Dwight Foster Public Library

Rock Painting for Kids (Registration Required)
2023-06-27 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Dwight Foster Public Library – Storytime Room
Join local artist Sally Koehler for a rock painting workshop. Registration is required. Call the library at (920) 563-7790 to register.

Rock Painting for Teens
2023-06-27 15:30 - 16:30 | Dwight Foster Public Library – Storytime Room
Students in grades 6-12: Join local artist Sally Koehler for a rock painting workshop. Registration is required. Call the library at (920) 563-7790 to register.

Giant Jigsaw Puzzle
2023-06-26 | Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Work “All Together Now” by dropping in to add pieces to the giant jigsaw puzzle by the second floor service desk.

Slow Jogging
2023-06-22 13:30 - 14:30 | Dwight Foster Public Library – FCCU Community Room
“If you are not smiling, slow down” is the philosophy behind slow jogging. Join us as James Rohrer presents the health benifits and the science behind this slower workout method.

Learn about Monarchs
2023-06-21 18:30 - 19:30 | Dwight Foster Public Library – FCCU Community Room
Karen Albrecht, also known as the Butterfly Lady, will share information about the life cycle and migration patterns of monarch butterflies as well as how to raise monarch caterpillars to help ensure their survival to adult butterflies. This program is appropriate for all ages but children under age 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Getting Started on a Plant-Based Diet
2023-06-20 18:30 - 19:30 | Dwight Foster Public Library – FCCU Community Room
Certified plant-based health coach and physical therapist Michele Stamn will share why and hows behind he own transition to a plant-based diet.

Play Pokemon
2023-06-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Dwight Foster Public Library – Storytime Room
Come play the Pokémon Trading Card Game with other Pokémon trainers! You can bring your own cards or borrow a deck from the library to learn how to play. Kids ages 7-12 are encouraged to join us.

Snake Discovery
2023-06-15 13:30 - 14:30 | Dwight Foster Public Library – FCCU Community Room
Snake, rattle, and roll! Slither into the world of reptiles to meet the species that call Minnesota and Wisconsin home! You’ll get to watch a salamander eat, debunk turtle myths, touch snakes, and more during this engaging 45-minute program!

Make Your Own Mini Buttons
2023-06-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Dwight Foster Public Library – Storytime Room
Students in grades 6-12: Make your own mini button pins. Button-making supplies will be provided.

Memory Café: Strawberries
2023-06-12 10:30 - 12:00 | Dwight Foster Public Library – FCCU Community Room
A Memory Café is an informal social gathering for those living with early-stage memory loss and their care partner. June’s theme is strawberries, and Warm Belly Farms will join us to tell us how they grow their strawberries. See our website at librarymemoryproject.org for more information.

Family Fort Building
2023-06-09 17:30 - 19:00 | Dwight Foster Public Library
Stay in the library after hours to create a cool reading fort! Bring a good book, a flashlight, and indoor fort-building materials–such as sheets, pillows, and blankets. The library doors will be locked at 6 p.m. All kids must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Glow sticks and a snack will be provided.

Wednesday Crafternoons
2023-06-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Dwight Foster Public Library – Rotary Room
Join us for a drop in craft time in the Rotary Room each Wednesday from 1p – 3p. Bring your own project or try some of ours!

Storytime in the Park (at Jones Park)
2023-06-07 10:00 - 10:30 | Jones Park, 600 Janesville Ave, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Check our Facebook page or call for weather-related cancellations.

Toddler Time
2023-06-06 10:00 - 10:30 | Dwight Foster Public Library – Storytime Room

Baby Time
2023-06-01 10:00 - 10:30 | Dwight Foster Public Library – Storytime Room

Summer Reading Program Helper Orientation
2023-05-30 18:00 - 19:00 | Dwight Foster Public Library – FCCU Community Room
Students entering 6th grade and older can volunteer as Summer Reading Program Helpers to encourage kids to read and to help kids collect their prizes. Those who volunteer at least seven hours will be invited to a Summer Reading Program Helper pool party on August 8.
Anyone interested in being a Summer Reading Program Helper must attend an orientation session at the library.

Memorial Day 2023 (Closed)
2023-05-29 | Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
We will be closed Memorial Day May 29th 2023.

Dementia Live
2023-05-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
The ADRC will provide VR equipment to simulate an experience of living with dementia.
Registration is required, sign up at the main service desk. The event will take place at 6 p.m. or 7 p.m..

Barrie Bronco Night at the Dwight Foster Public Library
2023-05-18 15:15 - 18:00 | Dwight Foster Public Library

Nick Gulig - State Poet Laureate of Wisconsin
2023-05-13 11:00 - 12:00 | Dwight Foster Public Library – FCCU Community Room
Nick Gulig, the current State Poet Laureate of Wisconsin and Fort Atkinson resident, will be presenting on his creative process and discussing the importance of poetry.

Nicholas Gulig is a Thai-American poet from Wisconsin. A 2011 Fulbright Fellow, Gulig has received numerous other accolades for his work including the Rushkin Art Club Poetry Award, the Black Warrior Review Poetry Prize, the Grist ProForma Award, and the CSU Open Book Poetry Prize. Currently, he works as Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Help us welcome Nick on May 13th, 2023 at 11 am at the Dwight Foster Public Library.

Maggie Ginsberg - Author Series
2023-04-29 11:00 - 14:00 | Dwight Foster Public Library – FCCU Community Room
Maggie Ginsberg, author of the novel Still True, will visit the Dwight Foster Public Library on Saturday April 29th, 2023 at 11 a.m. Maggie Ginsberg is an editor at Madison Magazine and a freelance writer for city, regional, and national magazines.
“Deeply felt and vivid. . . . Even as each of its characters curates a careful present, the shadows of the past creep up to confront them. When those realities collide, the result is
troubling, affecting, and deeply true.”
—Jacquelyn Mitchard, author The Deep End of the Ocean
Join us in the FCCU Community Room to welcome Maggie. Many thanks to the Friends of the Dwight Foster Public Library and the Author Series.
Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/13MJNlUfX

The Buzz About Honey
2023-04-26 18:30 - 19:30 | Dwight Foster Public Library – FCCU Community Room
Come learn about the sticky joy making honey from Lake Mills beekeepers Doug and Yvette Jenks at 6:30 pm on April 26, 2023.

Earth Day Sustainability Fair
2023-04-22 09:30 - 12:30 | Dwight Foster Public Library – FCCU Community Room
Sustain Jefferson will be hosting an Earth Day Sustainability Fair on April 22, from 9:30 am -12:30 pm.
Sustain Jefferson is a county-wide 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Jefferson County, Wisconsin that works to help people lead more environmentally friendly, fair and economical lives for the good of their families, their communities and the planet.

Adult Book Club: "Mad Honey" by Jodi Picoult
2023-04-20 18:30, 2023-04-18 15:00 | Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Jodi Picoult’s Mad Honey is the selected title for our April discussions.
The Adult Book Club meets quarterly and the selected titles will alternate between fiction, non-fiction, and YA titles. The discussion will be led by Adult Services Librarian Deb Bauer. Copies of the title are available in multiple formats at the main service desk.

Lego Club
2023-04-17 15:30 - 16:30 | Dwight Foster Public Library – Storytime Room
Join other Lego enthusiasts and build a Lego creation according to a monthly theme.

Pajama Storytime
2023-04-11 18:30 - 19:00 | Dwight Foster Public Library – Storytime Room

Planting for a Buzz: A Guide to Pollinator Friendly Gardening
2023-04-04 14:00 | Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Are you eager for spring and summer to get here? Join Julie Hill, Horticulture Outreach Specialist, for this free program to learn more about how you can plan for your yard and garden to be pollinator-friendly this year.

Inga Witscher - Around the Farm Table cooking demonstration
2023-04-01 11:00 - 13:00 | Dwight Foster Public Library – FCCU Community Room
Join Inga Witscher, host of the PBS television series Around the Farm Table, for an educational and entertaining cooking demonstration featuring Inga’s favorite spring ingredients.
Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/2C7GrWnnD

Play Pokémon
2023-03-27 16:00 - 17:00 | Dwight Foster Public Library – Storytime Room
Come play the Pokémon Trading Card Game with other Pokémon trainers! You can bring your own cards or borrow a deck from the library to learn how to play.
Recommended for kids ages 7-12.
