The Library will be closing at 4 pm on Wednesday, November 27 and will be closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29 for Thanksgiving.
During this time the book drop in the parking lot will remain open. Regular hours will resume on Saturday, November 30.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
The Library will be closed on Tuesday, November 19 for staff training. The book drop in the parking lot will remain open during this time.
Regular hours will resume on Wednesday, November 20.
Thank you for your understanding!
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a beautiful tradition honoring loved ones who have passed away. Join us on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 6:00 p.m. to celebrate and go on a magical journey into Latin American culture through cuentos, or folk tales, that have been handed down for generations in Mexico and other countries! Marisol, a bilingual cuentista (storyteller), will share stories that she grew up hearing from her abuelitos (grandparents).
There will be music and dancing, traditional food and dress, and families can come at 5:30 p.m. to make paper flowers for our ofrenda (altar) to remember loved ones. Come join the fun and get a peek into this beautiful and important cultural celebration! This program was made possible by grant funds from REFORMA.
¡Juntense con nosotros para un evento bilingue de cuentos folkloricos celebrando Dia de Muertos! Marisol, una cuentista mexicana, nos va a compartir cuentos que escuchó de niña de sus abuelos, y de otros países de America Latina. ¡Va a haber musica, baile, comida tipica, y mas! ¡Vengan a divertirse y participar en esta bella y importante celebración cultural!
Las familias estan bienvenidas a llegar a las 5:30pm para hacer una artesania de flores de papel.
Este evento está hecho posible por una beca de REFORMA.
Join Us for the George Culver Community Library's 100th Anniversary Celebration!
Celebrate a century of knowledge, community, and growth at our special anniversary reception on Saturday, October 19 from 11:00am to 12:30pm. Enjoy music across the decades, light refreshments and coffee, a chance to relive the library and Sauk City’s history through historical pictures, and test your knowledge with fun trivia!
Stay until 12:00pm to witness the sealing of a time capsule filled with memories and artifacts from the library's 100th year.
The Friends of the George Culver Library will also hold a Silent Auction as a fundraiser for the library. Starting Wednesday, October 9 stop by the library to take a look at the auction items and start making your bids. You’ll find exciting items from local artists and businesses, such as John Joseph Coffee, Vintage Brewing Co., Paul’s Chocolates, Flaxen Fleece and more! Final bids will close at 12:00pm at our reception event on October 19 and we will announce the winners live.
We can't wait to celebrate the beautiful history of the library and our community with you all!
Music & Movement will begin on Wednesday, September 18.
It will be held bi-weekly on Wednesdays at 3:00pm.
Children, ages 5 and under, and invited to Music & Movement! Get your wiggles out with scarves, instruments, movement, and games! Fun activities for ages 5 and under. No registration required.
The upcoming dates are Sept. 18, Oct. 2 and 16.
Ms. Tori is here and ready to begin storytime!
Staring Monday, September 16, there will be two Storytimes offered each week. On Mondays, there will be Toddler Storytime at 10:00AM, aimed at children ages 1-2, it will have shorter stories, activities and focus on early developmental and motor skills. It will last 20-25 minutes.
On Wednesdays at 10:00AM, there will be Preschool Storytime. This storytime will be for children ages 3-5 and will have longer stories, songs and a craft. It will last 25-30 minutes.
COMING SOON
TO A LIBRARY NEAR YOU!
Fall 2024
PLACE YOUR HOLDS ON THESE NEW
BOOKS OR SOON TO BE AVAILABLE BOOKS
Andrews, Donna - Rockin’ Around the Chickadee: Meg Langslow
Archer, Jeffrey – An Eye for an Eye: William Warwick
Baldacci, David – To Die For: 6:20 Man
Beaton, M. C. – Killing Time: Agatha Raisin
Bowen, Rhys – We Three Queens: Royal Spyness
Bradley, Alan – What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust: Flavia de Luce
Brown, Rita Mae – Time Will Tell: Sister Jane
-- & Andrew Child – In too Deep: Jack Reacher
Connelly, Michael – The Waiting: Ballard & Bosch
Cornwell, Patricia – Identity Unknown: Scarpetta
Dailey, Janet – Evergreen Christmas: Frosted Firs Ranch
Dave, Laura – The Night we Lost Him
Deaver, Jeffery & Isabella Maldonado – Fatal Intrusion: Sanchez & Heron
Ellison, J.T. – A Very Bad Thing
Erdrich, Louise – The Mighty Red
Evanovich, Janet – Now or Never: Stephanie Plum
Evans, Richard Paul – Christmas in Bethel
Flynn, Vince & Don Bentley – Capture or Kill: Mitch Rapp
Gaylin, Alison – Robert B. Parker’s Buzz Kill: Sunny Randall
Graham, Heather – Legacy of Blood: Blackbird Files
Griffiths, Elly –The Man in Black: Ruth Galloway
Haig, Matt – The Life Impossible
Hawkins, Paula – The Blue Hour
Jance, J. A. – Den of Iniquity: J.P. Beaumont
Johansen, Iris – On the Hunt: Kira Drake
Johnson, Craig – Tooth and Claw: Longmire
Johnston, Anna – The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife
Kinsella, Sophie – What does it Feel Like?
Klune, T. J. – Somewhere Beyond the Sea: Cerulean Chronicles
Koontz, Dean – The Forest of Lost Souls
Kushner, Rachel – Creation Lake
Lupica, Mike – Robert B. Parker’s Hot Property: Spenser
Macomber, Debbie – A Christmas Duet
Mallery, Susan – One Big Happy Family
Margolin, Phillip – An Insignificant Case
McCall Smith, Alexander – The Great Hippopotamus Hotel: No.1 Ladies Detective Agency
McFadden, Freida –The Boyfriend
Michaels, Fern – Santa’s Secret: Santa’s Crew
Moriarty, Liane – Here One Moment
Novak, Brenda – The Banned Books Club
Oates, Joyce Carol – Flint Kill Creek
Osman, Richard – We Solve Murders
Patterson, James – House of Cross: Alex Cross
-- & David Ellis – Lies He Told Me
-- & Brian Sitts – Murder Island
Penny, Louise – The Grey Wolf: Inspector Gamache
Prose, Nita – The Mistletoe Mystery: Molly the Maid
Rankin, Ian – Midnight and Blue: Inspector Rebus
Robb, J. D. – Passions in Death: Eve Dallas
Roberts, Nora – The Mirror: Lost Bride
Robbins, Lawrence – The President’s Lawyer
Rosenfelt, David – The More the Terrier: Andy Carpenter
Sparks, Nicholas – Counting Miracles
Stephenson, Neal – Polostan: Bomb Light
Strout, Elizabeth – Tell me Everything
Williams, Beatriz, Lauren Willig & Karen White – The Author’s Guide to Murder
September is Library Card Sign-up Month!
Kids that sign up for a library card this month can get a free vinyl sticker. Kids with a card can show it at the desk to get a free sticker, too!
The Library will be closed on Monday, Septmber 2 in honor of Labor Day.
During this time, the book drop in the parking lot will remain open. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, Setember 3.
Have a happy Labor Day weekend and enjoy the Cow Chip Festival!
Join us at the library for an antiques and collectibles appraisal event featuring author and antiques expert Mark Moran on Saturday, August 10 from 10am to 1pm! Bring an item to have appraised (registration required, see details below) or come have fun simply watching the process!
Moran bought and sold antiques for more than 30 years, specializing in vintage folk art, Americana, and fine art. He has been active as an appraiser of antiques and fine art for more than 20 years. He was formerly senior editor of Antiques and Collectibles Books for Krause Publications in Iola, WI and was a guest expert on the PBS program, Antiques Roadshow, for 9 seasons. His vast experience and knowledge makes the appraisal process entertaining for everyone, even if you don’t have an antique for appraisal!
To register for an appraisal spot, please call the library at 608-643-8346.
Opinions of value are informal, and may not be used for insurance or charitable donations, which require a certified appraisal.
Categories of objects for appraisal may include:
Americana, including autographs and historical documents. Fine art, including paintings, drawings, prints and statuary. Furniture (usually smaller pieces are best). Ceramics, including figural pottery, vases, dishes, kitchenware and stoneware. Glassware, including marbles and souvenir items. Vintage photographs, including snapshots, tintypes, ambrotypes and daguerreotypes. Advertising, including posters, lithographed tin, paper and figural objects. Folk art, including carvings, quilts, weathervanes, windmill weights and "outsider" art. Assorted toys, including dolls (bisque, composition and plastic), windups and mechanical banks. Metalware, including iron, bronze, brass, pot metal, silver, silver plate. Clocks, including mantel, hanging and figural. Costume jewelry, including brooches, bracelets, earrings. Musical Instruments, including string, wind and reed instruments. Antique and vintage lighting of all kinds. Books. Sports Memorabilia.
Excluded items: all weapons, including swords and knives (though folding knives with advertising are accepted); traps (like leg-hold); Nazi memorabilia; coins and paper money; fine jewelry, including precious gems; Beanie Babies.
Questions about objects not covered here can be submitted to Kylee in advance to determine if they are appropriate. Suggested categories for advance inquiry include, but are not limited to: Oriental, Native American and other tribal objects (African, Oceanic); ancient artifacts (Egyptian and other early cultures); fossils and minerals; automotive items; nautical and military-related objects; records; antique tools and technological objects (typewriters, cameras, assorted machinery or instruments for scientific measure, like sextants, telescopes, microscopes, etc.).
Contact: kylee [at] saukcitylibrary.org