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StoryWalks are done for 2024, but will be back in 2025!
Cold weather means that the Fond du Lac Public Library's StoryWalks are done ... for now. Watch for them to return to Hamilton and Lakeside parks in spring 2025.
Join us for Babies & Books or Family Storytime
Join us for weekly early literacy programs! Prewalkers may drop into Babies & Books, or children age 1-3 can enjoy Family Storytime each week.
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Click here to learn more about the many events, programs, materials, and opportunities for teens at the library!
Register now for 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Give your child their best foot forward: Help them read 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, and win a few prizes along the way. Register online and start logging books immediately!

Learn about the background of the Russia/Ukraine conflict:

Russia/Ukraine Conflict

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Get photos with Bluey and enjoy great activities during the Bluey Party!

You'll love these three new online services from the Fond du Lac Public Library

Click the link or send a text to receive fun, educational tips on your phone

Starting Oct. 1: A fun, new reading challenge for elementary-age youth! Collect cards & challenge your friends

Discover unlimited access to thousands of online art and craft classes - FREE through the FDL Public Library

Five free credits to stream movies, plus free access to Kanopy Kids without using a credit. Sign up now!

Latest News

Wed, February 12thLibrary will close today (Wednesday, Feb. 12) due to winter weather

Due to the snowy weather already underway, the Fond du Lac Public Library will  close today (Wednesday, Feb. 12) at 5 pm.

The library's Buechel Branch by Festival Foods and Chapter 52 Bookstore also will close at 5 pm.

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Wed, February 5thLangdon Divers Gallery will offer a peek into ‘A World Outside this One’ during February at the Fond du Lac Public Library

Explore "A World Outside this One" from Wednesday, Feb. 5 through Tuesday, March 4 at the Langdon Divers Community Gallery in the Fond du Lac Public Library.  

Through this exhibit, artist Cherie Burbach shares her vision for a world filled with...

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Wed, February 5thLangdon Divers Gallery will offer a peek into ‘A World Outside this One’ during February at the Fond du Lac Public Library

Explore "A World Outside this One" from Wednesday, Feb. 5 through Tuesday, March 4 at the Langdon Divers Community Gallery in the Fond du Lac Public Library.  

Through this exhibit, artist Cherie Burbach shares her vision for a world filled with...

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Tue, February 4thDiscover the heritage of the Little White Schoolhouse museum during History at Home at the Fond du Lac Public Library

Learn about the Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon, which is known as the Birthplace of the Republican Party, on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. during History at Home at the Fond du Lac Public Library. 

Sarah Elliott, program director of the Little ...

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Mon, February 3rdBluey will return to the Children's Room at the FDL Public Library during February

Kids will have much to celebrate in February at the Fond du Lac Public Library. From the return of Bluey to the final weeks of the Winter Reading Program, they will have plenty to do.

Youth will be especially excited about the return of their fav...

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Discover your next read with online book lists
Looking for something to read? Discover book suggestions for numerous topics, such as Mindfulness, Books Adapted into Musicals & Plays, Cozy Fall Reads, and much more.
Need help with reference searches, internet, or more?
The Book a Librarian service provides up to 1 hour of 1:1 support for assistance locating information for research including library databases and materials, accessing ebooks and audiobooks, as well as basic computer assistance.
Need a meeting room? Reserve one of ours
Meeting rooms may be reserved using the Fond du Lac Public Library's online app.
Temporary library cards available
Do you need a temporary library card, such as to borrow ebooks? Follow this link to apply (must live in 54935 or 54937 ZIP codes). If you already have a library card, you do not need to register.

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