MAY is Blooming with Free Library Specials!
Ripon, WI- Ripon Public Library is excited to announce its MAY lineup of events and offerings for all ages! Thanks to funding from the Friends of the library, programming is always free. Registration is not required unless noted.
APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS | BEGINNING MAY 1 | All Ages Take and Make
April showers bring May flowers! Just in time for Mother’s Day, enjoy this beautifully simple felt flower craft. Add a magnet to use it as refrigerator decoration or use a lapel pin to transform it into a wearable accessory.
STORYTIME! SPRING THINGS | WEDNESDAYS MAY 3 & 10 @ 10 AM | Kids & Caregiver
Welcome to active learning and fun, where early literacy and STEM concepts come to life through stories, music, movement, and enrichment activities. It’s a happy place for kids and caregivers to learn and play. This 5-week session focuses on celebrating spring’s many delights. Ideas for keeping kids happy and active, even when spring is fickle and turns wet or cold, are included. Stay and Play in the Romper Room after Storytime. This active space allows kids to release their excess energy and advance their physical skills all while supporting social connections for adults and children.
TEEN NERF BATTLE @ YOUR LIBRARY | FRI MAY 12 @ 6:00-7:30 PM | Ages 13-18
How good is your aim? Show off your talent at the Nerf Battle @ Your Library! Nerf blasters and darts provided. Friday, May 12th from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Silver Creek Room. Nerf Battle waivers are required to be signed by parents and will be your ticket into the event. Registration Required*
FLOWER POWER! | SAT MAY 13 @ 10 AM & WED MAY 17 @ 6:15 PM | Kids & Caregiver
Celebrate the beauty and benefit of flowers! Families with children of all ages enjoy a flower and dirt themed program of music, stories, and dance. After the program everyone gets involved in beautifying the library entrance with colorful, pollinator-supporting flowers!
Every child may plant a flower at the library and receive their own pot with seeds and soil to take home. Dress for the mess. Thank you, Girl Scout Troop 2570, for your partnership on this project!
ADULT GAME NIGHT | WED MAY 17 @ 6:00 PM
Calling all strategists, team players, and those who like to test their luck—enjoy an evening of tabletop board games! Staff will be on hand to teach and guide players through a variety of entertaining and easy-to-learn games with no experience necessary. This month will feature tile laying games like Carcassonne, Cascadia and Dragon Castle. Carcassonne takes place in southern France and introduces cities, knights, farmers, abbots and meeples! Join us for fun and games on Wednesday, May 17th from 6-8PM.
PINTEREST CRAFT CLUB: ROCK PHOTO HOLDER | THU MAY 25 @ 6-7:30 PM | Ages 16+
Paint a rock and then make it a special keepsake by making it into a photo holder! What better way to connect the great outdoors with special memories. Keep it or give it away as a gift! Join us on Thursday, May 25th from 6:00-7:30 PM. Registration required*
Ongoing Programs
ROMPER ROOM
Physical activity and human connections are important for healthy, happy human beings, and the Romper Room facilitates both! Focusing on active play, the room features a trike and trailer, foot-to-floor vehicles, a balance bike, tunnels, tumbling mats, balance beams, and more. The Romper Room is most engaging for ages 2-6 years, though older kids are welcome. The Romper Room is always open during regular library hours. Drop-ins are welcome or call the library to reserve a specific play time with family and friends.
MONDAY MOVIES | 10 AM & 2 PM
Every Monday at 10 am and 2 p.m. enjoy a newly released or classic film on the big screen. Popcorn is served. For movie title and rating call the library or check the website. May is comic book month! We will be featuring movies of some of your favorite and tiniest characters!
MONTHLY BOOK DISCUSSION |MON MAY 22 @ 6:30 PM | Adults
Join the Friends of the Library book discussion of Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, on Monday May 22nd at 6:30 PM! “A mother of five and professional writer, she casts an unsentimental eye at the trappings of modern life that threaten to overwhelm us—the timesaving gadgets that complicate our lives, the
overcommitments that take us from our families.”—Amazon. Copies of the book are available to check out at the library, about two weeks in advance, while supplies last.
For more information, call 920-748-6160, visit the library’s website, or follow Ripon Public Library on Facebook and Instagram for the latest library news and information on programs and resources.