KPL Northside Neighborhood Library Description

Ages: 5-12

Celebrate Cinco De Mayo with sopes! Make a traditional Mexican dish consisting of fried masa with delicious savory toppings. Registration and signed waiver required before class begins.

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NOTE: Classes and clubs are subject to changes and/or cancellations. Visit the host’s event page to check on the current status.

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KPL Southwest Neighborhood Library Description

Calling all dungeon crawlers! Join us for a series of short, one shot adventures. Bring a level 5 character you’ve been itching to try out, or hop right in with a premade adventurer! All skill levels welcome.

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Classes and clubs are subject to changes and/or cancellations. Visit the host’s event page to check on the current status.

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KPL Northside Neighborhood Library Description

Ages: 5-12

Celebrate Star Wars Day with Baby Yoda, Wookie, Darth Vader, and lightsaber crafts. Costumes are encouraged.

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NOTE: Classes and clubs are subject to changes and/or cancellations. Visit the host’s event page to check on the current status.

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KPL Southwest Neighborhood Library Description

Ages: 12+

Join us for a special Star Wars Day celebration as we honor the 45th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back with Kenosha Community Media's Jason Rimkus! This 1 hour presentation includes a behind-the-scenes look at how some of the most iconic, practical and digital effects from the film were brought to life. Come for the presentation, stay for the cake!

Registration is recommended but not required to attend.

*Feel free to dress up, costumes are welcome.

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NOTE: Classes and clubs are subject to changes and/or cancellations. Visit the host’s event page to check on the current status.

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KPL Northside Neighborhood Library Description

Ages: 9-12

Sign up for a 15-minute reading session with one of the certified reading education assistance dogs from Kenosha's Dogs of Endearment. 

Registration required. Call Youth and Family Services at 262-564-6150 to register, or visit the children's desk at one of our branches. Registration opens one week before the event.

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NOTE: Classes and clubs are subject to changes and/or cancellations. Visit the host’s event page to check on the current status.

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KPL Kids @ Uptown Lofts Description

Ages: 5-12

Need a break from your adventure? Immerse yourself in the fantasy fandom by trading cards with like-minded friends, bringing your favorite fantasy item, making a fantastical craft, and more

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NOTE: Classes and clubs are subject to changes and/or cancellations. Visit the host’s event page to check on the current status.

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KPL Southwest Neighborhood Library Description

Come watch an anime, talk about manga, and enjoy fun activities based on your faves. Whether you are an avid anime fan or just starting out, this club is perfect for you!

Ages: 12-19

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NOTE: Classes and clubs are subject to changes and/or cancellations. Visit the host’s event page to check on the current status.

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KPL Kids at Uptown Lofts Description

They say that April showers bring May flowers. Make colorful rain sticks and watercolor flower paintings to celebrate the connection between rain and the growth of new plant life.

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NOTE: Classes and clubs are subject to changes and/or cancellations. Visit the host’s event page to check on the current status.

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KPL Northside Neighborhood Library Description

Author and nature blogger, Kevin Koch, takes the audience on a photo-journey throughout the Midwest places represented in his new book Midwest Bedrock: The Search for Nature’s Soul in America’s Heartland. In partnership with Blue House Books, book pre-orders will be offered for an author signing following the program.

The program is free, but registration is required.

Ages: 10+

ABOUT Midwest Bedrock:

To know a place deeply means to understand it on several levels, layered almost as if from bedrock to topsoil. Midwest Bedrock: The Search for Nature's Soul in America's Heartland takes readers on a journey across all twelve Midwest states to natural settings that defy typical stereotypes of the Midwest landscape. Each chapter focuses on one focal region or locality within each state, often seeking out lesser-known landscapes steeped in beauty and story.

Author Kevin Koch invites readers to join him on a journey through the beauty of the Midwest and to discover such places as Wisconsin's 1,100-mile Ice Age Trail that follows the furthest reach of the last glacier; Minnesota's Lake Itasca, headwaters of the Mississippi River; and Indiana's Hoosier National Forest, which still cradles hidden graveyards from long-abandoned farm communities.

Part history, part memoir, part interview-based research, Midwest Bedrock is a personal narrative of exploring the natural beauty of America's Heartland, where each location tells the stories of the past that linger on the landscape.

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KPL Northside Neighborhood Library Description

Learn a handful of words in German, as well as a little bit about Germany. We’ll also enjoy a German snack and try our hand at a famous German art style.

Ages: 5-12

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NOTE: Classes and clubs are subject to changes and/or cancellations. Visit the host’s event page to check on the current status.

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WHPA Description

WHPA board meetings are open to all current WHPA members in good standing.

Members are invited to attend quarterly Board Meetings regularly (January, April, July, and October) to see what goes on behind the scenes and stay informed – we have a great time at our board meetings and would love to have you join the fun!

2025 board meetings will be held:

• Monday, January 27, beginning at 5:30 PM.

• Monday, April 28, 2025, beginning at 5:30 PM

• Monday, July 28, 2025, beginning at 5:30 PM

• Monday, October 27, 2025, beginning at 5:30 PM

Current WHPA members who are interested in getting more involved with the organization should begin by attending WHPA Board meetings regularly.

KPL Southwest Neighborhood Library Description

We're partnering up with UW Extension Educator, Vijai Pandian, to provide this free series! Join us to learn new skills or get some refreshers from experts in the field!

*Bilingual option available by request; Opción bilingüe disponible en ambas bibliotecas.

Growing A Bee Friendly Lawn + Lawn Care Basics
Learn how to properly establish and maintain a bee friendly lawn using sustainable management practices that are safe for the environment.

Registration is required for each class in the series.

Ages: 14+

*Visit our Gardening Club website for a full list of events and to access all of the handouts from our previous events: https://mykpl.info/gardening-club

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Richard Bong State Recreation Area Description

Bring your own beverage, and meet at Parking Lot F and the Observation tower early in the morning to watch the sandhill cranes.

Enjoy baked breakfast treats and the sandhill show.

Please feel free to bring your own scopes and binoculars. We will also have some for you to borrow.

KPL Uptown Neighborhood Description

Whether you are a well-traveled Planeswalker or a MTG newbie, you won’t want to miss our monthly club! This tabletop game is perfect for fans of Pokémon or Dungeons & Dragons who are looking to branch out into a new game.

For ages 10 and up.

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NOTE: Classes and clubs are subject to changes and/or cancellations. Visit the host’s event page to check on the current status.

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KPL Southwest Neighborhood Library Description

Let’s play “the price is right”. We will cover basic money smart concepts and have a blast!

KPL Southwest Neighborhood Library Description

Shop ‘til you drop with our play money! Come and shop in a mock store with a fixed budget. Learn healthy spending habits while competing to see who is the smartest shopper!

KPL Southwest Neighborhood Library Description

Have you ever wanted to own a pet? Design the perfect pet and learn how to budget for your pet’s needs by playing a game.

KPL Southwest Neighborhood Library Description

Talk together with fellow hobbyists, crafters, and designers to discuss 3D printing, design, issues, ask questions, and generally chat about the world of 3D craft. The club is open to anyone with a burgeoning interest in 3D craft and those with in depth experience.

KPL Southwest Neighborhood Library Description

Have you ever wondered how people plan big, fancy parties on a budget? Test your party planning skills to see who can make the best party with a limited amount of money. What will you choose to buy to make it party-tastic without spending too much?

KPL Uptown Neighborhood Library Description

Everyone’s favorite game is back! Kick back with friends and win fun prizes.

KPL Simmons Library Description

Enjoy a peek behind the scenes of our local historic treasure: Simmons Library! Learn about Zalmon Simmons, Daniel H. Burnham, and the history of this beautiful building. This tour involves significant stair climbing. Everyone welcome! Due to the historic nature of the Simmons Library, the building is not equipped with a ramp for entrance. This event requires the use of a spiral staircase.

KPL Kids @ Uptown Lofts Description

Will your boat float? Use LEGOs and other materials to make a boat that can carry the most!

Library Description

Drop in, grab a controller and get your game on at Uptown Library! PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and VR headsets available to explore.

Come and play Dungeons & Dragons. No worries if you don’t have experience, we’ll show you how to play. If you’re an experienced player, we’ll make sure things are exciting for you as well.

Calling all Pokémon trainers! Join us each month for a different Pokémon themed activity! Participants are welcome to bring cards to trade.

We provide the LEGOs, you provide the creativity. Each month, we’ll have a LEGO challenge where your creations will be on display in the library. Please do not bring LEGOs from home.

KPL Northside Library Description

We will make our own bookmarks using flowers & leaves native to the Great Lakes region. Top it off with a scavenger hunt around the library!

Richard Bong State Recreation Area Description

Richard Bong State Rec. Area’s volunteer astronomer, Tom Harper, will bring his telescopes out to Parking Lot F and lead an astronomy viewing program. Stop by to expand your knowledge of the universe and take a peek through some special scopes. Meet at Parking Lot F. This program will be canceled in the event of inclement weather or over 30% cloud cover. 

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Curious about chess? Come to this informal and fun chess club! We will play games to strengthen your knowledge of the basics, and encourage each player at their own level, whether you know how to capture en passant or you only know knights as the “horsie”!