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Fall 2024 Youth Services Flyer

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Read books, earn prizes!
For youth from babies to 12th grade

• Stop in at any of the five La Crosse County Library locations and pick up a BINGO card. (Choose “Birth-Grade 5” or “Grade 6-12.”)
• Mark each square that you complete on your BINGO card.
• When you get a BINGO, stop in any La Crosse County Library location to pick out a free food coupon and gift from our prize basket. (One BINGO per person.)
• Want to challenge yourself? Play BLACKOUT. Complete every square for a chance to win the grand prize—a $50 gift card to Jump Start Adventure Park!
• Contest runs October 1 through October 31; winners announced the following week.

Join us for nature walks, stories, and activities designed to foster eco-literacy and fun for youth and their grown-ups. Gather outside Holmen Library, and we’ll get to know the Halfway Creek Trail as we celebrate the beauty of fall.

No registration required. All ages welcome. This event is weather permitting.

Holmen Library
Select Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

• September 11
• October 2
• November 6

Special thanks to Wisconsin and Minnesota Master Naturalists for partnering with us.

Kids of all ages (children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult) are welcome at our Lego® brick building events! Have fun free-building or be inspired by our suggested theme. No registration required.

Select Mondays from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

• October 7 - Holmen Library and West Salem Library
• October 21 - Bangor Library and Onalaska Library
• October 28 - Campbell Library

Teens in grades 6-12 ... Looking for a place to recharge? Try out a VR headset? Enjoy some snacks? If you're into hands-on projects, music, new teen books, or just chilling out, drop in for Teen Time. Sign up for a door prize while you're there! No registration required.

West Salem Library
Wednesday, October 9
12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Onalaska Public Library
Friday, October 11
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Holmen Public Library
Friday, October 25
3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Registration Required

Sign up here

Designed for ages 6-10 (children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult), we'll be discussing the different types of bears, learning about Fat Bear Week, trying out a "blubber glove," playing "Dress a Bear," and lots more! Registration required and begins September 16th.

West Salem Library
Monday, October 14
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Bangor Library
Tuesday, October 15
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Holmen Library
Wednesday, October 16
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Onalaska Library
Tuesday, October 22
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Campbell Library
Thursday, October 24
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

We're celebrating the kick-off of our "1,000 Books Before Kindergarten" program! Enjoy fun stories and crafts, explore Clearwater Farm, and meet barnyard friends! All families are welcome.

Saturday, October 19
1 pm to 3 pm

Clearwater Farm
760 Green Coulee Rd
Onalaska WI

Registration Required

Opens October 4th

Explore color theory in this hands-on workshop. Learn different color groups, how to tint a hue using acrylic paint, and create your own design and background on stretched canvas. Geared for grades 3-8. Registration required and begins October 4. This program is a part of Driftless Regional Read programming.

Bangor Library
Wed, November 13
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Come dance with us! We will learn about the history of Hip Hop and explore elements of Hip Hop, including writing rhymes. Most of all, we will dance, move, and groove nearly the whole time. Bring comfy shoes and get ready to have a blast! Music and activities were selected to be youth-friendly. All ages welcome (children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult). No registration required. This program is a part of Driftless Regional Read programming.

Holmen Public Library
Saturday, November 16
11 am to 12 pm

Join us Mondays at noon for story times designed for our friends ages 0-23 months. We offer 20 minutes of caregiver and baby fun and bonding with books, bounces, songs, and rhymes followed by 15 minutes of unstructured play and read time. No registration required.

September 9 - September 30 and October 28 - November 25

Onalaska Library: Mondays at 12 pm

Join us Saturdays for story times designed for our friends ages 0-36 months. We offer 20 minutes of caregiver and baby fun and bonding with books, bounces, songs, and rhymes followed by unstructured play and read time. No registration required.

September 14 - October 5 and November 2 - November 23

Onalaska Library: Saturdays at 10 am

Join us for story times full of books, movement, songs, and fun. Tales for Twos story times are designed for our friends who are age two with lots of caregiver participation. Tales for Twos Story Times last approximately 20 minutes.

September 9 - October 3 and October 28 - November 25

Onalaska Library: Mondays at 10 am
Holmen Library: Thursdays at 10:15 am

Registration Recommended

Sign up here

Join us for story times full of books, movement, songs, and fun. Story Times last approximately 25 minutes and are geared toward youth ages 3 - entering first grade, but all ages are welcome. Registration recommended.

September 9-October 5 and October 28-November 27

Bangor Library: Mondays at 10:15 am
Campbell Library: Thursdays at 6:30 pm
Holmen Library: Tuesdays at 6:30 pm; Wednesdays at 10:15 am
Onalaska Library: Mondays at 6:30 pm; Thursdays at 10 am; and Fridays at 10 am
West Salem Library: Tuesdays at 6:30 pm; Wednesdays at 10:15 am

Bilingual Story Time Songs & Rhymes

Aprende frases, canta canciones, y baila con amor. Este programa está dirigido a las familias que quieren aprender sobre la cultura latinoamericana, y para aquellos que echan de menos su hogar. Edades 3 en adelante; no es necesario inscribirse.

Learn phrases, sing songs, and baila con amor! This program is geared toward families wanting to learn about Latin American culture, and for those who are missing home. Geared for ages 3 and up; no registration required.

Select Saturdays at 11 am

October 5 @ the Onalaska Library

October 19 @ the West Salem Library

November 2 @ the Onalaska Library

November 9 @ the Holmen Library

Nyob zoo kuv tus phoojywg, hello friends! Join us for books, a craft, and a language lesson. Story Time will feature Kao Kalia Yang's A Map into the World. No registration required. Geared for ages 3-7 years, but all ages are welcome. This event is a part of Driftless Regional Read programming.

Saturday, October 26
Holmen Library
11 am to 11:45 am

Grow a reader!

Caregivers, join us in nurturing a love for reading and building a strong learning foundation for kids ages 0 through Pre-K. As little readers make their way through their books, they’ll earn stickers, track their progress on our library display, and choose a FREE book when they finish!

Swing by any La Crosse County Library location to pick up your FREE book bag and reading log to get started!

Request Lit Love Bundle

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Reader's Advisory is a service to assist young people and their families, and those who work with children, in selecting reading materials. Stop by to talk with a youth services librarian at the Library’s youth services desks in Onalaska, Holmen, and West Salem, or before and after youth programs at any of the five County Library branches. They will be happy to recommend books and other materials for children and teens with regard to abilities, age levels, and interests.

We are pleased to offer a reader’s advisory service at our locations and online as an empowering tool to help connect you with books and resources that meet your needs! As with all of our reader’s advisory initiatives, we understand that you know best what materials will work for you. While we are happy to give suggestions based on our knowledge of our collection, your reading and checkout choices are always in your hands.

Lit Love Book Bundles

Curious about creepy crawlies? Robo-motion? How to introduce your preschooler to Hebrew and other languages with Sesame Street?

Cozy up with some literary love curated just for you by our Youth Services team. Just let us know what you're interested in, and we'll help you find it! Service also available for educators.

Booklists

Booklists are suggested reading in various categories provided by our Youth Services Librarians, New York Times Best-sellers list, etc.

Email Us

[email protected]

Youth Services Staff travel to each of the five library locations to conduct programs, select and maintain books and other materials, conduct Reader's Advisory, and provide many other services for children, teens, and their families.

Youth Services has offices in Holmen, Onalaska & West Salem:

Holmen Public Library
121 W. Legion St * PO Box 220
Holmen, WI 54636
608-399-3385

Onalaska Public Library
741 Oak Ave S
Onalaska, WI 54650
608-781-9568 ext 3

West Salem Library
702 Industrial Drive
West Salem, WI 54669
608-786-1505