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Upcoming Date – Book Bites

Book Bites Date

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Wednesday, November 12

6:30 PM

Webster Room

 

Read about food!  Talk about food!  Cook food and eat food! ‘Book Bites’ is combined book and cooking club.  Participants will read food-related titles such as chef memoirs or fiction titles that feature food.   Every other month or so members will review a cookbook, with participants choosing a recipe to make and share with the group.  Chef/readers will talk about their cooking experience—ease in following the recipe and obtaining ingredients, adaptations they had to make, what they’d do differently next time—and everyone who wants to will be able to sample their creation.

 

Stop by the library today to pick up your copy of next month’s book. For more information call Lisa at (920)793-7114.

Newspaper Index

Genealogy Page

Newspaper Index

Created by Lester Public Library staff and volunteers, this database contains obituaries, wedding, birth and adoption announcements and articles about Two Rivers.

This is now part of the regular Manitowoc-Calumet Library System catalog. To search, select Title as the field, then  type the person’s LAST name in the search box . To limit results, you can use the advanced search page and add one of the Subject terms (marriages, births or obituaries) in the Subject box.

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LPL Discussion – 2020 Selections

LPL Discussion Upcoming Books
  • We Fed an Island
  • by Jose Andres
  • January 8
  • Courting Mr. Lincoln
  • by Louis Bayard
  • February 5
  • A Woman of No Importance
  • by Sonia Purnell
  • March 4
  • Cuckoo’s Calling
  • by Robert Galbraith
  • April 1
  • White Houses
  • by Amy Bloom
  • May 6
  • Beloved
  • by Toni Morrison
  • June 3
  • Gods of the Upper Air
  • by Charles King
  • July 1
  • Talking to Strangers
  • by Malcolm Gladwell
  • August 5
  • Lilac Girls
  • by Martha Hall Kelly
  • September 2
  • Something Wonderful
  • by Todd S. Purdum
  • October 7
  • A Good American Family
  • by David Maraniss
  • November 4
  • The Perilous Adventures of the Cowboy King
  • by Jerome Charyn
  • December 2

LPL Discussion – Current Book

LPL Discussion Monthly Selection

The Cuckoo’s Calling

by Robert Galbraith

Attention book club members! Hold on to this book and we will discuss at our next meeting.
 
After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Then John Bristow walks through his door with an amazing story. His sister, the legendary supermodel Lula Landry, known to her friends as “the Cuckoo,” famously fell to her death a few months earlier in a seeming suicide. The case plunges Strike into the world of multimillionaire beauties, rock-star boyfriends and desperate designers, and introduces him to every variety of pleasure, enticement, seduction and delusion known to man.

Upcoming Dates – Lester Book Discussion

LPL Discussion Information

TBA
Webster Room

 

Members of this book club for adults read both fiction and nonfiction. The group meets the first Wednesday of each month (except holidays). No registration is required, and you may attend as few or as many meetings as you wish. Pick up a copy of the current selection at the library’s front desk. For information, call Chris at (920)793-7113.

Strictly Fiction – 2020 Selections

Strictly Fiction Upcoming Books
  • The Calculating Stars
  • by Mary Robinette Kowal
  • January 6
  • Whistling Past the Graveyard
  • by Susan Crandall
  • February 3
  • Thunderhead
  • by Neal Shusterman
  • March 2
  • The Big Sky
  • by A. B. Guthrie Jr.
  • April 6
  • A Brightness Long Ago
  • by Guy Gavriel Kay
  • May 4
  • Call Me By Your Name
  • by Andre Aciman
  • June 1
  • The Silent Patient
  • by Alex Michaelides
  • July 6
  • The Yellow Bird Sings
  • by Jennifer Rosner
  • August 3
  • The Giver of Stars
  • by Jojo Moyes
  • September 7
  • See What I Have Done
  • by Sarah Schmidt
  • October 5
  • Where the Crawdads Sing
  • by Delia Owens
  • November 2
  • Hangman’s Root
  • by Susan Wittig Albert
  • December 7

Strictly Fiction – Current Book

Strictly Fiction Monthly Selection

The Big Sky
by A.B. Guthrie Jr.

Attention book club members! Hold on to this book and we will discuss at our next meeting.
 

Boone Caudill, Jim Deakins, and Dick Summers are traveling the Missouri River from St. Louis to the Rockies living the frontiersman life as trappers, traders, guides, and explorers. The story centers on Caudill, a young Kentuckian driven by a raging hunger for life and a longing for the blue sky and brown earth of big, wild places. Caught up in the freedom and savagery of the wilderness, Caudill becomes an untamed mountain man, whom only the beautiful daughter of a Blackfoot chief dares to love.

Library Card FAQ

Card Page FAQ
  • I don’t drive and the bills at my apartment do not come to me; can I get a card?
  • Yes, if no proof of address can be shown, we will mail the application to you. When you receive the application bring in the envelope it was mailed in, the completed application and a photo ID to obtain your new card. You may check out materials as soon as the card is activated.
  • Can you check out items if you don’t have your library card with you?
  • Yes, we will also accept a valid driver’s license or state ID.  However, we will hold items for up to seven days until you come back with your card.
  • What if I lose my card?
  • When you lose your card please notify the library immediately!  Replacement cards are $2.00.
  • Can I use my Manitowoc Card at this library?
  • Yes, we accept Manitowoc, Brillion, Kiel, Chilton, and New Holstein library cards to check out materials at the Lester Public Library. A Lester Public Library card may also be used at these libraries.
  • I don’t live in Wisconsin, but I’m visiting for a while can I take out books?
  • Yes, people from out of state must have a driver’s license with their correct permanent address to apply for a card. For long term visitors, a local address can also be added so that pick-up and overdue notices will be sent to the local address.

Library Card Requirements

Card Page Requirements

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In order to use the computers, check out materials, and access digital resources including e-books, a library card is required. Anyone who is a Wisconsin resident or long-term visitor to the Manitowoc County area may get a library card.

The only requirement to get a library card is identification with proof of current address.  If your driver’s license does not have the current address, a tax receipt, utility bill, or checkbook may be used for verification. If you’re only in the area temporarily, please stop by the circulation desk to inquire about proof of address requirements.

Anyone under the age of 18 must have a legal guardian with a valid driver’s license present to sign for the card in order to complete the application.

Manitowoc County Historical Photos

Photo Page Manitowoc County

Manitowoc County History Digital Resources

Manitowoc County Genealogy

This is one of the best places to start researching your Manitowoc County roots. Visit the site.

Neshotah: the story of Two Rivers, Wisconsin

Long out of print, this book by Evan Gagnon has become the unofficial history of Two Rivers, WI.  The entire book is now freely available in digital format. Visit the site.

The Home Front: Manitowoc County in World War II

A digital collection of photographic images, oral histories, published sources, artifacts, and other resources which help to document the history and role of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin during World War II.  It covers both the more universally shared home front experiences and activities as they played out in this specific county, and those more unique activities which especially defined the area during the War. Visit the site.

Benke Photo & Postcard Collection

A collection of images taken by local photographer Hermann C. Benke featuring scenes and buildings from Manitowoc and Two Rivers.  From these photos, Benke then created hand-tinted postcards. Most of the photos date from the turn of the century. Visit the site.

Digital Histories of Manitowoc County

Fully digitized editions of local history classics.

Manitowoc County Genealogical Society

 

Ancestry.com

Lester Public Library is now a subscriber to the library edition of Ancestry.com.  You can access the information from the library’s computers at any time.  Ask us how on your next visit!

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Historic Two Rivers Photos

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Historic Two Rivers Photos

Lester Public Library inherited a collection of photographs from a local photographer named Herbert Wentorf. His images focused on local landmarks, industries and institutions, and people going about daily life in Two Rivers. For reasons of preservation and protection, this outstanding collection spent many years housed in a locked cabinet at the library.

In 2011, the library applied for and received a grant to digitize the collection, making it accessible not just to local residents and visitors, but to anyone with an internet connection. To search or simply enjoy these fabulous historic photos, use the following link:

 

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.TwoRiversLocHist

 

Welcome to Lester Public Library

About Page Director

Jeff Dawson, Library Director

Whether you are a life-long resident or new to Two Rivers, Lester Public Library is here to meet your informational and recreational needs. Our beautiful facility, located on the shores of Lake Michigan, makes us a destination for tourists and residents alike.

Once inside our doors you will find a dedicated staff to guide you through collections, services and maybe even recommend a good place for lunch. We want your experience at the Lester Public Library to be a good one. Local history, novels, movies, documentaries, research materials, magazines, Wi-Fi, internet access and much more are at your fingertips.

As a member of the Manitowoc-Calumet Library System you have access to library collections from Manitowoc, Brillion, New Holstein, Kiel, and Chilton. I encourage everyone to get a library card, take full advantage of our consortia and all we have to offer right here in beautiful Two Rivers.

See you at the library!

Jeff Dawson

Library History

About Page History

In 1890, members of the Two Rivers Branch of the Chautauqua Reading Circle met to consider the establishment of a public library and reading room. Leopold Mann donated $500 and the land for the building and Mrs. Mary Mann donated an additional $1,000 toward the building on the condition that the new library be named after her late husband, Joseph.

On December 17, 1891 the Joseph Mann Library opened to the public. The total cost of the library including building, heater, furniture and the initial book collection was $3,363.73. Lizzie H. Yahnke was the first librarian.

In 1914, Two Rivers built its new Carnegie library, still called the Joseph Mann Library, but located across the street from the original library. Though extensively remodeled and expanded during the 1950s and 60s, community leaders recognized that a more modern and spacious facility would be needed.

On May 15, 1995, James Lester, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Eggers Industries of Two Rivers, and his wife Barbee offered the Two Rivers City Council $1 million toward the construction of a new library. The City Council readily accepted and on June 28, 1997 the Lester Public Library–named in honor of Jim’s parents, George and Marcia Lester–opened for business.

*Sources: History of the Joseph Mann Library Two Rivers, Wisconsin 1890-1979 by Bonita Burish Loeh (1980) and the Program for the Lester Public Library Dedication and Open House.

My Account Access

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The problem with accessing your account from home continues to occur periodically. A software update to solve this problem has been scheduled to occur Thurs. 7/11, time yet to be determined. You will not have access to your account through the new catalog for approximately 30 minutes during the process. You can still access your account via the alternate method listed below. 7/8/13

If you need access to your account, and get an error message, switch to the classic catalog instead. You can do this by clicking on the link to the right for “Search the New Catalog,” then selecting the “Switch to Classic Catalog” link listed below the library websites.

Please feel free to contact the Help Desk at 793-7114 if you continue to have problems. We apologize for the inconvenience.