January 2019
LEGO and Duplo Creations at Olson Library
On Thursday January 17th, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., come to the Kids’ Area and work on LEGO and Duplo Creations. This week, we will ask kids to make a space ship or space station. Tell the people at the circulation desk when you complete your work. We will take photos and display on the tri-fold boards. How creative can you get? Name your creation and tell a story about it.
Find out more »February 2019
Science On Tap Livestream: WI Water and Irrigated Agriculture
Come and learn about how the degradation of trout streams, lakes, and wetlands associated with heavy groundwater withdrawals and irrigated agriculture is one of Wisconsin’s greatest environmental challenges. Our presenter, Mallika A. Nocco, studies the water and energy cycles in the Wisconsin Central Sands region and works closely with growers to identify and critique conservation solutions. Her research quantifies the impacts of irrigated agriculture on water quantity, quality, and climate. She targets conservation roadblocks at the farm, watershed, and regional…
Find out more »Olson Library Evening Book Discussion Group Meeting
On Thursday February 7th, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., the Olson Library Evening Book Discussion Group will meet to discuss the book The Field of Blood: Congressional Violence and the Road to Civil War by Joanne B. Freeman. All interested readers are invited to come and participate. If you need a copy of the book, please let us know.
Find out more »Fact & Fiction Book Group : The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Find out more »Afternoon Book Group : The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
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Free Mending Day at Olson Memorial Library!
Do you have a loose button or a popped seam you're not sure how to fix? Don't throw it away, MEND it! Be sustainable and bring your loved but worn (and clean!) clothes to the library for mending. It's free! Our team of excellent volunteer menders will hem, mend and patch items for you. We will provide know-how as well as a sewing machine, needles, thread and limited notions. Some restrictions apply and mending is done on a first come…
Find out more »March 2019
Science On Tap Livestream: Tick Borne Illness Center and Tick Borne Diseases
Presenter: Howard Young Foundation Funding for Science on Tap—Minocqua is provided by: a grant from the Brittingham Fund to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Don't forget you can always watch the event on your computer, tablet or smartphone by clicking the Watch Science On Tap live button on the website at www.scienceontapminocqua.org
Find out more »Olson Library Evening Book Discussion Group Meeting
On Thursday March 7th, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., the Olson Library Evening Book Discussion Group will meet to discuss the book Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. All interested readers are invited to attend and participate in the discussion. Please let us know if you need a copy of the book to read.
Find out more »Fact & Fiction Book Group : The Husband Hunters: Social Climbing in London and New York by Anne de Courcy
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Find out more »Afternoon Book Group : The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
The Afternoon Book Discussion Group will meet in the Community Room to discuss the book The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. All interested readers are invited to attend and participate in the discussion. Please let the staff know if you need a copy of the book to read.
Find out more »April 2019
Science On Tap Livestream: Shoreline Paintings
Come and learn about the story of change on Wisconsin lakeshores and what those changes have meant for lake health and clean water. Patrick Goggin will describe the diversity of life found along lakeshores and what some of the ecosystem services lakeshores provide to the lake system. Examples will be given of what lakeshore property owners and other lake lovers within the watershed can do to help make lake water cleaner and ideas on how to restore habitat. About the Presenter: Patrick…
Find out more »Fact & Fiction Book Group :The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir by Jennifer Ryan
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Find out more »Afternoon Book Group : My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman
The Afternoon Book Discussion Group will meet in the Community Room to discuss the book My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman. All interested readers are invited to attend and participate in the discussion. Please let the staff know if you need a copy of the book to read.
Find out more »May 2019
Science On Tap Livestream: How Wisconsin Became the Dairy State
Presenter: John Lucey, UW Madison, Department of Food Science Funding for Science on Tap—Minocqua is provided by: a grant from the Brittingham Fund to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Don't forget you can always watch the event on your computer, tablet or smartphone by clicking the Watch Science On Tap live button on the website at www.scienceontapminocqua.org
Find out more »Community Baby Shower
More info coming later this spring! To be held in the library Community Room
Find out more »Afternoon Book Group : The Stand by Stephen King
The Afternoon Book Discussion Group will meet in the Community Room to discuss the book The Stand by Stephen King. All interested readers are invited to attend and participate in the discussion. Please let the staff know if you need a copy of the book to read.
Find out more »Fact & Fiction Book Group : “A Name of Her Own” by Jane Kilpatrick
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Find out more »June 2019
Science On Tap Livestream: Social Implications of the Genomics Revolution
Presenter: Jason Fletcher, UW Madison, Agriculture and Applied Science Funding for Science on Tap—Minocqua is provided by: a grant from the Brittingham Fund to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Don't forget you can always watch the event on your computer, tablet or smartphone by clicking the Watch Science On Tap live button on the website at www.scienceontapminocqua.org
Find out more »Fact & Fiction Book Group : “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” by Jamie Ford
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Find out more »Afternoon Book Group : The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
The Afternoon Book Discussion Group will meet in the Community Room to discuss the book The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. All interested readers are invited to attend and participate in the discussion. Please let the staff know if you need a copy of the book to read.
Find out more »July 2019
Fact & Fiction Book Group : “One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd” by Jim Fergus
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Find out more »Afternoon Book Group : Talking As Fast As I Can by Lauren Graham
The Afternoon Book Discussion Group will meet in the Community Room to discuss the book Talking As Fast As I Can by Lauren Graham. All interested readers are invited to attend and participate in the discussion. Please let the staff know if you need a copy of the book to read.
Find out more »August 2019
Afternoon Book Group : And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
The Afternoon Book Discussion Group will meet in the Community Room to discuss the book And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. All interested readers are invited to attend and participate in the discussion. Please let the staff know if you need a copy of the book to read.
Find out more »Fact & Fiction Book Group : “Martha Washington: First Lady of Liberty” by Helen Bryan
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Find out more »Fact & Fiction Book Group : “Martha Washington: First Lady of Liberty” by Helen Bryan
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Find out more »September 2019
Fact & Fiction Book Group : “Girl in Disguise” by Greer Macallister
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Find out more »Afternoon Book Group : Victoria & Albert A Royal Love Affair by Daisy Goodwin
The Afternoon Book Discussion Group will meet in the Community Room to discuss the book Victoria & Albert A Royal Love Affair by Daisy Goodwin. All interested readers are invited to attend and participate in the discussion. Please let the staff know if you need a copy of the book to read.
Find out more »October 2019
Afternoon Book Group : We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
The Afternoon Book Discussion Group will meet in the Community Room to discuss the book We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver. All interested readers are invited to attend and participate in the discussion. Please let the staff know if you need a copy of the book to read.
Find out more »Fact & Fiction Book Group : “Seven Locks” by Christine Wade
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Find out more »November 2019
Fact & Fiction Book Group : “My Name is Mary Sutter” by Robin Oliveira
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Find out more »Afternoon Book Group : The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
The Afternoon Book Discussion Group will meet in the Community Room to discuss the book The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware. All interested readers are invited to attend and participate in the discussion. Please let the staff know if you need a copy of the book to read.
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Library Closed for Thanksgiving
The Walter E. Olson Memorial Library will be closed Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23 for Thanksgiving. Use our book drop to return items while we're closed, or the Merlin catalog to place holds, check your record, or renew items you've checked out. While we're closed, check out our always-accessible OverDrive ebooks and downloadable audiobooks. The library will resume normal hours on Saturday, November 24.
Find out more »December 2019
Fact & Fiction Book Group : “The Lost Letter” by Jillian Cantor
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
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Library Closed for Winter Holiday
The Walter E. Olson Memorial Library will be closed December 24 and December 25 for the winter holiday. Use our book drop to return items while we're closed, or the Merlin catalog to place holds, check your record, or renew items you've checked out. While we're closed, check out our always-accessible OverDrive ebooks and downloadable audiobooks. The library will resume normal hours after December 25.
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Library Closing early for New Year’s Eve (Hours 9 AM to Noon)
The Walter E. Olson Memorial Library will be closing at Noon on December 31st for New Year's Eve. Use our book drop to return items while we're closed, or the Merlin catalog to place holds, check your record, or renew items you've checked out. While we're closed, check out our always-accessible OverDrive ebooks and downloadable audiobooks. The library will resume normal hours after January 1.
Find out more »January 2020
Library Closed for New Year’s Day
The Walter E. Olson Memorial Library will be closed on January 1 for New Year's Day. Use our book drop to return items while we're closed, or the Merlin catalog to place holds, check your record, or renew items you've checked out. While we're closed, check out our always-accessible OverDrive ebooks and downloadable audiobooks. The library will resume normal hours after January 1.
Find out more »November 2020
Library Closed for Thanksgiving
The Walter E. Olson Memorial Library will be closed Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23 for Thanksgiving. Use our book drop to return items while we're closed, or the Merlin catalog to place holds, check your record, or renew items you've checked out. While we're closed, check out our always-accessible OverDrive ebooks and downloadable audiobooks. The library will resume normal hours on Saturday, November 24.
Find out more »December 2020
Library Closed for Winter Holiday
The Walter E. Olson Memorial Library will be closed December 24 and December 25 for the winter holiday. Use our book drop to return items while we're closed, or the Merlin catalog to place holds, check your record, or renew items you've checked out. While we're closed, check out our always-accessible OverDrive ebooks and downloadable audiobooks. The library will resume normal hours after December 25.
Find out more »Library Closing early for New Year’s Eve (Hours 9 AM to Noon)
The Walter E. Olson Memorial Library will be closing at Noon on December 31st for New Year's Eve. Use our book drop to return items while we're closed, or the Merlin catalog to place holds, check your record, or renew items you've checked out. While we're closed, check out our always-accessible OverDrive ebooks and downloadable audiobooks. The library will resume normal hours after January 1.
Find out more »January 2021
Library Closed for New Year’s Day
The Walter E. Olson Memorial Library will be closed on January 1 for New Year's Day. Use our book drop to return items while we're closed, or the Merlin catalog to place holds, check your record, or renew items you've checked out. While we're closed, check out our always-accessible OverDrive ebooks and downloadable audiobooks. The library will resume normal hours after January 1.
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