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October 2025

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From Pages to Pumpkins

October fun at your libraries to celebrate the season!

For Children and Families

  • Oct. 4: Halloween Costume Exchange (For children)
    Alice Baker Memorial Library in Eagle

  • Oct. 6: Pumpkin Patch Take & Make Craft (For ages 3 and up)
    Whitewater Public Library

  • Oct. 8: Emergency Zombie Preparedness (Family–friendly)
    Muskego Public Library

  • Oct. 11: Library-Glow in the Dark Party (Family–friendly)
    Johnson Creek Public Library

  • Oct. 13: Family Fun Night: Pumpkin Painting (Family–friendly)
    Oconomowoc Public Library

  • Oct. 23: Halloween Toddler Dance Party (For ages 18-mo.-5)
    L.D. Fargo Public Library in Lake Mills

  • Oct 25: 4th Annual BOOtacular! (For ages 0-12)
    Brookfield Public Library

  • Oct. 25: Monster Mash (For ages 10 and under)
    Muskego Public Library

  • Oct. 28: Halloween Hop (For ages 11 and under)
    Waukesha Public Library

  • Oct. 29: Not-So-Spooky Storytime (For ages 0-5)
    Hartland Public Library

  • Oct. 29: Family Boo Bash (Family–friendly)

    New Berlin Public Library

  • Oct. 31: Halloween Party (Family–friendly)
    Jefferson Public Library

  • Oct. 31: Fall Fun Day (For ages 3-11)
    L.D. Fargo Public Library in Lake Mills

For Tweens and Teens

  • Oct. 6: Spooky Stories Night (For ages 13 - 17)
    Mukwonago Community Library

  • Oct. 10: Teen After Hours: Haunted Happenings (For grades 7-12)

    Pauline Haass Public Library in Sussex

  • Oct. 21: Teen Halloween Party (For grades 6-12)
    Waukesha Public Library

  • Oct. 30: Halloween Movie Madness (For ages 12-18. Movie is rated PG.) 
    Oconomowoc Public Library

For Adults

  • Oct. 7: The History of North Lake, WI (For ages 12 and up)
    Town Hall Library in North Lake

  • Oct. 9: Costume Party Cook The Book
    Karl Junginger Memorial Library in Waterloo

  • Oct. 13: Black Holes
    Brookfield Public Library

  • Oct. 14: Zombie Preparedness
    Elm Grove: Public Library

  • Oct. 17: Masquerade Ball: A Mystery Party 
    Pewaukee Public Library

  • Oct. 22: Essential Edgar Allan Poe
    Muskego Public Library

  • Oct. 23 & 30: Intro to Tarot Cards
    Butler Public Library

  • Oct. 27: Bigfoot Town Hall with Jay Bachochin
    Alice Baker Memorial Library in Eagle

  • Oct. 28: Adult Book Club: “The Art Thief" - Session 1 or Session 2
    Dwight Foster Public Library in Fort Atkinson

  • Oct. 30: Mystery Items from the Past & Their Stories 
    Watertown Public Library

  • Oct. 31: Tricks & Treats: A Cultural History of Halloween
    Menomonee Falls Public Library 

For All Ages

  • Oct. 10-12: Halloween Costume Swap
    Pauline Haass Public Library in Sussex

  • Oct. 11: Pumpkin Party in the Park
    Hartland Public Library

  • Oct. 11: New Berlin Beer Garden @ the Library!
    New Berlin Public Library

  • Oct. 15: Halloween Cookie Decorating
    Big Bend Village Library

  • Oct. 16: Boo Bash Business Trick or Treat 
    Jefferson Public Library

  • Oct. 18: Halloween in Delafield
    Delafield Public Library

  • Oct. 18: Mad Science Presents: Sounds Like Science
    Oconomowoc Public Library

  • Oct. 24: Trick-or-Treat at the Library
    Mukwonago Community Library

  • Oct. 24 & 25: Enchanted Storybook Trail at Brandt Quirk Park
    Watertown Public Library

  • Oct. 25: Fall Family Fest 
    Menomonee Falls Public Library 

  • Oct. 28: Trick or Treat at the Library
    Pewaukee Public Library

  • Oct. 30: Bigfoot Town Hall - What do You See in the Woods? 
    Powers Memorial Library in Palmyra

Systemwide Event Calendar

Memory Cafés

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October Memory Cafés

  • Oct. 9: Fall Fun • Alice Baker Memorial Library, Eagle

  • Oct. 13: Gratitude Feathers • Jefferson Public Library

  • Oct. 20: All About Apples • Brookfield Public Library

  • Oct. 22: Music and Memories • Johnson Creek Public Library

  • Oct. 22: Batty for Bats • Waukesha Public Library

Memory Café Events

On The Shelf

October is

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Cover art for "The Bright Hour"

The Bright Hour

by Nina Riggs

Cover art for "Kimiko Does Cancer"

Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir
by Kimiko Tobimatsu

Cover art for "Twisting Fate"

Twisting Fate

by Pamela N. Munster, MD

Cover art for "In-Between Days"

In-Between Days: A Memoir About Living With Cancer

by Teva Harrison

Cover art for "Radical"

Radical: The Science, Culture, and History of Breast Cancer in America

by Kate Pickert

Cover art for "The Middle Place"

The Middle Place

by Kelly Corrigan

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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