Kids/Tweens/Teens (see notations)
Tuesday, May 28, 4-6pm: Summer Reading Sign-Up Social (Kids/Tweens/Teens)
Thursday, June 6, 4pm: Paint + Sip (Tweens/Teens)
◌ Join us in the program room for some sparkling seltzers and guided painting! Registration required.
Saturday. June 15, 2pm: Book Magnets (Tweens/Teens)
◌ Join us in the program room for some crafting! We’ll be making two different kinds of book themed magnets. No registration required.
Thursday, June 27, 2pm: What the Honk!? Goose Adventures (Tweens/Teens)
◌ Join us for some ridiculous fun! Who’s a public goosance? Pin the bonk on the honk! Eat like a goose! Disguise the goose. Craft a goose…there will be honk-tacular prizes too! No registration required.
Thursday, July 11, 4pm: Paper Bag Stars (Tweens/Teens)
◌ Join us in the library’s program room and create a piece of art for your room using paper bags! All supplies provided. No registration required.
Saturday, July 20, 11am: Ramen Bar (Tweens/Teens)
◌ Join us in the library’s program room and take your ramen from ho-hum to nom-nom with a DIY bar of delicious add-ons and yummy toppings. Registration is required for this event.
Week of July 15 – 20th: Book Character Potatoes (Kids/Tweens/Teens/Adults)
◌ Stop in the library and pick up a potato. Choose a book character and decorate your potato like the character in the book. Go all out!! Bring your book potato back to the library by July 22nd for our Book Potato Gallery Walk on Thursday, July 25 (which is also Spud Adventure Day at the library!).
Ongoing Events
Wednesdays, 10am: StoryTime (Kids) (June 7-July 26) (Program Room)
◌ July 26 Special StoryTime at Minocqua Winter Park (7588 Squirrel Hill Road)
Stories, finger plays, flannel boards and more for ages 0-4 and their caregivers.
StoryTime will meet every week in the program room, but we may take a brief walk to the new farmer’s market grounds (on the other side of the police station) if the weather is nice. We will decide together as a group when we meet at 10:00 am.
Every Thursday, 10am: Wiggle, Giggle & Shake (Kids) (All Summer) (Program Room)
◌ June 8, July 13, and August 10 will be at 70W Park (10295 Hwy 70 W)
Children ages 0-4 and their caregivers are invited to sing, dance and play!
Wiggle, Giggle & Shake is run by staff from the Children’s Wisconsin offices in Rhinelander. They offer many other programs for kids of all ages. Check out their website for more information: Children’s Wisconsin Northwoods Offices. They have many of their events posted on their Facebook page as well: Children’s Wisconsin – Northwoods Offices.
Every Friday, 8am: Tai Chi in the Park (All Ages) (June 23 – July 28) (Torpy Park)
◌ Join fellow community members in learning this gentle, graceful form of exercise and experience its many health benefits.
Tai Chi will be led by Tori Cihla (Rhinelander) and all ages are welcome to join in the fun this year! No registrations required, just stop by! Tori is an ACE certified personal trainer since 1999, and specializes in women over 40. Check out her website for more information: TLC Fitness.
Select Saturdays, 10am: Lego Club (Kids) (June 17; July 1 & 29; August 26) (Program Room)
Free build or participate in a Lego-building challenge!
Lego Club is run by library volunteer Kara Fleming and has had a huge following over the school year. We are offering it this summer due to its popularity, but on a limited basis. We appreciate Kara and her willingness to run this well-loved program! Stop by all build “all together” with your whole family!
Story Paths at Minocqua Winter Park (Families) (All Summer) (7588 Squirrel Hill Road)
Head out to Minocqua Winter Park during daylight hours to read a story while you walk through the woods. Two stories are available (Tot Trot Loop and Bunny Trail).
We are lucky to have a partnership with the Minocqua Winter Park staff, who very graciously display our books along their trails all year long so that we are able to offer Story Paths to our community. This summer, the Tot Trot Loop will feature “Let Nature Be Your Teacher” by Chandra Ziegler, a local author who gave a presentation at Minocqua Winter Park recently. The Bunny Trail will feature “Swimmy” by Leo Lionni, a book that fits in great with the “All Together Now” theme. Minocqua Winter Park is open all summer long from sun up to sun down and the trails can be reached by foot. Check out Minocqua Winter Park’s website for more information about their facility and trails: Minocqua Winter Park.