Teens & Adults

Author Talk with Scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute: A Journey into the Hidden World of Tropical Bats*

Where
Online Virtual Event

Registration: Register
Past event recordings are available without registration. 

Join us in kicking off October as we welcome three Smithsonian-affiliated scientists to teach us about the remarkable world of tropical bats!

Author Talk with Dan Santat: Graphic Novels are Life! Telling Your Own Story in Graphic Novel*

Where
Online Virtual Event

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Join this year’s winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, Dan Santat, as he inspires tweens and teens to tell their own stories through graphic novels. His winning book, A First Time for Everything, is a graphic memoir based on his own awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life.

Author Talk with Tiffany Jewell: Unpacking a History of Systemic Racism in the American Education System*

Where
Online Virtual Event

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Join us as #1 New York Times bestselling author Tiffany Jewell highlights the inequities Black and Brown students face from preschool through college as she presents lessons and knowledge from her new book Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School.

Birdhouse Building*

Where
The Workshop

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Build birdhouses to support the diverse wildlife of DeForest. 

Participants can build bluebird houses, wood duck houses, or bird platforms. 

Village of DeForest Public Works staff will install the birdhouses in natural areas within the Village.

Wood donated by: Bliffert Lumber and Hardware.