August 2025 Greendale Public Library Newsletter!

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Congratulations to our Participants!

Today is the last day of our Summer Reading Program! Grand prize winners will be announced on Wednesday, August 6th and the final day to pick up prizes will be on August 20th. Congratulations to everyone who participated!

So far, we've had a total of...

700+ Participants
500,000+ Minutes Read

Cozy Mystery Event & Fundraiser

Saturday, Oct 11th
5-7pm, Greendale Public Library

Can You Crack the Case? Join us for a night of intrigue as you help us solve the mystery! A crime has been committed in the Greendale Public Library and a local is responsible. We need your sleuthing skills to search for clues, decode puzzles and find the culprit!

Activities include: Solving the Mystery, Food & Drinks (Appetizers, wine, beer, soft drinks, tea and hot cocoa), 50/50 cash raffle, basket raffles, prize drawings, photo op & more!

***Registration Required. Price: $50.00/person. Adults 21+ only.

Registration includes: Entry, 2 free drinks, free appetizers and 1 free raffle ticket.

Registration starts: 9/3/25 (Early registration for Friends Members starts 8/15/25).

Register Online OR in person at the library front desk.

Proceeds go to The Friends of the Greendale Public Library, who fund library programs, collections, materials & more. Drinks & select appetizers provided by The Eleanor Room. Have Dinner at The Eleanor Room after the event and 15% of the proceeds go to The Friends of the Greendale Public Library.

Programs & Events

Youth

Youth Programs are taking a break for this month

Teens

Teen & Tween Anime

Wednesday, August 6th

3-4:15pm, CMR (LL)

Anime lovers, this one is for you! Join us as we eat a snack and watch a few episodes of different animes picked by YOU. For those going into grades 6-12. No registration.

Teen & Tween Vinyl Spin Art

Wednesday, August 13th

3-4:15pm, Outside (Meet in Teen Zone)

Ready to get crafty? Join us for a fun craft with Spin Art MKE! At this event, you’ll create a fun spin-art painted vinyl record to display at home! For those going into grades 6-12. Space is limited. No registration

Teen & Tween Pop-Tart Taste Test

Wednesday, August 20th

3-4:15pm, CMR (LL)

Do you love Pop-Tarts? Let’s find out at this fun tasting event! For those going into grades 6-12. Space is limited. No registration.

*We cannot guarantee/accommodate for specific food allergies/sensitivities, nor can we be responsible if you are exposed to any allergens.

Teen & Tween End of Summer Bash

Wednesday, August 27th

3-4:15pm, CMR (LL)

Let’s celebrate the end of summer vacation! Join us as we play some games, eat some ice cream, and have fun before school starts. For those going into grades 6-12. No registration.

CMR (LL) = Community Meeting Room (Lower Level)

Adults

Color Me Calm

Monday, August 4th

6-7:30pm, CMR (LL)

Enjoy a stress-free evening of coloring fun. The library will provide the supplies. Adults only. No registration. 

Adult Contemporary Book Discussion

Wednesday, August 6th

6-7:30pm, CMR (LL)

Join us for an in-person Book Discussion on the 1st Wednesday of the month. This month’s book is The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet. Adults only. No registration.

Monday Movie Matinee

Monday, August 11th

1-4pm, CMR (LL)

On the 2nd Monday of the month, join us for free showings of popular films. This month's movie is Here (PG-13). Adults only. No registration.

Book A Librarian

Thursday, August 14th & 28th

3-5pm, Front Desk

Book a 30 minute, one-on-one session for library and basic technology help. Adults only. Registration Required.

CMR (LL) = Community Meeting Room (Lower Level)

Book of the Month

Skip the long wait-list and pick up popular titles today with our Lucky Day Book of the Month! Each month we choose a popular book and purchase extra copies that are available for immediate checkout. This program is generously funded and made possible by the Friends of the Greendale Public Library. The Lucky Day book for this month is My Friends by Fredrik Backman.

"#1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman, who "captures the messy essence of being human" (The Washington Post), returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a stranger's life twenty-five years later. Most people don't even notice them-three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it's just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an artist herself, knows otherwise and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures. Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their difficult home lives by spending their days laughing and telling stories out on a pier. There's Joar, who never backs down from a fight; quiet and bookish Ted who is mourning his father; Ali, the daughter of a man who never stays in one place for long; and finally, there's the artist, a boy who hoards sleeping pills and shuns attention, but who possesses an extraordinary gift that might be his ticket to a better life. These four lost souls find in each other a reason to get up each morning, a reason to dream. Out of that summer emerges a transcendent work of art, a painting that will unexpectedly be put into eighteen-year-old Louisa's care. As she struggles to decide what to do with this bequest, she embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to learn the story of how the painting came to be. The closer she gets to the painting's birthplace, the more she feels compelled to unleash her own artistic spirit, but happy endings don't always take the form we expect in this fresh testament to the transformative power of friendship and art"-- Provided by publisher.

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