Oakfield Public Library

130 North Main Street (map & driving directions)
Oakfield, WI 53065

Phone: 920-583-4552

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Mid-Winter Book Sale February 17 - 18

Our mid-winter book sale will be held February 17 and 18, 2010.

It will be held during regular library hours (1:00 - 7:00 pm) both days.

Donations of gently used books,magazines, movies etc. are appreciated. Items can be dropped off during regular library hours.

Several volunteers are needed to help during the sale. Please contact the library if interested!

Though many of our book sale items are donated, a large amount of items donated are put into circulation at the library.

New Library Hours for 2010

As of January 1, 2010 the library hours have changed. Our new hours are:

• Monday 1 - 7 pm
  
• Tuesday 10 am - 5 pm
• Wednesday 1 - 7 pm
• Thursday 1 - 7 pm
  
• Friday Noon - 5 pm
• Saturday closed
• Sunday closed

Read a Good Book Lately?

Our book discussion group meets one day a month. The date and time is decided by the group and is very flexible. Books to be discussed are chosen by members.

Past books discussed included titles by authors such as Jerry Apps, Sandra Brown, Sarah Palin, Nicholas Sparks to name a few. Selection range from romance to nonfiction to the latest political thriller. There is not one select genre from which titles are chosen.

Join us and share your suggestions with us! New members are welcome at anytime.

New Items Added to Our Collection

Check our New Materials lists to find all the books, DVDs, and more that have been added to our library each month.

Our music and large print selection continues to grow. New titles arrive weekly, so be sure to check the shelves often. If you cannot find what you're looking for, find it in our online catalog.

New rotations of DVD and audio book collections arrive every few months.

Winnefox Employment Help Center

Looking for work, but not sure where to start?

The best job search info is at the Winnefox Employment Help Center!

Find everything for your job search there, including...

• Fond du Lac County job openings
• job opportunities in Wisconsin and in other states
• tips for filling out applications
• résumé samples and templates
• job fairs and recruitment events
• videos of job interviewing tips
• free books and brochures

The Winnefox Employment Help Center is a service of the Winnefox Library System.

Oakfield Remembered

Work is progressing on our historical corner of the library.  Volunteers and staff have been busy sorting through old photos, and identifying places and people.

We have albums on home, people, businesses and more. It has been time-consuming to identify places and people, but we are committed to preserving this part of Oakfield's past. 

We now have many scrapbooks from the middle and late 1980's on display. These are filled with news clippings, photos and more. Spend some time browsing through the past.

We also received a collection of Oakfield High School yearbooks from the years 1953 through 1963.  A great gift to the library, these were years we had little history from.

We plan on highlighting the rich history of Oakfield & surrounding area through photos, multimedia and items from the past. 

If you have time to share in helping with this project, please call or stop in anytime.

Playaway Digital Audio Books Are Here!

Playaways are the simplest way to listen to a digital audio book.

Playaway portable devices come preloaded with one book, and take one to two AAA batteries to play. Simply plug in headphones or earbuds and enjoy!

Playaways come with an automatic bookmark function that remembers where you left off, and you can adjust the speed of the narrator’s voice.

Playaways have a jack that can be used with headphones, portable speakers, FM transmitters, and audio cables to listen in virtually any environment.

New Audio Books

Oakfield Public Library recently joined in with other Winnefox Library System libraries that offer a "rotating" audio book collection.

Every few months we'll receive a large selection of books on tape & books on CD. These items may be checked out like anything else in our collection. After a few months, we send these out and receive a new collection.

This is another great way for us to offer a larger selection to our patrons!

Join Us as a Friend!

The Oakfield Public Library is exploring the possibility starting a friends of the library group.  These groups are an integral part of any library's success.  Friends groups are organized to provide support for the library through volunteer service, fundraising and advocacy.

As we move forward with this new step for the library, please consider committing a small amount of your time for this very worthwhile cause.

Story Times on Tuesday Mornings

Story time will be held each Tuesday at 10:15 am.. Check our calendar for story time themes.

Activities may include...
• songs
• finger plays
• make-believe, and
• crafts

Story time is a great way for young children to learn new things, as well as socialize with others.

Note: all children must be accompanied by an adult.

We welcome guest readers for story times.

Audio Books Delivered Direct to Your PC

If you listen to audio books, we have the perfect thing for you — our library is now providing access to the OverDrive Digital Audio Book collection!

You can download audiobooks to your PC and listen to them on your computer, transfer them to a digital audio player, PDA, or other portable device, or burn them to a CD.

It’s easy! Just click on this link for digital audio books, choose one of the great titles available, download and listen. Search for your favorite book titles or browse through topics of interest. Choose from over 500 fiction and non-fiction titles, anytime day or night.

If you’re already a fan of books on tape and books on CD, this is a new way to enjoy your favorites at home, in your car and on the go!

Need help? Check our digital audio books help page for tips on downloading, listening, transferring and more!

Downloading the free and easy to use OverDrive Media Console software allows you to listen to audio books in high-quality Windows Media Audio format on any Windows computer. If your PC already has Windows Media Player installed, the Console works hand-in-hand with WMP to give you added functionality to transfer your audio books to supported portable devices.

Access to Overdrive Digital Audio Books is made possible by funding from the Winnefox Library System and the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium.

Free Wireless Internet Available at the Library

The Oakfield Public Library is now offering wireless connections to the library's Internet service. Bring in your laptop computer to take advantage of this free service.

• Internet access is provided via 802.11g wireless access points.
• Compatable with 802.11b and 802.11g network cards.
• Your laptop must be configured to use DHCP; instructions are available to reset your laptop to use DHCP.
• Beyond providing basic instructions, library staff cannot assist you with configuring your laptop or to troubleshoot individual problems. Ask at our circulation desk to receive instructions.

We also offer free Internet access at a number of publicly-accessible PCs in the library.