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Make a Junk Journal - Registration Required
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Community Room
What is a junk journal? It’s a craft project made with craft supplies, recycled paper, other found materials. Use it for an everyday journal, a memory book, or art journal.
Our crafty and creative friend Carol Hensen says she’s addicted to making them! All materials provided, but feel free to bring fabric and wrapping paper scraps, lace, old photos, ribbons, maps, stickers, sheet music, or whatever strikes your fancy! Please register online or at the library desk.
Move for Your Body, Move for Your Brain!
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Community Room
Join Capitol Physical Therapist, Dr. Tyler Harrington, PT, DPT in this session to learn about the benefits of exercise for your body and your brain alike.
You’ll see the rewards in later life by enjoying an independent, active lifestyle!
- How exercise affects dementia
- Explore how exercise affects overall key components to health
- Proper demonstration of sample exercises you can try at home to get started
Supported by DeForest-Windsor Dementia Friendly Communities Group
Networking and the Hidden Job Market
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Community Room
Chris Ehle, Employment Specialist with the WorkSmart Network and Madison College, will show you how to succeed in your job hunt.
Dive deep into networking and explore some new networking tools that may work for you. Finding that next job might just be about being in the right place at the right time.
If you have a disability and require accommodation in order to fully participate, please contact library staff.
Creating a Targeted Resume in 30 Minutes or Less
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Community Room
Chris Ehle, Employment Specialist with the WorkSmart Network and Madison College, will show you how to succeed in your job hunt.
Are you submitting the same old resume for every job? Applying for jobs is timeconsuming. Learn why you need multiple resumes and how you can make a professional resume that will increase your chance at getting an interview.
If you have a disability and require accommodation in order to fully participate, please contact library staff.
Assessments and Narrowing Your Job Search to Fit You
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Community Room
Chris Ehle, Employment Specialist with the WorkSmart Network and Madison College, will show you how to succeed in your job hunt.
Are you at a loss for words when it comes to looking for a job? Not sure what to put in the search bar in job search sites? Learn how to create a specific list just for you! Find out how to think outside of the box to find that next career opportunity.
If you have a disability and require accommodation in order to fully participate, please contact library staff.
Wii Love Bowling! 11th Annual Competition!
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DeForest Area Community & Senior Center
The Library team has been the winning team only one time since 2009. We've got a feeling that this will be our year to beat the Center's team again. Come and watch the virtual pins go down while you cheer us on! Wii Bowling is good for burning calories, improving strength and stability, and for having a Wii bit of fun!
This program is part of the Library’s outreach programming. It is free and open to everyone in the community. Refreshments will be served.
Event image is of the 2018 Wii Bowlers.
Jennie Appleseed: Lost Lore & Tall Tales
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DeForest Area Community & Senior Center
Meet Jenny Appleseed, the fictional sister of “Johnny Appleseed”, as she takes you on a journey through American Folklore.
Relive the stories you may have heard as a child. Learn of stories and legends that perhaps you missed. Along the way you will meet such memorable characters as Rip Van Winkle, Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan, and of course, John Chapman.
This program is co-sponsored by the Center, the Library, and the DeForest Area Historical Society.
Yoga Ladies Laughing and Stretching
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Stretch your way to feeling refreshed, relaxed, and rejuvenated. Instructor Lisa Lawrence will guide the class. No experience is needed to join in the fun.
- Everyone is welcome. (Men, too!)
- Wear comfortable clothing.
- Bring a large towel or mat and a water bottle.
- It's better to come without eating first, but it’s OK to have a small snack.
- You’ll need to sign a waiver.
Our instructor, Lisa Lawrence, has 40 years of experience, and teaches at the Master Level. Her specialty is beginners.
Meet the Author: Joy Ann Ribar
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Community Room
You’re invited to visit Deep Lakes, Wisconsin and meet a new friend, Francine “Frankie” Champagne. Frankie is a spitfire pastry maker, vintner, and budding journalist. Frankie finds herself on the perimeter of a suspicious death that upends the peaceful winter slumber in Deep Lake. Joy Ann Ribar Deep Dark Secrets Deep Lakes Cozy Mystery Series Joy Ann Ribar is a Wisconsin native who embraces her Scandinavian roots - wine-tasting and food-munching from every culture. A semiretired English educator, Joy teaches writing classes at Madison College.