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09 / 25
Start: 11:30 am
End: 12:00 pm

Preschool Players Theater Group

Join us for a special free, three-day theater experience for kids ages 4-5 who are ready to be on their own and in a play! Sign up for this free program begins Monday, September 15. The program will be held Tuesday through Thursday, September 23-25 and give them an opportunity for preschoolers to be in a play practice, learn basic stage directions and present a play on Thursday, September 25 at 11:30 and 6:30.

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

Medicare "C" - Medicare Advantage Private Health Insurance Plans... HUMANA GOLD.... NETWORK PLATINUM +.... TODAY'S OPTIONS.... SECURE HORIZONS...to name a few.

What are they?
Are they good insurance plans?
Do I need a supplement or a Medicare Advantage plan?
Can I get drug coverage with a Medicare Advantage plan?
Am I still in Medicare if I choose one of these private plans?
When and how can I sign up?

Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm

Join us for a special free, three-day theater experience for kids ages 4-5 who are ready to be on their own and in a play! Sign up for this free program begins Monday, September 15. The program will be held Tuesday through Thursday, September 23-25 and give them an opportunity for preschoolers to be in a play practice, learn basic stage directions and present a play on Thursday, September 25 at 11:30 and 6:30. Attendance is required at all four sessions. For further information, please contact the Children's Dept at 967-3670.

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09 / 29
Start: 8:30 am
End: 8:30 pm

Book-Venture!


A free three-week afterschool workshop and stories series on Thursdays, October 9-23 4:00-4:40 p.m.that is perfect for children ages 4-7. Stories, songs, crafts, science, art, and fun based on books are all part of this forty-minute weekly event.

For more information, please contact the Children's Department at 967-35670

Start: 8:30 am
End: 8:30 pm

Kaboom! She blinded me with science! Join scientist/ teacher Cindy Duckert and find out what happens when we combine elements of fun with science and wild experimentation. This workshop is perfect for inquisitive budding mad scientists in grades 2-5. Co-sponsored with the Weis Earth Science Museum. For further information or to register, please contact the Children's Dept. at 967-3670.

Start: 8:30 am
End: 8:30 pm

Kids News Podcasting Club Sign ups

Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:30 am

Stories, songs, and fun are all part of this half-hour weekly event, as well as antics with our
favorite dog, Mopsy. This free unregistered program is perfect for children from birth through age six and their caring adult as well as families enrolled in 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program . For additional information, contact the Children’s Department at 967-3670.

Start: 3:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm

Community Blood Drive
Monday, Sept. 29th
3:00 - 6:00 pm
Company E. Room, Lower Level

The Community Blood Center will conduct a Blood Drive at the Library on Monday, Sept. 29th, from 3 - 6 pm. Walk-ins are always welcome!! However, scheduling an appointment in advance helps ensure a speedy donation for all.

Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm

 

Stories, songs, and
fun are all part of this half-hour weekly event, as well as antics with our favorite dog, Mopsy. This free unregistered program is perfect for children from birth through age six and their caring adult as well as families enrolled in 1000 Books Before
Kindergarten program . For additional information, contact the Children’s Department at 967-3670.

09 / 30
Start: 11:30 am
End: 12:00 pm

A free eight-week series perfect for kids ages 4-7. Stories and read-alouds on our picnic blankets are all part of this half-hour weekly event. Bring a bag lunch to enjoy while you listen to the stories. No registration is required.

For more information contact the Children's Dept at 967-3670.

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10 / 4
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm

See the sights of Northern India, taste the food, and hear about the culture of India from members of the local Indus Society.

10 / 5
10 / 6
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm

Stories, songs, and fun are all part of this half-hour weekly event, as well as antics with our
favorite dog, Mopsy. This free unregistered program is perfect for children from birth through age six and their caring adult as well as families enrolled in 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program . For additional information, contact the Children’s
Department at 967-3670.

10 / 7
Start: 11:30 am
End: 12:00 pm

A free eight-week series perfect for kids ages 4-7. Stories and read-alouds on our picnic blankets are all part of this half-hour weekly event. Bring a bag lunch to enjoy while you listen to the stories. No registration is required.

 

For more information contact the Children's Dept at 967-3670.

Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:30 pm

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.

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 6:30 pm

Bring in baby for twenty minutes of sweet stories, rollicking rhymes, and merry music. Stay for playtime and pizza afterwards. We'll provide toys for baby and pizza for the adults. Perfect for babies birth-24 months and their parents/caregivers.

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10 / 9
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 4:40 pm


A free three-week afterschool workshop and stories series that is perfect for children ages 4-7. Stories, songs, crafts, science, art, and fun based on books are all part of this forty-minute weekly event.

Signup for this free club begins on Monday September 29.  For more information contact the Children's Dept at 967-3670.

Start: 4:00 pm
End: 4:45 pm

Kaboom!! She blinded me with science! Join scientist/teacher Cindy Duckert and find out what happens when we combine elements of fun with science and wild experimentation. This workshop is perfect for inquisitive budding mad scientists in grades 2-5. Co-sponsored with the Weis Earth Science Museum. Registration for this free workshop begins Monday, September 29. For more information, please contact the Children's Dept at 967-3670.

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10 / 13
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:30 pm

If you are fuming at Vista or completely confused by what is supposed to be improvement, you are not alone. Join us for a class where we discuss the good sides of Vista, including some features you may not know about but will love.

This class will be held in the Activity Room, Lower Level.

Free! Registration is required. Sign up at the Reference Desk, online, or, call 967-3690 for more information.

Start: 4:00 pm
End: 4:45 pm

 

Kids in grades 3-5 are invited  to sign-up for a free newsletter podcasting club beginning on Monday September
29
.   Club members will create the first ever kids-podcast
newsletter for Menasha.  Participants
will write and tell stories, jokes, news and fun as well as learn how to record
the podcast and start planning future web issues. 

Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm


 

Stories, songs, and fun are all part of this half-hour weekly event, as well as antics with our
favorite dog, Mopsy. This free unregistered program is perfect for children from birth through age six and their caring adult as well as families enrolled in 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program . For additional information, contact the Children’s
Department at 967-3670.

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

 

Lucky You by Carl Hiaasen. See Lite Lit Book Club under Books, DVDs, & More for full details

10 / 14
Start: 11:30 am
End: 12:00 pm

Caterpillar Club Lunch Bunch

A free eight-week series perfect for kids ages 4-7. Stories and read-alouds on our picnic blankets are all part of this half-hour weekly event. Bring a bag lunch to enjoy while you listen to stories. No registration is required.

For more information, contact the Children's Dept at 967-3670.

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 6:30 pm

Bring in baby for twenty minutes of sweet stories, rollicking rhymes, and merry music. Stay for playtime and pizza afterwards.  We'll provide toys for baby and pizza for adults.  Perfect for babies birth-24 months and their parents/caregivers.

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm


Children and families are invited to this cartoon DVD debut with those lovable Veggie Tale characters who are on the high seas adventuring as . . .pirates?!?! Larry the Cucumber, Mr. Lunt, and Pa Grape find themselves on the ride of their lives when they are mysteriously whisked back to the time when pirates ruled the high seas. You'll never look at cheese curls the same after this movie!!

Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm

Do you already have some familiarity with previous versions of Microsoft Word, but want to know more about 2007? This class is for you!

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 Activity Room.

Free! Registration required. Please call the Reference Desk at 967-3690 for more information

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10 / 16
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 4:40 pm

A free three-week afterschool workshop and stories series that is perfect for children ages 4-7. Stories, songs, crafts, science, art, and fun based on books are all part of this forty-minute weekly event.

Signup for this free club begins on Monday September 29.  For more information contact the Children's Dept at 967-3670.

Start: 4:00 pm
End: 4:45 pm

Kaboom!! She blinded me with science! Join scientist/teacher Cindy Duckert and find out what happens when we combine elements of fun with science and wild experimentation. This workshop is perfect for inquisitive budding mad scientists in grades 2-5. Co-sponsored with the Weis Earth Science Museum. Registration for this free workshop begins Monday, September 29. For further information, please contact the Children's Dept 967-3670.

Start: 4:30 pm
End: 5:30 pm

 

Library Board Meeting

Usually runs approximately one hour. Public welcome. Board agendas and minutes are available online.

 

10 / 17
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 5:00 pm

 

It's time for your favorite animal to spend an overnight sleepover at the library! Bring your favorite cuddly animal and join us for some stories on Friday afternoon. You'll help tuck them in, kiss them goodbye, and then their sleepover will start.

10 / 18
Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm

Grades 3-6 Kids' Book Club Meets

10 / 19
10 / 20
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm

 

Stories, songs, and fun are all part of this half-hour weekly event, as well as antics with our
favorite dog, Mopsy. This free unregistered program is perfect for children from birth through age six and their caring adult as well as families enrolled in 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program . For additional information, contact the Children’s Department at 967-3670.

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

Monkeewrench by P. J. Tracy. See Mystery Readers under Books, DVDs, & More for full details.

10 / 21
Start: 10:30 am
End: 12:00 pm

Start: 11:30 am
End: 12:00 pm

A free eight-week series perfect for kids ages 4-7. Stories and read-alouds on our picnic blankets are all part of this half-hour weekly event. Bring a bag lunch to enjoy while you listen to the stories. No registration is required.

 

For more information contact the Children's Dept. at 967-3670.

Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm

     

Get ready for the election by reading one book or both!  More information about the nonfiction book club is available here.

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 6:30 pm

 

Bring in baby for twenty minutes of sweet stories, rollicking rhymes, and merry music. Stay for playtime and pizza afterwards. We'll provide toys for baby and pizza for the adults. Perfect for babies birth-24 months and their parents/caregivers.

10 / 22
Start: 10:30 am
End: 12:00 pm

Build on skills developed in "Introduction to the Internet" class: learn effective search strategies and techniques using Google; recognize and evaluate different types of Web sites (maps, photo sharing, translators, directories, databases), and become familiar with online forms for employment, membership, social networking, etc. Internet experience necessary.

Free! Call 967-3690 for more information. Registration is limited.

Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm

 "On the Road to the White House"- Visits to the Fox Cities
with Nancy Barker, President of the Menasha Historical Society
Wed., October 22nd
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Company E. Room, Lower Level

10 / 23
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:30 pm

Did you know that you have access to databases that include thousands of magazine and newspaper articles, automotive and small engine repair guides, and other information on genealogy, health, business, and much more? All of these resources are available from home and the library and all you need is a library card! Join us for an overview of how to access and use these tremendous tools.

Start: 4:00 pm
End: 4:40 pm


A free three-week afterschool workshop and stories series that is perfect for children ages 4-7. Stories, songs, crafts, science, art, and fun based on books are all part of this forty-minute weekly event.

Signup for this free club begins on Monday September 29. For more information please contact the Children's Dept. at 967-3670.

Start: 4:00 pm
End: 4:45 pm

Kaboom! She blinded me with science! Join scientist/teacher Cindy Duckert and find out what happens when we combine elements of fun with science and wild experimentation. This workshop is perfect for inquisitive budding mad scientists in grades 2-5 Co-sponsored with the Weis Earth Science Museum. Registration for this free workshop begins Monday, September 29. For further information, please contact the Children's Dept. at 967-3670.

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