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Academy Evening May 17
The Mead Public Library Foundation will host a guest speaker from the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters on May 17 in the library's Rocca Meeting Room beginning at 7 p.m. A reception will be held in The Loft beginning at 6 p.m.
The presenter is Curt Meine, a conservation biologist and writer based in Sauk County. He serves as Senior Fellow with the Aldo Leopold Foundation and the Center for Humans and Nature, and as Adjunct Associate Professor at UW-Madison, Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology
 His topic is "The Waters of Wisconsin: Sustaining Our Aquatic Ecosystems and Resources." In this presentation, Meine said, we'll explore how we can build the long-term foundations for healthy water resources and resilient aquatic ecosystems-for sustaining the waters of Wisconsin that sustain us.
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Friends Annual Meeting April 23
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A short business meeting will be held which will include the election of board members. Current members Nancy Stephani and Mary Ann Neuses are retiring from the board in April. Thank you for your service.
Library Director Garrett Erickson will present a program highlighting new services and programs at Mead Public Library.
Refreshments and a social time will conclude the event. New and current members are invited to attend.
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footnotes
Volume 25, Number 4
April 2016
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Sheboygan Connects on April 16
 The second Sheboygan Connects event will be held at Mead Public Library on Saturday, April 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sheboygan Connects is a day of free hands-on activities for children, teens and adults. You can learn something new and have some fun, and it's all free!
10am - 4pm in Jerry Black's Cafe
Broom Making Demo with John Holzwart
Coloring for All Ages Drop-in
3D Printer Demo in 2nd floor Makerspace
10am - noon in 2nd floor Makerspace and Noon - 2pm in Landwehr Children's Library Ctr.
Discover the Kano, a DIY computer kit designed to help people of all ages, especially kids, assemble a computer from scratch, and learn basic coding skills.
10 - 11am in the Children's Activity Room
Children's Craft Drop-in, Make Butterfly and Minion Clothespins, Greeting Cards.
10 - 11am in the Rocca Meeting Room
"Wonders of the Kettle Moraine" with Jackie Scharfenberg, state forest naturalist
The Kettle Moraine State Forest - Northern Unit is an amazing place sculpted by the glaciers of the last Ice Age. Discover the glacial and human history of the Kettle Moraine and what resources are available for folks to enjoy today. Age 12-up.
10am - noon in the Maas Teen Center
Screen Printing Make and Take with Craig Grabhorn, JMKAC community arts specialist
Print a book bag or poster with the Sheboygan Connects logo or other art that will be provided. Bring one additional item to print if you'd like. All ages.
11am - 1pm in the Story Garden
Face Paint Queens Christine Wolf & Dana Baldry
Kids 12-under can have their faces painted and watch this talented pair create balloon animals.
11:30am - 12:30pm in the Rocca Room
"Split Lives: Amphibians" with Jackie Scharfenberg
Frogs, toads, and salamanders abound in Wisconsin. Through hands-on activities, learn about their split lives between water and land, and which species call this area home. Live animals too! Best for age 6-12.
Noon - 1:30pm in The Loft
Theatre History Series, Part 1, with Tom Berger, Sheboygan Theatre Company managing director
This session focuses on the history of American theatre starting with amateur colonial troupes, all the way to the amazing story of the Federal Theatre Project. Activities, exploration of text and more. For teens and adults.
Noon - 2pm in 2nd floor Makerspace
Artbots and Handmade Journals Drop-in
Create a robot with a foam cup and small motor and it will move on paper to make art. Learn basic bookbinding skills when you make your own journal. For all ages, but children need to bring an adult to help.
12:30 - 2pm in the Children's Activity Room
Explore robotics with LEGO Mindstorms
Learn to create a robot using LEGO Mindstorms software and hardware. For age 7-up.
2:30 - 4pm in 2nd floor Digital Media Lab
Intro to Stop Motion Animation
Make some clips on an iPad. For teens, grade 6-12.
Space is limited in all programs with participation on a first-come basis. Thank you to the Mead Public Library Foundation and the Friends of Mead Public Library for funding Sheboygan Connects! |
Celebrate National Poetry Month
Mead Public Library will celebrate National Poetry Month in April with several events.
Sheboygan poet Lisa Vihos will present three "Playing with Poetry Workshops" on Mondays, April 4, 11, and 18, at Mead Library beginning at 6:30 p.m. Adults and teens are welcome to attend the free programs.
Vihos is the 2015 winner of the "Wisconsin People and Ideas" poetry contest and one of the editors of Stoneboat Literary Journal. She said, "Poetry helps us see and hear more deeply by focusing our attention in unexpected ways. Through reading the poems of poets (both past and contemporary) and writing our own, we'll look at different aspects of ourselves and the world around us each week. No writing experience is necessary, just a desire to explore and a willingness to play. Come as you are, leave as a poet!"
In April, Mead Public Library also will host areas in the library where patrons can write their own ekphrastic poem and leave it for others to read, or take it home with them. A ekphrastic poem is inspired by a work of art in any other media.
A final program will be "Poetic Pairings: How Poetry Speaks" on Monday, April 25, at 6:15 p.m. The evening will feature "poetic pairings" shared by Sheboygan County luminaries and local poets, along with an open mic for anyone who wishes to share an original poem or an old favorite. All ages are welcome.
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Explore the Art of Theatre
Sheboygan Theatre Company will partner with Mead Public Library to offer three free Master Classes in the art of theatre on Saturdays, April 16, 23 and 30, at noon.
The focus of the first class will be the history of American theatre, starting with amateur colonial troupes, all the way to the amazing story of the Federal Theatre Project. The second class will focus completely on the history of Wisconsin theatre in particular, examining our state's rich theatrical history. Then the third class will bring you up to date with the fast-changing nature of both professional and regional theatre.
With activities, exploration of text, and interactive examinations of how set and costume design have changed throughout American theatre history, our hope is to provide an entertaining and educational series that changes how you look at your cultural heritage.
The presenter is Tom Berger, Managing Director of STC. He works with and/or oversee a small contracted staff, a 15-member volunteer Board of Directors, several contracted designers, directors, and musicians, and sometimes upwards of 100 volunteers.
STC is in its 82nd season, an almost completely volunteer organization, nonprofit and among the largest and oldest community theatres in the Midwest. STC works in conjunction with the Sheboygan Area School District and the Community Recreation Department.
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"Sheboygan: Tales of the Tragic & Bizarre"