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October 2026

Leaves, Lore & Library Fun

Autumn adventures and spooky events at your libraries!

  • Oct. 1-31: 5th Annual Let’s Hike, Delafield!
    Delafield Public Library

  • Oct. 1-31: Borrow Halloween Costumes (Available all year!)
    New Berlin Public Library

  • Oct. 1-31: Spooktacular Reading Challenge
    Town Hall Library (North Lake)

  • Oct. 1-17: Pumpkin Decorating Contest
    L.D. Fargo Public Library (Lake Mills)

  • Oct. 7: Ghost Hunting 101
    Jefferson Public Library

  • Oct. 8: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Badger Talk
    Butler Public Library

  • Oct. 10: Halloween Costume Swap
    Brookfield Public Library

  • Oct. 10: Pumpkin Party in the Park
    Hartland Public Library

  • Oct. 10: Family Fun at the Library - Harvest Fun
    Johnson Creek Public Library

  • Oct. 13: Once Upon a Time...The Strange & Wondrous Illustrations of the Brandywine School & Howard Pyle
    Elm Grove Public Library

  • Oct. 14: Winnie the Pooh 100th Birthday Party
    Muskego Public Library

  • Oct. 14: Trivia Night
    Powers Memorial Library (Palmyra)

  • Oct. 15-25: Science in a Bag STEM Kit
    Delafield Public Library

  • Oct. 15: Book Vases - Book Folding & Flower Arranging
    Alice Baker Memorial Library (Eagle)

  • Oct. 17: Teen DIY Special FX Workshop (For 7th to 12th Grade)
    Pauline Haass Public Library (Sussex)

  • Oct. 16: Mukwonago Rotary Club's Jack-O-Lantern Jaunt at Field Park
    Mukwonago Community Library

  • Oct. 19: Halloween Trivia Night!
    Elm Grove Public Library

  • Oct. 21: Halloween/Fall Story Time
    Big Bend Village Library

  • Oct. 21: Wisconsin Paranormal: Welcome to America's Scaryland with folklorist and author Zelia Edgar
    Whitewater Public Library

  • Oct. 22: Jigsaw Puzzle Contest
    Karl Junginger Memorial Library (Waterloo)

  • Oct. 24: 6th Annual BOOtacular!
    Brookfield Public Library

  • Oct. 24: Halloween Hop
    Waukesha Public Library

  • Oct. 26: Wisconsin's Most Haunted Locations with Chad Lewis
    Brookfield Public Library

  • Oct. 26: Halloween Party
    Jefferson Public Library

  • Oct. 27: Adult Book Club with Author Inga Orth
    Dwight Foster Public Library (Fort Atkinson)

  • Oct. 27: Storytime with Boo-ie the Pug
    Oconomowoc Public Library

  • Oct. 27: Trick or Treat at the Library
    Pewaukee Public Library

  • Oct. 30: Halloween Party
    Town Hall Library (North Lake)

  • Oct. 30: Teen Trick-or-Treat lock-in
    Watertown Public Library

  • Oct. 31: Monster Mash Bash
    Menomonee Falls Public Library

  • Oct. 31: Pumpkinpalooza Party!
    Watertown Public Library

  • Nov. 6: Pages & Pie Silent Reading Lock-in
    Dwight Foster Public Library (Fort Atkinson)

Libraries in the News

Sharing Lake Mills "Build on a Legacy" campaign

L. D. Fargo Public Library Director Gerard Saylor joined WTMJ’s Sandy Maxx to discuss the library’s history and current capital campaign.
Listen to the Spotlight Interview

Radio host Sandy Maxx with L.D. Fargo Public Library Director Gerard Saylor

New Berlin library adds color analysis kits for checkout

New Berlin Public Library's librarians, Kate Krause and Delaney Dorothy, joined CBS 58 to talk about their popular new Library of Things items, two color analysis kits!
Watch the Interview

Screenshot of two New Berlin Public Library staff on CBS 58 News Milwaukee.

Delafield Public Library launches iking challenge

Delafield Public Library's librarian, Andrea Bisordi, spoke with Fox 6 about their October event, Let's Hike, Delafield!
Watch the News Story

Screenshot of Andrea Bisordi on Fox 6 news segment.

Memory Cafés

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Upcoming Memory Cafés

  • Oct. 8:  Music Bingo • Alice Baker Memorial Library in Eagle

  • Oct. 12:  Quilts! • Jefferson Public Library

  • Oct. 19:  Wisconsin Rocks! • Brookfield Public Library

  • Oct. 28:  Mike Schneider Polka Band • Waukesha Public Library

  • Nov. 6:  Storytelling • Hartland Public Library

View the Memory Café Events Calendar


On The Shelf

Spooky Scary Reads

I'll Watch Your Baby by Neena Viel

I'll Watch Your Baby

by Neena Viel

Dollface by Lindy Ryan

Dollface

by Lindy Ryan

The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts by Kim Fu

The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts

by Kim Fu

The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi

The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre

by Philip Fracassi 

Savage Lake by Nick Medina

Savage Lake

by Nick Medina

Curdle Creek by Yvonne Battle-Felton

Curdle Creek

by Yvonne Battle-Felton

Find Your Library

Jefferson County

Dwight Foster Public Library (Fort Atkinson)
Jefferson Public Library

Johnson Creek Public Library

Karl Junginger Memorial Library (Waterloo)
L.D. Fargo Public Library (Lake Mills)
Powers Memorial Library (Palmyra)
Watertown Public Library

Whitewater Public Library


Waukesha County

Alice Baker Library (Eagle)
Big Bend Public Library
Brookfield Public Library
Butler Public Library
Delafield Public Library
Elm Grove Public Library
Hartland Public Library
Menomonee Falls Public Library
Mukwonago Community Library
Muskego Public Library
New Berlin Public Library
Oconomowoc Public Library
Pauline Haass Public Library (Sussex)
Pewaukee Public Library
Town Hall Library (North Lake)
Waukesha Public Library

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