Events Calendar

Join Eliza Tyksinski, certified Music Together instructor, for this interactive music experience for children ages 5 & under and their families. No registration required.

Attention word lovers: exercise your brain by playing Scrabble with other adults!

Enjoy the tactile wonders of paint, glitter, glue and more. Smocks or "messy clothes" recommended. For toddlers ages 18 - 36 months.

Join Eliza Tyksinski, certified Music Together instructor, for this interactive music experience for children ages 5 & under and their families. No registration required.

This program is held at the Lussier Family East YMCA [711 Cottage Grove Rd, Madison, WI 53716]

Join us for a preschool music and movement program with singing, dancing, playing, and bubbles! For kids up to age 5, with their caregivers. This program is offered in partnership with the Lussier Family East ​YMCA, and is free and open to all.

A memory screen is a wellness tool that helps identify possible changes in memory. It creates a baseline so future changes can be monitored. Specialists from the Aging & Disability Resource Center will provide these free 15-minute, confidential memory screenings and will have information about memory, memory clinics, brain health and local resources that are available. Call 608-246-4547 to sign up beginning May 1.

Enjoy the tactile wonders of paint, glitter, glue and more. Smocks or "messy clothes" recommended. For toddlers ages 18 - 36 months.

Nutritious meals are offered to those 60 and older. The suggested minimum contribution is $4.00 per meal but participants are encouraged to pay what they can afford. If you are under age 60 and do not meet the nutrition program eligibility guidelines, you are required to pay the total cost of your meal which is $10.23. Transportation is available by a $1.00 donation round trip. The meal is served at noon and participants must arrive on time. Meal and bus reservations or cancellations should be made by noon the preceding business day by calling 238-7368 ext. 8

JAMES V GUSSERT

Get help with basic computer questions: email, printing, filling out online forms, etc.

Mondays: 12-4 pm
Wednesdays: 1-5 pm
Saturdays: 12-4 pm

Drop-in computer help is a partnership between Madison Public library and WISE, Wisconsin Senior Employment Program

Starring Ashley Judd, Jonah Hauer-king & Edward James.
A female dog travels four hundred miles in search of her owner throughout a Colorado wilderness.
[PG, 1hr 36min, Adventure|Drama|Family, 2019]
All shows are free and open to the public.

Get a library card, browse and check out materials, return items, place and pick up holds, and use the free WiFi!

Learn how to play chess and play against others with varied levels of experience. Children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult.

Try out different film equipment with our digital media expert!

Visit the Bubbler and immerse yourself in explorations and activities with The Office of Oceanic Feeling.
Come view and contribute to an ongoing project mapping participants’ questions and discoveries as they migrate from the walls to a tabletop diorama. A seating area and separate bathysphere lounge, along with a selection of print and digital resources will support discussions, reading, writing, paper craft, collage, and drawing for families and all ages.

Join us to watch and discuss Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama. The story presents the struggles of young Eren, his friends and the Survey Corps in their quest to find the truth about the attacks on Paradis Island and the origin of the titans.

Need help with basic computer or Internet skills? Looking for assistance downloading library eBooks and audiobooks? We offer free one-on-one sessions Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings! Call 246-4547 to make an appointment.

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Drop in knitting: Learn a new craft or work on that unfinished project with other neighborhood knitters.

Alicia Ashman Library hosts this club for crocheters, knitters, and other fiber-crafters. This group meets twice a month, on first and third Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the library. It's a great place to meet with other crafters, learn about different techniques, share your own work, and just commune in general with other creative souls. While there is no formal instructor for this group, there are knowledgeable veteran yarn crafters who are generous with their wisdom. No registration required--just drop by.

A newlywed couple are on a trip to visit family when the husband is wrongly accused of rape and sentenced to prison for 12 years. His wife knows he is not guilty, and leans on her childhood best friend- who was also best man at the couple’s wedding- for support. As the years pass, the love all three people have for each other gets complicated. This novel has been called a ‘best book of the year’2018 many places. Join us for discussion and dessert!