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Take a look at everything we have planned for early 2025! We’ll be offering a program about renewable energy, macramé rainbow making, our popular instrument “petting zoo,” a Polar Party (with our new virtual reality headsets), and an interactive Stream table—a chance for hands-on exploration of river dynamics.

New Event Site

To make it even easier for you to learn about our programs and register online, we’ve launched a new event site. You can now filter programs by library location, age group, and more. Plus, you can sign up for email reminders or add events directly to your online calendar. Check it out!

Details

All upcoming events are now listed on our Events site

Polar Party
Holmen Library
Saturday, February 8
Drop in from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Details

LEGO at the Library
Bangor and Holmen
Monday, February 17
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Campbell and West Salem
Wednesday, February 19
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Onalaska Library
Monday, February 24
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Details for all Lego events

Brain Dance
Holmen Library 
Saturday, February 22
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Details

Teens Leading Change

TLC is our new teen leadership initiative designed to give youth ages 12-18 a greater voice in designing teen spaces and services at the library and a larger role in accelerating positive change. By participating in TLC, you can satisfy community service/volunteer hours, gain leadership and project management experience, and collaborate with other teens who want to make a difference.

Meetings launch in January and will be held at 3:15 pm on the last Wednesday of the month at our Onalaska location’s Youth Services Program Room. Join us January 29 to vote on a logo, enjoy snacks and creative conversation, and brainstorm activities for 2025! 

Kick-off Meeting:

Onalaska Public Library
Youth Services Program Room
Wed, January 29
3:15 pm

Teen Events

TEEN TIME

Holmen Library
January 16 & March 21
From 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Details

Onalaska Library
January 17 & March 28
From 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Details

West Salem Library
January 22 & March 26
From 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Details

TEEN BINGO

West Salem Library
February 5
3-4 p.m.
Details

Onalaska Library
February 27
3-4 p.m.
Details

Holmen Library
March 6
3-4 p.m.
Details

Join us Mondays at noon for story times designed for our friends ages 0-23 months. We offer 20 minutes of caregiver and baby fun and bonding with books, bounces, songs, and rhymes followed by 15 minutes of unstructured play and read time. No registration required.

January 6 - February 10 and March 10 - April 21

Onalaska Library: Mondays at 12 pm

Join us Saturdays for story times designed for our friends ages 0-36 months. We offer 20 minutes of caregiver and baby fun and bonding with books, bounces, songs, and rhymes followed by unstructured play and read time. No registration required.

January 11 - February 15 and March 15 - April 26

Onalaska Library: Saturdays at 10 am

Join us for story times full of books, movement, songs, and fun. Tales for Twos story times are designed for our friends who are age two with lots of caregiver participation. Tales for Twos Story Times last approximately 20 minutes.

January 6 - February 13 and March 10 - April 24

Onalaska Library: Mondays at 10 am
Holmen Library: Thursdays at 10:15 am

Registration Recommended

Join us for story times full of books, movement, songs, and fun. Story Times last approximately 25 minutes and are geared toward youth ages 3 - entering first grade, but all ages are welcome.

Registration recommended; click the appropriate link below to go to the registration page. Children registered for Fall 2024 Story Times are automatically registered for Story Times in Winter/Spring 2025.

January 6 - February 14 and March 10 - April 25

Bangor Library: Mondays at 10:15 am
Campbell Library: Thursdays at 6:30 pm
Holmen Library: Tuesdays at 6:30 pm; Wednesdays at 10:15 am
Onalaska Library: Mondays at 6:30 pm; Thursdays at 10 am; and Fridays at 10 am
West Salem Library: Tuesdays at 6:30 pm; Wednesdays at 10:15 am

Learn phrases, sing songs, and baila con amor! This program is geared toward families wanting to learn about Latin American culture, and for those who are missing home. Geared for ages 3 and up; no registration required.

Aprende frases, canta canciones, y baila con amor. Este programa está dirigido a las familias que quieren aprender sobre la cultura latinoamericana, y para aquellos que echan de menos su hogar. Edades 3 en adelante; no es necesario inscribirse.

Onalaska Library
Select Saturdays at 11 am

• January 4
• February 1
• March 1
• April 5

Grow a reader!

Caregivers, join us in nurturing a love for reading and building a strong learning foundation for kids ages 0 through Pre-K. As little readers make their way through their books, they’ll earn stickers, track their progress on our library display, and choose a FREE book when they finish!

Swing by any La Crosse County Library location to pick up your FREE book bag and reading log to get started!

Request Lit Love Bundle

Complete Form

Reader's Advisory is a service to assist young people and their families, and those who work with children, in selecting reading materials. Stop by to talk with a youth services librarian at the Library’s youth services desks in Onalaska, Holmen, and West Salem, or before and after youth programs at any of the five County Library branches. They will be happy to recommend books and other materials for children and teens with regard to abilities, age levels, and interests.

We are pleased to offer a reader’s advisory service at our locations and online as an empowering tool to help connect you with books and resources that meet your needs! As with all of our reader’s advisory initiatives, we understand that you know best what materials will work for you. While we are happy to give suggestions based on our knowledge of our collection, your reading and checkout choices are always in your hands.

Lit Love Book Bundles

Curious about creepy crawlies? Robo-motion? How to introduce your preschooler to Hebrew and other languages with Sesame Street?

Cozy up with some literary love curated just for you by our Youth Services team. Just let us know what you're interested in, and we'll help you find it! Service also available for educators.

Booklists

Booklists are suggested reading in various categories provided by our Youth Services Librarians, New York Times Best-sellers list, etc.

Email Us

[email protected]

Youth Services Staff travel to each of the five library locations to conduct programs, select and maintain books and other materials, conduct Reader's Advisory, and provide many other services for children, teens, and their families.

Youth Services has offices in Holmen, Onalaska & West Salem:

Holmen Public Library
121 W. Legion St * PO Box 220
Holmen, WI 54636
608-399-3385

Onalaska Public Library
741 Oak Ave S
Onalaska, WI 54650
608-781-9568 ext 3

West Salem Library
702 Industrial Drive
West Salem, WI 54669
608-786-1505