November activities at Port library include clubs, paper arts

November activities at the Niederkorn Library in Port Washington include book clubs, a visit by animals and a paper arts program.

Children’s activities

Storytimes with Miss Amanda will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays through Nov. 18. These sessions are most suitable for preschoolers.

The Lego Building Club will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23.

Children can use the library’s Legos to design and build their own creations, then put them on display in the library. The club is geared for children 5 and older.

The Pokémon Club will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Youngsters can trade cards and will receive a  new-to-you card from the library.

Homemade butter will be the November project for the STEM Studio, which will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11.

The drop-in program is for children ages 8 to 12 who like to create art and build projects. 

The Lakeshore Avian and Reptile Sanctuary will bring animals to the library and talk about them at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19.

Family bingo with a Thanksgiving theme will be played at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9.

Adult and teen activities 

A grief support group will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Nov. 4 and 18.

The group is facilitated by Compassus Hospice. 

  The D&D PW Bookwyrms group meets from 5 to 7:45 p.m. Tuesdays for game enthusiasts of all experience levels.

A short story hour will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Port Washington Senior Center.

The Friday Morning Book Talk group will be held at 9:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13.

The Novel Ideas Book Club for fiction lovers will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16.

Copies of the featured books for the clubs will be available for check out at the library.  

A Work in Progress Wednesday, where participants may bring a project — anything from knitting, crocheting, painting, drawing or writing — to work on from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25.

A Teen Café for students in grades seven to 12 will be held from 2:45 to 4:15 p.m. Thursdays.

The cafe includes snacks and activities such as games, crafts, kahoot trivia and movies that will follow a sports theme. 

Google computer accounts and Gmail will be discussed during a 2:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, session. 

Those attending are asked to bring their email and password information to log in or a smartphone to set up a new Google account.

A paper arts class to create an identity collage will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5.

Participants will create a life-size self-portrait and identity collage with Jamie Heraver, certified therapeutic art practitioner. 

The class is for people 14 and older, and advance registration is required.

A Port Conversations session on genealogy and cognitive health will be held from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12.

Mary Patricia Voell of Legacies, a personal, family and organizational historians  group, will discuss ways studying ancestral roots can improve cognitive function, bonding, decision-making ability, empathy, spatial awareness and vocabulary.

Workforce Solutions for Your Business is the topic for a 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, networking event. 

Those attending will learn about programs and funds designed to recruit new employees and retain current workers while diversifying the workforce.

A program on how to navigate the Medicare website to review 2027 plans will be held by the Ozaukee County Aging and Disability Center at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. Instruction and guidance will be provided by Elder Benefit Specialist Ashley Mutsch in the library’s computer lab. 

Those attending must bring a list of medications and their insurance card.

For more information, call (262) 284-5031.

The library is at 316 W. Grand Ave.