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Next Steps for ETLPL

Next Steps for ETLPL

12-26-2025 In November we revealed the conceptual drawings for a new library. Since then, there have been no shouting from the rooftop updates. Rather than going quietly into the night and leave East Troy wondering what is happening, I’ll end 2025 with an overview of...

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ETMS In It to Win It Does

ETMS In It to Win It Does

12-19-2025 The holiday season is notoriously busy, which makes it all the more impressive that enough East Troy Middle School students signed up for the 2025 Battle of the Books to create six teams. Participation in Battle of the Books or BoB is completely voluntary....

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Donations to Library of Things

Donations to Library of Things

12-12-2025 Our Library of Things has exploded this year largely due to various donations loosely falling into five categories. The newest category is Home DIY. The seed was planted this summer while I was purging clutter from my home. When we bought our house in 2014,...

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Art Attack’s Holiday Crafts for Kids

Art Attack’s Holiday Crafts for Kids

12-5-2025 Next weekend, Saturday, December 13th, is the final Art Attack of 2025. Reservation is available on our website or by calling the library and closes on Monday, December 8th. Miss Maria started Art Attack as part of our Summer Reading Program. She (and...

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Wrap Up! December

Wrap Up! December

11-28-2025 Leave those Good Friday, Cyber Monday, I had time on Saturday gift purchases in the car. Our Wrap It Up! Event is just around the corner. People have been talking about it. I know because Marolyn Komperud over at the East Troy Family and Community Resource...

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What Else I Did this Weekend

What Else I Did this Weekend

11-21-2025 Prairie Lakes Library System held its Tri-County Final Competition this past Saturday, November 15 at Yerkes Observatory and I was in it. I’ve written about the puzzle competition before both this year and the spring/summer of 2024 when it began. Each...

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Sunsetting Hoopla

Sunsetting Hoopla

7-11-2025 The East Troy Lions Public Library will be discontinuing access to Hoopla on December 30, 2025. We began offering Hoopla in 2022 in response to the increased demand for digital content during the COVID 19 shutdown. Unfortunately, budget cycles make such...

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Yes, December is Next Month

Yes, December is Next Month

11-7-2025 I can’t believe it’s November. On Sunday night I viewed a video of English comedian Michael McIntyre answering this frequently uttered statement. His response was, “Yes, you see we’ve had all the other months.” It was my first thought when on Monday a patron...

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