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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+

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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!

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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,

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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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Paws for Reading

5:30pm–7:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
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!

Maximize Your Medicare Benefits!

11:00am–12:00pm
Adults
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

5:00pm–7:00pm
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.

Family Craft Night: Pinecone Turkeys

6:00pm–7:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
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

10:00am–12:00pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
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!

Tuesday Tastes: Service Day

3:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
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.

Attending a Ball with Jane Austen

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, 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.

Common Threads

5:30pm–7:00pm
Teens, Adults
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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Book Tasting

11:00am–12:30pm
Adults
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

5:30pm–7:00pm
Adults
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

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
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.

Paws for Reading

5:30pm–7:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
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

5:00pm–7:00pm
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.

Family Craft Night: Winter Scene Snowglobes

6:00pm–7:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
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.

Winter Wonderland Party

10:00am–12:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
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!

Pride & Prejudice & Petals

5:30pm–7:30pm
Teens, Adults
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

3:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
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.

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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.

Common Threads

5:30pm–7:00pm
Teens, Adults
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!

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.