The Markesan Public Library is back to its normal services and hours. Items are no longer quarantined. Curbside is available for patrons who prefer contactless service. Patrons are encouraged to social distance and practice frequent hand washing. Masks are optional but not required. For more information please visit our COVID-19 page. Thank you!
On Monday, January 24 @ 6:00 pm, join us for a presentation on how to take great photographs with your phone, led by experienced photographer Harlan Barkley! Beginners are welcomed and encouraged!
If you have any questions about this event, please call the library at (920) 398-3434.
Update: Take & Make Craft Kits will be available starting Wednesday, January 26 @ 12:00 pm, sorry for the delay!
The next Take & Make Craft Kits will be available starting Wednesday, January 26 @ 12:00 pm! All supplies are included to make a colorful wooden Valentine for your wall or for a friend's! Only $6 to cover the cost of supplies.
If you would like to reserve a craft kit in advance, please call the library at (920)398-3434.
We now have state tax forms available in the main lobby. We will give an update when federal forms come in. If you have any questions or would like to have forms brought out via curbside service, please call us at (920) 398-3434.
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e the Markesan Public Library 2022 Book Binge Challenge!! Each month, use a set of key words found on your Book Binge bingo card to inspire your book choices. With the key words provided, pick a book with that word in the title and read away. For instance, January’s key words are: Girl, Dark, Winter, Ocean, Light, Run. Examples of books with these key words include: “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”, “My Dark Vanessa”, “Winds of Winter”, ect. Players can also choose synonyms and plurals or even antonyms (if you are feeling rebellious) replace the word Sea for Ocean or Bright/Pale for Light or Runs/Ran/Sprinted/Race for Run, etc.
The library will have Book Binge cards ready to be picked up starting January (you can also find a downloadable pdf in this month's newsletter). We will also do displays throughout the year to keep you reading. You can also share your book binge picks with us on Facebook and join the online conversation!
Due to the increase spread of COVID-19, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin is cancelling all Play and Learn sessions for January 12th and 26th. We will let you know if the dates for February are affected. Stay safe!
Our Wednesday morning Story Time will be on a short winter break - stay tuned for our 2022 dates!
100 Books Before College (ages 12-19): 100 Books before College dares readers 12-19 yrs. to read 100 books before they graduate. Small prizes will be awarded as you get closer to 100 books. At every 10 books read, participants earn tickets to enter into a prize raffle of either a $25 Ted’s Piggly Wiggly Gift Card or $10 gas station cards. The raffle drawing will be on June 1, 2022. Find out more here at our online challenges page!
This challenge will take place completely online and readers can access it at markesanlibrary.beanstack.org. Participants can also download the Beanstack app and search for Markesan Library to play.
This project was brought to you by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant LS-00-19-0050-19.
More Online Resources to Keep You Connected!
(Thank you Princeton Public Library for compiling and sharing many of these links with us )
We can offer you plenty of online learning and entertainment opportunities!
You may need a library card to access some of our resources. When required to sign in to use our online resources all you need to do is enter your library card number with no spaces. Your PIN is usually the last four digits of the phone number you gave us when you aquired a card.
If you don't have a library card, go here to get one free:Click Here
If you lost your card or don't remember your number, contact the library through emai: director@markesanlibrary.org or by phone: 920-398-3434. You can leave a message and a librarian will get back to you shortly.
Now that the basics have been explained, onto the resources!
Overdrive is our most popular online resource-- download ebooks and audiobooks for free! If you have a smartphone or tablet, download the Libby App. Books are available for all ages, and we recently added many more titles. You may have to wait to download some books, but others are available 24/7. J.K. Rowling recently released the audio and ebook versions of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for unlimited checkouts with no waiting until April 30th.
Digital Books: The library's digital book offerings have exploded with brand new content for all ages. Tumblebooks, Abdo, Audio Book Cloud, National Emergency Library and More! Check it out.
Need financial assistance? UW Madison has put together a great list of resources.
Need help finding work? See the Winnefox Employment Help Center page.
Do you have a young student at home? Check out Facebook Live Storytime each Wednesday at 10:30 am. The Markesan Public Library also has started the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program, get a jump start reading to your little ones now. KidLit TV, Scholastic's Learn at Home, a list of 30 online "field trips" with live cameras or virtual walk-throughs, a sample daily schedule for kids, a great list of resources at Read Wonder & Learn, Live Learning videos with LivBits, Mystery Science lessons for grades K-5, and 1 Hour Coding for Kids for K-9th grades. Finally, there's a HUGE List of at-home educational entertainment resources, including live webcams, activities and more.
Do you have an older student at home?
Check out our Homework Help page. Want to learn technology skills at your own pace by watching these video tutorials on popular software and computer basics? Try the Winnefox Tech Skills Center . Gale Courses is another popular resource that offers interactive, instructor led online courses available on a wide variety of topics. Explore our Research Page for more great links, including genealogy resources, automotive repair guides, Consumer Reports, language learning, and lots more.
Want more free ebooks?
Sesame Street is offering some free ebooks for kids right now.
The Internet Archive's Open Library has textbooks, classics, and even some juvenile chapter books like The Giver by Lowis Lowry, The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, and Matilda by Roald Dahl.
Open Culture has a nice list of older classics.
The National Emergency Library is a collection of mostly older non-fiction books that supports remote teaching, research activities, independent scholarship, and intellectual stimulation.
Project Gutenberg has over 60,000 titles (mostly older).
Do you miss the Book Page magazine? Sign up to get a digital copy.
Need to connect with people digitally? Here are some resources for online meetings:
Microsoft Teams: https://products.office.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/facebookmedia/solutions/facebook-live
Google Hangouts: https://gsuite.google.com/products/meet/
Zoho: https://www.zoho.com/meeting/
Zoom: https://zoom.us/
Join.me: https://www.join.me/
If you have any trouble accessing any of these resources, feel free to contact the library by emai: director@markesanlibrary.org. Or you can call us and leave a message at 920-398-3434. A librarian will get back to you shortly.
We want to help you give your little ones a great start in building reading skills! Sign up for the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program -- Kids get fun prizes for every 100 books read to them, with a special prize at the very end! Visit the 1000 Books tab of our website to get started today at home. Please call us with any questions at (920) 398-3434.
Visit our Research Tools page to learn about frequently used resources like Gale Courses!
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