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A circle features a dragon curled around a pile of books. Curved around the bottom of the circle is text: 2025 iRead Summer Reading Level Up at Your Library.


June 2025

- Summer Reading Program

- Summer Kick-Off Party

- Friends Used Book Sale

- Family Performances

- Wisconsin Wills 101

- Metal-Smithing Workshop

- Reading Recommendations


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A woman is sitting in a field of flowers reading a book. Children are playing around her. Text reads: Level Up At Your Library Summer Reading Program June 1 - August 31.

Summer Reading Program

June 1 - August 31

Level Up At Your Library this summer! Kids, teens, and adults can track reading and activities to earn prize drawing entries and other fun surprises. We also have plenty of performers and programs for the whole family lined up. 

Get Ready to Level Up!
All Ages 2025 Summer Library Program Summer Kick-off Party with GEE Funny Farm. Friday, June 6, 5:30pm-7:30pm. Including Animal Educators, Yard Games, and Food Trucks.

Summer Kick-off Party with GEE Funny Farm

Friday, June 6th  5:30 - 7:30 PM

Get ready for a wild summer kick-off celebration with the return of GEE Funny Farm animal educators. Meet and greet animals of all shapes and sizes outside the library, play yard games, and purchase dinner or a snack from a selection of food trucks.

Friends of McFarland Library Used Book Sale. Thursday, June 5th, 9 am - 7 pm, Best Selection. Friday, June 6th, 9 am - 4 pm, Best Prices. Saturday, June 7th, 9 am - 4 pm, Best Bag Sale. Cash is encouraged; visit mcfarlandlibrary.org for more details. Proceeds benefit E.D. Locke Public Library.

Friends of McFarland Library Used Book Sale

Thursday, June 5th  9:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Friday, June 6th & Saturday, June 7th  9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Library Community Room

Find great bargains on fabulous used books & DVDs at our next book sale. Shop early for the best selection or later for the best bargains. Cash is encouraged.

Pricing and More Details

Holiday Closure

The library will be closed for Juneteenth on Thursday, June 19th.


Visit our website anytime to access your account, browse our catalog and place holds, check out digital books, magazines, movies, and more online resources: mcfarlandlibrary.org

Text on left side "Closed for Juneteenth Freedom Day Thursday June 19." On right is drawing of 3 arms extended up. One is holding a blue and red Juneteenth flag.

Kids

Summer Family Performer, The Wacky World of Wesley Waffles! June 12 @ 2:00pm
Summer Family Performer, Smarty Pants Presents The Big Balloon Show, June 26 @ 2:00pm

Wesley Waffles

Thursday, June 12th  2:00 PM

Musician Wesley Waffles offers an engaging kids show like no other! With fun props, engaging music, and audience participation, people love Wesley Waffles LIVE!

Smarty Pants Balloons

Thursday, June 26th  2:00 PM

The Magical World of Balloons is a theatrical style balloon stage show featuring tons of amazing magic, hilarious laugh out loud comedy and, of course, Sparty's award-winning, world's biggest baloon props.  

Preschool Programs

School Age Programs

  • Outdoor Storytime @ Lewis Park
    Mondays 9:30 AM

  • Library Storytime
    Tuesdays 9:30 AM

  • Zumbini (Registration Required)
    Wednesdays 9:30 & 10:30 AM

  • Outdoor STEAM @ Lewis Park
    2nd & 4th Tuesday 2:30 PM

    Stormwater Exploration June 10
    Bird Houses (Registration Required) June 24

  • Drama Camp (Registration Required, Opens June 2)
    Fridays 9:30 | 10:30 | 11:30

Visit our Children's page for full program details

Teens (Grades 6-12)

Summer Snack & Chat, Mondays, June 9 - July 28, 4:00-5:00 PM. For teens entering grades 6-12.
Group Gaming, Tuesdays, June 10 - July 29* 4-5 PM. *No Group Gaming on Tuesday, July 1. For teens entering grades 6-12.

Summer Snack & Chat

Mondays 4:00-5:00 PM

Group Gaming

Tuesdays 4:00 - 5:00 PM

Teen Summer Camp, Thursdays, June 12 - July 17, 4:00-5:00 PM. Registration Required! For teens entering grades 6-12.
2025 Summer Drama Camp. Fridays June 13 - July 18. Registration opens Monday, June 2 @ 9:00 am.

Teen Summer Camp

Thursdays 4:00-5:00 PM

Registration Required

Summer Drama Camp

Fridays 11:30 - 12:30 PM

Registration Required

Teen Dungeons & Dragons Summer One-Shots! Can't commit to the weekly campaign? No worries! Join us once a month for a special one-shot campaign with teens in grades 6-12. Saturday, June 21st (registration opens June 6) and Saturday, July 12th (registration opens June 27) 10 AM - 1 PM. Space limited; registration required!

Teen D&D Summer One-Shots

Space limited - registration required!

Saturday, June 21 | 10 AM - 1 PM

Registration opens June 6

Saturday, July 12 | 10 AM - 1 PM

Registration opens June 27

Visit our Teen page for full details and more resources

Adults

Wisconsin Wills 101. Wednesday, June 11, 5:30-7:30pm, Library Community Room. Free learning session hosted by attorneys. Registration is required & opens May 28 at mcfarlandlibrary.org.
Metal-Smithing Workshop. Wednesday, June 25, 5:30-7:30 PM, Library Community Room. Registration is required and opens June 12 at mcfarlandlibrary.org. Sponsored by Beyond the Page, Madison Community Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Wisconsin Wills 101

Wednesday, June 11th 5:30-7:30 PM

Registration Required

Small Axe Cooperative presents a free learning session on essential end-of-life planning tools for the general public hosted by attorneys.

Metal-Smithing Workshop

Wednesday, June 25th 5:30-7:30 PM

Registration Required, Opens 6/12

Members of the Wisconsin Metalsmiths will demonstrate their skills and teach you how to make your own wearable items or objects of art.

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Recurring Monthly Events

Bridge Club, Thursdays 12:30-2:30 PM, Library Community Room. In the library proper during June/July.
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Need to brush up on your Spanish? Join us the 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month for Conversaciones en Espanol. 11am-Noon. Habla, aprende, conecta, diviertete. Join us next time.
  • Bridge Club - New Time! Now every Thursday from 12:30-2:30 PM

  • Craft Club - 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:30 PM. All supplies provided. Registration required and opens one week prior.

  • Conversaciones en Espanol - 1st & 3rd Saturday at 11:00 AM. Informal conversation and discussion of suggested topics in Spanish.

Adult Book Clubs

New members always welcome! Copies of each month's selection available to check out at the library.

Mystery Book Club

Wednesday, June 4th  6:30 PM

The girl with the dragon tattoo

Stieg Larsson

Wednesday Afternoon Book Club

Wednesday, June 11th  2:00 PM

Tom Lake : a novel

Ann Patchett

Next Month: July 2nd 

The Last Precinct

by Patricia Cornwell

Next Month: July 9th
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Visit our Adults page for more programs & services

Resource Highlight

QLL Queer Liberation Library. Queer books FOR FREE through Libby!

Queer Liberation Library

Read with Pride all year long with the Queer Liberation Library! QLL is a free digital library of queer ebooks and audiobooks available to anyone in the United States. You can access their collection in Libby and apply for a membership to check items out.

Learn More and Get Started
Text "Curated collections to help you find your next great queer read!" above 4 Libby collections: Pride, Kids & Teens, Nonfiction, and Comics & Manga

Reading Recommendations

Banner that reads "Ellen's Picks for books read in May 2025" with a stack of 4 books on the right side.

The women

Kristin Hannah

Say you'll remember me

Abby Jimenez

Camino ghosts

John Grisham

Hidden pictures

Jason Rekulak

Read Ellen's full reviews and place holds in our catalog!
Book flyer with text on left "June is LGBTQIA Pride Month. Books to read with pride." 9 books on right: Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender, These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs, Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall, Your Driver is Waiting by Priya Guns, The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles, Family Meal by Bryan Washington, A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt, Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle, and Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell.
LibraryReads. The Top Ten Adult Fiction and Nonfiction Chosen Monthly by America's Library Staff. Cover of The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater. The June 2025 List is Here!
Cover of Booklist Reader

Find your next great read:

  • Visit our Reading Recommendations page
  • Subscribe to NextReads Newsletters
  • NoveList Plus recommended reads, read-alikes, and genre/appeal search
  • The latest issue of BookList Reader
  • Pick up a copy of BookPage in the library
  • Don't Miss Lists on LINKcat

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