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Parent & Teen Night at Hawthorne Library
Parents and teens can each learn skills to help their kids thrive in this program hosted in partnership by Madison Public Library and Dane County Extension
Gaming at the Library
https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/events/minecraft-club-1277930Come to the library for an old fashioned board game night or play Minecraft, try the Nintendo Switch or join a Dungeons & Dragons group!
Drawn Together: An Inter-generational Art Class
An inter-generational art series will take place at Alicia Ashman Library every Tuesday in February and March.