Events Calendar

READ and PLAY with your favorite baby or toddler! Reading, singing, talking and playing with your baby from the beginning is important because the roots of language are developing in a baby’s brain even before they can talk! Library programs are always free. Siblings and childcare groups are welcome.

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 helps to build a lifelong love of reading. Library programs are always free. Siblings and childcare groups are welcome.

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

BadgerCare Plus is Medicaid health care coverage for Wisconsin residents with low income.

Stop by Room 211 to consult an Americorp volunteer BadgerCare Outreach Specialist with questions about signing up or for information on an existing BadgerCare account.

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 helps to build a lifelong love of reading. Library programs are always free. Siblings and childcare groups are welcome.

READ and PLAY with your favorite baby, ages birth to 17 months! Reading, singing, talking, and playing with your baby from the beginning is important because the roots of language are developing in a baby’s brain even before they can talk! Library programs are always free. Siblings and childcare groups are welcome.

Join artist Amy Mietzel for hands-on art activities inspired by the picture book Armadillo Antics by Bill Martin Jr.! We'll start by doing a read-aloud of the book - then use materials to make art creations. Additional books that fit the theme will also be available for caregivers and youth to read together.

For ages 2-5. Siblings & groups welcome.

READ and PLAY with your favorite baby! Reading, singing, talking, and playing with your baby from the beginning is important because the roots of language are developing in a baby’s brain even before they can talk! Library programs are always free. Siblings and childcare groups are welcome.

Free assistance from AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers to help you fill out and file your Federal and Wisconsin personal income taxes. Call 608-246-4547 beginning January 17 to reserve a half-hour appointment (required).

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide provides in-person and virtual tax assistance free of charge with a special focus on taxpayers who are over 50 or have low-to-moderate income. Tax-Aide volunteers are trained and IRS-certified every year.

Some situations are outside the scope of the service -- see what type of taxes they can prepare or ask if in doubt.  You must have lived in Wisconsin for ALL of 2022 to use this service.

Click here for a list of all 2023 Tax Assistance dates at Central, Lakeview, and Sequoya Libraries, or take a look at our calendar. Appointments are required at all locations.

Please join us to play chess at our weekly, drop-in program! All ages and experience levels welcome.

It's time for LEGO Club! Join us the 2nd Wednesday of each month (Dec 14, Jan 11, Feb 8, Mar 8, Apr 12, May 10), for ages 5 to 12. Leave your own LEGOs at home - we've got plenty to share!

Bring the whole family out for an evening of creativity and exploration! Drop in to try out new dynamic new art forms and projects in a judgment-free, positive space facilitated by guest Bubbler artists and our youth librarian. All ages are welcome and materials will be provided.  Children 5 and under will need assistance from a caregiver.

Join local artist Amy Mietzel for hands-on art projects!

As we recover from the holiday season and set our intentions for the new year, it's the perfect time to focus on mental health and wellness. Multiple libraries have partnered with Nikyra McCann to offer a series of events this Spring. This session includes exploration of the following topic: 

WEEK 2 Coping with Mental Illness: Everyone has encountered mental illness - either personally or vicariously through someone we know. Living with or assisting someone with navigating an ongoing or temporal state can be exhausting. This workshop promotes techniques to find coping mechanisms that work best for each individual attendee!

About the Presenter

Nikyra McCann is the Founder at Still Standing Enterprise LLC and Motivational Speaker who has been featured throughout the world. She specializes in inspirational workshops and seminars pertaining to mental health. We offer therapy through Art & Music for those who have experienced mental health circumstances. Still Standing Enterprise is the Home of Uniquely Beautiful Boutique. Nikyra sits on the Board of Directors for NAMI Dane County as well as Housing Initiatives. She also sits on the CCS Coordination Committee. Here at Still Standing Enterprise it is our hope that you continue to Smile!

Love anime, or been wanting to get into it? Join us Wednesday evenings in March for Meadowridge Library Anime Club's History Month to watch and talk about some of our favorite historical anime!

This week, we will be watching Angolmoi: Record of Mongol Invasion. In the 13th century, the Mongolian Empire rapidly expands across the globe. Later historians who studied the prophecies of Nostradamus would say that Mongolia was the birthplace of the "Great King of Terror", Angolmois. And at last, the force of the Mongolian Empire would turn their attention toward Japan... 1274: The Bun'ei Invasion. This story is a fresh look at the great battle that rocked all of medieval Japan: the Mongol Invasion. It shows how the people of Tsushima panicked, struggled, and eventually rose up against the overwhelming forces of their enemy.

This anime is appropriate for ages 13 and up. 

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