APL Adults

Summer Hours Begin May 25

tbabler — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:45:09 +0000

Wed, May 22, 2013

Our summer hours begin Saturday, May 25. We will be open from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Saturdays and closed on Sundays.

We will also be closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. We will reopen Tuesday, May 28 at 9:00 a.m.

Did You Know? How to Carve Wooden Shoes

eeisen — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:20:07 +0000

Fri, May 3, 2013

Did you Know? Wooden Shoe Carving Demonstration

Did you know that live demonstrations abound in library land? It’s the newest craze! Just go on the web. You’ll find libraries offering demonstrations of meat butchering, blacksmithing, fly fishing, stone carving, and everything in between. Adult programming has gone to a new level.

APL will be hosting a live wooden shoe carving demonstration on Wednesday, May 22 from 4:00-5:00 pm on our main floor. Luke Traver, Oostburg, Wisconsin, will be our guest presenter. Luke is an apprentice to Bob Siegel, a klompen maker. Bob is considered the last master wooden shoe carver in America. He learned his craft in the Netherlands starting in 1975. He was featured on the PBS TV series, The Woodwright Shop and in Fine Woodworking magazine.

Over the past five centuries, in the lowlands of Europe, wooden shoes evolved from the sandal because solid wood keeps feet dry and clean. They are called klompen in the Netherlands because of the klomp klomp sound on the brick streets, holzschuhe in Germany and sabot in France. Three million pairs are still made each year from hand-carved models of aspen, a biodegradable and renewable resource and about a half million people wear klompen each day.

Hand-carved wooden shoes and miniature wooden shoe key chains will be available for purchase at the conclusion of the demonstration. The Friends of Appleton Public Library generously funded this program. For further information, contact 920-832-6173.

Summer Reading Programs at APL

tbabler — Wed, 01 May 2013 23:43:45 +0000

Wed, May 1, 2013

Starting June 10 we kick off one of the busiest and most exciting programs of the year, the Summer Reading Program!

This year we will continue to offer the children's program, the teen program and the adult program, as well as last year's new family reading program. We will also be offering a new baby and toddler program this summer.

While the program doesn't actually begin until June 10, you may register for the Summer Reading Program online or at any service desk beginning today. For more information about this year's programs, please see the Summer Reading Program webpage or visit any of our service desks.

Check out our cover story from last year's Summer Fine Print, which highlights the importance of summer reading, and don't forget to register today!