Apply now for Idea Studio Summer Residency Program

Apply now for Idea Studio Summer Residency Program

May 27, 2021

Are you a maker, artist, musician, technologist, artisan or inventor, and have a passion for sharing that ability with others? The Idea Studio at the Fond du Lac Public Library is offering a residency opportunity for summer 2021 worth considering....

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Meet author & pop artist Michael Albert June 16-17

Meet author & pop artist Michael Albert June 16-17

May 27, 2021

New York-based pop artist and author Michael Albert will offer two Pop Art Collage workshops in June during a Summer Reading event sponsored by the Fond du Lac Public Library’s Idea Studio.

On Wednesday, June 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., adults a...

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Learn more about 160 years of Zacherl Funeral Home during History at Home

Learn more about 160 years of Zacherl Funeral Home during History at Home

May 27, 2021

Zacherl Funeral Home has been serving the Fond du Lac area since George Zacherl opened the business here in the 1860s.

During June’s History at Home presentation, learn how their business and the industry has changed over those 160 years. In the ...

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Artists from across the region participating in Langdon’s June gallery

Artists from across the region participating in Langdon’s June gallery

May 27, 2021

Artists from throughout the eastern Wisconsin will be featured during the June virtual exhibit for the Langdon Divers Community Gallery.

“Space: A Community Exhibit” will include art from individuals in Fond du Lac and Dodge counties as well as t...

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UFO

UFO's, Space, and Opioids

May 26, 2021

by Debbie Rosenberg

Several news stories have caught my eye lately.  It's been quite awhile since I paid much attention to possible UFO stories, which were always popular in college at parties, but news of a US Navy pilot sighting caught my atten...

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Just One More Book, Please

Just One More Book, Please

May 21, 2021

by Kristi Scorcio

I was always so jealous of the children in the story books who pulled their red wagons or rode their bikes to the local library every week all summer long.  

If I’d met you for the first time, back in the 70’s, and you obviou...

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Large print books are easy on the eyes

Large print books are easy on the eyes

May 19, 2021

by Joanne Mengel

Were you aware that many of the newest and most popular books are also published in large print? Forget the stigma so often attached to this format and give one a try. Many of us spend the day staring at a computer screen, or dri...

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Winning youth poets named in National Poetry Month contest

Winning youth poets named in National Poetry Month contest

May 18, 2021

The Fond du Lac area has some great, young poets, many of whom entered the Fond du Lac Public Library's youth poetry contest in April.

Dozens of young poets offered their best verse, haikus and more, and the winner in each age category has been s...

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Winners of FDLPL

Winners of FDLPL's adult poetry contest named

May 17, 2021

After careful judging of several dozen entries received in the Fond du Lac Public Library's adult poetry contest, three poems rose to the top.

Winners of this year's contest include:

  • Haiku: Kathryn Juroff
  • Verse: G.A. Scheinoha
  • Other: Linda Use...

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18 teams battled it out at 21st annual Team Trivia fundraiser

18 teams battled it out at 21st annual Team Trivia fundraiser

May 13, 2021

 

The fierce competition at the 21st annual Team Trivia fundraiser for Fond du Lac Literacy Services, held virtually April 20 and 22, drew 18 teams and raised more than $6,000 for adult literacy.

Competition finished with a three-way tie for ...

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