Book Club: "Little Fires Everywhere"
Adults Join the library staff and others who like to read and discuss a variety of books, for Hatley's virtual June book club gathering!
For the safety of our community, patrons, and staff, summer 2021 at MCPL will look different this year:
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Our Summer Reading Club will be based on the Beanstack app. Download the app (or use the web version), create an account, and join the Summer Reading Club challenge! Both children and adults are welcome to participate, and children have the added incentive of earning free prize books in July and August!
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Our popular grab and go activities will continue to be offered this summer. Children can create a colorful fish, a bug hotel, and a feathered friend. Take-home activities will be offered for adults and teens as well. Instructions, supplemental activities and most supplies will be provided; basic supplies like glue or scissors may be needed at home.
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To avoid large indoor gatherings, limited outdoor events will be held. MCPL locations that have green space and minimal traffic will offer outdoor story times, and our virtual story times will continue to be posted our story time webpage, YouTube and Facebook.
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Our usual summer brochure is now an activity booklet! Inside, you will find a variety of fun, screen-free activities. You may pick one up at your local MCPL starting June 1.
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We are always here to connect people to books, so contact us for a hand-picked stack of books or reading suggestions. You may also use our personalized reading suggestions form.
Summer Events
Beginning Foraging With Samuel Thayer
Adults Registration Take a walk along the Wisconsin River and learn about foraging wild edibles with author and forager Samuel Thayer! Registration for the 3pm program is full but a few 10am spots are left!
Tail-Wagging Story Time!
Children Join us outdoors at the library for a fun story time with books, games, songs and more, all based on animal tales!
Managing Weeds
Adults Registration Join us for a virtual class led by Extension Marathon County on managing those pesky weeds before (or if) they take over your whole garden!
LENA Start Marathon County
Adults Registration We are taking LENA outdoors this summer to provide safe social distancing - join other parents in learning how to talk more with your baby!
Book Club: "The Body"
Adults Join the library staff and others who like to chat about books for June's discussion of Bryson's tour of the human body! Outside if possible with a virtual option, too!
Fiction in the Fresh Air Book Club: "The Giver of Stars"
Adults Starting in June, the library will host its monthly book club discussion outdoors in the green space near the library!
Summer Tails
Children Join us for stories and activities in the great outdoors outside of the library!
Book Club: "Books Can Be Deceiving"
Adults Registration Join the library staff and other book lovers for an engaging, virtual discussion of our June book club selection, a library lover's mystery by Jenn McKinley!
Fairy Tale Story Time
Children Make a wish upon a star and join us for a special outdoor story time in Rothschild with fairy tales, songs and dancing!
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Little Treasures: Dried Flower Paper Lantern
Adults & Teens Registration [except Wausau] Pick up a little treasure for yourself at any MCPL location in June with a kit to create a dried paper lantern!
Mushroom Magic
Teens Registration [except Wausau] Teens can mix a bit of science with a bit of fun with a mushroom magic craft kit!
Book of the Month: "The Book of Rosy"
Adults Drop-in Stop by the library to pick up a copy of Cruz's gripping story about family separation, along with questions and comments to get you thinking!
Rainbow Fish
Children Registration [except Wausau] Stop by any MCPL location in June and pick up a craft kit for a bright and beautiful rainbow fish you can create at home! No aquarium needed!
Book Club: "The Giver of Stars"
Adults Take part in a lively discussion of some (hopefully) great books with the library staff and other lit lovers! The group may meet outside but will offer a virtual option, too.
Beach Party Story Time
Children Join us for an outdoor Beach Party Story Time with all sorts of fun songs and stories!
Book Club: "The Tattooist of Auschwitz"
Adults Join the library staff and others who like to chat about the good and bad of books! We'll decide closer to the gathering about the safest way to meet, so give the library a call!
Fiction in the Fresh Air Book Club: "American Dirt"
Adults This summer, the library will host its monthly book club discussion outdoors, with plenty of room in the green space outside of the library for patrons to spread out and enjoy some fresh air!
Book Club: "Missing You"
Adults Join the library staff and other book lovers for an engaging, virtual discussion of a wide variety of books!
Trail Tales Along Wausau's River Edge Parkway!
Children Drop-in Take a scenic walk this summer along Wausau's riverfront, and keep children interested with fun stories along the way!
Little Treasures: Fairy Doll
Adults & Teens Registration [except Wausau] Drop-in Stop by any MCPL location in July and pick up a "little treasure" craft kit to make your own fairy doll at home!
Bug Hotel!
Children Registration [except Wausau] Where do bugs sleep at night? You might find out and have fun with a couple kinds of bug hotel projects, too! Available for pickup in July at any MCPL location.
Book of the Month: "The Weight of Ink"
Adults Drop-in Stop by the library in July and pick up Kadish's 2017 novel about two women of remarkable intellect, along with some comments and questions to get you thinking like a book club would!
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Library Card Pool Day
All-Ages Drop-in A library card is good for more than just books, movies or music! Any MCPL patron can use their card for free entry to any of Wausau's outdoor pools!
Book Club: "The Story of the Trapp Family Singers"
Adults Join the library staff and other book lovers for an engaging discussion in August about Trapp's take on a beloved film!
Book Club: "The Great Peshtigo Fire"
Adults Join the library staff and other book lovers to discuss Perin's book about a legendary moment in Wisconsin history!
Chalkfest Story Time
Children Bring your budding artists to the library for this fun, interactive story time all about chalk art!
"Where the Crawdads Sing"
Adults Join the library staff and other book lovers for an engaging, virtual discussion of our August book club selection, "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens!
Sidewalk Chalk Art
Kids & Teens Drop-in Share your creativity with others at the library by decorating our sidewalks with chalk art!
Book of the Month: "In Five Years"
Adults Drop-in Stop by the library to pick up a copy of our August Book of the Month selection, along with a sheet of questions and comments to get you thinking!
Fun Feathered Magpie Magnet
Children Drop-in Stop by any MCPL location in August and pick up a fun craft kit to create your own feathered magnet!
* "Tails & Tales" images are copyrighted. Contact CSLP at contact@cslpreads.org for more information.