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Family Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Children
Family Friendly Activities, Storytime & Early Literacy
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Courtyard
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Family Friendly 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 Fair.  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 - Elementary Grades

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Children
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children
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
Family Friendly Activities
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Rotary Club of Brookfield Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Family Friendly Activities
Event Details:

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

A Visit to a Wizarding Village - Middle and High School Grades

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 Friendly Activities
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Rotary Club of Brookfield Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Family Friendly Activities
Event Details:

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

Family Time

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

First Friday Flicks

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Movie
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Join us on the first Friday afternoon of every month for a screening of a fascinating documentary or film based on true events.

Internet Resources You Need to Know

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Technology Help
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Help

Learn about the different subscription databases available to you through the Library.

Crochet Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Tweens
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Tweens
Event Details:

Mondays:  June 23, July 14, and August 4

At Knit's End

12:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Rotary Club of Brookfield Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Join fellow knitters, both novices and experts, at our knitting group. 

Teen String Art

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Teens
Arts & Crafts
Registration
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Captain Will Ness (wellness) and the Pirates of Your Health

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

Arrr! Captain Will Ness will talk about the Pirates of ye Health; 
things that steal ye health, like germs, not exercising, and 

Library Board Meeting

6:45pm - 7:45pm
Public Meeting
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Board Room
Program Type: Public Meeting

Family Time

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

LEGO Club

10:00am - 11:30am
Children, Tweens
Arts & Crafts, Family Friendly Activities, Music, Games & Fun
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Family Friendly Activities, Music, Games & Fun

Build your own creation and complete our challenge!

It's All Elementary Book Group

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Book Group
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Harnischfeger Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Group

It's All Elementary Book Group discusses current and classic mystery and suspense novels. New attendees are always welcome. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month before the meeting date. ​It's All Elementary Book Group meets on the second Monday of the month. A list of upcoming selections is available here.

Talking About Books

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Book Group
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Group
Event Details:

Can’t decide on your favorite genre? Then this is the perfect group for you -- we discuss everything from classics to current nonfiction. The only requirement is a love of books. New attendees are always welcome. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month before the meeting date. Talking About Books (TAB) meets on the second Tuesday of the month. A list of upcoming selections is available here.

AUGUST IS MOVIE NIGHT IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM!

Fiber Arts Fanatics

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Harnischfeger Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Bring your own materials and equipment and join fellow sewers, both novices and experts, to work on your project. No instructor will be present. 

The Photography of Lewis Carroll

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts, History & Genealogy
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Museum docent Rhonda Pelk will examine the photography of the famed author of Alice in Wonderland, Charles Dodgson, a.k.a. Lewis Carroll.

Short and Sweet 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
Event Details:

Short and Sweet Book Group discusses short stories and novellas. New attendees are always welcome. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month before the meeting date.

Dungeons & Dragons

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Teens
Music, Games & Fun
Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library
Room: Harnischfeger Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Music, Games & Fun

Join us for adventure as we play 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. Registration is required. These sessions are currently full, but we will post an update if space becomes available.