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As the temperatures cool outside, library programs are heating up. We hope you'll join us for the events featured below and on our website. The full line-up can be found on our online calendar, and we will continue to provide program and service updates on Facebook and Instagram.
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Read Woke Reading Challenge
We are excited to be hosting a new reading challenge in partnership with Zoobean and Beanstack. At the heart of the Read Woke is listening to and learning from voices and experiences other than your own, arming yourself with knowledge to protect your rights and those of others.
The challenge for readers of all ages is simple: select a book from each of the 10 categories in Beanstack, complete select activities offered by the DAPL, and record your responses and participation in Beanstack. The first five readers in each age group to earn 10 badges will receive special Read Woke t-shirts.
Register today, start reading, and stay tuned for more information and activities.
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State Assembly Candidate Forum
Tuesday, October 13, 6 pm
On Zoom (Registration required)
We have invited State Assembly candidates from districts 37, 42, and 79 to participate in a public candidate forum. Each candidate will present opening and closing statements. A question-and-answer period will follow with prepared questions. The library hosts will pose other questions, as time allows, submitted by the audience to the hosts via the chat feature.
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Wisconsin Science Festival:
Make Your Own Pet Slime
Kit pick-up: October 15-17
How-To Video: October 16, 9 am,
on Facebook
Explore non-Newtonian fluids with the help of your very own pet slime that you can make at home with a special “take and make” project kit. The kits include all ingredients and instructions and can be picked up at the DeForest Area Public Library October 15th - 17th, while supplies last. Ms. Emily will post a how-to video Friday, October 16th at 9 am. This special STEAMing into the Weekend program is presented in conjunction with the 2020 Wisconsin Science Festival.
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Taking Flight
with Author Michael Edmonds
Tuesday, October 20, 6 pm
On Zoom (Registration required)
Whether you’re a casual bird-watcher, a hard-core life-lister, or simply someone who loves the outdoors, you'll encounter new ways of thinking about birds, people, and the extraordinary history that connects them at this program. In this illustrated talk, Michael Edmonds will explain how and why people in the nation’s heartland worshipped, feared, studied, hunted, ate, and protected the birds that surrounded them over the last 12,000 years.
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Exploratory Reimagined
Mondays, 5 pm, Facebook
Tuesdays, 3 pm - 6 pm, Library
Choose your own Exploratory experience! Each Monday at 5 pm, Ms. Emily shares and demonstrates a family-friendly craft, experiment, or activity on Facebook. You can then sign up to make the project in person at the Library during our Tuesday Make & Take Exploratory. Select projects will also be available in take-and-make kits for your family to complete at home.
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Spooky 3-D Miniature Painting
October 17, 1 pm
On Zoom (Registration required)
Witches and skeletons and werewolves, oh, my! Join Raechel and Jess on Zoom to paint spooky 3-D printed miniatures for decoration or game pieces. Paint your own miniatures or pick up some at the library. You're welcome to visit The Workshop during Open Lab hours after the event to use the supplies we have on hand. Skeleton miniature designed by Fat Dragon Games.
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Halloween Celebration
October 31, 10:30 am
Halloween festivities may look a little bit different this year, but our library wizards are busy planning a fun and safe celebration. Details will be coming soon to our website and Facebook and Instagram pages.
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