April 2022 Newsletter
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Children's Area Activities Return 
Picture of Children's area with activity tables and seatingWe're excited to bring back some of our Children's Area activities! Come check out our brand new train table, Lego table, and light table. More fun accessories are on the way.
 
Our AWE station touchscreen computers with educational games and activities for preschool and school age children have also returned. Just in time for those days filled with April showers! 
 
Display Case - Submissions Wanted!
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Do you have creations, projects, or collections you'd like to show off to the community? We're looking for local creators and collectors to fill our display case near the entrance to the library. Past displays have featured everything from Legos to antiques. For more information or to submit your idea, stop in or call the library at 608-838-9030. 
 
New to the Library - Playaway Bookpacks
Picture of Playaway BookpacksPlayaway Bookpacks let you listen and read along with your favorite stories. Each pack includes a Playaway all-in-one digital audiobook player and the print version of the book. Great for building reading skills or on the go flexibility.
 
Find them in the Children's area near our audiobooks, book/CD kits, and Vox audio-enabled picture books. To search in LINKcat, use the keywords "Playaway Bookpack." 
 
Upcoming Events
Blank white calendar inside an orange circleMasks may be required at some events.
 
Please visit our website or Facebook page for updates and full details on programs for all ages:  
 
Youth & Family | Teen | Adult
 
Youth & Family Highlights
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Spring Programming
Library Community Room
Registration Required - Space Limited
MASKS REQUIRED FOR AGES 2+
Details & Registration
  • Toddler Storytime: Mondays 9:30/10:30 AM
  • Baby Bounce: Tuesdays 9:30 AM
  • Zumbini: Wednesdays 9:30/10:30 AM &
    Tuesdays 10:30 AM (new session time!)
  • Preschool Storytime: Thursdays 9:30 AM
  • Magic Tree House Book Club: 2nd Tuesday of the month @3:30 PM
Visit our website for details on all of our youth & family programming, including 1000 Books Before Kindergarten: mcfarlandlibrary.org/children
 
Teen Highlights
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Teen After Hours
Friday, April 22nd  5:15 - 6:30 PM
Karaoke Night!
 
Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to a special monthly event that takes place after the library closes! Watch our website and social media for all the details.
Visit our website for info on all our teen programming and subscribe to our teen newsletter: mcfarlandlibrary.org/teen
  • Snack & Chat - Mondays 4:00 - 5:00 PM
  • Teen Hangout - Thursdays 4:00 - 5:00 PM
  • Graphic Novel Book Club - Tuesday 4/5 @ 4:00 - 5:00 PM
  • Teen Advisory Board - Wednesday 4/13 @ 4:30 - 5:30 PM
 
Adult Highlights
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Sentimental Journey w/John Duggleby
Tuesday, April 26th  2:00 PM
Library Community Meeting Room
 
Take a "Sentimental Journey" through the music and memories of the World War II era with award-winning musician and author John Duggleby. 
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Ireland: A Colorful Tour of the Emerald Isle
Thursday, April 28th  6:00 PM
Library Community Meeting Room
 
Join us as Joe Fahey shares photos and tales of his trips to the Emerald Isle! He'll discuss some of the key points of Irish culture, both past and present.
Visit our website for a full list of adult programs: mcfarlandlibrary.org/adult-events
  • *NEW* Open Scrabble Hour - Fridays 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Zumba - Tuesday April 19th 6:30 PM (Registration Required)
  • Craft Club - Wednesday April 20th 6:30 PM (Registration Required)
Book Clubs
Join us for book discussions! Both of our book clubs meet in the Library Community Room or you can join us virtually over Zoom. Copies of each month's title are available at the library. New readers always welcome.
 
Mystery Book Club
Book cover of Those People by Louise Candlish
Wednesday, April 6th 6:30 PM
Library Community Meeting Room
To join virtually over Zoom: Register Here
 
Those people
by Louise Candlish

"From the author of the international bestseller Our House, a new novel of twisty domestic suspense asks, "Could you hate your neighbor enough to plot to kill him?"
Book cover of Malice by Keigo Higashino
Next Month:
Wednesday, May 4th 6:30 PM
 
Malice : A Mystery
by 1958- Higashino, Keigo

When a best-selling Japanese novelist is found murdered the night before he was scheduled to move to another country, police detective Kyochiro Kaga uncovers a deadly game involving the victim's best friend and rival. By the Edgar Award-finalist author of The Devotion of Suspect X.
Wednesday Afternoon Book Club
Book cover of Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Wednesday, April 13th 2:00 PM
Library Community Meeting Room
To join virtually via Zoom: Register Here
 
Alias Grace
by Margaret Atwood

Takes readers into the life and mind of Grace Marks, one of the most notorious women of the 1840s, who is serving a life sentence for murders she claims she cannot remember
Book cover of A Mercy by Toni Morrison
Next Month:
Wednesday, May 11th 2:00 PM
 
A mercy
by Toni Morrison

In exchange for a bad debt, an Anglo-Dutch trader takes on Florens, a slave girl, who feels abandoned by her slave mother and who searches for love--first from an older servant woman, and then from a handsome free blacksmith--in a novel set in late seventeenth-century America, by a Nobel Prize-winning author. A best-selling New York Times Book of the Year.
Online Resource Spotlight: Hoopla
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Hoopla allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone--even your TV! Hoopla is available via web, mobile app, and more.
 
Reading Recommendations
April is Autism Acceptance month. Celebrate with books exploring autistic lives and culture: https://libraryaware.com/2HB77B
 
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More Reading Recommendation Resources:Cover of Booklist Reader
  • Check out our Reading Recommendations page
  • View our Staff Picks interactive flyer
  • Visit our Mystery Book Club and Introvert Book Club discussion boards on GoodReads
  • Sign up for NextReads newsletters
  • Check out the latest issue of Booklist Reader
  • Pick up a free copy of BookPage in the library
  • View the LibraryReads monthly top ten list 
  • Request a custom Book Bundle
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Digital Library News
Image of Music is History by Questlove on a tablet and phone. Big Library Read April 4-18 on Libby.
Drum roll please…Big Library Read is back! The featured title, Music Is History by Questlove, will be available April 4-18 in the Libby app as an ebook or audiobook with no waitlists or holds. 
 
Music Is History combines Questlove's deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past fifty years.
 
Visit biglibraryread.com to join the discussion, find related reads, and more. Use #biglibraryread on social media for a chance to win a pair of Apple AirPods Pro.
 
Tax Forms
Picture of tax forms and a yellow post note with text "Tax time!"A limited selection of tax forms are now available in the library or through our curbside pickup service. For a list of available forms and how to request them, visit our website: Tax Forms
 
Important Note: Wisconsin Form 1 Instruction Booklets are not available at libraries this year. To request a copy by mail, call 608-266-2772 or email DORFormsRequest@wisconsin.gov 
 
For any other forms/instructions not available at the library:
  • Download and print
    • Wisconsin state forms and instructions
    • Federal forms and instructions
  • Request forms by mail
    • State forms: Call 608-266-2772 or visit revenue.wi.gov
    • Federal forms: Call 800-829-3676 or visit irs.gov/orderforms

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Sunday
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5920 Milwaukee St.
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