Okay, succulents aren’t really alien plants, but they kind of look like it! Plants, soil, containers and decorations are provided. Registration IS required for this event; please sign up at the Information Desk. Teens and preteens ONLY please!
Steven Spielberg is well known for his science fiction films. Close Encounters (1977, PG, 2 hrs 15 min) set the stage for the iconic E.T. (1982, PG, 2 hrs). We’ll start Close Encounters at 10:00, then take a little break before showing E.T. at 12:30. Feel free to bring your own snacks, drinks, and anything you might need to get comfortable! All ages are welcome at Sci-Friday screenings.
Storytimes, performers, contests, crafts, reading program, and more! We have events and programs for all ages 0-18!
Join us for a magic show sponsored by Dr. Dowden of Cornerstone Dental!
Local Monarch expert Shelly Culea will teach children about the Monarch species and how to raise a butterfly from egg to release!
Meet at Horicon Marsh Education Center for a day of nature fun! There will be crafts, edible crafts, archery, hiking, dipnetting, giveaways, and more! This event is open to all patrons of the Monarch Library System!
Join us for our Relax and Rejuvenate in the Park series this summer! We will offer six sessions with classes that fall into the yoga discipline, including yoga itself, body flow, principles of tai chi, and more! The sessions will be taught by instructors from the Kettle Moraine YMCA.
Adult summer reading starts today! Read as many books as you want to and enter in for prizes. Slips can be printed off from our website or can also be picked up within the library.
The West Bend Library is grateful to host the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight traveling photograph art show in June. Stars and Stripes Honor Flight, Inc. provides veterans with a life-changing trip to Washington, D.C. to visit the memorials and to experience a day of honor and thanks. This art show reflects the moving and emotional experiences of some of the veterans & guardians. The art show will be on the second floor of the library during the month of June.
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A bound heart
Frantz, Laura, author.
A lethal legacy
Graham, Heather, author.
A season to lie
Littlejohn, Emily, author.
A tender hope
Cabot, Amanda, 1948- author.
Absaroka Valley
Paine, Lauran, author.
Abused : surviving sexual assault and a toxic gymn...
Haines, Rachel (Gymnast), author.
American moonshot : John F. Kennedy and the great ...
Brinkley, Douglas, author.
American spirit : profiles in resilience, courage,...
Kyle, Taya, 1974- author, narrator.
Amidst the chaos
Bareilles, Sara, composer, performer.
An exorcist explains how to heal the possessed : a...
Carlin, Paolo, author.
An exorcist explains the demonic : the antics of S...
Amorth, Gabriele, author.
Apocalypse taco
Hale, Nathan, 1976- author, illustrator.
As time goes by : the Mulligan sisters
Carlson, Melody, author.
Bake from Scratch (Vol 3): Artisan Recipes for the...
Hoffman, Brian Hart
Begin again
Jones, Norah, 1979- composer, performer.
Believing the lie
George, Elizabeth, 1949- author.
Birding is my favorite video game : cartoons about...
Mosco, Rosemary, author.
Brothers
LoCash (Musical group), composer, performer.
Castle on the rise
Cambron, Kristy, author.
Celtic empire
Cussler, Clive, author.
Celtic empire : a Dirk Pitt novel
Cussler, Clive, author.
Connecticut off the beaten path : discover your fu...
Pietrzyk, Cindi D., author.
Dark agenda : the war to destroy Christian America
Horowitz, David, 1939- author.
Dark tribute
Johansen, Iris, author.
Deep harbor
Michaels, Fern, author.
Early riser
Fforde, Jasper, author.
Earth to Charlie
Olson, Justin, 1986- author.
Fast cakes : easy bakes in minutes
Berry, Mary, 1935- author.
Fearless fourteen
Evanovich, Janet.
Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents, and Sur...
Veterans Affairs Dept. (U.S.)
Finding forever
Roberts, Nora, author.
Finding my voice : my journey to the West Wing and...
Jarrett, Valerie, 1956- author, narrator.
Forever wolf
Vale, Maria, author.
Girl most likely
Collins, Max Allan.
Girl, stop apologizing : a shame-free plan for emb...
Hollis, Rachel (Event planner), author, narrator.
Gold in a brass age
Gray, David, performer.
Golden kamuy. 9
Noda, Satoru, author, artist.
Graphic novels in high school and middle school cl...
Boerman-Cornell, William, 1966- author.
Guy
Earle, Steve, composer, performer.
Heart of mine
Fyffe, Caroline, author.
Honky tonk time machine
Strait, George, 1952- composer, performer.
Hunting the Saturday Night Strangler
Wendelboe, C. M., author.
Inheritance : a memoir of genealogy, paternity, an...
Shapiro, Dani, author.
Internment
Ahmed, Samira (Fiction writer), author.
Just plain murder
Bradford, Laura, author.
LEGO star wars : visual dictionary
Beecroft, Simon, author.
Lessons from Lucy : the simple joys of an old, hap...
Barry, Dave, author, narrator.
Lives laid away
Jones, Stephen Mack, author.
Lost roses
Kelly, Martha Hall, author.
Maine off the beaten path : discover your fun.
Plumb, Taryn, 1981- author.
Merriam-Webster's dictionary of allusions
Webber, Elizabeth, 1946-
Miss Julia takes the wheel
Ross, Ann B., author.
Mrs. Morhard and the boys
Morhard, Ruth Hanford, author.
Nyxia uprising
Reintgen, Scott, author.
On the line
Lewis, Jenny, 1976- performer.
One thing I know
Isaac, Kara, author.
Path of a warrior
Hunter, Erin, author.
Patty Griffin.
Griffin, Patty, 1964- composer, performer.
Point of view : a fresh look at work, faith, and f...
Hasselbeck, Elisabeth, author, narrator.
Reboot
Brooks & Dunn (Musical group), performer.
Redeeming light
O'Hare, Annette, author.
Redemption
Baldacci, David. author.
Redemption
Baldacci, David, author.
Reflections
Shankar, Anoushka, composer, performer.
Roar
Ahern, Cecelia, 1981- author.
Run away
Coben, Harlan, 1962- author.
Run away : a novel
Coben, Harlan, 1962- author.
Sal and Gabi break the universe
Hernandez, Carlos Alberto Pablo, 1971- author.
Sanctuary somewhere
Dimmig, Brenna, author.
Serious moonlight
Bennett, Jenn, author.
Skip beat! 26
Nakamura, Yoshiki.
Skip beat!. 25
Nakamura, Yoshiki.
Skip-beat!. 24
Nakamura, Yoshiki.
Skip-beat!. 27
Nakamura, Yoshiki.
Starworld
Coulthurst, Audrey, author.
Still on my mind
Dido, 1971- composer, performer.
Stronger than the truth
McEntire, Reba, composer, performer.
Summer of a thousand pies
Dilloway, Margaret, author.
Sweet Nature : a cook's guide to using honey and m...
Dooley, Beth, author.
The 13-minute murder : thrillers
Patterson, James, 1947- author.
The A list
Jance, Judith A., author.
The Alamo bride
Y'Barbo, Kathleen, author.
The animal kingdom : a collection of portraits
Ford, Randal, photographer.
The art of spiritual warfare : the secret weapons ...
Oforka, Venatius Chukwudum, author.
The concise 21st century crossword puzzle dictiona...
McCann, Kevin (Kevin Michael), author.
The duel
Tippette, Giles, author.
The editor
Rowley, Steven, 1971- author.
The everlasting rose
Clayton, Dhonielle, author.
The fifth doctrine
Robards, Karen, author.
The hummingbird dagger
Anstey, Cindy
The huntress
Quinn, Kate, author.
The hurting kind
White, John Paul, composer, performer.
The Island of sea women
See, Lisa, author.
The lacemaker's secret
Ernst, Kathleen, 1959- author.
The last act
Parks, Brad, 1974- author.
The last second
Coulter, Catherine, author.
The last year of the war
Meissner, Susan, 1961- author.
The lies we told
Way, Camilla, author.
The lieutenant's bargain
Jennings, Regina (Regina Lea), author.
The Magnolia Inn
Brown, Carolyn, 1948- author.
The man in the willows : the life of Kenneth Graha...
Dennison, Matthew, author.
The man who invented Florida
White, Randy Wayne, author.
The medicine show
Etheridge, Melissa, composer, performer.
The overnight kidnapper
Camilleri, Andrea, author.
The path made clear : discovering your life's dire...
Winfrey, Oprah.
The perfect alibi
Margolin, Phillip, author.
The puzzle of the happy hooligan
Palmer, Stuart, 1905-1968, author.
The raven's tale
Winters, Cat, author.
The red lamp
Rinehart, Mary Roberts, 1876-1958, author.
The red scrolls of magic
Clare, Cassandra, author.
The rule of law
Lescroart, John, author.
The secret between the shadow and the soul
Branford Marsalis Quartet, performer.
The secret life of Mac
Metz, Melinda, author.
The story of silver : how the white metal shaped A...
Silber, William L., author.
The temp
Frances, Michelle, author.
The theft of America's soul : blowing the lid off ...
Robertson, Phil
The vanishing man
Finch, Charles (Charles B.), author.
The victory garden
Bowen, Rhys, author.
The wolf and the watchman
Natt och Dag, Niklas, 1979- author.
This is Eli Young Band : greatest hits
Eli Young Band, performer.
This wild willing
Hansard, Glen, 1970- composer, performer.
Triple jeopardy
Perry, Anne, author.
Two weeks
Kingsbury, Karen, author.
Unto us a son is given
Leon, Donna, author.
Warpaint
Buckcherry (Musical group), composer, performer.
We set the dark on fire
Mejia, Tehlor Kay, author.
What is the story of Hello Kitty?
Anderson, Kirsten (Kirsten Stephanie), author.
What is the story of Scooby-Doo?
Payne, M. D. (Matthew D.), 1978- author.
What matters most : the get your sh*t together gui...
Reynolds, Chanel, author.
When a duchess says I do
Burrowes, Grace, author.
Who is the Devil?
Cristiani, Léon, 1879-1971.
Widow's wreath
Riggs, Cynthia, author.
Wild card
Woods, Stuart, author.
Worry less so you can live more : surprising, simp...
Rubietta, Jane.
You're stronger than you know
Morrison, James, 1984- composer, performer.
FROM THE BOOK'S JACKET: An unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she’d traveled too far, if there was still a way home.
Sure, the West Bend Library can provide you with books and the occasional free event. But what else is it good for? In fact, there are many free resources offered by the library - here’s a list of Intern Samantha's favorites.