Events Calendar

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Time	Items
All day
10:00am	10:00am to 10:30am Storytime for the Very Young Storytime for the Very Young Sequoya Library Meeting Rooms A and B Combined Tuesday, Sep 19, 10:00am to 10:30am Storytime for the Very Young (age 0 months-3) READ and PLAY with your favorite baby or toddler! 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. Library programs are always free. Siblings and childcare groups are welcome. Meeting Rooms A and B Combined 10:00am to 10:45am Growing Voices Music Class Growing Voices Music Class Pinney Library Youth Program Room Tuesday, Sep 19, 10:00am to 10:45am 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! Youth Program Room
10:30am	10:30am to 11:00am Growing Voices Music Class Growing Voices Music Class Monroe Street Library Meeting Room Tuesday, Sep 19, 10:30am to 11:00am 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 Meeting Room 10:30am to 11:30am Madison Writing Assistance at Goodman South Madison Writing Assistance at Goodman South Goodman South Madison Library Blue Room 128 Tuesday, Sep 19, 10:30am to 11:30am The Madison Writing Assistance (MWA) program offers free, one-to-one writing support for community members at library branches throughout the city. Our friendly, experienced writing coaches are happy to help with writing projects across a wide range of genres, including resumes, cover letters, application essays, grant proposals, fiction writing, memoirs, and more. Schedule an appointment online with the link below, by phone, or in person. MWA services are made possible through generous donations from the Evjue Foundation and UW Anonymous Fund, along with administrative and program support from the UW-Madison English Department, the UW-Madison Writing Center, and our Library and neighborhood center partners. Blue Room 128
11:30am	11:30am to 12:30pm Madison Writing Assistance at Goodman South Madison Writing Assistance at Goodman South Goodman South Madison Library Blue Room 128 Tuesday, Sep 19, 11:30am to 12:30pm The Madison Writing Assistance (MWA) program offers free, one-to-one writing support for community members at library branches throughout the city. Our friendly, experienced writing coaches are happy to help with writing projects across a wide range of genres, including resumes, cover letters, application essays, grant proposals, fiction writing, memoirs, and more. Schedule an appointment online with the link below, by phone, or in person. MWA services are made possible through generous donations from the Evjue Foundation and UW Anonymous Fund, along with administrative and program support from the UW-Madison English Department, the UW-Madison Writing Center, and our Library and neighborhood center partners. Blue Room 128
12:30pm	12:30pm to 1:30pm Madison Writing Assistance at Goodman South Madison Writing Assistance at Goodman South Goodman South Madison Library Blue Room 128 Tuesday, Sep 19, 12:30pm to 1:30pm The Madison Writing Assistance (MWA) program offers free, one-to-one writing support for community members at library branches throughout the city. Our friendly, experienced writing coaches are happy to help with writing projects across a wide range of genres, including resumes, cover letters, application essays, grant proposals, fiction writing, memoirs, and more. Schedule an appointment online with the link below, by phone, or in person. MWA services are made possible through generous donations from the Evjue Foundation and UW Anonymous Fund, along with administrative and program support from the UW-Madison English Department, the UW-Madison Writing Center, and our Library and neighborhood center partners. Blue Room 128
4:30pm	4:30pm to 6:00pm Sequoya Kids' Chess Club Sequoya Kids' Chess Club Sequoya Library Meeting Rooms A and B Combined Tuesday, Sep 19, 4:30pm to 6:00pm For school aged kids who know the basic moves of chess. Come on in to play against other opponents your age. Meeting Rooms A and B Combined 4:30pm to 5:30pm We Make - Shrinky Dinks with Hannah B. We Make - Shrinky Dinks with Hannah B. Hawthorne Library Community Room Tuesday, Sep 19, 4:30pm to 5:30pm 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. Community Room 4:30pm to 6:00pm Tinkering Tuesday - Fiber Arts Tinkering Tuesday - Fiber Arts Meadowridge Library In Meadowridge Library Tuesday, Sep 19, 4:30pm to 6:00pm 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. In Meadowridge Library
5:30pm	5:30pm to 7:30pm Open Studio with Artist-in-Residence Maria Schirmer Devitt Open Studio with Artist-in-Residence Maria Schirmer Devitt Central Library Bubbler Tuesday, Sep 19, 5:30pm to 7:30pm 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 Bubbler
6:00pm	6:00pm to 8:45pm Sequoya All Ages Chess Club Sequoya All Ages Chess Club Sequoya Library Meeting Rooms A and B Combined Tuesday, Sep 19, 6:00pm to 8:45pm Come on in for a friendly game of chess with your neighbors. All ages welcome! Meeting Rooms A and B Combined 6:00pm to 7:30pm Chemistry Tutoring for High School and College Students Chemistry Tutoring for High School and College Students Meadowridge Library Family Study Room B Tuesday, Sep 19, 6:00pm to 7:30pm 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. Family Study Room B