Super-simple crafting event joins slate of artsy activities at the FDL Public Library

Super-simple crafting event joins slate of artsy activities at the FDL Public Library

September 1, 2023

Know an adult who loves to craft but needs to keep it simple? The newest craft program at the Fond du Lac Public Library will be perfect for them.

Starting Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. in the Idea Studio, join library staff for Super-Simple Craft...

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Collages and keychains and more coming to the Idea Studio in September

Collages and keychains and more coming to the Idea Studio in September

August 31, 2023

 

Love to create? Join the Idea Studio at the Fond du Lac Public Library for any of its three upcoming events in September.

Let’s Make events this month include:

  • Easy Sew Rice Heating Pad: On Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 6 p.m., get badged on how...

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Collages and keychains and more coming to the Idea Studio in September

Collages and keychains and more coming to the Idea Studio in September

August 31, 2023

 

Love to create? Join the Idea Studio at the Fond du Lac Public Library for any of its three upcoming events in September.

Let’s Make events this month include:

  • Easy Sew Rice Heating Pad: On Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 6 p.m., get badged on how...

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Playing "what if" with social media (blog)

Playing "what if" with social media (blog)

August 30, 2023

by Katie Killian

Way back before Facebook, and even before MySpace and AOL, platforms like Bolt and Six Degrees allowed users to connect, share, and interact with others around the world in interesting and unique ways beginning in 1973.

Nowada...

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Learn about Wisconsin

Learn about Wisconsin's Circus World during History at Home

August 30, 2023

Wisconsin’s circus heritage is deeper than just being home to the Circus World Museum in Baraboo.

In “Bareback Riders and Educated Elephants: Wisconsin's Amazing Circus Heritage,” learn about the many local circuses that called Wisconsin home....

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Fall into a great program in Children

Fall into a great program in Children's Room at the FDL Public Library

August 29, 2023

Get prepared for the new school year with helpful and fun programs from the Fond du Lac Public Library that will be sure to start every student (and their families) on the right foot.

On Saturday, Sept. 30 from 9 am until noon, join the library f...

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Beautiful moments in simple places highlighted during next Langdon Divers Community Gallery exhibit

Beautiful moments in simple places highlighted during next Langdon Divers Community Gallery exhibit

August 28, 2023

For the first time in nearly a decade, Fond du Lac artist Nina Schmidt brings her work to the Langdon Divers Community Gallery at the Fond du Lac Public Library.

Her new exhibit, titled “Ripples from Pebbles: A Retrospective of Beautiful Moments ...

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Reclaiming your focus and attention

Reclaiming your focus and attention

August 16, 2023

by Emilyn Linden

I find myself endlessly scrolling through the same news sites, social feeds and online stores some days and have a hard time making myself stop. I know I’m not alone in this…vice? obsession? hijacking?

So every once in a w...

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Books (and movies) About Book People (blog)

Books (and movies) About Book People (blog)

August 2, 2023

by Emilyn Linden

It’s no wonder that there are so many books written about book lovers as it’s usually readers who are writers. From Little Women to Fahrenheit 451 to The Librarianist (this one’s new and still has holds), authors write about ...

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Discarded items find new life in ‘Remnants’ exhibit at Langdon Divers Community Gallery

Discarded items find new life in ‘Remnants’ exhibit at Langdon Divers Community Gallery

August 2, 2023

The inspiration and ingredients for art may be found anywhere, even among discarded items.

This is the basis for the next exhibit in the Langdon Divers Community Gallery at the Fond du Lac Public Library: “Remnants: Works by Stephanie Leisering.”...

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