Events

Meet musician and author John Harmon at the Neenah Public Library on Tuesday, April 23rd at 7:00 pm. Copies of his book From the Heart: The Story of Matrix will be available for purchase. Listen to Harmon discuss his time with the jazz-rock-fusion group Matrix as well as selections from the Matrix discography. No registration is required.

In 1974, nine musicians came together in Appleton, Wisconsin, to form Matrix, a jazz fusion ensemble. Led by composer and keyboardist John Harmon, the group rose to prominence on the festival circuit before recording six acclaimed albums. Follow Harmon as he tells the story of the band, from their beginnings on the road in the Midwest to their greatest successes to their reunion tours that brought them back together. From the Heart brings you into the inner workings of a highly influential music group, as well as closer to the man who made it all happen.

Event Location: Shattuck Room

For questions call: 920-886-6315

Meet us in the Storytime Room!

Birth to 12 months

•Reading • Music • Movement • Free Play •

Baby Time is a gentle storytime providing an opportunity for babies and their grown-ups to bond through talk, touch, sing and play! Using repetition and movement participants will learn songs, rhymes and bounces perfect for connecting with your little ones. This storytime is followed by free play, a great opportunity for babies and adults to interact and socialize!

**Siblings are always welcome!

Join Miss Katrina and Miss LoriAnn each week for this all-ages musical storytime experience.  Both caregivers and kids can enjoy music, bubbles, and books as we practice and learn important skills, such as language development, spatial skills and motor skills.  This program also gives kids a chance to practice self-control and help them gain awareness of their own bodies and others’ in addition to learning some fun music concepts!  Caregivers can enjoy billboard hits from the 70's thru today. 

This storytime lasts 30 minutes with time afterwards for socializing (both kids and caregivers!) and instrument exploration.  

No registration.  This program will be held outside inside the Shattuck room. 

Meet us in the Storytime Room!

WeeRead is a preschool aged storytime for children and their caregivers. Join Miss Hannah and Miss Jodi as we share songs & stories, learn rhymes - both old and new, shake our sillies out with lively music and end with a puppet show.  This story time lasts about 25 minutes.  We recognize that story time is a learned experience and that 25 minutes may be a bit too long for our littlest friends.  Please come for whatever amount of time works for you and your child.  You are welcome to slip out and come back either in a few minutes or another time. We are prepared to keep things flexible so that kids of every age will have a fun story time experience!

All ages and skill levels are welcome! Chess sets will be provided. Coaching and beginner help is available. No registration is necessary. The event takes place on the library's second floor and lasts from 5:30 pm until 8:30 pm.

Please email zaborowske@neenahlibrary.org with any questions.

Bring music you're working on, something you're having trouble with, play a solo or a duet for the group, play along with your fellow ukers. All skill levels are welcome!

We'll meet in the first floor Storytime room and jam sessions last up to 90 minutes.

Free, open to all, and no registration necessary.

Contact Mehta at hess@neenahlibrary.org if you have any questions.  

The game of LIFE isn't always what it's cracked up to be! 

Tweens/Teens- Jump into the game! A pre-made scenario of your made up life, will be provided to you when you attend. 

Here are two examples:   

1. You own a mansion on a lake and a red sports car but you have a very low credit score, can you continue through LIFE or will you be caught in debt?

2. Your family has 6 kids and a vacation to plan. But you really want to buy a Motorcycle. Can you afford it? Spin the wheel and see where LIFE takes you!

Neenah Public Library and Fox Communities Credit Union have teamed together to bring this real-life engagement for Tweens/Teens to the Neenah Library in coordination with Financial Literacy Month.

Local business leaders such as FCCU and business volunteers will be here to guide your tween/teen as they make budgeting and future life decisions. They will guide the tweens/teens in an educational perspectives while having fun along the way. 

This is a drop in event starting at 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Please allow 20 minutes to complete all the game stops. 

Goody bags will be available to all tween/teen attendees while supplies last. 

This program is not intended for younger siblings or anyone younger than 12 years.  

The Neenah Public Library is excited to have the University of Lawrence Student Quintet back for a series of spring jazz concerts. Join us at 2:00 pm every Sunday in April as we celebrate Jazz Month. This year the students will be focusing on the groundbreaking work of Charles Mingus (April 7th), Ornette Coleman (April 14th), Kenny Garrett (April 21st), and Jaimie Branch (April 28th). These are all-ages show.

No reservation necessary. Concerts take place in the Shattuck Room.