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. ​

It's that time of year again!

 The Inktober Art Contest is back and asking for local artists of all ages to get their art on. Registrations and Submissions will be accepted starting October 3rd! Patrons can select an age group (Children's, Teens, Adults) that they would like to submit to at the time of registration.

Rules and guidelines can be picked up at the Circulation Desk.

Inktober Art Contest Submissions will be accepted from the time of registration till October 21st.

The voting period will be the last full week of October (24th to 29th).

Winners of each age category will win a gift card.​

​Wed. Oct. 12th at 12 pm It’s Halloween Spooky season! With that in mind we have a favorite of Librarian Katie's for you, "Practical Magic" starring Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Aidan Quinn, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest. This 1998 film is a romantic tale of two sisters who discover the gift of practical magic. Movie run time 108 minutes Rated PG-13.

​Stop by and pick up a kit designed for Adults, inspired by Halloween and all are non-alcoholic drinks on Monday, October 10th! Kit includes 2-3 recipes and some ingredients. Participant is responsible for purchasing the rest of the ingredients.

​Can you escape the Upside Down? Geared for those aged 9 and up.

*You may be with individuals you do NOT know or they may be younger than you. If you wish to be in your own group you must have at least 5-8 people sign up with you. This escape room is family friendly. 

Escape Rooms run on the hour starting at 3 pm on Wednesday, September 21st. Times to choose from are 3 pm and 4 pm. Registration recommended.

Join us for a showing of Oscar Winning movie "West Side Story" on Wednesday, September 14th at 12 pm starring Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Rita Moreno. This 2021 movie won Ariana DeBose an Oscar for Best Supporting Role. As you watch you can eat your lunch. Movie time  156 minutes Rated PG-13. ​

Looking for conversation and a cup of coffee? Join us on Tuesday, September 13th at 10:30 am and get to know us! 

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. ​