Marathon County Public Library

Community Weaving Collaboration

All-Ages Drop-in Add to our community weaving project throughout the winter months!

• 1/2–3/19/20 @ MCPL Athens

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Library Selfie Week

All-Ages Drop-in Take a library selfie and tag the library on social media!

• 1/27–1/31/20 @ MCPL Mosinee

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Preschool Story Time

Children This 30-minute program will help prepare your preschooler for kindergarten with stories, songs, rhymes and other early literacy activities.

• Wed., 1/29/20, 10:30–11am @ MCPL Wausau
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Family Story Time

Children Children of all ages and parents/guardians are welcome to this 30-minute program featuring stories, songs and other literature-based activities.

• Wed., 1/29/20, 10:30–11am @ MCPL Stratford
• Wed., 1/29/20, 10:30–11am @ MCPL Athens
• Wed., 1/29/20, 10:30–11am @ MCPL Mosinee
• Wed., 1/29/20, 2–2:30pm @ MCPL Spencer
• Thu., 1/30/20, 10–10:30am @ MCPL Edgar
• Thu., 1/30/20, 10:30–11am @ MCPL Marathon City
• Sat., 2/1/20, 10:30–11am @ MCPL Wausau
• Tue., 2/4/20, 10:30–11am @ MCPL Hatley
• Tue., 2/4/20, 10:30–11am @ MCPL Rothschild
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Play & Learn

Children Children of all ages are invited to use their imagination and creativity during these fun, 60-90 minute programs offered in partnership with the Family Resource Center.

• Wed., 1/29/20, 11am–12pm @ MCPL Stratford
• Wed., 1/29/20, 11am–12pm @ MCPL Mosinee
• Wed., 1/29/20, 2:30–3:30pm @ MCPL Spencer
• Thu., 1/30/20, 10–11:30am @ MCPL Hatley
• Thu., 1/30/20, 10:30am–12pm @ MCPL Edgar
• Fri., 1/31/20, 9:30–10:30am @ MCPL Wausau
• Tue., 2/4/20, 10:30am–12pm @ MCPL Athens
• Tue., 2/4/20, 11am–12pm @ MCPL Rothschild
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Preschool Art Lab: Snowball Painting

Children Drop-in Make festive winter paintings using free craft supplies!

• Fri., 1/31/20, 10am–2pm @ MCPL Rothschild

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Inspire Your Heart With Art Day

Children Put your heart into a unique piece of art during our "Inspire Your Heart with Art Day" at the library!

• Fri., 1/31/20, 2–4pm @ MCPL Wausau

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LEGO® Block Party

Children Drop-in Children of all ages and their families are invited to build creative projects using LEGO blocks! All blocks will be provided.

• Sat., 2/1/20, 10am–2pm @ MCPL Hatley
• Tue., 2/4/20, 1–7pm @ MCPL Mosinee
• Sat., 2/8/20, 11:30am–1:30pm @ MCPL Rothschild
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Winter & Spring Card Making

All-Ages Drop-in All ages can make handmade cards for upcoming holidays and events!

• 2/3–2/8/20 @ MCPL Hatley
• 2/3–2/7/20 @ MCPL Mosinee

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Let's Celebrate LEGO® Block Month!

Children Drop-in Visit the library throughout February to build with LEGO® blocks!

• 2/3–2/28/20 @ MCPL Edgar

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Book Babies

Children Join us for 20 minutes of "lap sit" story time for children birth to 23 months! Listen and interact with your baby through books, songs, rhymes and other activities.

• Mon., 2/3/20, 10–10:30am @ MCPL Wausau
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Tales for Tots

Children Enjoy books, songs and fingerplays with your toddler at this fun and lively story time!

• Tue., 2/4/20, 10–10:30am @ MCPL Wausau
• Tue., 2/4/20, 10:30–11am @ MCPL Wausau
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Roller Coaster Science

Children Drop-in Design your own marble roller coaster using craft supplies!

• Wed., 2/5/20, 4–7pm @ MCPL Wausau

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Friends of MCPL Book Sale!

All-Ages Drop-in Browse through thousands of items for sale at low prices during this quarterly book sale! Please note some new days and times!

• 2/5–2/8/20 @ MCPL Wausau

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Pokemon Club

Children Join fellow Pokemon fans for a monthly gathering of all things Pokemon, including new activities each month and the opportunity to play the Pokemon trading card game!

• Thu., 2/6/20, 4–4:45pm @ MCPL Wausau
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Flextangle: The Paper Toy!

Children Make this creative spinning paper toy!

• Thu., 2/6/20, 4:30–6:30pm @ MCPL Wausau

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Folk Heart Art

All-Ages Drop-in All ages can paint a wooden heart inspired by folk art designs!

• 2/10–2/14/20 @ MCPL Athens

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Mission STEAM: Magna-Tiles® & More!

Teens Drop-in Work with Magna-Tiles and work on 3-D building projects during this week of STEAM activities!

• 2/10–2/14/20 @ MCPL Marathon City

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Fizzing Heart Art Eruptions

Children Registration You might know the chemical combination to make a volcano erupt, but what about an erupting heart? Join us to find out!

• Mon., 2/10/20, 3–3:45pm @ MCPL Mosinee

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Honor Flight Mail Call

All-Ages Make cards and letter to be given to local veterans returning on the next Honor Flight!

• Mon., 2/10/20, 5:30–6:30pm @ MCPL Spencer
• 5/1–5/9/20 @ MCPL Marathon City

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Family Adventure Night: LEGO® Mania!

Children Hear stories and make fun crafts related to all things LEGO® during our monthly Family Adventure Night!

• Mon., 2/10/20, 6–7pm @ MCPL Edgar

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Heart-Shaped Story Time & Crafts

Children Join us at the library for a special story time that's all about the love!

• Wed., 2/12/20, 10:30–11:30am @ MCPL Athens

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Saturday Spotlight: Narwhals

Children Drop-in Learn about narwhals through crafts, games and books!

• Sat., 2/15/20, 10am–2pm @ MCPL Rothschild

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Beatles Story Time

Children Introduce the whole family to the Fab Four with this special Beatles-themed Family Story Time

• Sat., 2/15/20, 10:30–11:30am @ MCPL Wausau

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Kids Needle Arts Night: Finger Knitting

Kids & Teens Kids, tweens and teens are invited to learn the basics of finger knitting and make their own knitted accessories!

• Wed., 2/19/20, 3–5pm @ MCPL Marathon City

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Warrior Wednesday

Kids & Teens Drop-in If you LOVE the "Warriors" series by Erin Hunter, join us for a fun night of Warriors activities!

• Wed., 2/19/20, 5:30–7pm @ MCPL Wausau
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CANCELED: Family Pajama Story Time

Children This event has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience.

• CANCELED: Thu., 2/20/20, 6–6:30pm @ MCPL Athens

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No-School Games Day

Children Drop-in Kids of all ages are invited to spend this no-school day at the library playing a variety of board games and card games!

• Fri., 2/21/20, 11:30am–4pm @ MCPL Wausau

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Tissue Paper Paintings With Snow

Children Of all the uses for snow - sledding, snowballs, awesome forts - you can find out how to use the frozen flakes to create unique pieces of art!

• Sat., 2/22/20, 11am–1pm @ MCPL Wausau

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Family Game Day

All-Ages Drop-in Bring your family to the library for a fun day of gaming! Board and card games for all ages will be available.

• Sat., 2/22/20, 11:30am–1:30pm @ MCPL Rothschild
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Mission STEAM: Marble Maze Run

Children Drop-in Make your own marble race track during this week of STEAM!

• 2/24–2/29/20 @ MCPL Rothschild

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Secret Code Bracelets

Kids & Adults Drop-in Use binary patterns to create words of affirmation for a bracelet, necklace or different unique craft!

• 2/24–2/29/20 @ MCPL Stratford

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Preschool Art Lab: Mystery Painting

Children Drop-in Young ones and their parents or caregivers are welcome to drop in and create mysterious art together!

• Fri., 2/28/20, 10am–2pm @ MCPL Rothschild

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Duct Tape Palooza

Kids & Teens Drop-in Tweens and Teens are welcome to join us on a no-school day in Mosinee to get creative with duct tape!

• Fri., 2/28/20, 1–3pm @ MCPL Mosinee

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Dr. Seuss Craft Week!

Children Drop-in Make Dr. Seuss-themed crafts all week long!

• 3/2–3/6/20 @ MCPL Hatley

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Month of Crafts & Coloring

Children Drop-in Kids can celebrate National Craft Month with a different craft project each week and coloring pages all month long at the library!

• 3/2–3/27/20 @ MCPL Mosinee

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Art Cluster Showcase & Reception

Kids & Adults Drop-in Visit the the library Children's Department anytime from March 7 through March 20 to see the 2019-2020 Art Cluster students' masterpieces!

• Sat., 3/7/20, 11:30am–1pm @ MCPL Wausau

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Family Adventure Night: Gnomes & Trolls

Children There's no place like Gnome night in Edgar for our monthly family adventure!

• Mon., 3/9/20, 6–7pm @ MCPL Edgar

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Bow-Tie Noodle Butterfly Craft

Children Kids and their caregivers are welcome to join us at the library after our Spring-Themed Story Time and create a butterfly craft using brightly painted bow-tie pasta!

• Wed., 3/18/20, 11am–12pm @ MCPL Athens

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Spring Sticker Celebration

Children Celebrate spring with stickers and decorate a variety of crafts in a unique way!

• Fri., 3/20/20, 1–4pm @ MCPL Wausau

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Create With a Rainbow Loom®!

Kids & Teens Drop-in Make your own bracelets and other creations using a Rainbow Loom®!

• Fri., 3/20/20, 2–4pm @ MCPL Hatley

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Saturday Spotlight: Breakfast

Children Drop-in Visit the library anytime on Saturday, March 21st to celebrate our favorite meal of the day - breakfast! - with stories and crafts.

• Sat., 3/21/20, 10am–2pm @ MCPL Rothschild

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Escape Room Family Adventure

All-Ages Registration Do you have what it takes to get out of our escape room? Kids and families can put their problem-solving and intuition skills to the test to make it out of our pop-up escape room during Spring Break!

• Mon., 3/23/20, 12am–11:59pm @ MCPL Hatley

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Coding a LEGO® Maze

All-Ages Drop-in Enjoy an offline coding activity with your kids by creating a LEGO maze!

• 3/23–3/28/20 @ MCPL Stratford

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Minute to Win It - for Tweens!

Children Tweens, come celebrate your spring break with some friendly competition in a series of crazy games and challenges with only 60 seconds to do them!

• Tue., 3/24/20, 1–3pm @ MCPL Wausau

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Spring Break Games Day

Children Drop-in Kids of all ages are invited to spend this Spring Break afternoon playing a variety of board games and card games!

• Wed., 3/25/20, 1–4pm @ MCPL Wausau

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Preschool Art Lab: Rubber Band/Yarn Stamping

Children Young patrons and their parents or caregivers are invited to drop in and create art together!

• Thu., 3/26/20, 10am–12pm @ MCPL Rothschild

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Marble Maze Run

Children Join us during Spring Break to make your own marble maze run!

• Thu., 3/26/20, 12:30–3pm @ MCPL Wausau

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Mission STEAM: Dash & Dot Robots

Children Drop-in Young patrons are invited to experiment with coding and robotic technology using the Dash & Dot robot kits!

• 3/30–4/4/20 @ MCPL Rothschild

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Knitting Without Needles

All-Ages Ever wanted to knit without needles? Now is the prefect time to learn just how much you can accomplish with your own fingers, hands and arms!

• Tue., 3/31/20, 3:30–5pm @ MCPL Athens

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Children's Festival

Children Drop-in Stop by MCPL's booth at the 47th annual Children's Festival at Marathon Park to learn more about the library - including a sneak peek at summer events!

• Sat., 4/4/20, 9am–3pm @ Marathon Park

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Mission STEAM: Electronic Synth Kit

Teens Drop-in Work with a littleBits electronic synth kit during this week of STEAM!

• 4/6–4/10/20 @ MCPL Marathon City

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Children's Author Karen Lorge: "Huntzi & Ruthie: Finding Home Together"

Children Join us for a special story time with local children's author Karen Lorge!

• Tue., 4/7/20, 10:30–11am @ MCPL Rothschild
• Tue., 4/21/20, 10:30–11am @ MCPL Hatley
• Wed., 4/29/20, 10:30–11am @ MCPL Mosinee
• Sat., 5/2/20, 10:30–11am @ MCPL Wausau

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Wine Cork Flower Photo Holders

All-Ages To celebrate spring, stop in and create your own one-of-a-kind photo holder!

• Fri., 4/10/20, 10am–4pm @ MCPL Hatley

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Family Adventure Night: Superheroes!

Children Hear stories about superheroes and make fun crafts during our monthly Family Adventure Night!

• Mon., 4/13/20, 6–7pm @ MCPL Edgar

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MCPL Movie Night
"A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"

All-Ages Join us for a free screening of this newer film about one of television's most-beloved stars, Mr. (Fred) Rogers!

• Tue., 4/14/20, 6–7:30pm @ MCPL Wausau

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Yoga Story Time

Children Kids and their caregivers can do yoga during this special story time!

• Wed., 4/15/20, 10:30–11am @ MCPL Mosinee

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Saturday Spotlight: Farms

Children Drop-in Learn about farms through crafts, games and books!

• Sat., 4/18/20, 10am–2pm @ MCPL Rothschild

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Earth Day Story Time & Stained Glass Craft

Children Celebrate Earth Day with stories, a craft and more!

• Wed., 4/22/20, 10:30–11:30am @ MCPL Athens

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Milk Jug Bird Feeders

Children Drop-in Make a bird feeder out of recycled milk jugs!

• Wed., 4/22/20, 1–7pm @ MCPL Hatley

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DIY Seed Bombs

All-Ages Make seed bombs to plant in the Earth during this DIY event!

• Wed., 4/22/20, 4–6pm @ MCPL Marathon City

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Animal Erasure Paintings

Children Learn about animals, ecosystems and more during this art event!

• Thu., 4/23/20, 11am–4pm @ MCPL Marathon City

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Preschool Art Lab: Tissue Paper Painting

Children Drop-in Preschoolers can make colorful tissue paper paintings!

• Fri., 4/24/20, 12–2pm @ MCPL Rothschild

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May Day Baskets

Children Drop-in Kids are invited bring back the tradition of May Day by crafting their own decorative basket!

• Thu., 4/30/20, 10am–4pm @ MCPL Hatley

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Make Your Own Notebook

Kids & Teens Drop-in Make and decorate your own notebook, journal or diary during Screen-Free Week!

• 5/4–5/9/20 @ MCPL Marathon City

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Create Your Own BB-8

Children Make a paper BB-8 during this Star Wars-themed event!

• Mon., 5/4/20, 3–3:45pm @ MCPL Mosinee
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Make Your Own Mini Piñatas

Children Drop-in Create your own mini piñatas!

• Tue., 5/5/20, 10am–4pm @ MCPL Hatley

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Spring Refrigerator Magnets

All-Ages Drop-in Make decorative glass magnets in spring designs!

• Wed., 5/6/20, 3–6pm @ MCPL Hatley

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Friends of MCPL Book Sale

All-Ages Drop-in It's time for the next Friends of the Marathon County Public Library book sale, where thousands of items will be for sale at low, low prices!

• 5/6–5/9/20 @ MCPL Wausau

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Saturday Spotlight: Dragons

Children Drop-in Learn about dragons through crafts, games and books!

• Sat., 5/16/20, 10am–2pm @ MCPL Rothschild

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Friends of MCPL Book Sale

All-Ages Drop-in It's time for the next Friends of the Marathon County Public Library book sale, where thousands of items will be for sale at low, low prices!

• 8/5–8/8/20 @ MCPL Wausau

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