My LINKcat AccountWeaving Bookmarks*
Where
The Workshop
Registration: Register
Use a mini handheld loom to design and create a woven bookmark.
Teens & Adults
Summer Paint Night: Watercolor Twilight*
Where
Community Room
Registration for 4 pm session: Register
Paint Pouring*
Where
The Workshop
Registration: Register
Space is limited please register for only one session.
Create colorful abstract art with acrylic paint pouring.
Author Talk with Dan Santat: Graphic Novels are Life! Telling Your Own Story in Graphic Novel*
Where
Online Virtual Event
Registration: Register
Join this year’s winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, Dan Santat, as he inspires tweens and teens to tell their own stories through graphic novels. His winning book, A First Time for Everything, is a graphic memoir based on his own awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life.
Author Talk with Elizabeth Acevedo: Learning the Power of Poetry*
Where
Online Virtual Event
Registration: Register
You’re invited to learn about the power of poetry with Elizabeth Acevedo! In this exciting author conversation and Q&A, Acevedo will provide a short reading from her National Book Award winning and New York Times bestselling novel-in-verse, The Poet X serving as the backdrop to this amazing chat!
Author Talk with Tiffany Jewell: Unpacking a History of Systemic Racism in the American Education System*
Where
Online Virtual Event
Registration: Register
Join us as #1 New York Times bestselling author Tiffany Jewell highlights the inequities Black and Brown students face from preschool through college as she presents lessons and knowledge from her new book Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School.
Birdhouse Building*
Where
The Workshop
Registration: Register
Build birdhouses to support the diverse wildlife of DeForest.
Participants can build bluebird houses, wood duck houses, or bird platforms.
Village of DeForest Public Works staff will install the birdhouses in natural areas within the Village.
Wood donated by: Bliffert Lumber and Hardware.
Book Bouquets*
Where
Children's Room
Registration:
Space is limited, please register for only one day.
Vibrant Connections
Where
Community Room
Looking for a place to be creative, play games, and connect with others? Check out Vibrant Connections at the DeForest Area Public Library!
During our time together we’ll be able to choose between video games, board games, card games, and crafts! Each program will include some food - July is pizza!
This reoccurring program is geared toward teens and adults of all abilities.