Visit your local MCPL for children's activities for all ages, including story times, arts & crafts, family movies, early literacy programs, STEAM / STEM events, music and theatrical performances, hands-on learning, our summer library program and more!
Follow this webpage or subscribe to our e-newsletter for the most recent schedule of library events for kids at our locations in Wausau, Athens, Edgar, Hatley, Marathon City, Mosinee, Rothschild, Spencer and Stratford.
We also publish featured events on our social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Please note: If you plan to bring a large group to a children's event at the library, please notify us using our group visit form.
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Wausau Family Story Time
Children Children and their parents and caregivers are invited to join us in Wausau for stories, songs and more every Tuesday and Thursday!
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Rothschild Family Story Time
Children Parents and caregivers are invited to join us this fall on the first and third Tuesday of the month at the library for Family Story Time!
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Edgar Family Story Time
Children Children and their parents and caregivers are invited to the library for stories, activities and more during our Family Story Time!
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Wausau Play & Learn Story Time
Children Join us in Wausau every Wednesday for a story, music, crafts and much more with a special story time led by Children's Wisconsin!
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Spencer Family Story Time
Children Families and children with their caregivers are invited to join us for family story time at the library!
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Aquarium Anniversary Touch Pool & Activities
Children Join us in celebrating 10 years of the Phyllis Donner Aquarium at the library! We'll have a touch pool with small aquatic creatures and our aquarium expert will be on hand to answer questions!
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Snow Slime
Children Stop by the library to create a fun craft that combines snow and slime! How is that possible? Join us to find out!
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Grab & Go:
Snow Globe
Children Drop-in No need to step outside to play in the snow (even though that's super fun): Stop by any MCPL location to pick up a grab and go kit to create your very own snow globe!
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Athens Family Story Time
Children Children and their parents and caregivers are invited to join us every other Monday this fall at the library for family story time!
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Pokemon Club
Children Our popular Pokemon Club is back at the library! Join us on the second Tuesday of every month, starting Sept. 13!
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Stratford Family Story Time
Children Children and their parents and caregivers are invited to story times twice each month through the fall at the library!
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Marathon City Family Story Time
Children Parents and caregivers are invited to join us every other Thursday morning at the library for Family Story Time!
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Spanish Play & Learn
Children Join Children's Wisconsin at the library for a special story time entirely in Spanish!
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Children's Matinee: "Abominable"
Children Movies are back at the library! Join us for a screening of the winter-themed flick "Abominable"!
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Children's Matinee: "Frozen II"
Children Movies are back at the library! Join us at the library for a showing of Frozen II during winter break! Free and BYO popcorn!
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Bouncing Babies Story Time
Children Babies and their caregivers are invited to the library for 20 minutes of lap-sit story time! What is lap-sit story time? Babies sit in a caregivers lap and enjoy songs and rhymes while bouncing along!
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Hatley Family Story Time
Children Parents and caregivers are invited to join us every Tuesday morning at the library for Family Story Time!
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Rothschild Family Story Time
Children Parents and caregivers are invited to join us on the first and third Tuesday of every month at the library for Family Story Time!
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Wausau Play & Learn Story Time
Children Join us for a story, music, crafts and much more every Wednesday led by Children's Wisconsin during our Play and Learn Story Time!
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Wausau Family Story Time
Children Children and their parents and caregivers are invited to join us in Wausau for story times twice each week!
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LEGO® Block Party
Children Drop-in Children and their parents and caregivers are invited to the library once each month for the return of our popular LEGO® Block Party!
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Tales for Tots Story Time
Children Little movers and their parents and caregivers, join us for a fun and interactive story time every Monday geared for toddlers!
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Pokemon Club
Children Drop-in Calling all Pokemon fans! Our popular Pokemon Club is back at the library! Join us each month to gather with other fans.
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Mosinee Story Time
Children Children and their families and caregivers are invited to the library throughout the winter and spring as we gather twice each month for family story time!
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Athens Family Story Time
Children Children and their parents and caregivers are invited to join us every Monday this winter and spring at the library for family story time!
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Popsicle Stick Winter Animals
Children Stop by the library anytime between 11am and 2pm on Jan. 24 to create your very own winter animal using a few simple craft supplies!
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Friends of MCPL Book Sale
All-Ages Drop-in Stop by the library during our Friends of MCPL sale and you just might find your next treasured item: a book, a movie or something else from the wide variety of materials available!
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Moon Phase Puzzle Project
Kids & Teens Children and their parents and caregivers are invited to the library for a special craft project all about the moon! It won't hit your eye "like a big pizza pie," but it sure will be fun!
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Elephant & Piggie Party
Children Come to the library for a morning of celebrating all things Elephant and Piggie with stories, crafts and more!
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