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Join us for an evening with Eleanor Roosevelt, played by actress Jessica Michna. In this first-person presentation, Eleanor Roosevelt shares with the audience her tragedies and triumphs. Born into the opulent wealth of America’s “Golden Age” she would grow from a shy, homely orphan into a confident, driven woman. Annealed by personal tragedy, she would emerge as a champion of civil rights, author, and stateswoman. Eleanor has been characterized by many as our most respected First Lady. She is best summed up by President Harry S. Truman, who dubbed her “The First Lady of the World.”

Join the Friends of the Library on the first Friday every month for coffee and conversation. All are welcome!

Tap into your creative juices by trying your hand at a make and take craft! Learn to make something new at every meeting. Sign up at the Reference Desk.

Even as the US government was forcing Japanese-Americans into internment camps, more than 20,000 young men of Japanese descent volunteered for service in World War II. Many served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a unit which fought so hard and suffered so many casualties that they earned the nickname The Purple Heart Battalion. Learn about the formation of the 442nd RCT, their battle history, and a Wisconsin veteran named Akira Toki who fought with them in Europe.

A representative from Compassus Hospice discusses how to handle holidays without our loved ones. Learn how to face the subject of death and come up with new ways to celebrate the holidays.

It was during the Victorian Era that the ritual of death became increasingly sophisticated and this period saw the development of the modern cemetery, morticians and public funerals complete with floral arrangements and the hearse for transportation of the deceased. Learn more about this time, from retired funeral director Steve Person. Mortuary and embalming equipment and instruments from this era will be on display and shared during this presentation of “The Victorian Undertaker”.