Kids from age 9 through high school can sign up for summer volunteer projects at the Summer Youth Volunteer Fair at the Fond du Lac Public Library on Wednesday, June 19, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Agencies offering volunteer opportunities include American Red Cross, Free SPIRIT Riders, Woodlands, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Ruby’s Pantry and Fountain View Care Center. Additional agencies are expected.
Ask a kid what’s cool, and you’ll get as many answers as there are kids. Ask them to paint or draw or sculpt something they love, and you’ll be delighted by the creativity.
The Fond du Lac Public Library is asking for kids to submit artwork inspired by the things they’re into for Dig Into Art, a show in the Langdon Divers Gallery through the month of July. The exhibit will complement the library’s summer reading program, Dig Into Reading, which runs June 10 through August 3.
In the years during and after World War II, the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region became the greatest manufacturing center in the world. Decades of prosperity followed.
In many parts of the world, being poor isn’t just a hardship, it can be life threatening. In some countries, the most-endangered – orphans, single women and single mothers – are targeted for human trafficking. Desperation and false claims of a better life draw them into danger.
Fond du Lac Public Library has extended the deadline on artists’ proposals for the creation/fabrication of a unique piece to be installed in the Main Library downtown. The library wants to commission a piece that would recognize persons who donate money to the library.
The proposals must creatively solve the following requirements:
Lighthouses are settings for a number of novels. People are fascinated by the mystery surrounding such remote places. Two recent novels that have lighthouse settings are: Light between Oceans by M. L. Stedman and Edge of the Earth by Christina Schwarz.
Giving a rare inside look at the vibrant and rich culture of Havana, Judy Goldsmith will present Cuba Today at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at the Fond du Lac Public Library.
Visitors to the Langdon Divers Gallery at the Fond du Lac Public Library in May will get to see something special: artwork by new and emerging artists.
In the years during and after World War II, the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region became the greatest manufacturing center in the world. Decades of prosperity followed. 
In many parts of the world, being poor isn’t just a hardship, it can be life threatening. In some countries, the most-endangered – orphans, single women and single mothers – are targeted for human trafficking. Desperation and false claims of a better life draw them into danger.
Giving a rare inside look at the vibrant and rich culture of Havana, Judy Goldsmith will present Cuba Today at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at the Fond du Lac Public Library.
Visitors to the Langdon Divers Gallery at the Fond du Lac Public Library in May will get to see something special: artwork by new and emerging artists.
So much going on at FDLPL during National Library Week, April 14-20: