Adults

Backyard Astronomy: Binoculars, Meteors & Near-Earth Asteroids

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Community Room
  • Tips on buying a good pair of binoculars
  • Up & coming Orionid meteor shower—where to look and when
  • How Nasa is watching for near-Earth asteroids
  • What's up tonight? Bring a pair of binoculars and we’ll see what we can find!

If you have a disability and require accommodation in order to fully participate, please contact library staff.

Adventures on the El Camino de Santiago

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DeForest Area Community & Senior Center

Meet Jane and Tom Opps, who have hiked the 500-mile Camino de Santiago. The couple traveled the entire length from St. Jean Pied-de-Port, France, to Santiago de Compostella, Spain.

The Camino pilgrimage has been travelled by pilgrims for over 1,000 years and is said to bring great physical, mental and spiritual growth to all who travel its routes.

Come and hear Jane and Tom’s story of adventure on the Camino at this library outreach program.

Butterfly Book Display & Giveaway!

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Imagine walking through the Bolz Conservatory at Olbrich Gardens and getting close to butterflies!

You can get a chance win two tickets to Blooming Butterflies by checking out a book at our library about these amazing creatures. See the display for more information!

One of our volunteer gardeners, Nancy, donated four sets of two tickets to us. Just check out a book from our special display and drop your entry in the basket. We'll notify the four winners on Friday, July 27.

Make a Beaded Bracelet - Registration Required

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Community Room

Joanne Koch will help you discover what creative treasures you can make with bits & pieces of old or broken jewelry. You’ll leave with fun ideas and a beaded bracelet.

We’ll provide all materials, but if you have a jewelry-making tools, please bring them along. Please reserve your spot online or by signing up at the library desk. 

If you have a disability and require accommodation in order to fully participate, please contact library staff.

Orphaned, Homeless, On the Run: What Else is There to Lose?

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Where
Community Room

Hosted by the Friends of the Library

In 1869, a gutsy girl flees New York City and heads west on an orphan train in a desperate search for a home for herself and her little brother. This is the basis for the meticulously-researched, historical fictional account of young children traveling to find a home on an orphan train in Terri Karsten’s book, When Luck Runs Out.

Terri joins us to discuss this book and her inspiration for it.

If you have a disability and require accommodation in order to fully participate, please contact library staff.

Walk in Their Shoes: Virtual Dementia Tour - Registration Required

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Where
Room C

In partnership with Dementia Friendly DeForest-Windsor, DeForest Area Community & Senior Center, DeForest Police Department, and the Dane County Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC), our Library offers this free program.

What might it be like to live with dementia? Find out at this patented course provided by Second Wind Dreams, licensed to the ADRC for community members.

Your physical and sensory abilities will be altered and you will have a new appreciation and empathy for people living with dementia.

Herbal Strategies for Headaches and Migraines

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Community Room

Learn about what may cause a headache/migraine and how to find person-to-person specific triggers for them. We will go over causal types of headaches/ migraines and how to determine which category someone might fit into. Several herbs for each type of headache will be discussed as well as analgesic and anti-inflammatory herbs that can be used for pain and inflammation in the head and neck. Jean Schneider, Clinical Herbalist at Nativa Medica will lead this talk. Bring your questions!

Disclaimer: The information provided at this program is for general educational purposes only.

Family Movie - Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

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Where
Community Room

When his class wins a trip to San Lorenzo, a young man get more than he bargained for when pirates kidnap him and his friends. Will the young man finally meet with his long-lost parents in the jungle?

Rated: PG
Runtime: 1 hr. 21 min.
© Nickelodeon Network

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