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Thursday, December 12, 2024

Library
Time Items
All day
 
10:30am
10:30am to 11:30am
Multi-age Storytime

Multi-age Storytime

Community Room Combined
Thursday, Dec 12, 2024, 10:30am to 11:30am

READ and PLAY together with children ages 5 and under! Engaging with books, songs and playful experiences all help children develop communication skills, patience, empathy, and pre-reading skills. It also helps to build a lifelong love of reading. Library programs are always free. Siblings and childcare groups are welcome.

Community Room Combined
 
12:00pm
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Daytime Book Discussion of "Olga Dies Dreaming" by Xochitl Gonzalez

Daytime Book Discussion of "Olga Dies Dreaming" by Xochitl Gonzalez

Community Room - Fireplace Side
Thursday, Dec 12, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Read the book and join the discussion of "Olga Dies Dreaming" by Xochitl Gonzalez. New members always welcome!

"It's 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro “Prieto” Acevedo, are boldfaced names in their hometown of New York. Prieto is a popular congressman representing their gentrifying Latinx neighborhood in Brooklyn, while Olga is the tony wedding planner for Manhattan’s power brokers.

Despite their alluring public lives, behind closed doors things are far less rosy. Sure, Olga can orchestrate the love stories of the 1 percent but she can’t seem to find her own. . . until she meets Matteo, who forces her to confront the effects of long-held family secrets.

Olga and Prieto’s mother, Blanca, a Young Lord turned radical, abandoned her children to advance a militant political cause, leaving them to be raised by their grandmother. Now, with the winds of hurricane season, Blanca has come barreling back into their lives.

Set against the backdrop of New York City in the months surrounding the most devastating hurricane in Puerto Rico’s history, Xochitl Gonzalez’s Olga Dies Dreaming is a story that examines political corruption, familial strife, and the very notion of the American dream―all while asking what it really means to weather a storm." -- Amazon.com

Community Room - Fireplace Side
 
6:30pm
6:30pm to 7:30pm
[FULL] Cooking with Chef Paul: Shabu-Shabu

[FULL] Cooking with Chef Paul: Shabu-Shabu

Community Room - Table Side
Thursday, Dec 12, 2024, 6:30pm to 7:30pm

In cold weather, making stock will warm up our dwellings and hearts. In this class, you will learn how to make stock, and Chef Paul will also demonstrate how to utilize trimmings from produce and meat. Once the stock is made, shabu-shabu can be served. It’s a great way to entertain by gathering your friends and family around the hotpot on a cold winter day.

Limited space; registration is required. Registration opens on November 30. Click the sign up link below or contact Lakeview Library at (608) 246-4547 to register.

Presented in partnership with Willy Street Co-Op.

 

About the Presenter

Paul grew up in Taiwan surrounded by fresh hanging foods in the market, but he didn’t have an appreciation for Taiwanese or Chinese ingredients until attending culinary school in Chicago where he developed a love for cooking. After serving in many kitchens over the years, he wanted to share the skills he learned with others which led him to teach. He says about teaching, "Cooking and sharing what I have learned is my passion. Teaching a cooking class gives me a chance to share my knowledge about the differences and uniquenesses of foods that people overlook. I want to show people how to be respectful, creative, and economical about food. To feel delighted when they learn an easy cooking technique using just a couple of simple fresh ingredients. The food is the real star, we are just the facilitators."

Community Room - Table Side