and their fans returns Sunday, March 26. Hear from novelists, poets, essayists and short story writers in literary fiction, creative non-fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, essay, Young Adult and romance.
The free reading is followed by a chance to meet the authors, get books signed and talk about all things literary.

This year’s writers:
Catherine Lundoff, award-winning author of four short story collections and one novel, edited a collection of lesbian ghost stories. A recent release by Lundoff is “Out of This World: Queer Speculative Fiction Stories.” www.catherinelundoff.com

Mary Stein, whose short fiction can be found in Caketrain, The Brooklyn Rail and elsewhere, will read from her novel-in-progress “Wonderland Babies.” Stein is an instructor and board member of the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. www.marycstein.com

Kirstin Cronn-Mills won a 2014 Stonewall Book Award from the American Library Association for her young-adult novel about a transgender teen, “Beautiful Music for Ugly Children.” She has been a finalist for both a Minnesota Book Award and a Lambda Literary Award.

Stephani Maari Booker writes prose and poetry. She will read from “Secret Insurrection,” her science fiction novel-in-progress. Her writing has appeared in Jalada 02: Afrofuture(s), and Adrienne: A Poetry Journal of Queer Women. www.goodreads.com/athenapm

Katrina Monroe will read from her novel, “All Darling Children,” called a “fascinating reimagining” of the Peter Pan story by Publishers Weekly. Other titles by the humor and fantasy writer are “A Tale Du Mort,” “Reaper” and “Sacrificial Lambcake.” www.authorkatrinamonroe.com

Rachel Gold is the award-winning author of multiple queer and trans young adult novels, including “Being Emily,” the first young adult novel to tell the story of a trans girl from her perspective. She has an MFA in Writing from Hamline University. rachelgold.com.

MB Panichi has published two sci-fi/romance/adventure novels, “Saving Morgan,” and its sequel, “Running Toward Home.” Her third book, “Choosing Love,” a present-day romance, is due out in May. Mbpanichi.com

Linda Morganstein is an artist and writer whose books include “Girls In Ice Houses,” “Ordinary Furies” and “My Life with Stella Kane.” She is working on a nonfiction book with the working title “Numinosity: My Life and Our Times.” lindamorganstein.com

Jessie Chandler is the award winning author of the Shay O’Hanlon Caper Series, starring a lesbian protagonist who tries to mind her own business but keeps stumbling into trouble.

Also scheduled to appear are Ellen Lansky and Catherine Friend.

For more information about The Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, including Visitor Information, which will tell you where to park for this event, click here.

Quatrefoil Library is located at 1220 E. Lake Street. It’s open 7 to 9 p.m. weeknights and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends. 612-729-2543, follow Q on Facebook, or visit qlibrary.org.

Primetimers Dominoes
2017-03-19 14:00 - 17:00 | BOOKS Will Fellows Talks About ‘Gay Bar’

North Country Gaylaxians Book Club
2017-03-14 19:00 - 21:00 | BOOKS Will Fellows Talks About ‘Gay Bar’
North Country Gaylaxians is a GLBTQ Sci Fi Book Club that meets at Quatrefoil Library on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm.

Open House
2017-03-05 10:00 - 17:00 | BOOKS Will Fellows Talks About ‘Gay Bar’
The Quatrefoil Library in celebration of its new Sunday hours, will hold an Open House. You are invited to come and check out the library. You can also learn about more the library, fill-out a Membership Application, or sign-up to become a volunteer. We will also have representatives from the library to answer any questions you might have. We look forward to seeing you.
Weekends get better in March. That’s when Quatrefoil, the volunteer-run LGBTQ library in south Minneapolis, expands its Sunday hours to match the longstanding Saturday hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
That’s right, the library is open for patrons three hours earlier every Sunday, beginning Sunday, March 5.
Weekends are by far the most popular time for patrons and others to visit the library, and the doors will be open for 14 hours every weekend, thanks to our growing crew of desk volunteers

Bi + Book Club
2017-03-01 19:00 - 21:00 | BOOKS Will Fellows Talks About ‘Gay Bar’
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.
March’s book selection will be The Gap of Time, Hogarth Shakespeare, by Jeanette Winterson. A retelling of A Winter’s Tale by Shakespeare. It is asked that you please read the book ahead of time.

Girlpond Night Live
2017-02-17 18:00 - 21:00 | BOOKS Will Fellows Talks About ‘Gay Bar’
The Girl on Girl Game Show Debut! Join the Scavos for the big reveal of GP’s very sexy collaboration with UK’s Slamsister Designs and the debut of The “Girl on Girl” Game Show ©. GP is currently seeking three Sapphic/Queer “couples” of any sort (best friends, lovers, marrieds, et al) to participate as contestants.

Admission is $10 for the general public, and free for Quatrefoil Library members. Proceeds to benefit Quatrefoil Library. All GP events are lesbian. bi, trans, and queer-loving. Various libations & beverages available for a nominal donation. Please visit Girlpond Productions – Sapphic Events for more information or to purchase tickets.

Twin Cities Queer Masculinity
2017-02-16 19:00 - 21:00 | BOOKS Will Fellows Talks About ‘Gay Bar’
The Twin Cities Queer Masculinity group welcomes people of all gender identities located in the Twin Cities who are interested in learning about, exploring, and experiencing queer masculinity. In other words, we welcome you if this is a group you are interested in being in!
This Facebook group is open to posting ideas and articles, getting help, making friends, finding housing and jobs, selling your stuff, planning meet ups, finding resources, sharing skills and resources, etc. Feel free to post what you like and to connect with everyone in the group!
