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New things are always happening at the Library, even during a pandemic. We've got online programming for all ages, a pumpkin decorating contest, and now we're an official ballot drop box location! Check out all the treats (no tricks!) we have in store for you this month.
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Facebook Ad Manager for Businesses: Virtual Event
Tuesday, October 13 · 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm on Zoom
Ages: Adult
Back by popular demand, social media strategist Josh Klemons will teach you to market your business or nonprofit on Facebook by creating custom target audiences for your ads and understanding analytics to maximize your results. Josh is the founder of Reverbal Communications, host of the podcast Step Up Your Social, and a board member of Social Media Breakfast Madison.
Click here to sign up. Registration is required to access the Zoom link.
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Mental Health Series with Dr. Marc Wruble
Ages: Adult
Dr. Wruble is the director of the Platteville Family Resource Center, Inc. In October he is presenting parts 2 and 3 of his mental health series. Registration is required for each seminar to access the Zoom link. Follow the links below to sign up.
Mental Health During the Pandemic
Family Health
Monday, October 12 · 6:00 pm
Click here to sign up.
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Planning for College Expenses
Thursday, October 8 · 6:00 pm
Ages: Adult
Start the school year by learning strategies to save for higher education. Presented on Zoom by Tim Zauche, Thrivent Financial Professional. Click here to sign up (registration required).
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Badger Talk: How to Study Race and Media
Thursday, October 15 · 7:00 pm
All ages
Dr. Lori Kido Lopez will present a virtual talk about how to study race and media. Dr. Lopez is an Associate Professor in the Communication Arts department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research examines the way that minority groups use media in the fight for social justice.
Registration is required to access the Zoom link. Click here to sign up.
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Adult Book Club
Tuesday, October 20 · 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Our Adult Book Club will meet virtually on Zoom and discuss The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz. For information on how to join the Zoom discussion, please email Kelli at kmiller@plattevillepubliclibrary.org. No registration required.
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Badger Talk: Hidden in Plain Sight: The Native American Cultural Landscape
Thursday, October 29 · 7:00 pm
All ages
Aaron Bird Bear will present a virtual talk in honor of Indigenous People's month. Mr. Bird Bear is the Director of Tribal Relations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His presentation will use place-based experimental learning to explore Indigenous landmarks and provide an overview of American Indian history.
Registration is required to access the Zoom link. Click here to sign up.
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Pumpkin Decorating Contest
October 1 - 23
All ages; one entry per household
Decorate a book-themed pumpkin and win prizes! Pick up a pumpkin from the library or use your own, then take a picture of your design and send it to the library at childrens@plattevillepubliclibrary.org. We'll hold a vote on our Facebook page October 26 - 31.
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Colossal Fossils
Mondays in October · 4:00 pm
Grades K-5
Catch these weekly virtual programs live or watch the recording the following Tuesday and Wednesday. Register for each week's presentation at plattevillepubliclibrary.org/signup.
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Fall Storytime Online
Mondays and Thursdays, October - November · 10:00 am
Ages birth - 6
Storytime Online is back! Infant & Toddler Storytime will be posted to Facebook on Mondays at 10:00 am and Preschool Storytime will be posted at 10:00 am on Thursdays.
Kidding Around Yoga - Introduction for Beginners
Wednesday, October 28 · 4:00 pm
Ages 6-10
Join Tracy V. as she leads 6-10 year olds in beginner yoga on Zoom. Registration and permission form forthcoming. Email childrens@plattevillepubliclibrary.org for more information.
Library Letters
For children of all ages
Do you have someone at home who'd like to get some mail? Send their name and address to childrens@plattevillepubliclibrary.org and we'll send them a library letter!
Social Justice Book Club
Tuesday, October 20 · 6:00 pm at Smith Park
Ages 12-17
This month's book is It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime, the young reader's edition. Register and pick up a copy of the book at the library.
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The Library is an official ballot drop box location for your absentee ballot! Ballots can be mailed, placed in the official ballot drop box next to the book drop at the Platteville Public Library, hand delivered to City Hall by utilizing the drop box outside the front of the building, or returned to the Clerk's office on the 2nd floor.
Here's Acting Deputy Clerk Cindy Martens stopping by, checking the locked box for ballots, and re-sealing the box with tamper-evident tape.
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Kelli (Outreach Services Coordinator): Rushmore is a great movie about a kid who does more extra-curricular work than school work at his private school, Rushmore. I love it because it happens during the Fall, has fun, quirky dialogue and an interesting plot, and features a very young Jason Schwartzman.
Leanne (Circulation Lead): I'm reading the book Growing Things: and Other Stories by Paul Tremblay. It's a collection of the bizarre, the spooky, the strange. Great for Halloween!
Rosa (Reference Specialist): Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia isn't really scary or a traditional ghost story, but it's full of references to horror pop culture from Hammer films to The X-Files. Featuring a treasure hunt for the legacy of an eccentric millionaire named Vincent Pryce (with a y!), it's like The Westing Game for grown-ups.
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