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…
Events Calendar
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Madison Room
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Community Room
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…
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Community Room - Fireplace Side
Join us for a book group discussion of "The Coworker" by Frieda McFadden. Books are available at the library. New members always welcome!
"Dawn Schiff is strange. At least, everyone at work…
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Meeting Rooms 301 and 302 Combined
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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Youth Program Room
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,…
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Youth Program Room
Kids and caregivers yoga. Drop-in to this 50 min yoga session strategically timed before lunch and naptime. Each class includes a social emotional awareness and exploration, yoga asana, breathwork…
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Community Rooms A and B Combined
A 75-minute yoga experience designed for every body and every day. This class gently guides you through a thoughtful flow. We begin with a grounding teaching moment, followed by breathwork,…
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*In Goodman South Madison Library
The River Food Pantry's Munch Truck will be stopping outside Goodman South on Mondays from 1:35PM - 1:55PM.
About River Food Pantry & Munch Mobile…
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Community Room B
Join memoir writing coach Sarah White and a community of people who read and write about life for this FREE read-and-share event. Sign up on arrival to read on a first-come, first-served…
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Meeting Rooms 301 and 302 Combined
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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*Offsite
Join us for a book discussion of "Family Lore" by Elizabeth Acevedo. New members always welcome! Please check with library staff for location or Zoom link.
"Flor has a gift: she can…
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Meeting Rooms A and B Combined
Join us for a discussion of this month's mystery book, Northwoods by Amy Pease. New members always welcome! Copies of the book may be available at the Ask Desk.
Synopsis: The dark…
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Community Room
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,…
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Meeting Rooms A and B Combined
All community members are invited to the District 11 Book Club, hosted by Alder Bill Tishler. Author Jeremi Suri will be joining in person to discuss his 2022 book, Civil War by Other Means:…
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*In Pinney Library
Celebrate new life and new beginnings with your little one (ages 2-5) with Isthmus Dance Collective! Feel free to wear spring-inspired clothing or dancing clothes.
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Study Room 211
Provides FoodShare (food assistance on a QUEST Card) benefit information: help applying and submitting documents, assistance with renewals and reporting changes, as well as ongoing benefit support…
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Community Room Combined
Join Kim for a chair yoga and gentle movement class focusing on range of motion, breathing, and balance. Movements will be performed either sitting in a chair or standing.
Chair yoga is…
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Community Room B
Join Kayla Olson, Dementia Care Specialist from the Aging & Disability Resource Center of Dane County (ADRC), to find out what happens to our brains as we get older, learn more about age-…
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*In Goodman South Madison Library
The River Food Pantry's Munch Truck will be stopping outside Goodman South on Mondays from 1:35PM - 1:55PM.
About River Food Pantry & Munch Mobile…
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Meeting Rooms 301 and 302 Combined
Presented in partnership with the UW-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. This event is free and open to the public, however we do ask that you please …
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Meeting Rooms 301 and 302 Combined
Yetunde awakens aboard a slave ship en route to the United States with the spirit of her dead sister as her only companion. Desperate to survive the hell that awaits her at their destination,…
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Community Rooms A and B Combined
A 75-minute yoga experience designed for every body and every day. This class gently guides you through a thoughtful flow. We begin with a grounding teaching moment, followed by breathwork,…
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Meeting Room 115
Come join the book club for a lively, thoughtful discussion of "There There" by Tommy Orange.Everyone is…
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Community Room Combined
Join Kim for a chair yoga and gentle movement class focusing on range of motion, breathing, and balance. Movements will be performed either sitting in a chair or standing.
Chair yoga is…
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*In Goodman South Madison Library
The River Food Pantry's Munch Truck will be stopping outside Goodman South on Mondays from 1:35PM - 1:55PM.
About River Food Pantry & Munch Mobile…