Adult Programs

September Programs

Herb & Spice Club

September Spice: Paprika

Join our take-home cooking club! Each month, there will be a unique herb or spice to use at home along with a corresponding recipe and historical anecdotes.

Halloween Adult Reading & Activity Program

September 11 - October 31

Have a ghoulishly good time this autumn with our third annual Halloween adult reading and activity program: A Haunting on Park Ave, Part III: Day of the Bookish Dead! You can stop by the Library to pick up a program guide featuring:

  • Lists of spooky books to read and movies to watch
  • Scary-good recipes to make
  • Fantastical fall activities that will keep you occupied all season long

The more you read, watch, make, and do, the more chances you’ll have at one of our grand prize baskets.

Shelf Indulgence Book Club Evening Edition

Tuesday, September 26 at 6 pm 

Same book just at a different time and day!

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man’s relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother—his teammate, a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life.

October Programs

Herb & Spice Club

October Spice: Marjoram

Join our take-home cooking club! Each month, there will be a unique herb or spice to use at home along with a corresponding recipe and historical anecdotes.

Halloween Adult Reading & Activity Program

October 1 - October 31

Have a ghoulishly good time this autumn with our third annual Halloween adult reading and activity program: A Haunting on Park Ave, Part III: Day of the Bookish Dead! You can stop by the Library to pick up a program guide featuring:

  • Lists of spooky books to read and movies to watch
  • Scary-good recipes to make
  • Fantastical fall activities that will keep you occupied all season long

The more you read, watch, make, and do, the more chances you’ll have at one of our grand prize baskets.

The Victorian Undertaker

Saturday, October 7 at 11 am

To kick off the month of October at the Library, retired funeral director Steve Person presents on Victorian funeral and mourning customs and how they have shifted into today’s funeral traditions. Mortuary and embalming equipment and instruments from the Victorian era will be on display during this presentation.  

Library Memory Project Family Day

Sunday, October 15 at 1 – 4 pm

Location: Retzer Nature Center (S14W28167 Madison St., Waukesha, WI 53188)

We invite those living with memory loss, their care partners, and families (grandkids too) to attend our free family-friendly outing. Join us for activities throughout the day, which will include a planetarium show, art making, live music, paved hiking trails, refreshments, and more. Registration is preferred but not required. If you would like to register, please call Bridges Library System at 262-896-8245

Tuesday Tastes: Halloween Tricks n Treats

Tuesday, October 17 at 3 pm

Join us for a monthly cooking club focusing on beginner to intermediate recipes while learning various culinary techniques. This month we will make recipes that may just scare your socks off. Registration is required. Please email hplinfo@hartland.lib.wi.us to register. Registration opens September 26.

Author Event: Donna Rewolinski

Tuesday, October 17 at 6:30 pm

Local author, Donna Rewolinski, will be visiting the Library to read from her Novice Mystery series and talk about her writing and publishing life. Signed copies of her books will be available for purchase after the Q&A.

Shelf Indulgence Book Club

Thursday, October 19 at 11 am 

Monday, October 23 at 6 pm

Where All Light Tends to Go by David Joy

Jacob McNeely works for his father in a meth ring and has always been resigned to play the cards that were dealt him, but when a fatal mistake changes everything, he’s faced with a choice: stay and appease his father, or leave the mountains with the girl he loves. In a place where blood is thicker than water and hope takes a back seat to fate, Jacob wonders if he can muster the strength to rise above the only life he’s ever known. 

Blood Drive

Friday, October 20 at 9 am – 2 pm

The Library will be hosting a Blood Drive in conjunction with the Red Cross. For an appointment, call 1-800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org and enter ‘Hartland’ in the ‘Find a Blood Drive’ box. Walk-ins are also welcome.