{"id":27,"date":"2023-11-17T01:47:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T01:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fontana.lib.wi.us\/site\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:57:13","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fontana.lib.wi.us\/site\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_slider _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|134px||||&#8221; auto=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;Welcome to Fontana Public Library&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Faustina|500|||||||&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.fontana.lib.wi.us\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/VOF-LandingPages-PublicLibrary.jpg&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;on&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;49px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;46px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; header_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Fontana, Wisconsin<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;New! 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