Share your six-word memoirs on the pandemic at FDLPL

Share your six-word memoirs on the pandemic at FDLPL

April 28, 2021

Have a lot to say about the pandemic? Can you say it in just six words?

Fond du Lac Public Library is challenging patrons to describe their memories, thoughts and hopes about the COVID-19 pandemic in just six words. Inspired by the book “Not quit...

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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten adds online option at FDLPL

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten adds online option at FDLPL

April 28, 2021

Help your youngest children get their best start in life by participating in 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten at Fond du Lac Public Library. This popular program is getting a new look and a new way to join in the fun.

Families and caregivers now m...

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Earth Day Reads for 2021

Earth Day Reads for 2021

April 21, 2021

by Emilyn Linden

I love reading nonfiction books about nature. I’m always learning something new about the world, or the universe, the life we share it with or the landscape we all live in. Some of my favorite reads are Braiding Sweetgrass by...

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FDLPL will add summer Sundays, reopen building starting in May

FDLPL will add summer Sundays, reopen building starting in May

April 20, 2021

The Fond du Lac Public Library will be introducing Summer Sundays while expanding the hours the building is open starting in May.

Starting May 1, customers may enter the building Monday through Thursday from 9 am to 8 pm, Friday from 9 am to 6 pm...

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Learn how to prepare for emergencies during May 1 virtual program

Learn how to prepare for emergencies during May 1 virtual program

April 17, 2021

Are you ready if an emergency strikes? With spring’s severe weather on the horizon, now is the time to prepare.

Join Bobbi Hicken, director of communications and emergency management for Fond du Lac County, as she provides guidance and resource...

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April is raining Cats and Dogs

April is raining Cats and Dogs

April 14, 2021

by Debbie Rosenberg

There are an amazing amount of "holidays" during the month of April.  I found a website that lists 119 holidays!  Isn't it great that National Hug Your Dog Day (4/10), National Pet Day (4/11) and National Pet Parent Day (4/25)...

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Find Your Funny Bone

Find Your Funny Bone

April 7, 2021

by Joanne Mengel

April is National Humor Month and I’m sure many of you have heard the old saying “Laughter is the best medicine”. I totally agree. My philosophy is that when life gets you down the best way to bring yourself back up is try to fin...

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Calling all brainiacs for first-ever Virtual Team Trivia

Calling all brainiacs for first-ever Virtual Team Trivia

April 6, 2021

Question: What Wisconsin county grows about 10% of the world’s supply of ginseng? Or, do you know what the coldest temperature ever recorded was in Wisconsin?

Curious? Then Team Trivia 2021 is for you, and you won’t even need to leave your livi...

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Food for Fines returns to FDLPL in April

Food for Fines returns to FDLPL in April

April 1, 2021

Every April, the Fond du Lac Public Library buzzes with activity. April is the time to celebrate National Library Week (April 8-14). It’s a time for programming, learning and having fun. At the Fond du Lac Public Library, it’s also a time for fine...

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Take a trip to the water’s edge

Take a trip to the water’s edge

March 31, 2021

 

There are beaches and coasts all over the world and writers the world over have chosen the water’s edge as their setting. We’re all drawn to water, so it’s no surprise that authors make this choice. The following books are all very diffe...

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