Library events

It’s time for the Platteville Public Library’s PEEPS-O-RAMA, the marshmallow Peeps diorama contest for ALL AGES.

Saturday March 10
Time slots are available from

• 10:00 am – noon
• Noon – 2:00 pm
• 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

We provide Peeps, a box, glue, paper, markers, scissors, and 2 hours.
You create a diorama of a scene from a book using Peeps.
You may also bring any other materials you wish to create your diorama. We will have roughly a dozen Peeps per team. If you need more Peeps or need certain colors or styles, you may bring your own.

Dioramas will be on display at the library so library patrons can vote for the Peep-le’s Choice award.

Sign up as an individual or in teams of up to four people.

• Teen: all team members must be 12 to 18
• Adult: all team members must be 18 or over
• Family: all ages, at least one team member must be 18 or over

To register you or your team for your 2 hour time slot, call the library at 348-7441, ext 4 or visit the library at 65 S Elm St and sign up at the Information Services desk.

Winners will receive fame, glory, and Peeps-tastic prizes!

To see pictures from previous Peeps-o-rama, visit our Facebook albums:
Peeps-o-rama 2011
Peeps-o-rama 2010

Wednesday, February 15
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Overdrive is a state-wide service that lets you “check out” downloadable audiobooks and e-books using a variety of devices, including Kindles. Learn how to set up an account, search for titles, and practice transferring them to a device.

If you plan to try using Overdrive, please bring your library card and the device you want to use to download audiobooks or e-books.

• Registration: NOT required

For more information about this workshop, call the library Information Services desk at 608-348-7441, ext. 4.

Classes are made possible through a grant from Building Community Capacity through Broadband, a BTOP-funded initiative out of the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Learn more at http://broadband.uwex.edu.

For a complete list of devices that can use Overdrive…

The Help

Rated PG-13
Featuring Emma Stone & Bryce Dallas Howard
146 minutes

• Wednesday, December 28, 1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
• Saturday, December 31, 1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
• Platteville Public Library meeting room

FREE showing on both days.
Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult.
Movie popcorn and seating provided, but feel free to bring your own favorites movie snacks or camp chair along.
For more information, call 348-7441, ex. 4

Mississippi during the 1960s: Skeeter, a southern society girl, returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends’ lives, and a small Mississippi town, upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen, Skeeter’s best friend’s housekeeper, is the first to open up, to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community.

• Platteville Public Library
• Sunday, November 27
• 1:00 p.m. — 4:30 p.m.

We provide the coffee, you provide the ideas!

The fine print:

• Registration not required.
• Ages 13 and up.
• Refreshments will be served.
• Laptops are available.
• Feel free to bring your own food, drink, and writing equipment.
• Questions? Stop by the Information Services Desk or call 348-7441 ext. 4.

What is NaNoWriMo?
National Novel Writing Month, or “NaNoWriMo,” is a hands-on writing adventure where everyday people all around the world bash out a 50,000-word novel in 30 days.
For more information, visit www.nanowrimo.org

Tuesday, December 13
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Learn how to upload photos from your digital camera and edit them using free software.

• Please bring: Participants are encouraged to bring a digital camera with its USB cords.  If you would like to save your edited photos, please bring a flash drive.
• Skills required: basic mouse and keyboard experience (ability to click, right click, double-click, highlight), general understanding of using programs and saving files
• Registration: required

To register, call 348-7441 ext 4 or stop by the Information Services Desk.
All classes are FREE.

Classes are made possible through a grant from Building Community Capacity through Broadband, a BTOP-funded initiative out of the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Learn more at http://broadband.uwex.edu.

Wednesday, December 7
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Learn how to turn your address book into a spreadsheet, and then learn how to turn that spreadsheet into mailing labels for your holiday cards.

• Please bring: If you want to save your own spreadsheet, bring your address book and a flash drive.
• Skills required: basic mouse and keyboard experience (ability to click, right click, double-click, highlight), general understanding of using programs and saving files
• Registration: required

To register, call 348-7441 ext 4 or stop by the Information Services Desk.
All classes are FREE.

Classes are made possible through a grant from Building Community Capacity through Broadband, a BTOP-funded initiative out of the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Learn more at http://broadband.uwex.edu;.

Tuesday, December 6
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Don’t have a Facebook account?  In this class each participant will set up a Facebook account and learn the basics of finding friends, writing messages, and setting privacy levels.

• Please bring: participants must have a valid email account.
• Skills required: basic mouse and keyboard experience (ability to click, right click, double-click, highlight)
• Registration: required

To register, call 348-7441 ext 4 or stop by the Information Services Desk.
All classes are FREE.

Classes are made possible through a grant from Building Community Capacity through Broadband, a BTOP-funded initiative out of the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Learn more at http://broadband.uwex.edu.

Tuesday, November 29
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Learn to create and edit a document by cutting, pasting, moving text, changing spacing, changing fonts, and inserting pictures.

• Skills required: basic mouse and keyboard experience (ability to click, right click, double-click, highlight)
• Registration: required

To register, call 348-7441 ext 4 or stop by the Information Services Desk.
All classes are FREE.

Classes are made possible through a grant from Building Community Capacity through Broadband, a BTOP-funded initiative out of the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Learn more at http://broadband.uwex.edu.

Tuesday, November 8
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Overdrive is a state-wide service that lets you “check out” downloadable audiobooks and e-books using a variety of devices, including Kindles. Learn how to set up an account, search for titles, and practice transferring them to a device.

If you plan to try using Overdrive, please bring your library card and the device you want to use to download audiobooks or e-books.

• Registration: NOT required

For more information about this workshop, call the library Information Services desk at 608-348-7441, ext. 4.

Classes are made possible through a grant from Building Community Capacity through Broadband, a BTOP-funded initiative out of the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Learn more at http://broadband.uwex.edu.

For a complete list of devices that can use Overdrive…

Tuesday, December 20
10:00 a.m. – noon

The best way to get better at using a computer is to practice. During open lab, participants will have a chance to work on the skills they want to improve, including mouse skills, typing, searching, and using programs. A librarian will be on hand to answer questions and work with individual participants.

• Registration: NOT required

Classes are made possible through a grant from Building Community Capacity through Broadband, a BTOP-funded initiative out of the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Learn more at http://broadband.uwex.edu.