Events at Madison Public Library | Madison Public Library

Madison Public Library offers thousands of free programs a year all around Madison, including storytimes, author talks, job skills training, and more.

You can view the next 5 upcoming events at each location below. Looking for a specific event? Try our Events Search page. You can view events in a month display on our Month Calendar.

Alicia Ashman Library

Aug

11

Baby Time

10:30 - 11:15am

Community Room

Aug

13

Read & Breathe: A Mindful Storytime for all ages

10:30 - 11:15am

Community Room

Aug

16

[FULL] Concrete Garden Stones with Elias Mittelstadt

2:00 - 3:00pm

Community Room

Aug

18

Baby Time

10:30 - 11:15am

Community Room

Aug

18

Ashman All Ages Chess Club

4:00 - 5:45pm

Community Room

Central Library

Aug

11

Toddler Art

10:00 - 10:45am

Youth Program Room

Aug

11

Housing Navigation Services with Urban Triage

9:30am - 1:00pm

Study Room 210

Aug

11

Red Cross Blood Drive

9:30am - 1:30pm

Meeting Rooms 301 and 302 Combined

Aug

11

One-on-One Computer Assistance

12:00 - 3:00pm

Study Room 211

Aug

11

Personal Archiving Lab: Drop-In Tutorials

2:00 - 4:00pm

Media Lab

Goodman South Madison Library

Aug

11

Wiggles and Words Multi-Age Storytime

11:30am - 12:30pm

Meeting Room 115

Aug

11

Munch Mobile Meals

12:30 - 12:45pm

*In Goodman South Madison Library

Aug

11

Application Assistance

11:00am - 2:00pm

*In Goodman South Madison Library

Aug

11

It Takes A Village: TEEN Choice

1:00 - 3:00pm

*In Goodman South Madison Library

Aug

12

WE READ Bubbler Artist in Residence with Rosi

2:30 - 4:00pm

Meeting Room 115

Hawthorne Library

Aug

11

Gaming Club

4:00 - 5:00pm

Community Room

Aug

11

Application Assistance

2:00 - 5:00pm

Family Study Room

Aug

12

One-on-One Computer Assistance with Marcus

12:00 - 1:00pm

Family Study Room

Aug

12

Munch Mobile Meals

12:45 - 1:15pm

*In Hawthorne Library

Aug

12

One-on-One Computer Assistance With Marcus

1:00 - 2:00pm

Family Study Room

Lakeview Library

Aug

11

Dungeons & Dragons at Lakeview Library

5:30 - 7:30pm

Teen Room

Aug

12

Baby Storytime

10:30 - 11:30am

Community Room - Fireplace Side

Aug

12

Application Assistance

2:00 - 5:00pm

*In Lakeview Library

Aug

12

[FULL] One-on-One Computer Assistance

5:30 - 6:00pm

Study Room 1

Aug

12

[FULL] One-on-One Computer Assistance

6:00 - 6:30pm

Study Room 1

Meadowridge Library

Aug

11

Multi-Age Storytime

10:30 - 11:15am

Community Rooms A and B and Kitchen Combined

Aug

11

Read to a Dog

4:00 - 5:30pm

Quiet/Socializing Room

Aug

11

A Ballad of Interesting Events Season 2 Volume 1!!

4:00 - 5:30pm

Study Room A

Aug

11

Zen Ed Wellness: Thriving in the Second Half of Life

6:00 - 7:00pm

Community Rooms A and B Combined

Aug

12

WE READ Bubbler Artist in Residence with Lashay the Artist!

6:00 - 7:30pm

Community Rooms A and B and Kitchen Combined

Monroe Street Library

Aug

20

Read to a Dog

3:00 - 4:30pm

Meeting Room

Sep

01

Library closed for Labor Day

8:00am - 10:00pm

Sep

13

Monroe Street Library League Book Sale

10:00am - 3:00pm

*Offsite

Sep

17

Read to a Dog

3:00 - 4:30pm

Meeting Room

Sep

20

Art Club for Families - Watercolor Painting

10:30am - 12:00pm

*In Monroe Street Library

Pinney Library

Aug

11

Baby Play Date

11:15am - 12:15pm

Youth Program Room

Aug

11

Artist-in-Residence Studio Worktime: Ellie Braun

11:00am - 2:00pm

Studio

Aug

11

Pen Pals Writing Group

6:30 - 8:30pm

Community Room A

Aug

12

Growing Voices Music Class

10:00 - 10:30am

Youth Program Room

Aug

12

Hand-Painted Bandana Design

6:00 - 8:00pm

Studio

Sequoya Library

Aug

11

Mindful Moments: a Drop-In Meditation Group

12:00 - 1:30pm

Meeting Rooms A and B Combined

Aug

11

Monday Meetup

2:00 - 4:00pm

Meeting Rooms A and B Combined

Aug

11

Simply Stitched: Drop-In Sewing Group

5:30 - 8:30pm

Meeting Rooms A and B Combined

Aug

12

Storytime for the Very Young

10:00 - 10:30am

Meeting Rooms A and B Combined

Aug

12

Adult Knitting Group

1:00 - 4:00pm

Meeting Room A

Dream Bus

Aug

11

Dream Bus at Lussier Community Education Center

12:00 - 12:45pm

55 S Gammon Rd

Aug

11

Dream Bus at Allied Learning Center

1:15 - 2:00pm

2237 Allied Dr

Aug

11

Dream Bus at Eagle Heights Community Center

3:30 - 4:30pm

611 Eagle Heights Dr

Aug

13

Dream Bus at East Madison Community Center

1:00 - 1:45pm

8 Straubel Ct

Aug

13

Dream Bus at Vera Court

3:15 - 3:45pm

614 Vera Ct

Around Madison

These events happen in parks and other locations around Madison. Click through to a particular event to get more details.

Aug

11

Sewing Bee: Stitching Community Banners at Thurber Studio

10:00am - 3:00pm

*Offsite

Aug

11

Parks Alive at Elver Park

5:00 - 7:00pm

*Offsite

Aug

12

Parks Alive at Aldo Leopold Park

5:00 - 7:00pm

*Offsite

Aug

13

Parks Alive at Warner Park

5:00 - 7:00pm

*Offsite

Aug

17

Sewing Bee: Stitching Community Banners at Thurber Studio

9:00am - 1:00pm

*Offsite

Online

We don't currently have any online events planned.