On Thursday, December 7 at 5:00 pm, kids are welcome to the library for a special Santa Storytime! Hear fun Christmas stories, play games, enjoy special treats and get to see Santa at the library.
If you have any questions, please call the library at (920) 398-3434.
On Friday, December 8 at 11:00 am, Amanda Kutcher, Health Promotion Coordinator for the Green Lake Aging and Disability Resource Center, will give a presentation for senior citizens about how to prevent falls at home this winter.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, in 2021, there were over 13,000 nonfatal hospitalizations with a fall-related injury. Learn information that can help you stay safe and prevent injuries at home.
Light refreshments will be provided.
If you have any questions, please call the library at (920) 398-3434
Every week, there will be fun activities for kids at the library!
Monday, December 4 @ 3:30 pm - Audiobook Storytime - kids can listen to an audiobook while doing a fun activity in the children's area
Monday, December 11 @ 3:30 pm - Read Aloud with Miss Brittany - classic stories for kids, followed by a craft especially for ages 4-10 (this event was formerly called "Storytime")
Wednesday, December 13 @ 9:30 am - Play & Learn - family games and activities held by Children's Wisconsin. Geared toward children 9 months - 6 years old.
Monday, December 18 @ 3:30 pm - Audiobook Storytime - kids can listen to an audiobook while doing a fun activity in the children's area
Wednesday, December 27 @ 9:30 am - Play & Learn - family games and activities held by Children's Wisconsin. Geared toward children 9 months - 6 years old.
If you have questions, please call the library at (920) 398-3434.
The Winnefox Mobile App is currently under construction. We hope to have it up and running in a few weeks. You can still search the catalog, place holds, renew items, and view your account through your device's brower by visiting catalog.winnefox.org. You can also sign up for Shoutbomb to receive account notifications and renew items on your phone. We are also happy to place holds and renew items over the phone if you call us at (920) 398-3434. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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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