iCan!: Using OverDrive on Your Kindle

June 21, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM @ Tolzman Community Room

OverDrive is an easy-to-use database that lets you check out and download books to read on your Kindle. Easy to use, that is, once it’s all set up and ready to go. Bring your Kindle and learn how to log into OverDrive online, search for items, request items, and check items out. Then, learn how to download items onto your Kindle. Registration is required and limited to 10 participants. Stop by the Reference Desk or call us at 262-242-2593 ext. 320 to register.

Game Night

June 21, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM @ Tolzman Community Room

Come to the library for a fun-filled evening! Do you love to follow clues and solve puzzles? Have you ever wanted to try an escape room? Then you’ll love BreakoutEDU! Grab a friend and work as a team to beat the clock and open the box before it’s too late. This program is open to grades 6-12 and registration is required as space is limited! See the reference desk with questions or to register!

Randy's Rocking Reading Show

June 22, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM @ Tolzman Community Room

Join us at the Frank L. Weyenberg Library for a summer show that will ROCK! With a variety of musical styles, performances on guitar, banjo and mandolin, Randy's show will be like a musical pep rally for reading! Children will leave feeling like reading rock stars. Registration for this program begins June 1.

Family Storytimes

June 23, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM @ Tolzman Community Room

Storytimes include stories, finger plays, and songs. A responsible adult should be present. No registration is required, and all are welcome!

Discovery LAB

June 23, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM @ Tolzman Community Room

Participate in a variety of station activities that promote science, tech, engineering, art, and math skills. Discovery Lab is intended for children in grades K-5 and parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate! Drop in anytime between 1:30pm-2:30pm! Registration is not required for this event.

Monday LEGO Club

June 25, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM @ Tolzman Community Room

Build up your creativity and LEGO skills at the library! Share ideas, work together, and make new friends as we focus on a new theme each month. Children ages 5 and up are welcome to attend. Bring a friend, no registration required!

Village Market Storytime

June 26, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM @ Thiensville Village Park

Storytimes include stories, finger plays, and songs. A responsible adult should be present. No registration is required, and all are welcome!

An Afternoon with Author Kathleen Rooney

June 26, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM @ Tolzman Community Room

A book club afternoon with Kathleen Rooney, author of Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk, featuring recommendations from Weyenberg librarians and Boswell booksellers. Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk paints a portrait of a remarkable woman across the canvas of a changing America: from the Jazz Age to the onset of the AIDS epidemic; the Great Depression to the birth of hip-hop.

Sunprint Art

June 26, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM @ 2nd Floor Conference Room

Join us for an afternoon of crafting using natural sunlight and Sunprint paper. Teens will have the opportunity to create up to four different designs using found materials, Sunprint paper, and water. This program is open to teens in grades 6-12 and registration is required as materials are limited.

Family Storytimes

June 27, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM @ Tolzman Community Room

Storytimes include stories, finger plays, and songs. A responsible adult should be present. No registration is required, and all are welcome!

Strategies for Social Security and Retirement Income: The Retirement Classroom

June 27, 5:30 PM - 6:29 PM @ Tolzman Community Room

The #1 stressor regarding Americans and their retirement is the fear of running out of money. With Pensions leaving the marketplace, Americans are entering retirement with their two largest buckets of money being their Social Security benefits and their pre-tax retirement savings (401(k), IRA, etc.). Sequencing your income from these buckets in the most beneficial way may allow your retirement savings to last longer. By attending this class you’ll learn: the ways to collect Social Security and how it is taxed, costs and benefits of delaying collection of Social Security and/or pre-tax retirement savings, and the different types of retirement income strategies.

Understanding Investments

June 27, 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM @ Tolzman Community Room

Hearing Happens in the Brain

June 28, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM @ Tolzman Community Room

If you or a loved one are experiencing symptoms of hearing loss, don’t miss this opportunity! Jennifer Dahmer, H.I.S. of Avada Hearing Care will present Hearing Loss and Aging. You will learn about how your overall health affects your hearing as well has how changes in hearing ability affects the brain. FREE HEARING SCREENINGS will be offered as part of this morning event. Learn about the relationship between aging, hearing loss and dementia. Learn about why you should have annual hearing screenings and about the differences in hearing aids.

Introduction to Ancestry

June 28, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM @ Tolzman Community Room

Ancestry.com is an indispensable tool in the genealogist’s kit. Boasting hundreds of thousands of birth, marriage, death, census, and other records, as well as tools to create and share your family tree, it is often the first place folks start researching their family history. In this seminar hosted by genealogist Eleanor Brinsko, learn the ins-and-outs of Ancestry: what’s available to you, how to find it, and how to preserve it for future generations.

Hook, Yarn & Stitch Club

June 28, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM @ Tolzman Community Room

Whatever fiber art craft you enjoy, bring it along to work on at the library! Socialize and share your techniques with others! This group is open to all skill levels.

Parachute Play

June 29, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM @ Tolzman Community Room

Join us for an interactive and play-filled program featuring songs, rhymes and activities with the library's parachute! For ages 2-4 with a parent/caregiver. Registration is required as space is limited.

Children's Movie Matinee

June 29, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM @ Tolzman Community Room

Fill your summer with action and adventure with our Children’s Movie Matinees! Playing this month: The Incredibles

Family Storytimes

June 30, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM @ Tolzman Community Room

Storytimes include stories, finger plays, and songs. A responsible adult should be present. No registration is required, and all are welcome!

Genealogy Interest Group

June 30, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM @ Tolzman Community Room

When you’re up to your eyeballs in census records, birth certificates, and obituaries, genealogy can feel like a very lonely pastime. But it doesn’t have to be! Join your fellow genealogists for an hour of sharing stories, celebrating successes, brainstorming solutions, and dismantling roadblocks. Open to beginning and experienced researchers alike.