Sturm Memorial Library • 130 North Bridge Street, Manawa, WI 54949 • (920) 596-2252 | Contact Us

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Sturm Memorial Library will be closed Saturday May 27 and Monday May 29 for Memorial Day. Also, summer hours begin this week-end. The library is not open on Saturdays during the summer. Have a safe Memorial Day week-end everyone, as we remember those who gave everything for us.

  • Image of front cover of The Golden Cage by Camilla Lackberg
    Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm

    The next SML Book Club discussion is Wednesday April 7th at 4pm when we'll be discussing The Golden Cage by Camilla Lackberg. This is what Kirkus Reviews  wrote about this thriller " Läckberg, the mistress of Scandinavian noir, returns with a smart riff on women’s thrillers: This is Big Little Lies meets Gone Girl with some 9 to 5 tossed in for good measure." Main

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  • Image of State Park Passes at the Library Poster

    Sturm Memorial Library is one of 160 libraries statewide participating in a program that provides day passes to State Parks for Wisconsin families. The passes are available for free on a first come first served basis with a limited number of passes available each week through the summer. The passes are only good for the date on the pass which you will provide to library staff when you check

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  • Image of Memory Cafe Poster
    Thursday, June 8, 2023 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm

    Our June Memory Cafe will be held at the Library and the theme is Picnics. We'll enjoy some picnic food and learn about some great picnic sites in Waupaca County. If you're thinking of attending Memory Cafe please call the Library so we can plan for food. Memory Cafe is a social hour for people with memory issues and their care partners. Please call 920-596-2252 for more information.

  • Two children blowing bubblegum and carrying a load of library books above text "All Together Now"

    June 12 - August 4, 2023

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  • Photo of Children's Entertainer Randy Peterson holding a guitar
    Thursday, June 15, 2023 - 2:00pm

    Let's all join the Band!

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