March 2018

New Arrivals

New Books For Adults

A Few Red Drops, by Claire Hartfield. Contem-

porary accounts form the basis of this description

and analysis of the conditions leading up to the

Chicago Race Riot of 1919, a week of violence

between white and black Chicago residents that left

38 people dead and 500 injured.

A Column of Fire, by Ken Follett. This is the

third installment in the Kingsbridge series, following

Pillars of the Earth and World Without End. This

novel follows Ned Willard, separated from his be-

loved Margery Fitzgerald by his loyalty to Queen

Elizabeth in an England torn by religious and politi-

cal strife.

Christmas: A Biography, by Judith Flanders.

Flanders examines the myths, legends and history,

from biblical times to the present, of the Christmas

holiday in this critically acclaimed history.

Homegrown: Cooking from My New England

Roots, by Matt Jennings. Award-winning

Boston chef, Matt Jennings, reaches back to his

roots to find the quintessential New England cuisine

perfect for family dinners and entertaining.

New Books For Youth

The Blue Hour, by Isabelle Simler. In the magical

twilight, everything in nature comes together,

between day and night, in a symphony of blue.

Every Color Soup, by Jorey Hurley. A beautifully

illustrated introduction to colors, vegetables,

counting, and cooking for the beginning reader.

Poppies of Iraq, by Brigitte Findakly. A graphic

memoir (illustrated by Findakly’s husband, Lewis

Trondheim) of Findakly’s childhood in Saddam

Hussein’s Iraq, this book depicts Findakly’s affection

for, and grief at abandoning, parts of her culture and

history when her family relocates to Paris to escape

Saddam’s regime.

Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s

Birthday

Saturday, March 3 at 10 AM

In celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday this

month, we are throwing a party! Families and chil-

dren from 3 to 11 years old are invited to join us for

a Hop-on-Popcorn treat, crafts, Oobleck Goo, a

photo booth, and face painting. The Cat in the Hat

will appear to help with the celebration. No registra-

tion is needed for this free event.

Photo booth fun at Dr. Seuss’s

birthday party in 2017.

Youth Programs on the Road

Our popular programs for children hit the road

once a month to give families with young children

an opportunity to interact with older adults, and

seniors a chance to be part of the lively antics of

little kids enjoying stories, rhymes, music and crafts.

No registration is necessary to participate in these

programs. Join us!

This month’s dates for traveling programs

include:

▪ Babygarten at Oak Park Place

Wednesday, March 14 at 9:30 AM

▪ Booker’s Buddies at Oak Park Place

Tuesday, March 20 at 10 AM

▪ CrafterNoon at St. Clare Meadows

Thursday, March 29 at 4 PM

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Booker’s Buddies 10am Rhyme Time 11am TEEN TUESDAY -

Shakespeare Week

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March 2018 Programs

Booker’s Buddies at Oak Park Place 10am Rhyme Time 11am TEEN TUESDAY - Arts

& Crafts Buffet 4pm

Tuesdays with Murder Book Group 6:30pm

Booker’s Buddies 10am Rhyme Time 11am Memoir Workshop 2pm TEEN TUESDAY-Celebrate Your Name 4pm

Tween Scene (4th & 5th Graders) 4pm Twilight Tales 6:30pm Scrabble for Adults 6:30pm

Tween Scene (4th & 5th Graders) 4pm Twilight Tales 6:30pm

Tween Scene (4th & 5th Graders) 4pm Twilight Tales 6:30pm

Tween Scene (4th & 5th Graders) 4pm Coffee Break - Twilight Tales 6:30pm

Coffee Break - Booker’s Buddies 10am Coffee Break - Rhyme Time 11am TEEN TUESDAY -

Narnia Marathon 1pm

Book Art 6:30pm

Babygarten 9:30am Puppy Club 11am Building Blocks (LEGO bricks & Minecraft) 1:30pm

Babygarten at Oak Park Place 9:30am Puppy Club 11am Building Blocks (LEGO bricks & Minecraft) 1:30pm How to Solve the Opioid Epidemic 6:30pm

Babygarten 9:30am Puppy Club 11am Building Blocks (LEGO bricks & Minecraft) 1:30pm Healing & Justice in Our Community Panel Discussion 6pm

Coffee Break - Babygarten 9:30am Coffee Break - Puppy Club 11am Building Blocks (LEGO bricks & Minecraft) 1:30pm

Homeschooling Program for Families 9:30am CrafterNoon 3:45pm Music with Friends—Wrannock Trio 7pm

The Round House Introduction by Professor Julie Tharp at UW-Baraboo/Sauk County 12:30pm CrafterNoon 3:45pm

CrafterNoon 3:45pm Lit Wits Book Group—The Round House discussion at UW-Baraboo/Sauk County 5:30pm

CrafterNoon 3:45pm Shadow the READ Cat 6pm Mourning Dayze: A Wisconsin Garage Band 6:30pm

Free Playgroup 9am

Free Playgroup 9am Wii Bowling for Adults 12pm

Free Playgroup 9am Wii Bowling for Adults 12pm

Free Playgroup 9am Wii Bowling for Adults 12pm

Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday 10am

CrafterNoon @ St. Clare Meadows 4pm The Round House discussion at House of Wellness 5:30pm

Library Closed

March

2018 ADULT

PROGRAMS

Music with Friends Presents

Wrannock Trio

Thursday, March 1 at 7 PM

The Wrannock family band (Mike, Lisa,

and Angus Mossman) will perform

traditional tunes and songs from the British

Isles, and American pieces from similar

traditions. The trio plays a variety of

instruments, from cittern and whistle to

guitar and claw hammer banjo.

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Mourning Dayze: A Wisconsin

Garage Band

Thursday, March 22 at 6:30 PM

Rick Pfeiffer a founding member of

Mourning Dayze, collaborated with other

band mates to tell the story of this enduring

rock band, founded in 1965. Pfeiffer and

bandmates will share the journey depicted

in the book. After the presentation, Pfeiffer

and Mourning Dayze members will be on

hand to sign copies of the book available

for purchase.

Book Art Workshop

Tuesday, Mar. 27 at 6:30 PM

Artist and teacher

Laurie Dummer will

show us how to

create new

decorative treasures

from old book

pages. Materials are

supplied and there is

no cost to attend.

Coming Up!

In the last of the 2018 Music with Friends

series, we welcome Prairie Spies. Curt

Meine, Scott Weber, and Jeff Gerencser

have their roots in Sauk County, and play

an eclectic mix of acoustic folk, swing,

blues, jazz, old-time country, rock,

instrumentals, and original tunes.

Prairie Spies

Thursday, April 5 at 7 PM

The Library will be closed

all day on

Friday, March 30.

Readers Anonymous Book

Discussion Group

Tuesday, Mar. 20 at 6:30 PM

This book group is for readers in their 20s

and 30s. This month's

reading selection is The

Man in the High Castle,

by Philip K. Dick. This

novel tells the “alternative

history” of life in the former

United States after its de-

feat by the Axis Powers in

World War II.

Gardening Series &

Seed Library Set to Begin

A joint project of the Baraboo Public

Library and the Sauk County Master

Gardener Association, the Seed Library is

about to begin a fresh season of providing

free heirloom seed to community members

to teach and promote the art of heirloom

seed saving and sharing. We are also

planning a series of programs to help you

garden successfully and enjoyably.

Stay tuned for announcements of our

program schedule and the opening of the

2018 Seed Library season!

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Memoir Workshop

Tuesday, Mar. 6 at 2 PM

Everyone has a story! With verbal or visual

prompts, we practice reflecting on a single

memory, followed by writing a short,

individual piece about that memory. In this

way, the short pieces we write can add up,

and we do not need to be discouraged by

the thought of having “too little time” to

tackle a memoir. The support of the group

and facilitator can

make the process

even easier. This

program is

co-sponsored by

the University of

Wisconsin-

Baraboo/Sauk

County Library.

Scrabble for Adults

Monday, Mar. 5 at 6:30 PM

Match wits with

other word nerds!

We will have

several Scrabble

boards set up by

the fireplace to

accommodate

those who love to play with vocabulary.

The Baraboo Public Library joins the

Ho-Chunk House of Wellness and UW

Baraboo/Sauk County in presenting

Wisconsin Reads The Round House: An

NEA Big Read. The focus for adult

programs associated with this Baraboo

area community read is Louise Erdrich’s

novel, The Round House, which follows

Joe, a 13-year-old Ojibwe boy, and his

friends as they seek justice for Joe’s

mother, who has been brutally attacked on

tribal land.

Area Big Read Programs for Adults

▪ Thursday, March 8 - 12:30-2 PM - at

UW-Baraboo/Sauk County -

Distinguished Lecture Series, Introduction

to The Round House by Dr. Julie Tharp,

professor of English and American Indian

Studies at UW-Marshfield/Wood County

▪ Thursday, March 15 - 5:30-7 PM - at

UW-Baraboo/Sauk County - The Round

House book discussion with UW Colleges

Diversity Specialist Jo Teut. The Lit Wits

Book Discussion Group will meet at

this event.

▪ Wednesday, March 21 - 6-8 PM – at

Baraboo Public Library – “Healing &

Justice in Our Community: A Panel

Discussion with Sarah Deer (professor and

lawyer), Rick Spoentgen (Assistant Sauk

County District Attorney), and

representatives from the Baraboo Police

Department, Hope House of South Central

Wisconsin, and UW Colleges

▪ Thursday, March 29 – 5:30-7 PM – at

Ho-Chunk House of Wellness, The

Round House book discussion, facilitated

by UW Colleges Diversity Specialist Jo

Teut

▪ Saturday, April 7 – 1-2:30 PM – at

Ho-Chunk House of Wellness, Ho-Chunk

Dance Exhibition

▪ Thursday, April 12 – 5:30-7 PM – at UW

Baraboo/Sauk County – The Round

House book discussion, facilitated by UW

Colleges Diversity Specialist Jo Teut

Copies of The Round House are available

for checkout at the Baraboo Public Library.

They are also available for checkout as

ebooks on Overdrive, which you can

access through the Baraboo Public Library

website (www.baraboopubliclibrary.org).

The NEA Big Read project is a project of

University of Wisconsin Colleges and Lac

Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community

Colleges’ students, faculty, and staff to

bring communities around the state

together in a community read. The NEA

Big Read is a program of the National

Endowment for the Arts in partnership with

Arts Midwest. Programming at the

Baraboo Public Library is supported in part

by a grant from the Sauk County UW-

Extension, Arts & Culture Committee and

the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from

the State of Wisconsin and the National

Endowment for the Arts.

Wii Bowling for Adults Fridays at 12 Noon on

these dates:

March 9

March 16

March 23

Call 356-6166

in advance

to reserve your spot!

How to Solve the Opioid

Epidemic

Wednesday, Mar. 14 at 6:30 PM

Overdoses from opioids now account for

70% of Sauk County’s drug overdose

deaths, and can include legal prescription

painkillers as well as illegal drugs like

heroin. Dr. Michael Zolper, D.C., will

discuss the current problem of opioid

abuse in our community and measures

that can be taken to counter this growing

public health crisis.

Tuesdays with Murder Book

Discussion Group

Tuesday, Mar. 20 at 6:30 PM

This book group is for anyone who enjoys

reading mysteries. Each meeting features

a different author. This month’s featured

author is Martin Limón and his Sueño and

Bascom series of mysteries. Choose

one of these books to read and join our

discussion! We meet at the library on the

third Tues-

day of each

month. New

members are

welcome.