Event List

Featured Events

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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+

people hiking with headphones on

Mammoth Audiobook Hike

Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
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!

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
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

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Pumpkin Party in the Park

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 4:00pm - 8:00pm
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,

old photographs and a picture of a woman smiling

Your History: Audio, Video, and Digital

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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).

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Paws for Reading

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Bark River Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Book Group
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Come read to our Certified Therapy friend, Frankie! Frankie loves readers of all ages and abilities but space is limited so register on our website to save your spot!

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:

Come read to our Certified Therapy friend, Frankie! Frankie loves readers of all ages and abilities but space is limited so register on our website to save your spot!

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Maximize Your Medicare Benefits!

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Bark River Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellbeing
Age Group:
Adults

Presented by the ADRC

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Bark River Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellbeing
Registration Required
Event Details:

Presented by the ADRC

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.

Library Board Meeting

Thursday, November 13, 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.

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Family Craft Night: Pinecone Turkeys

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Bark River Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Family Activities
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Make your own adorable turkey out of pinecones and craft supplies! Registration required.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Bark River Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Family Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make your own adorable turkey out of pinecones and craft supplies! Registration required.

Book End Painting

Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults

Help us beautify our library by painting our bookends! We’ll supply the prepped bookends, paint, markers and art supplies, you supply the creativity!

Upcoming
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:

Help us beautify our library by painting our bookends! We’ll supply the prepped bookends, paint, markers and art supplies, you supply the creativity!

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Tuesday Tastes: Service Day

Tuesday, November 18, 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.

In November, join us for a volunteer service day! We'll be packing shelf-stable items to donate to Blessings in a Backpack during this season of giving.

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.

In November, join us for a volunteer service day! We'll be packing shelf-stable items to donate to Blessings in a Backpack during this season of giving.

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.

portrait of Jane Austen

Attending a Ball with Jane Austen

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
History & Genealogy, Music, Games & Fun
Age Group:
Adults

2025 marks Jane Austen's 250th birthday! Merri Cvetan from the Jane Austen Society of North America, joins us to celebrate and to introduce us to what a Regency ball would have really looked like.

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

2025 marks Jane Austen's 250th birthday! Merri Cvetan from the Jane Austen Society of North America, joins us to celebrate and to introduce us to what a Regency ball would have really looked like.

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.

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Common Threads

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Bark River Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
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!

Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Bark River Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
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, November 20, 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.

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Books and Bagels

Friday, November 21, 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.

Book shelves

Shelf Indulgence Book Club

Tuesday, November 25, 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.

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Readers Rendezvous

Monday, December 1, 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.

Book Tasting

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Book Group
Age Group:
Adults

Looking to add to your Jolabokaflod TBR? Need gift ideas for the reader in your life? Join our Guest Chefs for a tasting of some of their favorite books sure to satisfy even the pickiest connoisseur. 

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

Looking to add to your Jolabokaflod TBR? Need gift ideas for the reader in your life? Join our Guest Chefs for a tasting of some of their favorite books sure to satisfy even the pickiest connoisseur. 

Book Tasting

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Book Group
Age Group:
Adults

Looking to add to your Jolabokaflod TBR? Need gift ideas for the reader in your life? Join our Guest Chefs for a tasting of some of their favorite books sure to satisfy even the pickiest connoisseur. 

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

Looking to add to your Jolabokaflod TBR? Need gift ideas for the reader in your life? Join our Guest Chefs for a tasting of some of their favorite books sure to satisfy even the pickiest connoisseur. 

Fraud Watch Basics

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Bark River Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Personal Finance, Science & Technology
Age Group:
Adults

Hosted by the AARP

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Bark River Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Personal Finance, Science & Technology
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.

paw prints and a photo of a small white dog

Paws for Reading

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Bark River Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Book Group
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Come read to our Certified Therapy friend, Frankie! Frankie loves readers of all ages and abilities but space is limited so register on our website to save your spot!

Upcoming
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:

Come read to our Certified Therapy friend, Frankie! Frankie loves readers of all ages and abilities but space is limited so register on our website to save your spot!

Library Board Meeting

Thursday, December 11, 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.

Snowman in snowglobe on a light blue snowflake background

Family Craft Night: Winter Scene Snowglobes

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Bark River Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Family Activities
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Join us for Family Craft Night and make your own winter scene snowglobe!

Registration required.

Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Bark River Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Family Activities
Event Details:

Join us for Family Craft Night and make your own winter scene snowglobe!

Registration required.

snowy scene with a colorful train

Winter Wonderland Party

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Within Library at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Family Activities, Movie, Storytime & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Play some winter-themed games, make a craft, listen to winter stories, and enjoy some hot cocoa!

Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Within Library
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Family Activities, Movie, Storytime & Early Literacy
Event Details:

Play some winter-themed games, make a craft, listen to winter stories, and enjoy some hot cocoa!

a still from the movie Pride and Prejudice and watercolor flowers

Pride & Prejudice & Petals

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ice Age Trail Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Movie
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

December 2025 marks Jane Austen’s 250th birthday! Come celebrate with us by watching the 2005 “Pride and Prejudice” adaptation (rated PG) and making a pressed flower bookmark. Registration preferred.

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

December 2025 marks Jane Austen’s 250th birthday! Come celebrate with us by watching the 2005 “Pride and Prejudice” adaptation (rated PG) and making a pressed flower bookmark. 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.

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.

Tuesday Tastes

Tuesday, December 16, 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.

TBD

Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Cooking & Food
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.

TBD

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, December 16, 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.

various crafting items

Common Threads

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Bark River Room at Hartland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
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!

Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Bark River Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
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, December 18, 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.