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Monday, December 9, 2024

Time	Items
All day
4:00pm	4:00pm to 5:00pm Children’s African Story Hour Children’s African Story Hour Pinney Library Youth Program Room Monday, Dec 9, 2024, 4:00pm to 5:00pm WELCOME • KARIBU • E KAABO • AKWAABA • SIYAKWAMUKELA • أهلاً و سهل The African Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is proud to present the Children’s African Story Hour series. Join us each week in a fun and relaxing atmosphere as we share award-winning children’s literature that celebrates the diversity of art, culture, food, and language across the African continent. Participants will engage in hands-on creative activities and will have the opportunity to sample different African cuisines. Each week promises to be fun and enriching! This program is free and for all ages of children & their families. Youth Program Room
6:30pm	6:30pm to 8:30pm CANCELED: Pen Pals Writing Group CANCELED: Pen Pals Writing Group Pinney Library Studio Monday, Dec 9, 2024, 6:30pm to 8:30pm Are you struggling to carve out time to write that novel, screenplay, or other work of fiction you've always been meaning to write? Are you battling writer's block? Are you looking for people to read what you've written and provide feedback? Try Pen Pals, an all-experience-levels-welcome group for fiction writers and fiction writer hopefuls! Once a week, bring in a laptop or notebook and surround yourself with other writers striving toward similar goals. The first hour will be dedicated to organizing feedback-swaps, discussing our projects, and collectively brainstorming solutions to story problems. The remaining hour is just for writing! Pen Pals is captained by local fanfiction author Linea Kemsley, who will provide baked goods and warm beverages every week to help promote that perfect cozy writing atmosphere. Studio