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Wee Explore
9:00am - 11:00am
Southwest
Southwest Activities Room AB
Age Group: Infant, Preschool, Toddler, Toddler One,
Program Type: Special Event
Description
Make new friends as you help your little ones engage in sensory exploration of the world around them. Did we mention the free coffee?Best for infants and toddlers with a caregiver.
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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....
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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....
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Preschool Storytime
9:30am - 10:00am
Southwest
Southwest Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
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Adult Coloring Group
10:00am - 11:00am
Uptown
Uptown Fireplace
Age Group: Adult, Everyone,
Program Type: Craft
Description
Coloring generates wellness, quietness, and also stimulates brain areas related to motor skills, the senses, and creativity. We’ll supply everything you need: coloring sheets and books for adults and a variety of coloring utensils.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Tails 'n Tales: Read to a Dog! (Grades K-5, registration required)
10:00am - 11:00am
Southwest
Southwest Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids, School Age,
Program Type: Special Event
Description
Sign up for a 15 minute reading session with one of the certified reading education assistance dogs from Kenosha's Dogs of Endearment. Registration required. Please call Youth Services at (262) 564-6150 to register....
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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....
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Preschool Party
11:00am - 11:30am
Southwest
Southwest Activities Room AB
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Class
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Read-a-thon (National Libraries Week)
12:00pm - 3:45pm
Southwest
Southwest Atrium
Age Group: Adult, Everyone, Teen,
Program Type: Book Club, Special Event,
Description
What better way to celebrate libraries than a Read-A-Thon! Stop by the Southwest Atrium to enjoy and discover some short stories, read aloud by KPL Staff. Listen for a few minutes or all day - the choice is yours!
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Social Justice Book Club
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Northside
Northside Activities Room A
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Description
This book club meets to explore books about race, gender, immigration, poverty, and criminal justice issues. It is intended to give readers the opportunity to explore current social issues more deeply....
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What Can WWBIC Do For You? (WWBIC)
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Northside
Northside Activities Room A
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Class, Lecture,
Description
Learn about WWBIC’s services, including business education courses and business loans. You will be introduced to the range of services and support offered by WWBIC.
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Throwback Thursday Movie
12:30pm - 3:00pm
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.
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Friday Fun Day (Grades K-5)
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Northside
Northside Activities Room A
Age Group: Family
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!
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Poet's Laureate Poetry Reading (National Poetry Month)
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Northside
Northside Activities Room A
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Performer
Description
What better way to celebrate National Poetry Month than by experiencing the poetry that is living and breathing right here in our community?...
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Mystery Lovers' Book Club
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Northside
Northside Activities Room A
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Description
Do you love a good mystery? Join us to discuss what murder mysteries you’ve been reading, learn about new authors, or just come listen. No specific books are designated to read!
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Call-In Book Club
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Offsite
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Description
If you have a hard time getting out of the house, try this unique book club for people age 60 or better. Just call in to hear the whole group!...
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Behind the Scenes Tour of the Simmons Library
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Simmons
Age Group: Adult, Everyone,
Program Type: Open House
Description
Enjoy a peek behind the scenes of our local historic treasure: the Simmons Library! Learn about Zalmon Simmons, Daniel H. Burnham, and the history of this beautiful building. The behind-the- scenes tour involves significant stair climbing....
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Book Discussion: The Information (National Libraries Week)
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Uptown
Uptown Fireplace
Age Group: Adult, Teen,
Program Type: Book Club, Special Event,
Description
The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood by James Gleick discusses the path information has taken to lead us into the present Information age, including the significant role libraries have played in it’s evolution and accessibility....
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Art Sparks (Grades K-5)
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Southwest
Southwest Activities Room A
Age Group: Kids, School Age,
Program Type: Class
Description
Go beyond crayons with cool and creative art mediums. Create a masterpiece and discover your inner artist.
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Intro to Digital Media Production (week 1 of 2)
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Southwest
The Hub - Digital Media Lab
Description
Intro to Digital Media Production (Two week class) (digital literacy)...
Snack & Paint (Grades 3-5)
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Southwest
Southwest Activities Room A
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Club
Description
Hang out at the library after school to play with paint and enjoy a light snack.
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Teen Movie Monday!
4:30pm - 6:30pm
Southwest
Southwest Activities Room B
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Film Screening
Description
Mondays can be a bummer, so join us after school with a teen movie! Popcorn will be provided. Movie will be announced 1 month in advance.
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Pokémon Club (Grades K-5)
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Southwest
Southwest Activities Room AB
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Club
Description
Calling all Pokémon trainers! Play Pokémon games on our Wii or your DS, trade cards, play board games, or teach yourself to draw Pokémon.
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KPL Board of Trustees Meeting Civic Center
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Civic Center
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Friends of the Library Annual Meeting - All Members Welcome!
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Northside
Northside Activities Room A
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.
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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.
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Southwest
Southwest Activities Room A
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Craft
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Description
Come make a fake flower wall hanging for your bedroom, bathroom, or future dorm! This is a high school only event. Participants must be in grades 9-12. Registration required....
Google Drive
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Northside
Northside Activities Room A
Description
Learn about Google Drive, the free web-based alternative to Microsoft Office that lets you create documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and forms....
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Northside
Northside Activities Room A
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Lecture
Description
Join historian Cathy Polovina as she follows her curiosity and explores "Old Weird America," to look a bit closer at a variety of adventurous, innovative, and unusual characters throughout American history.
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Game Club
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Southwest
Southwest Activities Room AB
Age Group: Adult
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!...
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.
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Books & Cookies (Grades K-2)
6:30pm - 7:15pm
Southwest
Southwest Storytime Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Class
Description
Come listen to some fun books, make a craft, and enjoy a sweet treat all while working on literacy skills.
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Family Adventures After Hours!: Library Olympics Edition
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Southwest
Southwest Activities Room AB
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Special Event
Description
In honor of National Library Week, join us for a special evening of library-related challenges that are fun for the whole family! Doors will close promptly at 6:00 PM.
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Bookmobile Escape Room! (National Libraries Week)
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Northside
Northside Main Floor
Age Group: Adult, Everyone, Family, Kids, School Age, Teen,
Program Type: Special Event
Description
Walking down 15th Street, feeling bored and feeling blue, next thing that you know, there's a book bus parked by you!...
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