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child playing in a sensory bin with his father

Family Place Workshop

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:15am
Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN) at Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

This five-week workshop every Friday from March 20 - April 17, is for babies and toddlers ages 0 - 3 years and their parents/caregivers. This fun, informal, play-based program provides a rich environment of toys, books and art activities.

child playing in a sensory bin with his father

Family Place Workshop

Friday, April 17, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:15am
Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN) at Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

This five-week workshop every Friday from March 20 - April 17, is for babies and toddlers ages 0 - 3 years and their parents/caregivers. This fun, informal, play-based program provides a rich environment of toys, books and art activities.

Damselfly on leaf

Beneficial Backyard Bugs with Entomology Extension Specialist PJ Liesch

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:15pm
Auditorium & Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN) at Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Auditorium & Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, Gardening & Food, STEM
Event Details:

Join this live virtual presentation via Zoom or at our big screen viewing in the library auditorium with fellow gardeners and homeowners! 

Plum Creek Restoration Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance

Watershed Cleanup: Plum Creek

Monday, April 20, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Wrightstown Branch
Library Branch: Wrightstown Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Current Events, General Interest
Event Details:

Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance is working with the Village of Wrightstown and Outagamie County to restore the section of Plum Creek that runs through the village with streambank restoration practices and ARTS.

Trivia Night: Disney Animation

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Pine Room (Flexible Meeting Room) (CEN) at Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Pine Room (Flexible Meeting Room) (CEN)
Age Group: Adults, All Ages, Children, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Just for Fun
Registration Required
Event Details:

Test your Disney knowledge! Teams of up to 4 members compete with other teams to answer questions related to Disney animated films. All ages welcome!

Here is how it works:

Owl with books

Friends of the Library's BIG Book Sale

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 9:00am - 7:30pm
Auditorium & Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN) at Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Auditorium & Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: General Interest
Owl with books

Friends of the Library BIG Book Sale

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 9:00am - 7:30pm
Auditorium & Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN) at Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Auditorium & Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: General Interest
Owl with books

Friends of the Library BIG Book Sale

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 9:00am - 5:30pm
Auditorium & Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN) at Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Auditorium & Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: General Interest

Button-Up! Teen Badge Makerspace

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room (SW) at Southwest Branch - Green Bay
Library Branch: Southwest Branch - Green Bay
Room: Meeting Room (SW)
Age Group: Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, General Interest, Just for Fun
Event Details:

Make your own pin-buttons to showcase your style and personality. Create your own badge from your original artwork or preselected images at our makerspace event!

two people dressed in Renaissance garb demonstrating sword fighting

Renaissance Faire

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (WH) at Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
Library Branch: Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
Room: Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (WH)
Age Group: Adults, All Ages, Children, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, Exhibit, General Interest, Just for Fun, Live Music/Performance
Event Details:

Hear ye, hear ye!  Join us to experience magic and merriment at the 6th annual Brown County Library Renaissance Faire.  Step back in time for a mix of history, fantasy, and arts.

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Toddler Storytime

9:30am–10:00am
Children
Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
Library Branch: Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
Room: Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (WH)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning

Toddlers and their adults can enjoy simple stories, action songs, rhymes and other interactive fun that lays the foundation for later learning to read. Ages 2-3.

Family Storytime

10:15am–10:45am
Children
Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
Library Branch: Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
Room: Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (WH)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning

Stories, fingerplays, songs and movement activities for children of all ages with a parent or caregiver.

Family Storytime

10:15am–10:45am
Children
Wrightstown Branch
Library Branch: Wrightstown Branch
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning

Stories, fingerplays, songs and movement activities for children of all ages with a parent or caregiver.

Mixed-Up Rhyme Time with Ma Turkey

10:15am–10:45am
Children
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Youth Services Dept. (CEN)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

Mother Goose’s wacky sister-in-law, Ma Turkey, will strut in as a special storytime guest.

Pint-Sized Picassos: Dragons and Fairies!

10:15am–11:15am
Children
Ashwaubenon Branch
Library Branch: Ashwaubenon Branch
Room: Meeting Room (ASH)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, General Interest, Just for Fun, Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

Children from birth to four years and caregivers create their own pieces of take-home art. We provide the supplies; you supply the creativity. Get as messy, or stay as neat, as you'd like. 

Storytime at Veterans Memorial Park (Denmark)

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

Location: Veterans Memorial Park shelter, Wisconsin Ave., Denmark.  

Career Connections: Brown County Job Fair

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Kress Family Branch - De Pere
Library Branch: Kress Family Branch - De Pere
Room: Combined Emil & Gail Fischer Room (KR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Jobs & Careers
Event Details:

Connect with employers and current job opportunities in Brown County. Bring your resume and come prepared to interview. Job Center experts will also be present if you need help with finding employment.

Family Place Workshop

10:00am–11:15am
Children
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

This five-week workshop every Friday from March 20 - April 17, is for babies and toddlers ages 0 - 3 years and their parents/caregivers. This fun, informal, play-based program provides a rich environment of toys, books and art activities.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Family Storytime

10:15am–10:45am
All Ages, Children
Ashwaubenon Branch
Library Branch: Ashwaubenon Branch
Room: Meeting Room (ASH)
Age Group: All Ages, Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning

Stories, fingerplays, songs and movement activities for children of all ages with a parent or caregiver.

Family Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Southwest Branch - Green Bay
Library Branch: Southwest Branch - Green Bay
Room: Meeting Room (SW)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning

Stories, fingerplays, songs and movement activities for children of all ages with a parent or caregiver.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Back to the Moon: NASA's Artemis Mission

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults, All Ages, Children, Tweens & Teens
Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
Room: Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (WH)
Age Group: Adults, All Ages, Children, Tweens & Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join NASA Solar System Ambassador Amy Drew to learn about NASA's Artemis mission, a program aimed at bringing humans back to the moon and eventually establishing a permanent base for future space travel.

Toddler Storytime (Ages 2-3)

9:30am–10:00am
Children
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Youth Services Dept. (CEN)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning

Toddlers and their adults can enjoy simple stories, action songs, rhymes and other interactive fun that lays the foundation for later learning to read. Ages 2-3.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Book Babies Storytime (Ages 0-2)

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Youth Services Dept. (CEN)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning

Ages 0-2. Adults will have fun interacting with their little ones as we share songs, fingerplays, simple stories, rhymes and baby games. Practicing these multi-sensory activities helps build the foundation for later reading skills. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Bookmobile Community Stop - Denmark

4:00pm–6:00pm
Adults, All Ages, Children, Tweens & Teens
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Adults, All Ages, Children, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Bookmobile
Event Details:

Subject to change.

Book Babies Storytime - Evening Edition

5:30pm–6:00pm
Children
Wrightstown Branch
Library Branch: Wrightstown Branch
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

Ages 0-2. Adults will have fun interacting with their little ones as we share songs, fingerplays, simple stories, rhymes and baby games. Practicing these multi-sensory activities helps build the foundation for later reading skills. 

Evening edition of storytime offered the second Monday evening each month. 

Book Babies Storytime

9:30am–10:00am
Children
East Branch - Green Bay
Library Branch: East Branch - Green Bay
Room: Combined Meeting Room East & West (EA)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning

Ages 0-2. Adults will have fun interacting with their little ones as we share songs, fingerplays, simple stories, rhymes and baby games. Practicing these multi-sensory activities helps build the foundation for later reading skills. 

Toddler Storytime

9:30am–10:00am
Children
Kress Family Branch - De Pere
Library Branch: Kress Family Branch - De Pere
Room: Combined Emil & Gail Fischer Room (KR)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: General Interest, Just for Fun, Storytime & Early Learning

Toddlers and their adults can enjoy simple stories, action songs, rhymes and other interactive fun that lays the foundation for later learning to read. Ages 2-3.

Family Storytime

10:15am–10:45am
Children
Pulaski Branch
Library Branch: Pulaski Branch
Room: Meeting Room (PUL)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning

Stories, fingerplays, songs and movement activities for children of all ages with a parent or caregiver.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Kress Family Branch - De Pere
Library Branch: Kress Family Branch - De Pere
Room: Combined Emil & Gail Fischer Room (KR)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: General Interest, Just for Fun, Storytime & Early Learning

Stories, songs, rhymes and movement activities will help build a foundation for early literacy through print, letter recognition, word awareness and creativity. Children will be ready for future success in school with storytime fun! Ages 3-5.

Toddler Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Children
East Branch - Green Bay
Library Branch: East Branch - Green Bay
Room: Combined Meeting Room East & West (EA)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning

Toddlers and their adults can enjoy simple stories, action songs, rhymes and other interactive fun that lays the foundation for later learning to read. Ages 2-3.

Library Lunch & Learn: How to Use AI

11:30am–12:30pm
Adults
Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
Library Branch: Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
Room: Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (WH)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

In today's world of rapid technological innovation, it can be a bit difficult to keep up. If you are curious about all of the news regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI), but are not sure where to start? This is the presentation for you!

Community Resource Tuesdays

2:00pm–3:45pm
Adults
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: 1st Floor Lobby (CEN)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

Need help but don't know where to start?  Each week, a different community resource/social service agency will be on-site to provide information about their programs and services.  Stop in each week to get connected and find the support

Build-A-Poem Stations

3:00pm–6:00pm
Tweens & Teens
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Youth Services Dept. (CEN)
Age Group: Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Just for Fun
Event Details:

Stop into the Teen Zone and learn about various poem styles and create your own. 

Blackout Poetry

4:00pm–5:30pm
Adults, Tweens & Teens
Southwest Branch - Green Bay
Library Branch: Southwest Branch - Green Bay
Room: Meeting Room (SW)
Age Group: Adults, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Books, Authors & Writing, Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY
Event Details:

Celebrate National Poetry Month with blackout poetry! Create your own poetry in this low pressure and simple activity that can result in surprisingly meaningful art.