Submitted by Karen Furo-Bonnstetter, Library Director
WOODVILLE, WI – 60 years ago, the Woodville Library Club was formed in the hopes that a library could be established in Woodville. The library began with a promise of 1000 books from the state of Wisconsin, a 500-dollar donation from the village and donated space in what is now the Woodville Community Center. After fund raising, remodeling the space and building shelves the promised books from the state arrived and the library held its Grand Opening on November 20th followed by its official opening on November 23rd as the Woodville Community Library.
In celebration the library will be hosting an open house on Friday, December 1st from 10 to 5 and on Saturday, December 2nd from 9-1. Join the library staff and trustees for refreshments and a visit. There will be a model train display as well as railroad memorabilia on display Later in the day on Saturday from 3-5 the library will be sponsoring crafts for kids at the Garage Bar as part of the Jule Fest activities.
Since 1963 there have been many changes, the library has moved a few times before coming to its current location on Main Street in what was once Aaby Plumbing, Heating and Electric store. In 1963, the library offered books to its users today the library offers, snowshoes, gardening tools, a pickle ball set, a disc golf set, learning kits, audiobooks, Play-a-ways, electronic games, DVDs, board games, accesses to a state wide digital library and interlibrary loan that reaches across the country. The library collection keeps expanding to meet the needs of those who use it.
The library also offers programing throughout the year for kids and adults. The library hosts story-time, summer reading, adult and kid reading challenges, book clubs, Snowshoe by Moonlight, Spooky Story Walk, crafting, and instructional classes. Information on events can be found on our website or by contacting the library. This Spring the library along with area libraries and the Geizendanner School Forest will hosting a community one read based on the book Nature’s Best Hope by Doug Tallamy. Susan Carpenter director of U-W Madison’s Arboretum will be here to talk about the benefits of gardening with native plants and how to get started. There will be more information to come about this event.
