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2009 Summer Reading Program
The Summer Reading Program starts at the Kaukauna Public Library on June 8th and ends July 31st (8 weeks). There are three different programs:
• Read To Me (for children who do not read on their own yet)
• Pencils (K-4th Grade)
• Teens (5th-12th Grades
Register Online or at the Library:
• Kids register at Be Creative @ Your Library
• Teens register at Express Yourself @ Your Library
Kids can check out the Be Creative @ Your Library Blog for book reviews, activity sheets and more summer fun!

Teens can read and write reviews at the Express Yourself @ Your Library Blog.

Employment Help PageLooking for a job, thinking about changing careers....check out our Employment Help Page. You will find links for employment and unemployment services, state and local job sites, career tests and much more.

Local HistoryAre you working on your family tree? There are two databases available through Infosoup to help you.

Heritage Quest includes census data, family records, local histories, military records and PERSI (the PERiodical Source Index). You can use this site at no charge in the library or from outside the library. You will need your library card number & PIN.

The library version of the popular Ancestry.com. provides access to a vast collection of census records, birth, marriage & death records, immigration and military records, directories, passenger lists, and more! The library version of Ancestry.com can be used within the library at no cost. To use it outside the library you must pay for a subscription.

The Kaukauna Public Library is working on an index to the Kaukauna Sun and Kaukauna Times and Times/Villager. Visit this page to research articles from the local newspapers

The Kaukauna Area Historical Society web page contains a large amount of local historical information. Check their site for information about Kaukauna area history and how to join their group.

Check the Infosoup Local History page for additional sites and information for genealogy and local history information.

Self-CheckoutFor your convenience the Kaukauna Public Library has installed a self-checkout kiosk. Patrons now have the ability to checkout their own materials.

To use the self-checkout first scan your library card which pulls up your account information, then scan the library materials using a bar code scanner. When all materials have been scanned print a receipt and you can be on your way. Not sure about how it works.....our staff is always willing to help.

Materials in security cases will need to be taken to the circulation desk.

How Much Do you Save by Using the Kaukauna Public Library?Click on the link above to take a fun survey. You may be surprised to learn how much money you save every year by using the Kaukauna Public Library.

Help Us Serve You!Effective May 15, 2009, you will need your library card in order to borrow materials or use the Internet. This policy protects your privacy and allows us to serve you faster and more accurately.

We will allow you to pickup items for another person but you will need to have that person's card. We can only checkout library materials to the card they have been ordered through.

If you have never had a library card your first card is free just bring in your I.D. and we will issue you a card in just a few minutes.

If you have lost your library card you will need to bring in your I.D. Normally there is a $3.00 fee for a replacement card but for a limited time we will waive the $3.00 and accept three food items which we will donate to the food pantry.

Homeschool WebsiteIf you are considering homeschooling or if you are already a homeschool parent you may find the Wisconsin Parents Association website useful and informative.

Events & Programs

July 9, 20096:30 PMEvening Book Discussion Group

Kaukauna Public Library has a Book Group that meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6:30 PM.

On July 9th the group will be discussing "Stone Angel" by Margaret Laurence

The group is actively looking for additional members.

July 21, 200910:00 AMDaytime Book Discussion Group

Kaukauna Public Library has a Book Group that meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 10 AM.

The group will discuss "Outliers" by Maxwell Gladwell on July 21st.

On August 18th the group will discuss "One Thousand White Women".

The group is actively looking for additional members.

July 15, 200910amSummer Reading Program Performer-Mr. Billy

Mr. Billy will entertain your little ones as well as the older ones. He sings and plays guitar. He incorporates silliness with learning.

August 3, 200911amSummer Reading Program Performer-Soda Pups

Be amazed by how these little Pomeranians can jump through hoops and run around on command. Each dog is named after a brand of soda.

Movies at KPL »

Wednesday, July 22, 2009Bedtime Stories
Show Time: 2pmRated: PG

Marty Bronson raises his son and daughter on his own. He has to sell his homey motel to Barry Nottingham who promises to make Marty's son manager. But Nottingham pulls down the motel and builds a pricey hotel. Now grown up, Marty's son, Skeeter, works as a janitor and general servant. He still dreams of becoming the manager. When Nottingham announces a brand-new hotel, built on an existing school's property, he makes his future son-in-law, Kendall, manager. Skeeter's sister Wendy, has to leave town for a job interview and asks him to alternate looking after her two children Patrick and Bobbi, with Wendy's colleague, Jill. He doesn't get along with either Jill or the children, but his easy-going attitude loosens them all up. He starts telling the children bedtime stories and the children grow fond of him. They make suggestions about how the stories should go. When the stories become true in real life, Skeeter tries to manoeuver the stories into a direction which will make his dream come true, too.

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