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…
Events Calendar
Central Library Madison and the American Red Cross are hosting an upcoming blood drive.
Come to give blood April 30th and get an exclusive Red Cross T-shirt, while supplies last.…
We'll provide the art supplies, you provide the kiddos. Messy play and maybe some art making will happen! If the weather is pleasant, we'll make art outside, so dress for mess and…
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…
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 join us to play chess at our weekly, drop-in program! All ages and experience levels welcome.
Central Cinema Cinesthesia presents Deep Cover (1992).
Hosted by Jason Fuhrman, Cinesthesia is an adventurous, eclectic series of classic and contemporary films that focuses on the complex…
A sweeping and trenchant exploration of the history of Native American boarding schools in the U.S., and the legacy of abuse wrought by systemic attempts to use education as a tool through which…
We’re here to mend anything you need for the colder months, including clothing, coats, and any other fabric-related repairs, except for zippers. Sewers from the Sewing Machine Project will be…

Join the Alicia Ashman book club for lively, thoughtful discussions every first Thursday of the month (excluding December). Everyone is welcome and books are available at the Checkout Desk week of…
So you want to rule the world but the pesky Giants are already in the way? Well lets take over this realm and live in luxury. Our brave heroes who once united to liberate the world have now…
The 2025 undergraduate and graduate creative writing awards ceremony. Presented in partnership with The UW Program in Creative Writing.
Featured author TBA.
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Celebrate Free Comic Book Day at Meadowridge Library! Stop in between 10 am and noon to create your own comic book pixel artwork with beads. All ages are welcome.
Come for a short storytime filled with rhymes, songs and bounces designed especially for little ones. Then stay to play and connect with other caregivers and babies.
Recommended ages…
Join us for a casual playdate for babies ages birth to 24 months and their caregivers. This neighborhood event will include play materials, books, and early literacy resources. Siblings are…
Get help brushing up on essential computer skills, safely browsing the internet, creating and using an email address, filling out online applications, or even writing resumes and cover letters.…
The Personal Archiving Lab at Central Library is a collection of equipment that can be used to digitize at-risk analog materials like home movies video tapes audio cassettes photographs and more.…
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…
Chess meets the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month from 4-5:45 p.m. Come and learn chess basics in the library with a 30 minute introduction of the game and then play a friendly game of chess with…
A raw, crystalline debut poetry collection exploring themes of family, addiction, belonging, and loss—a searching elegy of the fissures that have come to define contemporary American life.
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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…
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…
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 join us to play chess at our weekly, drop-in program! All ages and experience levels welcome.