On the Same Page: Reedsburg Public Library winter schedule

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Reedsburg Public Library staff

It’s time to start filling your calendar with library events in 2022! Youth and Adult Services staff at the Reedsburg Public Library has been organizing a winter schedule that promises to be informative, educational and entertaining.

The eight-week Youth Services winter session begins on Tuesday, Jan. 11. Library favorites such as Babygarten, Preschool Storytime, After School Book Club, Family Fun Night, Teen Time and Homeschool group return with new books and themes presented by Miss Jess and Miss Maxine. Family Fun Nights for January will be winter crafts and LEGO night, with Family PJ Storytime Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. featuring books and activities based on “Frozen.” Each week find the stuffed Olaf hidden in the children’s section to earn a button. Participation in the Winter Reading Beanstack Challenge also earns buttons, and possibly prizes for our library! Find the “Beanstack” link as well as more information about youth and family programming on the library’s website (www.reedsburglibrary.org).

Movie Mondays are again on the schedule for 2022 and the first movie will be on Jan. 17 at 1 p.m. The most recent film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic book “Little Women” will be shown on the Community Room’s big screen and popcorn will be served.

Monthly book discussions resume in January with the evening group meeting on the third Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. via Zoom. The Jan. 20 book is “Only Good Indians” by Stephen Graham Jones. The morning group meets in person on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m.” The Mother in Law” by Sally Hepworth is the selection for Jan. 25. Cookbook Book Discussion is slated for the third Sunday of the month via Zoom at 1 p.m. On Jan. 16, join us to talk about recipes in “Love Real Food” by Kathryne Taylor.

Reedsburg Public Library’s memoir writing group for adults meets via Zoom on the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. New members are invited to join and share their written memories, a page at a time, at this informal group meeting. The first memoir meeting of the year is on Jan. 11.

The Friends of the Reedsburg Public Library annual membership meeting will be held at the library on Sunday, Jan. 23, at 1 p.m. The annual meeting is the perfect time to learn about the opportunities for helping the Friends group support the Reedsburg Public Library.

A complete schedule of youth and adult services programs is available on the library’s website at www.reedsburglibrary.org. All in person programs are held in the library’s Community Room. No registration is required for most in person programs, but masks are required for those ages 5 and older. For questions call the library at 608-768-READ (7323) or email info@reedsburglibrary.org.