Event List

Designed for all ages.

Show your library card for free admission! 

Designed for all ages.

Show your library card for free admission! 

Get ready for an action-packed adventure! Test your strength, agility, and bravery as you work through our challenging obstacle course at Myrick Park. Who will emerge victorious? Best for ages 6-11. 

We have the puppets you put on the show. Come play and create at this celebration of storytelling. Best for ages 0-6.

An opportunity for neurodivergent teens and young adults (aged 16 through early 30s) to gather for creative arts-based activities and guided discussions.

Join us for an exciting evening of board and video games! Whether you're a seasoned strategist or a casual player, there's something for everyone. Come relax, connect with others, and dive into fun and friendly competition at the library!

Do you like solving riddles and puzzles? Then join us for a whole host of head-scratchers to unravel, puzzles to puzzle and riddles to decipher as we work towards answering the big question: can we escape before time runs out?

Join us at the market! We will be at the Friday Farmers Market (now at Burns Park, 3:30-6:30) Fridays in June and July (except July 4). Stop by and say hi or drop in for storytime! 

Join us with the Irish Band, Amadans, for a morning of fun Irish music where there will be dancing, crafts, and more! For all ages.

Build, create, and explore with LEGO bricks in a fun, free environment. 

Free to play and be me! An inclusive playgroup for LGBTQ+ families and allies. Fun stories and activities to be provided by the La Crosse Public Library and the Parenting Place. 

Unleash your creativity with eco-friendly crafts at the North Library.  We'll breathe new life into leftover materials to create fantastic, upcycled art! For all ages.

Come and have a “hole” lot of fun navigating through parts of the North library on a mini golf adventure! Best for ages 6-11.

Play Shoppe is a shared time for parents and their children! Join the Parenting Place and enjoy open-ended playtime, a simple art activity, circle and storytime, and a snack. Come and share the power of playing with your child!

Designed for all ages, this storytime features stories, rhymes, singing, games, and dancing. A great opportunity to encourage an interest in books and help young children develop important socialization skills.

Get ready for a hands-on experience with Novel Motion Circus! Learn amazing new circus and juggling skills, appropriate for the whole family—or at least those brave enough to try! For all ages.

Do you have a drawer full of old receipts, ticket stubs, or random scraps you’re not quite sure what to do with?

Designed for all ages, this 30-minute storytime features stories, rhymes, singing, games, and dancing. A great opportunity to encourage an interest in books and help young children develop important socialization skills. 

Designed for all ages, this 30-minute storytime features stories, rhymes, singing, games, and dancing. A great opportunity to encourage an interest in books and help young children develop important socialization skills. 

Designed for ages birth-9 months, this 20 minute storytime features simple stories, songs, rhymes, and a lot of interactive fun! A great opportunity to meet other caregivers in the area with playtime happening after storytime.

Treat yourself!  Come and relax with us at a kid-friendly spa day. Best for ages 6-11.

Chair Yoga is adaptable for every body and will offer a sense of ease, relaxation, and strength.

Set sail on an adventure with Moana-themed games, crafts, and a dance party at Black River Beach!  Costumes welcome. Best for ages 0-5.