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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,

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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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Pumpkin Party in the Park

4:00pm–8:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
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,

Storytime

11:00am–12:00pm
Children
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

6:00pm–7:00pm
Teens
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!

Your History: Audio, Video, and Digital

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
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

5:30pm–7:00pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Bark River Room
Age Group: Tweens, 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!

Shelf Indulgence Book Club

11:00am–12:00pm
Adults
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

6:00pm–7:00pm
Children
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.

Books and Bagels

10:00am–11:00am
Teens, Adults
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.

Storytime

11:00am–12:00pm
Children
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

4:30pm–5:30pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
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.

Tuesday Tastes: Indian Cuisine

3:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Full
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.

Shelf Indulgence Book Club

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
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.

Paws for Reading

5:30pm–7:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Waitlist
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, Wilson will be visiting the library once a month for 20-minute one-on-one reading sessions.

Family Craft Night: Cryptid Terrariums

6:00pm–7:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Family Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for our monthly family craft night and create your own mythical cryptid terrariums! 

Ages: 8+ 

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.

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.

Red Cross Blood Drive

9:00am–2:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellbeing
Event Details:

The Library will be hosting a Blood Drive in conjunction with the Red Cross. For an appointment, call 1-800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org and enter ‘Hartland’ in the ‘Find a Blood Drive’ box. Walk-ins are also welcome.

Storytime

11:00am–12:00pm
Children
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.

Laughter Yoga

6:00pm–7:00pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellbeing
Registration Required
Event Details:

Presented by Waukesha County Public Health 

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.

Not-So-Spooky Storytime

10:00am–11:00am
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Event Details:

Wear your Halloween costume and join us for an extra special Storytime event with stories, rhymes, and activities! Recommended ages: 0-5

Jigsaw Puzzle Race

1:00pm–3:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you think you are a good puzzler? Join us for a friendly competition to test your puzzling skills. Registration is required. Sign up as a team, with a maximum of 6 people per team.

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.

Readers Rendezvous

11:00am–12:00pm
Adults
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.

Storytime

11:00am–12:00pm
Children
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.

Mario Kart Tournament

5:00pm–6:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Music, Games & Fun
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages: 10-17

Compete in a Mario Kart Tournament! Show us your racing skills on the big screen. Registration is required and opens on October 13; space is limited. 

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.

Game Night: Board Game Night

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Hartland Public Library
Room: Ice Age Trail Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun
Event Details:

You're invited to game night! Join us for an evening of classic board games and treats.

STEM Lab

5:00pm–6:00pm
Tweens
Upcoming
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.