📚🍎 Delavan Public Library: September 2026

September 2026 | Delavan Public Library Newsletter

The library will be closed Monday, September 7 for Labor Day.

Correction: the September ADRC newsletter said we will be closed in September, however that is incorrect. We will still be at our temporary location through September. Please keep an eye on our website & social media channels for updates about closing & moving dates.

Through Learning Link, DDSD students can use their school ID as a public library card, making it easier to access books, digital resources, educational tools and more. Parents & guardians can opt in through the school district. Once permission is provided, the student's information is securely added to the library system. No separate library card application or additional documentation is required. The student's school ID can then be used to access participating public library resources. This is a new library initiative and future plans are to engage with all Delavan schools after the initial roll-out with DDSD.

September is National Library Card Sign-up Month!

Delavan Public Library is celebrating Library Card Sign-up Month this September.

Limited Edition Library Card Voting takes place all month. Get your votes in for your favorite for each age group. Watch our website and social media for information.

Additionally, using your library or encouraging others sign up for a library card this month gets you extra rewards! Be sure to stop in the library this September.

Sherlock Holmes Community Read!

DPL will host a series of programs featuring the legendary detective, Sherlock Holmes throughout the month of September! Grab a FREE copy of one of the below titles, brought to Delavan through an initiative with our partner, Milton Public Library, in conjunction with the Prairie Lakes Library System:

"The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (adult), "The Great Mouse Detective" (youth), "The Hound of the Baskervilles" graphic novel (tween/teen), or "Las adventuras de Sherlock Holmes" (Spanish).

Herbal Tea Workshop: Simple Ways to Use Medicinal Herbs with Daniel Rey

September 12 @10:30am

Irene Adler: A Literary Portrayal by Laura F. Keyes

September 25 @5:30pm at Delavan Municipal Building

Community Discussion with Barrett Memorial Library

September 29 @5:30pm at Green Grocer *Register*

Adult Programs

Teen Programs

Youth Programs

Delavan Scarecrow Fest September 19

GEE Funny Farm Petting Zoo

10am-1pm at 210 E Walworth Ave next to Pet Pals

Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale 9am - 4pm at 335 E Walworth Ave next to the Post Office

Percy's Retiring! :( Help us send him off in style by playing one last game of Percy Pursuit (you'll win a super cool blanket, plus bragging rights), and make Percy a going-away card!

VIRTUAL Into to Seed Saving with Corbin Scholz, Farm Director at Seed Savers Exchange - September 4 @ 1pm (watch at the library or on zoom from home, link to join on our events page)

Delavan Public Library Blood Drive! September 8 12am - 4pm

For only the second time in its history, the American Red Cross has reported a national blood supply crisis!

Please register for an appointment slot on our website (walk-ins are welcome, but you may have to wait).

Manhattan Short Film Premiere Night @ Geneva Stage

Presented by Barrett Memorial Library, Delavan Public Library, Fontana Public Library, Lake Geneva Public Library.

September 24 @ 6pm - no registration necessary

Dungeons & Dragons begins! Twice monthly 10am-2pm

(September 5 & 19) | 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!

Monthly Book Clubs

Cover of "Broken Country" by Clare Leslie Hall.

Thursday Night:

September 3rd

@ 6:30pm

Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall

Place Hold

Social Justice:

September 9th

@ 4:00pm

Original Sins by Eve L. Ewing

Place Hold

History Makers:

September 30th

@ 10:30am

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Place Hold

Novel Ideas meets September 19 @ Boxed & Burlap downtown location at 2:15PM. Bring your own books and recommend them to the group! Click here for more details

New DPL cardholders! COMICS PLUS - unlimited access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, manga, and picture books with no waits or limits!

Check out MasterClass, free with your library card! Sign up tody to start learning.

Stream smarter with Kanopy! Something for everyone from award winners to documentaries to kids shows & movies!

New spices up for grabs the 15th of every month! Check out our newest editions--starting with a summer savory (carum carvi, also known as persian cumin or meridian fennel).

October: Sazon del sol

November: Tan-tan Moroccan seasoning

December: Urfa biber

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!

Adult/Seniors

Teens

Kids/Toddler

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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