Events Calendar

Free assistance from Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) volunteers to help you fill out and file your Federal and Wisconsin personal income taxes. Call 608-266-6350 no earlier than January 25, 2023 to make an appointment (required).

The VITA program is an IRS and Wisconsin DOR initiative designed to support free tax preparation service for the underserved. The VITA program offers free tax help to people who generally make $56,000 or less, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns.

Some situations are outside the scope of the service -- ask if in doubt. You must have lived in Wisconsin for ALL of 2022 to use this service.

All Central Library appointments will be on SATURDAYS: 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8

**We will begin taking appointments on Wednesday, January 25th for the February (2/11, 2/18, 2/25) tax help dates. We will take appointments for March and April dates (3/4, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8) on February 22nd. **

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.

For people interested in a wide variety of roleplaying games, including traditional roleplaying games such as Original D&D, 1st Edition AD&D, Classic Traveller, Pendragon, and Call of Cthulhu, as well as retro-clones like Old School Essentials, Labyrinth Lord, Swords & Wizardry, and others.

We also play more contemporary RPGs such as Savage Worlds and GURPS, as well as games like Beyond the Wall, Torchbearer, Powered By The Apocalypse and FATE.

If you played any of these games in the past, or are COMPLETELY NEW to them, we're happy to have you come and play. 

Meets every third Saturday at Hawthorne Library.

Will you make a cardboard instrument? Explore pastels or watercolors? Or build something out of wood? That’s the joy of serendipity - you never know until you get there! Drop in anytime to enjoy fun hands-on art and maker activities for kids of all ages. 

Today we will be making Pony Bead Keychains.

Funding is provided by the Monroe Street Library League

Practice speaking, reading and writing English with Literacy Network. Beginning to advanced students welcome!

For more information, fill out the New Student Interest Form or call our office at 608-244-3911 to make an appointment. During the registration appointment you will talk with a staff member over the phone about your goals and they will help you choose the best program for you. All programs are free. At registration, you pay for program materials, $10, $20 or $40 depending on program. Cash, check or credit cards. Scholarships are available.

Spring 2023 classes run January 28th-May 6th. February 18th, March 25th, & May 6th sessions are in-person; all other classes will be held via zoom and students must sign up through Literacy Network to receive the link.

In the second event of our Sheep to Sweater Series, learn about the wool dyeing process! Each participant will have the opportunity to dye a skein of yarn in this workshop. All of the materials will be provided.

Space is limited for this event; registration is required. Registration for this program is currently full. If you would like to be added to the wait list, please email lakeview@madisonpubliclibrary.org or call (608) 246-4547.

Practice speaking, reading and writing English with Literacy Network. Beginning to advanced students welcome!

For more information, fill out the New Student Interest Form or call our office at 608-244-3911 to make an appointment. During the registration appointment you will talk with a staff member over the phone about your goals and they will help you choose the best program for you. All programs are free. At registration, you pay for program materials, $10, $20 or $40 depending on program. Cash, check or credit cards. Scholarships are available.

Spring 2023 classes run January 28th-May 6th. February 18th, March 25th, & May 6th sessions are in-person; all other classes will be held via zoom and students must sign up through Literacy Network to receive the link.

We will sip, taste, and learn all about teas with Aureal Ojeda, entrepreneur and tea lover. Aureal will share her knowledge of teas, brewing methods and more. Hear about her unique entrepreneurial journey to start an environmentally conscious small business in Wisconsin.

Space is limited for this event; registration is required. The event will take place in the Bubbler Room of the Central Library.

Please use the sign up link below or call (608) 266-6350 to register.

About the Presenter

Aureal Ojeda is the Founder of Outwoken Tea, a zero-waste tea brand sustainably sourcing from small tea farms in developing countries. Aureal continuously strives to bring awareness to how each of us can challenge ourselves to create better, conscious decisions to positively impact the environment.

The Munch Mobile Lunch Van will make a stop at Lakeview Library on Saturdays during the school year.  All people in and around the library can get a free lunch between 1:00pm and 1:15pm.

Join local woodworker Sylvie Rosenthal to learn how to use a handheld file to carve a pencil into a spiral shape! All materials will be provided, and participants are welcome to take their finished spiral pencils with them. Safety glasses are required to be worn during the program, and will be provided. No prior woodworking experience is required. 

Because we will be working with sharp files, this program is for kids ages 8 and up. Registration is not required, but is recommended as space is limited.

Come join the book club for lively thoughtful discussions of "The Book Woman's Daughter" by Kim Michele Richardson. Everyone is welcome to our public group. Please find our books for the club next to the Reference Desk.

Calling all LEGO enthusiasts - come and build with us at the library!

Come join us the third Saturday of the month (Jan 21, Feb 18, March 18 & April 15) 1:30-3:00.  We've got lots of LEGOS, all you need to bring is your creativity and imagination.

For children ages 5-12.