Events Calendar

Growing Voices Music Class is an interactive class for caregivers and their children, birth-5, to play, learn, and bond with music. In our classes we sing, play instruments, dance, and have fun together!

Growing Voices Music Class is an interactive class for caregivers and their children, birth-4, to play, learn, and bond with music. In our classes we sing, play instruments, dance, and have fun together! 

Funding is provided by the Monroe Street Library League

In partnership with the City of Madison and Madison Public Library, the African Center for Community Development provides in-person assistance* to help offset housing costs by assisting residents with applications for services, jobs, and other financial benefits.

We provide help for people navigating application processes and filling out forms required for housing, immigration, food, health, and other community support services. For questions about the program, please call African Center at (608) 957-5623 or (608) 294-0066.

*Neither The African Center for Community Development nor Madison Public Library can provide legal assistance or advice.  We are not able to fill out applications on your behalf, or assess program eligibility. 

The MadTech Ed Series is an annual offering of 10 technology workshops to build the technology-based skills ad knowledge of nonprofits and small businesses. The workshops are free to the general public and are open to anyone. They are specifically geared to address issues that nonprofits, entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small businesses face using technology in their work.

Meadowridge Library will be hosting the Mini Archiving Lab in August and September 2023. The Mini Archiving Lab is a collection of portable equipment that can be used to digitize analog materials, such as home VHS movies, audio cassettes, photographs, negatives and more. Stop by Meadowridge during select dates for a tutorial on how to use the library's Mini Archiving Lab. Tutorial duration is approximately 20-30 minutes. If you arrive while a tutorial is in progress, please be patient as we can return to earlier material as we finish. We recommend arriving right at the half hour mark (1:00, 1:30, 2:00, etc).

Following the tutorial, you will be able to make an appointment during library hours to use the equipment (up to 2 hours per day) for your personal archiving project. Patrons must bring some form of external storage—a portable hard drive, or a thumb drive—on which digital files can be stored.

The Mini Archiving Lab supports the following formats: VHS tapes, DVDs (not BluRay), audio cassettes, photographs (including negatives and slides), and other paper-based documents.

Call 608-288-6160 for more information.

Questions about your laptop, tablet, or phone? Need help with basic computer or Internet skills? Looking for assistance downloading library eBooks and audiobooks? We offer free small group technology sessions on the third Tuesday of each month!

Space is limited for this event; registration is required. Please use the sign up link below or call (608) 246-4547 to register. Registration opens on September 5 at 10 a.m., two weeks prior to program date.

About the Presenter

Dave founded Community PC, LLC in 2007 at its original location on Madison’s beautiful northside. Since that time it has grown to serve all of Dane and Rock counties with onsite and remote tech support. Prior to that he had a lengthy career in Global Information Services, a division of ExxonMobil, where he helped to remotely support over 4,000 computers worldwide. Dave is a graduate of Crafton Hills College in Yucaipa, California.

Questions about your laptop, tablet, or phone? Need help with basic computer or Internet skills? Looking for assistance downloading library eBooks and audiobooks? We offer free small group technology sessions on the third Tuesday of each month!

Space is limited for this event; registration is required. Please use the sign up link below or call (608) 246-4547 to register. Registration opens on September 5 at 10 a.m., two weeks prior to program date.

About the Presenter

Dave founded Community PC, LLC in 2007 at its original location on Madison’s beautiful northside. Since that time it has grown to serve all of Dane and Rock counties with onsite and remote tech support. Prior to that he had a lengthy career in Global Information Services, a division of ExxonMobil, where he helped to remotely support over 4,000 computers worldwide. Dave is a graduate of Crafton Hills College in Yucaipa, California.

Goodman South is hosting a biweekly strength training class with nutrition education Tuesdays and Thursdays this fall. UW Extension instructor will supply the weights, just bring a positive attitude!

This class is for adults 55 and older. 

Registration for this 8-week series begins on September 19th at 10:00am. Register online or by calling 608-266-6395, or by attending this information session

What is StrongBodies?

The Extension StrongBodies Program is based on the StrongWomen Program that was created by Professors Miriam E. Nelson and Rebecca Seguin.

StrongBodies will catalyze positive change in people of all ages to live stronger, healthier lives by providing knowledge, inspiration, access to programs, and ongoing support.

Michael Hecht is a Dementia Care Specialist, whose presentation will cover topics like re-directive tools and assisting a caregiver with positive interactive tools. There will be time for a Q&A.

This program is made possible by Skaalen Retirement Services in Stoughton.

The River Food Pantry's Munch Truck will be stopping outside Goodman South on Tuesday in the Fall from 3:10PM - 3:30PM.

About River Food Pantry & Munch Truck

Launched in 2016, Munch is our mobile meals program that delivers free healthy meals to children and adults in over a dozen low-income neighborhoods throughout Madison. Each meal contains a sandwich or main menu item, a fruit or vegetable, a grain, a treat, and a drink. Everyone is welcome to take home a free meal. No registration or ID is required.

Neighborhoods served by Munch have large populations of children eligible for free school lunch. To bridge the gap that exists when school lunch is not available, Munch operates up to 6 days per week, Monday–Saturday, any time school cafeterias are closed (including breaks and periods of remote learning).

For any questions or comments, please contact the Munch staff at munch@riverfoodpantry.org or (608) 661-1223.

Drop in to the children's area at Meadowridge Library for art, making, tinkering, and fun! This week, local artist, Rita Salm, will be introducing us to fiber arts!

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

Come make Shrinky Dinks with Hannah B! Draw or trace a design on unique plastic that shrinks and looks like glass after being baked. Please be aware that after creating your design it will need to bake. Bake and wait time will be dependent on attendance. There will be the option to take your Shrinky Dink unbaked to finish at home. 

All materials are provided and take what you make with you when you leave.

No registration required and free of cost.

Youth 8 and under must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver during the program.

All are welcome to join Maria and create a space for wishing within the Bubbler Room. Each week, Maria will be in the Bubbler Room on Thursday evenings, hosting sessions to create enchanting art together. We will explore the magic that exists in the natural world, our community, and in ourselves. We will focus on combining words and images using printmaking, collage, and sculpture. We’ll delve into questions such as:

What are we wishing for (something we’ve never had or something we’ve lost or…)? 
What does it take for our wishes to come true?
Who or what grants them?
What kind of collective magic can we summon?
What offerings do we leave in return as we make our wish?
What rituals do we create around making wishes? 

All ages and abilities are welcome! Drop in, no registration required. 

When we wish, we wish for something just out of our reach of what seems possible. What would it take to bring it to make them come true?
Read more about her residency here: https://www.madisonbubbler.org/residencies/central

Are you a high school or college student needing help with your chemistry homework? Do you need a little extra help studying for a test? Please sign up for a 30 minute time slot, and our wonderful tutor will be able to help you!

Registration for this program is required.