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Monday
9am - 7pm
Tuesday
9am - 6pm
Wednesday
9am - 6pm
Thursday
9am - 6pm
Friday
9am - 5pm
Saturday
9am - 1pm

106 N. Stevens Street
Rhinelander, WI 54501
(715) 365-1070

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Kid's Summer Reading schedule!

Color Our World 2025summer theme banner. Colorful photos of art supplies

Join us at Rhinelander District Library for a summer of reading and activities for all ages!

Printable Brochure and Book Club information

Summer Reading printable brochure

Summer Reading Performers

Foam Zone text on foam cannon shooting foam at kids with happy faces

Foam Zone Kick-off Party!

Monday, June 9 at 2:00 p.m.
Library Lawn

Kids should prepare to get messy during this hour long foam party to help us kick-off summer!

Picture of woman with two sticks creating a giant bubble.

Bubble-ology

Monday, June 23 at 1:00 p.m.
Library Meeting Room

Licia Johnson from North Lakeland Discovery Center will help us learn what bubbles are if they have color or are all color, develop our own solution and create bubble art!
Ages: 5 and up

J and R Aquatic Animal Rescue logo blue fish with black stripes

Color our World With Animals

Monday, June 30 at1:00 p.m.
Library Meeting Room

During this hour long presentation, kids will find out the dazzling way animals use color in nature by viewing animals up close and personal!

Tom Pease in Red Shirt making a Triangle with hands while singing

Music with Tom Pease

Wednesday, July 16
11:00 a.m. on the Library Lawn

Tom is a library favorite!  Kids will love his humor and joy.
Sponsored by Wisconsin Valley Library Service

Special Events

Red point and shoot camera on top of photos of landscapes

Exploring Color with Photography

Wednesday, June 18 at 1:00 p.m.
Library Meeting Room

Members from the Rhinelander Photography Club will share how they use color in their photography with photos and hands-on activities!  Kids are encouraged to bring a phone or camera.
Ages 6 and up

Cartoon image of a child reading a book inside of a tent until a sky with stars and a crescent moon.

Stories, Songs and S'mores

Monday, July 7 at 6:00 p.m.
Library Lawn

Bring a blanket for a camp-themed family storytime and a sweet snack.

Paints and splatters with the words Color our World with paint smeared hands below.

Art with Miss Louise

Monday, July 14 at 1:00 p.m.
Library Meeting Room

Louise Perreault from Old School will lead kids in colorful art activities.
Ages 5 and up

Kids cheering with adult behind them smiling around a table with a white tablecloth, yellow round lid with worms on it.

Annual Library Worm Race

Tuesday, July 30 at 1:00 p.m.
Library Lawn

Kids can cheer their worms to the finish line with a partner.  Kids 4 and up
REGISTRATION REQUIRED!

Kids playing under a colorful parachute on a park lawn

Picnic in the Park

Tuesday, August 5 at 10:00 a.m.
Hodag Park

Preschool kids are welcome to bring a drink and we’ll provide the activities and snack with our friends from Children’s WI.

Two girls in dresses, an adult woman in a princess costume and a boy in a knight costume around a table with art supplies.

Annual Library Tea

Wednesday, August 13 at 1:30 p.m.
Library Meeting Room

The theme is “The Art of Tea”
For kids in First Grade & up
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Sponsored by the Rhinelander Women’s Club