Grades 2 - 5:  Stop in to make a craft and relax in the library.  Crafts available while supplies last.  Some may require caregiver assistance.

This week, make two colorful standing robots!  Registration is not required.

Teens in 7th-12th grade, come to an evening of fun, Big Y pizza, and the movie Back to the Future!

At the beginning of the evening, you’ll choose the food and movie for the next meeting.

We will be making a different dinner at each monthly meeting.

Registration required.  The library will be closed so be sure to come to the back door to get in.

Walkers - Age 6 (and their caregivers) are invited to stop by to sing, dance, and jump along to popular children's classics with Edward Leonard!

*Registration is not necessary for this event.  Free tickets will be available 15 minutes before the show and will be limited to 150 participants.*

Grades K - 3.  This week's project is SNOW!  We'll make crunchy fake snow and experiment with Insta-Snow.

*Registration is required and is limited to 16 participants.  If you would like to register more than one child, please fill out separate registration forms.  Registration will begin at midnight two weeks before the program.*

Washington D.C. tour guide Mariann Millard offers a fascinating presentation about wives of the presidents.  Who were they; what made them tick?  Did they love or loathe their role?  Learn how they navigated the complex paths of politics, protocol, and publicity.  To understand and appreciate the important role first ladies play, Mariann skillfully and humorously weaves historical and modern events, images, and facts, beginning with Martha Washington.  Question and answer session to follow the presentation.

Registration is required and begins on June 23rd.

All Ages.  Share in the fun as a musical menagerie gets the house rockin'.  150 years ago, composer Camille Saint-Saens wrote the Carnival of the Animals, his most famous piece for young people.  Now, Robert Rogers and his puppets supply the magic by bringing to life this incredible musical parade of feathers, furs, and fins!

*Registration is not necessary for this event.  Free tickets will be available 15 minutes before the show and will be limited to 150 participants.*

Grades 5 - 7: Creativity required, skills not required. Create Space focuses on using real art materials to create a piece of artwork that can decorate your room for years to come.  This session, create a CD Mandala using fabric paints and recycled CDs. 

Want to register for this program?  Registration is required and limited to 16 participants.  Registration begins two weeks before the program date. If you'd like to register more than one child, please fill out separate registration forms.

5 Stages of Business - Focusing on Right Things at the Right Time

Do you want more customers, clients and revenue? You're busy, but are your activities producing the results you desire? Whether you're an entrepreneur, solopreneur, or small business owner, high performance matters. When you get this right, you'll be laser focused on the activities that WILL move your business forward.

Pizza will be served and there will be an opportunity for networking before and after the workshop.  Registration is required. Click here to sign up.

This program is co-sponsored by the Monroe Chamber of Commerce, Fairfield County SCORE, and the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library.

All Ages.  Dress up and get down at our kids' costume dance party!  Wear your favorite costume and boogie down to some fab music as we celebrate summer!  Registration is not required.

Grades K - 3.  Stop by the library to make a colorful musical instrument!  While supplies last.  Registration is not required. 

Waffle It! Come to the library and test various foods in our waffle makers. Will your favorite food pass or fail as a waffle?

Grades 8-12

**Registration is required and limited to 15 people. Registration opens June 26.

Grades 2 - 5:  Stop in to make a craft and relax in the library.  Crafts available while supplies last.  Some may require caregiver assistance.

This week, create a colorful tropical fish magnet!  Registration is not required.

All Ages with caregiver supervision.  A kind word at just the right moment can change someone’s entire outlook.  That is the simple idea behind The Kindness Rocks Project where people paint thoughtful messages and artwork on rocks that are left for others to find and be inspired.  Join us as we paint rocks to spread kindness around our Monroe community this summer.  This program is co-sponsored by Girl Scout Troop 34219 and the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library and is made possible by the generous support of the Monroe Lions Club.  Registration is not required.  While supplies last.

Walkers - Age 6 (and their caregivers) are invited to stop by to sing, dance, and jump along to popular children's classics with Edward Leonard!

*Registration is not necessary for this event.  Free tickets will be available 15 minutes before the show and will be limited to 150 participants.*

Grades K - 3.  Join us for a fun, messy activity every Monday afternoon.  This week's activities include Galaxy Rocks and Splatter Art.  *NON-WASHABLE ACRYLIC PAINT WILL BE USED FOR THESE PROJECTS.  PLEASE WEAR OLD CLOTHES OR BRING A SMOCK.* 

*Registration is required and is limited to 16 participants.  If you would like to register more than one child, please fill out separate registration forms.  Registration will begin at midnight two weeks before the program.*

Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service and the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library present:

STOP the Bleed, Bleeding Control Basic (BCon) Course

This course is designed to teach residents how to stop bleeding after an injury. It will cover the use of tourniquets, and other related information. Classes take about 2 hours and will be held at the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library in the Ehlers meeting room on the following dates:
Monday, July 30 at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, August 28 at 7:00 p.m.
Monday, October 1 at 7:00 p.m.

Classes are limited to the first 30 registrants.

Grades 5 - 7: Creativity required, skills not required. Create Space focuses on using real art materials to create a piece of artwork that can decorate your room for years to come. This session, create a tree living in the four different seasons.  Please note: This project is two steps and, while acrylic paint dries quickly on canvas, it may require a second visit to the library at a mutually beneficial time to add your tree.  You will also be allowed to take your tree home with you if you wish to complete your project there.  

Want to register for this program?  Registration is required and limited to 16 participants.  Registration begins two weeks before the program date. If you'd like to register more than one child, please fill out separate registration forms.

Art for Adults: Artful Meditation

Making art is a meditation in itself.
Come spend a summer evening unwinding with a simple watercolor and zentangle exercise.
No experience necessary.

Registration is required and limited to 16 people.

This class is being repeated on August 6th. Please register for one class only.

All Ages.  Join us for an interactive viewing of the Disney movie "Frozen." Using props provided by the library, you can sing along and enjoy this family favorite! Costumes are encouraged!

*Registration is not necessary for this event.  Free tickets will be available 15 minutes before the show and will be limited to 100 participants.*

All Ages.  Christine’s Critters takes in injured and/or orphaned hawks, owls, falcons, and eagles and, after rehabilitation, returns them to the wild. Birds of prey that are unable to return to the wild due to their injuries are found permanent homes at nature centers to become educational ambassadors. Come out and meet some of our educational ambassadors and learn about these amazing creatures and the dangers they face in the wild.

*Registration is not necessary for this event.  Free tickets will be available 15 minutes before the show and will be limited to 150 participants.*

Paint rocks and make a faux "rock" cactus garden! 

Grades 6-12

**Registration is required and limited to 12 people.

Grades 2 - 5:  Stop in to make a craft and relax in the library.  Crafts available while supplies last.  Some may require caregiver assistance.

This week, color two pretty velvet mandalas!  Registration is not required.

Walkers - Age 6 (and their caregivers) are invited to stop by to sing, dance, and jump along to popular children's classics with Edward Leonard!

*Registration is not necessary for this event.  Free tickets will be available 15 minutes before the show and will be limited to 150 participants.*

Grades K - 3.  Join us for a fun, messy activity every Monday afternoon.  This week we are making yarn baskets.

*Registration is required and is limited to 16 participants.  If you would like to register more than one child, please fill out separate registration forms.  Registration will begin at midnight two weeks before the program.*

Grades 1 - 6.  Meet new friends and play with the library's Lego® bricks!  Registration is not necessary.

Grades 1 - 3.  Come practice your eye-hand coordination at the library!  We'll be making a ball maze game with a cardboard box, cardboard tubes, and duct tape.  Then we'll complete a series of challenges using the game we made.

*Registration is required and is limited to 20 participants.  If you would like to register more than one child, please fill out separate registration forms.  Registration will begin at midnight two weeks before the program.*

All Ages.  You bring a picnic dinner and the library will provide dessert!  

Join us on the back lawn of the library for some fabulous End of Summer Reading entertainment!  The picnic begins at 6:00 pm and The Cure for the Common Show with Bryson Lang will commence at 6:30 pm.   Bryson Lang has been working professionally as a comedy-juggler for over 20 years.  His show includes comedy, audience participation, ball spinning, ball bouncing, huge spinning bouncing rings, giant Beach Balls, improv, and always a few surprises. Come see why Bryson is, “The Cure for the Common Show”!

In case of inclement weather, the picnic will be cancelled and the performance will be moved indoors to the Ehlers Room.  If this occurs, free tickets will be available 15 minutes before the program and attendance will be limited to 150 people.

THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED DURING THE END OF SUMMER PICNIC.

Marshmallow Catapults

Come make cool marshmallow catapults using spoons, pospsicle sticks and rubber bands! See how far you can catapult the marshmallows!

Grades 6-12

Registration is required and limited to 15 people.

Using our new Cricut machine, create stickers you can put on your laptop or phone case!

For kids entering grades 6 - 12.  Registration is required and is limited to 10 teens.

Link here to register!

Using our new Cricut machine, create stickers you can put on your laptop or phone case!

For kids entering grades 6 - 12.  Registration is required and is limited to 10 teens.

Using our new Cricut machine, we will create stencil patterns and use them to make beautiful etchings on a wine glass.

Registration is required and begins on July 13th.  Limited to 10 people.

Teen Summer Reading participants, come to our after hours party to celebrate the end of summer reading!

You must have read at least one entire book and collected the associated raffle tickets in order to attend the party.  NO EXCEPTIONS.

We'll have plenty of pizza to eat and ice cream sundaes for dessert, as well as our annual Summer Reading Scavenger Hunt.  All Teen Raffle drawings will take place at the party.  Registration is required.  Be sure to sign up ahead of time so there will be enough food.  The library will be closed so enter on the lower level at the back of the building.

Have you always wanted to write a book, story, poem or memoir? Everyone has a story to tell. Join us on the third Tuesday each month from 6:30 to 8:00 pm for an opportunity to finally get those ideas out of your head and onto paper (or laptop.) We welcome all types of writers who aspire to publish and anyone else who would like to spend an hour in a safe, nurturing environment creating and sharing their work. Seniors are encouraged to document family traditions and personal anecdotes to pass on to loved ones.  No registration necessary.

Stop by the Children's Desk to pick up a cool craft to take home (or complete at the library!) you may have missed during ArtZone over the Summer - including wooden snakes and wind chimes!  While supplies last.

Stop by the Children's Desk to pick up a cool craft to take home (or complete at the library!) you may have missed during ArtZone over the Summer - including wooden snakes and wind chimes!  While supplies last.

Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service and the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library present:

STOP the Bleed, Bleeding Control Basic (BCon) Course

This course is designed to teach residents how to stop bleeding after an injury. It will cover the use of tourniquets, and other related information. Classes take about 2 hours and will be held at the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library in the Ehlers meeting room on the following dates:
Monday, July 30 at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, August 28 at 7:00 p.m.
Monday, October 1 at 7:00 p.m.

Classes are limited to the first 30 registrants.

Come donate blood at the library. The need is constant and your contribution is important. Make an appointment to donate by going to www.redcrossblood.org/make-donation, enter your zip code, and go to the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library blood drive to sign up. Or call 1-800-733-2767 to make an appointment by phone. Save time by going to www.redcrossblood.org/rapidpass on the day of your appointment and complete your pre-reading and donation questions online from the comfort and privacy of your own home!

A poor teen competes in a contest to win control of a virtual-reality world called the OASIS. After unlocking the first key to the prize, he is targeted by an evil corporation and must enlist his friends' help to fight back.

Registration not required.

Come to the Minecraft Meet-Up at EWML to become a part of the Fairfield County Minecraft Server and help us to build our EWML world.  If you have your own Minecraft account, please be sure to enter the information on the registration form so we can add you to the library list ahead of time.  Those with laptops are encouraged to bring them.

For kids in grades 6-12.  

Registration is required and is limited to 12 people. 

Have you always wanted to write a book, story, poem or memoir? Everyone has a story to tell. Join us on the third Tuesday each month from 6:30 to 8:00 pm for an opportunity to finally get those ideas out of your head and onto paper (or laptop.) We welcome all types of writers who aspire to publish and anyone else who would like to spend an hour in a safe, nurturing environment creating and sharing their work. Seniors are encouraged to document family traditions and personal anecdotes to pass on to loved ones.  No registration necessary.

Kids in grades 7-12, join us for an afternoon of Magic: The Gathering,  a card game based on strategy with spells, magic, and monsters.  Come with your own cards if you have them, but don't worry, there will plenty available if you don't .  Beginners and masters alike are welcome.

Refreshments will be served and registration is required.

Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service and the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library present:

STOP the Bleed, Bleeding Control Basic (BCon) Course

This course is designed to teach residents how to stop bleeding after an injury. It will cover the use of tourniquets, and other related information. Classes take about 2 hours and will be held at the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library in the Ehlers meeting room on the following dates:
Monday, July 30 at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, August 28 at 7:00 p.m.
Monday, October 1 at 7:00 p.m.

Classes are limited to the first 30 registrants.

Come to the Minecraft Meet-Up at EWML to become a part of the Fairfield County Minecraft Server and help us to build our EWML world.  If you have your own Minecraft account, please be sure to enter the information on the registration form so we can add you to the library list ahead of time.  Those with laptops are encouraged to bring them.

For kids in grades 6-12.  

Registration is required and is limited to 12 people. 

Have you always wanted to write a book, story, poem or memoir? Everyone has a story to tell. Join us on the third Tuesday each month from 6:30 to 8:00 pm for an opportunity to finally get those ideas out of your head and onto paper (or laptop.) We welcome all types of writers who aspire to publish and anyone else who would like to spend an hour in a safe, nurturing environment creating and sharing their work. Seniors are encouraged to document family traditions and personal anecdotes to pass on to loved ones.  No registration necessary.

Kids in grades 7-12, join us for an afternoon of Magic: The Gathering,  a card game based on strategy with spells, magic, and monsters.  Come with your own cards if you have them, but don't worry, there will plenty available if you don't .  Beginners and masters alike are welcome.

Refreshments will be served and registration is required.

Come to the Minecraft Meet-Up at EWML to become a part of the Fairfield County Minecraft Server and help us to build our EWML world.  If you have your own Minecraft account, please be sure to enter the information on the registration form so we can add you to the library list ahead of time.  Those with laptops are encouraged to bring them.

For kids in grades 6-12.  

Registration is required and is limited to 12 people. 

Kids in grades 7-12, join us for an afternoon of Magic: The Gathering,  a card game based on strategy with spells, magic, and monsters.  Come with your own cards if you have them, but don't worry, there will plenty available if you don't .  Beginners and masters alike are welcome.

Refreshments will be served and registration is required.

Have you always wanted to write a book, story, poem or memoir? Everyone has a story to tell. Join us on the third Tuesday each month from 6:30 to 8:00 pm for an opportunity to finally get those ideas out of your head and onto paper (or laptop.) We welcome all types of writers who aspire to publish and anyone else who would like to spend an hour in a safe, nurturing environment creating and sharing their work. Seniors are encouraged to document family traditions and personal anecdotes to pass on to loved ones.  No registration necessary.

Come to the Minecraft Meet-Up at EWML to become a part of the Fairfield County Minecraft Server and help us to build our EWML world.  If you have your own Minecraft account, please be sure to enter the information on the registration form so we can add you to the library list ahead of time.  Those with laptops are encouraged to bring them.

For kids in grades 6-12.  

Registration is required and is limited to 12 people. 

Kids in grades 7-12, join us for an afternoon of Magic: The Gathering,  a card game based on strategy with spells, magic, and monsters.  Come with your own cards if you have them, but don't worry, there will plenty available if you don't .  Beginners and masters alike are welcome.

Refreshments will be served and registration is required.

Have you always wanted to write a book, story, poem or memoir? Everyone has a story to tell. Join us on the third Tuesday each month from 6:30 to 8:00 pm for an opportunity to finally get those ideas out of your head and onto paper (or laptop.) We welcome all types of writers who aspire to publish and anyone else who would like to spend an hour in a safe, nurturing environment creating and sharing their work. Seniors are encouraged to document family traditions and personal anecdotes to pass on to loved ones.  No registration necessary.

Come to the Minecraft Meet-Up at EWML to become a part of the Fairfield County Minecraft Server and help us to build our EWML world.  If you have your own Minecraft account, please be sure to enter the information on the registration form so we can add you to the library list ahead of time.  Those with laptops are encouraged to bring them.

For kids in grades 6-12.  

Registration is required and is limited to 12 people. 

Come to the Minecraft Meet-Up at EWML to become a part of the Fairfield County Minecraft Server and help us to build our EWML world.  If you have your own Minecraft account, please be sure to enter the information on the registration form so we can add you to the library list ahead of time.  Those with laptops are encouraged to bring them.

For kids in grades 6-12.  

Registration is required and is limited to 12 people. 

Come to the Minecraft Meet-Up at EWML to become a part of the Fairfield County Minecraft Server and help us to build our EWML world.  If you have your own Minecraft account, please be sure to enter the information on the registration form so we can add you to the library list ahead of time.  Those with laptops are encouraged to bring them.

For kids in grades 6-12.  

Registration is required and is limited to 12 people. 

Come to the Minecraft Meet-Up at EWML to become a part of the Fairfield County Minecraft Server and help us to build our EWML world.  If you have your own Minecraft account, please be sure to enter the information on the registration form so we can add you to the library list ahead of time.  Those with laptops are encouraged to bring them.

For kids in grades 6-12.  

Registration is required and is limited to 12 people. 

Come to the Minecraft Meet-Up at EWML to become a part of the Fairfield County Minecraft Server and help us to build our EWML world.  If you have your own Minecraft account, please be sure to enter the information on the registration form so we can add you to the library list ahead of time.  Those with laptops are encouraged to bring them.

For kids in grades 6-12.  

Registration is required and is limited to 12 people. 

Come to the Minecraft Meet-Up at EWML to become a part of the Fairfield County Minecraft Server and help us to build our EWML world.  If you have your own Minecraft account, please be sure to enter the information on the registration form so we can add you to the library list ahead of time.  Those with laptops are encouraged to bring them.

For kids in grades 6-12.  

Registration is required and is limited to 12 people.