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December 2025

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Top 5 Winter Activities at your Library

There's something for everyone to enjoy this season! Discover library activities to inspire, entertain, educate, and bring warmth to your winter days.

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Read what you like!

Enjoy reading in multiple formats. Pick up your favorite book or use the Libby app for ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines. Winter is a great time to explore new genres, explore the library catalog for inspiration!

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Embrace winter weather!

Check out the fun available from The Library of Things! Borrow sleds, snowshoes, ice skates, or snow play kits. Pick up and return most items at the owning library.

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Bring the fun inside!

Beat boredom with games, movies, and kits. Discover our wide range of games, jigsaw puzzles, brain teasers, and STEM kits for all ages. Dive into our movie collection for cozy movie nights.

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Unleash Your Creativity!

Tackle DIY or craft projects by borrowing tools and kits or attend a free library program. Check out the systemwide events calendar to see what's coming up or create on your own item in a library makerspace.

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Learn something new!

Expand your knowledge by exploring your family history with free genealogy tools, or discover Wisconsin’s local attractions by borrowing an Explore Pass, or elevate your skills with free online video courses on Udemy.


In the News

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Whitewater Public Library reopens!

Whitewater Public Library reopened to the public on Monday, December 8, after completing their 13-month Building Expansion and Renovation Project. The expansion added 4,400 square feet, featuring three study rooms, an expanded Makerspace, new Teen and Children's Areas, and Meeting Rooms with upgraded AV and a full kitchen. Read the news release about the reopening.


A grand opening event is planned for Friday, February 6 at 5:30 pm. Grand Reopening event details.


Around the Libraries

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Taylor Swift Birthday Party

Menomonee Falls Public Library

Come dance, craft, and play games to celebrate our favorite showgirl's birthday! This party is best suited for ages 5 and up. 

Saturday, December 13
10:00 - 11:30 am

Taylor Swift Birthday Party event details

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Holiday Trivia Night

Elm Grove Public Library

Gather your friends and join us for a jolly evening of trivia at the library! Prizes await the top teams, so bring your best holiday spirit and get ready to sleigh the competition!

Monday, December 15
6:30 – 7:30 pm
Holiday Trivia Night event details

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Makers & Melodies with Guitarcheology

Jefferson Public Library

Welcome winter with creative crafts, festive refreshments, and live music by Guitarcheology. Crafts at 5:30 pm, music starts at 6:00 pm. Suitable for all ages.

Tuesday, December 16
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Makers & Melodies event details

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Movie Matinee:
"White Christmas"

Big Bend Village Library

Movie lovers, join us to watch the classic "White Christmas"! Meet friends and enjoy snacks and beverages! 

Thursday, December 18
2:00 - 4:00 pm

Call the library to register: (262) 662-3571
Movie Matinee event details

Memory Cafés

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Winter Memory Cafés

  • Dec. 15: Holiday Joy • Pauline Haass Public Library, Sussex

  • Dec. 17: Fidget Boards • Watertown Public Library

  • Dec. 17: Holly Jolly Bingo • Waukesha Public Library

  • Jan. 8: Celebrate National Hot Tea Month • Mukwonago Community Library

  • Jan. 9: Therapy Dog • Hartland Public Library

View the Memory Café Events Calendar

On The Shelf

Biographies and Memoirs

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Vagabond: A Memoir
by Tim Curry

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Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler

by Susana M. Morris

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Last Rites

by Ozzy Osbourne

Cover art for "Articulate: A Deaf Memoir of Voice"

Articulate: A Deaf Memoir of Voice

by Rachel Kolb

Cover art for "Comedy Nerd: A Lifelong Obsession in Stories and Pictures"

Comedy Nerd: A Lifelong Obsession in Stories and Pictures

by Judd Apatow

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Hostage

by Eli Sharabi

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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