Teens are invited to join us for a super fun gaming session at the library on Thursday, June 26 at 4:00 pm.
Play some games, enjoy pizza, and show off your skills. Geared for ages 12-17. Register on our website, by phone, or at the library.
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The first meeting of Ready, Set Play is on Wednesday June 25 at 2:00 pm!
Join us for a fun-filled hour where little ones can wiggle, create, and grow! Creative art activities, sensory stations, music, and much more are in store! This is the perfect opportunity for toddlers to explore, learn, and have fun in a safe and welcoming space!
No registration required. Geared for ages 5 & under.
Ready, Set, Play will be held on the last Wednesday of the month from 2:00-3:00 pm.
June 25, July 30, Aug. 27
Calling all adventurers for this D&D Club! Get “hired” by the Adventurers Guild in fun one-shot quests!
Register for one quest or all three on our website, by phone, or at the library. Geared for ages 12-17.
The Summer Reading Program starts today!
Visit the library to register for the children, teen or adult Summer Reading Program.
For more details visit the Summer Reading 2025 page for more details.
Geoff Akins presents Bubble Wonders on June 21 at 11:00am!
Bubble Wonders is part science, part art, part inspiration and 100% fun! Geoff Akins combines the art and science of bubbleology with heartfelt life-lessons and encouragement along with a catchy award-winning theme song!
COMING SOON
TO A LIBRARY NEAR YOU!
Summer 2025
PLACE YOUR HOLDS ON THESE NEW
BOOKS OR SOON TO BE AVAILABLE BOOKS
Abbott, Megan – El Dorado Drive
Abrams, Stacy – Coded Justice: Avery Keene
Andrews, Donna – For Duck’s Sake: Meg Langslow Mystery
Battles, Brett – Stuart Woods’ Finders Keepers: Stone Barrington
Benton Frank, Victoria – The Violet Hour
Berry, Steve – The List
Bloom, Amy – I’ll be Right Here
Bowen, Rhys – Mrs. Endicott’s Splendid Adventure
Brennan, Allison – Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds
Brown Janelle – What Kind of Paradise
Burke, James Lee – Don’t Forget Me, Little Bessie: Holland Family
Castillo, Linda – Rage: Kate Burkholder
Clark, Julie – The Ghostwriter
Clayton, Meg Waite – Typewriter Beach
Constantine, Liv – Don’t Open Your Eyes
Cosby, S. A. – King of Ashes
de Rosnay, Tatiana – Blonde Dust
Dodd, Christina – Thus with a Kiss I Die: Daughter of a Montague
Elliott, Kate – The Witch Roads
Erlick, Nikki – The Poppy Fields
Fielding, Joy – Jenny Cooper Has a Secret
Flagg, Fannie – Something to Look Forward to
Gardner, Lisa – Kiss her Goodbye: Frankie Elkin
Gelfuso, Hayley – The Book of Lost Hours
Gentill, Sulari – Five Found Dead
Grimes, Martha – The Red Queen
Harmel. Kristin – The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau
Hazelwood, Ali – Problematic Summer Romance
Jackson, Holly – Not Quite Dead Yet
Jackson, Lisa – It Happened on the Lake
Jewell, Lisa – Don’t Let Him in
Johansen, Iris – The Death Mask: Eve Duncan
King, Laurie – Knave of Diamonds: Mary Russell
Kuang, R. F. – Katabasis
Lapena, Shari – She Didn’t See it Coming
Lippman, Laura – Murder Takes a Vacation
McCall Smith, Alexander – The Winds from Further West
McFadden, Freida – Do Not Disturb
- The Surrogate Mother
Michaels, Fern – Smuggler’s Cove
Michallon, Clémence – Our Last Resort
Miranda, Megan – You Belong Here
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia – The Bewitching
Novak, Brenda – The Summer that Changed Everything
Oates, Joyce Carol – Fox
Patterson, James
& DiLallo, Richard – The President’s Shadow: Shadow Thriller
& Mike Lupica – The Hampton’s Lawyer: Jane Smith
& Bill Clinton – The First Gentleman
& Emily Raymond – Emma on Fire
Pekkanen, Sarah – The Locked Ward
Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child – Badlands: Nora Kelly
Quinn, Spencer – Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue: Mrs. Plansky
Reid, Taylor Jenkins – Atmosphere
Rosenfelt, David – Dogged Pursuit: Andy Carpenter
Sachar, Louis – The Magician of Tiger Castle
Sager, Riley – With a Vengeance
Schwab, V.E. – Bury our Bones in the Midnight Soil
Scottoline, Lisa – The Unraveling of Julia
Shalvis, Jill – The Love Fix: Sunrise Cove
Silva, Daniel – An Inside Job: Gabriel Allon
Slaughter, Karin – We are all Guilty Here: North Falls
Steel, Danielle – A Mother’s Love
- For Richer For Poorer
Stiefvater, Maggie – The Listeners
Swanson, Peter – Kill Your Darlings
Thor, Brad – Edge of Honor: Scot Harvath
Trigiani, Adriana – The View from Lake Como
Walter, Jess – So Far Gone
Ware, Ruth – The Woman in Suit 11
White, Randy Wayne – Tomlinson’s Wake: Doc Ford
Wiggs, Susan – Wayward Girls
Williams, Beatriz – Under the Stars
Join Miss Bethany and Miss Tori at the Riverfront Park and Splash Pad for a joint storytime at 10 a.m. to kick-off summer reading!
After storytime until noon, Miss Bethany and Miss Tori will be hanging out at the park. Stop by, pop some bubbles, play at the park, and get signed up for summer reading at both libraries.
If there is inclement weather, we will hold the kick-off storytime and event at the shelter at Culver Community Park.
This monthly gardening series that will be held from April through October, presenting what is important to know about vegetable and herb gardening each month. A pair of experienced gardeners will be present at each session to provide direction and garden wisdom, plus Q&A time. Some sessions will be hands-on, others more information-focused. Whether you wish to plant in the ground, in raised beds, or containers—you will learn a lot!
Topics for this session include:
- harvesting
- radishes-- again!
- planting peppers, beans, and root veggies
- fungus, looper, and blight-- oh my!
- Keep it up!-- weeding, watering, pruning
- Successes? Woes?
No cost, no need to register, come to all or as many sessions as you are available! John Joseph Coffee is donating coffee (and the grounds!) for our conversations. Please contact Shirley Kelter at the library for more information, 608-643-8346.
This program is for adults.
L.E.A.P. starts June 4!
Come ready for an adventure and join our Library Explorers Adventure Program! Learn about animal habitats, outdoor science, and much more in this fun club!
Geared for ages K-5th. Register on our website, by phone, or at the library.
Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m.
June 4 & 18, July 9 & 23, Aug. 6 & 20
The library will be opening at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 30. The library will be closed in the morning for staff training. Thank you for your understanding!