August 2023 Newsletter
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Last Call! August 31 is the last day to earn rewards and enter our prize drawings in the Beanstack app. Gift cards to local restaurants and businesses, library swag, themed book/gift bundles, Squishmallows, and more are up for grabs! All the details are on our website: Summer Reading Program
 
End of Summer Bash
E.D. Locke Public Library's End of Summer Bash! Tuesday, August 22 6-8 PM at Discovery Garden Park. Generously sponsored by Friends of McFarland Library!End of Summer Bash
Tuesday, August 22nd 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Discovery Garden Park
 
Join us in the Discovery Garden Park at our End of Summer Bash! We'll have FREE popcorn, Chocolate Shoppe ice cream, face painting, and yard games. New this year, we'll also have an open jam session! Local musicians of all skill levels are encouraged to bring an acoustic instrument for a music-filled evening. Many thanks to the Friends of McFarland Library for sponsoring this event.
 
Family Card Game Day
Clipart image of ace of spades and 3 of hearts cards against a white and red backgroundFamily Card Game Day
Saturday, August 12th 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Library Community Room
 
Introducing family card game days! We'll provide decks of cards as well as other card games but you are welcome to bring your own, too. Stay the whole time, or drop in when it works for you.
 
On Your Bookmark...GO! 5K Run/Walk
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5K Run/Walk and Kids Dash
Saturday, September 23rd
 
Run, walk, stroll, or dance at the On Your Bookmark...GO! 5K Run/Walk and Kids Dash. We also offer a virtual option so you can participate from anywhere.
 
Registration includes a shirt and post race refreshments.  All proceeds benefit our library. For full details and to sign up, visit mcfarlandlibrary.org/5k.
 
Study Rooms - Reserve Online!
A study room with a table surrounded by 4 padded chairs and a HEPA air purifier in the corner.Our two study rooms are a great option when you need a place to focus without distractions, attend a Zoom meeting, or work on a small group project. One room is available on a drop in basis and the other can be reserved in advance. Please read our Study Room Policy for more details: Study Room Policy
 
Reserve online or call the library at 608-838-9030. 
Upcoming Events
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Please visit our website or Facebook page for updates and full details on programs for all ages:  
 
Youth & Family | Teen | Adult
 
If you need accommodations to attend any of our programs, please contact the library 2 weeks prior by calling 608-838-9030.
 
Youth & Family Highlights
Movie poster with characters from The Super Mario Brothers MovieOutdoor Movie Night
Wednesday, August 9th 6:30 PM
Lewis Park
 
Bring your blankets and chairs to Lewis Park for an outdoor showing of The Super Mario Brothers Movie! Free popcorn and Kona Ice will be available from 5:30 - 6:45 PM.
 
Sponsored by E.D. Locke Public Library and the McFarland RADAR Coalition. 
 
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No storytimes in August as we get ready for fall. Watch our website and social media for fall programming info!
 
Visit our website for a full list of programs and services:
Children's Programming Page
 
Teen Highlights
Text on teal and purple 90s style background "Late Night Library Lock-In Thursday, August 3 6:30 pm - 10 pm. Registration required. For teens entering grades 6-12.
Teen Late Night Library Lock-In
Thursday, August 3rd 6:30 - 10:00 PM
Registration Required
 
Celebrate the end of the Summer Reading Program with a night at the library! There will be pizza, trivia, craft projects, Switch Games, Minute-to-Win-It games, and an epic round of hide and seek!
 
Registration is required at this link: https://forms.gle/fk2rvrT8hwgnEusZ6
(Note: Registration will close when all the spots have been filled or at 4pm on 8/3)
This event is for teens who are going into grades 6-12.
 
Visit our website for more info on programs and to sign up for our teen newsletter:
https://www.mcfarlandlibrary.org/teen
 
Adult Highlights
Summer 2023 McFarland Cemetery Walking Tours with local historian Ron Larson. Tours begin at the library's front entrance. Register at mcfarlandlibrary.org or inquire at the front desk.
McFarland Cemetery Walking Tours
Registration Required
 
Local historian Ron Larson will lead his popular historical walking tours again this summer! Tours begin at the library's front entrance. Please wear good walking shoes and weather appropriate attire.
 
Registration is required, sign up on our website: Walking Tours
Tuesday, August 1, 6:30-8:00 PM - Merchants and Entrepreneurs
Tuesday, August 15, 6:30-8:00 PM - Musicians and Writers
Sunday, September 24, 1:30-3:00 PM - Veterans
 
Book cover of Paper Valley by F. David Allen II and Susan Campbell. The cover features an aerial view of the Great Lakes.Author Visit: Susan Campbell
Wednesday, August 9th 6:30 PM
Library Community Room
 
Investigative journalist Susan Campbell and wildlife biologist David Allen exposed the truth behind the world’s largest, most divisive, most politically charged environmental river cleanup of its kind: the $1.3 billion fix for widespread chemical PCB contamination in Wisconsin’s Fox River, a key Great Lakes tributary, by the region’s paper producers.
 
Join us as Susan shares her and David’s true story of a hard-fought environmental win. Copies of Paper Valley will be available for purchase at the event. No registration is required.
 
Stacks of booksUnderstanding Hoarding Disorder
Thursday, August 17th 6:00 PM
Library Community Room
 
Margo Nelson, psychotherapist and owner of Courage Counseling in Madison, will be lending her expertise to help us understand what Hoarding Disorder is and how we can best support our loved ones who may have it.
 
Bridge Club - Thursdays August 3rd & 17th 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Craft Club: Tape Resist Painting - Wednesday, August 16th 6:30 PM
 
Visit our website for a full list of adult programs and services: mcfarlandlibrary.org/adult-events
 
Book Clubs
Join us for book discussions! Both of our book clubs meet in the Library Community Room or you can join us virtually over Zoom. Copies of each month's title are available at the library. New readers always welcome.
 
Mystery Book Club
Book cover of River Road by Jayne Ann Krentz featuring a car driving on a road along the water.
Wednesday, August 2nd 6:30 PM
Library Community Room
 
River Road
by Jayne Ann Krentz

Returning 13 years after an embarrassing incident from her teens to the hometown of her beloved late aunt, forensic genealogist Lucy Sheridan makes shocking discoveries about her aunt's death, the disappearance of a cold-blooded local and an attractive former cop. By the best-selling author of Dream Eyes.
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Next Month:
Wednesday, September 6th 6:30 PM
Library Community Room
 
Devil in a blue dress / : 30th Anniversary Edition
by Walter Mosley

Easy Rawlins, a tough World War II veteran and detective, is hired by a financier and gangster to locate Daphne Monet, a search that leads him from elegant boardrooms to the raucous jazz joints of late 1940s Los Angeles.
Wednesday Afternoon Book Club
Book cover of In Love by Amy Bloom featuring blue text against a cream background.
Wednesday, August 9th 2:00 PM
Library Community Room
 
In love : a memoir of love and loss
by Amy Bloom

The New York Times best-selling author tells the story of her husband's battle with early onset Alzheimer's, their determination to support one another and his eventual decision to end his own life with dignity.
Book cover of Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. A hand with a yellow circle against a red background.
Next Month:
Wednesday, September 13th 2:00 PM
Library Community Room
 
Klara and the sun
by Kazuo Ishiguro

Waiting to be chosen by a customer, an Artificial Friend programmed with high perception observes the activities of shoppers while exploring fundamental questions about what it means to love. By the Nobel Prize-winning author of Never Let Me Go.
Reading Recommendations
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Celebrate National Dog Month with a book about these loyal companions:
https://libraryaware.com/2TGMSA
 
More Reading Recommendation Resources:Cover of Booklist Reader.
  • Check out our Reading Recommendations page
  • View our Staff Picks interactive flyer
  • Sign up for NextReads newsletters
  • Browse or search NoveList Plus
  • Check out the latest issue of Booklist Reader
  • Pick up a free copy of BookPage in the library
  • View the LibraryReads monthly top ten list 
  • Request a custom Book Bundle
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Digital Library
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Good news! The Libby app is now available in the Amazon Appstore for use with compatible Fire tablets. Check out this Libby Life article for everything you need to know about how to use Libby with your Kindle: How to read with Kindle
 
Holiday Closure
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The library will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, September 4th, but we're always open online! Visit our website for 24/7 access to your account, our online catalog, digital library, and many other resources: mcfarlandlibrary.org

Library Hours
  
Monday - Thursday
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
 
Friday - Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
 
Sunday
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
 
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McFarland E.D. Locke Public Library
5920 Milwaukee St.
McFarland, Wisconsin 53558
(608) 838-9030
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