All day
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9:30am
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Baby & Toddler Storytime (ages birth to 3)
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024, 9:30am to 10:30am
READ and PLAY with your favorite baby or toddler! Reading, singing, talking and playing with your baby from the beginning is important because the roots of language are developing in a baby’s brain even before they can talk! Library programs are always free. Siblings and childcare groups are welcome.
Youth Program Room
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10:00am
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Multi-age Storytime (ages 5 and under)
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024, 10:00am to 10:30am
READ and PLAY together with children 5 & under! Engaging with books, songs and playful experiences all help children develop communication skills, patience, empathy, and pre-reading skills and helps to build a lifelong love of reading. Library programs are always free. Siblings and childcare groups are welcome.
Youth Program Room
Meeting Rooms A and B Combined
Scrabble at the Library
Community Room - Table Side
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024, 10:00am to 12:00pm
Attention word lovers: exercise your brain by playing Scrabble with other adults!
Community Room - Table Side
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10:30am
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Storytime
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024, 10:30am to 11:30am
READ and PLAY together with children 5 & under! Stories, songs, and rhymes for about 20 minutes, followed by playtime and an art project.
Engaging with books, songs and playful experiences all help children develop communication skills, patience, empathy, and pre-reading skills - and helps to build a lifelong love of reading.
No registration, free of cost, and older siblings are welcome!
Community Room
Multi Age Storytime (children & families 5 & under)
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024, 10:30am to 11:30am
READ and PLAY together with children under age 5! Engaging with books, songs and playful experiences all help children develop communication skills, patience, empathy, and pre-reading skills and helps to build a lifelong love of reading. Library programs are always free. Older and Younger siblings and childcare groups are welcome.
Youth Program Room
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12:00pm
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Free Mending @ Hawthorne Library
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Do you have clothing or other fabric items that need mending?
Volunteers from the Sewing Machine Project are offering free mending at Hawthorne Neighborhood Library every other Wednesday from noon - 2:00 pm. These helpful sewers mend clothing and can handle many other fabric-related repairs (exception: no zipper repairs).
Mending is done on the spot on a first come, first served basis. There’s no drop off or pick up, we do what we can do in the time allowed.
Drop in anytime between 12:00 - 2:00 pm!
*In Hawthorne Library
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12:30pm
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Wiggles and Words Multi-Age Storytime
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Join us to READ and Play together. When children engage with books, songs, and play, they develop communication skills, patience, empathy, and pre-reading skills which helps to build a lifelong love of reading.
This program is geared toward children under age 5. All older and younger siblings as well as childcare groups are welcome to join.
Library programs are always free.
Meeting Room 115
Dream Bus at Camden Court Apartments feat. Drop-In Maker Activities
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024, 12:30pm to 1:15pm
Visit the Dream Bus to browse books and other library materials, place or pick up holds, and sign up for a library card. Learn more at dreambus.org.
Join Making & Learning Intern Yaritza at Dream Bus and Parks Alive stops this summer for a fun, maker activity! While you're there, explore Madison Public Library's summer reading program WE READ:
- Pick up your WE READ Card Game
- Fill your WE READ tote bag with books from the library collection
- Answer the Share Your Voice question of the week to earn a prize
Yaritza is bilingual in English and Spanish and will offer art and making programs throughout the summer. Learn more about Yaritza.
2601 Old Camden Square
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1:30pm
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Dream Bus at The Meadowlands Apartments feat. Drop-In Maker Activities
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024, 1:30pm to 2:15pm
Visit the Dream Bus to browse books and other library materials, place or pick up holds, and sign up for a library card. Learn more at dreambus.org.
Join Making & Learning Intern Yaritza at Dream Bus and Parks Alive stops this summer for a fun, maker activity! While you're there, explore Madison Public Library's summer reading program WE READ:
- Pick up your WE READ Card Game
- Fill your WE READ tote bag with books from the library collection
- Answer the Share Your Voice question of the week to earn a prize
Yaritza is bilingual in English and Spanish and will offer art and making programs throughout the summer. Learn more about Yaritza.
6834 Milwaukee St
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2:30pm
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Dream Bus at Harmony Apartments feat. Drop-In Maker Activities
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024, 2:30pm to 3:00pm
Visit the Dream Bus to browse books and other library materials, place or pick up holds, and sign up for a library card. Learn more at dreambus.org.
Join Making & Learning Intern Yaritza at Dream Bus and Parks Alive stops this summer for a fun, maker activity! While you're there, explore Madison Public Library's summer reading program WE READ:
- Pick up your WE READ Card Game
- Fill your WE READ tote bag with books from the library collection
- Answer the Share Your Voice question of the week to earn a prize
Yaritza is bilingual in English and Spanish and will offer art and making programs throughout the summer. Learn more about Yaritza.
116 Milky Way
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3:00pm
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Chess for All Ages
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024, 3:00pm to 6:00pm
Please join us to play chess at our weekly, drop-in program! All ages and experience levels welcome.
Study Room A
All-Ages Knitting Circle
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024, 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Drop-in knitting. All experience levels welcome! Children under 9 must be accompanied by an adult for duration of program. Yarn and Needles provided for in-library use.
Please contact Meadowridge Library at 608-288-6160 for more details and information!
*In Meadowridge Library
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3:30pm
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Summer Fun & Games for Writers
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024, 3:30pm to 5:30pm
In this 4-week series, we’ll use short writing exercises to trigger your creativity while expanding your writing skill. We’ll practice writing about places, characters, and scenes with short assignments designed to be as fun as they are helpful in finding your voice as a writer. Some writing exercises will take place in class and others will be “Field Trip” assignments between class meetings. The workshop is open to all fiction and nonfiction writers, ages 12-112. Registration is now closed.
We will…
Explore capturing characters with telling details. Conveying a sense of place. Dig into “show don’t tell” with action in scenes.
About the presenter: Sarah White is a professional freelance writer, published author, and personal historian who helps people write about their lives, individually and in small-group workshops. She holds degrees in Journalism and Creative Nonfiction.
Community Room B
We Read Bubbler Artist in Residence with Elias
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024, 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Stop by to make art with our summer artist in residence, Elias! Each week will offer a different fun, hands-on project for kids of all ages!
Wednesdays, June 26-August 14, 3:30-5:00pm
Note: No program on July 17.
During this program, your librarian will be using an exciting new tool called the Observation Deck, funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services, to better report on learning outcomes for youth. You can learn more about the project on our website: https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/engagement/observation-deck
Community Room Combined
LEGO Club at Pinney
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024, 3:30pm to 4:30pm
It's time for LEGO Club! Join us the 2nd Wednesday of each month (June 12, July 10, Aug 14), for ages 5 to 12. Leave your own LEGOs at home - we've got plenty to share! Sometimes there's a theme, but there's always opportunity to free build.
Youth Program Room
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4:00pm
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One-On-One Computer Assistance
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024, 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Need help with basic computer or Internet skills? Get assistance with opening an email account, writing a Word document, navigating the internet, keeping your files safe, and more.
Call 608-266-6350 to make a 30-minute appointment.
Computer Assistance is sponsored by the Digital Equity Project.
Study Room 211
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4:30pm
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Canceled Kids' Open Dungeons and Dragons
Meeting Rooms A and B Combined
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024, 4:30pm to 6:30pm
School-age children (elementary and middle school) are invited to join us for this kid-led Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Be a part of an adventuring party where you'll use your imagination and creativity to explore a fantasy world in an epic quest. Our Dungeon Master Jared will provide support and help guide campaigns along with our adult D&D experts and our Youth Librarian Ruth.
This weekly session is for beginners.
About D&D: Dungeons and Dragons is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game that allows each player to create their own character to play. These characters embark upon imaginary adventures within a fantasy setting. A Dungeon Master (DM) serves as the game's referee and storyteller, while maintaining the setting in which the adventures occur.
Meeting Rooms A and B Combined
We Make with Bubbler Artist in Residence Savannah Starlin - Mini World Dioramas
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024, 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Join Bubbler Artist in Residence Savannah Starlin for a relaxing art workshop. Take what you make with you when you leave. No registration required & free of cost.
Start with a cardboard box and turn it into a mini world or dream safe spot. This can be anything you want! Utilize straw, clay, fabric, and more to bring your vision to life.
We Make Summer Session meets weekly on Wednesdays, June 26th - August 28th.
Youth 8 years and younger must bring an older caregiver with them.
Community Room
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5:00pm
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Parks Alive - Meadowood Park
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024, 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Connect with Madison Public Library at Parks Alive. Stop by to get a library card, learn about library resources, and pick up a WE READ Library bag and a card game that inspires youth to read over the summer! Parks Alive builds stronger neighborhoods and connects neighbors to their parks through fun, family-friendly activities, music and free food. Events are held in parks across the city and throughout the summer. Connect with your neighbors and engage with your community at a Parks Alive event near you! Learn more at Parks Alive https://www.cityofmadison.com/parksalive.
*Offsite
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6:00pm
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Knitting at the Library
Community Room - Fireplace Side
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024, 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Drop in knitting: Learn a new craft or work on that unfinished project with other neighborhood knitters.
Community Room - Fireplace Side
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