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EXHIBIT - Crossing the Line: The Milwaukee Fair Housing Marches of 1967-1968
History Club: History of Monona Drive, 4600 Block
Spring Break Matinees: E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (1982)
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Spring Break Matinees: Back to the Future (1985)
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Author Talk with Pam Jenoff
Join us for an exciting trip through time as we chat with New York Times bestselling historical fiction author Pam Jenoff about her newest book Code Name Sapphire!
In Code Name Sapphire, A woman must rescue her cousin's family from a train bound for Auschwitz in this riveting tale of bravery and resistance.
It’s 1942 and Hannah Martel has narrowly escaped Nazi Germany after her fiancé was killed in a pogrom. When her ship bound for America is turned away at port, she has nowhere to go but to her cousin Lily, who lives with her family in Brussels. Fearful for her life, Hannah is desperate to escape occupied Europe. But with no safe way to leave, she must return to the dangerous underground work she thought she had left behind.
Seeking help, Hannah joins the Sapphire Line, a secret resistance network led by a mysterious woman named Micheline and her enigmatic brother Mateo. But when a grave mistake causes Lily’s family to be arrested and slated for deportation to Auschwitz, Hannah finds herself torn between her loyalties. How much is Hannah willing to sacrifice to save the people she loves? Inspired by incredible true stories of courage and sacrifice, Code Name Sapphire is a powerful novel about love, family and the unshakable resilience of women in even the hardest of times.
About the Author: Pam Jenoff was born in Maryland and raised outside Philadelphia. She attended George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and Cambridge University in England. Upon receiving her master’s in history from Cambridge, she accepted an appointment as Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Army. Following her work at the Pentagon, Pam moved to the State Department. Pam left the Foreign Service in 1998 to attend law school and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. She now teaches law school at Rutgers.
Pam is the NYT bestselling author of The Woman With The Blue Star, The Lost Girls of Paris, The Orphan’s Tale, The Kommandant’s Girl, The Diplomat’s Wife, The Ambassador’s Daughter, The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach, The Winter Guest, The Things We Cherished, Almost Home, and A Hidden Affair. She also authored a short story in the anthology Grand Central: Original Postwar Stories of Love and Reunion. She lives outside Philadelphia with her husband, three children, dog, cat, lizard, and bird.
Spring Break Matinees: The Goonies (1985)
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Geometric Origami
Join Rob for a morning of fun origami folding. Learn the Jewel Unit fold and create a cube. If time allows other cool geometric origami designs can be tried. Supplies will be provided, or bring your own origami squares! For ages 6+; ages 8 and under must have an adult paper folding assistant present in the room.
Spring Break Matinees: The Princess Bride (1987)
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Family Storytime & Play!
Spring Break Matinees: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
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4K Story & Science Saturday!
Hola! Cuentos y Canciones | Spanish Storytime
Tech Tutoring- Appt #1
1:00 - 1:30, In-person Appointment, Registration Required
Got a gadget that has you down? Have a tech challenge you need help with? Sign up for a 30-minute session with Dan, the amazing tech guru! This program is offered on the first Saturday of each month. If unable to attend a scheduled session, call 24 hours in advance to cancel or reschedule.
This session does NOT replace professional technical support. Dan is unable to assist with complex topics such as hacked systems, publishing e-books, etc. Dan may offer advice on these types of topics but will not be able to directly assist.
Tech Tutoring- Appt #2
1:30 - 2:00, In-person Appointment, Registration Required
Got a gadget that has you down? Have a tech challenge you need help with? Sign up for a 30-minute session with Dan, the amazing tech guru! This program is offered on the first Saturday of each month. If unable to attend a scheduled session, call 24 hours in advance to cancel or reschedule.
This session does NOT replace professional technical support. Dan is unable to assist with complex topics such as hacked systems, publishing e-books, etc. Dan may offer advice on these types of topics but will not be able to directly assist.
Tech Tutoring- Appt #3
2:00 - 2:30, In-person Appointment, Registration Required
Got a gadget that has you down? Have a tech challenge you need help with? Sign up for a 30-minute session with Dan, the amazing tech guru! This program is offered on the first Saturday of each month. If unable to attend a scheduled session, call 24 hours in advance to cancel or reschedule.
This session does NOT replace professional technical support. Dan is unable to assist with complex topics such as hacked systems, publishing e-books, etc. Dan may offer advice on these types of topics but will not be able to directly assist.
Tech Tutoring- Appt #4
2:30 - 3:00, In-person Appointment, Registration Required
Got a gadget that has you down? Have a tech challenge you need help with? Sign up for a 30-minute session with Dan, the amazing tech guru! This program is offered on the first Saturday of each month. If unable to attend a scheduled session, call 24 hours in advance to cancel or reschedule.
This session does NOT replace professional technical support. Dan is unable to assist with complex topics such as hacked systems, publishing e-books, etc. Dan may offer advice on these types of topics but will not be able to directly assist.
Tech Tutoring- Appt #5
3:00 - 3:30, In-person Appointment, Registration Required
Got a gadget that has you down? Have a tech challenge you need help with? Sign up for a 30-minute session with Dan, the amazing tech guru! This program is offered on the first Saturday of each month. If unable to attend a scheduled session, call 24 hours in advance to cancel or reschedule.
This session does NOT replace professional technical support. Dan is unable to assist with complex topics such as hacked systems, publishing e-books, etc. Dan may offer advice on these types of topics but will not be able to directly assist.
Tech Tutoring- Appt #6
3:30 - 4:00, In-person Appointment, Registration Required
Got a gadget that has you down? Have a tech challenge you need help with? Sign up for a 30-minute session with Dan, the amazing tech guru! This program is offered on the first Saturday of each month. If unable to attend a scheduled session, call 24 hours in advance to cancel or reschedule.
This session does NOT replace professional technical support. Dan is unable to assist with complex topics such as hacked systems, publishing e-books, etc. Dan may offer advice on these types of topics but will not be able to directly assist.
Outdoor Playgroup! (ages 2-6)
Author Talk with Kate Beaton: Bestselling Cartoonist of Hark! A Vagrant!
Join us for an enlightening hour online with highly-acclaimed Kate Beaton, the New York Times bestselling author of Hark! A Vagrant! and Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands.
Before there was Kate Beaton, New York Times bestselling cartoonist of Hark! A Vagrant! fame, there was Katie Beaton of the Cape Breton Beatons, specifically Mabou, a tight-knit seaside community where the lobster is as abundant as beaches, fiddles, and Gaelic folk songs. Her first full-length graphic narrative follows Beaton after university as she heads out west to take advantage of Alberta’s oil rush, part of the long tradition of East Coasters who seek gainful employment elsewhere when they can't find it in the homeland they love so much. With the singular goal of paying off her student loans, what the journey will actually cost Beaton will be far more than she anticipates.
Arriving in Fort McMurray, Beaton finds work in the lucrative camps owned and operated by the world’s largest oil companies. Being one of the few women among thousands of men, the culture shock is palpable. It does not hit home until she moves to a spartan, isolated worksite for higher pay. She encounters the harsh reality of life in the oil sands where trauma is an everyday occurrence yet never discussed. Her wounds may never heal.
Beaton’s natural cartooning prowess is on full display as she draws colossal machinery and mammoth vehicles set against a sublime Albertan backdrop of wildlife, Northern Lights, and the Rocky Mountains. Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands is more than a memoir, it’s also an untold story of Canada: a country that prides itself on its egalitarian ethos and natural beauty while simultaneously exploiting both the riches of its land and the humanity of its people.
About the Author: Kate Beaton was born and raised in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. After graduating from Mount Allison University with a double degree in History and Anthropology, she moved to Alberta in search of work that would allow her to pay down her student loans. During the years she spent out West, Beaton began creating webcomics under the name Hark! A Vagrant, quickly drawing a substantial following around the world. The collections of her landmark strip Hark! A Vagrant and Step Aside, Pops each spent several months on the New York Times graphic novel bestseller list, as well as appearing on best of the year lists from Time, The Washington Post, Vulture, NPR Books, and winning the Eisner, Ignatz, Harvey, and Doug Wright Awards. She has also published the picture books King Baby and The Princess and the Pony. Beaton lives in Cape Breton with her family.
Busy Bee Baby Storytime (ages 0-2)
Friendly Foxes Storytime (ages 2-5)
Enjoy 20-30 min of Storytime with Angelika as she reads books, sings songs, and shares early literacy tips. Ages 2-5yrs old but younger and older siblings/friends are always welcome. Our goal is to provide an opportunity to introduce children to reading and language in a fun way.
Stay aftward to play and socialize.
No registration is needed.
Free drop-in program.
Take & Make Craft Kits for Kids! (ages 4-8)
Limited Supplies: First come, first served. Call 608-222-6127 for Curbside Pickup.
New Craft Kits every (other) week
The Take & Make Craft Kits program is designed to be easy for you! Choose to do the activity in the kit as a family or encourage your child to do the activity on their own—whatever works best for you and your family.
Share your Art! Email a picture of your creation to <youth@mononalibrary.org>
Caution: May contain small parts. Adult supervision recommended
Available on a first-come, first-served basis. The contents of the kit can change without notice.
ArtStudio Kids! (ages 4-11)
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Teen Makerspace: Mini Paper Houseplant (Ages 10-18)
