Ripon Public Library announces...LOVE YOUR LIBRARY @ RIPON SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER
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“All Together Now” July Specials!
Ripon, WI- Ripon Public Library is excited to announce its July lineup of events and offerings for all ages! Thanks to the Friends of the Library, and other generous donors, programming is always free.
FOR ADULTS
LOVE YOUR LIBRARY @ RIPON SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER | FRI JUL 21 @ 1 –2 PM
Drop in at the Senior Center for tech help or relax and listen to a good story. Enjoy chatting with friendly library staff who welcome your ideas and questions!
BILL HILL CONCERT @ RIPON SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER | FRI JULY 28 @ 1 PM
Enjoy live music on the lawn! Award winning musician, Bill Hill, is a fingerstyle guitarist and vocalist specializing in jazz and popular standards from the 1920s to the 1960s.
Showcasing Songwriters of the Great American Songbook – 1930’s: Today’s concert features performances of memorable songs from that decade, along with some history on the songwriters and the times. While much
attention has been given to the singers, this program focuses on the songwriters and the circumstances surrounding their great accomplishments.
CONTINUING ENGAGEMENT FOR EVERYONE!
COMMUNITY READING CHALLENGE
Every time you check out reading materials get a sticker to put on the goal poster. Once the poster is complete, the Friends of the Ripon Public Library will contribute $500 toward development of onsite libraries at the Ripon Children’s Learning Center, Ripon Boys & Girls Club, and the Ripon Senior Activity Center.
READ FOR CHAMBER BUCKS
Whether you read a little or a lot, you can win prizes! See staff to register, then each time you check out reading material staff log your participation. Children without library cards may be registered on a caregiver’s account. Challenge runs 6/1/23-8/31/23. The goal is to check out reading materials 3 of 4 weeks each month. Participants who reach GOAL are automatically entered into prize drawings for $10 Chamber certificates. Fifteen winners per month!
COMMUNITY PUZZLES!
Puzzle sheets, available at the library, lead to Ripon locations hosting letter clues. Find all the letters and unscramble to make a phrase that reflects the history of Ripon. Turn in your solved puzzle to be entered into a drawing for Chamber Bucks! Monthly puzzles will be released on June 5, July 3, and July 31. This exciting quest is made possible with support from the Ripon Historical Society and local businesses.
Events are at the Ripon Public Library, 120 Jefferson Street, except when an alternate location is listed. Visit the library’s website or follow Ripon Public Library on Facebook and Instagram for detailed information and the latest library news on programs and resources, or call a friendly librarian, 920-748-6160.
Village of Wild Rose is celebrating their 150 year Anniversary
| The Village of Wild Rose is celebrating their 150 year Anniversary this summer especially at Wild Rose Days events on Friday July 21 from 6-8PM with a free picnic and music from our own village band. On Saturday there is a parade at 11AM and other events at Robert’s Park from noon to 4PM. The Lions will have a pancake breakfast at their building on Saturday morning and craft fair provided by Wild Rose hospital (Theracare). Fireworks will be presented in the evening after dark over Robert’s Park The Wild Rose Historical Society is also geared up to celebrate this Anniversary. A display from the the Skating Club which began around late 1940’s until the early 1950’s is being held at Pioneer Hall along with other displays about the schools, the hospital and the bands and their instruments. The museum is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10AM until 1PM. There are seven buildings to see so allow yourself enough time to browse and take in items from earlier days. There is the Elisha Stewart House; the Carriage House which stores large items such as sleighs and wagons; Pioneer Hall which was the old bank and post office; the One Room School House which was moved here in the late 1960’s from Swamp Road; a blacksmith shop & barn; a smoke house plus a weaving room and mock up of a general store along with the usual gift shop. Come visit our museum and enjoy sights and thoughts of yesteryear. |