Upcoming Events

Enjoy age-appropriate books and stories, as well as action rhymes, songs, fingerplays, a puppet show finale, to help support toddlers’ early literacy development, basic gross motor movement and cognitive growth using Every Child Ready to Read practices: reading, writing, playing, singing, and talking. The program is followed with puppet playtime.

Recommended for children ages 18 months to 3 years.

No registration required.

Meet this month's artist, ask questions, and tour their exhibition. 

Join us every Thursday at 7 am for a group walk around our neighboring lakes, then cool down with conversation and coffee at the Library. 

Socialize with other caregivers while engaging your baby with stories, songs, and rhymes that are carefully selected to foster cognitive and fine motor skill development using Every Child Ready to Read practices: reading, writing, playing, singing, and talking. The program is followed with open play and socializing.

Recommended for babies from birth to 18 months.

No registration required.

Enjoy age-appropriate stories, songs, movement, and a puppet show finale to help support early literacy development and cognitive growth using Every Child Ready to Read practices: reading, writing, playing, singing, and talking. The program is followed by a fun craft.

Recommended for children ages 3 to 5 years.

No registration required.

Enjoy age-appropriate books and stories, as well as action rhymes, songs, fingerplays, a puppet show finale, to help support toddlers’ early literacy development, basic gross motor movement and cognitive growth using Every Child Ready to Read practices: reading, writing, playing, singing, and talking. The program is followed with puppet playtime.

Recommended for children ages 18 months to 3 years.

No registration required.

Join us every Thursday at 7 am for a group walk around our neighboring lakes, then cool down with conversation and coffee at the Library. 

Socialize with other caregivers while engaging your baby with stories, songs, and rhymes that are carefully selected to foster cognitive and fine motor skill development using Every Child Ready to Read practices: reading, writing, playing, singing, and talking. The program is followed with open play and socializing.

Recommended for babies from birth to 18 months.

No registration required.

Enjoy age-appropriate stories, songs, movement, and a puppet show finale to help support early literacy development and cognitive growth using Every Child Ready to Read practices: reading, writing, playing, singing, and talking. The program is followed by a fun craft.

Recommended for children ages 3 to 5 years.

No registration required.

It’s our book club for lovers of mysteries and suspense! We encourage everyone to read the book if they can, but come anyway even if you didn’t (just don’t mind the spoilers!). 

Meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm.

• January 28, 2025 – Nina Simon, Mother-Daughter Murder Night search the catalog
• February 25, 2025 – Tana French, The Searcher search the catalog
• March 25, 2025 – Richard Osman, We Solve Murders search the catalog
• April 22, 2025 – Nita Prose, The Maid search the catalog
• May 27, 2025 – Nev March, Murder in Old Bombay search the catalog
• June 24, 2025 – Michael Connelly, The Late Show search the catalog
• July 22, 2025 – Rob Hart, Assassins Anonymous search the catalog
• August 26, 2025 – Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady search the catalog
• September 23, 2025 – Anthony Horowitz, House of Silk search the catalog
• October 28, 2025 – Laura Lippman, The Lady in the Lake search the catalog
• November 18, 2025* – Barbara Cleverly, The Last Kashmiri Rose search the catalog
• No December Meeting

*Date changed because of Thanksgiving holiday

Enjoy age-appropriate books and stories, as well as action rhymes, songs, fingerplays, a puppet show finale, to help support toddlers’ early literacy development, basic gross motor movement and cognitive growth using Every Child Ready to Read practices: reading, writing, playing, singing, and talking. The program is followed with puppet playtime.

Recommended for children ages 18 months to 3 years.

No registration required.

Contemporary Authors is a lively group that discusses current fiction (and the occasional taste of non-fiction).

Meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m.

Selections for 2025:

• January 22, 2025 – James McBride, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store search the catalog
• February 26, 2025 – Daniel Mason, North Woods search the catalog
• March 26, 2025 – Tan Twan Eng, The House of Doors search the catalog
• April 23, 2025 – Alka Joshi, The Henna Artist  search the catalog
• May 28, 2025 – Stephanie Dray, Becoming Madam Secretary search the catalog
• June 25, 2025 – Katarina Bivald, The Murders in Great Diddling search the catalog
• July 23, 2025 – Liz Moore, The God of the Woods search the catalog
• August 27, 2025 – Ariel Lawhon, The Frozen River search the catalog
• September 24, 2025 – Paula Hawkins, The Blue Hour search the catalog
• October 22, 2025 – Rachel Khong, The Real Americans search the catalog
• November 19, 2025 – SPECIAL DAY – Geraldine Brooks, Horse search the catalog
• No meeting in December

Join us every Thursday at 7 am for a group walk around our neighboring lakes, then cool down with conversation and coffee at the Library. 

Socialize with other caregivers while engaging your baby with stories, songs, and rhymes that are carefully selected to foster cognitive and fine motor skill development using Every Child Ready to Read practices: reading, writing, playing, singing, and talking. The program is followed with open play and socializing.

Recommended for babies from birth to 18 months.

No registration required.

Explore early learning concepts with Ms. Christina and Ms. Kami with action songs, interactive stories, and sensory activities! This special story time is on the last Friday of the month @ 10:30am.

Recommended for children ages 2 to 5.

Enjoy age-appropriate stories, songs, movement, and a puppet show finale to help support early literacy development and cognitive growth using Every Child Ready to Read practices: reading, writing, playing, singing, and talking. The program is followed by a fun craft.

Recommended for children ages 3 to 5 years.

No registration required.

Enjoy age-appropriate books and stories, as well as action rhymes, songs, fingerplays, a puppet show finale, to help support toddlers’ early literacy development, basic gross motor movement and cognitive growth using Every Child Ready to Read practices: reading, writing, playing, singing, and talking. The program is followed with puppet playtime.

Recommended for children ages 18 months to 3 years.

No registration required.

Join us every Thursday at 7 am for a group walk around our neighboring lakes, then cool down with conversation and coffee at the Library.