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Growing and Showing Blue Ribbon Produce & Flowers

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN) at Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
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Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN)
Age Group: Adults, All Ages, Children, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, Gardening & Food, STEM
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All ages can get advice on growing and selecting blue ribbon-quality veggies, fruits and flowers — to enter in the Brown County Fair or to show off to family and friends.

Niagara Escarpment

Life on the Ledge: The Niagara Escarpment, Wisconsin’s Best Kept Geological Secret

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Combined Emil & Gail Fischer Room (KR) at Kress Family Branch - De Pere
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Library Branch: Kress Family Branch - De Pere
Room: Combined Emil & Gail Fischer Room (KR)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
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Wisconsin is connected to Niagara Falls as part of a 1,000+ mile long, international-scaled, geologic feature called the Niagara Escarpment, or as it’s known locally, “The Ledge”.

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Pints with a Purpose at Zambaldi Beer

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 3:00pm - 9:00pm
Off Site
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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Just for Fun
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The Brown County Library's Summer Reading Program for all ages kicks off in June! Join us at Zambaldi Beer to benefit the Friends of the Brown County Library.

Family enjoying the Carnival

Summer Carnival

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room (SW) at Southwest Branch - Green Bay
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Library Branch: Southwest Branch - Green Bay
Room: Meeting Room (SW)
Age Group: Children, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Just for Fun
Event Details:

We're back with our annual FREE, fun, neighborhood carnival. Enjoy carnival games, prizes, popcorn, cotton candy, and entertainment, including Dan Kirk, aka The Juggler with the Yellow Shoes!

Badger Aces book cover

Badger Aces Hometown Heroes

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (WH) at Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
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Library Branch: Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
Room: Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (WH)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
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Join Badger Aces author Mike O'Connor for a presentation on forty Wisconsin-born fighter aces from World War I, World War II, Korean War and Vietnam.

Hands with Paintbrushes and Paint

Imitation Art, Purposefully Bad

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room (PUL) at Pulaski Branch
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Library Branch: Pulaski Branch
Room: Meeting Room (PUL)
Age Group: Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, Just for Fun
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Drawing inspiration from the Netflix show, Nailed It!, recreate classic works of art with a twist. Let your creativity run wild and your silliness shine as you turn an art piece into your own crazy adaptation.

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Intro to Disc Golf

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN) at Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
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Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN)
Age Group: Adults, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Just for Fun
Event Details:

The experts from Door County Disc Golf will cover the basics so you can get out on the course.

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Planning & Planting a Rain Garden

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN) at Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
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Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN)
Age Group: Adults, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, Gardening & Food, Health & Wellness, STEM
Event Details:

Learn the whys and hows of planning, installing, and maintaining these vital native plantings designed to soak up rainwater and reduce the problems of runoff.

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Celebrating Polish Heritage Through Literature

All Day 7/16
Meeting Room (PUL) at Pulaski Branch
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Library Branch: Pulaski Branch
Room: Meeting Room (PUL)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Books, Authors & Writing, General Interest
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Celebrate Pulaski's Polish roots by browsing a curated collection of fiction and nonfiction books available for checkout.

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Zoomobile Meet & Greet

Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Off Site
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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: General Interest, Just for Fun, STEM
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LOCATION: Veterans Memorial Park shelter, Wisconsin Ave., Denmark. 

Meet animals from the N.E.W. Zoo during this informative and interactive program. All ages welcome. 

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FREE Healthy Lunch for Kids!

11:15am–11:30am
Children, Tweens & Teens
East Branch - Green Bay
Library Branch: East Branch - Green Bay
Room: Combined Meeting Room East & West (EA)
Age Group: Children, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

The Central, East, and Southwest Libraries are in neighborhoods served by the Green Bay Area Public Schools’ Summer Lunch Program. Kids ages 1-18, can get a free, healthy box lunch. Adults can purchase a lunch for $5.50.

Free Healthy Lunch for Kids!

11:45am–12:00pm
Children, Tweens & Teens
Southwest Branch - Green Bay
Library Branch: Southwest Branch - Green Bay
Room: Meeting Room (SW)
Age Group: Children, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Gardening & Food, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Lunch truck arrives weekdays (except Thursdays) at 11:45 am* Wednesday, June 11 - Friday, August 15 (NO lunch June 30 - July 4)   

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

Bookmobile Community Stop - Hollandtown

4:30pm–6:30pm
Adults, All Ages, Children, Tweens & Teens
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Adults, All Ages, Children, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Bookmobile

Serving all ages, the Bookmobile offers books, audiobooks, Internet access, and other library services to communities in Brown County. Visit often to browse and borrow popular items! 

Sleepy Summer Storytime

6:00pm–6:30pm
All Ages, Children
Ashwaubenon Branch
Library Branch: Ashwaubenon Branch
Room: Meeting Room (ASH)
Age Group: All Ages, Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

Wear your favorite jammies and bring your favorite stuffie for sleepy time tales.

Fostering a Child - Brown County Foster Care

6:00pm–7:00pm
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: General Interest
Event Details:

Learn about Brown County Foster Care and the needs of children in the Green Bay community. This one-hour informational session will explain the licensing process to become a foster parent as well as available volunteer opportunities.

Planning & Planting a Rain Garden

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults, Tweens & Teens
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN)
Age Group: Adults, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, Gardening & Food, Health & Wellness, STEM
Event Details:

Learn the whys and hows of planning, installing, and maintaining these vital native plantings designed to soak up rainwater and reduce the problems of runoff.

Celebrating Polish Heritage Through Literature

All Day
Adults
Pulaski Branch
Library Branch: Pulaski Branch
Room: Meeting Room (PUL)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Books, Authors & Writing, General Interest
Event Details:

Celebrate Pulaski's Polish roots by browsing a curated collection of fiction and nonfiction books available for checkout.

Bookmobile at Patriot Park

9:00am–10:00am
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:

Serving all ages, the Bookmobile offers books, audiobooks, Internet access, and other library services to communities in Brown County. Visit often to browse and borrow popular items!  

Baby 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

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. 

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
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.

Book Babies 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

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

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

Puppy Tales with Spot the Dog

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
Event Details:

The adorable dog from Eric Hill's books will stop by for tail-waggingly good stories and songs. 

Bookmobile at Kiwanis Park

10:45am–11:45am
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:

Serving all ages, the Bookmobile offers books, audiobooks, Internet access, and other library services to communities in Brown County. Visit often to browse and borrow popular items!  

Free Healthy Lunch for Kids!

11:00am–11:15am
Children, Tweens & Teens
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Backyard Reading Garden (CEN)
Age Group: Children, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Gardening & Food, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Lunch truck arrives weekdays at 11:05 am*  Wednesday, June 11 - Friday, August 15  (NO lunch June 30 - July 4)   

FREE Healthy Lunch for Kids!

11:15am–11:30am
Children, Tweens & Teens
East Branch - Green Bay
Library Branch: East Branch - Green Bay
Room: Combined Meeting Room East & West (EA)
Age Group: Children, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

The Central, East, and Southwest Libraries are in neighborhoods served by the Green Bay Area Public Schools’ Summer Lunch Program. Kids ages 1-18, can get a free, healthy box lunch. Adults can purchase a lunch for $5.50.

Bookmobile at Optimist Park

12:30pm–1:30pm
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:

Serving all ages, the Bookmobile offers books, audiobooks, Internet access, and other library services to communities in Brown County. Visit often to browse and borrow popular items!  

Pint-sized Picassos: Rainbows

1:00pm–2:00pm
Children
Southwest Branch - Green Bay
Library Branch: Southwest Branch - Green Bay
Room: Meeting Room (SW)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: 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. 

Limitless Art Lounge for Teens

1:30pm–3:00pm
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, STEM
Event Details:

Express yourself using a variety of mediums and materials. Drop in any time for the duration of the program and use any of the materials provided to create art. Ages 11-18.

Bookmobile at Jim Martin Park

2:15pm–3:15pm
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:

Serving all ages, the Bookmobile offers books, audiobooks, Internet access, and other library services to communities in Brown County. Visit often to browse and borrow popular items!  

Sun, Surf & Sandcastles Storytime for Groups & Families: Ones & Twos

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
Event Details:

(Childcare groups welcome). Whether they are lap-sitters or active toddlers, little ones will enjoy songs, fingerplays, simple stories, rhymes and movement activities with their participating adults. These activities help build the foundation for later reading skills. Ages 1-2.

Time to "shellabrate" a favorite summer pastime with books and rhymes about water, waves and warm sunshine! We'll read about sandcastles, shells and the adventures you can have at the beach in this fun filled storytime.