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Events at 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

Jul
23

Read & Breathe: A Mindful Storytime for all ages

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Community Room
Jul
24

Emperor's Nightingale Puppet Show

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Community Room
Jul
25

Tai Chi for All

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Community Room
Jul
28

Baby Time

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Community Room
Jul
29

We Read Bubbler Artist in Residence with Deckard Salm

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Community Room

Central Library

Jul
22

Podcasting kit tutorial

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Media Lab
Jul
23

Baby & Toddler Storytime (ages birth to 3)

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Youth Program Room
Jul
23

Multi Age Storytime (children & families 5 & under)

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Youth Program Room
Jul
23

Naturalist-in-Residence: Outside In

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Meeting Room 301
Jul
24

Free Mending

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Study Room 211

Goodman South Madison Library

Jul
23

Growing Voices Music Class

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Meeting Room 115
Jul
23

WE READ Bubbler Artist in Residence with Rosi

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Meeting Room 115
Jul
24

Baby Play Date

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Meeting Room 115
Jul
24

Application Assistance

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*In Goodman South Madison Library
Jul
24

It Takes A Village: TEEN Choice

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*In Goodman South Madison Library

Hawthorne Library

Jul
23

Storytime

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Community Room
Jul
23

Free Mending @ Hawthorne Library

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*In Hawthorne Library
Jul
23

Free Mending @ Hawthorne Library

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*In Hawthorne Library
Jul
23

We Make: Decorative Wood Picture Frames

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Community Room
Jul
24

Juniper (feature film)

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Community Room

Lakeview Library

Jul
22

One-on-One Computer Assistance

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Study Room 1
Jul
23

Scrabble at the Library

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Community Room - Table Side
Jul
23

We Read Bubbler Artist in Residence with Elias

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Community Room - Table Side
Jul
23

Knitting at the Library

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Community Room - Fireplace Side
Jul
24

Multi-age Storytime

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Community Room Combined

Meadowridge Library

Jul
22

WE READ Bubbler Artist in Residence with Lashay the Artist!

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Community Rooms A and B and Kitchen Combined
Jul
23

All-ages knitting circle

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*In Meadowridge Library
Jul
23

Chess for All Ages

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Study Room A
Jul
24

Summer Science Club with the Bubbler!: Invisible Ink!

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Community Rooms A and B and Kitchen Combined
Jul
24

A Ballad of Interesting Events Season 2 Volume 2!!

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Study Room A

Monroe Street Library

Jul
29

Storytime (ages 5 & under)

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Meeting Room
Aug
05

Storytime (ages 5 & under)

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Meeting Room
Aug
09

WE READ Bubbler Artist in Residence with Rosi

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*In Monroe Street Library
Aug
20

Read to a Dog

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Meeting Room
Sep
01

Library closed for Labor Day

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Pinney Library

Jul
23

Multi-age Storytime (ages 5 and under)

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Youth Program Room
Jul
23

Baby Storytime (ages birth to 17 mo)

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Youth Program Room
Jul
24

Zoo to You

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Community Rooms A and B Combined
Jul
24

[FULL] Playing with Patterns in Nature: Day 2 of 2

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Studio
Jul
24

Summer Science Club with the Bubbler!

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Patio

Sequoya Library

Jul
23

WE READ Bubbler Artist in Residence Meghan Rosing

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Meeting Rooms A and B Combined
Jul
23

Kids Open Dungeons and Dragons

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Meeting Rooms A and B Combined
Jul
24

Toddler Music with Corey Mathew Hart

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Meeting Rooms A and B Combined
Jul
24

Grupo de Conversación en Español (simultaneously in-person and ONLINE)

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Meeting Room A
Jul
25

Preschool Storytime

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Meeting Rooms A and B Combined

Dream Bus

Jul
23

Art on the Dream Bus

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8 Straubel Ct
Jul
23

Dream Bus at East Madison Community Center

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8 Straubel Ct
Jul
23

Dream Bus at Mendota Elementary School

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4002 School Rd
Jul
23

Dream Bus at Vera Court

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614 Vera Ct
Jul
23

Dream Bus at Kennedy Heights Community Center

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199 Kennedy Heights

Around Madison

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

Jul
23

Parks Alive at Hammersley Park

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*Offsite
Jul
24

Process through Portraits

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*Offsite
Jul
26

Dream Bus at 2025 Disability Pride Fest

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*Offsite
Jul
31

Sewing Bee: Stitching Community Banners at Thurber Studio

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*Offsite
Aug
01

Olbrich Garden's Butterfly Day of Action

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*Offsite

Online

We don't currently have any online events planned.