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Week of February 24, 2019

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All day						Featured Display Case: Into the Beautiful North All Day Featured Display Case: Into the Beautiful North 12:00am - 12:00am Mar 1, 2019 Northside Age Group: Adult, Everyone, Family, School Age, Teen, Program Type: Big Read Description Visit the Northside Library display case through the month of March to see a special display inspired by Into the Beautiful North! ...
						¡Vamos Aprender Español! All Day ¡Vamos Aprender Español! 12:00am - 12:00am Mar 1, 2019 Offsite Age Group: Family, Infant, Kids, Preschool, School Age, Program Type: Big Read, Bilingual, Description ¡Vamos aprender Español! Let's learn Spanish! To celebrate the NEA Big Read book Into the Beautiful North, the children's area at each branch will feature Spanish signage, vocabulary words, ABC coloring pages, and more....
						Microfiction Collection: The Power of Postcards. Wish You Were Here! All Day Microfiction Collection: The Power of Postcards. Wish You Were Here! 12:00am - 12:00am Mar 1, 2019 Offsite Age Group: Adult, Everyone, Family, School Age, Teen, Program Type: Big Read, Bilingual, Description Microfiction is a short story told in as few words as possible - typically under 300 words. Into the Beautiful North explores some familiar themes like Home, Family, and Journeys....
						Voces y Historias: Celebrating Latinx Culture at UW-Parkside All Day Voces y Historias: Celebrating Latinx Culture at UW-Parkside 12:00am - 12:00am Mar 1, 2019 Offsite Age Group: Adult, Everyone, Program Type: Big Read Description UW-Parkside has had a long tradition of recognizing the diversity of its staff and student body....
						NEA Big Read Brews All Day Offsite Age Group: Adult Program Type: Big Read Description Be sure to stop in at Public Craft and Rustic Road during the month of March to try out your new favorite local brews - specially created for the NEA Big Read and inspired by Into the Beautiful North. Ages 21+. ...
9am		Wonderful Ones Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am Northside Northside Storytime Room (Activities Room B) Age Group: Toddler One Program Type: Storytime Description Wonderful Ones storytime is for active one-year-olds (12-24 months) and their caregivers. Children enjoy 20 minutes of books, songs, manipulatives, and rhymes, with an emphasis on repetition for their developing minds....	Wonderful Ones Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am Southwest Southwest Storytime Room Age Group: Toddler One Program Type: Storytime Description Wonderful Ones storytime is for active one-year-olds (12-24 months) and their caregivers. Children enjoy 20 minutes of books, songs, manipulatives, and rhymes, with an emphasis on repetition for their developing minds....		VITA - United Way Free Income Tax Assistance Program 9:00am - 1:00pm Northside Northside Activities Room A Kidding Around Yoga Jr. (Ages 3-4, registration required) 9:30am - 10:15am Registration Required Kidding Around Yoga Jr. (Ages 3-4, registration required) 9:30am - 10:15am Feb 28, 2019 Southwest Southwest Activities Room AB Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Class Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description Shake, sing, and be silly while learning basic yoga poses, mindfulness, and meditation! Kidding Around Yoga (KAY) is a fun and engaging practice for young yogis. Led by Miss Heather, a KPL Librarian and certified KAY teacher....	Preschool Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am Southwest Southwest Storytime Room Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Storytime	Hat and Mat Makers 9:00am - 11:30am Northside Northside Conference Room Description We make hats and mats for the homeless. We also make prayer shawls.... Politics and Military Action Book Club 9:15am - 11:15am Southwest Southwest Activities Room A Age Group: Adult Program Type: Big Read, Book Club, Description Read a book of your choice about the Mexican-American War 1846-1848, then join the Politics and Military Action Book Club for a discussion, including exploring the causes of the war and how it has impacted Mexican-American relations from that time... Root River Wild Ones 9:30am - 12:30pm Northside Northside Activities Room A Description This is for our monthly meeting where members will do a monarch butterfly presentation....
10am		Preschool Storytime 10:00am - 10:30am Simmons Simmons Stocker Children's Room Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Storytime Description Preschool Storytime is designed for three to five-year-old children. Children enjoy 30 minutes of books, songs, fingerplays, and more during this classic storytime. ... Toddler Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Northside Northside Storytime Room (Activities Room B) Age Group: Toddler Program Type: Storytime Description Toddler storytime is for walking one and two-year-old children and their caregivers. Early listening and literacy skills are developed during 20 minutes of books, fingerplays, and songs. ...	Infant Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Southwest Southwest Storytime Room Age Group: Infant Program Type: Storytime Description Infant storytime is for infants (0-12 months) who are not yet walking and their caregivers. Join us for 15 minutes of books, songs, and rhymes, followed by 15 minutes of interactive play. ...	Spring Meadow Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses 10:00am - 12:00pm Northside Northside Conference Room Description To share Bible based video's and literature for the benefit of the community.... Preschool Storytime 10:00am - 10:30am Northside Northside Activities Room A Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Storytime Description Preschool Storytime is designed for three to five-year-old children. Children enjoy 30 minutes of books, songs, fingerplays, and more during this classic storytime. ...	Toddler Storytime 10:00am - 10:30am Southwest Southwest Storytime Room Age Group: Toddler Program Type: Storytime Description Toddler storytime is for walking one and two-year-old children and their caregivers. Early listening and literacy skills are developed during 20 minutes of books, fingerplays, and songs. ... Tom Blankly Book club 10:15am - 11:15am Southwest Southwest Conference Room Description Book club meeting... Infant Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Northside Northside Storytime Room (Activities Room B) Age Group: Infant Program Type: Storytime Description Infant storytime is for infants (0-12 months) who are not yet walking and their caregivers. Join us for 15 minutes of books, songs, and rhymes, followed by 15 minutes of interactive play. ... Toddler Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Southwest Southwest Storytime Room Age Group: Toddler Program Type: Storytime Description Toddler storytime is for walking one and two-year-old children and their caregivers. Early listening and literacy skills are developed during 20 minutes of books, fingerplays, and songs. ...	Preschool Play Lab 10:00am - 11:00am Northside Northside Activities Room A Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Class Description Guide your little explorer as they dig in to a variety of science, technology, engineering, art, math, and early literacy activities. The program includes physical play, toys, sensory experiences, dramatic play, games and crafts.... Preschool Party 10:00am - 10:30am Southwest Southwest Activities Room AB Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Class Preschool Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Southwest Southwest Storytime Room Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Storytime
11am			P.E.O. 11:45am - 2:30pm Southwest Southwest Activities Room A Description Educational opportunities for women....	Preschool Storytime 11:00am - 11:30am Northside Northside Storytime Room (Activities Room B) Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Storytime Preschool Party! 11:30am - 12:00pm Northside Northside Storytime Room (Activities Room B) Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Class Description Guide your little explorer as they dig in to a variety of science, technology, engineering, art, math, and early literacy activities. The program includes physical play, toys, sensory experiences, dramatic play, games and crafts....		Preschool Party 11:00am - 11:30am Southwest Southwest Activities Room AB Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Class
12pm	FOL Book Sale - $5 Bag Sale! 12:00pm - 4:00pm Southwest Southwest Activities Room AB Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Special Event				Throwback Thursday Movie: Romancing the Stone (1984) 12:30pm - 3:00pm Throwback Thursday Movie: Romancing the Stone (1984) 12:30pm - 3:00pm Feb 28, 2019 Southwest Southwest Activities Room AB Age Group: Adult Program Type: Film Screening Description Every other Thursday, alternating with our longstanding Thursday Afternoon Movies, KPL will be throwin’ it back a few decades! Nostalgic favorites from the 1980s and 1990s will be shown. For more information, call 262-564-6130....
1pm				Sip & Swipe Cafe (3 Week Class) 1:00pm - 2:30pm Southwest Southwest Conference Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Technology Class Description We will introduce you to tablet basics, in this 4-week, learn at your own pace class. The program is open to adults over 50 and is a collaboration with Kenosha Aging and Family Services, Inc (KAFASI). Tablets are provided.... KWIK 1:30pm - 3:30pm Northside Northside Conference Room Description monthly meeting...		Meeting 1:00pm - 3:00pm Southwest Southwest Conference Room Description Deposition... Friday Fun Day (Grades K-5) 1:00pm - 3:00pm Northside Northside Activities Room A Age Group: School Age Program Type: Club Description It’s Friday! Relax and have fun with a big variety of games, crafts, building toys, and tech. You never know what kind of fun you will find! ...	Big Read Movie Fun: A Bug's Life (for families with children) 1:00pm - 3:00pm Big Read Movie Fun: A Bug's Life (for families with children) 1:00pm - 3:00pm Mar 2, 2019 Southwest Southwest Activities Room AB Age Group: Family Program Type: Big Read, Film Screening, Description Get in on the NEA Big Read fun by bringing the whole family to watch "A Bug's Life." This film is a family-friendly adaptation of "The Magnificent Seven"--a frequent reference in our Big Read book, "Into the Beautiful North." ...
2pm						After-School Fun: Dr. Seuss Celebration! (Grades K-5) 2:00pm - 4:00pm After-School Fun: Dr. Seuss Celebration! (Grades K-5) 2:00pm - 4:00pm Mar 1, 2019 Southwest Southwest Children's Room Age Group: Family, School Age, Program Type: Class Description Drop in to celebrate the wonderfully wacky world of Dr. Seuss in honor of his birthday on March 2nd. We'll have crafts, activities, and more. ...
3pm				Classic Novels Book Club 3:30pm - 5:30pm Northside Northside Activities Room A Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Description What defines a classic novel? Is it time, quality, or that undefinable something that makes us want to read a book over and over?...		The Kenosha Kitchen: Dip Edition 3:30pm - 4:30pm Registration Required Southwest Southwest Activities Room AB Age Group: Teen Program Type: Big Read, Class, Registration Required Seats Remaining: 18 Description Dip into the Southwest Library for a bite to eat....
4pm			Game Club 4:00pm - 5:00pm Game Club 4:00pm - 5:00pm Feb 26, 2019 Uptown Uptown Fireplace Age Group: Adult, Teen, Program Type: Club Description Do you enjoy board, card, and dice games? Try CATAN, TICKET TO RIDE, or CODENAMES. Interested in role-playing games? Be a hero in the worlds of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, STAR WARS, and STAR TREK. Plus, come for MAGIC: THE GATHERING on Thursdays!... Maker Squad (Grades 3-5) 4:30pm - 6:00pm Southwest Southwest Activities Room A Age Group: School Age Program Type: Workshop Description Crafty kids unite! From sewing supplies to art materials to copper tape and LEDs, the library has a ton of stuff. What will you make with it? ...	Digging With the Dinos (families with children) 4:00pm - 5:00pm Digging With the Dinos (families with children) 4:00pm - 5:00pm Feb 27, 2019 Southwest Southwest Activities Room AB Age Group: Family Program Type: Class Description How big was a T-rex tooth? Did cavemen and dinosaurs exist at the same time? Learn these answers and more as you explore the world of dinosaurs. You’ll dig being a paleontologist for the day! ...	Stitching group 4:30pm - 8:30pm Northside Northside Conference Room Description Local stitching group...
5pm		Lexington Village Condo Annual Meeting 5:45pm - 7:00pm Southwest Southwest Activities Room A Description Annual meeting...	Kenosha Velodrome Racing 5:00pm - 6:00pm Northside Northside Conference Room Description Meeting to discuss holding USA Cycling 2020 Track Championships in Kenosha.... Teen Video Game Club 5:00pm - 7:00pm Northside Northside Activities Room A Age Group: Teen Program Type: Club, Open House,		Positive Parenting with Group Triple P 5:00pm - 7:00pm Southwest Southwest Activities Room A Age Group: Family Program Type: Class Description Group Triple PTakes the guesswork out of parentingPositive parenting course offered at theSouthwest Public Library, 7979 38 th Ave. Group session dates: February 28 thMarch 7 thMarch 14 th...
6pm		Fantasy/SciFi Book Club 6:00pm - 7:30pm Southwest Southwest Conference Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Description Come talk with people who love fantasy and science fiction as much as you do! Tell us what you’ve been reading and discover other titles and authors. No specific books are designated to read. ... Toddler Storytime 6:30pm - 7:00pm Southwest Southwest Storytime Room Age Group: Toddler Program Type: Storytime Description Toddler storytime is for walking one and two-year-old children and their caregivers. Early listening and literacy skills are developed during 20 minutes of books, fingerplays, and songs. ...	Social Work Meeting 6:00pm - 7:00pm Southwest Southwest Conference Room Description Social Work Meeting ... Preschool Storytime 6:30pm - 7:00pm Southwest Southwest Storytime Room Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Storytime Description Preschool Storytime is designed for three to five-year-old children. Children enjoy 30 minutes of books, songs, fingerplays, and more during this classic storytime. ...	Intro to Coding for Grades 3-5 (registration required) 6:00pm - 7:00pm Intro to Coding for Grades 3-5 (registration required) 6:00pm - 7:00pm Feb 27, 2019 Northside Northside Conference Room Age Group: School Age Program Type: Technology Class Description Create programs that solve problems and delve deeper into programming topics to find flexible solutions to more complex problems. Registration required. ... Human Trafficking in Wisconsin 6:00pm - 7:30pm Human Trafficking in Wisconsin 6:00pm - 7:30pm Feb 27, 2019 Southwest Southwest Activities Room AB Age Group: Adult, Everyone, Program Type: Special Event Description RESCHEDULED From Jan 28th Snow Day-- Learn important facts about worldwide, national, and local human trafficking and how it affects Wisconsin. Plus, understand the technology involved and how to recognize victims.... Intro to Microsoft Excel 2013 6:30pm - 8:00pm Northside Northside Activities Room A Description Learn how to construct a basic spreadsheet. Topics include: formatting, editing, use of formulas, and how to name and save a spreadsheet....	First Meeting of Plant Based Nutrition group 6:00pm - 7:30pm Southwest Southwest Activities Room B Description A group dedicated to plant based nutrition. Open to all.... DAR Staff Meeting 6:00pm - 7:30pm Southwest Southwest Conference Room Description Staff meeting for Kenosha Chapter DAR... Bullet Journal 101 6:30pm - 8:00pm Registration Required Bullet Journal 101 6:30pm - 8:00pm Feb 28, 2019 Northside Northside Activities Room A Age Group: Adult, Everyone, Teen, Program Type: Class, Craft, Workshop, Registration Required Seats Remaining: 15 Description Learn the basics of Bullet Journaling, an alternative and flexible to manage your time, track goals, finances and more!... Preschool Storytime 6:30pm - 7:00pm Northside Northside Storytime Room (Activities Room B) Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Storytime Description Preschool Storytime is designed for three to five-year-old children. Children enjoy 30 minutes of books, songs, fingerplays, and more during this classic storytime. ...
7pm		Kidding Around Yoga (Grades K-5, registration required) 7:00pm - 7:45pm Registration Required Kidding Around Yoga (Grades K-5, registration required) 7:00pm - 7:45pm Feb 25, 2019 Northside Northside Activities Room A Age Group: School Age Program Type: Class Registration Required Seats Remaining: 14 Description Shake, sing, and be silly while learning basic yoga poses, mindfulness, and meditation! Kidding Around Yoga (KAY) is a fun and engaging practice for young yogis. Led by Miss Heather, a KPL Librarian and certified KAY teacher....			Save Your Sight 7:45pm - 8:45pm Southwest Southwest Activities Room B Description March is “Save Your Vision” Month. This presentation will inform the attendees about holistic ways to maintain, repair and save their sight. There will be a PowerPoint presentation, demonstrations and a question and answer session....	NEA BIG READ COMMUNITY KICK-OFF EVENT 7:00pm - 8:30pm NEA BIG READ COMMUNITY KICK-OFF EVENT 7:00pm - 8:30pm Mar 1, 2019 Offsite Age Group: Adult, Everyone, Teen, Program Type: Big Read Description Wandering in the Beautiful Norte: Instructions for Border Crossers...

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