Adults

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Tuesday, January 7, 10am

The Address, Fiona Davis

PLUS: Be ready to share a favorite title you think others would enjoy reading!

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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Saturday, January 18, 10am

Featuring Bess Miller and Mimi Phan-Dinh of Halo Halo Food Cart

Registration Required. Sign Up opens December 30. 

• Soup: Silk Tofu with Mushrooms 
• Shrimp Pad Thai

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Tuesday, January 21, 1pm

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.

Monday, January 27, 6:30pm

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Jeff Kersten, Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection (DATCP)

Learn information about landlord and tenant rights and responsibilities under Wisconsin law.  Many Wisconsin residents live in rental housing. As a landlord or tenant in Wisconsin, it is important to understand your rights and responsibilities. As part of the presentation, landlord and tenant resources will be available. As Wisconsin’s lead agency for consumer protection, the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection, provides information and education, mediates complaints, investigates cases, and takes enforcement actions to fight fraudulent and deceptive practices that harm consumers and honest businesses.  

Jeff Kersten is an Outreach Specialist for the Bureau of Consumer Protection within the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.  As an Outreach Specialist, Jeff travels around the state to educate the public, businesses, and law enforcement on common scams & fraud, privacy protection, data security, identity theft, and other areas of consumer protection. Jeff has over 12 years of experience as a police officer and is a prior Consumer Protection Investigator for the Bureau of Consumer Protection. 

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Monday, February 3, 6:30pm

With David Gobeli

Registration Required. Sign Up Opens January 3

In this beginner-friendly workshop, we'll explore the captivating art of paper embroidery, creating beautiful designs inspired by winter botanicals. No experience necessary! We'll start with the basics, learning simple stitches and techniques to bring your paper to life with thread. Choose from a selection of beginner-friendly patterns.

All materials will be provided, so just bring your creativity and a willingness to experiment! Let your imagination bloom as we transform paper and thread into unique works of art.

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Tuesday, February 4, 10am

The House of Broken Angels, Luis Alberto Urrea

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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Saturday, February 15, 10am

Registration Required. Opens January 3!

Chase away the winter blues with a little friendly competition! Create a team of 2-5 people and complete against other groups in the library's Great Puzzle Race! Each team will receive the same 500 piece puzzle to work on. When we say "go," you'll race to be the team that completes the puzzle first! First and second place prizes will be awarded, not to mention bragging rights. This event is geared for ages 10+.  Teams must register in advance. 

• Teams must be between 2 -5 people. 
• Each team will have their own table to work at.
• No puzzle mats or other puzzling tools allowed. Each group will receive the same puzzle and the competition will end at 3 pm. Whoever finishes their puzzle first, or whoever is closest at 3pm, will be declared the winner. First and second place prizes will be awarded.
• Team members must be at least 10 years old. 

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.

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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!