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April 2025 |
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Speak Up For Libraries! |
Libraries are essential to Wisconsin communities! They go beyond books, offering education, digital resources, job support, and a sense of connection for all.
Help ensure their future by supporting continued funding for libraries. |
| How to support your libraries
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Read these children's books while you walk, stroll, hike, or roll outdoors. It's a fun way to combine physical activity with family literacy.
Catch these great spring stories: |
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Bridges Library System's Spring Story Hike at Retzer Nature Center in Waukesha is featuring "A Place for Rain” by Michelle Schaub and illustrated by Blanca Gómez. Dwight Foster Public Library's StoryWalk® in Ralph Park in Fort Atkinson is featuring "“Curious George Visits the Library / Jorge el curioso va a la bibliotecha” by Margret & H.A. Rey’s. Hartland Public Library's Storytrail along the Ice Age Trail is featuring "The First Dog" by Jan Brett. Jefferson Public Library's StoryWalk® at the Meadow Springs Conservancy by Stoppenbach Park is featuring "When Spring Comes" by Kevin Henkes and illustrated by Laura Dronzek. Karl Junginger Memorial Library's Story Trail in Waterloo is featuring "Grumpy Monkey Spring Fever" by Suzanne Lang and illustrated by Max Lang. L.D. Fargo Public Library's StoryWalk® in Wallace Park in Lake Mills is featuring "Hello, Puddle!" by Anita Sanchez and illustrated by Luisa Uribe. New Berlin Public Library's Storybook Trail at ProHealth Care Park is featuring "This Book is Perfect" by Ron Keres and illustrated by Arthur Lin. Watertown Public Library's Storybook Trail at Brandt Quirk Park is featuring "Spring for Sophie" by Yael Werber and illustrated by Jen Hill.
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Dwight Foster Public Library's StoryWalk® in Ralph Park |
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Jefferson Public Library's StoryWalk® at the Meadow Springs Conservancy |
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Watertown Public Library's Storybook Trail at Brandt Quirk |
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Spring library fun for all the green thumbs!
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Plants Aren't Always Pals: Poison in the Garden |
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Come and learn all about common plants in your garden and the fascinating ways they defend themselves. Local gardener and historian, Nathan Fuller, will present all about vegetable and flower species that can fight back, even create poison!
Tuesday, April 22
6:00 - 7:00 pm
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Gardening Talk with Melinda Myers
at North Lake School |
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Hosted by the Friends of the Town Hall Library, enjoy a talk on low-maintenance gardening with gardener, author, and radio host Melinda Myers. Event is FREE, with books available for signing and purchasing (cash/check only).
Saturday, May 3
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Vertical Gardening
Webinar at the Library |
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Save space, screen bad views, and create privacy by growing vertically. Learn fun, affordable, and attractive ways to use this technique to incorporate flowers and edibles into your landscape and container gardens. Gardening expert and author Melinda Myers will share ways vertical gardening can help reduce energy use by shading air conditioners, walls, and outdoor seating.
Wednesday, May 7
6:30 - 7:30 pm
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Planting for a Buzz: A Guide to Pollinator-Friendly Gardening |
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Attend this free program to learn more about the pollinators that live in your landscape, why they are at risk, and gardening practices you can do to support pollinator habitats and health all year long. Presented by: Julie Hill, Horticulture Outreach Specialist, UW-Madison, Division of Extension serving Walworth, Rock and Jefferson counties.
Monday, May 12 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Register & learn more |
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Spring Memory Cafés | • April 21: Earth Day • Brookfield Public Library
• April 23: Spring Into Birds • Waukesha Public Library • April 23: Traditional German Folkwear • Watertown Public Library
• May 2: Paint Your Own Garden • Oconomowoc Public Library • May 8: Purrs and Snuggles, Arfs and Cuddles! • Mukwonago Community Library |
| Memory Café Events
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On The Shelf |
| Poetry Month
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