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1,119 Reasons to Celebrate! Did you know that you can now register your child for a public library card when you register them for school? This year, the Whitewater Public Library and the Whitewater Unified School District partnered to offer our first Opt-In Library Card! With the click of a button, 1,119 Whitewater students gained access to the physical and digital collections of the Whitewater Public Library. Cards are currently being mailed out, so check your mailbox! |
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Wednesdays November 5 and 19 at 9:30 a.m.
Cravath Lakefront Building, 341 S. Fremont St. Join Miss Deana for stories, songs, and silliness! Storytimes are best for children ages 2-5, but older and younger siblings are always welcome. Free and no registration is required. |
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Saturday, November 8 at 4:00-5:15 p.m.
Cravath Lakefront Building, 341 S. Fremont St. Kids and families are invited to explore world instruments in the "Instrument Lab," dance and move to expressive music, and make music together. For all ages. FREE. No registration |
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Thursday, November 13 at 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Cravath Lakefront Building, 341 S. Fremont St. Through breathwork, movement, and journaling practices, reconnect with your body and the juicy, messy, radiant, challenging truth it might reveal so you can embrace the YOU underneath who the world told you to be. |
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Ruby finds a Worry by Tom PercivalA young girl's sense of adventure and exploration vanishes when she discovers a Worry that grows and grows until she learns how to get rid of it.
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The lighthouse keeper by Eugenio Fernandez VazquezThe coast can be a dangerous place, especially in stormy weather. Fortunately for us, out in the middle of the sea lives the lighthouse keeper, a remarkable person who dedicates his life to saving the lost and shipwrecked. You'd think he'd be lonely out there all on his own, but he has a secret friend who visits him when he least expects and most needs it.
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I am we : a story of survival
by Leslie Barnard Booth
What is the secret to crows' survival? This riveting informational picture book explores the beguiling mysteries of crow behavior. Gorgeous illustrations take readers into a crow's environment and community, making this an incredible-and unforgettable-reading experience.
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Bear in the air
by Allison Wortche
Bear proudly soars above his friends in a hot air balloon...until he realizes he doesn't know how to land.
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I Wish I Didn't Have to Tell You This : A Graphic Memoir
by Eugene Yelchin
When a chance encounter with an American woman opens him up to a world of possibility, Russian artist Yevgeny believes he has found his path to the future, but the threat of being drafted into the Russian military changes everything, and he takes drastic measures to decide his fate, leading to unthinkable consequences in a mental hospital. Gr 10+
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Bad in the blood
by Matteo L. Cerilli
In the city of Puck's Port...something rotten is lurking under the surface. A violent murder at the docks seems to point to a fey killer, igniting a powder keg of distrust between the city's humans and its fey inhabitants...Gristle Senan Maxim Junior finds himself caught in the middle. Forced into the reluctant role of private investigator...he's working to solve the mystery of this fiery murder mainly because his sister, Hawthorne Stregoni, is a fey herself with an unfortunate penchant for setting things ablaze. Hawthorne is part of an experimental study to control feyism but struggles to keep her powerful magic in check in a country that hates what she is.
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Picket Line : The Lost Novella
by Elmore Leonard
This never-before-published gem from a master storyteller describes an unprecedented farmers' movement in Trinity, Texas; the complex cast of Chicanos, Anglos, and migrants that impact the union; and the careful balance of passion, patience, and pure, stupid guts that it takes to hold the line.
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The second chance cinema
by Thea Weiss
At the end of a cobblestone alley, shrouded by fog and empty storefronts, lies a glittering magical cinema, with "The Story of You" presented on the marquee. Ellie and Drake, a newly engaged couple, stumble upon it while walking around their city late one night. Tickets in hand, they make their way into the deserted red-velvet auditorium and to their great surprise, see projected before them memories from their respective pasts. As their memories inch closer to the day they met, they realize they both have been keeping secrets from each other. With their wedding on the horizon, Ellie and Drake will be forced to answer: do you need to love who someone was, to love who they are now?
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In defense of dabbling : the brilliance of being a total amateur
by Karen Walrond
Challenges grind culture's obsession with achievement and encourages readers to reclaim joy through intentional amateurism: exploring hobbies without pressure for mastery and embracing curiosity, play, and awe as pathways to self-discovery, connection and a more fulfilling, present-centered life.
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