Our patron, Cheri Milheiser, is a huge community supporter…everything from the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts to the swim team. (Pictured, she is enjoying the eclipse with her eclipse glasses, in 2019, in the library backyard.) She is always super helpful at the library. Recently, thinking like a librarian (!) she donated a book to […]
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Our library star is Mary Roerig. She is an active member of FMPL (Friends of the Muehl Public Library). She is an avid reader and enjoys good films, too. There is a saying about if you want things done, give them to a busy person. That saying applies to Mary! Thanks to Deanna DeBruin who
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I name RUSS HANSETER as a library star. At a holiday gathering, he was making Tom & Jerry drinks. Then he was telling the history of the drink and pondering how it became popular in Wisconsin and Minnesota. I love patrons who study and are curious about life! More Library Stars
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One of our LIBRARY STARS is our patron Vicki Petersen. She loves to knit and she has made some beautiful, stylish items for patrons to beat the cold. Thanks to Vicki for creating this beautiful, inviting display so that we can all be protected from the elements. We appreciate how Vicki both thought of this
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DAWN, DEANNA, and MARY are LIBRARY STARS! Mom instilled a passion for reading into her twins. All three of these women are fabulous patrons, active and involved! More Library Stars
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Annette Wojciechowski is a library star. She loves making bookmarks out of fabric and then she shares them in our hallway. They are very popular with patrons and the staff! She is keeping count of how many of these she has made. At last count, she has hit the 1500 marker! We are happy to
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Jill was a grand prize winner for the Infosoup Reading Road Trip in 2023. She is also my neighbor! On New Year’s Day, I delivered her state park pass for 2024, the last piece of the prize. She was a great sport to don a New Year’s hat and hold up a PEACE candy bar.
Jill Vandenlangenberg, Infosoup Library Road Trip grand prize winner! Read More »
In the foyer of the hallway we have an ongoing StickTogether project. All patrons are welcome to participate. Think “paint by numbers”! But instead the grid has letters on it and you match up the stickers to the letters. For example, A=Blue; B=White, etc. FMPL purchased these kits for us. We are concentrating on the
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Your library has purchased the latest book published by homegrown talent, Joe Schmit. This is his first picture book and it is called THE RIGHT THING TO DO: THE JOE MAUER STORY. It will be added to Infosoup shortly so that you can check it out! We are excited to celebrate Joe Schmit. His positive
Sadly, we lost a lot of top-notch talent from the children’s literature world in 2023. The good news is that their books are their legacies and live on at public libraries. Rest in peace: Ian Falconer, the creator of Olivia. Eve Bunting, wrote loads of books. This is a favorite for Christmas. Byron Barton, wrote
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