Events Calendar

This informal program is an opportunities for babies and toddlers and their caregivers to gather, play, and spend time together. We'll supply books, toys, and a welcoming inviting space for you and your little one to spend time with other kids and families of a similar age at the library. Intended for children under 3 and their caregivers. Siblings welcome! 

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

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.

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.

Join artist Amy Mietzel for hands-on art activities inspired by the picture book The Hair Book by Latonya Yvette! 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.

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.

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 (May 10, June 14, July 12, August 9, Sept 13), for ages 5 to 12. Leave your own LEGOs at home - we've got plenty to share! Sometimes there's a theme, but there's always opportunity to free build.

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

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

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 May for Meadowridge Library Anime Club's FullMAYtel Alchemist! Each Wednesday in May, we'll watch an episode of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. This anime is recommended for ages 14 and up.

Come hungry! Dinner will be served at this week's anime club. Registration is not required.

Join Thurber Park Artist-In-Residence Ash Armenta (they/them) for this class at Thurber Park (3325 Thurber Ave) This class will be an introduction to carving soft rubber stamps and printing them on a variety of fabrics such as T-shirts, pants, and bandanas. Emphasis is placed on tool safety and showing you tips and tricks of how to start carving and printing at home. This class is for elementary youth up through adults, please sign-up below if you plan to attend. 

Ash Armenta, a printmaker, is the second Thurber Park Artist-in-Residence who's work centers around the question “How can interpersonal relationships with self and community be visualized?" 

Thurber Park Artist Residency, founded in 2019, is a partnership between the City of Madison, Madison Arts Commission, and the Bubbler at Madison Public Library. This multi-month residency provides a private studio space for an artist to develop their own art practice by working towards the creation of a public art piece for the City of Madison, and inviting the community in to see and experience the art-making process. The selected artist has access to a free studio space, located within Thurber Park for approximately one year. Along with activating this space, the artist hosts intentional hands-on programming for the community, by leading hands-on workshops and open studio sessions for the public and targeted groups. The residency will culminate in a public art piece that is created during the residency.

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

Rehabilitation Worker  and Mental Health Advocate Nikyra McCann will  discuss how to identify personal strengths, self-value, and purpose in life in an effort to build and strengthen our self-esteem.  After the presentation we will have open journaling time to try out the techniques learned. Bring your own journal, or use one provided.

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. Nikyra sits on the Board of Directors for NAMI Dane County as well as Housing Initiatives. She also sits on the CCS Coordination Committee.