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Back in Time Book Group

1:30pm–2:30pm
Adults
Book Group
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Harnischfeger Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Group

Discover days gone by with the Back in Time Book Group, which discusses historical fiction. New attendees are always welcome. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month before the meeting date. Back in Time Book Group meets on the third Thursday of the month. A list of upcoming selections is available here.

Reading is Magic

1:30pm–2:30pm
Children
Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun
Event Details:

Ages 3-12: Presented by magician Zack Percell of TNZ Magic.

 

Please note:

Caregivers required.

Family Time

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Family Activities, Storytime & Early Literacy
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Courtyard
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Family Activities, Storytime & Early Literacy
Event Details:

Ages 0-12: Stories, songs, action rhymes, and fingerplays! Please bring a blanket to sit on.

Please note:

Caregivers required.

Outside weather permitting; inside if necessary.

Digital Downloads

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Technology Help
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Help

Learn how to use the Libby app to access eBooks and eAudiobooks from Wisconsin’s Digital Library.

Craft Saturday

9:00am–3:00pm
Children, Tweens
Arts & Crafts, Family Activities
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Harnischfeger Activity Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Family Activities

Make a seasonal craft!

Please note:

Available while supplies last.

Summer Collage Memory Cafe

3:00pm–4:30pm
Adults
Home & Garden, Memory Cafe
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Home & Garden, Memory Cafe
Event Details:

The Brookfield Public Library is part of the Wild Plum Memory Project. This program is designed for those with early stage memory loss and their care partners.

Registration is encouraged but not required. Register here: memoryproject.librarycalendar.com/event/colorful-collage-memory-cafe-208 

Home Slides Show

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come to the library to show a few of your favorite slides and share the stories behind the images. 

Photographer Tory Freund of Mike Crivello’s Camera will provide the equipment and lead the discussion.

At Knit's End

12:00pm–3:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Rotary Club of Brookfield Room
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Teen Event: Poured Paint Ornaments

2:00pm–3:00pm
Teens
Arts & Crafts
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Courtyard
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Who says ornaments are just for December? Create unique work of art that can be displayed any time of the year! 

All supplies are provided.

 

Novel Motion Circus

10:30am–11:30am
Children, Tweens
Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun
Event Details:

Enjoy a show and hands-on experience of the circus arts! Learn new skills and work on body awareness, strength, and balance while connecting and collaborating with others.

Writers' Circle

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: East Wing Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Whether your goal is to preserve memories, compile a collection of stories, or write and publish, these sessions will get you on your way.

Novel Motion Circus

1:30pm–2:30pm
Children, Tweens
Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun
Event Details:

Enjoy a show and hands-on experience of the circus arts! Learn new skills and work on body awareness, strength, and balance while connecting and collaborating with others.

The Wisconsin State Fair Through the Decades

7:00pm–8:30pm
Teens, Adults
History & Genealogy
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

It’s the time of year thoughts turn to our favorite foods on a stick.

Rockin' and Reading with Leonardo

10:30am–11:30am
Children, Tweens
Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun
Event Details:

Bring your dancing shoes and best air guitar moves--it's time to go Rockin' and Reading with Leonardo!

Rockin' and Reading with Leonardo

1:30pm–2:30pm
Children, Tweens
Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun
Event Details:

Bring your dancing shoes and best air guitar moves--it's time to go Rockin' and Reading with Leonardo!

Family Time

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Family Activities, Storytime & Early Literacy
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Courtyard
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Family Activities, Storytime & Early Literacy
Event Details:

Ages 0-12: Stories, songs, action rhymes, and fingerplays! Please bring a blanket to sit on.

Please note:

Caregivers required.

Outside weather permitting; inside if necessary.

Brookfield Book Festival

2:00pm–3:30pm
Adults
Author Visit
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Visit
Event Details:

Join us for the first annual Brookfield Book Festival!  Meet local authors and hear about their works. 

 

Brookfield Book Festival Author Reading

2:00pm–3:30pm
Adults
Author Visit
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Harnischfeger Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Visit
Event Details:

Join us for the first annual Brookfield Book Fair.  Meet local authors and hear about their works. 

Listen to authors read from their work.

 

Great Lives Book Group

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Book Group
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Harnischfeger Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Group

This book group proves that truth is often stranger than fiction by discussing both historical and current biographies. New attendees are always welcome. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month before the meeting date. ​Great Lives Biography Book Group meets on the fourth Monday of the month. A list of upcoming selections is available here.

A Visit to a Wizarding Village - Ages 6-17

2:00pm–3:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens
Arts & Crafts, Family Activities
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Family Activities
Event Details:

Join fellow Hogwarts students (and maybe some muggles) on an (unauthorized) visit to Hogsmeade. Can you complete the tasks to decipher the secret message and head back to Hogwarts before Filch and Mrs. Norris find you?

Wizard Photo Station

2:30pm–3:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens
Family Activities
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Rotary Club of Brookfield Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Family Activities
Event Details:

A chance for wizards and witches to take a photo for the muggles in their lives featuring Harry Potter themed props.

Touch-a-Truck

6:00pm–7:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Family Activities
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: East Parking Lot
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Family Activities
Event Details:

All Ages: See a variety of City vehicles up close, along with the heroes who drive them. Hosted in the Library east parking lot. Weather permitting.

 
 

 

Please note:

Caregivers required.

Weather permitting.

A Visit to a Wizarding Village - Ages 10-17

2:00pm–3:30pm
Tweens, Teens
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join fellow Hogwarts students (and maybe some muggles) on an (unauthorized) visit to Hogsmeade. Can you complete the tasks to decipher the secret message and head back to Hogwarts before Filch and Mrs. Norris find you?

Wizard Photo Station

2:30pm–3:30pm
Tweens, Teens
Family Activities
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Rotary Club of Brookfield Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Family Activities
Event Details:

A chance for wizards and witches to take a photo for the muggles in their lives featuring Harry Potter themed props.