HAPPENINGS

The library will be

closed

Friday, July 3

Saturday, July 4

Sunday, July 5

for Independence

Day.

In This Issue Friends Info 2

Food Drive 3

Storytimes 4

Performers 6

Tweens & Teens 7

Adult Virtual

Programs 9-10

15105 Library Lane New Berlin, WI 53151 (262) 785-4980 www.newberlinlibrary.org July 2020

The City of New Berlin does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, national origin, ancestry, creed, marital status, sexual orientation or

physical, emotional or learning disability. The New Berlin Public Library welcomes persons of all abilities to participate in its programming.

Should you require accommodation, please contact the Library at 262-785-4980.

Summer Reading 2020

The Summer Reading Program for all ages has started!

Haven’t signed up yet? No problem! The Library is

implementing our Summer Reading Program virtually this

year using an online format called Beanstack. Beanstack will

allow individuals and families to register, log books or

minutes, earn virtual badges, and enter raffles for prizes all

on your own. To get started, following the instructions

below:

1.) Download the app or visit

http://newberlinlibrary.beanstack.org.

2.)Select ‘Register an Individual or Family’.

3.) Fill out the required information to set up your account.

4.) Select the appropriate challenge (Youth Program ages

0-11, Teen Program ages 12-17, or Adult Program ages 18

and up).

5.) Select ‘Log Reading and Activities’.

6.) Enter the appropriate information for that challenge

(books, minutes, or activities). Beanstack will keep a running

total of your entries and will let you know when you have

earned raffle tickets.

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City of New

Berlin Blood

Drive

Thursday, July 16

7:00—11:00 a.m.

City Hall

3805 South Casper,

New Berlin

Please mark your

calendar for our July

16th Blood Drive at

City Hall!

Gift Shop Re-Opening

The Gift Shop is now open! The shop will be open during

Library hours and when a volunteer is available to staff the Gift

Shop. In addition to gifts, we have books you can purchase as

well as puzzles to keep you busy during these times.

Our volunteers will be wearing

masks and we will be constantly

cleaning our desk space. Our

volunteers will also have hand

sanitizer for their use.

Hope to see you soon!

2nd Quarter Donations to the

New Berlin Library

The Friends of New Berlin Public Library continue their

support of the New Berlin Public Library through monetary

donations.

The Friends have contributed $9,222 through the 2nd

quarter 2020 to the Library to help purchase equipment

and numerous programs. We could not do this without

your support of our Gift Shop, Book Sales, and your

membership to the Friends organization.

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Caregiver

Support

Group

Currently No

In-Person Meetings

Being Held

Register for online

support groups by

calling

1-800-272-3900.

Stay tuned for

updated information

regarding in-person

meetings.

Stone Soup Food Drive

June 1—September 1

Do you remember the story of Stone Soup?

Villagers add small amounts of ingredients

from their pantries to a large pot and end

up with a delicious soup with plenty for

everyone to share. Stone Soup is the theme

of the library’s summer food drive and we are also creating a

community cookbook for everyone to enjoy!

Please bring canned soup, noodles, broth, and other soup

ingredients to help support the New Berlin Food Pantry.

Barrels for donations will be located by the main library

entrance as well as the book drop.

Share Your Recipes With Us

What?

We are creating a community cookbook! Submit your soup

recipes or recipes for things you make to accompany a soup

meal. Share a recipe and you’ll get a copy of the cookbook.

How?

Bring your recipe to the library or email it to

nbinfo@newberlinlibrary.org. We ARE able to accept

handwritten or typed recipes. We CANNOT accept

photocopies from magazines, cookbooks, or newspapers.

Include your name and contact info so we can contact you

when the cookbook is ready to share!

When?

We are taking recipes from June 1 to September 1.

We hope to have cookbooks ready by October.

Community Projects

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This free program

encourages you to

read 1,000 books

with your child

before he or she

enters school—a

goal experts say

helps children learn

to read.

Wondering what to

do after your child

has completed 1,000

books? Sign up for

1,000 Pages Past

Kindergarten!

Stop by the Youth

Services Reference

Desk for more

information or to

sign your child up!

Due to social distancing, we’ll be offering virtual storytimes this

summer! Storytime videos may be found on the library’s

website: Resources for Youth—Birth-School Age—Storytimes,

as well as on the Library’s Facebook Page.

Book Babies

Wednesday, July 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29: 10:00 a.m.

Storytime for children ages 0-2. Listen to a short book, songs, and

rhymes with Miss Christine.

Storytime for 2s & 3s

Thursday, July 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30: 10:00 a.m.

Storytime with Miss Christine and Miss Brenda. A storytime

handout with songs and activities will be available on the library’s

website on June 24 if you’d like to follow along.

Preschool Storytime

Monday, July 6, 13, 20, & 27: 9:30 a.m.

Storytime for children ages 3-5 with Miss Kate and Miss Michelle.

Yoga Storytime

Friday, July 10: 9:30 a.m.

Yoga, stories, and breathing exercises with Miss Kate.

Music Storytime

Friday, July 24: 9:30 a.m.

Learn a nursery rhyme song with hand signs and sing along to

some old favorites. A handout will be available on Facebook and

the Library’s website if you’d like to have it to follow along.

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Summer

Craft Days

Find instructions for

each craft on our

website and the

library’s Facebook

page.

Salt Painting

Friday, July 3

1:00 p.m.

Magic Wand

Workshop

Friday, July 17

1:00 p.m.

Glitter Slime

Friday, July 31

1:00 p.m.

Lego Club

Mondays, July 6, 13, 20, & 27: 1:00 p.m.

Each Monday we’ll post a new Lego Challenge on our website

and Facebook Page for you to try at home. Send us pictures of

your Lego creation for us to post the following week.

We’ve adapted all of our in-person programming to programs

that can be shared with you virtually!

Programs will be available via our website (Resources for

Youth—Birth-School Age—Summer Programs) or through the

Library’s Facebook Page.

Please stay connected with us by sharing comments or pictures

on the Library’s Facebook Page or emailing us at

youthservices@newberlinlibrary.org.

Family Movies

Tuesdays, July 7, 14, 21, & 28

Check out our website for a bingo-style suggestion of movies

to watch with your family. Comment on our Facebook Page

each Tuesday telling us your movie choice.

Shake, Shimmy, & Dance

Thursday, July 16 at 1:00 p.m.

Join Miss Kate for music, movement activities, and dancing.

Perfect for those active toddlers and preschoolers!

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Snake

Discovery

Wednesday, July 1

YouTube

Snake Discovery

brought a great

show to our library

last summer! We had

scheduled them

again for this year

but plans needed to

change and they are

not able to provide

a virtual show.

We would love it if

you would check

out their YouTube

channel at https://

www.youtube.com/

channel/

UCnIrLy19cFV50Eai8

Xj-ArA which has

more than 300

family friendly

reptile videos to

watch.

Virtual Family Performances

Circus Boy

Wednesday, July 8: 1:00 p.m. | Facebook Live

Join us for a live performance with Circus Boy, a comedic circus

skills specialist! Circus Boy’s performance includes lots of action

packed circus antics such as riding a unicycle, balancing, and

juggling. Please go to Circus Boy’s Facebook page at https://

www.facebook.com/Circus-Boy-251573064877873/ to watch

the live performance.

Nickey Fynn

Wednesday, July 15: 1:00 p.m. | Zoom

Prepare yourself for a comedic vaudevillian style jaw dropping

magical experience as Nickey Fynn silently manipulates cards,

coins, ropes, silks, balloons, and even salt with effortless

precision. This program will be a Zoom Webinar—registration

is required. Please register by emailing us at

youthservices@newberlinlibrary.org. Virtual seats will be

limited and registration will close on Tuesday, July 14 at 5 p.m.

Duke Otherwise

Wednesday, July 29: 1:00 p.m. | Zoom

Duke Otherwise is a playful wordsmith, a spirited performer, a

skilled guitarist and captivating tap dancer. His energetic live

show is filled with improvisation, audience participation,

dancing, and outrageous fun! This program will be a Zoom

Webinar—registration is required. Please register by emailing us

at youthservices@newberlinlibrary.org . Virtual seats will be

limited and registration will close on Tuesday, July 28 at 5 p.m.

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Teen

Volunteer

Book

Reviews

Do you know a teen

who would like to

earn volunteer hours

in their pajamas?

They’re in luck! The

library is now

offering volunteer

hours for teens who

read and review

Advance Reader

Copies (ARCs) or

any YA materials

already in the

library’s collection.

For more

information, please

contact Rachel

Kramer at

rkramer@newberlinli

brary.org or

262-754-1818.

Parents, are you looking for ways to keep your tweens and

teens occupied this summer? Tell your kids to follow us on

Instagram (@newberlinlibraryteens), Snapchat

(@newberlinteens), and Facebook (New Berlin Public Library)

for craft and other activity ideas, as well as special programs

like a digital escape room and a question-and-answer session

for college freshman! All programs will be posted on our social

media accounts on the dates and times below:

Virtual Tween & Teen Programs

Craft or Activity

Thursdays, July 9 & 23, August 6: 1:00 p.m.

Digital Escape Room

Friday, July 10: 6:00 p.m.

“What I Wish I’d Known Before I Started College”

Friday, July 24: 3:00 p.m.

Q&A session with recent college graduates. If your teen would

like to submit questions anonymously, they can email Teen

Librarian Rachel Kramer at rkramer@newberlinlibrary.org by

Friday, July 3.

These programs will be available on our social media accounts

indefinitely after they are posted. There may be extra programs

posted, too! Stay tuned!

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Virtual

Chalk the

Walk

July 1—31

Celebrate summer

and showcase your

artistic skills! Fill

your sidewalk or

driveway with your

unique and exciting

artwork, and send it

to us!

Theme:

Imagine Your Story

Fairy Tales,

Mythology, Fantasy

Submit pictures of

your Chalk Art to

nbinfo

@newberlinlibrary.org

We will compile

submissions into a

Facebook album.

New! Binge Boxes

What’s a binge box? A binge box makes your movie

marathons easy! You can check out a collection of movies

grouped into one box and keep everything for 14 days.

Use the Café catalog and search for “binge box” to see

what we have. Here are just a few:

Binge Box: 80s Imagination Movies. Includes: The

Goonies (1985), Beetlejuice (1988), The Dark Crystal

(1982), Labyrinth (1986), Weird Science (1985),

Ghostbusters (1984).

Binge Box: Black History. Includes: The Birth of a Nation

(2016), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Race (2016), Red Tails

(2012), 42 (2013), Selma (2014).

Binge Box: Foreign Interest: Includes: Amour (French,

2012), Everybody Knows (Spanish, 2018), Pain & Glory

(Spanish, 2019), Parasite (Korean, 2019), Son of Saul

(Hungarian, 2015).

Binge Box: The Choice is a No Brainer. Includes: The

Dead Don’t Die (2019), Zombieland: Double Tap (2019),

Down of the Dead (2004), Shaun of the Dead (2004),

Overlord (2018).

Binge Box: Somethin’ Sappy. Includes: The Notebook

(2004), Dirty Dancing (1987), How to Lose a Guy in 10

Days (2003), Never Been Kissed (1998), When Harry Met

Sally (1989).

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Please share any

resources you’ve

found to be

interesting by

emailing us at

nbinfo

@newberlinlibrary.org

and be sure to

follow us on

Instagram,

Twitter, and

Facebook!

Virtual Programs for Adults

July 6—12

Until gathering in groups is a little safer and library

programming resumes, we’ve collected a few links and ideas

to share that will help us learn and experience together!

A new weekly schedule will be released each Sunday and can

be found (along with previous weeks) on the library’s website.

Monday, July 6

Shipwrecks of Southeastern Wisconsin: 12:00 Noon

Check out Wisconsin’s shipwrecks in this online underwater

exploration. Register Here:

https://wisconsinhistory.zoom.us/webinar/register/

WN_s3t344RGSCKZU9kOd_JRQw

Tuesday, July 7

TED Talk: The Nature of Vulnerability

One of the most popular Ted Talks of all time! Dr. Brene

Brown’s “The Nature of Vulnerability” is inspiring! We also

have many of Brown’s books & book kits available at the

library! Visit this link to watch: https://www.ted.com/talks/

brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability

Wednesday, July 8

Circus Boy: 1:00 p.m.

Join us for a live performance with Circus Boy, a comedic

circus skills specialist! To enjoy, please go to Circus Boy’s

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Circus-Boy-

251573064877873/

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Please share any

resources you’ve

found to be

interesting by

emailing us at

nbinfo

@newberlinlibrary.org

and be sure to

follow us on

Instagram,

Twitter, and

Facebook!

Virtual Programs for Adults

July 6—12

Thursday, July 9

First Pages

Get hooked on a new books with Adult Services Librarian,

Kate! Kate will share the first few pages of recommended

books. Visit this link to listen:

https://www.newberlinlibrary.org/resources-for-adults/what-to

-read-next/

Friday, July 10

Planning a Road Trip?

Learn about the Wisconsin historical markers you’ll see along

the way! Explore the interactive map view available here:

https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS15267

Saturday, July 11

Harley Davidson Museum

Roar into the weekend with a visit to the Harley Davidson

Museum! The HD Museum’s beautiful virtual exhibits can be

found here: https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/

museum/explore/exhibits.html

Sunday, July 12

Virtual Bird Watch

Watch and listen to the nest box webcams of the Peregrine

Falcons around Wisconsin! Find it here: https://

www.wecenergygroup.com/environment/falcons/

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July 2020 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Virtual Chalk the

Walk Begins

Book Babies 10am

Snake Discovery

1pm

2 Storytime for 2s & 3s

10am

3 Library Closed

Salt Painting

1pm

4 Library Closed

5 Library

Closed

6 Preschool

Storytime 9:30am

Lego Club 1pm

7 Family Movie

1pm

8 Book Babies 10am

Circus Boy 1pm

9 Storytime for 2s & 3s

10am

10 Yoga Storytime

9:30am

11

12 Library

Closed

13 Preschool

Storytime 9:30am

Lego Club 1pm

14 Family Movie

1pm

15 Book Babies 10am

Nickey Fynn 1pm

16 Storytime for 2s & 3s

10am

Shake, Shimmy, &

Dance 1pm

17 Magic Wand

Workshop 1pm

18

19 Library

Closed

20 Preschool

Storytime 9:30am

Lego Club 1pm

21 Family Movie

1pm

22 Book Babies 10am

DIY Fairy Tale

Party 1pm

23 Storytime for 2s & 3s

10am

24 Music

Storytime

9:30am

25

26 Library

Closed

27 Preschool

Storytime 9:30am

Lego Club 1pm

28 Family Movie

1pm

29 Book Babies 10am

Duke Otherwise

1pm

30 Storytime for 2s & 3s

10am

31 Glitter Slime

1pm