Dwight Foster Public Library

DFPL Cooking Club
2024-01-16 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Dwight Foster Public Library – FCCU Community Room
The DFPL Cooking Club meets on the third Tuesday of each month from 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. in the Community Room. The selected cookbook will be on display at the 2nd Floor Service Desk so simply stop by the library to choose a recipe and then bring the dish you make to the Cooking Club. We will eat together in the Community Room while we talk about the recipes we made and then choose the next month’s cookbook.

Lego Club
2024-01-15 15:30 - 16:30
Join other Lego enthusiasts and build a Lego creation according to a theme.

Board Game Night for Grown Ups
2024-01-10 17:30 - 19:00 | Mr. Brews, 201 N Main St, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538
Join s at the local restaurant Mr. Brews Tap (201 N Main Fort Atkinson) to try out some of the newest board games that have been added to out Library of Things collection! You can order a drink and food while competing against friends and trying out new games.

Art Club for Teens
2024-01-10 16:00 - 17:00
Bring your current project or we have an assortment of crafts and basic supplies to choose from!

CANCELED Pajama Storytime
2024-01-09 18:30 - 19:00
Pajama Storytime on January 9 is canceled. The Dwight Foster Public Library (Fort Atkinson) will be closing at noon due to the expected weather. Stay warm and safe!

Memory Café: FAHS Show Choir and Winter Warm-up
2024-01-08 10:30 - 12:00 | Dwight Foster Public Library – FCCU Community Room
Join us for a lively performance from the Fort Atkinson High School Show Choir and then warm up with some hot cocoa while we chat about our favorite winter memories. A Memory Café is an informal social gathering for individuals living with early-stage memory loss and their care partner. For more information, see our website at librarymemoryproject.org.

Baby Time
2024-01-04 10:00 - 10:30
Baby Time is a fun time for babies from birth to 18 months and their parents or caregivers. Each gathering consists of rhymes, songs, and a few simple books. Baby Time introduces babies to literacy and encourages talking and positive interactions between the baby and the adult. Baby Time occurs Thursday mornings at 10 a.m. in the Storytime Room

Sensory Storytime
2024-01-03 16:00 - 17:00
NEW time! An opportunity for children with special sensory needs to experience storytime. Neurodiverse children and their families are invited to join us for an interactive storytime filled with stories, songs, socialization and sensory play! Sensory Storytime will be in the FCCU Room at the library. If you’d like to discuss additional accommodations for your child, please email chein@fortlibrary.org.

Family Storytime
2024-01-03 10:00 - 10:30
Join us every Wednesday morning for Family Storytime for stories and songs in the Storytime Room

Toddler Time
2024-01-02 10:00 - 10:30
Toddler Time aims to introduce toddlers ages 18 to 36 months to literacy and encourage positive brain and motor development. Each gathering consists of books, music or movement activities, and a craft or sensory experience. Toddler Time can expand toddlers’ vocabulary, help them play with letters and sounds, improve their ability to describe things or tell stories, and encourage an understanding and enjoyment of books and reading.

Library Closed
2024-01-01, 2023-12-25

Library closes at 5pm
2023-12-26

DFPL Cooking Club
2023-12-19 13:00 - 14:00
The DFPL Cooking Club meets on the third Tuesday of each month from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. in the Community Room. The selected cookbook will be on display at the 2nd Floor Service Desk so simply stop by the library to choose a recipe and then bring the dish you make to the Cooking Club. We will eat together in the Community Room while we talk about the recipes we made and then choose the next month’s cookbook.

Normal Aging / Not Normal Aging
2023-12-05 17:30 - 18:30 | Dwight Foster Public Library – FCCU Community Room
Learn from the ARDC of Jefferson County the differences between normal aging and when a new trend is developing that is different from the aging process.

Tech Tuesday - Technology Instruction
2023-11-28 13:00 - 14:30
Want to learn about downloading apps on your devices, digital books, QR Codes, streaming movies, and music? Then bring your devices, login information, and passwords because these monthly workshops are designed to help you learn to use these incredible tools!
Join us in the Wisconsin Room.

LIBRARY CLOSED ALL DAY
2023-11-23 08:00 - 20:00

LIBRARY CLOSES AT 5 P.M.
2023-11-22 17:00 - 20:00

Trunk or Treat
2023-10-31 18:00 - 20:00 | Jones Park, 600 Janesville Ave, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Trick or treat in the City of Fort Atkinson will be Sunday, October 29 from 1-4 p.m. The Trunk or Treat at Jones Park will be on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, from 6-8 p.m. Happy Halloween!

Adult Book Club “Fort Unicorn & the Duchess of Knothing”
2023-10-26 18:30 - 19:30
Madison author Andrea Nelson will join Adult Services Librarian Deb Bauer on Thursday, October 26 at 6:30 p.m. for this fall’s adult book club to discuss Nelson’s heartbreaking memoir “Fort Unicorn & the Duchess of Knothing: A Mother’s Fight to Save Her Daughter”. Copies of the title are available at the main service desk and the e-audiobook (read by the author) is available on Hoopla. Please contact Deb if you have any questions.

FAHS Orchestra
2023-10-24 18:30 - 19:30 | Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Join us for an experience with the Fort Atkinson High School Orchestra! Following a small performance, kids will be able to try out different instruments!

Adult Book Club "Fort Unicorn & the Duchess of Knothing"
2023-10-24 14:00 - 15:00
Madison author Andrea Nelson will join Adult Services Librarian Deb Bauer on Tuesday, October 24 at 2 p.m. for this fall’s adult book club to discuss Nelson’s heartbreaking memoir “Fort Unicorn & the Duchess of Knothing: A Mother’s Fight to Save Her Daughter”. Copies of the title are available at the main service desk and the e-audiobook (read by the author) is available on Hoopla. Please contact Deb if you have any questions.

Adult Lego Night
2023-10-18 17:30 - 18:30 | Dwight Foster Public Library – FCCU Community Room
Why should kids have all the Lego fun?! Stop by the library’s FCCU Community Room to create your own Lego masterpiece! Legos will be provided so just bring your imagination!

CANCELLED TONIGHT: Self-Publishing Seminar
2023-10-12 18:30 - 19:30 | Dwight Foster Public Library – FCCU Community Room
Kristen Emily Behl will be presenting a seminar in the Community Room about self-publishing to answer the common questions about cost, how it works, and finding resources. There will be time for questions following the presentation and the author’s books will be available for purchase and signing.

Memory Cafe: Song writers of the Great American Songbook, 1930s
2023-10-09 10:30 - 11:30 | Dwight Foster Public Library – FCCU Community Room
A Memory Café is an informal social gathering for individuals with early-stage memory loss and their care partner. October’s theme is music of the 1930s. For more information, see our website at librarymemoryproject.org.

CANCELLED: Breastfeeding Support Group
2023-10-04 09:00 - 09:45 | Dwight Foster Public Library – Storytime Room
Unfortunately, we need to cancel the Breastfeeding Support Group scheduled for October 4, 2023. Sorry for the inconvenience. We’ll see you in November.

Play Pokémon!
2023-09-25 16:00 - 17:00 | Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
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 in grades 3-9 are encouraged to join us.

Lego Club
2023-09-18 15:30 - 16:30 | Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Join other Lego enthusiasts and build a Lego creation according to a monthly theme.

Kindergarten Round-Up
2023-09-18 00:00 - 2023-09-30 00:00 | Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Kindergarten Buckaroos: If you get a library card during these two weeks (or use the library card you already have to check out five or more books), you will receive a cowboy hat and a bag of goodies.

Art Club for Teens
2023-09-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Dwight Foster Public Library – Rotary Room
