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Wanna go clubbing?
Check out 3 ways to enjoy book clubs with your library. |  |
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Your Own Book Club
Hosting your own book club is a breeze with Book Club Kits from the library. These kits are designed specifically for book groups. Each kit contains multiple copies of a book, information about the author, and discussion questions.
Browse the available kits to get started. |
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Daily Dose of Books
Looking for book inspiration? Join Alice Baker Memorial Library's Online Book Club and receive chapters from popular books Monday through Friday in your email. Subscribers will receive a portion of a book that takes only five minutes to read. Each Monday begins a new book and by Friday you will have 2 or 3 chapters to decide if it’s a book you want to finish.
Sign up for your daily book chapters. |
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| Final Month!The Library Treasure Adventure ends August 31. |
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Library Treasure Adventure July Winners
| There's still time to explore the libraries in Jefferson and Waukesha counties! Pick up your map and locate the treasures for your chance to win prizes. |
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The July winners are:
• Ray J. - 5 O‘Clock Club Restaurant Gift Card • Colin O. - AMC Theatres Gift Card • Michael W. - Day Dream Believer Book Store Gift Card
• Morgan C. - Jodi Picoult Author Event at the Pabst Theater and a Books & Company Gift Card | All entry forms submitted will roll over for August's drawings in early September. |
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| Read OutdoorsStories await in parks and green spaces. |
Read while you walk, stroll, hike or roll. StoryWalks® and Storybook Trails are a fun way to get outdoors this summer and enjoy a fun children's book along the way. |
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Brookfield Public Library |
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Watertown Public Library |
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Bee Day |
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Come learn about bees and beekeeping at Alice Baker Library in Eagle from the experts at Hemken Honey Co.! You'll even have a chance to take a peek at live bees in their observation hive.
Please register in advance by calling 262-594-2800. Wednesday, August 14 6 - 7 pm
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The Magic of Oz with Michelle Gibbons |
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Join historical presenter, Michelle Gibbons, and follow the yellow brick road with Dorothy Gale and Toto into the magical world of Oz! Learn about Judy Garland’s worldwide fame, childhood, and struggles to stardom from her point of view. Wednesday, August 14
6 - 7 pm Get the details |
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Seed Saving for Beginners |
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Join Master Gardener Natalie Lester at Brookfield Public Library to learn to save your seeds at the end of the growing season to donate to the Seed Library or share with other gardeners. Check out the carrots grown by patrons in the photo above. Monday, August 19
7 - 8 pm
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Back to School Children's Scavenger Hunt |
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Go on a hunt at Dwight Foster Public Library in Fort Atkinson in the children’s area and try to find all the back to school items! Find them all and turn in your sheet for a prize! Through September 30
For children ages 3 and up
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Family Day at Retzer Nature Center
Sunday, October 6
12- 3 pm
Registration is open for the Library Memory Project's a free, family-friendly event for those living with memory loss and their care partners, children and grandkids!
Get the details and register! |
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