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Saturday, September 16, 2023

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LEGO Club

LEGO Club

Community Room - Fireplace Side
Saturday, Sep 16, 9:30am to 11:30am

Are you a kid who loves LEGOs? Do you enjoy engineering and designing LEGO creations?  If that is you - come join us for LEGO Club! The library will provide lots of LEGOs, and you provide the imagination. No registration required. LEGOs will have to stay at the library, so bring a camera to capture your creations.

Community Room - Fireplace Side
 
9:30am to 2:00pm
La mini feria del libro / A Mini Spanish Language Book Fair

La mini feria del libro / A Mini Spanish Language Book Fair

Community Rooms A and B Combined
Saturday, Sep 16, 9:30am to 2:00pm

La Biblioteca Pública de Madison presenta… 

La mini feria del libro

Descubre nuevos libros en español para niños y adultos, incluyendo libros de la Feria internacional del libro de Guadalajara. Regístrese para obtener una tarjeta de la biblioteca, aprenda sobre los recursos de la biblioteca o asista a uno de nuestros eventos especiales. Se ofrecerá bebidas y comida.

Horario de eventos (sujeto a cambios)

  • 9:30am - 2pm: Feria abierta
  • 9:30am - 11:30am: Nuestro pueblo en todos lados
  • 10:00am: Palabras de Inauguración, seguidas por la presentación del Diccionario del español de México (DEM), por parte del Consulado de México en Milwaukee. Una copia del DEM será donada por el Colegio de México (COLMEX) a la biblioteca y estará disponible para todo público en nuestras instalaciones.
  • 10:45am: Cuenta cuentos en español

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Madison Public Library presents…

A Mini Spanish Language Book Fair

Discover new books in Spanish for kids and adults, including books from the Feria internacional del libro de Guadalajara. Sign up for a library card, learn about library resources, or attend one of our special events. Beverages and snacks will be provided.

Schedule of events (subject to change)

  • 9:30am - 2pm: Book Fair open 
  • 9:30am - 11:30am:  Our Town Everywhere
  • 10:00am: Opening remarks, followed by the presentation of the Mexican Spanish Dictionary (DEM), by the Consulate of Mexico in Milwaukee. A copy of the DEM will be donated by the Colegio de México (COLMEX) to the library and will be available to the public at our facilities.
  • 10:45am:  Spanish Storytime
Community Rooms A and B Combined
 
9:30am to 11:30am
Nuestro Pueblo en todos lados/ Our Town Everywhere

Nuestro Pueblo en todos lados/ Our Town Everywhere

Studio
Saturday, Sep 16, 9:30am to 11:30am

Gente de todas edades están invitados a participar en el proyecto de retratos Nuestra ciudad por todos lados, organizado por el Bubbler en el estudio de la biblioteca Pinney. Miembros de la comunidad crean su propios retratos usando estampas únicamente creados y cuando entregan su retrato para el proyecto, serán regalados el retrato de otra persona de la comunidad. Artistas locales hispanohablantes estarán facilitando esta sesión del proyecto de Nuestra ciudad por todos lados. 

Este evento es parte de la Mini feria del libro.

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Attendees of all ages are invited to participate in the Bubbler’s community-wide portrait-making project, Our Town Everywhere, in the Pinney Library Studio. Community members create their own self-portrait using uniquely crafted stamps and when they submit their portrait for the project, they’re given a print of someone else’s portrait from the community. Local, Spanish-speaking artists will facilitate this session of the Our Town Everywhere project.

This event is part of the Mini Spanish Language Book Fair.

Studio
 
10:30am
10:45am to 11:15am
Cuenta cuentos en español / Spanish Storytime

Cuenta cuentos en español / Spanish Storytime

Youth Program Room
Saturday, Sep 16, 10:45am to 11:15am

LEE y CANTA junto con otros niños en español! Participar con libros, canciones y experiencias divertidas ayuda a los niños a desarrollar la comunicación, paciencia, empatía y habilidades de la alfabetización temprana y ayuda a desarrollar un amor eternal por la lectura! Las actividades y los libros son escogidos para niños de 5 años y menores, todas las edades son bienvenidas.

Este evento es parte de la Mini feria del libro.

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READ and PLAY together with other children Spanish! 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. Activities and books are designed for kids 5 and under, all ages welcome.

This event is part of the Mini Spanish Language Book Fair.

Youth Program Room
 
1:30pm
1:30pm to 3:00pm
LEGO Club at Central

LEGO Club at Central

Youth Program Room
Saturday, Sep 16, 1:30pm to 3:00pm

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

Join us each month (Sept 16, Oct 28, Nov 18, Dec 16) to flex your engineering muscles and to meet other kids.  We've got lots of LEGOS, all you need to bring is your creativity and imagination.

For children ages 5-12.

Youth Program Room