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Jun 292012
 
  • Monday, July 16
  • 6:00 – 7:00

Skype is a free computer program that lets users make free computer-to-computer video calls and voice calls to friends around the country and around the world.

Learn how to

  • set up a Skype account
  • install Skype
  • add contacts
  • make calls

An email account is required to set up a Skype account.
Registration is NOT required.
Call us at 348-7441 ext 4 for more information.

Jun 062012
 

Date: Friday, July 27
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:30 (ish) pm
Who: teens and adults (ages 13 – 115)

What you need to know:

  • Because this is an after hours event, library doors will open at 6:45 pm and close promptly at 7:00 pm. You may leave early but you will not be let back in.
  • There will be food and prizes!
  • Costumes and nerd gear will be rewarded with bonus points.
  • Advance registration is strongly encouraged.
  • To register, stop by the library or call (608) 348-7441 ext 4.
  • Sign up in teams of 4-7. Don’t have a team? Sign up by yourself and we’ll set you up with a group.


If you have never been a trivia night:

Everyone will be read the same set of questions. Teams, working together, will write down their answers. The team with the most correct answers wins!

If you never never been to a GEEK trivia night:
All questions for our Geek Trivia Night will have a “geeky” theme. Broadly speaking, this means both science and science fiction topics are par for the course. Questions may include “old school,” “new school,” and “things you should have learned in school.”

May 292012
 

Join us for these musicals playing at the library this summer. Popcorn will be provided! Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult.

Bedknobs & Broomsticks

  • Monday, June 18
  • 5:00 pm
  • Rated G
  • 117 minutes

An amateur witch, along with three precocious orphans, flies into one fantastic adventure after another aboard a bewitched bed to save the country from hostile invaders.

Dreamgirls

  • Monday, June 25
  • 5:00 pm
  • Rated PG-13
  • 130 minutes

Three young women, Deena Jones, Effie White and Lorrell Robinson desire to become pop stars. They get their wish when they are picked to be backup singers for the legendary James “Thunder” Early. When they are set free for leads, Curtis Taylor and Effie’s brother C.C. decide that Deena should be the lead singer, which upsets Effie. The girls discover exactly what it takes to be in the music business and what they must give up to realize their dreams.

Annie (1982)

  • Monday, July 9
  • 5:00 pm
  • Rated PG
  • 126 minutes

The story of the comic strip character Little Orphan Annie, who is adopted by billionaire “Daddy” Warbucks.

The Wiz

  • Monday, July 23
  • 5:00 pm
  • Rated G
  • 134 minutes

Dorothy is a 24-year-old Manhattan kindergarten teacher who is whisked away from her inner-city neighborhood via a snowstorm to the mysterious land of Oz. Oz is a sprawling, decaying, nightmarish, and dangerous megalopolis that resembles the physical characteristics of New York City.

Bye Bye Birdie

  • Monday, August 13
  • 5:00 pm
  • Rated G
  • 112 minutes

When rock star Conrad Birdie gets drafted, his manager organizes a nationwide contest in which one lucky girl wins a farewell kiss on The Ed Sullivan show.

Chicago

  • Monday, August 27
  • 5:00 pm
  • Rated PG-13
  • 113 minutes

At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart both find themselves on Chicago’s famed Murderess Row. They also share Billy Flynn, the town’s slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants into local legends.

May 292012
 

Join us for these comedies playing at the library this summer. Popcorn will be provided! Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult.

Kicking & Screaming

  • Friday, June 22
  • 1:00 pm
  • Rated PG
  • 95 minutes

Family man Phil Weston, a lifelong victim of his father’s competitive nature, takes on the coaching duties of a kids’ soccer team, and soon finds that he’s also taking on his father’s dysfunctional way of relating to others.

You Again

  • Friday, July 20
  • 1:00 pm
  • Rated PG
  • 105 minutes

For Marnie, high school was a horror movie, and her brother’s wedding is the sequel when her archrival comes back to haunt her as his bride. It’s nice girl versus mean girl in this hysterical reunion with the one person Marnie would really like to forget. And if that weren’t enough, Marnie’s mom reunites with her own high school nemesis.

The Producers (2005)

  • Friday, August 3
  • 1:00 pm
  • Rated PG-13
  • 134 minutes

Max Bialystock was once the king of Broadway, but now he only seems to be able to produce flops. Things turn around for Max when he’s visited by the neurotic accountant Leo Bloom, who proposes a scheme tailor-made for producers who can only make flops: raise far more money than you need, then make sure the show is despised. No one will be interested in it, so you can pocket the surplus.

May 092012
 

Wednesday, May 23
6:00 – 7:00 pm

Our library catalog is just over a year old now, and it’s still being tweaked and updated all the time. We’re still learning all the things we can do with it and we’d like to share them with you! Come learn how to make the most of your library catalog, including:

  • Renewing the things you have checked out
  • Checking your library account
  • Keeping track of what you checked out
  • Finding what you are looking for more easily
  • Reserving items

Please bring any and all catalog related questions! Call us at 348-7441 ext 4 for more information.

Registration is NOT required.

Sep 122011
 

Ada Gonzales will be presenting “From Good Grades to Skateboarding, There’s A College Scholarship for You.”

  • Monday, September 26
  • 6:00 – 7:00 pm
  • Platteville Public Library meeting room

Learn how to search for scholarships, get tips on completing the applications, and find out more about the importance of scholarships when it comes to affording college.

Ms. Gonzales is a college access counselor from Great Lakes and works as part of the College Access Challenge Grant Program.

All are welcome, especially college bound students and their families. Registration is not required.

Sep 012011
 

Ada Gonzales will be presenting “Applying to College and Acing the Admissions Process.”

  • Wednesday, September 14
  • 6:00 – 7:00 pm
  • Platteville Public Library meeting room

Learn what to expect when completing college applications, pick up tips on application best practices, and find out what to keep in mind when choosing a college.

Ms. Gonzales is a college access counselor from Great Lakes and works as part of the College Access Challenge Grant Program.

All are welcome, especially college bound students and their families. Registration is not required.

Jul 282011
 
  • Saturday, August 6
  • 1:00-2:00 pm

Bruna, a native of Italy, will talk about the differences between Italian and Italian-American heritage, Italy as a patchwork of different cultures, and everything you need to know when traveling in Italy. All are welcome.

All are welcome and registration is not required. Refreshments will be served.

Jul 152011
 
  • Monday, July 25
  • 6:00-7:00 pm

Whatever shape you are in, there is a bike and and a ride for you. Some of the best adventures are in your own backyard. Tim Ingram from Momentum Bikes will tell us more about bicycling in Southwest Wisconsin.

All are welcome and registration is not required.