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Employment Opportunity: Full-Time Adult Services & Outreach Librarian
The George Culver Community Library is immediately hiring a new Adult Services and Outreach Librarian! We are a forward-thinking library with a community mindset, dedicated to providing our patrons with diverse resources, technology assistance, and top-notch traditional library services. If you are passionate about the mission of libraries, community building, and have an innovative growth-mindset, this is the job for you!
 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Planning, leading, and evaluating active and passive adult programs to meet the needs of the community; Selecting material for and maintaining adult collections; Promoting library services to the community through participation in community events, home deliveries, and partnering with community organizations; Design promotional materials for library events and services; Coordinate library marketing efforts, including managing the social media accounts; Performing patron services at the circulation desk: check materials in and out, process library card applications, shelve books, periodicals, and other materials, etc.
 

Hours and Salary:
This is a full-time position for 40 hours per week, including one evening shift per week and Saturday hours as needed for programs and staff coverage. Starting salary range is $20.95 to $23.15 per hour. This position qualifies for benefits.
 

Minimum qualifications:
Completion of GED or High School Diploma, plus two years of previous experience in a library, non-profit, or educational setting. Preferred: Bachelor’s degree or any equivalent combination of completed college courses and experience working in a library.

Ability to work effectively and enthusiastically with a diverse population of library users and create meaningful opportunities to connect adults with the library. Ability to perform with minimal supervision, to work collaboratively in a team environment, and to demonstrate professional standards, good judgment, dependability, and timeliness.
 

Please review the position description here for a full list of duties and responsibilities, as well as qualifications for the position. 

To apply, please email a cover letter, resume, and two to three references to:
Kylee Bear
Director
kylee [at] saukcitylibrary.org (kylee[at]saukcitylibrary[dot]org) 
 

Deadline: Applications will be reviewed as they are received, with a priority deadline of Monday, August 3, 2026.

The Village of Sauk City is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The second session of our Tween Zine Workshops is on Wednesday, August 5 at 1:00 pm.


A zine is a self-published original work with text and images. Join us at part 2 of this workshop to finish making your own zines-- even if you couldn't make it to part 1! 

Geared for ages 8-11. Registration is required. Call, visit the library or register online.
 

Tweens can join us for our first Tween Zine Workshop on Wednesday, July 29 at 1:00 pm.
A zine is a self-published original work with text and images. Join us at part 1 of this workshop to learn how to make your own zines! Geared for ages 8-11. Registration is required. Call, visit the library or register online.
 

Plan ahead! Part 2 is on August 5th at 1:00 pm.

Registration is required for each session. You can register for both sessions or only one.

Cookbook club is coming up on Saturday, July 25 at 11:00 a.m.
The 3rd Quarter Pick is Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with the People You Love by Samin Nosrat
The quarterly cookbook club has come early! Sign up for a recipe from this quarter’s cookbook, whip it up, and join us for a potluck extravaganza! Taste different dishes from the cookbook and spill the beans on your experience. Grab your book or a copy of your chosen recipe at the library. Registration is required. Register by phone or at the library.
 

The library is hosting escape rooms for kids, tweens and teens!

The Dino Rumble Escape Room is for kids grades K-5 on Wednesday, July 22 at 2:00 pm.
It’s the age of the dinosaurs! Find clues and solve puzzles that will help newly hatched dinosaurs find their way! Geared for grades K-5th. Registration is required. Call, visit the library or register online.


The Jurassic Explorer Escape Room is for Tweens on Thursday, July 23 at 2:00 pm.
Pack your bags for the Jurassic age! Explorers need to unearth hidden clues, solve puzzles, and use teamwork to find their way with dinosaurs on the loose. Geared for ages 8-11. Registration is required. Register online, via phone or in-person.


The Paleo Mystery Escape Room is crafted for Teens and is on Thursday, July 23 at 4:00 pm.
Get ready to use your skills as a Paleontologist to investigate missing artifacts. Use teamwork to solve riddles, discover clues, and solve the case. Geared for ages 12-17. Registration is required. Register online, via phone or in-person.
 

Join us for Storytime at the Police Station (640 13th St, Prairie du Sac) on Tuesday, July 21 at 10 am.
Meet a local police officer and tour the Police Station during this special edition of storytime! Meet at the Police Station.
 

The next session of Create & Connect is on Wednesday, July 15, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
A monthly program for adults to enjoy community and unleash creativity. Bring the project you're currently working on, or craft an item to take with you. This month: alcohol ink art! No special skills required-- just relax and have fun while learning! Geared for adults; free; no registration required.
 

Join licensed animal educator Noelle Bezio of Zoozort at the library on Wednesday, July 15 at 1:00 pm!

Participate in a hands-on interactive program featuring live animals from around the world! 

Fun for all ages! No registration required.
 

COMING SOON

TO A LIBRARY NEAR YOU!

Summer 2026

PLACE YOUR HOLDS ON THESE NEW

BOOKS OR SOON TO BE AVAILABLE BOOKS

 

Albert, Melissa – The Children 

Andrews, Donna – Probable Caws: Meg Langslow

Andrews, Mary Kay – Road Trip 

Arden, Katherine – The Unicorn Hunters

Battles, Brett – Stuart Woods’ Deep Water: Stone Barrington

Benedict, Marie & Victoria Christopher Murray – A Pair of Aces

Bohjalian, Chris – The Amateurs

Dalton, Julie Carrick – The Forest Becomes Her

DeLozier, Elizabeth – The Whitechapel Full Moon Society 

Durst, Sarah – Sea of Charms

French, Gillian – Restless Bones: A Shaw Connolly Mystery

Giffin, Emily – Love You More 

Greer, Andrew Sean – Villa Coco

Harmel, Kristin – Meet Me in Paris 

Jackson, Jenny – The Shampoo Effect

Jackson, Lisa – Not What it Seems 

Jewell, Lisa – It Could have been Her

Johansen, Iris & Roy – Wait and See: Kendra Michaels 

Kim, Isabel – Sublimation 

Krueger, William Kent – God’s Country: Cork O’Connor 

Lauren, Christine – The Romance Revival 

Lynch, Claire – A Family Matter

MacLean, Shona – The Cromarty Library Circle

Mason, Daniel – Country People 

Moreno-Garcia, Silvia – The Intrigue 

Moriarty, Liane – Big Little Truths: Big Little Lies

Odden, Karen – An Artful Dodge

O’Farrell, Maggie – Land 

Patchet, Ann – Whistler 

Patterson, James – Rocket’s Red Glare 

Raeta, R. – These Immortal Truths 

Reeves, Ben – Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt

Rimmer, Kelly – The Story Keeper

Robinson, Sean David – The Door in Penrose Forest

Rosen, Lev AC – The Disaster Gay Detective Agency

Rosenfelt, David – Dead Men don’t Play Fetch: Andy Carpenter 

Sager, Riley – The Unknown 

Scottoline, Lisa – This Changes Everything 

See, Lisa – Daughters of the Sun and Moon

Silva, Daniel – Ransom 

Steel, Danielle – Weddings

Thor, Brad – Choke Point: Scot Harvath

Tordoff, Amy – All We have is Time

Vaughan, Sarah – Based on a True Story

Whitehead, Colson – Cool Machine: Harlem 

Williams, Beatriz – When You Loved Me

Yang, Tessa – The Jellyfish Problem

Meet Uncle Butzie the Turkey Vulture on Wednesday, June 24 at 1:00pm! 

Learn more about bird rescue and Turkey Vulture research with Ms. Lisa. See Uncle Butzie live at the library! Geared for ages K-5th. No registration required.