Cross Plains - Rosemary Garfoot Public Library

For most of the 20th century, racial covenants were an insidious tool used nationwide to segregate whites from Blacks and other minorities in America’s burgeoning suburbs and residential neighborhoods.  Racial covenants were clauses inserted into property deeds to prevent non-Whites and non-Christian’s from buying or occupying land. Although no longer valid or enforceable, they can still be found in the land deeds of almost every American community, including Dane County.

This program will highlight aspects of Wisconsin’s history and current cheesemaking/culinary culture.

Featured dance: Cumbia

Celebrate Banned Books Week with the Carpe Librum Book Club as we discuss Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye. According to the American Library Association, Morrison's 1970 debut was the third most challenged book of 2022, with 73 different challenges being brought against it in schools and libraries around the country. Join us for a discussion about this classic and other banned books at our monthly meeting. Copies of the book will be available for check-out at the circulation desk beginning September 1st.

Program Description:

Join three African American Women Writers from Madison as they discuss their poetry, prose, and drama in relation to three African American Writers of Resistance.

Experience literature and discussion that informs and enlightens us in the ways in which we have agitated and advocated for change in our society both past and present.

Chad Lewis, a well-known ghost hunter and author of several books, will present a Zoom program featuring the history of Santa Claus and Krampus, winter superstitions, and tales of spirits, little people, witches and more related to winter and holiday traditions.

The historical roots of African American oppression run deep, as Ava DuVernay’s documentary 13th reveals.

A one-hour storytelling event to tie in with the season and the community Halloween House event that is hosted on library grounds.

Science writer Scott Spoolman takes readers with him to twenty-eight state parks and forests where evidence of the state’s striking geologic and natural history are on display. The author tells stories of events and processes that shaped Wisconsin’s landscapes, including volcanic eruptions, invasions by ancient seas, crushing glaciers, and centuries of erosion.

Come to the free film screening of Decoding the Driftless, a film of science exploration and adventure.

The film's co-producer, George Howe, will kick-off the film and there will be a Q&A afterwards.

Refreshments provided.

Registration required.  To reserve your seat call 608-798-3991 or email Kris at kloman [at] rgpl.org.