37 North Broad Street
Bayfield, WI 54814
Open: Monday–Friday 10am–6pm Saturday 10am–2pm Sunday: Closed
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Coming Events
This event is hosted by our Poet Laureate, Ted Gephart. We welcome you to bring some poetry and a curious way of thinking. Workshops will be Tuesday April 2, 16 and 30th from 4 to 6 pm. A Poetry reading will be held on May 14th.
First Muffin Mondays! Join us at the Bayfield Carnegie Library for free muffins and coffee/tea. Come in and browse the library and join us in conversation.
This event is hosted by our Poet Laureate, Ted Gephart. We welcome you to a poetry reading of those involved in the Chapbook Festival..
All are welcome to attend the open meeting of the Bayfield Carnegie Library. The Zoom link is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/6145307362
This is our 201st year! We hope you can find some items to contribute to the library’s annual thrift sale. Items can be dropped off at the lakeside Pavilion on Friday, May 19th beginning at 9 am. We are looking for volunteers to help set up.
This is our 21th year! We hope you can find some items to contribute to the library’s annual thrift sale. Items can be dropped off at the Lakeside Pavilion on Friday, May 17th beginning at 9 am. We are looking for volunteers to help set up.
This is our 21th year! We hope you can find some items to contribute to the library’s annual thrift sale. Items can be dropped off at the lakeside Pavilion on Friday, May 17th beginning at 9 am. We are looking for volunteers to help set up.
Sale is Saturday from 8AM-1PM
This is our 21st year! We hope you can find some items to contribute to the library’s annual thrift sale. Items can be dropped off at the lakeside Pavilion on Friday, May 17th beginning at 9 am. We are looking for volunteers to help set up.
Bejeweled Beginner’s Dance Party!
The Bayfield First and Second Graders have been part of our Bejeweled Beginner Readers this school year. They have completed their goal of coming into the library and whispering our code word each month and have earned the end of the school year Dance Party.
Latest News
The Bayfield Carnegie Library is pleased to announce our 2024-2025 Poet Laureate, Ted Gephart. Ted draws inspiration from Lake Superior, his family, and current events. We look forward to Ted’s poetic ideas and programs over the next two years.
Bayfield Carnegie Library will be hosting a special event in honor of the historical building’s 120th anniversary. The January Jubilee will be held on Saturday, January 13th, from 5-7 pm at the library in Bayfield. Tickets are $25 each, or two for $40. A limited number of tickets (100) are available, so purchasing in advance is recommended. Proceeds will benefit the ongoing needs of maintaining and restoring the building and adjacent grounds, including lamp posts, tuckpointing, and retaining wall.
The celebratory event includes live acoustic music; appetizers by Chef Lars; wine, beer, and alcohol-free beverages; a silent auction including items donated by local businesses; and interactive library-associated historical characters Andrew Carnegie, Henry Wildhagen, Winnie Robinson, Eleanor Knight, Carl Larson, and Hope Atkinson.
Tickets may be picked up at the library, 37 North Broad Street. Contact Library Director Teresa Weber at 715-779-3953 to find out about opportunities to help sponsor this event.
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The Library encourages poets 18 and over, living within 10 miles of the City of Bayfield, to apply. Preference is given to year-round Bayfield area residents, including Red Cliff and the Towns of Russell and Bayfield. Summer residents are eligible. We are looking for poets who have shown or demonstrated a passion for poetry, including but not limited to publication in a book, journal or anthology—on paper or online. Live events are included. We are looking for poets prepared to bring their poems and projects to life in our community. We hope to engage the community, students and local writers in our Poet Laureate’s poems, events and projects.
Applications are due December 15, 2023. Click Read More for details and to download/print the application!
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