Events Calendar

*Note: this event takes place at the Lussier Community Education Center 55 S. Gammon Rd*

Do your cooped up kids need a warm, free place to run and be loud? Come experience Anji Play! In this weekly award-winning program kids lead the play while adults step back and observe with deep curiosity.  This educational approach rooted in True Play was created in Anji County in China. Madison Public Library is a pilot site for developing a library-based Anji Play model. Open to all ages. No registration required. 

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. We will start with a short storytime and then have playtime.

Library programs are always free. Siblings and childcare groups are welcome.

Are you behind on your rent because of the pandemic, either directly or indirectly? You are not alone. Many people are experiencing financial hardship right now.The African Center for Community Development will be located at the Lakeview Library on Tuesdays, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, to help individuals and families who owe back rent apply for Dane Core assistance. Eligible households in need of rental and utility assistance should stop by.

Join Author & Story Coach, Catrina J. Sparkman for a five week interactive class on how to release your inner storyteller. Whether you are penning your own personal memoir for posterity, crafting fictionalize stories for publication, or even if you just simply want to entertain the grandkids, come and learn the essential keys that make great stories work and how to engage your audience so that they’ll want to hear those stories again and again.

Week 1: Meet the Author (Book Reading Q&A Catrina) (February 28th  12:30-2pm)
 

Week 2:Essential Elements of Story:  A Storyteller’s Tool Kit (March 7th  12:30-2pm)

• PowerPoint Presentation
• Story Building Exercise 
• Share Out 

Week 3: Building Unforgettable Characters (March 14th 12:30-2pm)

• PowerPoint Presentation
• Story Building Exercise 
• Share Out 

Week 4: Creating Nail Biting Conflict (March 21st 12:30-2pm)

• PowerPoint Presentation
• Story Building Exercise 
• Share Out 

Week 5: Understanding Plot and Structure (March 28th 12:30-2pm)

• PowerPoint Presentation
• Story Building Exercise 
• Share Out 

Please note: If you registered for the first session, you do not need to re-register.

Visit the Dream Bus to browse books and other library materials, place or pick up holds, and sign up for a library card.

Learn more at dreambus.org

Free COVID-19 vaccines and boosters at the Lakeview Library, administered by Public Health Madison & Dane County!

1st, 2nd, or booster doses of Pfizer and Moderna available while supplies last.

Everyone 6 months and older is welcome. 6 months-17 year olds need a parent or guardian present.

Walk-ins encouraged. Appointments are available but not required. Please visit https://publichealthmdc.com/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/vaccination-appointments to book an appointment.

No ID or insurance required.

Visit the Dream Bus to browse books and other library materials, place or pick up holds, and sign up for a library card.

Learn more at dreambus.org

Join us for this series teaching the fundamentals of film making! Nate Clark from the Bubbler will be teaching this engaging series where teens and tweens will create an informational video about Meadowridge Library! Nate is an animator and filmmaker working in both the video game and film industry. He has worked on award winning games and films, and local independent films in the city of Madison. Professional projects Nate has worked on have been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects, Game of the Year, Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Movie: Drama, and the BFCA Critics Choice Award for Best Visual Effects. Nate has been working with the Madison Public Library since 2012, and the Media Lab at the Madison Public Library since its inception in 2013. Nate will be attending every other session and teen services librarian, Rachel, will be running the other work sessions. Nate's sessions will be 2/28, 3/14, 3/28, 4/11, 4/25, 5/9, 5/23, and 6/6.

This week will continue working on script writing. 

Come try a different hands-on project. All materials are provided and take what you make with you when you leave.

Youth 5 and under will require extra assistance from a caregiver.

Drop in to the children's area at Meadowridge Library for art, making, tinkering, and fun! This week, join local artist Bernie Witzack to try your hand at block printing! We'll create our own stamps out of foam and then use them make custom print designs. Bring your creativity, and be ready to get a little messy! Smocks provided. 

All ages welcome. Children under 5 will need extra help from a parent or caregiver. No registration required.

You're invited to a FREE preview of the 25th Wisconsin Film Festival (April 13-20, 2023). Watch trailers of this year's films, learn about the ins and outs from WFF staff, and bring your questions about the festival.

Sneak Peek events are made possible through partnership with the Wisconsin Film Festival and the Madison Public Library, as well as by a generous grant from the Madison Public Library Foundation.

The Wisconsin Film Festival is presented by the UW-Madison Department of Communication Arts. For more info about the festival, go to wifilmfest.org.