What’s Happening at Caestecker Public Library

If you attended our Celebration of Life and Library, thank you. Our hearts and minds are full of the stories and laughter shared of days gone by and the people who made them bright. We are looking forward to the future we have ahead at the Caestecker Library thanks to our namesake family and the Green Lake community. The people have spoken, the votes have been counted, and the winners of our First Annual Student...

The People have spoken, and our Student Art Show winners have been chosen! The Friends of the Caestecker Public Library and an anonymous donor sponsored the awards, and every participant should stop by the front desk to collect certificates, ribbons, and prizes by the end of the month. A special thank you to all students who submitted their art. Your creativity and hard work were reflected in each piece. And a big thank you to...

School may be ending, but the summer programs are just getting started here at the Caestecker Public Library. Come visit our meeting rooms to see an amazing display of Green Lake School student artwork and vote for your favorite masterpieces for a People’s Choice Award in two categories. The top three winners in each category will receive prizes and ribbons. The displays will be up all of June. This coming Saturday the Friends of the...

READY FOR AN ADVENTURE? BE A LIBRARY EXPLORER THIS SUMMER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN! Get ready to hit the road and explore the vibrant communities of Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara, and Winnebago Counties with the Winnefox Library Explorer Passport Adventure! This exciting initiative, organized by the Winnefox Library System, invites library lovers and summer adventure seekers alike to embark on a journey to 30 public libraries spread across 5 counties. From June...

Visit the library on Tuesdays from 10 am-noon with your kiddos age newborn to six to PLAY! Our Burr Oak room in the lower level of the library is a wide-open space to burn off energy and explore. We have toys to develop large and fine motor skills along with color identification and shape sorting activities to allow children to learn the skills of early literacy, problem solving, sharing, and working within groups in a...

Thank you to everyone who stopped and shopped at the Friends Spring Book Sale during Green Lake’s garage sales last weekend – through your efforts over $1150 was raised to support library programs and collections. We are so glad you made us part of your weekend plans. Hand craft enthusiasts have two opportunities coming up to gather and create. The library Sit & Stitch group meets on Thursday, May 9 from 10 am – 3...

Our Caestecker Cooks the Cookbook Club kicks off this month with our first lunch on Thursday, May 16 from 11:30 am-1:00 pm in the Burr Oak room. If you’re new to the idea, this is a book club dedicated to cookbooks! Each month we will highlight a selected cookbook and club attendees can select and prepare one recipe from the chosen cookbook. Bring your dish to our monthly meeting for a potluck style sampling social. Our...

Visit the front desk to pick up a recycled crayon gift to celebrate Earth Day.  Join 4-H Program Educator Brandon Springer for a Monarch and Milkweed program on Saturday, April 27 at 10:00 am, and learn how to help your local butterflies flourish. Make Milkweed Seed Bombs, read a Monarch Story, and make Monarch Squish Paintings. For grades K-2nd. Registration is required but the program is free. Call the library at 920-294-3572 or email brandon.springer@wisc.edu...

Do you or know anyone who loves Jeopardy or Trivia Nights? Join us on March 10th for our Friends of the Library Trivia Day! All the questions will be literature or library related - we promise no random questions about nuclear physics. $5 Entry Fee Accepting Teams of 2 to 8 or we can put together single people on a team! Snacks and Beverages will be available for purchase. Register at the Front Desk or...

The Winnefox App is back! Use the app to search for materials, place holds, renew items, link family cards, and more. If you’ve been enjoying streaming movies via Kanopy and hoping there were some more kid friendly options, we now have access to Kanopy Kids for read-along storybooks and movies! If you need to download either app visit the Apple or Google Play store on your device. Have your library card handy and follow the...