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April
2024 | - Family Card Game Day
- McFarland Community Service Day - Library Closures - Welcome New Teen Librarian
- Language Resources - Ellen's Book Picks
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Family Card Game Day
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Saturday, April 6th 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Library Community Room
Join us for our next Family Card Game Day. We'll provide decks of cards and other card games, but you're welcome to bring your own as well. Light refreshments provided. NEW: Bring in a donation (money or food) for the food pantry for a chance to win a free game! |
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15th Annual McFarland Community Service Day |
| Saturday, April 27th 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Resolve to get involved! Roll up your sleeves and pitch in to celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up our parks, shorelines, roadways and public spaces in McFarland. Family-friendly volunteer opportunities for all ages. Supplies and refreshments provided and volunteers can enter to win a $25 gift card from West Star Organics. |
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PLEASE NOTE UPCOMING LIBRARY CLOSURES:
MONDAY, APRIL 8TH (UNTIL 12:00 PM) - Construction Work on Entrance Our main entrance facing the parking lot may also be closed April 8-9. Please use the entrance on the other side of our lobby facing Long St.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17TH (ALL DAY) - Staff Inservice
We apologize for these inconveniences. Visit mcfarlandlibrary.org anytime to check your account, place holds, and explore our online resources, including digital books, audiobooks, magazines, movies, music, and more. |
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Welcome Holly!
Hi all! I’m so excited to join E.D. Locke Public Library as the new Teen Librarian (AKA my dream job). While this is my first librarian job, I’ve led programs in libraries all over the Madison area as I’ve been earning my grad degree at UW Madison. Before coming into the library world, I was a high school English teacher for about two years; even though I quickly learned that teaching wasn’t for me in the long-term, I knew that working with teens was always going to be something I loved. |
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Teens are innovative, hilarious, and make me learn more about myself through every conversation I have with them; I feel extremely lucky that I get to serve them and work with them in this community. Although working and stressing about school (which will be over soon, thank goodness) take up most of my time, I also love weight lifting, playing cribbage, making baked goods for loved ones, and taking amateur pictures of my cat, Noodle.
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College Savings Program
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Monday, April 8th 6:30 - 7:30 PM Financial information for parents and teens who plan on pursuing a post-secondary education. |
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Poetry of Lorine Niedecker |
| Friday, April 19th 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Explore the poetry of Lorine Niedecker, a preeminent 20th century Wisconsin poet. |
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Author Visit: Lesa Knollenberg
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Thursday, April 25th 6:30 - 7:30 PM Local author Lesa Knollenberg will join us to discuss her new suspense novel, Corpse Pose. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. |
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Conversaciones en Espanol |
| Twice Monthly Saturdays starting
April 20th 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Conversational Spanish practice sessions facilitated by former McFarland High School teacher, Augustine Rodriguez.
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Adult Book Clubs | New members always welcome! Copies of each month's selection available to check out at the library. |
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Wednesday, April 3rd 6:30 PM |
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| Don Winslow |
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Wednesday, April 10th 2:00 PM |
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| Vince Beiser |
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Language Resources
Looking to learn a new language or find reading materials in other languages? Check out these resources that are FREE with your library card:
Transparent Language Online - Choose from over 120 languages (including English) to learn on your mobile device or computer. Also includes KidsSpeak, with courses specially designed for children.
Libby - The Libby app will automatically display in your device's language, but you can change to a different language and search for materials in other languages. Learn more in this help article.
BadgerLink - Includes access to LearningExpress Library Recursos para Hispanohablantes, with a variety of web-based skill building and test preparation materials in Spanish.
Our book collection includes a variety of language learning materials as well as some fiction and non-fiction titles written in Spanish.
Please ask staff if you would like assistance with any of these resources! |
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Library Assistant Ellen is a voracious reader and we're excited to share her monthly reviews. Open the interactive version of Ellen's Picks to read her thoughts and click a book cover to find these titles in our catalog: https://libraryaware.com/2Z4EAG
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