04 / 16
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04 / 17
Start: 9:00 am
Join us at a great fair and discover not only what the Fox Cities Family Resource Center has to offer families but also what over 30 agencies in the area (including our library) has to offer you! There will be vision and hearing screening; door prizes; games and activities for children; refreshments and developmental screening for children ages 3 & 4. This free fair runs from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm-7:00 pm.
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 5:30 pm
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Celebrate National Library Week (April 13-19) in the Children's Dept with a weeklong schedule of fun informational programs for children and families.
Read to a Dog
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:15 pm
Celebrate National Library Week (April 13-19) in the Children's Dept with a weeklong schedule of fun informational programs for children and families.
Good Doggie! Meet Doggone Good Guide Dogs
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04 / 18
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04 / 19
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
As part of the Fox Cities Book Festival, Wisconsin author Sandra Kring (Carry Me Home and The Book of Bright Ideas) will read and discuss her work. This event will be in the Company E Room in the lower level of the library.
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04 / 20
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04 / 21
Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:30 am

Preschoolers and their parents or caregivers are invited to a free three-week session of super garden stories and planting fun. We'll read of pesky rabbits, grouchy gardeners, and wormy friends. Plus, you'll get a chance to plant flowers in the secret Library Garden. "Weed" be sad if you didn't join us! Co-sponsored with the Gardens of the Fox Cities
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04 / 22
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 6:30 pm
Baby Stay and Play
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:30 pm
Let's GO - Wheel Fun Stuff!

Vroom! Vroom! Start your engines! We'll have some fun with big wheel stories, things that go, and big machines. Each week will also feature a visit in the parking lot with a real vehicle that children can view up close. For preschoolers and their caring adult.
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04 / 23
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04 / 24
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04 / 25
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04 / 26
Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Children's Author Coming to Menasha!
Rick Chrustowski will do a presentation for the public as part of an Earth Day celebration at the Heckrodt Wetland Reserve.
Chrustowski, a Wisconsin author (http://www.rickchrustowski.com/), is the writer and illustrator of a number of science picture books for children. He uses dramatic close-ups to give children a memorable look into the life cycle of creatures common to our area. His books, written for children ages 4-8, are well reviewed and found in libraries, schools and bookstores throughout the country. Children can explore many literacies - nature, ecology and reading - just by turning the colorful pages and engaging in Mr. Chrustowksi's wonderful writing style
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04 / 27
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04 / 28
Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:30 am

Preschoolers and their parents or caregivers are invited to a free three-week session of super garden stories and planting fun. We'll read of pesky rabbits, grouchy gardeners, and wormy friends. Plus, you'll get a chance to plant flowers in the secret Library Garden. "Weed" be sad if you didn't join us! Co-sponsored with the Gardens of the Fox Cities
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04 / 29
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:30 pm
Let's GO - Wheel Fun Stuff!

Vroom! Vroom! Start your engines! We'll have some fun with big wheel stories, things that go, and big machines. Each week will also feature a visit in the parking lot with a real vehicle that children can view up close. For preschoolers and their caring adult.
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04 / 30
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05 / 1
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05 / 2
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05 / 3
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05 / 4
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05 / 5
Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:30 am

Preschoolers and their parents or caregivers are invited to a free three-week session of super garden stories and planting fun. We'll read of pesky rabbits, grouchy gardeners, and wormy friends. Plus, you'll get a chance to plant flowers in the secret Library Garden. "Weed" be sad if you didn't join us! Co-sponsored with the Gardens of the Fox Cities
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:30 pm
"Computer Basics"
Monday, May 5th
2-3:30 pm
Activity Room, Lower Level

Are you computer illiterate? This class will teach you the very basics: turning on the computer, using the mouse, and getting started with Windows.
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:30 pm
"Computer Basics"
Are you computer illiterate? This class will teach you the very basics: turning on the computer, using the mouse, and getting started with Windows.
Hands-on experience will help ease any fears you may have regarding computers. This class is intended for those wtih little or no computer experience. Class will be held in the Activity Room.
Free! Registration required. Call 967-3690 for more information.
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05 / 6
Start: 10:30 am
End: 12:00 pm
"Online Catalog"
Learn how to search the catalog and maximize use of your library card. See how you can locate DVDs, CDs, books, magazines and more by using keyword searching and date-specific, age-specific limiters!
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Meet author and historian Joseph Amato who will be discussing his latest book, Jacob's Well: A Case for Rethinking Family History. Amato researched his "poor, obscure" family over seven generations, including people who lived right here in the Fox Valley. He demonstrates how this personal history, and the personal history of others, connects everybody to the larger story of our nation.
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:30 pm
Let's GO - Wheel Fun Stuff!
Vroom! Vroom! Start your engines! We'll have some fun with big wheel stories, things that go, and big machines. Each week will also feature a visit in the parking lot with a real vehicle that children can view up close. For preschoolers and their caring adult.
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05 / 7
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05 / 8
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:30 pm
"Computer Basics"
Thursday, May 8th
2-3:30 pm
Activity Room, Lower Level

Are you computer illiterate? This class will teach you the very basics: turning on the computer, using the mouse, and getting started with Windows.
Hands-on experience will help ease any fears you may have regarding computers. This class is intended for those wtih little or no computer experience. Class will be held in the Activity Room.
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:30 pm
"Computer Basics"
Are you computer illiterate? This class will teach you the very basics: turning on the computer, using the mouse, and getting started with Windows.
Hands-on experience will help ease any fears you may have regarding computers. This class is intended for those wtih little or no computer experience. Class will be held in the Activity Room.
Free! Registration required. Call 967-3690 for more information.
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05 / 9
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05 / 10
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05 / 11
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05 / 12
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Year Of Wonders
by Geraldine Brooks
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05 / 13
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:30 pm
"Microsoft Word"
Take this class to understand the basics of using Word to create letters, flyers, brochures, invitations, etc. Tasks presented will include opening a new document, formatting pages, printing, and, saving the file.
Spell check, cutting & pasting, inserting pictures and tables will help the student create a customized document - the sky's the limit! This class will be held in the Company E. Room.
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05 / 14
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:30 pm
"Introduction to the Internet"
Double-click" on this class if you are interested in learning how to surf the 'Net!
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:30 pm
Computer Class - "Introduction to the Internet"
Wed., May 14th, 1 - 2:30 pm
Activity Room, Lower Level
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05 / 15
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 5:30 pm
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05 / 16
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