Library & Community News
April 7, 2021
|
|
We're Open!
Come into the library to pick up your holds and browse for more materials to check out. Or use a computer.
Library hours are:
8:30 to 6:00 Monday through Friday
9:00 to 1:00 Saturday
closed Sunday
If you prefer to continue curbside pickup of your holds, please park in a designated parking spot in front of the staff door and let us know you are here by using the Winnefox Mobile app (My Account * Holds * Click & Collect) or by calling us at 920.967.3680.
A maximum of ten people may be inside the library at a time. Anyone four years old or older must cover their mouth and nose the entire time they are inside the library. Children 15 years old and younger must be accompanied by a parent. Time is limited to 30 minutes.
|
|
Libraries Against Hunger:
A Community Food Drive
Menasha and Neenah Public Libraries will be collecting nonperishable food items during National Library Week - April 4 - 10. No damaged or expired items will be accepted.
All items will be given to Double Portions Soup Kitchen in Menasha and Fox Valley Community Table in Neenah.
|
|
|
Retirement
We wish a very happy retirement to our wonderful Director, Vicki!
Thank you for serving our Menasha Public Library community over the past 10 years. You are so appreciated by your patrons, coworkers and board of trustees. We will miss you at the library. Enjoy your new chapter!
|
|
Read for Prizes
Take our Spring into Reading challenge! Children age three through those in fifth grade are encouraged to read or be read to. Your reading counts for the MJSD Beanstack reading program, too. We're challenging you to read 30 books this spring. Log your reading and checkouts on your Beanstack account until May 1.
|
|
Online Story Times
Join us on Mondays & Tuesdays at 10:00am on Facebook @MenashaLibrary for stories, rhymes, songs, numbers, and other learning basics. Join us for Baby Story Time on Fridays at 10:00am.
Marionetas, cuentos y más para niños. Join Mr. Victor as he tells stories in English and Spanish on Facebook @BibliotecaPublicadeMenasha
If you need help with this, please call the Children's Room at 920.967.3670.
|
|
April Take & Make
This month's Take & Make craft is a Popsicle Stick Rainbow Kit available for pickup in the Children's Room. No registration necessary, just visit the Children's Room and ask for a Take & Make Kit. While supplies last.
|
|
Teen Survey
We want to hear YOUR opinions. Take this survey and be entered into a drawing to win a pair of Foozys Fun Socks. There will be six winners in all!
|
|
Teen Zone Craft Project
Grow fresh sprouts in less than one week. Share your experiences. Enter to win more sprout growing supplies! Pick up your kit at the library.
|
|
New Arrivals
Click here to see the newest library books available for young adults. Place them on hold or have them set aside-- 920.967.3690.
|
|
Home Improvement Help
Thursday, April 8,
at 6:30pm
City of Menasha Planning Joe Stephenson will discuss how the City of Menasha has some funding to help with home improvement projects as part of the Strong Neighborhood Project.
|
|
Find Your Ancestors
Saturday, April 17,
at 9:00am
Get help and help others doing genealogical research. Meetings include a time to share news, a time to share genealogy research techniques, and sometimes a speaker.
|
|
Nonfiction Book Club
Tuesday, April 20,
at 2:00pm
We will discuss Bad Blood by John Carreyrou. If you would like a copy, call us at 920.967.3690. This is an online book discussion. Join from your computer, tablet, smartphone, or telephone.
|
|
 |
History Series WWII:
Fox Cities Soldiers Return Home from Over There
Tuesday, April 13, at 7:00pm
Join UW-O Fox Cities Professor Steven Sheehan as he leads our History Series -- Over Here: The World War II American Home Front.
|
|
|
|
Community Blood Drive
Monday, April 26,
from 2:30 to 5:00pm
Appointments are recommended. Call us at 920.967.3690. Eat a good meal. Drink water. Bring photo identification and a medication list, if you take medications. The mobile unit will be parked on the north side of the parking lot. Sponsored by the library.
|
|
|
|
National Library Week
April 4 to April 10
|
National Library Week is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries to our communities and to promote library use and support.
Support your library this week, a special week made even more special since this year is the library’s 125th Anniversary. Enter to win prizes each time you visit the library during National Library Week. Prizes are provided by the library’s local partners listed on the right.
Libraries Against Hunger:
A Community Food Drive
Menasha and Neenah Public Libraries will be collecting nonperishable food items during National Library Week. No damaged or expired items will be accepted. All items will be given to Double Portions Soup Kitchen in Menasha and Fox Valley Community Table in Neenah.
Library trustees and staff send a big Thank You to members of the library’s community for their support and patronage throughout the past year as well as through the years. Thank you for adjusting to changes and continuing to use your library throughout the pandemic. This is your library; thank you for supporting it.
Join us as we celebrate the library’s 125th Anniversary throughout the year with special events that highlight the library’s history, showcase the present, and share plans for the future.
|
|
|
|
|
Your online library now includes over 3,000 magazines, and they are always available. Use the website or the Libby or the OverDrive app.
[Find the apps in your app store.]
Click on 'Collections'.
|
|
|
|
|
Wisconsin Moratorium on Residential Disconnection Ends April 15, 2021
Menasha Utilities is urging customers with past due balances to contact them immediately to discuss their options to avoid disconnection of services for non-payment. Menasha Utilities lobby has reopened, 321 Milwaukee St., (920) 967-3400 and office hours are 7:30am-4:00pm Monday through Friday. There are several local agencies offering assistance for those affected by the pandemic or other life events. LEAVEN is one of those agencies and can be reached at (920) 738-9635; customers do not need to be income-qualified to be eligible for assistance. WI Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP) is another agency that may be able help; they can be reached by calling (866) 432-8947.
|
|
|
|
New Parenting Programs
Parenting programs provided FREE by Extension Winnebago County.
The Triple P – Positive Parenting Program is a evidence-based parenting programs backed up by more than 35 years of ongoing research. Triple P gives parents strategies to help them build strong, healthy relationships, confidently manage their children’s behavior and prevent problems developing.
The Parent Connect is a weekly opportunity for parents and caregivers to talk with each other. Each week an Extension educator will highlight a different skill and lead a conversation about how parents can guide their children.
Participate from the comfort of your own home on ZOOM.
|
|
|
|
Menasha Mandates Face Masks
Face coverings are mandatory in City buildings including: City Hall, Elisha D. Smith Public Library, Public Works Facility, Memorial Building, Senior Center, Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue stations, & Menasha Utilities for both visitors and employees. Join the fight and beat COVID-19:
- Stay home if you are sick
- Wash your hands
- Wear a face covering
- Avoid crowds
-
Get vaccinated as soon as you can
|
|
Fox Cities Reads Author - Alex Gino
Alex Gino is the author of George, a book is about a transgender fourth-grader who increasingly learns to be herself and to tell others about herself. On April 15, at 6:30pm, visit with the author virtually.
|
|
Memory Project
Join a Memory Café on Zoom! Fox Valley Memory Project hosts cafés twice per week on Tuesdays at 11:00am and Fridays at 1:30pm. Watch Facebook for more information.
|
|
|
Neenah-Menasha YMCA Technology Classes
The Neenah-Menasha YMCA is offering one-on-one technology classes geared toward people 55 and older. Their goal is to help stop social isolation by giving seniors the tools to stay in contact with their friends and family. COVID protocols of masking and temperature taking will be followed. Bring your own device: tablet, cell phone or laptop.
To schedule a time, contact Brandon Vanderhoof - bvanderhoof@ymcafoxcities.org.
|
|
|
|
Health Insurance Marketplace
The Health Care Marketplace has been opened by federal decree due to the COVID-19 emergency until May 15.
.
|
|
LEAVEN
LEAVEN is here to help in times like these. Get help with rent, utilities, auto repairs, eviction, affordable housing, health insurance, and more. Call for an appointment.
|
|
Frauds & Scams
The Federal Trade Commission has created a new way to report scams and fraud. When you file a report with the FTC, you are helping to build cases, stop scammers and alert others.
|
|
Great Neighbors
Give a Shout Out to your great neighbor. Let them know you appreciate what they do for you and what they do to make your neighborhood a great place to live.
|
|
Opportunity Grant
Workforce Innovation Opportunity Grants are for people 14 to 24 years who need financial assistance with education, employment help, skills development, and more.
|
|
Menasha Seniors
Advocap meals are delivered Monday through Friday with weekend freezer meals available to anyone over the age of 60. A $3.75 donation is suggested. Call 920.725.2791 at least 24 hours in advance.
|
|
LIBRARY HOURS
Monday - Friday 8:30 to 6:00
Saturday 9:00 to 1:00
Sunday closed
|
|
Elisha D. Smith Public Library
440 1st Street
Menasha, WI 54952
920.967.3690
menashalibrary.org
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
