Dwight Foster Public Library

Cooking Club
2025-01-21 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Dwight Foster Public Library – FCCU Community Room
The DFPL Cooking Club meets on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 – 7:30 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.

Library Board Meeting
2025-01-13 09:30 - 10:30 | Dwight Foster Public Library – Rotary Room
The Library Board meets generally the second Monday of the month at 9:30 a.m. in the Library meeting rooms. View our current Strategic Plan here.

Library Closed
2024-12-31
The library will be closed on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, and Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in observance of New Years. We will be open our regular hours on Thursday, January 2, 2025.

Library Closing Early at 5 p.m.
2024-12-30, 2024-12-27, 2024-12-26, 2024-12-23, 2024-11-27
The library will be closing early at 5 p.m.

Library Closed
2024-12-24
The library will be closed on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, and Wednesday, December 25, 2024, in observance of Christmas. We will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 26, 2024.

Library Closed
2024-11-28
The library will be closed on Thursday, November 28, 2024, and Friday, November 29, 2024, in observance of Thanksgiving. We will be open our regular hours on Saturday, November 30, 2024.

Pages and Pie Silent Reading Lock In
2024-11-08 17:30 - 19:30
Snuggle up with a book and enjoy a slice of pie during our fall silent reading lock-in. Doors lock at 6 p.m.

Great Lakes, Great Read Book Discussion
2024-10-24 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-10-22 14:00 - 15:00
Join Adult Services Librarian Deb Bauer for this fall’s adult book club featuring the Great Lakes, Great Read title “The Best Part of Us” by Sally Cole-Misch. This award-winning novel explores a family’s ties to an island in the Canadian waters of an inland lake just north of Lake Huron and how those ties are tested both through natural processes and family dynamics. Copies of the title can be requested at the Main Service Desk.

Badger Talks: How Will the Great Lakes Respond to Our Changing Winters?
2024-10-10 18:00 - 19:00
Join Dr. Zach Feiner, research scientist from UW-Madison, as he discusses how winters are changing in Wisconsin due to climate change, and how reduced or lost ice cover on our lakes impacts how they function and provide habitat to the plankton, fish, and other animals that live in our lakes.

Cybersecurity: How to Protect Yourself Online
2024-10-09 10:00 - 11:00
Join Tanya Mordecai, Director of Intergenerational Technology Services at UW-Whitewater, to learn about cybersecurity and how to stay safe online. Learn how to protect yourself through the creation of strong passwords and the utilization of two factor authentication. Other topics to be discussed include wi-fi use, identifying scams, and finding trustworthy apps.

Great Lakes, Great Read with Sally Cole-Misch
2024-10-02 18:00 - 19:00
Finding The Best Part of Us through Nature and Our Precious Great Lakes: A Conversation with Sally Cole-Misch.

Banned Books Week Puzzle Palooza (Lock In)
2024-09-27 17:30 - 19:30
Celebrate your freedom to read with a puzzle building competition! Race to see which team can build a 500-piece banned books puzzle the fastest! Prizes to the top three teams will be awarded at the end. Register your team of four or fewer at the Second Floor Service Desk and may the best puzzlers win!

Great Lakes, Great Read Meet the Authors Webinar
2024-09-25 18:00 - 19:30
Meet the authors of the 2024 Great Lakes, Great Read selections by joining us for this webinar, A Conversation with Sally Cole-Misch and Joanne Robertson.

Friends Annual Meeting
2024-09-19 18:00 - 19:00 | Dwight Foster Public Library – FCCU Community Room

Kindergarten Round Up!
2024-09-16 - 2024-09-28
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.

Parenting Play Group
2024-09-10 14:00 - 15:00
The Parenting Play Group is a shared time for parents and their children, ages zero to five, to engage in social connections through open-ended playtime, specific developmental activities, and interactions with other families. This group is led by registered nurses with the Jefferson County Health Department who specialize in breastfeeding support, car seat safety, social connectedness, and developmental stages.

Memory Cafe: Fall Hike at Dorothy Carnes County Park
2024-09-09 10:30 - 12:00 | Dorothy Carnes County Park, N3220 Radloff Ln, Fort Atkinson, 53538, United States
Gather with us as we hike the paved path at Dorothy Carnes County Park (N3220 Radloff Ln, Fort Atkinson). We will go to the lookout over Rose Lake, bird watch, craft with leaves, and then enjoy some trail mix with conversation. We will meet at the shelter that is at the entrance off of Radloff Ln.

Baby Time
2024-09-05 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.

Family Storytime
2024-09-04 10:00 - 10:30
Join us every Wednesday morning for Family Storytime for stories and songs in the Storytime Room.

Toddler Time
2024-09-03 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
2024-09-02
The library will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2024, in observance of Labor Day. We will be open our regular hours on Tuesday, September 3, 2024.

Community Voices (Inspired by Story Corps®)
2024-08-24 09:00 - 14:00, 2024-08-23 09:00 - 17:00
We invite you to share and record a conversation with a family member or friend for generations to come with our new Gathering and Sharing Stories initiative. Sign up today to record your story by contacting Amy Christian at achristian@fortlibrary.org or (920) 563-7790.

Library Board Finance Committee Meeting
2024-08-23 16:00 - 17:00 | Dwight Foster Public Library – Rotary Room

Library Closed until 1 p.m./All Staff In-Service
2024-08-16 08:00 - 13:00
