Artists and gardeners, come and gather up food for the food pantry and paint fun motifs in the community garden. Email Miss Alicia at teen [at] mcmillanlibrary.org to sign-up and get more details.
Join us for a short bike trip back into history as we travel to the northern part of Wisconsin Rapids and discover it's 'turbulent' history. This is the raincheck date for this event. Everyone aged 11 and up is welcome to attend. Sign-Up by Emailing Miss Alicia as noted in the image.
Join us this month as we discuss The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks.
A book about continuity and roots and a sense of belonging in an age that’s increasingly about mobility and self-invention. It’s a book about a way of life essentially unchanged for centuries in an era that’s all about change and flux. And it’s a book about a farming family whose history has played out in the fields.
Join us for a friendly get together as we discuss The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio.
One of the first undocumented immigrants to graduate from Harvard reveals the hidden lives of her fellow undocumented Americans in this deeply personal and groundbreaking story.
Uncharted PG-13 1h 56m Showing at 1:30 (with captions)
Father Stu R 2h 4m Showing at 1:30pm (with captions)
Father Stu follows the life of Father Stuart Long, a boxer-turned-priest who inspired countless people during his journey from self-destruction to redemption.
Respect PG-13 2h 25m Showing at 1:30 (with captions)
Respect follows the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church choir to her international superstardom.
The CWBF welcomes author John Jackson Miller to events in Wisconsin Rapids and Stevens Point to discuss writing Star Trek, Star Wars, comics and more!
The Central Wisconsin Book Festival welcomes writer, blogger and vlogger Jennifer Brockman to the McMillan Memorial Library in Wisconsin Rapids!
Brockman, who lives in central Wisconsin with her family, is a cranberry farmer and runs a successful YouTube channel covering farm life, homeschooling, raising awareness of Down Syndrome, sharing recipes and more! She'll share her experiences starting and maintaining the YouTube channel, and how it turned into authoring her own cookbook, "Recipes from a Country Life."
The CWBF welcomes author Martha Bergland to the McMillan Memorial Library in Wisconsin Rapids for a fascinating talk about an important Wisconsin naturalist, Thure Kumlien!