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New Library Hours
The library is now open on Saturdays! See all our library hours here.
Jerry Apps Book Launch July 13th
Join us for the launch of Jerry Apps' newest book on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 7pm. There will be a reception and book signing. The book is available for sale at our library.
Horse-Drawn Days: A Century of Farming with Horses captures stories of rural life at a time when a team of horses was a vital part of the farm family.
Author Jerry Apps pairs lively historic narrative with reminiscences about his boyhood on the family farm in Wisconsin to paint a vivid picture of a bygone time.
Featuring fascinating historic photos, ads, and posters, plus contemporary color photos of working horses today, Horse-Drawn Days evokes the majesty of these animals and illuminates the horse's role in our country's early history and our rural heritage.
Jerry Apps is professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of many books on rural history and country life. His nonfiction books include Old Farm, Every Farm Tells a Story, and Living a Country Year. Jerry was born and raised on a small farm in Waushara County where he grew up driving horses.
Winnefox Employment Help Center
Looking for work, but not sure where to start?
The best job search info is at the Winnefox Employment Help Center!
Find everything for your job search there, including...
- Waushara County job openings
- job opportunities in Wisconsin and in other states
- tips for filling out applications
- résumé samples and templates
- job fairs and recruitment events
- videos of job interviewing tips
- free books and brochures
The Winnefox Employment Help Center is a service of the Winnefox Library System.
Books by Wild Rose Authors Available for Purchase
If you missed our launch party for Jerry Apps or our open house honoring Wild Rose author Aaron Tellock, their books In A Pickle (Apps), Old Farm: A History (Apps), and A King Amongst Deceased (Tellock) are still available for purchase at our library.
Join the Friends of the Library
The Friends of the Library group meets 3 or 4 times a year to plan fundraising activities; some Friends volunteer at the circulation desk or help with special library programs.
We cannot emphasize enough the importance of an active Friends group. Staff alone could not handle all the activity in our library. Volunteer Friends make a big difference!
If you have time to devote to the library, the Friends of the Library would welcome you! Contact the library at director@wildroselibrary.org or 920-622-3835 to find out how you can join.
Audio Books Delivered Direct to Your PC
If
you listen to audio books, we have the perfect thing for you — our
library is now providing access to the OverDrive Digital Audio Book collection!
You can download audiobooks to your PC and listen to them on your computer, transfer them to a digital audio player, PDA, or other portable device, or burn them to a CD.
It’s
easy! Just click on this link for digital
audio books, choose one of the great titles available, download
and listen. Search for your favorite book titles or browse through topics
of interest. Choose from over 500 fiction and non-fiction titles, anytime
day or night.
If you’re already a fan of books on tape and books on CD, this is a new way to enjoy youJuly 16, 2010
Need help? Check our digital audio books help page for tips on downloading, listening, transferring and more!
Choose from over 500 fiction and
non-fiction titles, anytime day or night! |
Downloading the free and easy to use OverDrive Media Console software allows you to listen to audio books in high-quality Windows Media Audio format on any Windows computer. If your PC already has Windows Media Player installed, the Console works hand-in-hand with WMP to give you added functionality to transfer your audio books to supported portable devices.
Access to Overdrive Digital Audio Books is made possible by funding from the Winnefox Library System and the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium.
Answers you can trust, now available any time night or day!
Have
a question? Need an answer? Our AskAway service is now available whenever you need
it — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
With AskAway you get a quick, accurate answer from a librarian — anytime, day or night. Using our chat service you'll be connected to an experienced librarian who can help find the information you need. The librarian you work with may be as close as your own library or thousands of miles away, but wherever they are they’ll have the knowledge and tools to help you.
Free Wireless Internet Access at the Library!
The Patterson Memorial
Library is now offering wireless connections to the library's Internet
service. Bring in your laptop and take advantage
of this 
free
service.
- Internet access is provided via 802.11g wireless access points.
- Compatable with 802.11b and 802.11g network cards.
- Your laptop must be configured to use DHCP; instructions will be available to reset your laptop to use DHCP.
- Beyond providing basic instructions, library staff cannot assist you with configuring your laptop or to troubleshoot individual problems. Ask at our circulation desk to receive instructions.
We also offer free Internet access at a number of publicly-accessible PCs in the library.
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