June 2026 | Delavan Aram Public Library Newsletter

Summer Reading 2026 Kicks Off Friday, June 5th!
Summer Reading Kick-Off is June 5 3-6pm at Phoenix Park in Delavan.
Summer is here and we’re ready to party! Join us on June 5th 3-6pm @ Phoenix Park to celebrate the start of our Summer Reading Program!
 
Sign up on Beanstack to start tracking your reading beginning June 5th. Beanstack is a FREE reading tracker, available on desk top & also as a handy app, so you can take your reading with you even if you're leaving Delavan. Register for SRP '26 and earn tickets for attending programs and logging your reading to win super-cool prizes! 

IT'S BACK!
Calling all adventurers! Let's have some fun exploring! Join Ms. Katherine & co every Friday at 10am during Summer Reading for a special out-on-the-town story time! Every week, we'll visit somewhere new!
 
June 12: Delavan Streets Department
June 19: S.M.I.L.E.S.
June 26: Apple Barn
July 10: Creek Farm LLC
July 17: Dogwood Farms
July 24: Good Oak Farmstead
July 31: Lakeland Players' Sprague Theater
August 7: Mac's Market
 
 

Summer Programs for everyone!
Author of Dungeon Crawler Carl series Matt Dinnimon virtual event!
Apocalyptic Mayhem, Lava-Spitting Llamas, and One Very Sassy Cat! Shown live at Red's on 7th, virtual visit with author Matt Dinniman | June 11 @6pm at Red's on 7th (214 S 7th St, Delavan)
Hold on to your heart-patterned boxers! Matt Dinniman, New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular (and just plain wild) Dungeon Crawler Carl series, joins us to chat about his latest book, A Parade of Horribles. Our event will be held at Red's with a themed, signature cocktail available for purchase: The Dirty Shirley! To take part in the event, simply click this link to register.
There's A LOT of great Adult summer programs this month!
  • All ages monthly themed Trivia!
  • Badger Talk: Stories in Stone - The Life Histories of Dinosaurs with UW-Madison Palentologist, David Lovelace
  • Vacation Planning & Budgeting with Jenna Williamson of Untangled Escapes Travel 
  • Twilight Takeover at Red's on 7th
  • AND MORE! Visit our calendar to see our full June schedule, and stay up to date on the rest of our Summer Reading programs. 
Dungeons & Dragons begins!
Dungeons & Dragons begins! Twice a month, beginning Saturday,
June 13 @10am-2pm | Please register
Gather, brave adventurers, for an epic quest!
We're launching a Dungeons & Dragons campaign this summer and we want YOU to join! We will have everything needed to play available, but feel free to bring your own supplies, if you so desire! Registration is limited, but there will be a waitlist. If there's enough interest, we'll add DMs and open up additional tables!
Author & Illustrator Geo Rutherford visits! Explore some of the strangest waters on Earth with us!
Author/Illustrator Visit: Geo Rutherford| June 9 @1:30pm at Town Bank Community Room (826 E Geneva St, suite E, Delavan)
Join author and illustrator Geo Rutherford to explore some of the strangest waters on Earth! Drawing from her book Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes That Dot Our Planet and the forthcoming Spooky Rivers: 25 Strange and Mysterious Rivers That Snake Across Our Planet, this program takes audiences on a journey through deadly, bizarre, and scientifically fascinating places!
Prairie Lakes Library System's Storywagon Series: Rope Warrior
Kicking off the Summer Storywagon series June 10 @10am held at DDHS:
Rope Warrior!
Never Say Never Playround Meetup!
Never Say Never Playground Meetup! Delavan's first playland for kids of all abilities! June 24 @10am
Kid Karaoke!
Kid Karaoke! June 30 @1:30pm at Town Bank Community Room
 
 
Heartstopper Party!
Heartstopper Party | June 11 @1:30pm at Town Bank Community Room
Tween/Teen Dino Book Ends!
Tween/Teen Dino Book Ends | June 18 @1:30pm Please register
Graphic Novel Workshop & Booktasting!
Graphic Novel Workshop & Book Tasting | June 16 @1:30pm
All ages Journaling Workshop
ALL AGES Journaling Workshop Drop In | June 24 4:30-6:30pm
Are you a bullet journal fanatic? Maybe smash journals are more your jam? Whatever your preferred journaling vibes, we gotcha covered! We'll have stencils, paper, washi tapes, and more available for you to create something that's perfect for you. Bring your own notebook or snag one of ours. This is a drop-in, self-led program. All materials will be provided, but if you have something special you want to use, bring it along!

Monthly Book Clubs
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Thursday Night:
June 4 @ 6:30pm
The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe
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Social Justice:
June 10 @ 4:00pm
Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig
 
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History Makers:
June 24 @ 10:30am
Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
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Novel Ideas meets June 20th @ Boxed & Burlap downtown location at 2:15PM. Bring your own books and recommend them to the group!  Click here for more details

Sign up for MasterClass at Delavan Public Library.
Check out MasterClass, free with your library card! 
The best instructors in the world for students of all skill levels. Sign up today to start learning.   
Don't forget curbside pickup, call us to schedule a pick up.
Curbside Pickup still avaliable! 
Delavan Library offers Curbside Pickup at our temporary location for anyone who is on the go or unable to enter the library. Call us at 262-728-3111.

Find the Aram Public Library project blog updates.
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! 

Thank you for all of your support!
Capital Campaign, Phase III
 
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.  As with all projects, funding is still needed, especially for unique items like Makerspace tools or a Whisper Room (recording studio).  Are you interested in purchasing items on our Amazon wishlist? Or, perhaps you know someone who might be interested in donating funding towards overall construction?

Our space is special and our community makes it even more so. Donations of any size can be made here or scan the QR code below.  If you have a lead or a question, please reach out to our Director, Michelle Carter, mcarter@delavanlibrary.org.
Donate to the Aram Public Library Expansion Project.

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