All Ages

Space Crystal Mission

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Community Room

Kick off our Summer Reading Program: A Universe of Stories!

In 2017, thirteen year-old scientist Payton Kelly-Van Domelen won the UW Madison Chemistry Department’s Wisconsin Crystal Growing Contest.

Meet Payton and hear the story of how she prepared her experiment for research on the International Space Station, handed it over to NASA, watched the rocket launch at the Kennedy Space Center, and Skyped with the astronauts about her experiment.

National Library Week(s) - BINGO!

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Stop at the front desk to pick up your BINGO card and go on a Scavenger Hunt to discover Library materials, equipment, resources and more!

A BINGO will enter you for a chance to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card, and a black out will enter you for a chance to win a $100 Amazon Gift Card.

Thank you to the Friends of the DeForest Area Public Library for providing the prizes.

 

Spring Party

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Where
Children's Room

Join us to celebrate the first day of spring and the last day of the Winter Reading Program: Reading is the Cat's Meow!

There will be:

  • Activities: Making origami pots and planting marigold seeds!
  • Crafts: Coloring Sheets and more!
  • Treats
  • Door Prizes

Dash & Copper: Circus Dogs

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Where
Community Room

Celebrate the end of our Winter Reading Program with Sharon Page and her famous circus dogs, Dash & Copper. Dash & Copper have performed at the AKC National Championships in Orlando, FL and were featured on Animal Planet in 2018.

Their DeForest Area Public Library performance will feature fun props, audience participation, and over 25 amazing tricks, including balance tricks, piano playing, and even basketball!

You’ll also learn how Copper, a stray dog picked up in Appalachia, became a professional circus performer in just six months. Family fun for all ages!