What’s Happening at Caestecker Public Library

As we rush into the holidays, the library is a wonderful place to cozy up with a good book and relax. The fireplace is cheerful, and the community puzzle table is ready for your participation. Come peruse the shelves to find a new read, revisit a series that might have a new book it in, and take home a movie to enjoy in the evening. Speaking of movies, we’re on to December and have a...

The Caestecker Public Library Thursday Movie Matinees will continue with a slight change this week. On November 30 th at 2pm we will be showing Oppenheimer instead of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. If you are interested in seeing Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, we have it available for checkout to view at home. As the film industry and viewing licensing continues to change, public viewing of certain movies has become more difficult. While...

It’s the time of year for counting one’s blessings, and we have many for which to be thankful here at the library. We appreciate the smiles, the words of encouragement, the donations of time and books and money we receive throughout the year. It takes a community to make a good library, and we want everyone to know of our gratitude. Thank you, one and all. As we head into the busy holiday season, the...

Thursday movie matiness will resume in November. Visit the library at 2pm on the following dates to enjoy free popcorn and newly released movies on our big screen. Mark your calendars for Barbie on  November 9th, Mission: Impossible and Dead Reckoning on November 16 th . If you aren’t able to make it to one of the showings but would really like to see the movie, we can place a hold for you to checkout...

Even if you check the library’s website often, there’s more to explore: October’s featured free online database is Book Connections .  It includes a cornucopia of choices for children and adults to find books, meet authors, play games, delve into book lists (in 104 different languages!), listen to full audio books, including the opportunity to hear authors pronounce and tell the stories of their names! You can even do book cover jigsaw puzzles on-screen!  Choose...

2023’s Golden Days Harvest Festival was a beautiful weekend of fun, reunion, and new experiences.  At the library, my favorite comment was, “Oh!  We’ll just stay here… the boat’s here.”  Yes, the boat is still here, and will be here for parents to share childhood memories, ring the bell, ‘drive the boat’, cruise the high seas. For other visitors, it was their first time in the building, and they were surprised how accessible everything was,...

Opposite of “how many people does it take to put in a light bulb” – is ”how bare bones can a library staff be, and still serve patrons well”? We put that to the test in the past week, when not only were we down two planned staff members (with new babies added to their families), but also one who became ill.  The rest of our staff (and intrepid substitute) met the challenge with grace...

Labor Day weekend is upon us and that brings a change in the normal library schedule. The library will be closed Sunday and Monday September 3 & 4 in observance of the holiday. We hope your holiday celebrations are fun-filled, safe, and happy. Even though our building will be closed, our electronic resources are always accessible. If you haven’t done so yet, download the apps for Mango Languages, hoopla, kanopy, and Libby for activities, movies,...

Community is everything in Green Lake.  Your library is here to help round out the fun: Summertime and the Reading is Easy…. With the Winnefox Mobile App!  (Available right now via your device’s app store.)  After you login with your library card and pin number, you can search for your next great read, place a hold on upcoming releases, and renew items. One excellent benefit of the Winnefox Mobile app is the ability to link...

We have a lot to be thankful for this week. The Friends’ Art Fair book sale netted over $2,122, which is astounding as most of the items are priced at $1.00 or less. That’s a lot of items sold, and we are extremely grateful. The Friends use the money raised from the book sales to purchase materials including magazine and newspaper subscriptions for the library, pay for the special programs and other requests, and support...