Learn about medicinal herbs & more in August at FDLPL

Learn about medicinal herbs & more in August at FDLPL

July 14, 2022

Learn about a selection of local medicinal herbs and accompanying spiritual teachings passed down from a traditional Ojibway medicine woman and past professor of ethnobotany at UW-Milwaukee at the Fond du Lac Public Library.

On Thursday, Aug. 4 a...

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Feminism for All Women

Feminism for All Women

July 13, 2022

by Alana LaBeaf

This week I’m focusing on an underused area of the library: books about U.S. women’s history. Since I spend a fair amount of my time reading reviews for adult nonfiction books, I want to highlight some interesting titles on this s...

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Meet a Fond du Lac author at Chapter 52

Meet a Fond du Lac author at Chapter 52

July 12, 2022

Readers have an opportunity to meet a local author on Saturday, Aug. 20 at Chapter 52 Bookstore, located at 52 Sheboygan St.

Author Cailyn Lloyd will be at the store from 10 am to noon to meet with visitors and sign copies of her newest book, “Th...

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Let's Go to the Beach!

July 6, 2022

by Joanne Mengel

July is here and it is getting hot, hot, hot! Need to cool off? Let’s go to the beach, or do the next best thing and read about the sun and sand. I won’t be doing much traveling this summer, but, if I could, one of my lifelong dr...

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Discover what can you create in FDLPL’s Idea Studio during July

Discover what can you create in FDLPL’s Idea Studio during July

July 1, 2022

Love to make, but not sure how the Idea Studio at the Fond du Lac Public Library can help? Get to know the library’s makerspace better during a series of July events.

On Monday, July 18 at 6 p.m., Take a Turn through the Idea Studio for an in-d...

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That feels like a cult

That feels like a cult

June 29, 2022

by Emilyn Linden

 I picked up Sex Cult Nun not too long ago because I’m as interested in cults as the next person and because the title of the book was definitely intriguing.

I think we all look at cults with a certain amount of fear of what ...

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Find out more about edible & medicinal plants in July at FDLPL

Find out more about edible & medicinal plants in July at FDLPL

June 28, 2022

Ever wonder whether a plant might be edible? Or, perhaps whether local plants could offer medicinal value?

Learn about wild edible and medicinal plants through the seasons during a program slated for Tuesday, July 12 at 6 p.m. in the Fond du Lac ...

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Discover historic homes you might not know about during FDLPL

Discover historic homes you might not know about during FDLPL's History at Home

June 27, 2022

Could you be living in a home once owned by Fond du Lac founding father Mason Darling?

Learn this and more on Thursday, July 14 at 6 pm during the History at Home program in the McLane Room at the Fond du Lac Public Library.

Tracy Reinhardt of t...

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Thelma Visual Artists return to Langdon Gallery for third-annual members exhibit

Thelma Visual Artists return to Langdon Gallery for third-annual members exhibit

June 24, 2022

Creations by members of the Thelma Visual Artists group will be on display in the Langdon Divers Community Gallery throughout July as a part of the annual members exhibit.

From Wednesday, July 6 through Tuesday, Aug. 2, members of Thelma Visual A...

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June is Audiobook month

June is Audiobook month

June 22, 2022

by Debbie Rosenberg

I used to think that I would never listen to audiobooks.  I told myself  "I love regular books, and how could an audiobook ever compare!"  Then, life got busy.  I really started to enjoy audiobooks when I started listening to ...

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