Balsam Lake Public Library

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🌿 Help yourself to our library herb garden! 🌿Our library herb garden is thriving, and it's here for you. Please feel fre...
06/20/2026

🌿 Help yourself to our library herb garden! 🌿
Our library herb garden is thriving, and it's here for you. Please feel free to stop by and snip what you need.

We currently have a wonderful mix ready to pick:
🌱 Parsley
🌱 Cilantro
🌱 Oregano
🌱 Lemon-thyme
🌱 Sage
🌱 Basil

We ask that you please be gentle with the plants and take only what you need for your immediate cooking plans.

What are you planning to make with these? Let us know in the comments! 👇

Yesterday's event was a hit! 🦖 Everyone got a chance to lead either a llama or a mini-pony around an obstacle course! 🦙 ...
06/19/2026

Yesterday's event was a hit! 🦖 Everyone got a chance to lead either a llama or a mini-pony around an obstacle course! 🦙 Thanks, Carolyn, for teaching us about your herd and letting us hang out with it!

Did you know? Besides our fun scheduled summer events, we also have kids' activities at the library you can do anytime y...
06/18/2026

Did you know? Besides our fun scheduled summer events, we also have kids' activities at the library you can do anytime you visit during the 🦖 summer reading program, and some of them you can do all year round!

Next time you drop in to grab your books, make sure to check out:

✏️ Summer Reading Themed Puzzle Worksheets - mazes, crosswords & more! Each completed worksheet earns you another entry in the summer reading prize drawing.
📷 Dino Photo Op - take a picture with our book dino!
🔎 Dino Scavenger Hunt - Can you spot them all? Find all the hidden dinosaur pictures hidden around the library. (Warning: some of them are very tricky!)
🗳️ Library Poll - Cast your vote! The poll question changes every few weeks, so make your voice heard.
🧲 Interactive Toys & Games - We currently have the Connetix Magnet Super Ball Run set out on the table and ready for action!

Whether you have five minutes or an hour, there’s always something fun to do. See you soon! 👋

Yesterday's plaster fun! 👣 The kids loved mixing up the plaster and making casts of their hands or footprints like littl...
06/17/2026

Yesterday's plaster fun! 👣 The kids loved mixing up the plaster and making casts of their hands or footprints like little archeologists. 🦖 Thanks for coming, everybody!

Our Adult Summer Reading Program has begun and this summer we’re digging in to some fun!🦖 Grab a reading/activity log fr...
06/16/2026

Our Adult Summer Reading Program has begun and this summer we’re digging in to some fun!

🦖 Grab a reading/activity log from the library.
🦖 Complete activities across three different categories.
🦖 Visit the library as you complete the activities to enter the prize drawing. Each completed activity is an entry in the prize drawing.

BONUS! Complete all activities in all categories for an extra entry.

See you soon at the library!

Our annual Freedom Fest Family Scavenger Hunt is almost here! Explore our beautiful community, track down the picture lo...
06/16/2026

Our annual Freedom Fest Family Scavenger Hunt is almost here! Explore our beautiful community, track down the picture locations, and answer fun trivia questions along the way.

🔎 Pick the hunt sheet from the library starting Wednesday, July 1st, or download it directly from our website!
🔎 Identify the picture locations and answer as many of the trivia questions as you can.
🔎 Drop off your completed hunt sheet at the library (or drop it in the drop box) by the end of the day on Wednesday, July 8th, to enter the prize drawing for gift cards to local businesses. Winners will be drawn and notified on Friday, July 10th.

Our next book club book is "The God of the Woods" by Liz Moore, a New York Times Bestseller and one of the New York Time...
06/13/2026

Our next book club book is "The God of the Woods" by Liz Moore, a New York Times Bestseller and one of the New York Times’s Notable Books of the year. 📗🌳 Set in the Adirondacks, it tackles family secrets, missing children, and decades of tension.

Join us at the Balsam Lake Brewery at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, July 1st, as we discuss this gripping, slow-burning mystery! Books are available to check out at the library.

Paper Mache was a sticky, messy, exciting adventure! 🥚 Thanks to all our little paleontologists for coming and making th...
06/12/2026

Paper Mache was a sticky, messy, exciting adventure! 🥚 Thanks to all our little paleontologists for coming and making their own papier-mache dinosaur eggs! 🦖
Join us next week as we make plaster footprints & meet some llamas! Check our schedule on our website for all the details.

Have you ever wanted to lead a llama around the park? 🦙 Now’s your chance! Meet a herd of colorful, fluffy friends with ...
06/11/2026

Have you ever wanted to lead a llama around the park? 🦙 Now’s your chance! Meet a herd of colorful, fluffy friends with Balsam Lake local Carolyn Peterson!

🦖 Thursday, June 18th at 4:30 PM @ the Pine Park Pavilion
No sign-up necessary!

☀️ Summer Reading has officially begun! 📚Our Kick-off party looked a little different from what we originally planned du...
06/10/2026

☀️ Summer Reading has officially begun! 📚

Our Kick-off party looked a little different from what we originally planned due to our performer calling out sick, but in true community fashion, we pivoted and still had a blast!

We had the absolute best time with colorful face painting, a wonderful sing-along with Sam, and the ultimate crowd-pleaser: parachute time with water balloons! 🎈

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the start of summer with us. Stop by the library this week to get your weekly coupon for reading, get entered in the prize drawing, and see what else you can discover! 👇 What was your kiddo's favorite part of the kickoff?

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404 Main Street
Balsam Lake, WI
54810

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm

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