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Six of the Best Movies You've Never Seen
May 1 Freaks (1932) NR
May 8 Looper (2012) R
May 15 Harold and Maude (1971) PG
May 29 The Cincinnati Kid (1965) PG
Jun 5 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) R
Jun 12 Hud (1963) NR |
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FilmFreaks
@ La Crosse Public Library Main Auditorium
Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. |
An entertaining, informative, and provocative theme-based film series that includes value-added content such as information about the film's principals (actors, director, etc.), other recommended films, related library resources, basic film study analysis, and discussion at each screening. And, need we add... Free Popcorn! Learn more... |
May Programs
We invite you to join us @LPL |
eBook Reader Program
Wednesday, May 1, 6:30 p.m.
North Community Library  Find out about Overdrive, your connection to downloading free eBooks and audiobooks. Ask library staff for tips and help. Please bring your library card and your device with you. Join us and meet others interested in eBooks. Learn more...
Adult Craft Program
Thursday, May 2, 1 p.m.
South Community Library Come join us for an afternoon of fun. May's make 'n take will focus on birthday cards. All supplies are provided. Call South Community Library at 608.789.7103 to register. Learn more...
Friends of the Library Book Sale
 Friday, May 3, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. (members only)
Saturday, May 4, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. La Crosse Public Library Main Lower Level
Friday, May 3 doors open at 6 p.m. for membership renewal and new memberships.Two-day $5 Bag Sale. 1/2 price in Bookshop on Saturday. Learn more...
Footsteps of La Crosse Historic Walking Tour: Edgewood Place
Tuesday, May 7, 6:15 p.m.
Join us for the Edgewood Place walking tour! Located just east of the intersection of Losey Blvd (Hwy.16) and La Crosse Street. The Edgewood Place walking tour includes significant residences in the National Register of Historic Places Edgewood Place Historic District. This tour will be led by architectural historian Eric Wheeler. Tour limited to 30 participants. Call Archives at 608.789.7136 to reserve a space. Learn more...
Great Books
Tuesday, May 7, 6:15 - 7:45 p.m.
South Community Library
Moses Maimonides, On Evil. New members welcome! Participants are responsible for purchasing their own copy of the texts. Questions may be directed to Edward Staats at 608.385.6020. Learn more...
Chapters - La Crosse Public Library Book Club
 Tuesday, May 7, 1:30 p.m. - South Community LibraryWednesday, May 8, 7 p.m. - La Crosse Public Library Main Trustees Room The book of the month is The House at Riverton by Kate Morton. Living out her final days in a nursing home, ninety-eight-year-old Grace remembers the secrets surrounding the 1924 suicide of a young poet during a glittering society party hosted by Grace's English aristocrat employers, a family that is shattered by war. Treats provided. Learn more...
Hop on the Bus! Footsteps of La Crosse Historic Bus Tour: North Side
Wednesday, May 8, 4:15 p.m. North Community Library  Free historic architectural bus tour of La Crosse's North Side. Of the thirty buildings on the tour, the great majority are public, commercial or industrial buildings reflecting the unique history of the north side and a strong sense of community pride. Boarding at North Community Library at 4:15 p.m., departure at 4:30 p.m. Return to North at 6 p.m. Tour guide is Eric Wheeler, Architectural Historian. Tour limited to 45 participants. Register by calling Lois at 608.789.7189 or 608.789.7102. Learn more...
Adult Craft Program - Quilling
Thursday, May 9, 1 p.m.  La Crosse Public Library Main Auditorium
Come join us for an afternoon of fun. We will learn the basics of quilling and make a few cards with our new-found knowledge of quilling. Call Kathy at 608.789.8092 to register by May 6, 2013. Seating is limited. All supplies will be provided. Learn more...
Trivia Night
Friday, May 10, 5:45 p.m. Note date change!
 La Crosse Public Library Main Auditorium Think you know it all? Prove it!Facilitated by Team Trivia of Wisconsin, groups of 2 - 6 people compete against other teams for gift certificates, bragging rights, and a prominent place on the Wall of Trivial Knowledge. Also, the team with the most points earned at the end of the year wins a Kindle for each member of the team, up to six members. This is a free program. Please be prompt, entry not accessible after 6 p.m. Program continues on the First Friday of every month in 2013. June 7 will be the next Team Trivia night at La Crosse Public Library. Learn more...
A series of gardening workshops in celebration of the Seed Library @ La Crosse Public LibrarySaturday, May 11, 10:30 a.m. La Crosse Public Library Main Auditorium  For the Love of Food and a Chance to Bloom; My Food Journey Continues... Join Thippi Fleckenstein, a Jamie Oliver Food Revolution Team Hero, an activist for local food, and cooking demonstrator. She will share her passion for cooking, gardening, and educating others about real food. Learn more...
Footsteps of La Crosse Historic Walking Tour: Crowley Addition
Tuesday, May 14, 6:15 p.m.  The Crowley Addition walking tour includes thirteen significant residences in the 23rd and 24th Streets Historic District. This tour highlights residences from the 1920s through the 1940s. The great majority of the homes in this district are built in styles that were popular in America in the "between-the-World Wars" period.This tour will be led by architectural historian Eric Wheeler. Tour limited to 30 participants. Call Archives at 608.789.7136 to reserve a space. Learn more...
A series of gardening workshops in celebration of the Seed Library @ La Crosse Public Library
Saturday, May 18, 10:30 a.m.  La Crosse Public Library Auditorium Nad Geraldson from Kane Street Garden will be here to share her garden knowledge and the unique idea of permaculture. Learn more...
Footsteps of La Crosse Historic Walking Tour: Downtown La CrosseTuesday, May 21, 6:15 p.m.  The roughly five-block La Crosse Commercial Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 and contains 110 buildings, of which 96 are considered contributing to the historic architectural character of the district. This tour leads you to approximately 15 sites and follows the history of the city from the boomtown riverboat days through the Roaring '20s through the evolution of building styles and details. This tour will be led by architectural historian Eric Wheeler. Tour limited to 30 participants. Call Archives at 608.789.7136 to reserve a space. Learn more...
5th Annual Bookstore and Pottery Bus Trip - Monkey See, Monkey Read Bookstore, Northfield, MN and Frog Creek Pottery, Cannon Falls, MN
Tuesday, May 21
$35 for Friends members
$50 for nonmembers
Includes transportation, prizes and refreshments on the bus. Lunch cost is on your own. Bus leaves Kmart at approximately 7:45 a.m. and returns around 5 p.m. For more information or to make a reservation, contact Mary Dunn at 608.789.7145 or m.dunn@lacrosse.lib.wi.us.
Footsteps of La Crosse Historic Walking Tour: Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration Neighborhood
Tuesday, May 28, 6:15 p.m.  This tour is centered around the history and architectural traditions of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in the current Viterbo/Mayo neighborhood. This tour will be led by architectural historian Eric Wheeler. Tour limited to 30 participants. Call Archives at 608.789.7136 to reserve a space. Learn more...La Crosse Area Genealogical Society Tuesday, May 28, 6 - 7:45 p.m.
La Crosse Public Library Main Auditorium
Have an interest in genealogy? Join the La Crosse Area Genealogical Society to explore your family tree. |
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Library Closed
Memorial Day Holiday
May 25 - May 27
Magazines on a Nook? Oh My!
 Our Digital Newstand has launched! Next time you're in, ask to check out a Nook HD for use in the library, find a cozy spot and catch up with world news, find some new recipes, or browse celeb gossip on a digital magazine. We have digital subscriptions to People, FoodNetwork, Newsweek, National Geographic, Popular Science, or USA Today.
The La Crosse Public Library Seed Library now has a facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/lacrosselibrary/LPLSeedLibrary
Can't get enough of La Crosse Public Library news?
 Find us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/lacrosselibrary
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National History Day @ La Crosse Public Library featuring La Crosse Area Middle School Students
National History Day projects will be on display on the first floor at the La Crosse Public Library Main location during the month of May. This year's theme is Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events. 
La Crosse Area Middle School students toured the library and gathered research for their projects earlier in the year. Visit the displays to see the results of their research, and to see who the winners are. Projects include exhibits, historical papers, documentaries, and websites.
A reception will be held Sunday, May 19 at 1:30 to announce the winners of the Washburn Awards.
Mark My Words Again: Artists Respond to Short Poems
The Pump House Regional Arts Center and the La Crosse Public Library invite submissions for an upcoming exhibition: Mark my Words Again. This exhibit will showcase short poetry and the art it inspires. During the exhibition, the poetry and the art created in response to it will be displayed side by side.
 The culmination of this project will be a gala reception on Friday, October 18, 2013. At this event, poets will read their work in front of projected images of the connected art, and $800 in prizes will be awarded: * 5 "Best Connection" prizes of $100 each (shared $50 to artist and $50 to poet) * 3 "Best Poem" prizes of $50 each * 3 "Best Art" prizes of $50 each.
Submit two unpublished SHORT poems for consideration. All genres will be considered. Use 12 point font and save your poems for uploading as individual .pdf or .doc files. Do not include your name as part of the file name. Deadline for submissions is May 1, 2013. Learn more...
The exhibit will come from the Pump House to the gallery at La Crosse Public Library after the Gala and through November, 2013.
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Librarian Hot Picks on Display
Books Handpicked by Library Staff - Stop in and Check Them Out! | |
La Crosse Public Library Main 1st Floor
Displays will resume in June.
La Crosse Public Library Main 2nd Floor
Regional Travel
North Community Library
Hometown Tourist
Bicycling Wisconsin
Life-changing Fiction
Ex-police Fiction
South Community Library
Hometown Tourist
Gardening
Hysterical Fiction |
Monday Night Movie Series
La Crosse Public Library Main Auditorium 6 p.m. Free Popcorn | |
May 6: In the Good Old Summertime
May 13: Life of Pi
May 20: Love Laughs at Andy Hardy |
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Art and Displays
Currently Showing
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La Crosse Public Library Main
North Foyer
National History Day @LPL - Area Middle Schools
South Foyer
National History Day @ LPL - Area Middle Schools
Lighted Glass Display
No display
Gallery - 2nd floor
Rural Alphabet Photos
Stairwell
No display
Balcony
Quilts provided by La Crosse Area Quilt Guild
North & South Community Libraries
School District of La Crosse Elementary Students Art Show
April 13 through May 9
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