Youth
Candy Sushi

Teen and Adults
Black Glue Watercolor

Join the Calumet County Master Gardeners as they guide us through the upcoming gardening season.

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Mondays at 6: 00 PM - in-person and livestreamed on YouTube

April 4 – Getting Seeds Ordered and Early Starting Tips

April 18 – Gardening in a Raised Bed

May 2 – It’s time to Plant – Tips for a Successful Garden

May 16 – Keeping your Garden Healthy 

Join Money Smart Week for a week of virtual financial capability programming Saturday, April 9 through Saturday, April 16, 2022.

This week-long free virtual campaign aims to help people better manage their personal finances with a focus on those hardest-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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This year’s line-up includes:

• Monday, April 11 @ 1:00 p.m. CT | Spend Smart. Eat Smart.

  • Presented by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

• Tuesday, April 12 @ 1:00 p.m. CT | Credit: Build & Improve It!

  • Presented by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

• Wednesday, April 13 @ 1:00 p.m. CT | Buying or Refinancing a Home: Options & Tools

  • Presented by North West Housing Partnership

• Thursday, April 14 @ 1:00 p.m. CT | Understanding Social Security Benefits

  • Presented by the Social Security Administration

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View more details at www.moneysmartweek.org. Events are free and open to the public, but registration is advised. Questions for the panelists can be submitted during the registration process.

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The library will be offering an in-person screening of the above showing with the exception of Tuesday's Credit: Build & Improve It!.

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

11:00 AM

A livestream viewing will be hosted at the library.  Participant may also register to view event at their own location.

Hosted by one of Google’s internal SEO experts, this workshop will give you a behind-the-scenes view into how Google approaches SEO for its own sites. You will learn practical strategies that you or your web development team can implement to help drive traffic from Google Search to your site.

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Register to view off-site: https://bit.ly/3p4NoKw

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This virtual program is presented through Grow with Google.

From sharing photos of the grandkids, viewing a bank statement, or trying to schedule an appointment with a doctor, more and more of our daily lives are moving into the digital world.  While it is just a few keystrokes or finger swipes away, without the knowledge and experience, that world can seem to be a chasm without a bridge. The Chilton Public Library, in partnership with Calumet County Aging and Disability Resources Centers (ADRC), will be offering a yearlong series of classes to help bridge that digital divide and increase the comfort level of navigating the online world.  These lessons will be held in-person at the Chilton Public Library starting in January 2022. Lessons will be geared towards those with no-skill or low-skill digital comfort and are offered free of charge. Classes will run the 4th Tuesday of the month at 1:00 PM and the next Wednesday at 6:00 PM.

• January 25, 1:00 PM/January 26, 6:00 PM, A Journey begins with the first step - Devices to access the online world (smartphones/tables and Chromebooks)

• February 22, 1:00 PM/February 23, 6:00 PM, Navigating the Online World (Web Browsers, Search Engines, Online shopping, Basic Online Security)

• March 22, 1:00 PM/March 23, 6:00 PM, Getting the word out (online communications part I - Email/Calendars and attachments)

• April 26, 1:00 PM/April 27, 6:00 PM, 21st Century Message in a Bottle (online communication part II – Text, Messaging, Video Chat)

• May 24, 1:00 PM/May 25, 6:00 PM, Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe (Online Safety)

• June 28, 1:00 PM/June 29, 6:00 PM, Your Digital Face (Intro to Social Media part I – Facebook, Instagram)

• July 26, 1:00 PM/July 27, 6:00 PM, Look what I can do (Intro to Social Media/Online Learning part II – YouTube, Pinterest)

• August 23, 1:00 PM/August 24, 6:00 PM, Entertainment Anywhere (Streaming TV, Music, and Movies)

• September 27, 1:00 PM/September 28, 6:00 PM, Information Everywhere (Online News, Online Health, Evaluating information)

• October 25, 1:00 PM/October 26, 6:00 PM, More than Your Head in the Clouds (Online storage, Photos, Backups)

• November 22, 1:00 PM/November 23, 6:00 PM, Google that… (Variety of Google Tools – Documents, Organization)

• December 27, 1:00 PM/December 28, 6:00 PM, All the Places You’ll Go (Recap, Additional items) items

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These lessons are made possible by the generous funding of the WiLS Ideas to Action Fund.  If you would like to register for one or more classes, please contact the Chilton Public Library at 920-849-4414 or stop in (Chilton Public Library, 221 Park Street, Chilton, WI 53014).