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Mask Update
In accordance with current CDC guidelines and advice from the Grant County Health Department, all individuals inside City of Platteville municipal buildings (including the Library) are required to wear face coverings until further notice. |
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The Library will be closed
- Monday, September 6 for Labor Day
- Friday, September 10 for staff in-service
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Dairy Days
If you've gone past our Main Street windows, hopefully you've seen the fantastic Dairy Days cow that this "herd" of amazing library teens decorated! Make sure you vote for the best cow (aka the library's cow) as part of the 2021 Dairy Days.
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Landlord and Tenant Rights & Responsibilities
Tuesday, September 14
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Via Zoom
Learn more about your rights and responsibilities as a landlord or a tenant, presented via Zoom by Jeff Kersten of the Wisconsin Bureau for Consumer Protection. Registration required. A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants.
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Adult Book Club
Tuesday, September 21
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Library Community Room
Join us in September to discuss White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo.
The Adult Book Club meets on the third Tuesday of every month in the Community Room. Books for this month's selection are available in the library. For more information contact the Library. Registration not required.
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10 Social Media Strategies You Should Be Utilizing Today
Tuesday, September 28
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Via Zoom
If your business or organization is always chasing shiny, new objects at the expense of your brand’s core strategy, you'll never find the social media success you seek. Josh Klemons will cover 10 social media tips and strategies you should be utilizing today, regardless of platform. Josh is the host of the business podcast Step Up Your Social and has done digital work with local, statewide, national and international political campaigns, tiny non-profits, Fortune 500 companies and everything in between. Registration required.
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Microsoft Word
Thursday, September 30
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Library Community Room
Learn how to edit a résumé by moving text, changing fonts, bulleting lists, making columns, and adding formatting. This is an introduction to Microsoft Word. Registration required.
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Pet Show: Summer Final Party
All Ages
Wednesday, September 8
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
City Park
It's the Summer Library Finale! Bring your pet (real or toy) to City Park. Make crafts, support the Grant County Humane Society and meet other Platteville pets! A professional photographer will be available to take pet pictures and Summer Reading Prizes will be available for pick up. Co-sponsored by the Grant County Humane Society. All pets must be on a leash or in a cage. All are welcome. Registration required if bringing a pet.
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Fall Storytime
For young children and families
Starting Tuesday, September 14
10:00 am
City Park
Join the Library for Storytime at City Park! We'll have stories, songs, bubbles, and more (weather permitting). Bring a stuffie and blanket or towel to sit on. Social distancing is expected. Registration not required.
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Kids Book Club
Ages 7-11
2nd Tuesday of the month September - December
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Smith Park
Join Ms. Lydia at Smith Park for snacks, crafts and book talk! The book club theme for September is "books with dogs." See Ms. Lydia for details. Registration required.
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Teen Book Club
Ages 12-17
4th Tuesday of the month, September - November
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Smith Park
Join Ms. Lydia at Smith Park for snacks, crafts and book talk! See Ms. Lydia for details. Registration required.
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Farm to School Early Release
All Ages Welcome
Early Release Wednesdays
Starting Wednesday, September 15
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
City Park
Snacks and activities in City Park. Registration not required. Children under 8 must be with an adult.
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Best wishes to Outreach Coordinator Kelli Miller as she leaves Platteville for a new library position! Over the last two years, you may have seen Kelli riding the new book bike, buying fiction books, running adult book club, keeping our local assisted living facilities stocked with new books, working with local community groups, and answering questions at the Ask Desk. If you enjoyed a great fiction read or saw library folks at a park or event, you have Kelli to thank!
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Read Africa grant
This program is supported with federal funding from the U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center program, in partnership with Brittle Paper and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s Library Services team.
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