Manitowoc Public Library Teen Services November 2024 Events
Manitowoc, WI, October 15, 2024—Manitowoc Public Library’s Teen Services November 2024 programming is scheduled with the following events and dates:
Fall Into Reading Challenge Through Saturday, November 16
Continue your reading streak at Manitowoc Public Library with the Fall Into Reading Challenge on Beanstack! Whether you're a daily reader or need a bit of extra motivation, join this special challenge available only on the Beanstack app. How it works:
- No paper trackers—this challenge is exclusively on the Beanstack app
- Log reading time by minutes or hours
- Read 5 hours over 5 weeks (October 13-November 16) and write one book review on Beanstack to complete the challenge
- Continue to log your reading beyond the 5 hours to see how much you can read this fall
- There are no prizes except for satisfaction in achieving the reading goal and the joy of reading
Best Gift Ever Book Drive @ Manitowoc Public Library
Monday, November 4, through Friday, December 6
Help build a lifetime of reading enjoyment by giving the gift of reading! Manitowoc Public Library is running our "Best Gift Ever" campaign to collect new children's books for local families in need. From November 4 through December 6, you can donate new, unwrapped books by placing them in the donation box near the First Floor Service Desk. All book donations will be distributed locally to kids in need. All books are welcome - picture books, board books, chapter books, young adult books, anything you feel a child or teenager would enjoy reading! You can also make a monetary donation that will go towards purchasing new children's books to be donated. For checks please make it to the "Friends of the Manitowoc Public Library," with "Best Gift Ever" in the notes line. Make sure monetary donations are submitted by November 25, so we can have the books ready for delivery in December. Owning something as simple as a book can have a tremendous impact on a child’s self-esteem and help boost their spirits. We ask that you work with us to provide new children’s books to these needy kids. The benefits will last a lifetime.
Mini Masterpieces Art Show Reception Monday, November 4, 6-7 PM
Join us in MPL’s Balkansky Community Room from 6-7 PM on Monday, November 4, for our Mini Masterpieces Art Show Opening Reception to beat the crowds and get a firsthand look at the artwork-in-miniature created by our patrons. Enjoy live music, snacks, and create some memories with pictures taken at our Photo-Op Areas.
Mini Masterpieces Art Show @ Manitowoc Public Library
Tuesday, November 5, through Sunday, November 17
Come in and see the amazing works of art that were created by our patrons. The Mini Masterpieces Art Show is taking place between Tuesday, November 5 and Sunday, November 17 on MPL’s Main Floor. Don't miss your opportunity to see these tiny treasures!
National Novel Writing Month | Come Write In! November 5, 12, 19, & 26, 5-7 PM
Every November, writers from around the world congregate at "Come Write In!" spaces for National Novel Writing Month (NANoWriMo). Here's the challenge: create the First Draft of a novel in just 30 days! Manitowoc Public Library will have the Franklin Street room open for writers every Tuesday in November from 5-7 PM to congregate, network, and work towards potentially creating the next Great American Novel. Connect with writers in the community, get helpful hints about character and plotting, and let your creativity run wild. The world needs your story, and only you can tell it. Now is the time! Come make your creative dreams come true!
Drop-In Chess Club @ MPL Wednesday, November 6, 6-7:30 PM
Want to improve your memory and concentration or practice logical thinking skills? Make a smart move and join us for Drop-In Chess Club at Manitowoc Public Library’s Second Floor Balkansky Community Room from 6-7:30 PM on Wednesday, November 6! The game of chess offers many brainy benefits—and it's just fun! Those of all abilities and ages (6-years plus, please) are welcome, but staff will not offer formal instruction. Chessboards are provided and library materials are available for further learning. No registration is required, but please remember that children under the age of 8 (even prodigies!) must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.
Teen Hang-Out: What Do You Meme? Thursday, November 7, 6-7:30 PM
Teens! The time has come to meme your way to glory in a larger-than-life version of “What Do You Meme?” taking place on Thursday, November 7, from 6-7:30 PM in Manitowoc Public Library’s Balkansky Room. Write witty captions for a variety of pictures. Play alone or with a team. First Prize: the Internetz! All supplies and snacks provided. No registration required!
Movie Nights at the Library/Avatar: The Way of Water Thursday, November 14, 4-7:30 PM
If you head to Manitowoc Public Library on Thursday, November 14, you won’t just be heading to a storehouse of knowledge—you’ll be entering an interstellar vessel capable of transporting you to the Alpha Centauri star system. Specifically to Pandora, the lush, habitable moon that is home to both the Na’vi—an indigenous, blue humanoid species—and unobtainium—the precious superconductive mineral that has led to the colonization and mining of Pandora. If you’re in the mood for some epic science-fiction entertainment, then you should join MPL’s Matt Mottl from 4-7:30 PM on Thursday, November 14, in MPL’s Balkansky Community Room for a screening of “Avatar: The Way of Water” (2022, PG-13, 3 hours, 12 minutes), during “Movie Nights at the Library.” Admission is FREE!!! See you in the Balkansky!
MPL Insider: Beyond the Books with Tim & Emily Thursday, November 21, 12 PM
For their last installment of 2024, Tim & Emily have cobbled together a Blockbuster Episode of “MPL Insider: Beyond the Books” on Thursday, November 21, at 12 PM! It’s the kind of holiday season lineup that all-but-requires the viewer to heat up a Swanson “Hungry Man” Roast Turkey TV Dinner, grab a Snapple Peach Iced Tea or two, and settle in for some fun, nonlinear chit-chat! Not only will MPL’s Tony Plekan and Lisa Gottshall be on-hand to discuss the “Best Gift Ever Book Drive,” not only will the Gleam Team of Barb Bundy-Jost and Jordan Kabat be in-studio to chat about all things Evergleam, but Tim & Emily are also throwing a Lisa-Palooza—with not one, not two, but ALL FOUR MPL LISAS convened to talk about the many, many tasks they undertake on a daily basis at the Library! Come with questions at-the-ready! You're bound to have some!
Teen Hang-Out: Shelf Conscious Book Group Thursday, November 21, 6-7 PM
Don't like book clubs? Me either! Don't want someone telling you what to read? Same! There's no reading list for the Shelf Conscious Book Group, meeting in Manitowoc Public Library’s Franklin Street Room on Thursday, November 21, from 6-7 PM. Come talk about the books you loved, hated, or haven't read yet, but want to. Or the ways the adapted series based on the book you liked failed you. There will be new books to look over and a Genre of the Month to consider. Snacks and conversation starters provided; ideas you have to bring yourself.
Enchanted Evergleams at MPL
Wednesday, November 27, 2024, through Sunday, January 5, 2025
'Tis the Season for the “Gleam Team”—Manitowoc Aluminum Kitsch-Mas Inc., or MAKI, for short—to present "Evergleams on Eighth" in Downtown Manitowoc! Over 100 glittering aluminum Evergleam trees in over forty different styles, sizes, and colors will be featured in participating downtown businesses, with an impressive number showcased in the Enchanted Evergleam Forest at Manitowoc Public Library! Give into the sparkle of the rare trees on display! Returning this year—an incredible custom-made 14-foot Evergleam marvel that has been donated to Manitowoc Aluminum Kitsch-Mas Inc. by a very generous pair of sisters from Kansas!
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