Learn the basics principles and practices of collage, presented by September/October's Artist in Residence, Tyla Hilfreich. This walk-in / open house style workshop will focus on simplicity and balance within composition. All ages and skill levels welcome! No fees or registration required. This is open house style, so drop in anytime and stay as long as you'd like between 4 pm and 7 pm. Invite friends, share collage tips and more in the Facebook event.
We will focus on five physical elements to tell a story. These physical elements include wood, earth, water, fire, and metal. Using these ideas as a foundation for storytelling, we will then begin to add personal elements to make it unique and our own.
Herbs are used for their flavor, medicinal qualities, and fragrance. A Master Gardener will introduce you to a variety of herbs you can grow in your garden or on the windowsill and offer fresh ideas on how to use them.
This free program does not require registration. Conenct with your fellow gardners on the Facebook event page HERE.
Visit the Outagamie County Master Gardeners on their website and Facebook page to learn more about all of their upcoming classes and programs.
Wisconsin author Gary Beyer shares his inspirational story of life with a debilitating degenerate condition. There will be a book signing following this presentation.
Connect with fellow readers on our Facebook event HERE.
Memory Cafes welcome those experiencing early stage dementia, mild memory loss or cognitive impairment as well as family and friends of those affected. It's a great opportunity for lively discussions, information gathering, refreshments, camaraderie and lots of creative fun! Please be aware that our policy is that for safety reasons, everyone needs to attend with at least 1 partner. A collaboration of the Fox Valley Memory Project, Village of Kimberly Parks and Recreation, and Kimberly Little Chute Library
An author event brought to you by the Fox Cities Book Festival! Connect with fellow readers and Fox Cities Book festival attendees on our Facebook event HERE.
Seeking inspiration for a new font design in an antique store in Stillwater, Minnesota, graphic designer Carolyn Porter stumbled across some old letters and was immediately drawn to the expressive pen-and-ink handwriting. She could not read the letters—they had been written in French—but she noticed they had been signed by a man named Marcel and mailed from Berlin to France during the middle of World War II.
What is a social media platform? Do I need one? How do I get one? Social media and how it can help your writing career is explained by author and internet explorer Jill Van Den Eng.
An author event brought to you by the Fox Cities Book Festival! Connect with fellow readers and Fox Cities Book festival attendees on our Facebook event HERE.
Plot is critical to keeping your fans reading! Learn how to plot, best practices, tools, and how to get through a plot that runs away from you with author PJ Fiala!
An author event brought to you by the Fox Cities Book Festival! Connect with fellow readers and Fox Cities Book festival attendees on our Facebook event HERE.
A presentation by children's author Keiko Kasza! "Why is Mickey a Mouse and Not a Human Child? All of my books use animals. I look into the reasons why animals are often used in books for very young children."
An author event brought to you by the Fox Cities Book Festival! Connect with fellow readers and Fox Cities Book festival attendees on our Facebook event HERE.
In the summer of 1961, riders–both black and white–boarded interstate buses to test a pair of Supreme Court rulings related to interstate travel. For their efforts, they were beaten, fire-bombed and imprisoned. Fifty-five years later, BJ Hollars retraced portions of their harrowing journey in an attempt to learn the Freedom Riders’ personal stories, as well as the lessons they learned along the way. Join Hollars for a reading and conversation from his new book, The Road South: Personal Stories of the Freedom Riders.
An author event brought to you by the Fox Cities Book Festival! Connect with fellow readers and Fox Cities Book festival attendees on our Facebook event HERE.
From 2009 to 20016, Laura Vosika, author of the acclaimed time travel series, The Blue Bells Chronicles, a story ranging across modern and medieval Scotland, has made multiple trips to Scotland and northern England to research the locations of her story—the battlefield of Bannockburn, Inverness’s Eden Court, the hills of Monadhliath and Rannoch Moor, Carlisle, the Isle of Arran, the Isle of Iona on the west of Scotland and Lindisfarne off the east coast of England. She will talk about visiting these locations with an eye to researching the times of Robert the Bruce of Braveheart fame. The presentation includes a medieval weapon and instrument display, a power point slide show with photography of her travels, a medieval piece played on harp, and readings from her books.
Linda Castillo will be reading from her latest release, "A Gathering of Secrets". She will also speak about her background and how she researches her books with time for questions after.
An author event brought to you by the Fox Cities Book Festival! Connect with fellow readers and Fox Cities Book festival attendees on our Facebook event HERE.
The Evening Book Club meets on the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Little Chute Public Library. This month's title will be available soon.
For more information on KimLit's book clubs, visit us at www.kimlit.org/book-clubs To share your book progress, invite friends and more, check out our Facebook Event.
If you would like to find out about more events and fun happenings at both of our library locations, visit our calendar here, find us on Facebook page here, and most importantly, sign up for our fun event newsletter here.
Join The Book Sayers on the third Thursday of each month at 1:00 pm at the Kimberly Public Library to discuss a variety of fiction and non-fiction selections. This month's title will be available soon. Invite friends, RSVP and share your progress in the Facebook event.
If you would like to find out about more events and fun happenings at both of our library locations, visit our calendar, find us on Facebook page, and of course, sign up for our fun event newsletter by clicking here.
Memory Cafes welcome those experiencing early stage dementia, mild memory loss or cognitive impairment as well as family and friends of those affected. It's a great opportunity for lively discussions, information gathering, refreshments, camaraderie and lots of creative fun! Please be aware that our policy is that for safety reasons, everyone needs to attend with at least 1 partner. A collaboration of the Fox Valley Memory Project, Village of Kimberly Parks and Recreation, and Kimberly Little Chute Library
Come join us as we learn about the haunts and spooks that the Fox Valley Ghost Hunters have encountered. It will also be revealed if the Ghost Hunters' investigation at the Little Chute Library brings about any terror! Perfect for the Halloween season.
RSVP and share this event on Facebook HERE and visit the Fox Valley Ghost Hunters' website by clicking HERE.
