Teddy is invited. So is bunny. Or kitty. And don’t forget dragon. They’re all invited to the Teddy Bear Sleepover at the Fond du Lac Public Library. Kids ages 3 to 8 are invited to drop off their best stuffed friend any time on Friday, March 14, and come back at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 15, to be reunited with their friends and enjoy breakfast and stories.
It’s a good guess that the hundreds who attended the annual Cujak’s Wine Market Holiday Wine Tasting at Fox Valley Savings Bank in November didn’t know their evening out was benefitting such a good cause. On Monday, Sara Cujak and Jim Ziebarth, vice president for FVSB Financial Services, presented a check for $3,500 to the Fond du Lac Public Library’s 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program.
Collage artist Mel Kolstad will return as Crafternoon instructor for a special class, Cover for Me Collage, set for 1 p.m. Saturday, February 15, at the Fond du Lac Public Library. Space is limited, and registration is required beginning at 9 a.m. February 1 at the Calendar or by calling the Help Desk at (920) 322-3929.
The hands-on American History class offered by Marian University at the Fond du Lac Public Library continues at 6 p.m. every Wednesday in February with a trip through the earliest days of our nation’s history.
Area artists have collaborated to create Green Fire: Art Inspired by Aldo Leopold, Wildlife and Nature, an exhibit February 1 through March 3 at the Fond du Lac Public Library’s Langdon Divers Gallery.
During the Civil War, about 300 African Americans were living in Fond du Lac. They had been brought to the community by the Rev. Rogers, a local Methodist minister. But, by the 1940s, the group dwindled to just one person, former slave Mrs. Frances Shirley. What happened to make the young African Americans leave? How did Fond du Lac react to the minister’s good works?
Up for a challenge, teens? Forget Sochi. The Great Choco-lympics start at 1 p.m. Sunday, February 23, at the Fond du Lac Public Library.
Teens in grades six to 12 are invited to experience the glory of chocolate as they battle it out in games such as Rapid-fire Sorting, Hershey’s Squirt Challenge, A Whopper of a Race and Chocolate Pie Eating.
Two great sales are coming up in February at the Fond du Lac Public Library BookCellar, the city’s only used book store.
February 1 and February 3: Groundhog Sale, buy one hardcover mystery and get one free from a wide selection that includes authors Tom Clancy, Suzanne Alleyn, John Le Carré, Patricia Cornwell, Loren D. Estleman, Mary Higgins Clark and Faye Kellerman.
Veteran travelers Valerie and Wayne Graczyk will share their photos, stories and travel tips at The Best of Greece & Mediterranean Isles travelogue program at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 25, at the Fond du Lac Public Library. The program is free, and no registration is required.
Greece is at the top of the Graczyks’ list of favorite travel destinations.
Teddy is invited. So is bunny. Or kitty. And don’t forget dragon. They’re all invited to the Teddy Bear Sleepover at the Fond du Lac Public Library. Kids ages 3 to 8 are invited to drop off their best stuffed friend any time on Friday, March 14, and come back at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 15, to be reunited with their friends and enjoy breakfast and stories.
Collage artist Mel Kolstad will return as Crafternoon instructor for a special class, Cover for Me Collage, set for 1 p.m. Saturday, February 15, at the Fond du Lac Public Library. Space is limited, and registration is required beginning at 9 a.m. February 1 at the Calendar or by calling the Help Desk at (920) 322-3929.
The hands-on American History class offered by Marian University at the Fond du Lac Public Library continues at 6 p.m. every Wednesday in February with a trip through the earliest days of our nation’s history.
Area artists have collaborated to create Green Fire: Art Inspired by Aldo Leopold, Wildlife and Nature, an exhibit February 1 through March 3 at the Fond du Lac Public Library’s Langdon Divers Gallery.
During the Civil War, about 300 African Americans were living in Fond du Lac. They had been brought to the community by the Rev. Rogers, a local Methodist minister. But, by the 1940s, the group dwindled to just one person, former slave Mrs. Frances Shirley. What happened to make the young African Americans leave? How did Fond du Lac react to the minister’s good works? 
Up for a challenge, teens? Forget Sochi. The Great Choco-lympics start at 1 p.m. Sunday, February 23, at the Fond du Lac Public Library.
The Best of Greece & Mediterranean Isles travelogue program at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 25, at the Fond du Lac Public Library. The program is free, and no registration is required.