Kids & Families
Valentine's Day: a Celebration of Chocolate!
Which book characters do you love?
Make a valentine for a favorite character from a book you've read and bring it to the library. Then we will enter your name for a chance to win a box of delicious Belgian chocolates on Valentine's Day! Be sure and include the name of the character and the book, and we'll display your valentine with the book.
Then join us on Valentine's Day, for our next . . .
School's Out Afternoon Movie
Tuesday, February 14th, 1:00-3:00 PM
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
When Willy Wonka decides to let five children into his chocolate factory, he decides to release five golden tickets in five separate chocolate bars, causing complete mayhem. The tickets start to be found, with the fifth going to a very special boy, called Charlie Bucket. With his Grandpa, Charlie joins the rest of the children to experience the most amazing factory ever. But not everything goes to plan within the factory. Based on the book by Roald Dahl.
Runtime 115 minutes and yes, there will be chocolate!
No golden tickets will be handed out, but one lucky winner who entered the book character valentine drawing will win a lovely box of Belgian chocolates.
To register please call the library at 798-3881, or contact Catherine.
Park School Third Graders Visited Our Green Library
And here's what some had to say . . .
. . . that's so cool that you have hot water running under your floor. I never knew your cabinets were made out of wheat. I never knew our library was the first green library in Wisconsin. - Morgan
. . . I didn't know we were the first library [in Wisconsin] to help the environment. We have a rain garden at our school just like you. - Emily
. . . I thought the jean insulation was cool and I did not know that we were the first LEED library [in Wisconsin]. - Bert
Winter Storytimes
Join us for Wigglers and Gigglers (for babies and toddlers) on Tuesdays at 10 AM, and Big Kids Booktime (for 3 to 6 year olds) on Wednesdays at 10 AM.
Join us this winter for . . .
Stories to Keep Us Warm
For a complete list of dates and program themes, check out our storytime schedule.
**If you would like to receive emails about upcoming Storytime programs, please contact Catherine.
Kids Becoming Global Citizens
You can get started right away with your summer reading by diving into this great resource page for parents and teachers created by the Global Fund for Children. If you need help locating any of these books at the library just let us know.
