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Join us for a book discussion of "Mama Makes Up Her Mind (and Other Dangers of Southern Living)" by Bailey White. New members always welcome!  Please check with library staff for location or…

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The Better Sister by Alafair Burke
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Meeting Rooms A and B Combined

Join us for a discussion of this month's mystery book, The Better Sister by Alafair Burke. New members always welcome! Copies of the book may be available at the Ask Desk.

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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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Teen Room

Join us for a book group discussion of "Madame Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert. Books are available at the library. New members always welcome!

"Emma Bovary is beautiful and bored, trapped in…

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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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glass walled reading room with art installation
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Reading Room

Text+Titles = TexTITLES: Conversations Around How Textiles Connect Us

The Textile Arts Center of Madison (TAC) and Pinney Library are pleased to invite you to join a monthly facilitated…

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The mostly-green cover of Silent Spring, the 50th Anniversary edition, by Rachel Carson
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Meeting Rooms A and B Combined

Earth Day, observed on April 22, is a global call to action for environmental protection. Since its launch in 1970, it has united millions in advocating for a healthier planet.

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Conference Room 104

In Renaissance Italy, the brief life of Lucrezia de’Medici, married at age 15 to an Italian Duke, then murdered (probably by her husband), is explored in this novel that paints the time and place…

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The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
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Meeting Rooms A and B Combined

Join us for a discussion of this month's book, The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates. New members are always welcome! Copies of the book may be available at the Ask Desk.

Synopsis: In a…

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Community Room - Fireplace Side

Join us for a mystery book group discussion of "The London Séance Society" by Sarah Penner. Books are available at the library. New members always welcome!

"1873. At an abandoned château on…

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Meeting Room 302

April is National Poetry Month, and National Haiku Day is April 17th, in honor of the traditional 17 syllables of a haiku. You're invited to this celebration honoring haiku and Wisconsin's own…

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Meeting Room 115

Come join the book club for a lively, thoughtful discussion of "Prodigal Summer" by Barbara…

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Community Room - Fireplace Side

Come to read; come to listen; come to celebrate poetry with this group of fellow poets and poetry aficionados.

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*Offsite

Madison Public Library Foundation's 2025 Lunch for Libraries event will feature Abraham Verghese, M.D. He will appear live at Monona Terrace to discuss his latest…

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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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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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*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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Northwoods by Amy Pease
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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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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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Conference Room 104

an Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo

Escaping slavery in Georgia, Ellen Craft, who could pass for white, disguised herself as wealthy invalid man, and her husband William…

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The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
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Meeting Rooms A and B Combined

Join us for a discussion of this month's book, The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley. New members are always welcome! Copies of the book may be available at the Ask Desk.

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Community Room - Fireplace Side

Join us for a mystery book group discussion of "Everybody Knows" by Jordan Harper. Books are available at the library. New members always welcome!

"Welcome to Mae Pruett’s Los Angeles, where…

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Community Room - Table Side

Come to read; come to listen; come to celebrate poetry with this group of fellow poets and poetry aficionados.

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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…