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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.

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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!

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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
Event Details:

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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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.

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.

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

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

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:

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”.

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. 

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.

Two Full-time Jobs: The Challenges of Being a Family Caregiver While Working

5:30pm–6:30pm
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:

Discover how the ADRC can assist caregivers in navigating the balance of employment responsibilities and duties of caring for a loved one, all while managing the needs of their own family and themselves. Registration is required.

Read to a Dog!

9:30am–11:30am
Children
Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
Library Branch: Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
Room: Main Area (WH)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: General Interest, Just for Fun
Event Details:

Reading is more fun with friends- and this summer you can read to a furry friend!  Find Pearl, a certified service Golden Retriever and her handler, Kelly, in the Children's Area on Friday mornings.

Color Fun

10:30am–11:30am
Children
Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
Library Branch: Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
Room: Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (WH)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, General Interest, Just for Fun
Event Details:

Using chalk and sidewalk paint,  color the path around the library. A colorful day of outdoor fun for littles! Weather permitting.

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.

Whodunit? Game Day

2:00pm–3:00pm
Tweens & Teens
Kress Family Branch - De Pere
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
Event Details:

Teens - play games of deception and deductions in a casual setting. Staff from Gnome Games will provide games including Werewolf, That's Not a Hat, Spyfall, and a few surprises. Geared for ages 11-18

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.

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.

Medicare Pit Stop

11:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Get accurate, up-to-date, and easy to understand information about special Medicare topics from the ADRC. Call the ADRC at 920.448.4300 to register.

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

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. 

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.

Badger Aces Hometown Heroes

1:30pm–2:30pm
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:

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.

Create a Zine with Sage

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

This drop-in program lead by SAGE president and CEO, Stacey Von Busch, teaches teens how to create their own self-published work. This form of art gives creators a unique opportunity to showcase their interests and passions.

Read to a Dog!

9:30am–11:30am
Children
Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
Library Branch: Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
Room: Main Area (WH)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: General Interest, Just for Fun
Event Details:

Reading is more fun with friends- and this summer you can read to a furry friend!  Find Pearl, a certified service Golden Retriever and her handler, Kelly, in the Children's Area on Friday mornings.

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.

Play & Learn: Restaurant/Food

9:30am–10:30am
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: Gardening & Food, General Interest, Just for Fun
Event Details:

Play pretend with restaurant equipment and food.  Children can use their imagination to roleplay a familiar setting of going out to eat. Ages 3-6

Candy Chromatography with Brown County 4H

1:00pm–2:00pm
Children
Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Weyers-Hilliard Branch - Howard
Room: Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (WH)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, General Interest, Just for Fun, STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

In this hands-on session learn what makes a color a color - by testing candy!  See firsthand what makes candy coatings the color they are.  Eat some candy and make some crafts.

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.