What Teens Want Parents to Know About Social Media
Thu., 6/1/17, 7pm - 8:15pm @ MCPL Wausau , 300 North First Street, Wausau, Wisconsin 54403Parents are invited to learn about which social media platforms teens are currently using, how those app are being used, the dangers of cyberbullying and more during this free presentation.
Teen Advisory Group
Make a difference at the library! TAG is a volunteer opportunity for teens in grades 6-12. Members help select materials for the library's collection, assist with events, write reviews, create ... (read more)
- Tue., 6/6/17, 6:30pm - 7:30pm @ MCPL Wausau
Creative Computing for Everyone
Tweens and teens in grades 4-12 can learn how to use Scratch computer programming to make a variety of games, stories and animations at our Wausau Headquarters!
- Mon., 6/12/17, 2pm - 3:30pm @ MCPL Wausau
It's Your Move: Family Game Night
Bring your family and friends, or come in by yourself and meet some new people, and try out some of the games the library has to offer.
- Tue., 6/13/17, 6pm - 8pm @ MCPL Wausau
Anime Afternoon
Wed., 6/14/17, 1pm - 6pm @ MCPL Wausau , 300 North First Street, Wausau, Wisconsin 54403Teens are invited to watch anime series "Twin Star Exorcist," "Yuki Yuna is a Hero," "Suisei No Gargantia," and "Blue Submarine No. 6" at MCPL Wausau!
Creative Computing for Girls
Girls in grades 4-12 are invited to learn Scratch computer programming during this six-week workshop!
- Thu., 6/15/17, 2pm - 3:30pm @ MCPL Wausau
It's Your Move: MCPL Game Day
Bring your family to the library for a fun day of gaming! Board and card games for all ages will be available.
- Sat., 6/17/17, 11:30am - 1:30pm @ MCPL Rothschild
Craftivism: Anti-Bullying Post-It Notes
Wed., 6/21/17, 1:30pm - 3:30pm @ MCPL Wausau , 300 North First Street, Wausau, Wisconsin 54403Teens can embroider small cloth Post-It notes with inspiring phrases to fill them with positivity and motivate them to do good in the world!
Alice In Dairyland Visits Spencer!
Tue., 6/27/17, 10am - 11am @ MCPL Spencer , 105 Park Street, Spencer, Wisconsin 54479The newly-crowned Alice in Dairyland will visit our Spencer Branch with interactive activities to get folks excited about agriculture in Wisconsin!
Library Escape Room
Visit MCPL Wausau and try to escape from the library's escape room! The clock is ticking and the pressure is on...can you get out in time?
- Tue., 7/11/17, 3:30pm - 5:30pm @ MCPL Wausau
Creative Writing Workshop for Teens
Teens can expand their writing skills and share their work with others during this six-week creative writing workshop!
- Mon., 7/17/17, 4:30pm - 6pm @ MCPL Wausau
Build Your Own Beaded Bracelets
Tweens and teens can make their own bracelet using wooden and plastic beads, yarn, hemp cord and more! Free, with all supplies provided.
- Wed., 7/19/17, 11am - 2pm @ MCPL Marathon City
- Wed., 8/16/17, 2pm - 4pm @ MCPL Mosinee
Craftivism: You are a Star
Wed., 7/19/17, 1:30pm - 3:30pm @ MCPL Wausau , 300 North First Street, Wausau, Wisconsin 54403Crafting felt stars for those who make our lives brighter. Free and open to teens, all supplies provided.
Fiber Art Basket Making
Mon., 7/31/17, 6pm - 7pm @ MCPL Rothschild , 211 North Grand Avenue, Rothschild, Wisconsin 54474Tweens and Teens can learn how to make a small yarn basket using the ancient art of yarn coiling! Free, with all supplies provided.
Crafting for Tweens & Teens: Create a Picture Frame
Wed., 8/2/17, 1:30pm - 3pm @ MCPL Stratford , 400 North Fourth Avenue, Stratford, Wisconsin 54484Tweens and teens are invited to join us at the library to make a picture frame using mixed mediums. Free and all supplies provided.
Craftivism: Project Linus and Knots of Love
Wed., 8/9/17, 1:30pm - 4pm @ MCPL Wausau , 300 North First Street, Wausau, Wisconsin 54403Creating fleece blankets for Project Linus and hats for Knots of Love. Free and all supplies provided.
Solar Eclipse Viewing Party at MCPL!
Mon., 8/21/17, 11am - 1:45pm @ MCPL Wausau , 300 North First Street, Wausau, Wisconsin 54403Safely watch the solar eclipse outside with pin-hole viewers (weather permitting). Free and all supplies provided.
Duct Tape Palooza!
Create a variety of crafts all with colorful types of duct tape! Free and all supplies provided.
- Thu., 8/24/17, 4:30pm - 6:30pm @ MCPL Athens
- Fri., 10/6/17, 11am - 2pm @ MCPL Marathon City
- Thu., 10/26/17, 10am - Fri., 10/27/17, 5pm @ MCPL Hatley
Join our Summer Reading Club!
Join our Summer Reading Club to track your reading and other activities, and you’ll receive a reward at the end of summer! Registration for all ages opens 5/30 at all MCPL locations and online at www.mcpl.us/slp. Children (Birth-Grade 5) Calling all kids! We challenge you to read and perform acts of kindness this summer. Track your...
Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
★★★★★ This book is an account of women who were human computers (and later computer programmers and engineers) at the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in California. Rather than choose one of the occupations most commonly pursued by women of their time (teacher, nurse, or secretary), these women put their math and science skills to work in order to generate equations and...
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