Events - Adults

WONKA  (PG, 1 hour, 56 minutes)

Starring Timothée Chalamet as the title character, with an ensemble cast including Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Olivia Colman, and Hugh Grant.

A woman faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

Film summary:  With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.

All movies are shown in the Shattuck Community Room located on the 1st Floor of the library.

Not all movies are appropriate for all audiences.  Titles are subject to change based upon studio release dates.  For more information about the movies, contact the adult services desk at  920-886-6315.

Featuring comedy, trivia, and yes, even literary discussion, Short Story Night is the perfect book club for people who don't have time for a book club!

Read the story/stories before each event. Stories can be downloaded below, or copies are available on the second floor of the Neenah Public Library.

Sign up for the brand new Short Story Night newsletter!

This event takes place at Lion's Tail Brewing Co. and lasts for one hour.

Join us at 116 S Commercial St, Neenah, WI 54956

Featuring author Rebecca Lee for a Zoom interview!

Download the Story

Rebecca Lee is the author of the novella The City Is a Rising Tide (2006) and the short story collection Bobcat and Other Stories (2013), which won the Believer Book Award. Lee earned a MFA at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1992. She is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

She has been awarded the Danuta Gleed Literary Award in 2012, the National Magazine Award for her short story "Fialta" in 2001, the Bunting Fellowship at Harvard University 2001-2002l and in 1997, the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award and the Michener Fellowship at the Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1997.

This one-hour event takes place at Lion's Tail Brewing in Neenah. 21 and older.

Direct questions to Richie: zaborowske@neenahlibrary.org

The Neenah Public Library Board of Trustees meets on the third Wednesday of every month at 4:00 p.m. The public is welcome to attend meetings. The meetings are held in the first floor Shattuck Community Room 

All ages and skill levels are welcome! Chess sets will be provided. Coaching and beginner help is available. No registration is necessary. The event takes place on the library's second floor and lasts from 5:30 pm until 8:30 pm.

Please email zaborowske@neenahlibrary.org with any questions.

Bring music you're working on, something you're having trouble with, play a solo or a duet for the group, play along with your fellow ukers. All skill levels are welcome!

We'll meet in the first floor Storytime room and jam sessions last up to 90 minutes.

Free, open to all, and no registration necessary.

Contact Mehta at hess@neenahlibrary.org if you have any questions.  

CANCELED

Nicole, with Absolute Wellness, will guide you through an hour-long active stretching with balance exercises. This class is for all abilities. Remember to bring a towel or yoga mat and a water bottle.

We will meet in the Shattuck Community Room.

Free, open to the public, and no registration necessary.

Please contact the Neenah Library if you have questions at 920-886-6315.

CANCELED

Come join Nicole from Absolute Wellness in a relaxing yet powerful 30-minute chair exercise experience! Learn how to engage your core while doing full body movements all while sitting down.  Some standing exercises will also be offered with modifications for using the chair.

We will meet in the first-floor Shattuck Room.

Free, open to the public, and no registration necessary.

Join us for a fantastic performance from The Chalk Down Trio!

The Chalk Down Trio is a jazz band formed in Oshkosh Wisconsin. Guitarist Alec Riegsecker, Bassist Andrew Wilson, and Drummer Ryan Thomas met attending shows in the area. The three quickly became friends and started playing as a group. Their repertoire consists of straight-ahead swing, Latin, and funk-fusion music. There are even originals thrown into the mix!

The hour-long concert will take place in the first floor Shattuck Community Room at the Neenah Public Library. All interested individuals are welcome to attend this free event!

The Friends of the Neenah Public Library and the Neenah Public Library Trust Fund present the Concert Series. Donations to the Friends and the Trust Fund are always accepted and appreciated.