Adults

Lighthouse Keeping - Registration Required

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Zoom

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Living in a lighthouse sounds romantic and adventurous, doesn’t it? Hear what it was like for Dave and Rhonda Mossner of Verona who spent a week running the Mission Point Lighthouse as volunteers. They will share their experience and photos they’ve taken in visiting nearly 100 lighthouses on Lake Michigan, Huron, and Winnebago at this library outreach program.

This program will be presented via Zoom from David Mossner’s home.

Short & Sweet Qigong

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Facebook

Step away from your day, recharge and replenish your energy with practice sessions led by our instructor Nancy Osley.

The History and Folklore of Santa Claus - Registration Required

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Zoom

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Many folks know that our modern-day Santa Claus had his start as St. Nicholas, but what happened on the journey to make us think of a "jolly old elf," rather than a pious Christian Bishop? Where, exactly, did Santa Claus come from, and why does his popularity remain so high in modern American popular culture?

Helen Keller: A Life Nearly Lost - Registration Required

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Zoom

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Meet one of America's most inspirational women, Helen Keller, as portrayed by Jessica Michna. Helen Keller, the first deaf blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree, was also a world-famous speaker and author who met every U.S. President from Grover Cleveland to Lyndon Johnson. You are invited to participate via Zoom. Visit the websites of the Center or the Library to register. 

Photo Group - Try Something New

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Zoom

Be brave! Try to risk doing something photographically that you have not tried before. Study up and make it work out well.

Send 4–6 photographs to jhenze [at] deforestlibrary.org by November 16 and ask how to attend via Zoom.

This group is sponsored by the library and is open to the public. New members and visitors are always welcome!

Wisconsin's Gangster Past: Turning the Badger State into the Crime State - Registration Required

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Zoom

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Put on your zoot suit and follow in the footsteps of America's most infamous gangsters as they turn Wisconsin into their personal crime vacation land.

Filled with deadly bank robberies, explosive shootouts, brutal murders, and daring kidnappings, Chad Lewis will point out the grisly locations where the gangster history will never die.

Against All Odds - Registration Required

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Zoom

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Listen as Héctor Colón shares the story of his life, beginning with his challenging childhood and his introduction to the boxing ring.

Follow the path to his Olympic trial fight, to his present-day work as President- CEO of Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, one of the Midwest’s largest non-profits. Be entertained by the anecdotes and be moved by the stories, as only Héctor can tell them.

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