Recalling 9/11, 20 years later

Recalling 9/11, 20 years later

September 8, 2021

by Debbie Rosenberg

This week marks the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Like many others, I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I heard about the first plane hitting the World Trade Center towers. I...

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Identify improvements at FDLPL as ‘very important’ in ARPA survey

Identify improvements at FDLPL as ‘very important’ in ARPA survey

September 7, 2021

Help the Fond du Lac Public Library expand its services by identifying improvements at the library as being “very important” in a survey being offered by the city of Fond du Lac.

The city of Fond du Lac is surveying residents, business owners...

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‘Prairie Lotus’ selected for Fond du Lac Reads 2021

‘Prairie Lotus’ selected for Fond du Lac Reads 2021

September 2, 2021

Life is difficult on the frontier, as young teenage Hanna discovers. Moving to a new town in the Midwest with her widowed father, Hannah must carve out a life for herself while pursuing her dreams of an education and becoming a dressmaker. But wil...

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 National Nutrition Week is September 1-7

National Nutrition Week is September 1-7

September 1, 2021

by Joanne Mengel

September 1-7 is National Nutrition Week and it is the perfect time of year to get into the habit of healthy eating. I don’t know about you but the better I eat, the better I feel. Healthy eating is easier than you think. Most of...

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Sign up for a card at FDLPL during Library Card Sign-Up Month

Sign up for a card at FDLPL during Library Card Sign-Up Month

August 31, 2021

A library card isn’t just for checking out books; it’s a ticket to a world of opportunities and knowledge.

Signing up for a free card from the Fond du Lac Public Library opens the door to movies and mobile hotspots, audiobooks and outdoor gam...

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Meet the Idea Studio’s new X-Carve CNC router

Meet the Idea Studio’s new X-Carve CNC router

August 31, 2021

Discover the Idea Studio’s new CNC router, the X-Carve by Inventables, during the month of September at the Fond du Lac Public Library.

Training opportunities, as well as public access to the router, will be available throughout the month. The ...

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Learn to draw with help from Miss Katie during September at FDLPL

Learn to draw with help from Miss Katie during September at FDLPL

August 31, 2021

Drawing is easy -- especially when Miss Katie from the Fond du Lac Public Library teaches you how.

Join Miss Katie on Mondays in September, starting Sept. 13, as she offers Drawing Lessons with Katie. Lessons will be given on Facebook @fondylibra...

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‘Retrospective Road’ by artist Mary Wehner coming to Divers Gallery

‘Retrospective Road’ by artist Mary Wehner coming to Divers Gallery

August 27, 2021

An exhibit titled “A Retrospective Road” by Mary Wehner will come to Langdon Divers Community Gallery from Sept. 1 to Oct. 5. 

The show represents a traveling exhibit that draws on the inspirations of years on the road. 

“These pieces repr...

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Delving deeper into the books from "Underland: A Deep Time Journey"

Delving deeper into the books from "Underland: A Deep Time Journey"

August 25, 2021

 

I recently finished reading Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane. This book is wide ranging in the subjects Macfarlane delves into. His focus throughout the book is places underground that people tend to ignore because they ar...

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Winners named in the 2nd-annual Teen Art Contest

Winners named in the 2nd-annual Teen Art Contest

August 25, 2021

Winners have been named in the 2nd-annual Teen Art Contest.

During the month of July, area teens were challenged to create art based on the theme "What Colors Your World?"

With dozens of entries submitted, the winners of the contest are:

  • 1st pl...

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