Get Big on Small (Houses)

Get Big on Small (Houses)

May 4, 2022

by Alana LaBeaf

The small house movement has been around for awhile now, but it was only recently that I started to gain an appreciation for it. My initial beef with the small house movement was that Millennials and younger generations were being...

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Winners named in 8th-annual FDLPL Teen Photo Contest

Winners named in 8th-annual FDLPL Teen Photo Contest

May 4, 2022

Hands clasped together, each bearing a tiny cross, moved judges to select it as Best in Show for the eighth-annual Teen Photo Contest at the Fond du Lac Public Library. This striking black-and-white image was taken by Ava Vermillion, who earned a ...

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Beautify Your Backyard

Beautify Your Backyard

April 27, 2022

 

by Joanne Mengel

Temps are rising and the grass is turning green. Time to tackle those backyard projects you’ve been thinking about all winter. If you are anything like me, I have all these grand ideas and no idea where to start. If you are...

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Computer, smartphone basics will be taught during May classes

Computer, smartphone basics will be taught during May classes

April 22, 2022

Not sure how to use a computer or smartphone? Not comfortable with surfing the web?

A series of classes at the Fond du Lac Public Library during May will help.

During “A Beginner’s Guide to Smartphones,” learn how to use these highly mobile comp...

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Talented teen photographers will be featured at May gallery

Talented teen photographers will be featured at May gallery

April 22, 2022

Curious cats. Beautiful vistas. Incredible close-ups.

Entries in the 8th-annual Teen Photo Contest at the Fond du Lac Public Library included some amazing snapshots of life around Fond du Lac County and beyond. 

The talent of those photographer...

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“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” - Mae West

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” - Mae West

April 20, 2022

by Emilyn Linden

In these stories, Mae West is wrong. These talented authors explore the idea that one life isn’t the only one we’ll get. Each of these books examines that idea from different fascinating and thrilling angles. From romance to horr...

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Learn about the history of Wisconsin

Learn about the history of Wisconsin's grape wine industry during History at Home

April 18, 2022

Love a glass of Wisconsin’s finest wines?

Learn how the Wisconsin grape wine industry has grown during the May History at Home program at the Fond du Lac Public Library

Ryan Prellwitz, owner of Vines & Rushes Winery, will visit the library’s M...

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Learn tips to protect yourself online during Choose Privacy at FDLPL

Learn tips to protect yourself online during Choose Privacy at FDLPL

April 18, 2022

Digital dangers are everywhere online, but you can take simple steps to protect yourself.

During the Fond du Lac Public Library’s May 5 program, Choose Privacy, learn simple tips and best practices to protect your devices, your data and your iden...

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Put some spring in your step with these May art & craft programs at FDLPL

Put some spring in your step with these May art & craft programs at FDLPL

April 18, 2022

Get into a cheerful spring spirit as the Fond du Lac Public Library offers multiple arts and crafts programs for adults during May.

Bad Art Night returns Monday, May 2 at 6 p.m., when painters are asked to bring their enthusiasm for art, but not ...

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April Showers bring May Flowers

April Showers bring May Flowers

April 13, 2022

by Debbie Rosenberg

We've had quite a bit of rain in the last few weeks, and each day I think of the saying "April showers bring May flowers."  I would really like to have beautiful, low maintenance, colorful flowers in my yard, but since I'm cap...

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