Library is closed on Sundays for the summer
Author of My Last Step Backward. Will be signing copies of her book:
Friday, February 22
11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
Tasha Schuh of Ellsworth, Inspirational Speaker, the reigning Ms. Wheelchair USA, and 2012 recipient of the National Rehabilitation Award, has released her first book, “My Last Step Backward.” Discover Tasha’s remarkable spirit in this poignant memoir that seeks to inspire you to welcome adversity and face your own trap door of opportunity.
Belle Amour confirmed for April 4 kickoff of Menomonie’s Big Read of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. The Big Read is co-sponsored by the Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts and the library and is made possible by a grant from The National Endowment for the Arts. Plan to be there.
The library is partnering again with UW Extension to offer basic computer workshops. These have proven popular and fill up quickly.
10:00AM-12:00PM February 5th – March 12th
This series of technology classes will cover basic skills and be delivered with brief instruction followed by hands-on practice. The series will dedicate 3 classes to Computer Basics (Feb 5, Feb 12, & Feb 19) and 3 classes to Internet 101 (Feb 26, Mar 5, and Mar 12). You may sign up for the topic that interests you or the series as a whole. Michael Schiel, UW-Stout AmeriCorps/Vista Bridging the Digital Divide, Jill Hietpas, Community Development & Broadband Educator from UW Extension and Rundi Myklebust, Adult Services Assistant will present this basic computer series. No computer experience is required for this 6-session workshop.
Pre-registration is required for all classes. Class sizes are limited to 10 participants. To pre-register call 715-232-2164#10
The Happiness Project
Do the January Blah’s got you blue? Are you looking for some positive influences in your life? Do you make resolutions, then promptly break them? ”People always think that happiness is a faraway thing…something complicated and hard to get. Yet, what little things can make it up.” Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
Come join a positive group of fellow happiness-seekers at:
1:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 27
Menomonie Public Library meeting room
Together, we will set goals and cheer each other on as we achieve them. We’ll figure out what makes us happy, and get rid of the things that don’t (or, make them a lot more fun!). Based on the books, The Happiness Project and Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin.
Intrigued but have questions? Call Heidi at 715-309-2118.
Antiques expert Mark Moran examines a piece from the audience.