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Library CLOSED until NOON

9:00am - 12:00pm
Some 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, Bookmobile, Off Site
Description:

All library locations will be CLOSED for a staff development event from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. 

All libraries (except Wrightstown) will reopen and resume regular hours at 12:00 pm. Wrightstown will be closed all day.

Safe & Successful Garden TransPLANTs -- and Give-Away!

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: 1st Floor Adult Fiction (CEN)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, Gardening & Food, STEM
Event Details:

Stop in for advice on transplanting flower and veggie seedlings between containers or into your garden. Learn to prevent the spread of invasive jumping worms and other pests when sharing plants. 

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

Gardening Watch Party: Under-Appreciated Pollinators

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Auditorium (CEN)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, Gardening & Food, STEM
Event Details:

Join local gardening enthusiasts for a live-streamed webinar led by nationally-known, Wisconsin-based gardening expert and author, Melinda Myers.

Summer Reading Kickoff with Let Me Be Frank and Pete the Cat

10:00am - 12:00pm
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Backyard Reading Garden (CEN)
Age Group: Adults, All Ages, Children, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Books, Authors & Writing, Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, Gardening & Food, Just for Fun, Live Music/Performance, Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

All ages. Sing along with Elvis and the Princess.  Live performances at 10:15 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.

Jump in to Creative Journaling

1:30pm - 3:00pm
East Branch - Green Bay
Library Branch: East Branch - Green Bay
Room: Combined Meeting Room East & West (EA)
Age Group: Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, General Interest, Just for Fun
Event Details:

Decorate a journal and try out writing prompts and techniques such as line-a-day, pass-back, and wreck this journal in this workshop led by writing instructor Angela Kelly.

Sunflower Celebration!: An Edible Garden Adventure

6:00pm - 7:30pm
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: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, Gardening & Food, STEM, Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

Learn fascinating facts about sunflowers and how to grow them in containers or gardens.

Pop-Up Art Adventures with Brown County 4-H

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Combined Meeting Room 1 & 2 (CEN)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

This hands-on session explores paper engineering basics around how pop-up art works. Begin by making a pop-up card and move on to create book pages and/or other creative stand-up pop-outs -- creating your own adventure book! 

Lego Adventure Park with 4-H!

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Kress Family Branch - De Pere
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Kress Family Branch - De Pere
Room: Combined Emil & Gail Fischer Room (KR)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, General Interest, Just for Fun, STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Get your creative engineering on by building an adventure park out of Legos!

Sweet Peas, Creepy Carrots and a Giant Rabbit?!: An Edible Garden Adventure

6:00pm - 7:30pm
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
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, Gardening & Food, Health & Wellness, STEM, Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

Kids! Meet a six-foot rabbit at a 6:00 pm storytime - special guest Jasper is the rabbit from Aaron Reynold’s book Creepy Carrots!

Learn to Play Dungeons and Dragons

12:30pm - 3:30pm
Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Library Branch: Central Library - Downtown Green Bay
Room: Flexible Meeting Room (CEN)
Age Group: Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY
Event Details:

Gnome Games will provide the adventure, character sheets and everything needed to learn how to play. Bring your imagination and problem-solving skills to this collaborative storytelling game. Space is limited.

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

Lego Adventure Park with 4-H!

10:30am - 11:30am
Wrightstown Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wrightstown Branch
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Learn about structure and engineering, while building Lego adventures. Bring your creativity and help build rollercoasters, rock climbing walls, trampolines - anything that creates adventure!

Einstein's Sandbox

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wrightstown Branch
Library Branch: Wrightstown Branch
Age Group: Children, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, STEM
Event Details:

TINKER | CREATE | LEARN

Beaded Fireflies with the Children's Museum of Green Bay

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Kress Family Branch - De Pere
Library Branch: Kress Family Branch - De Pere
Room: Combined Emil & Gail Fischer Room (KR)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, General Interest
Event Details:

Drop in during the hour to create your own glow-in-the-dark firefly using beads. A museum educator will guide you through this ten minute activity that explores the science behind this remarkable insect.

Ages 5-10

Found Object Printmaking

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Kress Family Branch - De Pere
Open
Registration
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
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Neenah-based artist and founder of Farmer City Studio Michelle Sharp will lead this process-based art workshop. Learn print-making using found objects from nature in this session for artists of all abilities.

Indigenous Beadwork 101

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Kress Family Branch - De Pere
Registration
Library Branch: Kress Family Branch - De Pere
Room: Combined Emil & Gail Fischer Room (KR)
Age Group: Adults, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, General Interest
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Learn the basics of beadwork and make a keychain. Storyteller/Artisan Andi Cloud will guide this beading circle session. 

Children's Museum - Straw Rockets

10:00am - 11:00am
Wrightstown Branch
Library Branch: Wrightstown Branch
Age Group: Children, Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, STEM
Event Details:

Come make a straw rocket and then test out your aim with our target.

Saving Seeds: Why and How

6:00pm - 7:30pm
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: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, Gardening & Food, STEM
Event Details:

Learn types of seeds suitable for saving, the various procedures needed, best choices for beginners, and the importance of labeling. Hands-on practice will include how to use a pollinator bag.