Black Earth Public Library

Learn about Edgar Allen Poe and the distinct Antebellum period in American literature while enjoying an elegantly ghoulish culinary journey through the literary world of Poe.

This program will tie into the Wisconsin Department of Tourism’s “Top Chef Wisconsin”-inspired 2024 “Culinary” theme. Delve into letters that first class Titanic passengers wrote to loved ones at home, describing the elaborate lunch feasts and other delicacies.

For more than a century, Latino immigrants, migrants, and refugees have turned t

The 2024 Local Author Fair will feature six local authors who will be doing a reading of their books, participate in a Q&A Session, and have the opportunity to sell their books. This year we will be hosting authors like Jeff Nania, Kathy Stoltz, and more.

This presentation by Chad Lewis is an eerie combination of the most bizarre paranormal topics. He has combined his strangest cases of alien abductions, haunted places, mysterious creatures, crop circles, and everything else weird and unusual. This program covers the entire spectrum of WI's supernatural activity.

Join Angela Puerta and her vibrant 4-piece Latin band for a fun

Have you ever heard a student say they went to a school where they didn’t feel seen, heard, confident, loved, or like they truly belonged? Jr. has felt that way at his many schools. But things begin to change when he stumbles upon a magical classroom and peeks through their window. With the help of a teacher named Mr. Rise, he sees a handful of students who are shown just how special they are every day! Will Jr. be too afraid to reveal himself to them? Will they let Jr. join their team? Only time will tell if he’s found the community he’s needed for a very long time.

Ripple Project Program Description:

Join National Heritage Fellow Karen Ann Hoffman of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin for a conversation about Contemporary Native Art, Issues and (Mis-)Understandings. Warning—some topics may be triggering for some attendees.

This workshop will be offered once at Wisconsin Heights High School to students only, and a second time for students to repeat at the public library with community participants.

Keeping a journal helps you establish order when your world feels like it’s in chaos. It helps you get to know yourself by revealing your innermost fears, thoughts, and feelings. Journaling can help to cope with depression, anxiety and stress. Negative thoughts can be identified, giving an avenue for change, and provide an opportunity for positive self-talk.

This event will take place at the Black Earth Public Library with students that participated at the earlier Challenger Deep book discussion, and the BEPL book club participants.