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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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How-To Fest

Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 5:00pm - 7:45pm
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, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, Gardening & Food, General Interest, Health & Wellness, Just for Fun
Event Details:

Local experts will lead a wide variety of short presentations and demonstrations throughout the library designed to help you discover new skills, explore creative interests and gain practical knowledge. This is your chance to learn and try so

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House Buying 101

Monday, May 18, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Wrightstown Branch
Library Branch: Wrightstown Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Finance/Goodcents, General Interest
Event Details:

Are you interested in purchasing your own home but feel unsure about where to start?

Children's Building Blocks

Learn Through Play Literacy Day: Construction Fun

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room (PUL) at Pulaski Branch
Library Branch: Pulaski Branch
Room: Meeting Room (PUL)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

Help your child get ready to read with hands-on activities designed to promote early literacy skills. Learn through play with building blocks, construction vehicles, and puzzles.

For ages 3-5.

Miller and Mike juggling

The Silliest Summer Reading Kickoff With Curious George

Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
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, All Ages, Children, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, Gardening & Food, Just for Fun, Live Music/Performance, Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

All Ages. Miller and Mike will perform their interactive comedy juggling show. Get ready to laugh with fun for the whole family! Meet Curious George from the popular children's books by H.A. Rey and get a photo!

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Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary Animal Meet and Greet

Friday, June 12, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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: Children
Program Type: General Interest, STEM
Event Details:

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary will bring their live animal friends for a fun, educational experience! You’ll learn about how these animals live in the wild but also hear how they came to live at the Wildlife Sanctuary.

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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

Comedy Magic and Wonder with Jim Lenz

2:30pm–3:30pm
Children
Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
Library Branch: Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
Room: Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (WH)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Just for Fun
Event Details:

Join Jim Lenz for a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud comedy magic show that celebrates reading, curiosity, and the joy of learning.

Evenings in the Library's Edible Garden

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults, All Ages, Children, Tweens & Teens
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Cellcom Children's Edible Garden (CEN)
Age Group: Adults, All Ages, Children, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Gardening & Food
Event Details:

Drop in at the library's Cellcom Children's Edible Garden where a Master Gardener is on hand to give you an informal tour, share advice about gardening, and/or guide you in harvesting any fresh veggies and herbs that are ready to pick.

The Art of Asking for Help

11:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Ashwaubenon Branch
Library Branch: Ashwaubenon Branch
Room: Meeting Room (ASH)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Accepting help from others isn't easy.

Library Morning at the Brown County Fair

9:00am–12:00pm
Children
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Bookmobile, Just for Fun, Live Music/Performance, STEM, Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

Summer Reading Program participants can earn free tickets to morning activities!  (Additional guests pay regular admission.)  

This Race at the Library Sure is Amazing

1:00pm–3:00pm
Tweens & Teens
Kress Family Branch - De Pere
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Kress Family Branch - De Pere
Room: Combined Emil & Gail Fischer Room (KR)
Age Group: Tweens & Teens
Program Type: General Interest, Just for Fun
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create art and solve puzzles from all around the world based on the reality show The Amazing Race. Families are welcome. Ages 10 and up. Registration Required

Internet Basics

2:00pm–3:30pm
Adults
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computers & Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

A class for anyone who is new to using the internet. Featuring hands-on practice with internet browsers, visiting websites and using search engines to find trustworthy information online. Basic mouse and keyboarding skills recommended. 

Food Truck Fridays

11:30am–1:30pm
Adults
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: 1st Floor Lobby (CEN)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gardening & Food, General Interest
Event Details:

Enjoy a variety of the area's best food truck offerings all summer long! Grab something to eat and enjoy your lunch in sunny downtown Green Bay. Food trucks will be located in the library parking lot.

Number Games: Family Fun with Math

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

Try our interactive math stations! Explore probability with dice and linking cubes, create tessellations, experiment with symmetry and discover ratios using hands on activities.

Little Bricks, Big Ideas with Brown County 4-H

3:00pm–4:00pm
Tweens & Teens
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN)
Age Group: Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, General Interest, Just for Fun, STEM
Event Details:

Join us for a creative LEGO® session where tweens and teens use bricks to imagine, build, and share big ideas.

From Glaciers to Greenway: the Evolution of the Baird Creek Valley

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Ashwaubenon Branch
Library Branch: Ashwaubenon Branch
Room: Meeting Room (ASH)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest, History & Genealogy
Event Details:

You may know about Baird Creek for the great system of trails for walking, hiking, or mountain biking in the summer and fall.  You may have gone tubing, skiing or snowboarding in the winter.  But do you know the history of the valley?&nb

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

Evenings in the Library's Edible Garden

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults, All Ages, Children, Tweens & Teens
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Cellcom Children's Edible Garden (CEN)
Age Group: Adults, All Ages, Children, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Gardening & Food
Event Details:

Drop in at the library's Cellcom Children's Edible Garden where a Master Gardener is on hand to give you an informal tour, share advice about gardening, and/or guide you in harvesting any fresh veggies and herbs that are ready to pick.

Food Truck Fridays

11:30am–1:30pm
Adults
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: 1st Floor Lobby (CEN)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gardening & Food, General Interest
Event Details:

Enjoy a variety of the area's best food truck offerings all summer long! Grab something to eat and enjoy your lunch in sunny downtown Green Bay. Food trucks will be located in the library parking lot.

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay, Ashwaubenon Branch, Denmark Branch, East Branch - Green Bay, Kress Family Branch - De Pere, Pulaski Branch, Southwest Branch - Green Bay, Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard, Wrightstown Branch, Bookmobile, Off Site

Library CLOSED for Staff Development

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay, Ashwaubenon Branch, Denmark Branch, East Branch - Green Bay, Kress Family Branch - De Pere, Pulaski Branch, Southwest Branch - Green Bay, Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard, Wrightstown Branch, Bookmobile, Off Site

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay, Ashwaubenon Branch, Denmark Branch, East Branch - Green Bay, Kress Family Branch - De Pere, Pulaski Branch, Southwest Branch - Green Bay, Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard, Wrightstown Branch, Bookmobile, Off Site

CLOSED for Staff Development Event

All Day
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Denmark Branch, Pulaski Branch, Southwest Branch - Green Bay, Wrightstown Branch
Description:

Wrightstown, Pulaski, Denmark and Southwest Branches are CLOSED all day for a staff development event.

Library CLOSED until 1PM

9:00am–1:00pm
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay, Ashwaubenon Branch, East Branch - Green Bay, Kress Family Branch - De Pere, Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard, Bookmobile, Off Site
Description:

All library locations will be CLOSED for a staff development event from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. 

Libraries will reopen and resume regular hours at 1:00 pm. Wrightstown, Denmark, Southwest, and Pulaski locations will be CLOSED all day.

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay, Ashwaubenon Branch, Denmark Branch, East Branch - Green Bay, Kress Family Branch - De Pere, Pulaski Branch, Southwest Branch - Green Bay, Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard, Wrightstown Branch, Bookmobile, Off Site

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay, Ashwaubenon Branch, Denmark Branch, East Branch - Green Bay, Kress Family Branch - De Pere, Pulaski Branch, Southwest Branch - Green Bay, Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard, Wrightstown Branch, Bookmobile, Off Site

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay, Ashwaubenon Branch, Denmark Branch, East Branch - Green Bay, Kress Family Branch - De Pere, Pulaski Branch, Southwest Branch - Green Bay, Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard, Wrightstown Branch, Bookmobile, Off Site

LIBRARY CLOSED

5:00pm–8:00pm
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay, Ashwaubenon Branch, Denmark Branch, East Branch - Green Bay, Kress Family Branch - De Pere, Pulaski Branch, Southwest Branch - Green Bay, Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard, Wrightstown Branch, Bookmobile, Off Site

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay, Ashwaubenon Branch, Denmark Branch, East Branch - Green Bay, Kress Family Branch - De Pere, Pulaski Branch, Southwest Branch - Green Bay, Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard, Wrightstown Branch, Bookmobile, Off Site