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Windigo Fest Family Fun Activities @ Manitowoc Public Library
October 5, 2018
Windigo Fest—a spooktacular celebration of all things Halloween—takes to the streets of downtown Manitowoc on October 5th thru 7th. Manitowoc [...]
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Create Tomorrow: Manitowoc Public Library Foundation 2018 Fundraising Gala
March 10, 2018
Let’s “Create Tomorrow” together with this fundraising gala for MPL’s First Floor Redesigns! An Evening You Won’t Soon Forget: * An Amazing [...]
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Santa Skate
December 16, 2017
Skate with Santa and enter to win a pair of roller skates; four pair to be given away. For kids ages 4-12. Bring a canned good for the Domestic [...]
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Saturday Morning with Santa at Manitowoc Public Library
December 16, 2017
Saturday mornings and children have always been a perfect fit—no homework, sleeping in, huge bowls of energy-packed cereal. So, what could [...]
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Book and a Movie/“A Christmas Story”
December 11, 2017
Pretty much everyone knows that if you get a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle for Christmas that you’ll shoot your eye [...]
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Doctor Who Day @ Manitowoc Public Library
December 9, 2017
Allons-y!! To Manitowoc Public Library for Doctor Who Day on Saturday, December 9th that is!! A Tardis-load of activities and fun awaits [...]
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Minion Madness Party @ Manitowoc Public Library
December 8, 2017
Labada Artna! It’s Minion Madness at Manitowoc Public Library on Friday, December 8th, between 1 PM and 3 PM in the Balkansky Community Room! [...]
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Holiday Melodies at Manitowoc Public Library
December 2, 2017
‘Tis the Season to dust off those “Fa-La-La-La-Las” and enjoy some Seasonal Cheer with Holiday Melodies at Manitowoc Public Library! December [...]
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JOY – by Kaye Solander
December 1, 2017
Kaye Solander is a junior Studio Art major. Her pieces of artwork were inspired after the first three joyful mysteries. The joyful mysteries [...]
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Make and Take Cookie Decorating @ Manitowoc Public Library
November 24, 2017
To quote Cookie Monster: “Me want cookie! Om nom nom nom!!” Kick-off the holiday season on Friday, November 24th, in the Balkansky Community Room [...]
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Book and a Movie/“The Longest Ride”
November 20, 2017
Art and bull-riding, beauty and brutality, art and war. All of these disparate elements are thrown into the artistic blender to explore the [...]
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Holiday on the Lakeshore
November 17, 2017
Holiday on the Lakeshore Annual Gift Show in Manitowoc, WI. Please join us for our 35th Annual Holiday Gift Show Friday, November 17, 2016 [...]
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Manitowoc Tavern History with Joe Kazda @ Manitowoc Public Library
November 8, 2017
Historically speaking, it’s no secret that Wisconsin residents have a deep love for making any occasion an opportunity to unwind with their [...]
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Book and a Movie/“The Light Between Oceans”
October 16, 2017
Love, guilt, loss and the moral weight of one’s actions are all topics discussed in both the Australian historical fiction novel “The Light [...]
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18th Annual Art on the Lakeshore
October 7, 2017
The Manitowoc Sunrise Optimist Club offers Free Fall Crafts for kids ages 4-12 and their families including Pumpkin Decorating, Spinner Art, [...]
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Wisconsin’s Most Haunted Locations/Chad Lewis @ Manitowoc Public Library
October 3, 2017
Our “Shocktober” festivities kick-off with an appearance by paranormal author Chad Lewis on Tuesday, October 3rd, at 6 PM. His presentation will [...]
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Coding Club @ Manitowoc Public Library
September 25, 2017
Computer programming is one of the most important skills to possess for the 21st Century. Even if your school-age kids don’t consider themselves [...]
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Scare USA 2017
September 23, 2017
GET SCARED THIS FALL! Scare USA is an award winning, top rated, must see haunt! We are fresh, among the best in the industry; we have it all and [...]
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Pixel Art @ Manitowoc Public Library
September 20, 2017
It’s teen team versus teen team for Post-It artistic dominance on Wednesday, September 20th, between 4 PM and 5 PM, at MPL. Teams will convene in [...]
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ARGH! Pirate Party! @ Manitowoc Public Library
September 19, 2017
Yarr! Avast, ye land lubbers! Come celebrate “International Talk Like A Pirate Day” at Manitowoc Public Library in the Balkansky Community Room [...]
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Book and a Movie/“The Martian”
September 18, 2017
When the crew of the Ares III Mars Mission is forced to evacuate due to an especially intense dust storm, astronaut Mark Watney is left behind, [...]
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M.T.A.C. @ MPL
September 12, 2017
Manitowoc Teen Arts Council—or M.T.A.C., for short—is a group of dedicated high school students organized by Manitowoc Public Library that are [...]
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Sputnikfest Saturday @ Manitowoc Public Library
September 9, 2017
Calling all space cadets! Even though the primary Sputnikfest action will be taking place just up 8th Street at the Rahr-West Art Museum, MPL [...]
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Teen Games Guild @ Manitowoc Public Library
September 5, 2017
Join us for an early evening of tabletop gaming at MPL on Tuesday, September 5th, at 4 PM in the Franklin Street Room! Learn to play “Snake Oil,” [...]
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Library to Library Fun Walk 2017
August 19, 2017
Time to enjoy some fun in the sun, get your walk on, and visit the Lakeshore’s two phenomenal libraries! This year’s Library to Library Fun Walk [...]
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Hour of Code @ MPL
August 16, 2017
Computer programming is one of the most important skills to possess for the 21st century. Even if your teens don’t consider themselves [...]
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Art in a Suitcase/Build to the Sky @ Manitowoc Public Library
August 9, 2017
As Ben Folds says in his song, “Philosophy”: “Won’t you look up at the skyline/At the mortar, block, and glass/And check out the [...]
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Manitowoc – Two Rivers Area Ice Age Trail Community Designation
August 5, 2017
Manitowoc and Two Rivers have become Ice Age Trail Communities. There will be a designation event on Saturday, August 5, 2017 beginning at 9:00 [...]
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Grand Finale Carnival @ Manitowoc Public Library
August 4, 2017
Grab the family and come on down to Manitowoc Public Library on August 4th for our Family Carnival Event! We will be wrapping up the “Build a [...]
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Special Summer Program @ Manitowoc Public Library: Grow It Forward!
July 26, 2017
Join Amber Daugs and friends from Grow It Forward in the Balkansky Room of Manitowoc Public Library on Wednesday, July 26th, between 2 PM and 3 [...]
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Rockets at Manitowoc Public Library!
July 25, 2017
Houston, we have no problem! The countdown to fun starts at 0300 hours—or 3 PM, to us non-astronauts—on Tuesday, July 25th in the Balkansky [...]
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Makerspace @ MPL/Build Your Own Cupcake!
July 24, 2017
What do you get when you combine Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math? You get programming designed to inspire creativity and [...]
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Makerspace @ MPL/Build Your Own Cupcake!
July 24, 2017
What do you get when you combine Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math? You get programming designed to inspire creativity and [...]
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Henna Tattoos @ Manitowoc Public Library
July 18, 2017
The lure of the exotic and the urge to self-decorate merge on this very special afternoon of temporary Henna body art at MPL!! Henna artist Amy [...]
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Makerspace @ MPL/Art Blast!
July 17, 2017
What do you get when you combine Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math? You get programming designed to inspire creativity and [...]
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