Library Stars – Page 7 – Muehl Public Library

Sandra Heiden (crowned) with Elizabeth Timmins, director

The WEMTA lifetime achievement award goes to our very own Sandra Heiden in 2024!

On the evening of Monday, April 1, 2024, after the regularly scheduled library Board of Trustees meeting, we celebrated our board secretary, Sandra Heiden. This year she was honored by WEMTA (Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association) with the lifetime achievement award. We were also celebrating that she received the WEMTA Award of Excellence in […]

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Congratulations Lisa Jelenic!

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Meanwhile, last evening, March 21, 2024, Lisa Jelenic received the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Education Award at the Shining Star Awards. No surprise here! She is an excellent educator patron of our library! More Library Stars

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Patron Mary Roerig in library tent at Farmer's Market

Library star Mary Roerig

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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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Tom and Jerry trivia from a patron

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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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Woolens display ready for patrons to take.

Sharing knitted woolens to beat the cold!

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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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Mom and two adult twin daughters at book sale in November, 2023.

The love of reading passed through a generation

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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 shares her talents with the community

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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 accepts her winning: state park pass.

Jill Vandenlangenberg, Infosoup Library Road Trip grand prize winner!

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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.

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Captain Steve Hurkman, 6th Assembly District, First Responder of the Year

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Representative Schmidt presented Captain Steve Hurkman with the 2023 “First Responder of the Year” award during the fall. “I was proud to honor Captain Steve Hurkman as the 6th Assembly District First Responder of the Year,” said Rep. Schmidt. “Captain Steve Hurkman has served humbly as a first responder for the City of Seymour Fire

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