Kids, get your lists ready: Santa and Mrs. Claus will be at the Fond du Lac Public Library from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3. Every family will receive a free, new holiday book to take home. Parents can take photos of their kids with Santa, and the whole family can enjoy making a holiday craft. Santa’s visit is free and open to the public; no registration required.
Thanks to members of the Fond du Lac Evening Optimist Club, families who attend the Fond du Lac Public Library's Evening with Santa 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, December 3, each will receive a copy of the book, Mouse's First Christmas, by Lauren Thompson. Pictured, from left, bottom row: club member Tricia Bonlander, library Children's and Teen Services Coordinator Sarah Newton and club member Lynn Nickel. Top row: club members Dick Baumhardt, Gail Harder and Gerry Bonlander.
Golf fans know it. Movie fans, too. It’s the scene in the comedy Happy Gilmore when Adam Sandler has to hit his golf ball through a massive pile of wreckage to sink the putt and win the tournament. Spoiler alert: It’s ridiculously funny.
The author of Ready Player One talks to Fond du Lac readers via Skype at 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 29, answering such pressing questions as what's your favorite video game? How do you make a Flux Capacitor? What's happening with the “RPO” movie? Free. No registration.
What do you remember about shopping for Christmas in downtown Fond du Lac? In the 1950s and 1960s, Main Street was a shopping mecca for the small towns and rural areas for miles around. Families made special weekend trips just to visit stores such as Fond du Lac Dry Goods, Ragatz Shoes and Yost’s College Shop.
Where does the money go? If that question seems to come up a lot, it’s time to take control. At 9 a.m. Wednesday, November 12, Family Living Educator Michelle Tidemann will present Where Does the Money Go? at the Fond du Lac Public Library. The program is free; no registration required.
At 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 19, Marian University’s Dr. Rick Whaley together with geologist and internationally published author Herman Bender will offer Big History Preview at the Fond du Lac Public Library.
Brock Woods of the Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources will present Invasive Species in Supple Marsh: Problems and Solutions at 6 p.m. Monday, November 17, at the Fond du Lac Public Library.
You can wait in line, throw elbows and scramble for deals at the superstore. Or you can spend Black Friday in the pleasant confines of the Fond du Lac Public Library and walk away with great savings. On Friday, November 28, the downtown Main Library will offer unprecedented special deals:
Registration for the November 6 Scrabble Bee closes on October 31. Don’t miss out on challenging your brain as you have fun and benefit a great cause: Fond du Lac Literacy Services.
Kids, get your lists ready: Santa and Mrs. Claus will be at the Fond du Lac Public Library from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3. Every family will receive a free, new holiday book to take home. Parents can take photos of their kids with Santa, and the whole family can enjoy making a holiday craft. Santa’s visit is free and open to the public; no registration required.
Golf fans know it. Movie fans, too. It’s the scene in the comedy Happy Gilmore when Adam Sandler has to hit his golf ball through a massive pile of wreckage to sink the putt and win the tournament. Spoiler alert: It’s ridiculously funny.
What do you remember about shopping for Christmas in downtown Fond du Lac? In the 1950s and 1960s, Main Street was a shopping mecca for the small towns and rural areas for miles around. Families made special weekend trips just to visit stores such as Fond du Lac Dry Goods, Ragatz Shoes and Yost’s College Shop. 
Where does the money go? If that question seems to come up a lot, it’s time to take control. At 9 a.m. Wednesday, November 12, Family Living Educator Michelle Tidemann will present Where Does the Money Go? at the Fond du Lac Public Library. The program is free; no registration required.
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Brock Woods of the Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources will present Invasive Species in Supple Marsh: Problems and Solutions at 6 p.m. Monday, November 17, at the Fond du Lac Public Library.
You can wait in line, throw elbows and scramble for deals at the superstore. Or you can spend Black Friday in the pleasant confines of the Fond du Lac Public Library and walk away with great savings. On Friday, November 28, the downtown Main Library will offer unprecedented special deals:
Registration for the November 6 Scrabble Bee closes on October 31. Don’t miss out on challenging your brain as you have fun and benefit a great cause: Fond du Lac Literacy Services.