fall Programs for Kids
Play Around!
Tuesday, September 1
10-11:00 am
Main Library
Are you ready to play? We’ll have different play stations set up for your little one to play and socialize in the children’s room. Drop in
anytime during the hour for some fun DIY activities! Age 0-5
Read to Rover
Tuesday, September 8
5:45-6:45 pm
North Branch
Coulee Region Humane Society Pet Therapy dogs love listening to new readers! Call to register for a free 10-minute session. Ages 5+
Lego Club
Thursdays, September 10, 17, 24
3-4 pm
north Branch
We provide the blocks, you bring the creativity. Complete a challenge, or build on your own! The most important part of being
a Master Builder is taking your creation apart so you can make something new next time. What will you make? Ages 5+
Footloose Friday Dance Party
Friday, September 11
9:30-10 am
Main Library Auditorium
Preschoolers and parents, are you ready to shake your sillies out? It’s a fun and energetic 30 minutes of dancing, singing,
and playing on the second Friday of each month. Age 0-5
La Crosse Storytelling Festival
Friday, Sept 11 and Saturday, Sept 12
Myric Park
Enjoy Friday night’s spookfest: “Tales of the Creepy and Scary” from 6:30-9:00 pm. Show your library card and pay only $2
admission on Friday night. On Saturday, children’s and adult storytelling, food and fun from noon until 4:30 ! All ages
Monday Funday: Laugh out Loud!
Monday, September 14
5:45-6:30
North Branch
Ready to be really silly? Share some of our favorite funny stories, ridiculous rhymes, and harebrained activities guaranteed to
put a smile on your face! Ages 3+
LC3: La Crosse Comic Con
September 18-20
Main Library
Ready to make your own superhero mask or beat the Riddler at his own questions? Think you can out-smash the Hulk? Geek out
at the library for our first ever library comic con! Like LC3 on Facebook for updates: https://www.facebook.com/YourLC3. All ages
Nerd Chi
Saturday, September 19
1:30-2:00 pm
Main Library
Draw the sweet chi cats in, and let the Grumpy Cats flow to the Earth! Practice some poses that just so happen to look a lot
like our favorite nerd heroes: Mario, the Hulk, Flappy Bird and more! Share some favorite nerdy stories and songs for this
fun family addition to La Crosse Comic Con. All ages
App Smarts
Wednesday, September 23
6:30-7:30pm
Main Library
Do you have an iPad or tablet at home? We’ll be discussing apps for children ages 3+ and recommended make-life-easy apps for
adults in this informative and interactive session for grown-ups. Come ready to share and enjoy some pizza snacks! Age: Adults
Little Makers
Mondays, October 5, 12, 19
6 -6:30 pm
Main Library
Get ready to make a mess at our science and art based program. Each week, we will be making new masterpieces, trying fun experiments,
sharing stories, and having a blast. Remember to dress for mess! Registration is required and begins September 28. Ages 2-5
Banana Piano
Thursday, October 8
3-5 pm
south Branch
How do you use bananas to play the piano on a computer? How can Play-Doh be used to play DDR online? We'll experiment
with those and other crazy materials to see what we can hook up to the computer to play games! Ages 7+
Footloose Friday Dance Party
Friday, October 9
9:30-10 am
Main Library Auditorium
Preschoolers and parents, are you ready to shake your sillies out? It’s a fun and energetic 30 minutes of dancing, singing,
and playing on the second Friday of each month. Ages 0-5
Truck Town – Monday Funday
Monday, October 12
5:45-6:30 pm
North Branch
Vroom-vroom-vroom! We’re crazy for things that go! We’ll read some fantastic stories about trucks, trains, and our other
favorite forms of transportation, then do some on-the-move crafts and activities. Ages 3+
Read to Rover
Tuesday, October 13
5:45- 6:45 pm
South Branch
Coulee Region Humane Society Pet Therapy dogs love listening to new readers! Call to register for a free 10-minute session. Ages 5+
How to Train Your Robot
Thursday, October 15
3-4 pm
south Branch
Robots speak in secret codes. If you know the code, you can train a robot! Learn all about how this works and what robots can do.
Then, grab a friend or grownup and use our robot dictionary to pretend to be robots and tell each other what to do! Ages 4+
Nightmare on kane street
Friday, October 16
5-7:30 pm
north branch
Ghostly creatures take to flight on this dreary, frightful night. Join us if you dare for an evening sure to scare at our
Free Haunted Library. All ages
Real Robot Training Academy
Thursday, October 22
3-4 pm
south Branch
Robots rule! Learn all about the secret codes robots use, and help us train a real robot! Ages 6+ This program is part of the Wisconsin Science
Festival. *Made possible by a 2015 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, awarded to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction by the Federal Institute of
Museum and Library Services
Tinker Thinkers
Friday, October 23
3:30-4:30 pm
Main Library
Playing is a fantastic way to boost your brain! Drop in to complete challenges like building towers out of marshmallows and
Toothpicks and creating dizzying Lego truck mazes. This program is part of the Wisconsin Science Festival. Ages 5+
Block Party: Lego Mania!
Saturday, October 24
9:30-11:30 am
Main Library
Grab your building hat and get to work! Pop in anytime to do some free-building, or complete one of our challenges
and become a Lego Master! This program is part of the Wisconsin Science Festival. Ages 4+
Bots and Boards
Saturday, October 24
10 am-noon
Main Library—Museum
Drop in for a morning of bots and boards! We'll have futuristic robots to program, circuit boards to tamper with, and bristle bots to make and
take. Come explore! All ages This program is part of the Wisconsin Science Festival. *Made possible by a 2015 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant,
awarded to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services
Pumpkin Decorating
Thursday, October 29
2:30-4 pm
Main Library
BYOP (Bring Your Own Pumpkin) to decorate just in time for Halloween! We’ll have paint, felt, foam stickers, glitter glue,
wiggle eyes, pompoms, pipe cleaners, and more! Ages 4+
Halloween Party
Friday, October 30
10:30-11 am
Main Library Auditorium
Join us for a special Halloween event, perfect for our youngest friends. We'll be sharing stories, dancing, and having a costume
parade. Come dressed in your Halloween best! Ages 0-5
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Friends of La Crosse Public Library
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