Summer is just around the corner and the library staff is working to create a wonderful Summer Library Program for kids, teens and adults, which kicks off on Monday, June 13th.
But you don't have to wait until summer for great programs and classes, check out the
May Calendar for a full list of this month's events.
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Summer Reading is Just Around the Corner
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Registration for all Youth Services
summer events and classes
begins Monday, May 2nd.
Reading Logs for all ages will be available on Monday, June 13th.
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Friends of the Watertown Library
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Author Visit
Meet Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff, author of
The Missing Kennedy: Rosemary Kennedy and the Secret Bonds of Four Women on Tuesday, May 17th at 6:00pm at the Watertown Elks Lodge.
Tickets are $25
(includes hors d'oeuvres))and can be purchased at the Library or Tribeca.
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| Memory Screens with the ADRC |
Memory Screens
A Memory Screen is a wellness tool that helps identify possible changes in memory and cognition; it creates a baseline of where a person is at so that future changes can be monitored.
Aging & Disability Resource Centers of Dodge & Jefferson County staff are offering free Memory Screens at the Library.
Dates:
Friday, May 20, 12:30 - 4:00 pm
Wednesday, June 8, 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
An appointment is required. Visit or call the Reference Desk at 920-262-4090 x25 to register.
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Raising Chickens 
Susan from Cluck the Chicken Store and Mary Rogers (her chicken) will visit the library to talk about how to get started raising chickens in your own backyard.
Come with all your backyard chicken questions!
Date:
Monday, June 6 at 6:00pm
Registration is recommended. Call the Reference Desk at 920-262-4090 x25 for more information and to register.
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Dog Bite Prevention Program
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Be a Dog Detective
Kathy Wolff,
Dog trainer with Watertown All Breed Community
and licensed Doggone Safe dog bite prevention presenter
will hold a free seminar for families with children of all ages
on the second floor of the Watertown Public Library
at 10am on Saturday, June 4.
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Open to ANY special grown-up and their children. We'll have donuts, coffee, milk, and LEGOS for building onsite. While you're here, check out some books, movies, magazines, audiobooks, puzzles, and music to keep the creativity blooming at home.
Saturday morning, May 14th, at 10:00 a.m. in the Children's Room.
Come build with LEGOs at the library according to our monthly theme. We supply the LEGOs: you supply the creativity! This program is open to kids of all ages!
Tuesday,
May 17th from 3:30-4:30pm
Check in with the Children's Department or visit the Kids Page to find out about more exciting programs happening and stay tuned for information about the Summer Reading Program!
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X-Men: Apocalypse
Come Watch X-Men: Apocalypse with us at Towne Cinema on May 27!
ATTENTION ALL TEENS!
If you or your friends have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of the new X-Men movie, then come on down to the library on Friday, May 27 at 3:45! The first 30 teens that sign up will receive a free ticket; just remember to bring money for snacks if you'd like!
Also be sure to dress up as what your ideal mutant ability would be.
We will be leaving the library at 3:50 to walk over to Towne Cinema, and we should return to the library around 6:50. Call the Reference Desk at 920-262-4090 ext 25 to sign up today!
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Cafe Catalog
Visit the new library catalog to place holds, review your account and more!
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Beatles: Band of the Sixties
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Beatles Program
Tuesday, May 24, 6:00pm.
Despite being born 15 years after the band broke up, Aaron Krerowicz is the United States of America's only full-time professional Beatles scholar.
Join Aaron to explore the music of the Beatles spanning the full 1960's: beginning with the band's visits to Hamburg, continuing through Beatlemania, and concluding with Abbey Road.
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Mystery Book Club
The June selection is
Turn of Mind
by Alice LaPlante.
New members welcome!
Discussion Times:
Tuesday, June 14, 6:00pm
Thurs., June 16, 10:00am
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Bookies Book Club
The July selection is
Vintage
by Wisconsin author Susan Gloss.
New members welcome!
Discussion Times:
Wed., May 18 6:00pm
Thurs., May 19, 10:00am
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