Quatrefoil Library

Communications Committee Meeting
2024-09-18 18:00 - 18:45, 2024-09-04 18:00 - 18:45, 2024-08-21 18:00 - 18:45, 2024-08-07 18:00 - 18:45 (America/Chicago) | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
The regular meeting of the Quatrefoil Library’s Communications Committee. If you are interested in getting involved, contact Nicole Olila, LibraryManager@quatrefoil.org.

Prime Timers Dominoes
2024-09-15 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-18 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.

Quatrefoil Board Meeting
2024-09-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
The Quatrefoil Board meets monthly on the second Thursday of the month in the community room.

Moon Palace Queer Book Club
2024-09-11 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-08-14 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 June, July, and August we will only meet at Quatrefoil if it rains. Otherwise we will meet at Brackett Park.)

Programming Committee Meeting
2024-09-09 06:30 - 20:00, 2024-08-19 06:30 - 20:00, 2024-08-05 06:30 - 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.

Queer Threads
2024-09-04 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-07 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.

Operations Committee Meeting
2024-09-02 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-08-05 17:30 - 18:30 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
The Monthly Operations Committee meeting for the Quatrefoil Library, for questions, contact Tom Nechodomu (Operations Chair) or email operations@quatrefoil.org.

Book Reading: Following My Spirit Home by Sam Zimmerman
2024-09-01 14:00 - 16:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Fifth and final Event of the Summer Series: Book reading and Q&A by book author, Sam Zimmerman
When Sam Zimmerman decided to rededicate his energy and focus to painting in the late 2010s, he found himself drawn to the stories of his family and Ojibwe community. He wanted to capture these stories in images as well as words, and he began working with an Ojibwemowin language speaker to translate and preserve them in their native language as well. The paintings and stories he accumulated and developed between July 2019 and July 2020 are drawn from family lore and shared experiences centered in Ojibwe tradition and the natural beauty of northern Minnesota.
Zimmerman’s work explores his Ojibwe heritage by preserving oral histories handed down from elders while also reflecting the artist’s personal experiences and learnings in nature by incorporating the landscapes of Lake Superior’s North Shore, where he and generations of his ancestors have lived. His work features Northland creatures such as moose, loons, wolves, and fish as well as the night sky and native flora. Zimmerman preserves the Ojibwe storytelling tradition, reimagining the symbolism of the clan animals in natural North Shore landscapes. His work is infused with the color theories of the abstract and expressionism movements while also promoting environmental stewardship.
Following My Spirit Home features more than 80 vibrant and colorful images accompanied by stories, mostly based on tales Zimmerman’s grandfather told him or from his own experiences in nature along the north shore of Lake Superior. The stories are presented in both English and Ojibwemowin with the goal of advancing language revitalization.

Twin Cities Queer Transplant Group
2024-08-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
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 Quatrefoil Library. Questions and information requests can be sent to TCTransplants@gmail.com

Volunteer Committee Meeting
2024-08-26 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.

Transgender Book Club
2024-08-25 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-28 13:00 - 15:00 | 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!
2024 Schedule:
1/28 Nimona by ND Stevenson
2/25 Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
3/24 Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White
4/28 Nobody Needs to Know by Pidgeon Pagonis
5/26 The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion by Margaret Killjoy
6/23 Summer Fun by Jeanne Thornton
7/28 Drag Me Up by RM Virtues
8/25 How Far the Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler
9/22 Confluence by Nyri Bakkalian
10/27 Mimosa by Archie Bongiovanni
11/24 Bye Bye Binary by Eric Geron
Find us on Facebook: “Transgender Book Club at Quatrefoil Library”
For more information, email Kai at kaigottschalk101@gmail.com.

Twin Cities Lesbian Fiction Book Club
2024-08-21 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 and description:
May—To Be Determined
June—Shanghai Murder by Jessie Chandler
July—Out at the Plate by Lynn Ames (Bio of one of the best softball catchers of all time) I’m going to try and see if the author would join us for this meeting!
August—Devil’s Slide by Stacy Lynn Miller (if we liked FUZE, I thought we could read this adventure romance and compare and contrast the writing style and substance with FUZE, the March book. Also, it’s possible I might be able to arrange for Stacy to visit us during this zoom.
September—The Senator’s Wife by Jen Lyon (It’s well recommended romance)

Queer Threads
2024-08-21 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.

Book Reading: Wild Things by Lynette Reini-Grandell
2024-08-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Fourth Event in the Summer Memoir Series: book reading and Q&A by author Lynette Reini-Grandell
“The person I married, who I am still married to and remain very much in love with, is now legally named Venus de Mars, and she uses she and her pronouns. But to get to that point was a journey of decades. At the time we didn’t know where it would lead—we had no real role models and made it up as we went. Most of this story took place at a time when the kind of knowledge and terminology we now have about being trans didn’t exist.” —from the Author’s Note
In the 1970s, Lynette Reini fell in love with a fascinating, talented man named Steve Grandell. They married in 1983; five years later, Steve came out to her as transgender. Through the following decades, as her spouse developed a public persona as Venus de Mars and fronted the band All the Pretty Horses, the couple struggled to stay together. They navigated an often hostile, anti-trans environment; fractures grew between them as Venus pushed the band toward success. Against the backdrop of the art, literary, and indie rock worlds of Minneapolis and New York in the 1990s and early 2000s, through hard work and love, they invented a way of being who they truly are.

Prime Timers Bookclub
2024-08-17 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.
Book of the month:

National Coming Out Day Reading & Open Mic
2024-08-12 15:30 - 17:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
National Coming Out Day Reading & Open Mic, an afternoon of readings from 2SLGBTQIA+ authors followed by a queer voices open mic. Saturday October 12th from 3:30-5:00.

Book Reading: Fatherland Motherland by Leo Rodriguez
2024-08-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
The third event of the Summer Memoir Series: Book reading and Q&A by the author, Leo Rodriguez

In Fatherland, Motherland, Leo Rose Rodriguez charts a path through the past to a future still blooming. With grace and excitement this collection gathers pieces of history and weaves them, dynamic, into a new queered creation. Lineage and legacy may serve as the warp lines, but the pattern emerging with each skilled pass of Rodriguez’s shuttle is wholly unique, entirely their own.

“[Leo] Rodriguez takes us on a journey all its own separated into three legs in their book Fatherland, Motherland. Themes of womanhood, identity, and coming into oneself are brought to life beautifully. This includes by illustrations, decadent language, and religious motifs. Rodriguez has created a world within a chapbook with their poetry and it’s one I believe everyone should explore.”— Valentine, author of FOR SPITE AND ROSEMARY

POSTPONED - Book Reading: Body of a Frog by Aarron Sholar
2024-08-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
*POSTPONED* (Last updated 8/3/24)
Unfortunately, our reading of the “The Body of a Frog: A memoir on Self-Loathing, Self-Love and Transgender Pregnancy” by Arron Sholar tomorrow Sunday August 4th 1:00-3pm has been postponed. We will let you all know when we have a new date and time!
We hope that you will consider attending our next event in the Summer Memoir series: a reading of “Fatherland, Motherland” by Leo Rodriguez Saturday August 10th 2-4pm. Thank you for your continued support and we hope to see you at the library in the future!
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After undergoing a satisfying gender transition from female to male, the idea of having a biological child seemed far from Aarron Sholar’s thoughts. However, when he met the love of his life, he made the life-altering decision to pause his transition and embark on the journey to conceive a baby. This newfound endeavor triggered a deep period of reflection, doubt, and anxiety.
The Body of a Frog narrates the story of a young girl who grew up despising her own body. Aarron struggled with body image and self-identity, coming out as transgender at the age of seventeen after being diagnosed with gender dysphoria. His journey led him through a transformative gender transition, realigning his body with his male identity. While content in his changed body, in 2021, he met his now-fiancé, and after two years of dating, they made the life-changing decision to start the process of conceiving a child.
In The Body of a Frog: A Memoir on Self-Loathing, Self-Love, and Transgender Pregnancy, Sholar offers a raw, authentic account of his experiences. He navigates the complexities of his body, the transition journey, and the unexpected possibility of pregnancy with a heartfelt and introspective approach. This memoir explores the full spectrum of emotions, from the positive to the challenging, from the clear to the perplexing, shedding light on the intersections of self-identity, love, and the miracle of life.

Queer Jewish Folklore Book Club
2024-07-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Quarterly book club centered on interpretations of Jewish folklore with queer stories and characters.
Book Selection: From Dust, A Flame By Rebecca Podos
Hannah’s whole life has been spent in motion. Her mother has kept her and her brother, Gabe, on the road for as long as she can remember, leaving a trail of rental homes and faded relationships behind them. No roots, no family but one another, and no explanations.
All that changes on Hannah’s seventeenth birthday when she wakes up transformed, a pair of golden eyes with knife-slit pupils blinking back at her from the mirror—the first of many such impossible mutations. Promising that she knows someone who can help, her mother leaves Hannah and Gabe behind to find a cure. But as the days turn to weeks and their mother doesn’t return, they realize it’s up to them to find the truth.
What they discover is a family they never knew and a history more tragic and fantastical than Hannah could have dreamed—one that stretches back to her grandmother’s childhood in Prague under the Nazi occupation, and beyond, into the realm of Jewish mysticism and legend. As the past comes crashing into the present, Hannah must hurry to unearth their family’s secrets in order to break the curse and save the people she loves most, as well as herself.
The e-book and audiobook are both available through MELSA as well!
Contact:
Hunter Wengersky
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs
J-Pride Coordinator
952-417-2122 Hwengersky@jfcsmpls.org
