Adults

Let It Snow: Make a Holiday Greeting Card

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DeForest Area Community & Senior Center

Let’s create a fun, snow themed, all occasion greeting card. All supplies and an envelope to mail your card are included. Whether you are an experienced card-maker or you’ve never tried card-making before, you’ll want to come to this fun program and make a card to give to someone special! Shirley Merker, a creative and crafty card-maker, will show us the techniques to make this card. Thanks to the Friends of the Library sponsoring this activity.

Book Club Bash

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Community Room

Join fellow book lovers to talk books and authors. Everyone is invited to attend, whether you're in a book club or just trolling for new book ideas. P.S. Did we mention refreshments and cool door prizes?

If you have a disability and require accommodation in order to fully participate, please contact library staff.

Make a Jelly Roll Quilt - Registration Required

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Classroom - Lower Level

A jelly roll is a set of 2.5″ pre-cut fabric strips, featuring coordinating fabric. It’s a great time saver and is great for beginning quilters. With the fabric already cut and coordinated, all that’s left to do is sew together the strips into a fantastic quilt top. 

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Rise of the E-Cig and Juul

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Where
Community Room

What's a Juul? How does nicotine impact the body? How does an e-cig work?

Join TFCDC to learn about vaping, including current use trends, and the policies that impact the DeForest community. 

Representatives from DeForest Police Department, Dane County Sheriffs Department, and DeForest Public Schools will be present.

This presentation is intended for parents, educators, and adult community members.

If you have a disability and require accommodation in order to fully participate, please contact library staff.

How Can I Be Dementia Friendly?

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Where
Community Room

The DeForest-Windsor Dementia Friendly Committee continues to work together to provide educational and training opportunities to local businesses and community members in an effort to create a Dementia Friendly Community. Our goal is to increase community awareness and understanding of dementia-type diseases to assist those impacted so they can remain engaged in community life, while enjoying an improved quality of life.

This is a great opportunity for:

How Can I Be Dementia Friendly?

When (Date)
Where
Community Room

The DeForest-Windsor Dementia Friendly Committee continues to work together to provide educational and training opportunities to local businesses and community members in an effort to create a Dementia Friendly Community. Our goal is to increase community awareness and understanding of dementia-type diseases to assist those impacted so they can remain engaged in community life, while enjoying an improved quality of life.

This is a great opportunity for:

Photo Group Field Trip: Token Creek County Park

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Token Creek County Park 6200 Williamsburg Way, DeForest

Sunrise will be at 7:16 a.m. on October 19, and our photography group will be there to greet it! Token Creek is located just off of Highway 51 and I-94 near the Pine Cone Restaurant.

Among the park’s many features are an elevated boardwalk through a sedge meadow marsh. Meet us at the parking lot closest to the park entrance. Bring your camera, tripod, and dress for the weather.

We’ll view our photos together at the November 18 meeting at the Library. Token Creek County Park 6200 Williamsburg Way, DeForest

Low Vision Care

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DeForest Area Community & Senior Center

The inability to see well makes doing things difficult. Those with low vision may have trouble recognizing the faces of friends. Seeing the television and checking price tags becomes harder. Reading mail becomes an ordeal. Walking in the neighborhood is a challenge. What can people do about their low vision? What can they do to maintain their quality of life and make the most of their remaining vision? This topic is a specialty of Dr. Kallie Harrier of Essential Family Vision. Join us at this library outreach program as Dr.

Michael Perry: Humorous Talk & Book Reading - Sold Out

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This is part of a Friends of the Library Fundraiser. This event listing and registration is for the limited free spaces that are available for the 7:00 pm Humorous Talk & Book Reading. If you would like to purchase a ticket for the 6:00 pm VIP Reception and Priority Seating please visit the other event listing for more information. 

There are 2 ways to register:

Michael Perry: VIP Reception & Priority Seating - $25 per Ticket - Sold Out

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Community Room

This is a Friends of the Library Fundraiser and it is $25 per ticket. A ticket will give you access to a VIP Hors d'oeuvres Reception with Michael Perry at 6:00 pm and priority seating for the Humorous Talk & Book Reading at 7:00 pm. There will be limited free spots available for the 7:00 pm Humorous Talk & Book Reading starting October 1.

There are 2 ways to register: