Brown Bags and Books Club
This new book club, presented by Vision 2020, is aimed at raising awareness about the economic challenges facing our community and our country. Bring a lunch to the Wautoma Public Library on Tuesday, May 21st from 11:30-12:30pm to join the discussion. May’s book will be ‘Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City’ by Matthew Desmond. ‘Evicted’ takes readers into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families whose fates remain in the hands of two landlords. Today most poor renting families are spending more than half of their income on housing, and eviction has become an ordinary occurrence in America. Its unforgettable scenes of hope and loss remind us of the centrality of home, without which nothing else is possible. Copies of this month’s book will be available for check out at the Wautoma Public Library. If you are unable to attend the meeting but would still like to discuss the book, join in on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/313550852571961/.
(Waushara Area Chamber of Commerce)
Ripon Public Library Event: Adult Game Night
Adult Game Night – Small World
Get your game face on and enjoy modern board games at the library! This month, we are featuring Small World, in shortened variation of Risk, players vie for conquest and control of a world that is simply too small to accommodate them all. Five Tribes, Carcassonne, Tiny Epic Galaxies, and Yamatai will also be available to play. For a game description and video tutorials of our feature game, please visit the library’s website at www.riponlibrary.org/SmallWorld. Bring your favorite Area Control games to share. What are Area Control games? According toBoardGameGeek, these games “typically award control of an area to the player that has the majority of units or influence in that area.” Adult Game Night meets monthly on the third Tuesday of each month. Upcoming sessions include:
- June 18 – Catan, Imperial Settlers, 7 Wonders, & Bohnanza (Resource Management games)
- July 16 – Snake Oil, Codenames, Concept, & Super Fight (Party Games)
- August 20 – Last Friday, Spector Ops, Not Alone, & Letters from Whitechapel (Hidden Movement Games)
(Ripon Public Library)