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Log your reading on Beanstack online or the Beanstack app to earn badges.
Read 10 hours and earn a Beardie Buck good for $1 toward the purchase of a Friends Book Sale item or Loki accessory available at the Checkout Desk. Open to all ages! |
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Disney on Ice Reading Challenge
December 2-February 17 • Ages 2-12 Earn a free child ticket to Disney on Ice at the Fiserv Forum! Pick up your log in the Children's Area, read five books, and visit the Reference Desk to complete your log. Visit the box office and turn in the stamped log to reserve a child ticket for a February show with the purchase of an adult ticket.
Don’t forget Monster Jam Reading Challenge runs November 4-January 11! |
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1000 Books Dance Party
Saturday, January 11 10 am-12 pm Let’s dance! Everyone is invited to celebrate reading with music and dancing! If you’re not one of our 1000 book-readers yet, please join us and sign up for this FREE early literacy program! |
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Be Our Guest
Saturday, January 25 10 am-12 pm • All Ages Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo on down the happiest place on earth (the Library, of course!) for a morning of magical crafts, activities, and sing-alongs! Finish up your Disney on Ice reading challenge (ages 2-12) if needed! For families. |
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Programs & Events
Library programs, events, and activities are free and open to the public, but some may require registration. A waiting list is available if registration is full. |
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| Tuesday, January 7 • 2-3 pm | Homeschool families are invited to gather for a special lesson. Best for ages 8-12. Children ages 5-7 will require assistance from either an adult or older sibling. Registration is required for each student.
This month: Painting a Story |
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| Monday, January 20 • 1-3 pm | NO SCHOOL! Come on down to the library to decorate a dinosaur footprint and make your own mini dinosaur puppet! |
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| Saturday, January 25 • 10 am-12 pm | Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo on down the happiest place on earth (the Library, of course!) for a morning of magical crafts, activities, and sing-alongs! Finish up your Disney on Ice reading challenge (ages 2-12) if needed! |
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| Tuesday, January 28 • 6-7 pm |
Did you know that the Great Lakes offer one of the most unique assortment of rocks in the world? Join geologist and paleontologist Jason Rehorst for an all-ages program about minerals, fossils and crystals! Attendees will learn how to build and maintain a rock collection, the geological history and fossil record of Wisconsin, and be able to examine and handle various fossils and minerals. This program supplements the month long exhibit of the Virtual Museum of Geology's Travelling Educational Display at the Oconomowoc Public Library. |
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| Join us for stories, movement, and songs. No registration required. |
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| January 28 & 29 |
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| Friday, January 17 • 10-11 am At Shorehaven | Join us for an intergenerational storytime features moving, shaking, singing, and reading, all in the spirit of being together in our community. |
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| Saturday, January 11 • 10 am-12 pm | Let’s dance! Everyone is invited to celebrate reading with music and dancing! If you’re not one of our 1000 book-readers yet, please join us and sign up for this FREE early literacy program! |
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| January 3-31 | Pick up a monthly scavenger hunt sheet and keep a sharp eye out for hidden pictures throughout the Children's Area. |
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| Thursday, January 9 • 4-5 pm | Drop in and use your creativity to take on a new build challenge each month!
This month's challenge: Lego Bridges |
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| Monday, January 13 | Pick up a to-go bag and create a craft at home. Available while supplies last. Ages 5-12. |
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| Wednesday, January 22 • 4-5 pm | An after-school cook-along (and sometimes sing-along)! Enjoy fun stories, songs, and kitchen science while making new recipes.
Registration is required. Children between the ages of 5-7 will require assistance from either an adult or older sibling. Adults do not need to register. |
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| Wednesday, January 15 • 4-5 pm | Come on down to the library and learn how to make your own Fizzy Moon Sand! We will go over what makes the sand fizz, you'll make your own to take home, and you'll get a copy of the recipe to make it with your friends and family! |
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| Thursday, January 23 • 4:15-5 pm | Join us to talk about a middle grade graphic novel each month. A limited number of copies will be available at the Checkout Desk.
This month's book: Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith |
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