Winter Reading Program

Are you wild about reading? All ages are invited to participate in our winter reading program from Nov. 17 through Jan. 31. Sign up and read for great prizes!

Family Winter Reading Program

Sign up and read as a family! For each reading log your family completes, your family will be entered to win one of three grand prizes. We know families come in all shapes and sizes. You determine who makes up your family.

Adult Winter Reading Program

Sign up for the adult reading program, log your hours and activities, and you will be entered into our grand prize drawing.

NEW! We will also be introducing a new online registration and tracking program called Beanstack, where you can register the entire family, log your reading and earn incentives! Sign up today at waukeelibrary.beanstack.org.

To find out more about the Winter Reading Program, visit waukeepubliclibrary.org

Christmas Carnival

Saturday, Dec. 3, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Drop into the library to welcome the holiday season! Enjoy the atmosphere with the launch of the library’s 11th Annual Festival of Trees, as well as sweet treats from the WPL Friends Foundation. Adults can have fun voting for their favorite tree and start their Christmas shopping while supporting teen programs at the library by bidding on gift baskets from our Teen Advisory Board. Kids of all ages can have their picture taken with Santa, make seasonal crafts and join in some reindeer games—candy cane table hockey, antler ring toss, pin the nose on Rudolph and more.

NOVEMBER PROGRAMS

Engineering is Elementary

Nov. 4, 4:30 p.m.

Students in grades 1-5 are invited to join us for exciting engineering experiments from Iowa’s STEM Scale-Up Program. Please register at https://wplstem.eventbrite.com or call the library to register.

Family Movie: The Jungle Book

Nov. 5, 1:00 p.m.

Families are invited to watch a movie on the big screen at the library and enjoy free fresh popcorn, popped by our teen volunteers. Movies are not supervised by library staff.

Movie Matinee: Concussion

Nov. 8, 1:30 p.m.

LEGO Club

Nov. 12, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

All LEGO fans are invited to drop in and play with the library’s extensive collection of LEGOs! Final creations may be photographed and shared online.

Paws to Read

Nov. 12, 9:00 a.m.

Young readers are invited to register for a 10-minute time window to read to a registered therapy dog. Students are encouraged to arrive with a book ready to read. The dogs’ trainers will remain in the room, and parents may also remain in the room but are encouraged to sit quietly to the side. If time allows, walk-ins will be served on a first-come, first-served basis. Please register at https://wpl-paws2read.eventbrite.com or call the library to register.

Winter Family Reading Program Kickoff with Blank Park Zoo

Nov. 17, 6:30 p.m.

Families are invited to attend the kickoff of our Wild About Reading Winter Family Reading Program with live animal guests from the Blank Park Zoo!

UNPLUGGED: All Ages Board Games

Nov. 19, 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Tired of your smartphone, Wii and Xbox games? Come to the library to play “old-school” board games like Sorry, Apples to Apples and Trivial Pursuit. Children, teens and adults welcome. May the best player win!

DECEMBER PROGRAMS

Engineering is Elementary

Dec. 2, 4:30 p.m.

Movie Matinee: White Christmas

Dec. 13, 1:30 p.m.

Family Movie: Kung Fu Panda 3

Dec. 3, 1:00 p.m.

Families are invited to watch a movie on the big screen at the library and enjoy free fresh popcorn, popped by our teen volunteers. Movies are not supervised by library staff.

LEGO Club

Dec. 10, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

All LEGO fans are invited to drop in and play with the library’s extensive collection of LEGOs! Final creations may be photographed and shared online.

Paws to Read

Dec. 10, 9:00 a.m.

For more library information, contact us at askme@waukee.org or 515-978-7944.