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Adults and children alike are invited to come hear a first-hand account from President Abraham Lincoln himself about how our national, annual observance of the Thanksgiving holiday came to be established in the fall of 1863, in the midst of the Civil War. Kevin Wood appears as Abraham Lincoln.
Help fill our Library Thankful Tree with selfies showing how you're Thankful for the West Bend Library. Submissions are welcomed November 2 - November 25.
November 2020 marks the 400th anniversary since the Mayflower landing in 1620. Join local history professor Kirk Tyvela, Ph.D., as he talks aboutthis historic event!
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Stop by the library's YouTube channel every Tuesday at noon to get teen-specific recommendations from Teen Librarian Hannah! We'll have new ideas for stuff to read, stuff to watch, stuff to listen to, and other stuff to do every week!
Show generously sponsored by WB Kiwanis Early Risers!
Juggling fire and spinning iPads is just the start. With a background in film making and over 3 million views on social media The Jester Jim Virtual Comedy Show is just what you need! This 40 min live broadcast packed with tricks, balancing, and laughs, will leave you wanting more. Come join us for all the fun and interact (via chat) with Jim and his amazing show, LIVE!
LIVE LINK FOR NOVEMBER 12- https://youtu.be/qBBjVdxPgsI
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A bargained-for bride
McClure, Marcia Lynn, author.
A big day for baseball
Osborne, Mary Pope, author, narrator.
A lady's guide to gossip and murder
Freeman, Dianne, 1958- author.
A plain vanilla murder
Albert, Susan Wittig, author.
A reluctant bride
Hedlund, Jody, author.
A rising man
Mukherjee, Abir, author.
A season in hell
Jackson, Easy, author.
Africa speaks
Santana (Musical group), composer, performer.
After the end : a novel
Mackintosh, Clare, author.
Albert Einstein : a graphic history of the father ...
Hartley, Ned, author.
Almost midnight
Doiron, Paul, author.
America before : the key to Earth's lost civilizat...
Hancock, Graham, author, narrator.
America's reluctant prince : the life of John F. K...
Gillon, Steven M., author.
American duchess : a novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt
Harper, Karen (Karen S.), author.
Bad Axe County : a novel
Galligan, John (Mystery writer), author.
Bayou born
Edwards, Hailey, author.
Beating endo : how to reclaim your life from endom...
Orbuch, Iris Kerin, author.
Becoming a veterinarian
Kachka, Boris, author.
Big sky : a novel
Atkinson, Kate, author.
Birthday
Russo, Meredith, author.
Blood
Collective Soul (Musical group), performer.
Blue roses
Runaway June (Musical group), composer, performer.
Born just right
Reeves, Jordan, author.
Can Cat and Bird be friends?
Muir, Coll, author, illustrator.
Charity's burden
Maxwell, Edith, author.
Clare Bowen.
Bowen, Clare, composer, performer.
Conagher : a novel
L'Amour, Louis, 1908-1988, author.
Death comes to Bath
Lloyd, Catherine, 1963- author.
Death from a top hat
Rawson, Clayton, 1906-1971, author.
Die me a river
Swanson, Denise, author.
Doom days
Bastille (Musical group), composer, performer.
Eye spy
Lackey, Mercedes, author.
Fool me once
Bybee, Catherine, author.
Game of bones
Haines, Carolyn, author.
Gone too long : a novel
Roy, Lori, author.
Happy money : the Japanese art of making peace wit...
Honda, Ken, author.
Heart of barkness
Quinn, Spencer, author.
Help us stranger
Raconteurs (Rock group), composer, performer.
Home again
McCoy, Shirlee, author.
Knife
Nesbø, Jo, 1960- author.
Late night feelings
Ronson, Mark, 1975- performer.
LeBron, Inc. : the making of a billion-dollar athl...
Windhorst, Brian, author.
Let me hear a rhyme
Jackson, Tiffany D., author.
Let's rock
Black Keys (Musical group), compser, performer.
Little sunny sunshine = Sol solecito
Jaramillo, Susie, author, illustrator.
Lock every door : a novel
Sager, Riley, author.
Lost and found
Steel, Danielle, author.
Lost lake
Littlejohn, Emily, author.
Luna : the science and stories of our moon
Aguilar, David A, author.
Madame X
Madonna, 1958- composer, performer.
Mistress of the Ritz
Benjamin, Melanie, 1962- author.
Moth : an evolution story
Thomas, Isabel, 1979- author.
Mrs. Everything : a novel
Weiner, Jennifer, author.
Only the stubborn survive
Stone, R. W., author.
Open carry
Cameron, Marc, author.
Originals
Prince, composer, performer.
Orion
X Ambassadors (Musical group), performer.
Paper son
Rozan, S. J., author.
Pretty revenge
Liebert, Emily, author.
Putting peace first : 7 commitments to change the ...
Dawson, Eric David, author.
Queen bee : a novel
Frank, Dorothea Benton, author.
Ride me back home
Nelson, Willie, 1933- composer, performer.
Rocket says look up!
Bryon, Nathan, author.
Rocks and minerals
Strother, Ruth, author.
Searching for Sylvie Lee : a novel
Kwok, Jean, author.
Soccerverse : poems about soccer
Steinglass, Elizabeth, author.
Someone to honor : a Westcott novel
Balogh, Mary, author.
Stone cold heart : a novel
Frear, Caz, author.
Stranger songs
Michaelson, Ingrid, performer.
String of pearls
Carlson, Melody, author.
Summer by the tides
Hunter, Denise, 1968- author.
Surfside sisters : a novel
Thayer, Nancy, 1943- author.
Surfside sisters : a novel
Thayer, Nancy, 1943- author.
Sweet on you
Wade, Becky, author.
Temper
Fargo, Layne, author.
The Amish cookie club
Price, Sarah, 1969- author.
The artful match
Delamere, Jennifer, author.
The bookish life of Nina Hill
Waxman, Abbi, author.
The charmer in chaps
London, Julia, author.
The conservative sensibility
Will, George F., author.
The Dancing Turtle: A Folktale from Brazil
DeSpain, Pleasant
The end of forgetting : growing up with social med...
Eichhorn, Kate, 1971- author.
The gifted school
Holsinger, Bruce W., author.
The golden hour : a novel
Williams, Beatriz, author.
The governess of Penwythe Hall
Ladd, Sarah E., author.
The guest book
Blake, Sarah, 1960- author.
The hard stuff : a novel
Gordon, David, 1967- author.
The heart of a king : the love of Solomon
Smith, Jill Eileen, 1958- author.
The history behind game of thrones
Weinczok, David C., author.
The Kennedy heirs : John, Caroline, and the new ge...
Taraborrelli, J. Randy.
The killer collective
Eisler, Barry, author.
The last book party : a novel
Dukess, Karen, author.
The last house guest : a novel
Miranda, Megan, author.
The long flight home
Hlad, Alan, author.
The memory of light
Stork, Francisco X., author.
The method to the madness : Donald Trump's ascent ...
Salkin, Allen, author.
The night before
Walker, Wendy, 1967- author.
The poison bed
Fremantle, Elizabeth, author.
The Satapur moonstone
Massey, Sujata, author.
The scent keeper : a novel
Bauermeister, Erica, author.
The shameless
Atkins, Ace, author.
The stories you tell : a Roxane Weary mystery
Lepionka, Kristen, author.
The sum of all shadows
Lustbader, Eric, author.
The summoning
Graham, Heather, author.
The tenth muse : a novel
Chung, Catherine, author.
The travelers : a novel
Porter, Regina, author.
The vagabonds : the story of Henry Ford and Thomas...
Guinn, Jeff, author.
There's something about Sweetie
Menon, Sandhya, author.
This is not a love scene
Megale, S.C.
This time will be different
Sugiura, Misa, author.
Tim
Avicii, 1989-2018, composer, performer.
Truth or lie : dinosaurs!
Perl, Erica S, author.
Truth or lie : sharks!
Perl, Erica S., author.
Under currents
Roberts, Nora, author.
Unfreedom of the press
Levin, Mark R. (Mark Reed), 1957- author, narrator.
Voyager
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Wanderers : a novel
Wendig, Chuck, author.
Western stars
Springsteen, Bruce, composer, performer.
Wherever you go
Peterson, Tracie, author.
Whiskers in the dark : a Mrs. Murphy mystery
Brown, Rita Mae, author.
Who slays the wicked
Harris, C. S., author.
Years to burn
Calexico (Musical group), composer, performer.
Teen volunteer Evelyn W. earns volunteer hours by writing book reviews. Check out her spoiler-free review of Cinder by Marissa Meyer, and find out how you can get involved!
Genealogy is a popular pastime. People start researching their family tree for many different reasons. The West Bend Library has many genealogical resources for you, no matter what your experience level. Click through to learn more!