Tag Archives: fun stuff

Wellfest 2013 (Sun Mar 10)

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Barbara

Wellness 2013 will take place in Whitewater’s High School from noon-3pm on Sunday, March 10. It’s free and sponsored by Working for Whitewater’s Wellness (W3), UW-Whitewater, and other entities. Check it out for free food, fitness classes, healthy cooking demos, … Continue reading →

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Dog Therapy @ the Library

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Kate

Are you in desperate need for some stress relief? Come to the Andersen Library tomorrow, Friday, March 1st, from 12 noon to 2pm, to meet and play with Daisy, the friendly and adorable Golden Retriever. You won’t be able to … Continue reading →

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Dog Days of Winter

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Kate

Daisy’s visit on Friday, February 22nd was cancelled. Sorry! Are you tired of these cold and snowy winter days? Are you feeling gloomy and bummed out and in need of a mood lifter? Come to Andersen Library on Friday, February … Continue reading →

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Terrariums

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Barbara

Looking for something to do to break up all the studying? Would you like something green growing in your room (and no, I’m not talking about mold!)? Patty Bailey will give a hands-on workshop on “Fun With Terrariums and Miniature … Continue reading →

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Friday Fun: The Lives and Deaths of Academic Library Staplers

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Barbara

Thank you to Diana for sharing this! As some of you know, the Reference Desk staff is a bit protective of our staplers. There are good although undocumented reasons (the fates of the staplers that are no longer with us). … Continue reading →

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Food! Community events on Feb 8 & 25, and cookbooks

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Barbara

You can learn about these and other community events and news at the Whitewater Banner: What’s for dinner tonight (Friday Feb 8)? It could be soup! The Washington Elementary School (506 E Main St) is offering a soup dinner from … Continue reading →

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Friday Fun: What do you know about the news?

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Barbara

Do you keep up with the news? Do you recognize “prominent people?” Take the Pew Research Center’s “The News IQ Quiz” and compare how you do with other Americans.

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Friday fun: Books & Bites

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Barbara

OK, thank you to the public library in town for tweeting about this site… Are you looking for a good, fun read to break up all that studying? Do you like food? Well, the Books & Bites facebook page is … Continue reading →

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Stress Balls in action

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Barbara

Making the stress balls was very popular this week! Here are photos of Katie testing newly-minted stress balls (right) and Macaela getting another one ready (left). Here’s a great, big THANK YOU to the Library staff members (the Public Relations … Continue reading →

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NoveList: What to Read Next…

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Martha

Winter break will be here in just a few weeks and the question arises, what are you to read? The library has the perfect database for you to investigate: NoveList. This helpful database will aid you in finding read-alikes and more books by authors you know and love, or maybe even just learned about. Continue reading →

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