Events Calendar

Do you love to have fun? Be silly? Tell stories? Whoopensocker is for you!  Whoopensocker teaching artists have been working with local elementary school students in Madison for years. 

To help kick off the We Read Youth Voices Writing contest for 2023, we are delighted to welcome their teaching artists to the library for fun, interactive workshops that encourage creativity, expression, writing, collaboration, and performance. 

Community teaching artists will engage kiddos to share their great ideas through games, writing, and performance. No pressure, just fun. No previous experience necessary, all ideas are good ideas! 

This workshop is designed for kids ages 7 and up. ​

Join us in the children's area at the Central library for an unstructured preschool playdate. We'll have engaging, open ended toys for your little one to explore while you connect and meet other preschool age children and families. There is no start time, no structured plan, rather a time to come to the library and play and expect to find other children your child's age to engage with! Siblings of course are welcome! 

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

READ and PLAY together with children 5 & under! Stories and songs for about 20 mins and playtime, or a hands-on activity to follow.

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.

Siblings and childcare groups are welcome.

Calling all school age kids! Join us for a week of fun activities at the library during MMSD's spring break!

Today we will be using beads to create our own jewelry, charms, etc...! 

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.

Do you have clothing or other fabric items that need mending? 

Volunteers from the Sewing Machine Project are offering free mending at Hawthorne Neighborhood Library every other Wednesday from noon - 2:00 pm. These helpful sewers mend clothing and can handle many other fabric-related repairs (exception: no zipper repairs).

Mending is done on the spot on a first come, first served basis. There’s no drop off or pick up, we do what we can do in the time allowed.

Drop in anytime between 12:00 - 2:00 pm!

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

Clinics will be held on Wednesdays from 12:30-3:30 PM. 

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.

No appointments or registration necessary. But If you would like to plan ahead, appointments can be made at the Public Health of Madison and Dane County website below. No ID or insurance required.

Are you looking for something to do on a day without school?  Stop by the library and make a craft!  We will have a different project each day this week.  Stop by to make your craft and pick up a book or movie to take home with you.

Today we are making butterflies.

Workshop 3 of 3 is: Planning for Retirement

Learn the basics to help you determine your needs and establish a road map to help set yourself up for a comfortable, enjoyable retirement.

Retirement is a reward for a lifetime of hard work, but how well you prepare for it ahead of time can have a major impact on how well you’re able to enjoy it. How will you plan for your retirement?

Join us for an educational workshop where we’ll focus on strategies designed to help you:

• Put together a retirement roadmap
• Understand the factors that influence when you retire, and how long your retirement could last Exploring “Medigap” and medical supplement insurance
• How to estimate your retirement expenses and income, while factoring in inflation and taxes
•  How to leverage tax-advantaged savings vehicles such as 401(k)s and IRAs

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Happy Spring Break! Swing by the central library and spend some time making a fun, spring themed craft in the children's programming room. Grab some wonderful books from our collection to read and take home, or stay for a while to read and play. There will be a different activity each day this week. Suggested for kids ages 5 and up, siblings welcome. 

Drop-in knitting. All experience levels welcome. Children under 9 must be accompanied by an adult for duration of program. Yarn and Needles provided for in-library use.

A representative from the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center will be tabling in the front the library from 10am until 12pm to recruit for a research study. For more information on the open studies at Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, visit their website at https://www.adrc.wisc.edu/volunteer-study

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

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.

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

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 91 Days. During Prohibition, the law held no power and the mafia ruled the town. The story takes place in Lawless, a town thriving on black market sales of illicitly brewed liquor. One day, Avilio receives a letter from a mysterious sender, prompting him to return to Lawless for revenge. He then infiltrates the Vanetti family, the ones responsible for his family's murder, and sets about befriending the don's son, Nero, to set his vengeance in motion. Killing brings more killing, and revenge spawns more revenge. How will the 91-day story of these men guided by a tragic fate end?

This anime is appropriate for ages 15 and up. Come hungry! Dinner will be served at this week's anime club. 

This free group English class will be offered mostly online using Zoom.
You can take your Zoom class on your smartphone, a tablet, a laptop, or
a computer. 2 classes will take place in-person at the Meadowridge
Library (5726 Raymond Rd) on Thursday 3/9 and 5/4.
You will practice speaking, listening, reading, writing and new vocabulary
in English. Topics include talking about family, health, making
appointments, phone calls, small talk, and more!
For more information, please call (608) 268-6425 or email
bex@litnetwork.org.

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Esta clase de inglés grupal gratuita se ofrecerá principalmente en línea
utilizando Zoom. Puede tomar su clase por Zoom en un teléfono
inteligente, tableta, laptop, o computadora. Dos clases estarán en
persona en la Biblioteca de Meadowridge (5726 Raymond Rd) 03/09/2023 y 05/04/2023

Practicará hablar, escuchar, leer, escribir, y nuevas palabras en inglés.
Los temas incluyen platicar acerca de su familia, salud, hacer citas,
llamadas telefónicas, conversaciones casuales, y más.
Para más información, llame al (608) 268-6425 o envie un
correo electrónico a becky@litnetwork.org

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