Events Calendar

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…

Bubbler Room Closed for a UW class visit of teacher educators.

The Bubbler Room will be closed to the public from 9:00-11:00am to accommodate a community partner. 

Join us this Saturday from 10:30-12:30 in the youth services programming room at Central Library for hands-on art and craft projects inspired by this week's Overture Center's…

Come join the book club for a lively, thoughtful discussion of "Beloved" by Toni Morrison. Everyone is welcome…

Drop-in and play games on the library's iPads, MacBooks, and Nintendo Switch. Minecraft, Roblox, Mario Kart, & more! There is a limited number of devices, so participants will take turns as…

Ready to color your way through winter with a rainbow of art projects? Join us for Warm Creativity on Cold Afternoons with Bernie & Zuzu! Returning for a mini-winter season, Bernie is…

Bernie of bernie & zuzu is back in the Pinney Studio with encouraging prompts to enhance your art flow.

We are all inherently creative! If you’ve ever worried that you aren’t creative…

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…

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…

A special storytime series woven together with playful mindfulness practices for children and their caregivers to do together. Comfy clothing encouraged!

Books, songs and mindful practices…

READ and PLAY with your favorite baby! 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…

the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley

A guard at the Met shares a behind the scenes look at working at the museum, along with his visceral and emotional experience…

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 for a discussion of this month's book, The Verifiers by Jane Pek. New members are always welcome! Copies of the book may be available at the Ask Desk.

Synopsis: Claudia Lin…

Join us for a mystery book group discussion of "The Family Chao" by Lan Samantha Chang. Books are available at the library. New members always welcome!

"The residents of Haven, Wisconsin,…

The library is looking for volunteers to help with creating mini-maker kits! If you would like to donate your time and effort to this project, please register!

Unleash your kid's creative power! Join us for a fun-filled, creative adventure where imagination meets sustainability! In this youth-focused program designed and led by artist-in-residence…

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.

Drop-in and play games on the library's iPads, MacBooks, and Nintendo Switch. Minecraft, Roblox, Mario Kart, & more! There is a limited number of devices, so participants will take turns as…

Ready to color your way through winter with a rainbow of art projects? Join us for Warm Creativity on Cold Afternoons with Bernie & Zuzu! Returning for a mini-winter season, Bernie is…

Calling all kids! Work with Madison Public Library Media Production Instructor, Nate, to create a scale model of the Goodman South Madison Library! This long term project will create a large scale…

Learn to block print with local artist Bernie! Block printing is an ancient process that is widely used today in both paper and fabric applications. In this workshop we will draw inspiration from…

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…