Events: Athens
Family Story Time
Children's Event Bring your entire family to story time! Children of all ages and parents/guardians are welcome to this 30-minute program. Enjoy learning with all of your children through stories, songs and other literature-based activities.
- Tue., 4/24/18, 10am - 10:30am @ MCPL Athens
- Tue., 4/24/18, 10:30am - 11am @ MCPL Rothschild
- Tue., 4/24/18, 10:30am - 11am @ MCPL Hatley
- Wed., 4/25/18, 10am - 10:30am @ MCPL Mosinee
- Wed., 4/25/18, 10am - 10:30am @ MCPL Spencer
- Wed., 4/25/18, 10:15am - 10:45am @ MCPL Stratford
- Thu., 4/26/18, 9:30am - 10am @ MCPL Edgar
- Thu., 4/26/18, 10:30am - 11am @ MCPL Marathon City
- Sat., 4/28/18, 10:30am - 11am @ MCPL Wausau
Make a Mini Journal
Thu., 5/3/18, 1pm - 7pm @ MCPL Athens All-Ages Event Drop-in Patrons of all ages are invited to make and decorate their own mini journals using a variety of craft supplies at our Athens Branch!
Book Club: "Running With Scissors"
Thu., 5/10/18, 6:30pm - 8pm @ MCPL Athens Adult Event Join us for a lively discussion of this memoir, which chronicles Burroughs' unconventional upbringing as he is raised by his mother's psychiatrist.
Hobbies and Crafts Night
Adult Event Drop-in Hobby and craft enthusiasts are welcome to join us every month for a night of creating and socializing!
- Thu., 5/17/18, 6pm - 7:45pm @ MCPL Athens
- Mon., 5/21/18, 3pm - 8pm @ MCPL Hatley
Fairy Houses
Thu., 5/24/18, 2pm - 7pm @ MCPL Athens Kids & Adults Event Drop-in Decorate your own fairy house using a variety of craft supplies!
Library Paper Flower Garden
Fri., 6/1/18, 1pm - Mon., 7/2/18, 1pm @ MCPL Athens All-Ages Event Drop-in Celebrate summer by helping our Athens Branch "cultivate" a colorful paper flower garden! Free, with all supplies provided.
Nature's Niche Animal Program
Children's Event Dino Tlachac from Nature's Niche will introduce children to live animals, their native habitats and importance in our environment. Free and open to the public.
- Wed., 6/13/18, 10:30am - 11:30am @ Edgar Elementary
- Wed., 6/13/18, 2pm - 3pm @ MCPL Athens
- Tue., 7/24/18, 10:30am - 11:30am @ MCPL Hatley
- Tue., 7/24/18, 2pm - 3pm @ MCPL Wausau
Book Club: "Me Before You"
Thu., 6/14/18, 6:30pm - 8pm @ MCPL Athens Adult Event Join us for a lively discussion of this best-selling book, about a woman who takes a job caring for a quadriplegic man who is struggling to find the will to live.
Play and Learn
Children's Event Children of all ages are invited to use their imagination and creativity! These fun-filled, 90-minute programs feature a different story each week, followed by songs and supplemental activities. Offered in partnership with the Family Resource Center.
- Wed., 4/25/18, 10:30am - 11:30am @ MCPL Mosinee
- Wed., 4/25/18, 10:30am - 11am @ MCPL Spencer
- Wed., 4/25/18, 10:45am - 12:15pm @ MCPL Stratford
- Thu., 4/26/18, 10am - 11:30am @ MCPL Hatley
- Thu., 4/26/18, 10am - 11:30am @ MCPL Edgar
- Fri., 4/27/18, 9:30am - 11am @ MCPL Wausau
- Tue., 6/19/18, 10:30am - 12pm @ MCPL Athens
Read Books and Juggle Everything Else
Children's Event The Truly Remarkable Loon will thrill everyone with his awe-inspiring juggling skills and throw in a few lessons for how to get started!
- Tue., 6/19/18, 10am - 11am @ MCPL Spencer
- Tue., 6/19/18, 2pm - 3pm @ MCPL Hatley
- Wed., 6/20/18, 10am - 11am @ MCPL Athens
- Wed., 6/20/18, 1:30pm - 2:30pm @ MCPL Stratford
- Thu., 6/21/18, 11am - 12pm @ MCPL Rothschild
Summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
Wed., 7/11/18, 1pm - Fri., 7/13/18, 4pm @ MCPL Athens Children's Event Drop-in We're celebrating the "T" in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) by offering young people the chance to try out all sorts of cool gadgets!
Book Club: "Wonder"
Thu., 7/12/18, 6:30pm - 8pm @ MCPL Athens Adult Event Drop by the Athens Branch for a lively discussion of R.J. Palacio's best-selling novel, as well as relevant issues raised in the book.
Summer Craft: Handmade Maracas
Mon., 7/16/18 - Wed., 7/18/18 @ MCPL Athens Children's Event Drop-in Families can join us to make their own handmade maracas! Free, with all supplies provided.
Cribbage Week
Mon., 7/23/18, 1pm - Fri., 7/27/18, 4pm @ MCPL Athens Adult Event Drop-in It's Cribbage week all week in Athens! Drop by with a friend or challenge someone in the library to a game. Cards and boards provided
Summer Craft: Marching Ants
Mon., 7/30/18 - Wed., 8/1/18 @ MCPL Athens Children's Event Drop-in Families can join us to make their own crafted ants! Free, with all supplies provided.
Summer Craft: Dino Buddies!
Wed., 8/8/18 - Fri., 8/10/18 @ MCPL Athens Children's Event Drop-in Families can join us to craft their own dinosaur! Free, with all supplies provided.
Book Club: "A Gentleman In Moscow"
Thu., 8/9/18, 6:30pm - 8pm @ MCPL Athens Adult Event Join us for a lively discussion of this best-selling book, about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel in 1920s Russia.
Summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
Wed., 8/15/18, 1pm - Fri., 8/17/18, 4pm @ MCPL Athens Children's Event Drop-in Even though it's summer, our Athens Branch is giving young people the chance to try challenge their minds and try out all sorts of cool gadgets!
Summer Craft: Monkey Hats
Mon., 8/20/18 - Wed., 8/22/18 @ MCPL Athens Children's Event Drop-in Families can join us to make their own monkey hats! Free, with all supplies provided.
Scrabble Week
Mon., 8/27/18 - Fri., 8/31/18 @ MCPL Athens All-Ages Event Drop-in Stop by our Athens Branch to play a friendly game of Scrabble during this week-long drop-in event!
Origami Afternoon
All-Ages Event Drop-in Come try your hand at folding paper into various creative shapes at our Athens Branch! All ages welcome.
- Wed., 9/5/18, 1pm - 4pm @ MCPL Athens
Book Club: "The Paris Architect"
Thu., 9/13/18, 6:30pm - 8pm @ MCPL Athens Adult Event Join us for a discussion of this book, about an architect who is hired to design a secret hiding place for a wealthy Jewish citizen hiding from the Nazis.
Still Life Sketching
Mon., 9/24/18, 1pm - Wed., 9/26/18, 4pm @ MCPL Athens All-Ages Event Drop-in Sketch a variety of still life drawings during this creative all-ages event!
Book Club: "The Bright Hour"
Thu., 10/11/18, 6:30pm - 8pm @ MCPL Athens Adult Event Drop by the Athens Branch for a lively discussion of "The Bright Hour," about a woman's journey living with a terminal cancer diagnosis.
- Locations
- Wausau
- Athens
- Edgar
- Hatley
- Marathon City
- Mosinee
- Rothschild
- Spencer
- Stratford
- Marathon County Public Library
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