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CLOSED EASTER WEEKEND

All Day 4/3 - 4/4
Johnson Creek Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Johnson Creek Public Library

PAWS and READ

Monday, April 6, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Whole Library at Johnson Creek Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellbeing, Storytime & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Join us for more PAWS and READ fun with your favorite pup Ollie! He'll also be here May 4 before summer break!

Library Branch: Johnson Creek Public Library
Room: Whole Library
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellbeing, Storytime & Early Literacy
Event Details:

Join us for more PAWS and READ fun with your favorite pup Ollie! He'll also be here May 4 before summer break!

Friends and Family

Storytime - Friends & Family

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room A/B at Johnson Creek Public Library
Program Type:
Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun, Storytime & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Children

Storytime supports your child’s early brain development by helping them build language, social, and pre-reading skills—all through play, songs, stories, and movement!

Library Branch: Johnson Creek Public Library
Room: Community Room A/B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun, Storytime & Early Literacy
Event Details:

Storytime supports your child’s early brain development by helping them build language, social, and pre-reading skills—all through play, songs, stories, and movement!

Thursdays just got lit! Step into the library and claim your space for games, crafts, snacks, and nonstop fun. Hang out with friends, make new ones, and turn the library into your ultimate after-school zone. Grades 6–12—this is YOUR time, YOUR rules, YOUR takeover. Don’t just sit there… come and make Thursdays legendary!

Teen Takeover

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Community Room A at Johnson Creek Public Library
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

Thursdays just got lit! Step into the library and claim your space for games, crafts, snacks, and nonstop fun. Hang out with friends, make new ones, and turn the library into your ultimate after-school zone.

Library Branch: Johnson Creek Public Library
Room: Community Room A
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Thursdays just got lit! Step into the library and claim your space for games, crafts, snacks, and nonstop fun. Hang out with friends, make new ones, and turn the library into your ultimate after-school zone.

April Family Fun

Family Fun at the Library-Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Community Room A/B at Johnson Creek Public Library
Program Type:
Family Activities
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

🐣 Family Fun Day: Easter Egg Hunt at the Library! 🐰

Library Branch: Johnson Creek Public Library
Room: Community Room A/B
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Family Activities
Event Details:

🐣 Family Fun Day: Easter Egg Hunt at the Library! 🐰

CLOSED Staff Development Day

All Day
Johnson Creek Public Library

Staff Development Day

Closing
Branches:
Johnson Creek Public Library
Description:

Staff Development Day

A colorful Johnson Creek Public Library flyer for a teen book club featuring a photo of three people sitting at a library table with stacks of books. The words “Book Club” appear in bright cut‑out letters. Text invites teens to bring whatever they’re reading to a monthly meeting on the second Tuesday. Decorative graphics include stars, tape, an open book, and a cartoon capybara.

Teen Book Club

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Library Lawn at Johnson Creek Public Library
Program Type:
Book Group
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

Join our Teen Book Club for a relaxed and fun reading hangout! Bring a book you love (or one you’re currently reading), share your favorites, and discover new ones from friends.

Library Branch: Johnson Creek Public Library
Room: Library Lawn
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Book Group
Event Details:

Join our Teen Book Club for a relaxed and fun reading hangout! Bring a book you love (or one you’re currently reading), share your favorites, and discover new ones from friends.

Friends of the Johnson Creek Public Library Logo, building on an open book with sunshine rays behind it

Friends of the Johnson Creek Library

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Community Room B at Johnson Creek Public Library
Program Type:
Public Meeting
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Joins the Friends of the Johnson Creek Public Library at their quarterly meeting tonight! Everyone is welcome!

Library Branch: Johnson Creek Public Library
Room: Community Room B
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Public Meeting
Event Details:

Joins the Friends of the Johnson Creek Public Library at their quarterly meeting tonight! Everyone is welcome!

Mrs. Heather's favorite books

Storytime - Books

Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room A/B at Johnson Creek Public Library
Program Type:
Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun, Storytime & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Children

Storytime supports your child’s early brain development by helping them build language, social, and pre-reading skills—all through play, songs, stories, and movement!

Library Branch: Johnson Creek Public Library
Room: Community Room A/B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun, Storytime & Early Literacy
Event Details:

Storytime supports your child’s early brain development by helping them build language, social, and pre-reading skills—all through play, songs, stories, and movement!

Brown, blue, and pink books stacked with a cup of tea on top

A Novel Bunch Book Club

Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room B at Johnson Creek Public Library
Program Type:
Book Group
Age Group:
Adults

Your 2026 Novel Bunch Reading List!

Copies of each book will be available at the front desk of the library.

Everyone is welcome!

January - Salt Houses by: Hala Allen

Library Branch: Johnson Creek Public Library
Room: Community Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Group
Event Details:

Your 2026 Novel Bunch Reading List!

Copies of each book will be available at the front desk of the library.

Everyone is welcome!

January - Salt Houses by: Hala Allen

Thursdays just got lit! Step into the library and claim your space for games, crafts, snacks, and nonstop fun. Hang out with friends, make new ones, and turn the library into your ultimate after-school zone. Grades 6–12—this is YOUR time, YOUR rules, YOUR takeover. Don’t just sit there… come and make Thursdays legendary!

Teen Takeover

Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Community Room A at Johnson Creek Public Library
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

Thursdays just got lit! Step into the library and claim your space for games, crafts, snacks, and nonstop fun. Hang out with friends, make new ones, and turn the library into your ultimate after-school zone.

Library Branch: Johnson Creek Public Library
Room: Community Room A
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Thursdays just got lit! Step into the library and claim your space for games, crafts, snacks, and nonstop fun. Hang out with friends, make new ones, and turn the library into your ultimate after-school zone.

doll with a blue knit cap and ladies sitting around a table doing craft work

Busy Fingers

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room A/B at Johnson Creek Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Busy Fingers at Johnson Creek Public Library

Library Branch: Johnson Creek Public Library
Room: Community Room A/B
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Busy Fingers at Johnson Creek Public Library

Culver's image showing a cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, and melted cheese served with fries and a glass of beer on a table. Text above the food reads “Shop Local,” suggesting support for Culver's.

Culver's Share Day - Online Orders!

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Cooking & Food, Family Activities, Fundraising
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Help us celebrate National Library Week, order online (excludes delivery)

Tuesday, April 21 between 10am-10pm

and Culver’s will donate 10% of all ONLINE ORDERS to the

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Cooking & Food, Family Activities, Fundraising
Event Details:

Help us celebrate National Library Week, order online (excludes delivery)

Tuesday, April 21 between 10am-10pm

and Culver’s will donate 10% of all ONLINE ORDERS to the

Johnson Creek Public Library name over silhouette of Crossroads with a Future" logo

JCPL Board Meeting

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room A/B at Johnson Creek Public Library
Program Type:
Public Meeting
Age Group:
Adults

The Johnson Creek Public Library board meets at 4:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month in the meeting/community room of the library. This is a public meeting and all are welcome to attend.

Library Branch: Johnson Creek Public Library
Room: Community Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Public Meeting
Event Details:

The Johnson Creek Public Library board meets at 4:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month in the meeting/community room of the library. This is a public meeting and all are welcome to attend.

Large round charcuterie board arranged in a colorful circular pattern with assorted cheeses, sliced cured meats, crackers, pepperoni, strawberries, grapes, olives, and pickles.

Learn Charcuterie Boards

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room A/B at Johnson Creek Public Library
Program Type:
Cooking & Food
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Join chef, Amber Sawyer, for a charcuterie board demonstration and lesson. Discover the art of creating beautiful and delicious charcuterie boards!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Johnson Creek Public Library
Room: Community Room A/B
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Cooking & Food
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join chef, Amber Sawyer, for a charcuterie board demonstration and lesson. Discover the art of creating beautiful and delicious charcuterie boards!

Earth Week

Storytime - Earth Week

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room A/B at Johnson Creek Public Library
Program Type:
Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun, Storytime & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Children

Storytime supports your child’s early brain development by helping them build language, social, and pre-reading skills—all through play, songs, stories, and movement!

Library Branch: Johnson Creek Public Library
Room: Community Room A/B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun, Storytime & Early Literacy
Event Details:

Storytime supports your child’s early brain development by helping them build language, social, and pre-reading skills—all through play, songs, stories, and movement!

Thursdays just got lit! Step into the library and claim your space for games, crafts, snacks, and nonstop fun. Hang out with friends, make new ones, and turn the library into your ultimate after-school zone. Grades 6–12—this is YOUR time, YOUR rules, YOUR takeover. Don’t just sit there… come and make Thursdays legendary!

Teen Takeover

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Community Room A at Johnson Creek Public Library
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

Thursdays just got lit! Step into the library and claim your space for games, crafts, snacks, and nonstop fun. Hang out with friends, make new ones, and turn the library into your ultimate after-school zone.

Library Branch: Johnson Creek Public Library
Room: Community Room A
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Thursdays just got lit! Step into the library and claim your space for games, crafts, snacks, and nonstop fun. Hang out with friends, make new ones, and turn the library into your ultimate after-school zone.

Colorful flyer for the Johnson Creek Public Library’s Puzzle Race on April 25th, featuring puzzle‑themed graphics, event details, and registration information.

Puzzle Race

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room A/B at Johnson Creek Public Library
Program Type:
Family Activities
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Puzzle Race! 🧩

You and your team will race against other teams to see who can complete a 500-piece puzzle the fastest. Have fun while building your brain power at the same time!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Johnson Creek Public Library
Room: Community Room A/B
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Family Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Puzzle Race! 🧩

You and your team will race against other teams to see who can complete a 500-piece puzzle the fastest. Have fun while building your brain power at the same time!

“Graphic for April LEGO Club with the new date, showing LEGO bricks and text announcing the revised meeting date and time.”

April Lego Club

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Community Room A/B at Johnson Creek Public Library
Program Type:
Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

🌸🧱 April LEGO Club Challenge – Minecraft Edition! 🧱🌸

Library Branch: Johnson Creek Public Library
Room: Community Room A/B
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun
Event Details:

🌸🧱 April LEGO Club Challenge – Minecraft Edition! 🧱🌸

“Cover of the book The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, featuring a person holding a smartphone amid many yellow spheres.”

The Anxious Generation Community Discussion

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room A/B at Johnson Creek Public Library
Program Type:
Community Reads, Health & Wellbeing
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Join Susan Olson, Social Impact Coordinator from the Greater Watertown Community Health Foundation (GWCHF) as she leads a discussion of The Anxious Generation.

Library Branch: Johnson Creek Public Library
Room: Community Room A/B
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Reads, Health & Wellbeing
Event Details:

Join Susan Olson, Social Impact Coordinator from the Greater Watertown Community Health Foundation (GWCHF) as she leads a discussion of The Anxious Generation.

Birds Storytime

Storytime - Birds

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room A/B at Johnson Creek Public Library
Program Type:
Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun, Storytime & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Children

Storytime supports your child’s early brain development by helping them build language, social, and pre-reading skills—all through play, songs, stories, and movement!

Library Branch: Johnson Creek Public Library
Room: Community Room A/B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Family Activities, Music, Games & Fun, Storytime & Early Literacy
Event Details:

Storytime supports your child’s early brain development by helping them build language, social, and pre-reading skills—all through play, songs, stories, and movement!

Thursdays just got lit! Step into the library and claim your space for games, crafts, snacks, and nonstop fun. Hang out with friends, make new ones, and turn the library into your ultimate after-school zone. Grades 6–12—this is YOUR time, YOUR rules, YOUR takeover. Don’t just sit there… come and make Thursdays legendary!

Teen Takeover

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Community Room A at Johnson Creek Public Library
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

Thursdays just got lit! Step into the library and claim your space for games, crafts, snacks, and nonstop fun. Hang out with friends, make new ones, and turn the library into your ultimate after-school zone.

Library Branch: Johnson Creek Public Library
Room: Community Room A
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Thursdays just got lit! Step into the library and claim your space for games, crafts, snacks, and nonstop fun. Hang out with friends, make new ones, and turn the library into your ultimate after-school zone.

Red Heart with a white drop on it with the words Donate Blood

Red Cross Blood Drive

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 9:00am - 2:00pm
Community Room A/B at Johnson Creek Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellbeing
Age Group:
Adults

Did you know blood only has a 42-day shelf life? That’s why it needs to be constantly replenished for patients in need. 

Library Branch: Johnson Creek Public Library
Room: Community Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellbeing
Event Details:

Did you know blood only has a 42-day shelf life? That’s why it needs to be constantly replenished for patients in need. 

PAWS and READ

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Whole Library at Johnson Creek Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellbeing, Storytime & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Join us for PAWS and READ fun with your favorite pup Ollie! 

Library Branch: Johnson Creek Public Library
Room: Whole Library
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellbeing, Storytime & Early Literacy
Event Details:

Join us for PAWS and READ fun with your favorite pup Ollie!