Learning Resources – Stories, language, coding
Cultural Institutions – Zoos, Parks, Museums
Books and Storytelling – list from Waseca-LeSeur Library
Crafting – list from Waseca-LeSeur Library
Music – list from Waseca-LeSeur Library
Learning Resources – Stories, language, coding
Cultural Institutions – Zoos, Parks, Museums
Books and Storytelling – list from Waseca-LeSeur Library
Crafting – list from Waseca-LeSeur Library
Music – list from Waseca-LeSeur Library
Every WEDNESDAY at 1:00pm – Crochet & Knitters’ Club –Bring your projects or problems for help or ideas. Beginners always welcome! Need a project? We’re preparing for our annual “Smittens Fur Mittens” Christmas donation. Try your “hand” at mittens or a scarf!
Drop-in Weekly Children’s Programs (Morning Programs start at 10am)
Music in Motion for Toddlers –Wednesdays, ages 2-5 Move & sing with us!
Story Time & Craft – Thursdays, ages 2-6 A little bit of story, science, craft and play.
Join us as we step our way past the Sprague Library walkers to the final goal – “The Golden Stinky Sneakers Trophy! Help us walk the most steps through April!
Thursday, March 30th @ 6:00 PM– UNCAS Health District will be here to get you prepared and ready to walk with health and safety tips!
Saturday, April 1st @ 9:00AM – 11AM – Find us at Giddings Park to register for Step into Spring! Get your sign-up prize, snack, and start counting your steps! CANCLED
Join at any time at either library to start walking! Keep track of your steps using your smartphone or pedometer and report your total to us by April 30th
Readers Dozen Challenge! All Year Long!
Take part in our Readers Dozen Challenge! Each month presents a different reading challenge for you to explore and every month you complete enters you in a monthly drawing! Complete all 12 challenges and you will receive a participation prize and placed in a drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card! Stop in to the library for the tracker bookmark or download it HERE.
January: Read a book you bought or were gifted, but haven’t read yet
February: Read a book about food
March: Read a book about sports/hobby
April: Read a book with a cover you hate
May: Read a true crime book
June: Read a book with a beach cover
July: Read a book with a name in the title (Person, Place or Thing)
August: Read a book set at sea
September: Read a best seller from 5-10 years ago
October: Read a ghost story
November: Read a book with a one-word title
December: Read a book made into a movie, then watch the movie
*Audio books count! *Extra Credit! Borrow a book through a JCCL online resource (Hoopla or Palace Project) and have your name entered in that month’s drawing twice!
Kids Readers Dozen Challenge! All Year Long
Take part in our Readers Dozen Challenge! Each month presents a different reading challenge for you to explore!
1: Complete the month’s reading challenge! 2: Draw a picture of your book, a character, or scene from the story! 3: Bring it to the JCC or school library to be displayed!
Complete all 12 challenges and you will receive a participation prize and placed in a drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card! Stop in to the library for the tracker bookmark or download it HERE.
January: Read a book you bought or were gifted, but haven’t read yet
February: Read a book that won an award
March: Read a book about dinosaurs, fiction or non-fiction
April: Read a book with a cover you hate
May: Read a book about a live animal
June: Read a book about the beach or ocean
July: Read a book with a name in the title (Person, Place or Thing)
August: Read a book about a hobby, craft or food. (Extra credit bring in a sample!)
September: Read a graphic novel
October: Read a ghost story
November: Read a book with a one-word title
December: Read a book made into a movie, then watch the movie
*Audio books count! *Extra Credit! Borrow a book through a JCCL online resource (Hoopla or Palace Project) and have your name entered in that month’s drawing twice!
Tuesday April 11th – 3:00PM – 4:00PM Special afternoon story hour and cookie decorating!
Wednesday April 12th – 11:00AM – 2:00PM Drop in 11-2 to make seed bombs! An easy way to spread and grow wildflowers across your yard!
Thursday April 13th – 1:00PM – 5:00PM It’s Taylor Swift Day! Join us to make friendship bracelets and listen to her top hits. Going to her shows in May? Bring some to share with the crowd as part of the National Fan Challenge!
This month’s fiction novel is “What Happened to the Bennetts” by Lisa Scottoline. Stop by to pick up your copy! Stick around for a Friends of the Library meeting at 7:00PM!
Special Partner Program! The Franklin Senior Center is hosting Albert Ruggiero, who has published his late wife’s written stories and adventures into the novel “Pearls from Carol”. Come hear this heartwarming talk at the Senior Center.
It’s Earth Day this weekend! We will have a special story hour and craft to celebrate this globe we call home!
A good story and good food? Perfect Combo! Join All Things Culinary Club as we read “Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise” by Ruth Reichl
Maura Casey, writer for The New York Times, will be with us to host an exciting workshop on how to write a travel piece! What a great way to document your summer trips this year!
Join us for a virtual meeting with a representative from Senior Resources about Medicare. Can’t visit the library or want to watch from home? Call the Senior Center for the link.
Are you a 20’s/30’s something that likes to read? Do you like snacks and good conversation? We have the book club for you! This month we are reading the best seller “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn. Copies are available at the library and the audiobook can be found on the Palace Project or Libby apps.