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COVID-19 Library Updates
COVID-19 Community Care
The Library is closed by Governor Evers' Executive Order until at least 8am on Friday, April 24, or until a superseding order is issued. https://evers.wi.gov/Documents/COVID19/EMO12-SaferAtHome.pdf
We are working on ways to help you connect with library resources and staff. Click here to learn more.
Current or Upcoming
Virtual Peeps Contest
Submissions due by March 23
Our annual Peeps diorama extravaganza has been cancelled this year.
Fortunately, cell phones can do magical things these days! Submit a photo or video of your diorama, pun, or Peep-inspired inside joke (family-friendly please) by March 23 at https://tinyurl.com/wcly6j3
The public will have a week to vote followed by a Facebook Live red carpet event!
ABOUT THE CONTEST: Show off your wit, creativity, and ability to make a statement using marshmallow chicks. Entries must include at least one Peep. Imagination and puns are encouraged.
Upload your PeepORama video or photo at: https://tinyurl.com/wcly6j3
Library Books Group
Check out all the great adult & youth book groups each month.
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Poster Exhibit: World War 1: Lessons and Legacies
March 1 - 31 on the Library Main Level
The River Falls Public Library invites you to a special exhibition exploring how the lessons and legacies of World War I continue to affect the United States today. Poster exhibition courtesy of the Smithsonian and The United States World War I Centennial Commission.
The Big Read in the St. Croix Valley
April 2020
Featuring the book Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
Experience theater, music, visual arts and other cross-cultural activities related to the book all throughout the St. Croix River Valley. In collaboration with ArtReach St. Croix and a host of community partners.
- Parallels to Pokémon
Thursday, April 23 at 6:30pm in the Lower Level Community Room
Botanist Nate Dahlberg admits his interest in science was sparked by the detailed taxonomies in the Pokémon card games he played as a kid. Nate will show amateur scientists of all ages how to use the tools of science when they hunt, find, and collect Charizard, Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Pikachu, and other Pokémon. He will tell them about spotted knapweed, a phytotoxic plant that battles native prairie plants by washing them in chemicals and taking over their territories, and will draw parallels between the characteristics, environments, and evolutions of Pokémon and the biological surveys that catalog the 2100+ native plants in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Part of The Big Read in the St. Croix Valley. All ages welcome- perfect for adults, teens, and kids accompanied by a caregiver.
More Big Read SCV events TBA.
April is National Poetry Month
- Poet Daniel Ruefman
Thursday, April 16 from 6-7pm in the Lower Level Community Room - Poets Annette Gagliardi and Laura Kozy Lanik
Saturday, April 25 at 1pm in the Lower Level Community Room
“Upon Waking: 58 Voices Speaking Out From the Shadow of Abuse” is the culmination of the Let’s Talk About It! Poetry Project created by Annette Gagliardi and Laura Kozy Lanik and represents the work of 58 poets from Minnesota, the U.S., and Canada. Books will be for sale at the event. Sponsored by Chapter2Books of Hudson. A collaboration with River Falls Sexual Assault Response Team (SART). April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. - Open Mic Poetry Night
Wednesday, April 29 at 6pm in the Lower Level Community Room
Sign-up the night of the event to read a personal poem or short story.
Ongoing
Maker Mondays
Second Mondays from 3:30 - 6:00pm - check for room location
Join us for an afternoon of creative, hands-on fun in our pop-up makerspace! We’ll feature art, tinkering, and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities. Makers of all ages will create cool projects, try out new tools, and build new skills! Families, kids 10+ w/out an adult, and adults without kids are all welcome to attend!
- April 13 - Robotics
Tech Time with Cole
By appointment, RSVP required
Call Cole at 715-426-3496 to RSVP
Trying to keep on top of technology is difficult. If you need help using a device, platform, or program and an online tech tutorial does not suit, we are willing to assist! Tech Help sessions are 30 minutes long. Beginners are encouraged to attend and you are welcome to bring your own device. Library staff works with you one-on-one (or in a small group) in the library. Reservations are required. Please call 715-426-3496 or email colez@riverfallspubliclibrary.org for more information. Click here for more information.
Adult Coloring
Cancelled for March 2020
Every fourth Wednesday at 6:00pm usually in the Storytime Room
No need to register, coloring materials are provided along with coffee and a light snack.
Questions - call Heather Johnson at 715-425-0905.
Bird Watching Kits to Check Out
The library has bird watching kits available for check out. Included in the kit are a backpack, binoculars, field guides, a checklist of common birds, and a journal for kids to make notes about what they saw. The backpacks are located in the children’s library. Bird watching is a great hobby for kids (or anyone) to take up. It costs nothing, can last a lifetime, and you don’t have to go any farther than your own backyard!
Kinnickinnic Country
A book about River Falls in 1940s and '50s by Mark Wyman and Don Richards that begins where "Kinnickinnic Years" left off. Pick up a copy at the library for $15 or get a copy by mail.
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January 13 - April 1