Events

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,…

Goodman South Madison is excited to continue our Dungeons & Dragons programming for youth. This is a drop in Dungeons and Dragons program for kids of all ages (kids ages 7 and under will need…

Stop by and see us at the Parks Alive event at Penn Park (2101 Fischer Street)!  Meet your local library staff, sign up for a library card, and pick up your WE READ maps and bags!…

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…

Gathers most Thursday evenings! Middle and high school students can meet other aspiring authors, bounce ideas off one another, share their stories, and feel the creativity flow! Writing club is…

A World Beyond: Reconstructing Our Reality

A World Beyond offers opportunities to connect with others, create community and thus change our individual and…

Removing gluten from our cooking is a challenge, but it is doable. Join Chef Paul to learn to make classic dishes—all without gluten. There is always a solution in the kitchen! (Note: recipes…

Read and play with your favorite preschooler! Engaging with books, songs and playful experiences all help children develop communication skills, patience, empathy, and pre-reading skills—all of…

This workshop will explore the history of cyanotypes (a camera-less photography process) as well as offer lots of time for hands-on exploration of this media. Pre-treated fabric will be used to…

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…

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…

Have you ever been concerned about falling? Have you experienced a fall? If so, please join us for a dynamic evidence-based falls prevention workshop called Stepping On! Participants will explore…

Calling all kids! 

Join us for summer science fun! Each week we will be conducting a new experiment while learning about different aspects of science! This program is open to all kids,…

Enjoy a family movie night at Meadowridge Library! Make some Moana crafts, grab some snacks, and enjoy the movie. 

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Tweens and teens are invited to cook with Chef Lily at Lakeview Library!  Participants will prepare and enjoy a wide variety of recipes, while learning about meal planning, following recipes…

The Hawthorne Anime Club was created to give people a place to gather, watch, and talk about Japanese animation.  The club is intended for adults and older teens. All screenings will be in…

Check out our Friday Night Flicks at Pinney Library, every 2nd & 4th Friday beginning at 6pm! Movies will be shown in the Community Room on the large projection…

Are you a kid who loves LEGOs? Do you enjoy engineering and designing LEGO creations?  If that is you - come join us for LEGO Club! The library will provide lots of LEGOs, and you provide the…

Children learn by creating and doing! Express yourself through a variety of affirming, mixed-media projects for all ages with artist Rosi! 

Children of all ages are welcome! No…

A Junk Journal is a handmade book made of repurposed, upcycled materials.  This book can be a place to tell your story through paint, poetry, writing, drawing, ripping paper and gluing things…

تو صاحبو ! میڈیسن میں اُردو ادب کا ایک نیا چراغ جلنے کو ہے ۔۔۔ جی "حلقہ اربابِ ذوق" ایک ایسا ادبی سنگھم، جہاں ہر دوسرے ہفتے الفاظ کو پر لگیں گے اور تخیل کی پروازیں اڑان بھریں گی۔

When toddlers playfully experiment with art materials, they also develop key early literacy skills!

Enjoy the tactile wonders of paint, glitter, glue, and more. Smocks or "messy" clothes…

Come for a short storytime filled with rhymes, songs and bounces designed especially for little ones. Then stay to play and connect with other babies and caregivers.

Recommended ages…

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…

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…