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Teen DIY

There will be a book talk at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 20. This month's graphic novel will be Ghostopolis by Doug Tennapel. Pick up your copy now! At 7 p.m. there will be a pizza cook-off and duct tape art. For 7th graders and up. Sponsored by the Alice Baker Library in Eagle.

Geology In Action

This is an all ages program that will be on Thursday, June 20 starting at 2 p.m. presented by the UW-Whitewater Geology Department. Sponsored by the Alice Baker Library in Eagle.

Spotlight on Economic Development

Would you like to learn more about economic development in Waukesha County? Interested in knowing how a business chooses a site? Bill Mitchell of the Waukesha County Economic Development Corporation will be at the Eagle Municipal Building on Wednesday, June 26 from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. to make this presentation. There will be time for questions and answers.

Seaquence

This "experiment in musical composition" gives the generally curious the ability to "create and combine musical lifeforms, resulting in an organic, dynamic composition." The program uses a biological metaphor, so essentially users are creating audio "creatures" which interact with each other. Their look and sound is determined by the step-sequencer pattern and other parameters can tweak, including their audio waveform, octave, scale, melody, envelope, and volume. Visitors should just check out the demo, then go ahead and get started. You can't really go wrong and it's a remarkable aural, mind-enhancing way to spend a few minutes (or, if you're like us, hours). Take a few minutes and check out this web site at http://seaquence.org.

Flower Arranging Workshop

Kaycee Meracle from Blooms In Bloom will show how to create stylish floral arrangements in glass vases on Tuesday, June 4 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Join us to talk and dream about gardens. Sponsored by the Alice Baker Library in Eagle.

Library Catalog Will Be Unavailable

The library catalog www.cafelibraries.org will be unavailable on Wednesday, May 8 in the morning for maintenance. This will affect all public libraries in Waukesha County. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Annuals to brighten up the library

Do you have a green thumb? All ages are welcome to help put in annuals on Saturday, June 1 from 10 am - noon. Weather permitting.

Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library

Reading is for everyone. If you know someone who has a visual impairment or physical limitations (like arthritis), they can receive FREE library materials mailed to them through the Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library. Call (414) 286-3045 or visit the web site for an application at http://talkingbooks.dpi.wi.gov.

Thank You to Kathleen Ernst

Thank you to Wisconsin author Kathleen Ernst for coming to Eagle yesterday and doing her Caroline Abbott American Girl mystery program. There were 109 in attendance! It was exciting to have so many girls and boys express an interest in reading, writing, and history. 

In her hour-long illustrated program she shared some of the stories behind the stories of the fifteen children's books she has written for the Middleton, WI-based American Girl company. Afterwards she answered questions from the girls, and posed for photos with them. And the library gave away a beautiful Caroline Abbott doll!

Kathleen Ernst also did a Chloe Ellefson mystery program for adults. She spoke about her first three books and then previewed a fourth book which will release this fall. The setting for the fourth book is Iowa.

Thank You to Alice Baker Library Staff

The library workers at the Alice Baker Library are special and I want to take this opportunity to thank them. They smile and greet people when they come in the library, help people of all ages find library materials that exist in the library or out of the library, and go out of their way to make the library a friendly and welcoming place.