Events Calendar

The Friends of Lakeview Library will be accepting donations of books, DVDs, CDs, and vinyl on Thursday, April 25, and Friday, April 26 only. The book sale will follow on Saturday, April 27, 9:00am - 4:00pm, with a bag sale 3:00 - 4:00pm.

All proceeds benefit library programming. Thank you for supporting the library!

Writing Love Letters to Yourself:  A Writing Class as Self-Care

presented by Nik Shier 

Everyone's telling you to love yourself less.  Or to love yourself more.  Or that self-care is more than bubble baths, but you don't even have a bathtub. Or you finally have a bathtub, and it's the best!  But what does "more than bubble baths" even mean?

In this class, we will sit down together and map out what "more" can mean and use that information to get to know, really know, the best parts of ourselves.  

Join Nik Shier of HeartBrain (www.heartbrain.org) for this "get to know yourself (again) workshop."

Hooray! The 2024 Madison Print & Resist Zinefest! Join dozens of regional artists, writers, print-makers and advocates for a day-long festival of transformative, and transgressive DIY publishing and printmaking. Various makers will be present and be ready to share their work with the Madison area community.

Drop in throughout the day to see their work and learn more about this long-standing art form. The event is free to attend and open to the public, keeping in mind that artists will not be censored and some content may not be suitable for children.

Additionally, there will be hands-on printing and making projects happening in the Bubbler Room with our current Artist-in-Residence, Grace Olson, throughout the event.

Madison Print & Resist will comply with all public health recommendations active on the date of the event, even if not mandated at the time, there will be strong encouragement for social distancing and masking to ensure the highest level of safety for vendors.

-- More info about Madison Print & Resist can be found at: https://madisonprintandresist.wordpress.com/ 

Join current artist-in-residence, Grace Olson, (and friends!) for an afternoon of printing and making in the Bubbler Room during the annual Madison Print and Resist zine festival (3rd floor). This is a hands-on opportunity to make your own zines, buttons and printed t-shirts! Maybe even add to our larger than life collage wall (Bubbler Room, ground floor).  

We're offering a number of family-friendly activities throughout the day: 
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Button and zine making and community collage wall with Bubbler Artist-in-Residence Grace Olson
12:00 - 1:00 PM Block print your own zine with ARTWORKING artists. 
1:00 - 3:00 Screen print a Print & Resist poster with past artist-in-residence, Lesley Numbers (featuring artwork from Andy Villanueva).

All are welcome! 

The Munch Mobile Lunch Van will make a stop at Lakeview Library on Saturdays this fall.  All people in and around the library can get a free lunch between 12:40pm and 1:00pm.

Madison Public Library will be kicking off our Summer Edition of WE READ! 

Now the library is looking for teen and tween volunteers to help with the hard part: creating the mini maker kits! If you would like to donate your time and effort to this project, please register below! 

Registration is now open. 

Find other We Read Volunteer Events here.

 You can also rad more about Madison Public Library's We Read program. 

Arts + Literature Laboratory is proud to present some of our favorite video poems featured in the first four years of the Midwest Video Poetry Fest. The festival, which invites audiences to discover (or rediscover) poetry, is the first of its kind in Wisconsin. These films, selected specifically for Hawthorne Public Library, include short video poems from around the world, as well as work from regional and local artists. These works are funny, inspiring, heartbreaking, thought-provoking, and timely. The creators of the festival will be on hand to talk about what video poetry is, provide tips on how to make your own, talk about the films themselves, and answer questions.

About Our Lead Curators:

Genia Daniels is a long-time Madison resident involved in multiple art forms. She is a founding board member of Arts + Literature Laboratory (ALL).

Rita Mae Reese is a Co-director of ALL. An animated video from the title poem of her first book, The Alphabet Conspiracy, was showcased at the Association of Independent Commercial Producers Midwest Trade Show.

Madison Public Library invites you and your family to attend a mini photo session and receive a FREE of cost family portrait! Families and individuals can capture or commemorate this moment in time with their loved ones - bring along anyone you see as family (chosen family, special someones, aunties, etc.). 

Each family will receive:

• A 10-minute photo session with Hedi LaMarr Rudd, professional photographer
• A digital copy of their family portrait

Keep in Mind:

• Limited to one registration per group.
• No library card is required.
• Space is limited and will go fast - reserve your session ASAP!
• The turnaround time on receiving your digital images is about 2 weeks.
• Photos are for personal use only. Please refrain from bringing props, logos, or other items for promotional purposes.
• Please note that it is against Madison Public Library's Behavior Policy to bring any animal into the library except service animals.

BIPOC families are especially encouraged to register, but all families are welcome. 

Registration opens two weeks prior, on April 13th at 2pm. 

About the photographer:

Hedi is currently the Director of Badger Rock Neighborhood Center, a project of Rooted whose mission is collaborations rooted in food, land, and learning. An avid photographer and writer, her work has been featured in UMOJA Magazine, Capital City Hues, Madison365, Love Madison and other local publications. Hedi is the 2019 recipient of the Forward Community Investments Nan Cheney March for Justice Awards, the Madison Black Chamber and Madison Hip-Hop Awards Photographer of the year. Hedi is also a proud alumnus of the UW Madison Odyssey Project and WARF’s Upstart Program and is an active member of the Community Shares of Wisconsin Board.