Thursday, February 25, 2021

Can you find Pete the Cat’s cupcakes?

Throughout the month of March, youth who visit the Children’s Room at Fond du Lac Public Library on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays can go on a hunt to help out Pete, who seems to have lost all the special cupcakes he made to celebrate the start of spring. Children who come in on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays will be invited to look for the cupcakes throughout the Children’s Room. When a child finds one, they can bring it to the Children’s Desk for a prize and to be entered into a grand prize drawing.

This is one of many programs planned for youth and teens during March. Upcoming opportunities include:

Teen programming:

  • Book with a Snack: Teen Book Boxes: Sign up for this month’s edition of the subscription-style program; February’s theme is “Dystopian Wonderland.” Each box will include a book, a snack and fun trinkets. Registration begins Monday, March 1 at 9 a.m. and closes Sunday, March 7 at 4 p.m. Teen book boxes may be picked up between Saturday, March 13 and Friday, March 19. 
  • Discord: Looking for a way to connect with other teens (and maybe the library, too) in this socially distanced world? Join our Discord server. Visit fdlpl.org/teen to find a link to register for this teen-only forum.
  • For the latest on teen happenings, check out the new FDLPL Teens instagram account @fondylibraryteens, or visit the FDLPL Teens page on Facebook.

Youth & family programming:

  • Minecraft Virtual Escape Room: All month:You’ve been playing Minecraft for hours and hours. You fall asleep on the keyboard of your computer and when you awake, you are in another reality! You are trapped in Minecraft inside of a Woodland Mansion and you don’t look human anymore! Can you escape Minecraft and come back to reality? Find the link at fdlpl.org
  • Story to Go - Youth Book Bags: Sign up for this month’s edition of the subscription-style program. Each bag will contain a free, gently used picture book or chapter book (parents choose which type of book to receive) and more. Each bag will contain a different book, and parents with more than one child should register each child separately. Just 40 such book bags will be available. Registration begins Monday, March 1 at 9 a.m. and closes Sunday, March 7 at 4 p.m. Bags may be picked up between Saturday, March 13 and Friday, March 19. 
  • Virtual storytimes: Storytime continues twice a week online at facebook.com/fondylibrarykids. On Mondays at 9:30 am, log on for Tiny Tales: bite-size storytimes each week, featuring a story and a song, rhyme, or activity. Then on Fridays at 9:30 am, join Cuenta Cuentos: Cada semana un cuento o historia, con una canción, poema o juego en español.
  • Drawing Lessons with Katie: Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. at facebook.com/fondylibrarykids. Tune in and learn to draw something new and fun each week. No registration necessary.
  • Dial-A-Story: Want a storytime on demand? Call Dial-A-Story! With stories, chapter excerpts, jokes and more for a variety of ages, there’s lots to explore. Dial (920) 322-1959, follow the prompts, and choose which story you want to hear! Stories will change every two weeks. 
  • Free Kit of the Week: Stop by the library to pick up a kit of supplies for the week’s activity! Kits are first come, first served and supplies are limited. Limit of one kit per child. No registration needed; no age limits for any of the kits:
    • Saturday, March 6: DIY Stress Ball
    • Saturday, March 13: Snowglobe Art
    • Saturday, March 20: 3-D Flower Craft
    • Saturday, March 27: DIY Wind Chime