CLASSES & EVENTS FOR ADULTS at Brown County Library - June-August 2017 All Brown County Libraries will be CLOSED on Tuesday, July 4. Central Library 448-4400 FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS! Every Friday from June 9 through August 25, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm food trucks will set up in front of the Central Library, 515 Pine Street. Forget the brown bag lunch and stop by to taste the offerings of Green Bay’s booming food truck scene! THURSDAYS, All Summer 6:00 pm Come Color Club Remember how much fun it was to while away the hours coloring when you were young? It still is! We will supply the coloring books, crayons and colored pencils. Hang out at the library with fellow coloring enthusiasts. TUESDAYS, June 13-Aug 29 6:00-8:00 pm Tuesday Nights in the Cellcom Children’s Edible Garden Drop in for an informal tour (weather permitting) of the library’s outdoor classroom with the UW-Extension Master Gardener interns. Harvest veggies and fruits ready to pick; ask questions about gardening. Enjoy informal hands-on gardening activities such as scavenger hunts for kids; spend a few minutes helping with planting, weeding, watering or whatever is happening in the garden. MOVIES IN JUNE - TUESDAYS @ 5:15 PM The Twelve Chairs June 6 Mel Brooks, Ron Moody, Frank Langella, Dom DeLuise and Bridget Brice. G, 1970, 94 minutes The Pink Panther June 13 Peter Sellers, David Niven, Capucine, Claudia and Robert Wagner. NR, 1963, 113 minutes A Fish Called Wanda June 20 John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin and Maria Aitken. R, 1988, 108 minutes O Brother, Where Art Thou? June 27 George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman and Holly Hunter. PG-13, 2000, 106 minutes June 10-17 All open library hours Black Out Poetry Transform old book pages into poetry - stop by the library to get book pages and a sharpie to create your poem. Then email us with a photo of you with your poem to [email protected] to have your photo posted in the library. Three participants will be drawn at random for a FREE book! TUESDAY, June 20 6:00 pm Brown County Grows: Plant Your Junk! Have a favorite old pair of shoes you won’t wear again, a rusty teapot, or an old coffee can? Bring in your junk, and we will provide the seeds/soil to plant it! Watch your junk come to life again as your plants grow this summer! Join us for this fun & FREE gardening session. WEDNESDAY, June 21 2:30-3:30 pm Meet the Computer Through hands-on experience, learn basic computer terminology and how to navigate in Windows. Call 448-5825 to register. Central Library continued Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club - Thursdays @ 7:00 pm June 22 Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett July 27 Neuromancer by William Gibson August 31 The Gunslinger (Dark Tower, book 1) by Stephen King WEDNESDAY, June 28 2:30-4:30 pm Internet 101 We will familiarize you with basic terms, explain domain names, practice visiting websites and introduce you to internet browsers, and then move on to discuss common search engines, practice searching, learn search strategies and get tips on how to evaluate websites. Basic mousing and keyboarding skills recommended. Call 920-448-5825 to register. Movies in July - Thursdays @ 5:15 pm Bring It On July 6 Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford, Gabrielle Union, Clare Kramer. PG-13, 2000, 99 min 10 Things I Hate About You July 13 Larisa Oleynik, Julia Styles, Heath Ledger, Andrew Keegan and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. PG-13, 1999, 98 minutes Mean Girls July 20 Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried and Tina Fey. PG-13, 2004, 97 minutes Clueless July 27 Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd and Dan Hedaya. PG-13, 1995, 110 minutes July 10-15 All open library hours Book Title Scavenger Hunt Come to the library and use our catalog to find a book with our “word of the day” in the title. Get the daily word at the Central Library Customer Service Desk. Then email us with a photo of you and the book to [email protected] to have your photo posted in the library. Anyone who sends us pictures for 4 or more of the daily words gets to choose a FREE book! MONDAY, July 10 10:00 am The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Understand the difference between normal age-related memory changes and more serious memory problems that should be evaluated by a medical professional. Presented by the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Wisconsin Chapter. TUESDAY, July 11 6:00 pm Brown County Grows: Make a Stepping Stone Join us in our outdoor garden as we make and decorate cement stepping stones for you to take home and enjoy in your garden! Supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own small treasures to add to your stepping stone. Library Book Bikes at Open Streets Green Bay SATURDAY, July 15 9:00 am-1:00 pm Pedaled by library staff, our Book Bike is used to transport materials and will literally put the Library on the move! Visit us in downtown Green Bay! You can also find us on social media using #BCLBookBike Central Library continued August 7-12 All open library hours Who Wants to Play Giant Scrabble? Stop in to receive letters from the Central Library Customer Service Desk to add your ingenious (10 points) or crafty (14 points) word to our Giant Scrabble Game. Then email us with a photo of you with your word to [email protected] to have your photo posted in the library. Go for points! The top 3 will win a FREE book! THURSDAY, August 10 6:00 pm Adulting 101: Can I Still Eat This? Wondering the best ways to store and keep your fresh fruits and vegetables so they last? Does tossing that old slimy lettuce head or package of moldy strawberries feel just like throwing money in the garbage? Ever wonder just what those expiration dates on your food REALLY mean? Join Judy Knudsen from UW-Extension, as she shares techniques to maximize the life of your fresh foods and lets us know if it's still safe to eat that. MOVIES IN AUGUST - MONDAYS @ 5:15 PM Sneakers August 14 Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley. PG-13, 1992, 125 minutes Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels August 21 Jason Fleming, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Steven Mackintosh. NR, 1998, 107 minutes Three Kings August 28 George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze, Nora Dunn. R, 1999, 117 minutes TUESDAY, August 22 6:00 pm Brown County Grows: Terrarium Workshop Create your own mini-ecosystem to take home. A terrarium also makes a great gift! Supplies and plants will be provided. Registration required; please call 920-448-5825, or e-mail [email protected] Ashwaubenon Branch 492-4913 TUESDAYS, June 6, July 25, August 22 1:00 pm Book-a-Librarian Call 492-4913 to schedule one on one time with a librarian for help with your device, filling out on-line forms, or help navigating the web. WEDNESDAY, June 7 6:00 pm The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Understand the difference between normal age- related memory changes and more serious memory problems that should be evaluated by a medical professional. Presented by the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Wisconsin Chapter. TUESDAYS 10:30 am ABC Readers Book Club Join us for a lively discussion and treats! June 20 I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak July 18 The Walk by Richard Paul Evans August 15 Take Me With You by Catherine Ryan Hydd THURSDAY, August 17 1:00-2:30 pm Work-Out For Your Brain Join Teri Bradford from the ADRC to explore a number of games that will help you engage, exercise and challenge your memory skills using pencil and paper. CELEBRATE LAKE MICHIGAN at the Ashwaubenon Branch Library! The Creature from Lake Michigan MONDAY, August 7 6:00 pm Environmental activist Clark Johnson must join forces with a marine biologist and a misguided band of surfers to battle a menacing mutant monster from the depths of Lake Michigan. Don’t just watch this creature feature movie sendup. Be a part of it! Text comments and watch them show up on the movie screen. A Year of Lake Michigan Birdwatching WEDNESDAY, August 16 1:00 pm Green Bay’s unique location at the end of the bay makes it a perfect site for birdwatchers year round. Join local birder, Adam Sinkula, to learn about bird species diversity on Lake Michigan and what types of birds you can expect to see from season to season. Nature Photography Basics WEDNESDAY, August 16 6:00 pm Learn how to enhance your birdwatching with a digital camera. David Heritsch, nature photographer and artist, will talk about some digital photography basics. Check out his photo gallery of birds in flight at the website: www.pikeriverstudio.com. The Lighthouses of Door County MONDAY, August 21 6:00 pm Enjoy a virtual tour of the many lighthouses of Door County. Bob Desh, former Executive Director of the Door County Maritime Museum, explores the 11 historic light stations that dot the shoreline and islands of Door County and their importance to the region’s rich maritime heritage. Taste of Lake Michigan Fish Boil WEDNESDAY, August 23 6:00 pm Join us for a traditional Door County fish boil with Master Boiler, Jim Laughlin, as he cooks Lake Michigan whitefish over an open fire.