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collaged letters over scraps of paper

Collage Crafting

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Drop in to create collage art with us! We’ll provide the supplies, you provide the artistic vision! This is an all-abilities program, with limited assistance provided by Library staff. 

sparkles and shapes

Bling Your Book

Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your favorite book to bedazzle or purchase one from our Friends of the Library Book Sale. We will provide the glue, beads, and tools. Registration required. Ages 12+

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collaged letters over scraps of paper

Collage Crafting

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Drop in to create collage art with us! We’ll provide the supplies, you provide the artistic vision! This is an all-abilities program, with limited assistance provided by Library staff. 

Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Drop in to create collage art with us! We’ll provide the supplies, you provide the artistic vision! This is an all-abilities program, with limited assistance provided by Library staff. 

Disclaimer(s)

Hartland Public Library is committed to providing the highest degree of accessibility within our means. Please call 262-367-3350 prior to any event with any disability-related accommodation requests.

Staff often take photos or videos during Library classes, programs, and events. The Library may use these photos/videos for publicity in print, on social media, and on our website. If you do not want a photo/video of yourself or your child taken, please inform the person in charge immediately prior to the event taking place.

STEM Lab

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Science & Technology
Age Group:
Tweens

Join us for night of activities and experiments exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math at STEM Lab. Recommended ages 8-14. Registration preferred.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Science & Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for night of activities and experiments exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math at STEM Lab. Recommended ages 8-14. Registration preferred.

An animated scene with the text "Pokémon Club" at the top. A character in a lab coat stands on the right, and three small Pokémon are on the ground. The background features mountains and trees.

Pokémon Club

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Collect, trade, battle, and chat all things Pokémon! We have battle decks and playmats you can use during the event to play Pokémon TCG! Bring your friends, family, rivals, and have fun! Registration preferred.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun
Registration Required
Event Details:

Collect, trade, battle, and chat all things Pokémon! We have battle decks and playmats you can use during the event to play Pokémon TCG! Bring your friends, family, rivals, and have fun! Registration preferred.

Disclaimer(s)

Hartland Public Library is committed to providing the highest degree of accessibility within our means. Please call 262-367-3350 prior to any event with any disability-related accommodation requests.

Caregivers are encouraged to attend programming with their participating children.

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Staff often take photos or videos during Library classes, programs, and events. The Library may use these photos/videos for publicity in print, on social media, and on our website. If you do not want a photo/video of yourself or your child taken, please inform the person in charge immediately prior to the event taking place.

sparkles and shapes

Bling Your Book

Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults

Bring your favorite book to bedazzle or purchase one from our Friends of the Library Book Sale. We will provide the glue, beads, and tools. Registration required. Ages 12+

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your favorite book to bedazzle or purchase one from our Friends of the Library Book Sale. We will provide the glue, beads, and tools. Registration required. Ages 12+

people hiking with headphones on

Mammoth Audiobook Hike

Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Within Library at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Book Group
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults

Join us in a Mammoth (Audiobook) Challenge Hike from the Library to Centennial Park and back. Bring the audiobook device of your choice and get your steps in while hitting your reading goals!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Within Library
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Group
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in a Mammoth (Audiobook) Challenge Hike from the Library to Centennial Park and back. Bring the audiobook device of your choice and get your steps in while hitting your reading goals!

cover image of The Only Good Indians and a cold brew coffee

Readers Rendezvous

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Group
Age Group:
Adults

Action, adventure, mystery, and a little romance—we’ll read them all in Readers Rendezvous! We read one book each month and meet at Birch and Banyan on the first Monday of the month at 11 am to discuss it.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Group
Event Details:

Action, adventure, mystery, and a little romance—we’ll read them all in Readers Rendezvous! We read one book each month and meet at Birch and Banyan on the first Monday of the month at 11 am to discuss it.

Pink with books on floating shelves and clouds

Storytime

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Children
Storytime:

Come on in for a morning of stories, rhymes, and activities! No registration required. Recommended for ages 1-6.

Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Literacy

Come on in for a morning of stories, rhymes, and activities! No registration required. Recommended for ages 1-6.

Disclaimer(s)

Hartland Public Library is committed to providing the highest degree of accessibility within our means. Please call 262-367-3350 prior to any event with any disability-related accommodation requests.

Caregivers are encouraged to attend programming with their participating children.

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Staff often take photos or videos during Library classes, programs, and events. The Library may use these photos/videos for publicity in print, on social media, and on our website. If you do not want a photo/video of yourself or your child taken, please inform the person in charge immediately prior to the event taking place.

Game Night: Life-size Oregon Trail

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Family Activities, History & Genealogy, Music, Games & Fun
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

You're invited to game night! Join us in playing a life-sized version of the classic video game The Oregon Trail. Do you think you have what it takes to survive?

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Family Activities, History & Genealogy, Music, Games & Fun
Registration Required
Event Details:

You're invited to game night! Join us in playing a life-sized version of the classic video game The Oregon Trail. Do you think you have what it takes to survive?

glasses, a calculator, and a pen on a desk next to a jar of cash

Retirement Planning: Strategies for Today and Tomorrow

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Personal Finance
Age Group:
Adults

Hosted by the AARP

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Personal Finance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Hosted by the AARP

Disclaimer(s)

Hartland Public Library is committed to providing the highest degree of accessibility within our means. Please call 262-367-3350 prior to any event with any disability-related accommodation requests.

Staff often take photos or videos during Library classes, programs, and events. The Library may use these photos/videos for publicity in print, on social media, and on our website. If you do not want a photo/video of yourself or your child taken, please inform the person in charge immediately prior to the event taking place.

Paws for Reading

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Bark River Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Book Group
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Certified Therapy dog, Frankie will be visiting the library once a month for 20-minute one-on-one reading sessions.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Bark River Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Group
Registration Required
Event Details:

Certified Therapy dog, Frankie will be visiting the library once a month for 20-minute one-on-one reading sessions.

Library Board Meeting

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Public Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Public Meeting

Disclaimer(s)

Hartland Public Library is committed to providing the highest degree of accessibility within our means. Please call 262-367-3350 prior to any event with any disability-related accommodation requests.

Disney Trivia Night

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Bark River Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Test your knowledge on Disney characters, movies, and more at our Disney Trivia Night! Compete solo or in teams of 2 to 4 people.  Registration is required. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Bark River Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun
Registration Required
Event Details:

Test your knowledge on Disney characters, movies, and more at our Disney Trivia Night! Compete solo or in teams of 2 to 4 people.  Registration is required. 

carved pumpkins and leaves

Pumpkin Party in the Park

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Fundraising, Music, Games & Fun
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

On behalf of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Hartland, the Hartland Public Library, the Hartland-Lakeside Education Foundation, the Hartland Lake Country Rotary and the Village of Hartland, please join us for a fun autumn evening of Trunk or Treating,

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Fundraising, Music, Games & Fun
Event Details:

On behalf of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Hartland, the Hartland Public Library, the Hartland-Lakeside Education Foundation, the Hartland Lake Country Rotary and the Village of Hartland, please join us for a fun autumn evening of Trunk or Treating,

Pink with books on floating shelves and clouds

Storytime

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Children
Storytime:

Come on in for a morning of stories, rhymes, and activities! No registration required. Recommended for ages 1-6.

Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Literacy

Come on in for a morning of stories, rhymes, and activities! No registration required. Recommended for ages 1-6.

Disclaimer(s)

Hartland Public Library is committed to providing the highest degree of accessibility within our means. Please call 262-367-3350 prior to any event with any disability-related accommodation requests.

Caregivers are encouraged to attend programming with their participating children.

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Staff often take photos or videos during Library classes, programs, and events. The Library may use these photos/videos for publicity in print, on social media, and on our website. If you do not want a photo/video of yourself or your child taken, please inform the person in charge immediately prior to the event taking place.

Teen Advisory Board

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Bark River Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Music, Games & Fun
Age Group:
Teens
Teen Advisory Board:

Ages: 13-18 Join the TAB to help plan and implement teen programs at the Library! Teens who attend will earn volunteer hours. Fill out the application at https://forms.office....

Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Bark River Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Music, Games & Fun

Ages: 13-18 

Join the TAB to help plan and implement teen programs at the Library! Teens who attend will earn volunteer hours. Fill out the application at https://forms.office.com/r/wkNbQ61Up4 to apply. New members are welcome!

old photographs and a picture of a woman smiling

Your History: Audio, Video, and Digital

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
History & Genealogy, Science & Technology
Age Group:
Adults

If you are like many Wisconsinites, your family history has gradually moved from analog (photographs, letters, keepsakes) to electronic (audio, film, and video) to digital (websites, social-media accounts, files in the cloud).

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy, Science & Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

If you are like many Wisconsinites, your family history has gradually moved from analog (photographs, letters, keepsakes) to electronic (audio, film, and video) to digital (websites, social-media accounts, files in the cloud).

Disclaimer(s)

Hartland Public Library is committed to providing the highest degree of accessibility within our means. Please call 262-367-3350 prior to any event with any disability-related accommodation requests.

Staff often take photos or videos during Library classes, programs, and events. The Library may use these photos/videos for publicity in print, on social media, and on our website. If you do not want a photo/video of yourself or your child taken, please inform the person in charge immediately prior to the event taking place.

Common Threads

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Bark River Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Book Group
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults

Calling all knitters, crochet hookers, embroiderers, scrapbookers, leather stampers and any handheld crafters: Join us for an open crafting session at the Library!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Bark River Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Group
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all knitters, crochet hookers, embroiderers, scrapbookers, leather stampers and any handheld crafters: Join us for an open crafting session at the Library!

Book shelves

Shelf Indulgence Book Club

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Book Group
Age Group:
Adults
Shelf Indulgence Book Club:

If you enjoy reading a diverse mix of literary fiction and nonfiction, then this book club is for you! We read one book each month and meet on the third Thursday at 11 am or the fo...

Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Group

If you enjoy reading a diverse mix of literary fiction and nonfiction, then this book club is for you! We read one book each month and meet on the third Thursday at 11 am or the fourth Tuesday at 6 pm to discuss it.

Disclaimer(s)

Hartland Public Library is committed to providing the highest degree of accessibility within our means. Please call 262-367-3350 prior to any event with any disability-related accommodation requests.

Staff often take photos or videos during Library classes, programs, and events. The Library may use these photos/videos for publicity in print, on social media, and on our website. If you do not want a photo/video of yourself or your child taken, please inform the person in charge immediately prior to the event taking place.

LEGO Club

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Family Activities, Science & Technology
Age Group:
Children
LEGO Club:

We bring the LEGOs, you bring the creativity! All ages are welcome with a choice between LEGOs and Mega Bloks. Registration preferred. Recommended ages 6-12.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Family Activities, Science & Technology
Registration Required

We bring the LEGOs, you bring the creativity! All ages are welcome with a choice between LEGOs and Mega Bloks. Registration preferred. Recommended ages 6-12.

doodles and word clouds

Books and Bagels

Friday, October 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Book Group, Family Activities
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

It's like a book club, without the assigned reading! Come chat with us all about a different genre each month. We'll provide some examples and anecdotes about the genre, and then we'll all discuss our favorites.

Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Group, Family Activities
Event Details:

It's like a book club, without the assigned reading! Come chat with us all about a different genre each month. We'll provide some examples and anecdotes about the genre, and then we'll all discuss our favorites.

Disclaimer(s)

Hartland Public Library is committed to providing the highest degree of accessibility within our means. Please call 262-367-3350 prior to any event with any disability-related accommodation requests.

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Staff often take photos or videos during Library classes, programs, and events. The Library may use these photos/videos for publicity in print, on social media, and on our website. If you do not want a photo/video of yourself or your child taken, please inform the person in charge immediately prior to the event taking place.

Pink with books on floating shelves and clouds

Storytime

Monday, October 20, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Children
Storytime:

Come on in for a morning of stories, rhymes, and activities! No registration required. Recommended for ages 1-6.

Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Literacy

Come on in for a morning of stories, rhymes, and activities! No registration required. Recommended for ages 1-6.

Disclaimer(s)

Hartland Public Library is committed to providing the highest degree of accessibility within our means. Please call 262-367-3350 prior to any event with any disability-related accommodation requests.

Caregivers are encouraged to attend programming with their participating children.

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Staff often take photos or videos during Library classes, programs, and events. The Library may use these photos/videos for publicity in print, on social media, and on our website. If you do not want a photo/video of yourself or your child taken, please inform the person in charge immediately prior to the event taking place.

Magic of Reading: Witches and Wizards

Monday, October 20, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Music, Games & Fun
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults

Ages: 9 and up

Calling all witches and wizards! Join us for a fun afternoon filled with potion making, magical treats, and crafts! Registration required. 

 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Music, Games & Fun
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages: 9 and up

Calling all witches and wizards! Join us for a fun afternoon filled with potion making, magical treats, and crafts! Registration required. 

 

Disclaimer(s)

Hartland Public Library is committed to providing the highest degree of accessibility within our means. Please call 262-367-3350 prior to any event with any disability-related accommodation requests.

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Staff often take photos or videos during Library classes, programs, and events. The Library may use these photos/videos for publicity in print, on social media, and on our website. If you do not want a photo/video of yourself or your child taken, please inform the person in charge immediately prior to the event taking place.

variety of Indian food on a table

Tuesday Tastes: Indian Cuisine

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Cooking & Food
Age Group:
Adults
Tuesday Tastes:

Join us for a monthly cooking club focusing on beginner to intermediate recipes. Registration is required and opens on the first of the month.

October: Indian Cuisine

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Cooking & Food
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a monthly cooking club focusing on beginner to intermediate recipes. Registration is required and opens on the first of the month.

October: Indian Cuisine

Disclaimer(s)

Hartland Public Library is committed to providing the highest degree of accessibility within our means. Please call 262-367-3350 prior to any event with any disability-related accommodation requests.

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Staff often take photos or videos during Library classes, programs, and events. The Library may use these photos/videos for publicity in print, on social media, and on our website. If you do not want a photo/video of yourself or your child taken, please inform the person in charge immediately prior to the event taking place.

Book shelves

Shelf Indulgence Book Club

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Book Group
Age Group:
Adults
Shelf Indulgence Book Club:

If you enjoy reading a diverse mix of literary fiction and nonfiction, then this book club is for you! We read one book each month and meet on the third Thursday at 11 am or the fo...

Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Group

If you enjoy reading a diverse mix of literary fiction and nonfiction, then this book club is for you! We read one book each month and meet on the third Thursday at 11 am or the fourth Tuesday at 6 pm to discuss it.

Disclaimer(s)

Hartland Public Library is committed to providing the highest degree of accessibility within our means. Please call 262-367-3350 prior to any event with any disability-related accommodation requests.

Staff often take photos or videos during Library classes, programs, and events. The Library may use these photos/videos for publicity in print, on social media, and on our website. If you do not want a photo/video of yourself or your child taken, please inform the person in charge immediately prior to the event taking place.