Oak Creek Public Library Programs

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Activities for all ages

Stay up to date on the library's fun activities that will keep you and your family busy this season.

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Adult Programs

One-on-One Tech Help

Technology Training Lab

Select Thursdays

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. by appt. only

Bring in your device for a 30-minute appointment with a librarian. Library laptops will be available for general computer assistance.

Registration for each Thursday opens the Monday prior. You may only register for one 30 minute session per Thursday; walk-in appointments are not available.

Computer Class

Intermediate Microsoft Office

Technology Training Lab

Oct. 2nd - 23rd, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m

Learn intermediate concepts in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher such as: using tables and editing headers/footers, using conditional values and creating charts/graphs, animating slides and using timing, as well as creating shapes and inserting building blocks.

This is a 4-week class. Registration is required.

Friends of the Library Meeting

Civic Center

Oct. 8th, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

For more than 20 years, the Friends of the Oak Creek Public Library has served as an independent organization of persons and businesses interested in assisting the library in developing programs, encouraging gifts, promoting knowledge and providing a channel for individuals and organizations to express ideas and make suggestions for library use and services.

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Library Board Meeting

Tower Room

Oct. 9th, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

The Oak Creek Public Library Board of Trustees serves as the governing body of the Oak Creek Public Library. The Board is composed of seven members, each appointed by the Mayor for staggered three-year terms. The board usually meets on the second Thursday of each month in the Civic Center. Some meetings may be held virtually.

Agendas and minutes

Paranormal Investigators of Milwaukee

Multi-purpose Room

Oct. 16th, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m

Believe in ghosts? Skeptical about the paranormal? Noah Leigh from Paranormal Investigators of Milwaukee will be joining us to debunk the myths and share with us his experience investigating the paranormal with his team.

This program is geared toward adults & teens. Registration is not required.

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Begin Your Adventure: Learn to Play Dungeons & Dragons

Business Center

Starts Saturday, Oct. 18th

11:00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m

Designed for adults and young adults with little or no experience playing D&D. We’ll guide you through everything from the basics of roleplaying and rolling dice to understanding character sheets and storytelling mechanics. All materials will be provided, including blank character sheets, dice, laptops, and sourcebooks.

Ages 16+. Registration is required.

Begin Your Adventure LEARN TO PLAY DUNGEONS & DRAGONS

Fundraiser Night at Cousins Subs

2327 W Ryan Road

Oak Creek, WI 53154

Oct. 20th, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Support the library by ordering some delicious food at Cousins Subs. 20% of all proceeds will be donated to the Friends of the Library. Please mention you are dining out for the Friends of the Oak Creek Public Library when ordering.

Registration is not required.

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Haunted Library: Open Mic Night

Technology Training Lab

Oct. 21st, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m

Do you have a scary story guaranteed to cause goosebumps? Here is your chance to share it! Terrifying tales must be five minutes or less and cannot contain any inappropriate language.

Please register to guarantee your spot if you would like to tell your scary story! Registration is not required if you are only planning to attend the show.

Friends of the Library Book Nook: $5 Bag Sale

Book Nook

Oct. 25th, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

The Friends of the Oak Creek Public Library are hosting a $5 bag sale at the Book Nook during Fall Fest. Choose from children's books, hardcover fiction and non-fiction, paperbacks, CDs, DVDs, audiobooks, and special-priced items.

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The Friends of the Oak Creek Public Library are excited to present the 3rd annual Shhh... Silent Auction event. Online bidding runs October 13-25. Come check out the items up for bid in-person from October 21-25 on the 1st floor in the Multi-purpose Room, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Bid on unique items donated by local businesses and community partners. Check back often to make sure yours is still the highest bid! Proceeds benefit the library's community enrichment and public outreach.

This event is geared toward adults. Registration is required for online bidding but not in-person viewing. All bids must be placed online at www.oakcreeklibrary.org/silent-auction. No in-person or phone-in bids will be accepted. Bidding closes at noon on October 25 during Oak Creek's Fall Fest.

Family, Teen, and Children's Programs

Family Fun: Stuffed Animal Sleepover

Multi-purpose Room

Oct. 2nd, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Bring your stuffed animal friend for crafts, a story time, and a stuffed animal sleepover at the library. Wearing pajamas is encouraged! Be sure to check Facebook to see what kind of fun the stuffed animal friends find after the library closes.

This program is designed for ages 4-11 with an adult (siblings welcome). Registration is not required.

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Music and Movement

Multi-purpose Room

Mondays,

Sept. 8th-Oct. 27th

6:30 - 7:00 p.m.

This 30-minute Story Time is geared toward children ages 2-5, with an adult (siblings welcome). We'll be incorporating music and movement into all books, songs, and rhymes.

Registration is not required.

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Baby Story Time

Story Time Room

Tuesdays,

Sept. 9th-Oct. 28th

9:30 - 9:50 a.m.
OR
10:30 - 10:50 a.m.

This 15-20-minute Story Time is geared toward children ages birth to 24 months, with an adult (siblings welcome). Come enjoy short stories, songs, and lapsit rhymes that foster early literacy. Play time with toys to follow.

Registration is not required. Please only attend one time slot per day.

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Toddler Story Time

Story Time Room

Wednesdays,

Sept. 10th-Oct. 29th

9:30 - 9:50 a.m.
OR
10:30 - 10:50 a.m.

This 20 minute Story Time is geared toward children ages 2-3, with an adult (siblings welcome). It incorporates stories, songs, and rhymes and will be followed by a play time.

Registration is not required. Please only attend one time slot per day.

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YA Giveaway

2nd floor Service Desk

Oct. 6th-11th

Teens, visit the 2nd floor Service Desk and choose two free books! Items up for grabs include Advance Reading Copies (ARCs) and young adult (YA) titles of new quality. Available while supplies last.

This program is geared toward teens. Registration is not required.

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STEAM Lab: Solar Systems

Story Time Room

Oct. 6th, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Explore the different planets in our solar system and make your own solar system model.

This program is for those in grades 2-5. Registration is required.

After School Art Club

Story Time Room

Oct. 8th, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Bring your imagination and creative thinking skills to our After School Art Club! At each session, you will create a different work of art.

This program is for those in grades 2-5. Registration is required.

Cereal Party

Story Time Room

Oct. 10th, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Join us on a Friday morning no-school day for some cereal delights! We'll get crafty with cereal-themed creations and play some games. Pease let us know if you have any food allergies when you arrive.

This program is designed for ages 4-11 with an adult (siblings welcome). Registration is not required.

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A stack of colorful closed books leaning against each other and piled on top of one another.

Read Learn Create

Story Time Room

Oct 16th, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

This 15-20 minute story time is geared toward children ages 3-7, with an adult (siblings welcome). It features stories, songs, and rhymes that foster early literacy and will be followed by a craft related to the story.

Registration is not required.

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Middle School Craft Club

Story Time Room

Oct. 20th, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Join our Middle School Craft Club and do a new project at each session.

This program is for those in grades 6-8. Registration is required.

Teal canvas on a dark blue easel behind two cusp of paint and a green cup holding four paint brushes. The canvas has scribbles in light blue and green.

The Art Hour

Story Time Room

Oct. 24th, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Art is about the journey, not the destination! Let your child's imagination run free at this drop-in process art hour.

This program is designed for ages 4-11, with an adult (siblings welcome). Registration is not required.

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Story Time at Fall Fest

Drexel Town Square

Oct. 25th, 9:30 & 10:30 a.m

Meet us at Fall Fest for Story Time! These 20-minute interactive sessions incorporate stories, songs, and rhymes.

Geared toward children ages 2-6, with an adult (siblings welcome). Registration is not required.

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LEGO® Club

Story Time Room

Oct. 28th, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Brick by Brick, we'll build awesome creations and friendships at LEGO Club! Come make your masterpiece.

This program is for ages 4-11, with an adult. Registration is not required.

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Tune in to the latest episode of this podcast to hear our librarians' reading recommendations!

This time on Not Your Mother's Library, we discuss spooky reads for the fall season and inadvertently end up DESTROYING the Brothers Grimm.

Oak Creek Public Library
8040 S 6th St
Oak Creek, WI 53154
414-766-7900
library@oakcreekwi.gov

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