⛄🎄Aram Public Library January 2026

January 2026 | Delavan Aram Public Library Newsletter

Happy New Year!

Thank you to each and every one who has used our collections, services, and visited, donated and supported us this year! We've definitely had a lot of change and the incoming New Year will have even more. It's great to know your support - the encouragement, laughter, ideas, and just giving us a smile! It keeps us going day in, day out!

We are as excited as you are with the Expansion Project! From Groundbreaking to the latest Beam Signing, we provide weekly updates on our blog.

Also, please know we are continuing with Hoopla in 2026. We know it is a favored resource for many of you. Because Hoopla charges per checkout, we have established five checkouts per month, per person with an established daily limit. When the daily spending cap is reached, borrowing is turned off for the day. Along with Hoopla, we also have MasterClass and Kanopy too. If you haven't taken a look at these digital resources, please do!

Our new Strategic Plan launches in 2026 and as we look forward to the expansion completion, we continue to strive to be the best library we can be with outstanding customer service.

Here's to a healthy and happy New Year for all of us!
Michelle Carter, Director

The Delavan Aram Public Library Foundation wins $3,000 grant award from Green Bay Packers Foundation!

We're honored to share that the Delavan Aram Public Library Foundation has received a grant from the Green Bay Packers Foundation!

This support helps us fund the library renovation/expansion project. Thank you to the Packers Foundation for investing in our community and helping us continue to make a difference!

For additional information on the grant, click here!

Reminder: Cook the Book will be taking a short break in January.

Please join us Saturday, February, 21st at 11am for a special Cook the Book on tamales! Learn about the tamale making process. Along with a live demonstration, audience members will be treated to a tasting.

NEW IN 2026! Adult Subscription Boxes!

Enjoy a specially curated collection of reading or viewing materials based around your favorite authors and/or genres. Boxes are created by our talented library staff and may include a sampling of goodies such as tea, hot chocolate, or other snacks.

Adult subscription boxes officially launch January 2nd, 2026. Interested in getting a box right away on launch day? Fill out a form now so yours is ready to pick up the first week of January!

A Lady Whistledown Soiree: Bridgerton Tea & Trivia | January 30 4-6pm | Please register

Declutter: Making a Plan & Getting it Done with Deronica Bulger from SynerG Realty LLC | January 16 @ 1PM

Winter Glitter Tiny House

Saturday, January 10 10am-1:45pm

Kit available for take home while supplies last!

Finish Trunk: The Ketola Family

with Old World Wisconsin |

January 29th @ 1PM

Monthly Book Clubs

Thursday Night:

January 8 @6:30pm

West with Giraffes

by Lynda Rutledge

Inspired by true events, this part adventure, part historical saga and part coming-of-age love story follows Woodrow Wilson Nickel as he recalls his journey in 1938 to deliver Southern California’s first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo.

Place Hold

Social Justice:

January 14 @4pm

Poverty, by America

by Matthew Desmond

Pulitzer Prize winning author and sociologist Matthew Desmond reimagines the debate on poverty, drawing on history, research, and original reporting to show how affluent Americans knowingly and unknowingly keep poor people poor.

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History Makers:

January 28 @11am

Polio: An American Story

by David Oshinsky

The story of the polio terror and the intense effort to find a cure, from the March of Dimes to the discovery of the vaccines. Oshinsky paints a suspenseful portrait, centered on the rivalry between Salk & Sabin.

Place Hold

Novel Ideas meets every third Saturday of the month @ Boxed & Burlap downtown location at 2:15PM. Bring your own books and recommend them to the group! Click here for more details

For Toddlers:

Stuffed Animal Sleepover |

January 14 @ 6pm

For All Ages:

K-Pop Demons & Dance Beats | January 2 @2-4pm at Town Bank Community Room (826 E Geneva St, suite E, Delavan)

An all ages event!

Hamilton: A Walt Disney Pictures Showing| January 23 at Delavan Darien High School (150 Cummings St, Delavan) doors open at 5:30pm, show starts at 6pm | Please Register

Delavan Public Library New Strategic Plan!

The library is pleased to announce the adoption of our new 2026-2029 Strategic Plan approved by the Board of Trustees on November 13, 2025.

This plan will guide the Library’s priorities and investments over the next four years. Developed with extensive input from residents, community partners, staff, and City administration, the plan shares a template for the Library's continued evolution. With the upcoming completion of our expansion project, it is the perfect time to continue our strong library foundation but also explore new directions, continuing growth and support for the community we serve.

To view the plan and additional details, click here.

To see a larger list of ongoing policies, as well as the new strategic plan, please visit our website here.

Library Got Game every last Saturday of the month from 12-3pm

3 Sewing Machines

Available for use starting

January 26th - March 14th

4:30 - 5:30PM

Be Halftime Show Ready: Checkout Mango Languages, Free with your APL card!

Support the library & look good doing it!

Looking for library expansion updates? Find us at the library blog!

Events for ALL AGES

Check out our calendar for even more events this month, and coming up!

Kids/Toddler

Teens

Adult/Seniors

Thank you for all of your support!

Capital Campaign, Phase III

We are thrilled with the progress of our library's renovation/expansion project! Did you know there is a weekly blog with weekly construction updates? While you're following along with our progress, the Delavan Aram Public Library Foundation (DAPLF) continues to work diligently towards a Phase III goal of $500,000 in grants, pledges, and/or donations. If you have a lead on a grant or possible donor, we'd love to hear it.

As all projects go, funding is still needed especially for unique items like in the Discover Zone with hands-on toys and games. Or, maybe you know someone interested in sponsoring our Whisper Room, a small recording studio? Or, perhaps you know someone who might be interested in donating funding towards furniture?

Our space is special and our community makes it even more so. Donations of any size can be made at the link here or on the image below. If you have a lead or a question, please reach out to our Director, Michelle Carter, at director@aramlibrary.org

Donate to the Aram Public Library Expansion Project.

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