Have you always wanted to write but can’t find the right time to start? How does Monday, September 1 sound? That’s when the September Writing Challenge kicks off at Manitowoc Public Library for Teens and Adults. Pick up your handy Tracking Calendar from the Front Service Desk starting Monday, August 18, and then write every […]
This presentation—taking place in Manitowoc Public Library’s Balkansky Community Room from 6-7 PM on Thursday, September 18—is an eerie combination of the most bizarre paranormal topics. I have combined my strangest cases of alien abductions, haunted places, mysterious creatures, crop circles, and everything else weird and unusual. This program covers the entire spectrum of Wisconsin’s […]
A free to attend fresh literary series, a partnership between UW-L’s English department and The Pump House Regional Arts Center. Sept. 23, 2025: Jennifer Loyd Oct. 23, 2025: Ben Percy Nov. 12, 2025: Julie Shoemaker Feb. 17, 2026: Dean Bakopoulis March 31, 2026 Matt Cashion April 23, 2026: Nick Gulig DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED
The Central Wisconsin Book Festival began in 2017 as an initiative of the Marathon County Public Library in Wausau, WI and takes place annually around the last weekend of September. The festival remains under MCPL’s umbrella and is organized by about a dozen community volunteers. In 2021, our festival expanded to include the participation of the Portage County Public Library in […]
Ready to explore the shelves? Teens between the ages of 11-18 are invited to sign up for our new Shelf Care boxes from Wednesday, October 1 through Wednesday, October 15! These boxes will take you on an adventure through the Manitowoc Public Library YA stacks, introduce you to authors—both popular and unfamiliar—and maybe we’ll even […]