Ambassador Tom Loftus Exhibit

Don't miss a special exhibit of the memorabilia of Sun Prairie luminary Tom Loftus currently on view in the Sun Prairie Historical Library and Museum's display cases.  From his beginnings in Sun Prairie, Tom Loftus went on to become the Ambassador to Norway from 1993 to 1998, and served as Special Advisor to the director of the World Health Organization from 1998 to 2005.  He was a Democratic member of the Wisconsin Legislature representing Sun Prairie from 1977 to 1991, serving as Speaker of the Assembly for eight years.  He also served as a member of the UW Board of Regents from from 2006 to 2011.  

This exhibit is a collaborative effort involving Tom Loftus, Alec Loftus, the Loftus family, Sue Meyer, The Sun Prairie High School History Club and its advisor, Steve Braatz, Donna Davis, Sue Stowell, Peter Klein, Jordan Stiefel, Bryan Aughey, Evan Kaminski, Taylor and Olivia Oehrlein, Weston Weisensel, Grace Richmond, the Missionary Elders and Missionary Sisters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Acting Museum Curator, Israel Gonzales.

Ambassador Loftus will be at the library for a special presentation on Tuesday, September 15 at 6:30 p.m. where he will recount his journey from his Sun Prairie roots to the United States Embassy in Norway, while bringing to life his distinguished display.

Announcing OverDrive Listen

You can now borrow audiobooks from Wisconsin's Digital Library and listen to them in your browser with a single click. There are no downloads or software required; all you need is a compatible web browser. With OverDrive Listen you can also add bookmarks, take notes, or make highlights.

To get started, borrow an audiobook that's available in the OverDrive Listen format from Wisconsin's Digital Library.  Then, click or tap the Listen button next to the audiobook on your library Bookshelf to open it in OverDrive Listen. It's that easy!

Ronald Semmann Art Display

During the month of May, local artist Ronald Semmann's art will be on display in our lobby display case.  His artwork is inspired by his interest in southwest Native American culture and includes pottery and baskets also on display.

On January 1, 2015, Sun Prairie Public Library began offering Flipster, a digital magazine subscription service from EBSCO Information Services, to our patrons. Flipster provides easy access to digital magazines for online browsing via a computer desktop or any mobile device. Patrons can access the content on library computers or remotely at home, adding 24-hour access to titles in the library's subscription. A download app for offline magazine reading is available for iPad users, with another currently in development for Android devices.

Readers can browse magazines by category as well as perform searches for specific periodicals, and zoom in and out for better readability. 

Current magazine list:

Car & Driver
Cooking Light
Cosmopolitan
Country Living
Ebony
Entertainment Weekly
Food Network Magazine
Good Housekeeping
Health
House Beautiful
InStyle
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Men's Health
Money
O, The Oprah Magazine
People
Popular Mechanics
Prevention
Ranger Rick Jr.
Real Simple
Redbook
Rolling Stone
Runner's World
Seventeen
Sports Illustrated
Time
Us Weekly
Vegetarian Times
Woman's Day
Women's Health

To access Flipster, go to www.sunlib.org.  Click on the Databases tab, then click on the Flipster link.