Explore new horizons this year with our 2022 Reading Challenge! Step into uncharted territory, journey to distant lands, and adventure away! Log your reading throughout the year to earn new badges in our app  Beanstack or on our Beanstack website. This yearlong reading challenge is designed to help you keep track of your reading (books). Now is the time to try out new genres like Young Adult, Mystery, Thrillers, Nonfiction and even Fiction. No book is too long or too short to read. Challenge starts January 1st and ends December 31st, 2022.

Paper tracking sheets available upon request. ​

Be entered into a drawing for some prizes (prizes can be viewed here). Stop by the circulation desk to pick up a log sheet or sign up via Beanstack and keep track of how many books you can read this summer. Every 2 books you read you get a FREE book (valued $2 or less) from the Algoma Friend’s Book Corner. Sign up by email or call us (920-487-2295) runs June 6th- Wednesday, August 31st. ​

Drop off your yarn to the library between Monday, July 11th and Friday, July 22nd. Our summertime yarn exchange will be held on Monday, July 25th from 11:30am to 4:30 pm. So if you are cleaning our drawers and closets or just need to find new yarn stop on by. This is a free program. ​

​Travel with John and Gurmit Walch on ​Wednesday, July 13th at 4 pm as they share their journey to help preserve the oceans and reefs from the Caribbean to S.E. Asia, the S Pacific, Micronesia and the Persian Gulf. 71% of the Earth surface is covered with water an essential requirement for life on Earth which must be preserved if we are to continue living here.

​We are helping our tail wagging and feathered friends at Door County Humane Society by gathering pet supplies between June 20th and July 2nd. They are in need of unopened (sealed) bags of dog/ cat food, canned dog/ cat food, peanut butter, potty training pads, non-retractable leashes, dog toys, cleaning supplies (liquid hand/dish soap, hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes), plus more! To see a complete list of items needed see their website - https://www.wihumane.org/donate/wish-list.

Join us as Nick Legler, a Wisconsin biologist for the DNR’s northern Lake Michigan fisheries team, visits us on Tuesday, June 28th at 1 pm for a discussion on Lake Michigan's salmonid fishery and the Wisconsin DNR's role. Lake Michigan's salmonid fishery is important to many anglers including those locally here in Algoma. He has spent the past 10 years working as a fisheries biologist and recently started as a fisheries team supervisor, both in Sturgeon Bay. As a biologist, he works mostly with chinook salmon and steelhead management for Lake Michigan, along with inland fisheries management for Door and Kewaunee Counties. ​

​Pick up your kit on Monday, June 13th. A kit designed for Adults, inspired by the beach and all are non-alcoholic drinks! Kit includes 2-3 recipes and some ingredients. Participant is responsible for purchasing the rest of the ingredients.

Join us on Thursday, June 9th at 1 pm in the Council Chambers ​(you can come in by the library) as staff members from the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc for a presentation on Wisconsin's Underwater Treasures. This presentation will be featuring stories of Lake Michigan's most famous shipwrecks, how shipwrecks are explored, and the area's new National Marine Sanctuary.

Join us on Wednesday, May 25th from 11 am to 12:30 pm on an educational course on the topic of Dementia. Dementia is currently the 6th leading cause of death in the United States, with Alzheimer's being the most common cause of dementia among older adults. This disease is often difficult to understand and is a sensitive topic to discuss. Dementia 101 will discuss the differences between "normal aging" and more serious cognitive decline caused by diseases such as Alzheimer's. 

For more information or to register, call the Aging and Disability Resource Center of the Lakeshore at 1-877-416-7083. The class will be capped at 10 attendees, with later registrants added to a wait list. Future classes will be held based on interest. ​