Information about The Mansion In The Woods is on the website @ The Grignon Mansion
HISTORY
In the days before Wisconsin’s statehood, the Fox River was an important water highway for travelers and fur traders. Since as early as 1760, the land where the Mansion now stands held a trading post to welcome travelers at a natural portage point along the Fox River. The Grignon family actively ran the fur trade post for over 100 years until Charles took over in 1830.
In 1837, Charles A. Grignon built this elegant Mansion as a wedding gift for his Pennsylvania bride, Mary Elizabeth Meade. An oasis of luxury and civilization on the Wisconsin frontier, this stately home was known as “The Mansion in the Woods” to countless travelers.
The Mansion and the Grignon family were also familiar to local indigenous tribes. The grandson of a Menominee woman, Charles acted as an interpreter for the U.S. government at the Treaty of the Cedars, which transferred four million acres of Menominee land to the United States Government: the area now known as Northeast Wisconsin.
Today, the Grignon Mansion is a proud reminder of our state’s beginnings. Restored to the time period of 1837-62, when Charles lived there, the Mansion is a beautiful link to our heritage.
Library of Lights: Light display in the Interactive Learning Garden outside the library daily from dusk until 9:00p. The garden includes a storybook walk, scavenger hunt, and take & make projects.
Little Free Pantry: The pantry is open during library hours M-TH 9a-8p and F 9a-5p. The pantry is in the library lobby and the main doors are unlocked during operating hours. The pantry is stocked with non-perishable staples. The library does receive large surpluses of fresh produce at times, which is announced on their Facebook page when it comes.
Storybook Walks at 1,000 Islands: Walk the boardwalk trail and read a picture book together as you walk and take home an activity or craft!
January 23rd featuring the book Ella, Eddie, and Egg by Stephanie Feuerstein
February 12th featuring the book When the Snow Falls by Linda Booth Sweeney
March 12th The Big Storm: A Very Soggy Counting Book by Nancy Tafuri
Hotspots & Wi-Fi: The library lends hotspots for at home internet access. There is also outdoor Wi-Fi access located in the Interactive Learning Garden and the four closest parking spots to it.
Book Bundles & Kits:
Storytime to Go Kit (birth to preK): One make & take activity paired with books we would read for storytime with some fun rhymes or songs!
Calendar Club Kit (preK to early elementary): One make & take activity paired with books that feature special themed days of the month.
Book Bundles (all ages): Handpicked bundle of books based on the genre selected for the child, teen or adult.
Teacher Packs: Tell us what reading level (or age/grade) and the topics your child is learning about and we add titles to your pack to enhance learning.
Leveled Reading: The library can supply your reader with books at their reading level. We have many beginning reader books, levels A-D.
Virtual Programs:
Saturday Storytime via Facebook; Monthly event through April (preK- early elementary)
Bright Babies Storytime via Facebook; Weekly event through April (toddler)
Learn a Sign Storytime via Facebook; Weekly event through April (toddler)
Preschool Storytime via Facebook; Weekly event through April (ages 3-5)
Parent & Toddler Time: At Home Edition via Facebook; Registration required, monthly through May.
Magic Tree House Club via Zoom; Registration required, twice monthly through April (grades 1-4)
Teen Tuesdays via Zoom; Registration required, monthly event through May
What’s Cooking via Facebook; Monthly cooking program (intergenerational)
Experiencing Art: Take & Make via Facebook; Registration required, monthly through May (teen/adult)
Take & Make Craft & Class via Facebook; Registration required, monthly through May (teen/adult)
Printing, copying, faxing, computer use: While the library may currently be in curbside service, there is a computer available for use in the lobby, and the library can still offer printing, faxing and copying.
Ashley Thiem-Menning, MLIS, Director
KAUKAUNA PUBLIC LIBRARY
920.766.6342
ashleyt@kaukauna-wi.org
www.kaukaunalibrary.org
Fun information from 1,000 Islands website @ Snowflake Facebook page post
Snowflakes are an incredible work of art that we are blessed with here in Wisconsin. Take a minute to enjoy this video about how a snowflake is formed based off of the book "The Secret Life of a Snowflake" by Kennety Libbrecht.
Join 1,000 Islands for a live bald eagle presentation via Zoom by the National Eagle Center. Watch a live eagle presentation and learn about their biology, ecology, natural history, and cultural connections. You must register for this presentation. To register, please go to https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__kFpLunuSBehqb44ihV90w
Only one registration per household is needed. Select the image below to be directed to the facebook page.
