We’ve got a list of Oshkosh Public Library’s top checkouts from 2020! How many have you read?

1.      Where the Crawdads Sing (for the second year in a row!)    Delia Owens
2.      Walk the Wire     David Baldacci
3.      The Giver of Stars    Jojo Moyes
4.      Camino Winds    John Grisham
5.      Masked Prey    John Sandford
6.      28 Summers: A Novel      Elin Hilderbrand
7.      Educated: A Memoir     Tara Westover
8.      The Silent Patient    Alex Michaelides
9.      Fair Warning    Michael Connelly
10.  The Summer House    James Patterson
Wild Winter Read Off wraps up Feb. 27
Cozy up and read for fun and prizes!

There’s still time to join.

  • Read and log minutes online
  • Complete activities (kids only)
  • Unlock badges to earn prizes
Kids & Teens
Adults
(Ages 18 and older)
Save the Date
10 a.m.

A special opportunity for aspiring writers, book worms and Kate Messner fans! The award-winning author will drop in for a visit via Zoom. Learn about her creative process and participate in the Question-and-Answer Session. Wild Winter Read Off kids will receive an email with the Zoom link, or you can register at tinyurl.com/y2fe2oeh.
This month our staff is sharing a diverse collection of authors and stories to further expand your worldview.
What will you read, watch or do this month?
All programs remain virtual
Burn off some energy with Stories & Stretches, meet three critters from the Wildlife In Need Center, request a Wonderlab S.T.E.A.M. Take Home Kit and create folded book art using the supplies in the Adult DIY Take Home Kit.

This month kids ages 9-11 will discuss The Exact Location of Home by Kate Messner during Tween Book Club. Teens dive into Pax by Sara Pennypacker. Both clubs give away ten copies of the selected books every month.

New local history and genealogy acquisitions are revealed. Professional photographer Michael Cooney joins us on Zoom to demonstrate how to transform your family history into a book.

View our Calendar of Events for a complete list of things to do this month.
Current tax forms are now available at the library.
Entries must be received by midnight on Feb. 26, 2021.
Board games are now available for a two-week check out period.

Here’s how to browse the online catalog to see what’s in the collection:

  1. Log into your account.
  2. Click the green SEARCH button.
  3. Click the blue GAME icon on the upper right corner of the page.
  4. On the left-hand side of the screen, Limit Search Results to INCLUDE (Location) Oshkosh | (Subject) Board Games

If you need help, please call (920) 236-5205 – Info Services or
(920) 236-5203 – First Floor Public Service.
In this episode of StoryCorps, Judge Olly Neal tells how two school librarians influenced his young life.