Local boys and men who signed up to fight for the Union during the Civil War were attached to the Iron Brigade, the only all-Western unit in the Union’s Eastern army, the Army of the Potomac.
When writers write, they involve all their senses. Their imaginations conjure the sights, sounds, flavors, scents and textures of the worlds they create. So it makes perfect sense that a writer with a gift for visual arts would extend her creation on the sketch pad.
Don't Tell Me You're Afraid by Giuseppe Catozella is a heartbreaking novel based on the true story of Samia Yusuf Omar who was born in Mogadishu, Somalia in 1991, ran in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and died in the Mediterranean Sea in April 2012 during a horrific journey trying to reach the London Olympics. The story starts in 1999 when Samia and her friend Ali were 8 years old. Ali realized that Samia was a faster runner and decided to be her coach. When Samia was 10 years old, she won a city-wide race.
They say patience is a virtue, and you are really put to the test with Liane Moriarty's new book titled Truly Madly Guilty. Six responsible adults, three cute kids, and one small dog are all enjoying a neighborhood barbecue. Something happens at the barbecue, but you are kept hanging until halfway through the book before you find out what it is. In my opinion - this one is truly, madly, intriguing.
Relativity by Antonia Hayes is a novel for people who enjoy stories about family relationships such as those by Jodi Picoult. It is also a good book for anyone interested in the subject of savants. Twelve-year-old Ethan lives in Sydney, Australia with his mother Claire and is brilliant in physics and astronomy. Claire has not told Ethan anything about his father Mark until Ethan has a seizure which sends him to the hospital. Then the story comes out that Mark was convicted of shaking Ethan and causing brain damage when Ethan was 4 months old.
The Fond du Lac Public Library and community partners finish up their Healthy Brain/Healthy Body series of programs with Move Your Body at 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 9 in the library’s new Idea Studio in the lower level.
Escape the heat and snap up great bargains at the Fond du Lac Public Library’s used-books-and-more Chapter 52 Bookstore located at 52 Sheboygan St. Through August, the store is offering two sales:
Lower Town Fond du Lac, circa 1800s, was located at Scott Street Landing. There, where the road met the river, workers from nearby lumber mills and foundries poured into 24-hour saloons and nearly every night somebody was up to no good.
The Fond du Lac Public Library Langdon Divers Gallery is the site of the annual Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) show August 3 through September 6.
Local boys and men who signed up to fight for the Union during the Civil War were attached to the Iron Brigade, the only all-Western unit in the Union’s Eastern army, the Army of the Potomac.
When writers write, they involve all their senses. Their imaginations conjure the sights, sounds, flavors, scents and textures of the worlds they create. So it makes perfect sense that a writer with a gift for visual arts would extend her creation on the sketch pad.
How did a self-professed nonathlete run 13 marathons in 13 days?
The Fond du Lac Public Library and community partners finish up their Healthy Brain/Healthy Body series of programs with Move Your Body at 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 9 in the library’s new Idea Studio in the lower level.
Escape the heat and snap up great bargains at the Fond du Lac Public Library’s used-books-and-more Chapter 52 Bookstore located at 52 Sheboygan St. Through August, the store is offering two sales:
Lower Town Fond du Lac, circa 1800s, was located at Scott Street Landing. There, where the road met the river, workers from nearby lumber mills and foundries poured into 24-hour saloons and nearly every night somebody was up to no good.
The Fond du Lac Public Library Langdon Divers Gallery is the site of the annual Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) show August 3 through September 6.