June Offerings

Thursday, June 1st, 6:30 pm, Schreiner Travel Series: MIDDLE EAST presented by Bev Mattingly Are you excited to learn more about traveling to wonderful exotic places?  Schreiner Memorial Library is hosting the “Schreiner Travel Series” presented by our very own community members!  This month, Bev tells us all about traveling to the MIDDLE EAST.  Please join us!

Summer Nights at the Plaza presents Gin, Chocolate, and Bottle Rockets, June 13th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm Please bring your lawnchair, and shopping bag as we enjoy Gin, Chocolate, and Bottle Rockets and the Lancaster Night Market.  This Madison area band features tight 3-part harmonies combined with straight-from-the-heart songwriting which is bound to keep you at the edge of your chair cheering for more!  Night at the Plaza is sponsored by US Cellular. 
Upcoming Night a the Plaza dates: July 11th – The Wundos, August 8th – Wheelhouse

Identity Theft, Wednesday, June 14th, 1:00 pm Join Jeffrey Kersten, DATCP, from the Department of Consumer Protection to find out how to stay secure and protect your identity. Please register by emailing Kristin at kholman-steffel@swls.org or by calling the library at 608.723.7304.

Lancaster Community Band Concert Series Come to the Plaza to enjoy Lancaster Community Band Concerts at 7 pm Mondays June 19th, July 3rd, July 17th, and July 31st. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy the amazing talent of the players performing these carefully curated pieces!

A Visit with Pulitzer Prize Journalist, Buzz Bissinger, Wednesday, June 21st at 6:30 pm in the Hillary Auditorium Buzz Bissinger’s book, The Mosquito Bowl, is a compelling true story featuring college football players, the battle of Okinawa, and a football game called The Mosquito Bowl. This story includes many different characters but highlights Lancaster’s very own David Schreiner and Mark (Hadley) Hoskins. 

This program is sponsored in part by the Lancaster Public Library Foundation, the Grant County Historical Society, DAV Chapter 40 Grant/Crawford County, American Legion Post 109 Lancaster, and VFW Post 2344 Lancaster.

If you would like to obtain a copy of the Mosquito Bowl for this book signing, please contact the library at 608.723.7304 or email Kristin at kholman-steffel@swls.org.

Book Club, Tuesday, June 27th at 6:30 pm Please bring a beverage of your choice and be ready to discuss, The Shadow in the Glass by August Derleth. All are Welcome!  Ask for your copy at our circulation desk today. Zoom option is available by contacting Kristin at kholman-steffel@swls.org.