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.
Events Calendar
Please join us to play chess at our weekly, drop-in program! All ages and experience levels welcome.
Children learn by creating and doing! 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! Children of…
Join other kids, teens, and community members for a relaxing art workshop. Use paint markers, stickers, and collage to decorate a wooden picture frame. There will also be the option to…
Sing and Dance to the music of Corey Hart! For ages 12-24 months, but all ages welcome.
Ready to get creative and messy with science? Come explore a new science concept each week! We'll have hands-on activities centered around scientific concepts, including crafting solar ovens,…
Learn about some animal friends with representatives from the Henry Vilas Zoo! All ages welcome.
READ and PLAY together with children ages 5 and under! Engaging with books, songs and playful experiences all help children develop communication skills, patience, empathy, and pre-reading skills…
Join us for a casual playdate for babies ages birth to 18 months and their caregivers. This neighborhood event will include play materials, books, and early literacy resources. Siblings are…
Let your creativity fly as art meets science, technology, engineering and math on Thursday afternoons at the Central Library! Each week we'll explore different supplies and project ideas. Come for…
Play Minecraft in both creative and survival worlds! Recommended for ages 8 and up.
Kids, teens, and their caregivers are invited to cook with Chef Lily at Hawthorne Library! Participants will prepare and enjoy a wide variety of recipes, while learning about meal planning,…
Goodman South Madison is excited to continue our Dungeons & Dragons programming for youth. This is a drop in Dungeons and Dragons program for kids of all ages (kids ages 7 and under will need…
Enjoy dance, creative movement, songs and stories that get children thinking creatively and problem solving while having fun. Creative Movement and Dance is brimming with energy,…
Read and play with your favorite preschooler! Engaging with books, songs and playful experiences all help children develop communication skills, patience, empathy, and pre-reading skills—all of…
Join artist Amy Mietzel for some art using all kinds of wonderfully messy materials on the Pinney Patio! For ages 2-12.
Calling all kids!
Join us for summer science fun! Each week we will be conducting a new experiment while learning about different aspects of science! This program is open to all kids,…
Bring your little one (ages birth-5) to sing, dance, explore instruments, and play! Teacher Junko Yamauchi Stewart will lead these fun music & movement activities for families to do together.…
When toddlers playfully experiment with art materials, they also develop key early literacy skills!
Enjoy the tactile wonders of paint, glitter, glue, and more. Smocks or "messy" clothes…
Come for a short storytime filled with rhymes, songs and bounces designed especially for little ones. Then stay to play and connect with other babies and caregivers.
Recommended ages…
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…
Join us for a casual playdate for babies ages birth to 18 months and their caregivers. This neighborhood event will include play materials, books, and early literacy resources. Siblings are…
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…
Navigate this new world as Season 2 comes to a close. A new threat looms over the horizon will our heroes be brave enough to stop what comes? Will they be wise enough to solve the mystery? How…
Read aloud to a furry friend from Alliance of Therapy Dogs at Lakeview Library. Bring a favorite book or try a new one from our collection. First come, first served.