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Chase away the winter blues and welcome the greens of spring during Mead Library's third-annual WinterGreen festival, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, March 16.

 

Join Mead and over a dozen community partners for free activities and workshops for all ages on a variety of green-themed topics, including: backyard chickens, beekeeping, computer repair and recycling, food preservation, fairy house building, games, gardening, indoor birding scavenger hunt, local food demo, upcycling and nature crafts, water filtration, writing activities and more.

Schedule:

 

Camp Songs, Snacks & More with the Girl Scouts of Manitou Council

10-10:30 a.m., Jerry Black's Cafe (first floor)

 

 “A Dreadful Fairy Book” Author Reading and Fairy House Workshop

(recommended for ages 7 and up)

  • Author Reading, 10-10:30 a.m., Story Garden (third floor)
  • Workshop, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Children’s Activity Room (third floor)

 

Nature-Inspired Art with Bookworm Gardens

10 a.m.-1 p.m., Maas Teen Learning Center (third floor)

 

Leaf the World More Peaceful Pinwheel Craft with the Friends of Peace Park Sheboygan

10 a.m.-1 p.m., Imaginarium (second floor)

 

Curiosity Labs: Water Filtration Workshop with MilliporeSigma

  • Session 1, 10-10:45 a.m., Rocca Room (first floor)
  • Session 2, 10:45-11:30 a.m., Rocca Room (first floor)

 

Frogs and Toads of Wisconsin with Camp Y-Koda

10:30-11 a.m., The Loft (third floor)

 

WinterGreen Oil Image Transfer Workshop

11 a.m.-noon, Jerry Black’s Café (first floor)

 

Mead Seed Library Checkout

11 a.m.-2 p.m., second floor main area

 

Egg Carton Starter Gardens

11 a.m.-2 p.m., second floor main area

 

Window Herb Propagation with Janna Nelson of Kohler Landscape

11 a.m.-2 p.m., second floor main area

 

Birding Scavenger Hunt with the Sheboygan County Audubon Society

10 a.m.-4 p.m., library-wide

 

Goodside Grocery Local Food Information Booth

10 a.m.-4 p.m., first floor main area

 

Computer Recycling and DIY Repair with Reboot Sheboygan

10 a.m.-4 p.m., first floor main area

 

Green-Themed Button Making with the John Michael Kohler Arts Center

10 a.m.-4 p.m., first floor main area

 

Photo Booth

10 a.m.-4 p.m., first floor main area

 

Green Guide of Sheboygan County Info Booth

10 a.m.-4 p.m., first floor main area

 

Eating Green with Nourish, featuring Basil Pesto and Massaged Kale Salad

Noon-1 p.m., Rocca Room

 

Urban Farming with Amanda Strojinc

  • Home Food Preservation, 1 p.m.
  • Backyard Chicken Farming, 2 p.m.
  • Beekeeping, 3 p.m.

All talks held in The Loft (third floor)

 

Words of Green Writing Activities & Select Readings with the Sheboygan County Writers Club

1:30-4 p.m., Maas Teen Learning Center (third floor)

 

Brain Health and the Green Benefits of Table Top Gaming with The GameBoard

2-4 p.m., Rocca Room (first floor)

 

Upcycled Paperback Hedgehog Craft

2-4 p.m., Imaginarium (second floor)

 

Bean Sprout Project

2-4 p.m., Imaginarium (second floor)

 

Pine Cone Bird Treats

2-4 p.m., Imaginarium (second floor)