Teen Reading Raffle

We're excited to announce the winners of our Teen Reading Raffle! (Note: We use a random name picker program to select the winners.)

Prize 1: Indoor Gaming Adventure

Jaspen K. - Holmen

• Play Station 5 and Nintendo Switch from Gaming Generations
• Catan Dice Game, Costa Rica, Helios Expanse, Jetpack Joyride, Pandemic Hot Zone North America, Spellcaster, Ticket to Ride San Francisco, and Trash Pandas from Coulee Gamers 

Prize 2: Outdoor Gaming Adventure

Brynnlea P. - Holmen

• Frisbee Golf Starter Set, Pickleball Set, Giant Yard Dice Games, and Kubb Yard Game

Prize 3: Money

Madeline B. - Onalaska

• $100 gift card to Target

Everyone who participated in the Teen Reading Raffle gets a prize! Our community organizations went above and beyond this year with prizes, including food, art, game fun, and much more! Examples include Brewers tickets, La Crosse Speedway tickets, and a $100 gift card to All Glazed Up.

Pick up your prize August 8-29 to find out what you scored!

STORY TIME WITH APOLLO MUSIC FESTIVAL

Sat, August 16 | 12 p.m. | Onalaska Library

Come hear musical tales performed by artists from the Apollo Music Festival. After the performance, enjoy a craft time, along with some snacks and coffee for the grown-ups.

All ages welcome. No registration required.

COMMUNITY STORYTELLING CELEBRATION

Sat, September 13 | 10 a.m. | Onalaska Library

10 a.m. Storytelling Workshop with Youth Services
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11 a.m. Story Share with Mother-Daughter Team
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All ages welcome. No registration required.

TEENS LEADING CHANGE (TLC)

TLC is our new teen leadership initiative designed to give youth ages 12-18 a greater voice in designing teen spaces and services at the library and a larger role in accelerating positive change. By participating in TLC, you can satisfy community service/volunteer hours, gain leadership and project management experience, and collaborate with other teens who want to make a difference.

Meetings will be held at 3:30 pm on the last Wednesday of the month at our Onalaska location’s Youth Services Program Room. Bring your friends!

Next Meeting:

Onalaska Public Library
Youth Services Program Room
Wed, August 27
3:30 pm

Join us Thursdays for story times designed for our friends ages 0-36 months (but all ages welcome). 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.

On hiatus: Fall dates coming soon!

Holmen Library: Thursdays at 10:15 am

Registration Recommended

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.

On hiatus: Fall dates coming soon!

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

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.

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.

Onalaska Library
On hiatus: Fall dates coming soon!

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

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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