We are celebrating the “Unearth a Story” theme through our activity book, summer performances, craft activities, book displays and more! Our summer programming has something for all ages, but it is especially geared towards school-age children, tweens and teens.
Design a cover, illustrate a scene, or create a piece of art inspired by our summer library theme, “Unearthing a Story."
Pick up a journal page to write about a summer adventure! These entries will be combined to make a unique community journal.
Use our loom machine to make colorful rubber band bracelets, keychains and more!
Go back in time to the founding of America and solve clues about our nation’s history to get back to present day.
Build a dinosaur using marshmallows and spaghetti noodles.
Craft your own geode using an egg carton cup, glue, and dyed Epsom salt.
Join us for a story, music, crafts and much more led by Children’s Wisconsin!
Children and their caregivers are invited for a mix of stories, songs, and activities!
Discuss this thrilling drama about a camper gone missing.
Writers of all levels are encouraged to join us for a collaborate space to write & have the opportunity to share their writing with others.
Children and their caregivers are invited for a mix of stories, songs, and activities!
Children and their caregivers are invited for a mix of stories, songs, and activities!
Discover beauty in nature and participate in landscape painting and whittling.
Create eco-friendly balls of clay, compost, and seeds to help beautify neglected spaces.
Discuss this enchanting story about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely chosen family in an unexpected place.
DNA Doe Project's Anne Spungen joins us to discuss how genetic genealogy is used to investigate cold cases, specifically in Wisconsin.
Celebrate Stitch, aka Experiment 626, on 6/26 with a movie showing, prize giveaway, a photo booth, and more!
Read to a friendly, furry listener at the library!
Play games with friends, family, and community members every Saturday!
Get creative with LEGO® and other blocks at the library!
Decorate the sidewalks outside the library with your chalk masterpieces!
Decorate your windows with a colorful dinosaur suncatcher!
Join us in the fresh air for story times at local parks this summer!
See a fascinating collection of animals, including rare reptiles, a real fossil collection, and more!
See a fascinating collection of animals, including rare reptiles, a real fossil collection, and more!
See a fascinating collection of animals, including rare reptiles, a real fossil collection, and more!
Adults are welcome to play cribbage with others at the library.
Teen adventurers are invited to join us for exciting Dungeons & Dragons games each week!
Game masters and dungeon masters of all experience levels are invited to learn how to construct a session zero.
Join us for a story, music, crafts and much more led by Children’s Wisconsin!
Children and their caregivers are invited for a mix of stories, songs, and activities!
Make an appointment to receive basic tech help from library staff.
Create a unique bingo card with movie-specific events before we press play and watch this hit nostalgic film.
Children and their caregivers are invited for a mix of stories, songs, and activities!
Children and their caregivers are invited for a mix of stories, songs, and activities!
Explore how natural resource decisions are made and participate in teambuilding activities.
Go back in time to the founding of America and solve clues about our nation’s history to get back to present day.
Write a short story inspired by one of our winning pieces of art from our Illustration Contest.
Design magnets that resemble fossils trapped in amber or a fierce dinosaur eye!
Craft your own geode using an egg carton cup, glue, and dyed Epsom salt.
Make an appointment to receive basic tech help from library staff.
See museum-quality replicas of fossils and artifacts, learn about remarkable prehistoric human survival skills, and so much more!
Children and their caregivers are invited for a mix of stories, songs, and activities!
See museum-quality replicas of fossils and artifacts, learn about remarkable prehistoric human survival skills, and so much more!
Teen adventurers are invited to join us for exciting Dungeons & Dragons games each week!
See museum-quality replicas of fossils and artifacts, learn about remarkable prehistoric human survival skills, and so much more!
Join us for a story, music, crafts and much more led by Children’s Wisconsin!
Children and their caregivers are invited for a mix of stories, songs, and activities!
Young children are invited to create child-led process art each month!
Bring your current project to work on and meet with others for crafting and conversation.
Customize your own mini air plant terrarium and add some greenery to your space.
Bring your current project to work on and meet with others for crafting and conversation.
Children and their caregivers are invited for a mix of stories, songs, and activities!
Join us for this engaging performance by Tom Pease that features movement, sign language, humor, and joy!
Children and their caregivers are invited for a mix of stories, songs, and activities!
Make a clay model of an animal track, learn about mammal behaviors, and more.
Use air-dry clay, stencils, paint, and more to create a one-of-a-kind fossil necklace!
Use air-dry clay, stencils, paint, and more to create a one-of-a-kind fossil necklace!
Craft your own spell box to hold cards, trinkets, mini figures, and more!
Bring your current project to work on and meet with others for crafting and conversation.
Participate in various pixelated activities, a building challenge, a scavenger hunt, and more!
Meet with others to enjoy puzzles and conversation.
Play games with friends, family, and community members every Saturday!
Create a handmade mosaic tile using air-dry clay and an assortment of dried seeds.
Decorate your windows with a colorful dinosaur suncatcher!
Craft your own geode using an egg carton cup, glue, and dyed Epsom salt.
Join us in the fresh air for story times at local parks this summer!
Join us for a story, music, crafts and much more led by Children’s Wisconsin!
Learn more about our genealogy resources available at the library!
Read to a friendly, furry listener at the library!
Join us for a special evening genealogy meetup with genealogist Eleanor Brinsko as she dives into how to dig for genealogy clues and ask important questions during research.
Discuss the extraordinary novel that asks: Can a name change the course of a life?
For additional Wausau-area events, check out the events calendar on visitwausau.com. (Please note: While library events are included on this site, the majority are not affiliated with MCPL.)