Ripon Public Library & Blue Bucket Photography are pleased to introduce the 2020 Library Wonders Calendar!Local entrepreneur Mary Shudy, of Blue Bucket Photography, has created a one-of-a-kind wall calendar featuring area children in favorite children's book settings. All proceeds from sales of this calendar will be dedicated toward funding a redesign and renovation of the Ripon Public Library Children's Department.* You can preorder your copy today! 

Just print and FILL OUT THIS FORM. Return it to the Ripon Public Library with your check payable to Friends of the Ripon Public Library. Drop off your form at the library or send to Linda DeCramer, Ripon Public Library, 120 Jefferson Street, Ripon, WI 54971.

Calendars will be available this fall for pick up at the library, or mailed for an additional charge.  Please direct questions to Linda DeCramer, 920-748-6160 or decramer@riponlibrary.org.

Thank you for supporting the Library Wonders Project and the Ripon Public Library!

Mary Shudy, www.bluebucketphotography.com

Linda DeCramer, Children’s Librarian

*The last update to the children’s department was 20 years ago. Since then, MUCH has changed inthe world of public libraries! Additions to services and collections since 1999 include assorted technology, a circulatingtoy library, a makerspace collection, and an early literacy activity/resources center, with more to come. While these additions have been accommodated within the existing space, a renovation will greatly enhance access and usability for library patrons.

Every Monday at 2:00 P.M. join us for newly released films, free on the big screen! Popcorn served.

Click the Monday Matinees photo to view movie descriptions and official movie trailers.

A Dog's Journey (PG) | 108 minutes

Monday, August 26 at 2:00 P.M.

Summer 2019 Read for a Cause results are in! Congratulations to the Ripon Senior Center for winning first place in our annual Read for a Cause campaign! Earning 1,615 votes, they will receive $250, courtesy of the Friends of the Library, toward the purchase of new AV equipment for their activity center. Ripon's First Lego League earned second place honors with 1,393 votes and will receive $150. The third-place prize of $100 will go to the library's new board game collection which earned 1,199 votes.

Thank you to all who participated in the summer reading program - you made your voices heard, your votes count, were gracious prize winners and integral in another great Summer Library Program!

Last, but NOT LEAST, thank you to our sponsors who made it all possible: The Friends of the Ripon Public Library, Webster's Marketplace, J's BBQ, Farrell's Fine Furnishings, and Mr. & Mrs. P's Eatery. Please give these businesses a visit and a hearty thank you!

Love Your Library!

Are overdue fines keeping youth you know away from the Ripon Public Library? They’re welcome back to clear up those fines with a fine forgiveness initiative, beginning Thursday February 14! Library users, 0-16 years old, are invited to read away their fines, with every hour spent reading at the library equal to $5.00 in fine forgiveness. A young child who is not yet reading can participate with an adult reader’s assistance. This initiative is made possible by an anonymous donor. Call 748-6160, or, visit the library for details.

A new interactive cyber safety resource is available for parents & guardians! Created by the Wisconsin Department of Justice – Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to help keep kids safe online.

Cyber Safety Course

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