Rock On At the Library!

Be sure to come by the library and check out the nifty rock collection that we're borrowing from members of the Chippewa Valley Gem and Mineral Society.

Pam Yarrington of Eau Claire and Brian Berthiaume of Chippewa Falls have lent us all sorts of lovely geodes and stones (see below) for our enjoyment. They have also asked us to pass along information about the 49th Annual Chippewa Valley Gem and Mineral Show.

It's April 21st and 22nd at the Eau Claire County Expo Center and is FREE TO ATTEND.

For more information, call Mike at 715-456-0664 or email him at cvgmsshow@gmail.com. And tell him where you heard about it!

It's SUPERYULE!

On Monday, December 12, from 6:15--8pm the Chippewa Falls Public Library will present its FIRST ANNUAL LIBRARY SUPERYULE!

Join Santa Claus HIMSELF and the library staff for an evening of stories, crafts, snacks, and prize drawings! Drop in and choose the activities you want to do in the time frame provided. No registration is required. However, craft supplies & snacks will be available until they run out. Here's how the SUPERYULE event breaks down:

-"The Three Bears See Santa" puppet show with a sign language interpreter will take place at 6:30pm in the large meeting room. If your child or a child you know is deaf/hard of hearing or simply curious about American Sign language, tell her or bring her along!

-Santa will be on hand to talk to children...Bring your camera so you can take a picture of your child(ren) with Santa in our Winter Wonderland Castle Scene. All families will receive a bag of goodies.

-Holiday treats and beverages for the adults and children.

-Drawings for holiday treats and kids' books.

-Make & Take holiday crafts. Crafts will be available for youth in the following age ranges:

3-5 Simple paper crafts
6-10 Tree garlands & ornaments...or make a holiday picture.
11 & up teaching card-making techniques with a local artist in the teen area.

December Holiday Events

December 7th--Holiday Storytime & Crafts--10:30 - 11:30 AM

Ages 3--6

Chippewa Falls public Library invites young children to a fun craft and storytime program. Register in the children's section or call 715-723-1146 ext. 109

December 12th--Santa Visit, Holiday Puppet Show & Crafts--6:15 - 8pm

For families with children 2 - 18
Crafts and Treats While Supplies Last

Try some holiday crafts or make gifts, visit with Santa, eat some treats. No registration required. Ask for more information about this event at 715-723-1146 ext. 109.

Comprehensive Plan Exhibit

Starting Friday, there will be an exhibit here in the library with the comments from the residential survey portion of the 2011 Comprehensive Plan done by the Chippewa Falls City Government.

The exhibit opens to the public for viewing and comments on Friday, September 9, 2011 at 11:00 AM and continues through Thursday, September 15, 2011. The exhibit will be in the large meeting room on the first floor and events in that room will proceed as usual. When events aren't going on, the room will be open and the exhibit available for public review.

An OPEN HOUSE is scheduled for Tuesday, September 13, 2011 from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, at which time the consultant and City Staff will be on hand to answer questions and continue to educate the public on the Comprehensive Planning process; release survey results; receive comments; and provide visual images taken in the City of Chippewa Falls.

For more information, contact Eric Anderson eanderson@wcwrpc.org OR 715.836.2918 ext. 15.

Save the Date! Friends Book Sale Coming Before We Know It!

PRESS RELEASE:

The Friends of the Chippewa Falls Public Library will hold their annual book sale on Friday, June 17th and Saturday, June 18th this year. The book sale will be held in a tent in front of the library at 105 West Central St. and will begin at 9am and continue until 3pm on both days.

The Friends expect to do better business than usual in 2011.

“A very nice lady on the West Hill donated thousands of beautiful books to The Friends this year, all at once and all in fantastic shape,” says library director Darryl Eschete. “I think that when the public sees the offerings this year, they’ll be as pleasantly surprised as I was.”

The books for the sale are either donated by the public over the course of the year or are discards from the library’s collection, Eschete says. The Friends don’t have an exact figure for how many books will be offered this year, but Eschete says it is thousands.

“This is the most books I’ve seen in one of these sales,” says Jan Joas, Treasurer of The Friends. “It’s overwhelming.”

This year, the sale will be part of “Discover Downtown,” a two-day sidewalk sale meant to encourage shoppers to visit the commercial area of downtown Chippewa Falls.
Prices will range from 50 cents for used paperbacks up to five dollars for hardbacks in like-new condition. All proceeds from the sale benefit the Friends of the Chippewa Falls Public Library, a non-profit charitable organization that raises money for the library and literacy-related causes in the area.

Library Event

We had a good turnout tonight, and the music was phenomenal. Honest, clear, bright, a good feeling to it.

Thank you to the Friends of the Chippewa Falls Public Library and to all who showed up. Oh! And thanks to the musicians, too.

Pure Water Days 2011

It's early, I know, but I'm excited. This morning, I was part of a very interesting meeting at the Visitor's Center during which several locals, including Dick Hebert of Parks and Recreation, Allyson Gommer of the Chippewa Chamber and Teri Ouimette of Main Street Chippewa all discussed the 34th Annual Pure Water Days celebration.

It's still in the planning stages, but several things were discussed, including the YMCA-sponsored foot race, the Leinenkugel's merchandise tent, and the team trivia contest we're having here at the library. It seems there is a lot of energy in the planning phase and the library is getting in on the ground floor this year, as opposed to last year, when we got involved a bit late. There was even discussion of the creation of a Facebook page for the event.

Well, just in case anyone out there is Googling the phrase "Pure Water Days 2011" or "Pure Water Days Chippewa Falls," it will be August 12th, 13th and 14th, 2011. There will be a parade and, if donations all happen as we hope, a fireworks extravaganza. The library's team trivia contest should be on August 14th--a Sunday--and teams will pre-register starting about a month in advance. If you have four friends who know things like, say, what the capital of Bimini Island is, let them know about the event. There will be prizes. It's really early, I know, but I want to make sure word is out this year.