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Cereal & Cartoons at the Library

Cereal & Cartoons at the Library

2-27-2026 Join us in celebrating National Cereal Day on Monday, March 9th at 1:00pm. School is out, the boxes will be new and the milk will be cold. Miss Maria is pairing a (delayed) celebration of National Cereal Day with a true childhood pastime, Saturday morning...

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Happy Anniversary to Me

Happy Anniversary to Me

2-20-2026 This is the end of my fourth year as ETLPL’s Director. Monday marks my official anniversary date (and my birthday). It’s fair to say, the staff and I have instituted quite a few changes in that time. After surviving my first Summer Reading Program, coming...

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Letting It Go at the Library

Letting It Go at the Library

2-13-2026 The weather has taken a delightful turn; however, at the library we are hoping at least a trace of snow will remain for our Frozen Party on Thursday, February 19th at 1:00-2:30. Miss Maria’s plans for the February ETCSD’s inservice day is much more in line...

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Name that Whale

Name that Whale

2-6-2026 Residents of Walworth, Rock, and Racine Counties have six opportunities this spring to have a Whale of a good time. Kate Davis, of PLLS and Spice Club fame, has organized a cooperative program involving a life-size 56-foot, inflatable grey whale. Inside is a...

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Spice and Everything Nice at the Library

Spice and Everything Nice at the Library

1-30-2026 The library has never smelled better than it did on January 13th, the day the spices arrived for one of our February programs. Kate Davis, Programming Consultant for PLLS, has organized a Spice Club program for interested libraries. For the record, ETLPL was...

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PLLS Grant for Reading Program

PLLS Grant for Reading Program

1-23-2026 Thank you to Prairie Lakes Library System for the $200 grant for our 1000 Books B4 Kindergarten program. I have vague memories of the program beginning back in the days when I was a ETLPL Board Trustee for the ETCSD and Alison Senkevitch was the library...

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Libby Makes Changes

Libby Makes Changes

1-16-2026 Last week we had a number of patrons stop in specifically for help with the Libby App. One day there were people. That seems like a hint from the universe that Libby needs another article. The timing is right as hoopla is now gone and the teams behind...

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January at the ETLPL

January at the ETLPL

1-9-2026 This week, almost before I had written 2026, I renewed a library card for 2028. That seems so far in the future, but so too does/did 2026. Yet, here we are. Happy New Year East Troy community. January brings with it a new schedule for library programs. We try...

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