L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library

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L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
400 Eau Claire Street
Eau Claire, WI 54701
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon-Thu: 9:00am-8:00pm

Fri-Sat: 9:00am-6:00pm

Week Calendar

Featured Events

Art Show

The Small and the Mighty / We Will Always Be Here

All Day 12/1 - 12/22

Age Group:

All Ages

Library Branch: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library

Room: Art Gallery

Age Group: All Ages

Event Type: Art Show

Details:

The library is excited to debut two complementary exhibits in its Level 3 gallery as part of this year’s One Book, One Community (OBOC) initiative.

A photograph of a nerf gun.

Teen Nerf Night

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Age Group:

Teens

Seats Open

Library Branch: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library

Room: Library Wide

Age Group: Teens

Event Type: Games

Registration Required

Details:

Open to youth in grades 7-12.

Model Train

Seasonal Train Exhibit (Day Trains)

Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Age Group:

Families, All Ages

Library Branch: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library

Room: Riverview Room (Room 306)

Age Group: Families, All Ages

Event Type: Special Exhibit

Details:

Join volunteers from the Standard Gauge Module Association as they display toy trains from 1906 to 1940. The exhibit is a 448 square foot standard gauge layout decorated for the season, featuring both original and reproduction model trains.

Book Cover: The Polar Express

Polar Express Experience (1:30pm)

Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm

Age Group:

Families

Library Branch: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library

Room: Innovation Lab (Room 302)

Age Group: Families

Event Type: Performance

Details:

Enjoy a reading of The Polar Express before visiting the train exhibit.

Children and adults making art

Family Dabble Box Open Lab

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm

Age Group:

Families

Library Branch: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library

Room: RCU Dabble Box Makerspace

Age Group: Families

Event Type: STEAM, School Break Week

Details:

This lab is open to families with children under the age of 18.

Smiling teens at a table

Teen Trivia

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Age Group:

Teens

Seats Open

Library Branch: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library

Room: RCU Dabble Box Makerspace

Age Group: Teens

Event Type: Games, School Break Week

Registration Required

Details:

Open to youth in grades 7-12.

A photograph of children crafting with cardboard.

Cardboard Workshop

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Age Group:

Kids

Library Branch: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library

Room: Youth Program Room (Room 123)

Age Group: Kids

Event Type: School Break Week

Details:

Recommended for grades K-6.

Give new life to garbage! Imagine and build fantastic creations with cardboard, plastic, glue, and your imagination.

Hand holding pokeball

Pokémon Fan Club

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Age Group:

Kids

Library Branch: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library

Room: Youth Program Room (Room 123)

Age Group: Kids

Event Type: Games

Details:

Recommended for kids in grades K-6.

Meet up with other Pokémon fans to play, talk, and do Pokémon-themed activities. Curious about Pokémon? All are welcome! No experience or familiarity with Pokémon needed!

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (10/19)	Mon (10/20)	Tue (10/21)	Wed (10/22)	Thu (10/23)	Fri (10/24)	Sat (10/25)
9 am							This event is in the "Adults" group Leif Enger \| Author Leif Enger discusses "I Cheerfully Refuse" 9:30am–10:30am Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Room: Riverview Room (Room 306) Age Group: Adults Event Type: Book Talk, CV Book Fest Registration Required Details: A part of the 2025 Chippewa Valley Book Festival!
10 am			This event is in the "Adults" group Mystery Readers Book Group 10:00am–11:45am Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Room: Carnegie Room (Room 104) Age Group: Adults Event Type: Book Club - Adult Details: Discuss classic and contemporary mysteries on the third Tuesday morning of the month.	This event is in the "Adults" group Lori Fredrich \| Wisconsin Chefs, Farmers, and the Magic of Locally Produced Food: A Speaking Event 10:00am–11:00am Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Room: Riverview Room (Room 306) Age Group: Adults Event Type: Book Talk, CV Book Fest Registration Required Details: A part of the 2025 Chippewa Valley Book Festival!
11 am							This event is in the "Adults" group Marcie Rendon \| Creating Cash Blackbear: Understanding the Woman Behind the Badge 11:00am–12:00pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Room: Riverview Room (Room 306) Age Group: Adults Event Type: Book Talk, CV Book Fest Registration Required Details: A part of the 2025 Chippewa Valley Book Festival!
12 pm
1 pm							This event is in the "Adults" group Lorissa Rinehart \| Dickey Chapelle: Defending Democracy Through Journalism 1:00pm–2:00pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Room: Riverview Room (Room 306) Age Group: Adults Event Type: Book Talk, CV Book Fest Registration Required Details: A part of the 2025 Chippewa Valley Book Festival!
2 pm							This event is in the "Adults" group Savita Harjani \| Reflections of a Daughter as the Caregiver of Her Mother 2:30pm–3:30pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Room: Riverview Room (Room 306) Age Group: Adults Event Type: Book Talk, CV Book Fest Registration Required Details: A part of the 2025 Chippewa Valley Book Festival!
3 pm
4 pm							This event is in the "Adults" group Liz Pelly \| Music in the Age of Streaming 4:00pm–5:00pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Room: Riverview Room (Room 306) Age Group: Adults Event Type: Book Talk, CV Book Fest Registration Required Details: A part of the 2025 Chippewa Valley Book Festival!
5 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group Lori Fredrich \| The Good Wives 4-Course Chef's Tasting Menu: A Meal Event (Two Seatings) 5:00pm–9:30pm Adults Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Adults Event Type: CV Book Fest Details: A part of the 2025 Chippewa Valley Book Festival!		This event is in the "Adults" group Christina Clancy \| A Change in Scenery: The Snowbirds 5:45pm–6:45pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Room: Riverview Room (Room 306) Age Group: Adults Event Type: Book Talk, CV Book Fest Registration Required Details: A part of the 2025 Chippewa Valley Book Festival!		This event is in the "Adults" group The Epilogue: A Gathering 5:30pm–7:30pm Adults Full Registration Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Adults Event Type: CV Book Fest Registration Required Details: A part of the 2025 Chippewa Valley Book Festival!
6 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group PUBLIC MEETING: Friends of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Board Meeting 6:00pm–8:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Room: Meeting Room 105 Age Group: Adults Event Type: Public Meeting Details: Monthly meeting of the Friends of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Board.				This event is in the "Adults" group Lopamudra Basu and Feroza Jussawalla \| Poetry and Trauma: South Asian Women’s Voices Across Nations 6:00pm–7:00pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Room: Riverview Room (Room 306) Age Group: Adults Event Type: Book Talk, CV Book Fest Registration Required Details: A part of the 2025 Chippewa Valley Book Festival!
7 pm					This event is in the "Adults" group Mary Catherine Starr \| If You Don’t Laugh You’ll Cry: Writing a Comic Memoir About Motherhood 7:15pm–8:15pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Room: Riverview Room (Room 306) Age Group: Adults Event Type: Book Talk, CV Book Fest Registration Required Details: A part of the 2025 Chippewa Valley Book Festival!	This event is in the "Adults" group Brenda Cárdenas \| Poetry and Conversation 7:30pm–8:30pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Room: Riverview Room (Room 306) Age Group: Adults Event Type: Book Talk, CV Book Fest Registration Required Details: A part of the 2025 Chippewa Valley Book Festival!