Adults

Thursday, February 20, 1pm

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Get ready for a fast-paced, engaging, and educational presentation that will leave you in awe of the principles of physics.  (Think smoke rings, mini explosions, etc...) Haddie McLean brings equipment from the Department of Physics at UW–Madison to demonstrate how science works.  You’ll have fun and leave with a better understanding of the physics in the world around you! 

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Haddie McLean is a UW–Madison alum with a B.S. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. She joined the Physics Department in August 2021 after a 20+ year career as a meteorologist at WISC-TV in Madison. 

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Part of our new Discovery Series. This program is geared towards adults because adults deserve awe, wonder and play in their lives, too!  

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Monday, February 24, 1pm

With Mary Elise Antoine, author of Frenchtown Chronicles of Prairie du Chien: History and Folklore from Wisconsin’s Frontier

Discover life on the Midwestern frontier in this rare collection of stories from fur trading days by colorful chronicler Albert Coryer, the grandson of a fur trade voyageur-turned-farmer who collected history and folklore in the late 1800s and early 1990s in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Coryer soaked up all the tales of bygone times from his parents, grandparents, and neighbors—old fur trade families, Native Americans, French Canadian farmers and descendants—who lived in the city’s Frenchtown area. In his journals, Coryer recorded their local oral traditions, narratives about early residents and landmarks, stories of interesting and funny events, details of ethnic customs, and folklore. 

Mary Elise Antoine,  author of Enslaved, Indentured, Free: Five Black Women on the Upper Mississippi, 1800-1850 and The War of 1812 in Wisconsin: The Battle for Prairie du Chien and co-author of Frenchtown Chronicles of Prairie du Chien: History and Folklore from Wisconsin's Frontier, is president of the Prairie du Chien Historical Society and former curator of Villa Louis. Her research focuses on the material culture and mix and confrontation of cultures on the upper Mississippi prior to Wisconsin statehood.

Tuesday, Februrary 25, 1 pm

(This is the new date rescheduled from Feb 12 due to weather.)

Chad Lewis

Are you ready to (safely) follow in the footsteps of America’s infamous gangsters as they turned Wisconsin into the land of crime during the Prohibition days? Chad Lewis, researcher, author and lecturer, fills our afternoon with tales of deadly bank robberies, explosive shootouts, brutal murders and daring kidnappings. Discover the secret locations where gangster history will never die.

Chad Lewis is a researcher, author, and lecturer on topics of the strange and unusual. His background is in the field of Psychology (he did both his Bachelor and Master degree work in the field), but for nearly 30 years he has traveled the globe in search of unique and bizarre stories and history.

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Tuesday, March 4, 10am

Once Upon a River, Diane Setterfield

Everyone is welcome at our monthly book club. We meet the 1st Tuesday of the month from 10-11am. Light refreshments are provided. Pick up a copy of the month's title at the Circulation Desk. Large print is available.

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Wednesday, March 12 @ 6:30 pm

Experience the gravity-defying jumps and toe-tapping rhythms of this traditional dance form. Trinity Irish Dancers of Madison have been sharing the power, grace and joy of traditional Irish Dancing since 1982. Come on out to support our local dancers. This special performance will entertain all ages! 

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Saturday, March 15, 10am

Featuring Slip Jig

Enjoy music and stories of the Emerald Isles. Playing fiery and haunting Celtic tunes on a variety of traditional instruments,Slip Jig will have you in the mood to celebrate St Patrick's Day - even if you're not Irish! 

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Monday, March 17, 6:30pm

*Registration required. Sign up opens February 24. 

Huma Siddiqui brings her signature spices, talent and humor to our library once again. She is a fan favorite! 

Menu:

• Tandoori meatballs
• Sautéed okra 
• Rice with colorful peppers 

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Tuesday, March 18, 6-7:15pm  
(We will be done in time for the HS Choir Pops Concert.)

Book Discussion and Planning Session

Registration appreciated. Sign up with the School District Here

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In Partnership with the Mt. Horeb Area School District

Childcare Provided by MHASD.

• Books available for check out at the Mt. Horeb Public Library beginning February 3. (Ask for a copy at the Circulation Desk.)  
• Discussion and Planning: Tuesday, March 18, 6-8 pm, Mt. Horeb Public Library  

After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on most measures. Why? In his eye-opening book The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt unpacks the sharp rise in adolescent anxiety, depression, and self-harm since the early 2010s, exploring the dramatic shift from "play-based childhoods" to "phone-based" childhoods.  He investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults.   In this New York Times bestseller, Haidt issues a clear call to action.  

We hope you'll read the book and join discussion and help create a Mt. Horeb Community Action Plan to help curb this epidemic.

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Monday, March 31, 6:30pm

Brenna Marsicek, Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

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Tuesday, April 1, 10am

The Music of Bees, Eileen Garvin

Everyone is welcome at our monthly book club. We meet the 1st Tuesday of the month from 10-11am. Light refreshments are provided. Pick up a copy of the month's title at the Circulation Desk. Large print is available.