Art Contest: "Why I Love My Library!" / @ All MCPL Locations -- Hey, kids! Create a picture showing why you love the Library, and you could win! Visit your local MCPL or click here for an entry form. Open to grades K-5. Submission Deadline: 4/1
Wii Gaming Day / Thu., 3/11, 3:30-8pm @ MCPL Wausau -- Visit the TeenZone on the Library's 2nd floor for free gaming, snacks, and friendly competition!
Online Scavenger Hunt / 3/8-3/27 -- Hey, teens! Click here to complete this activity for your chance to win a $50 Best Buy gift card!
Everyday Adventures of a Farm Boy in the '50s / Thu., 3/18, 1pm @ MCPL Mosinee -- Hear stories about growing up on a farm in the 1950’s, as told by James Pope, a Wisconsin author and a participant in the Rural Heritage Reading Project.
Stories & Songs
in Two Languages! / ¡Cantos y Cuentos en dos Idiomas! / Sat., 3/20, 10:30am @ MCPL Wausau -- Children and families are invited to sing, move, share ideas, and laugh together through an entertaining combination of stories and songs presented in both Spanish and English! Featuring singer/story-teller Clare Norelle!
American Girl Spring Fling! / Sun., 3/21, 1:30pm @ MCPL Wausau --
Bring your favorite doll and come to the Library for a fashion show, hair styling demo., and a showing of the new Kit Kitteridge movie! Registration required; call (715) 261-7220.
American Girl Tea Party! / Wed., 3/31, 2pm @ MCPL Edgar -- Bring your doll to the Library for snacks and fun! There will also be several dolls on display. Call (715) 261-7220 for details.
Frank J. Hess & Sons Cooperage / Mon., 3/29, 1:30pm @ MCPL Wausau -- A presentation by Gary and Jim Hess, descendants of Frank Hess, founder of the last and largest oak barrel cooperage in the state of Wisconsin (1904-1966). Learn about the history of the barrel-making business!
Featured Online Resource: (note: your library card may be required for access)
TeachingBooks -- Provides original, in-studio movies of authors and illustrators, audio excerpts of book readings, guides to thousands of titles and multimedia resources on children's and young adult literature.
