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Events Calendar

Please note that this calendar only contains library programs. For room availability, please contact the appropriate library directly.

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Saturday, May 4, 2024

Time Items
All day
 
9am
9:00am to 4:00pm
Friends of Sequoya Library Book Sale (6672 Odana Road)

Friends of Sequoya Library Book Sale (6672 Odana Road)

*Offsite
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 9:00am to 4:00pm

This sale takes place at the Friends of Sequoya Bookshop, 6672 Odana Road.

On the first Saturday of each month, Friends of Sequoya Book Sales take place at our shop located at 6672 Odana Road in Market Square (next to Play-it-Again Sports). Some months also have a "bonus" sale on third Saturdays!

Masks are welcome but not required.

*Offsite
 
9:00am to 5:00pm
Free Comic Book Day

Free Comic Book Day

Saturday, May 4, 2024, 9:00am to 5:00pm

Madison Public Library will celebrate Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, May 4. We will have free comic books available at all nine of our library locations to celebrate, so stop in to get free comics for all ages while supplies last. Thank you to Capital City Comics for helping us source the comic books!

 
10am
10:00am to 12:00pm
Saturday Art with Annie

Saturday Art with Annie

*In Monroe Street Library
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 10:00am to 12:00pm

Join us at the library for an exciting new project. 

 

Today is Zines & Mini Books!

 

Funding is provided by the Monroe Street Library League

All ages welcome.  Children under the age of 7 should have a grown up helper.

*In Monroe Street Library
 
10:00am to 11:00am
Multi-Age Storytime (children & families)

Multi-Age Storytime (children & families)

Youth Program Room
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 10:00am to 11:00am

READ and PLAY together with children under age 5! 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. All older and younger siblings as well as childcare groups welcome.

Youth Program Room
 
10:00am to 12:00pm
Community English

Community English

*Offsite
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 10:00am to 12:00pm

Practice speaking, reading, and writing English with Literacy Network. Beginning to intermediate students are welcome! 

Spring 2024 classes are January 27 - May 4, Saturdays, 10 am - 12 pm, in-person at Literacy Network, (701 Dane Street, Madison WI, 53713). The Literacy Network is across the street from the Goodman South Madison Public Library. March 9th and April 13th classes will meet at the Goodman South Library. 

This class is free for students 18 years old and up living in Dane County. 

For more information and to sign up, please call Bex Fabrizio at Literacy Network at (608) 268-6425 or email her at bex@litnetwork.org.

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Practica hablar, leer, y escribir en inglés con Literacy Network. ¡Los estudiantes de nivel principiante a intermedio son bienvenidos! Las clases para el semestre de primavera son del 27 de enero al 4 de mayo en persona en Literacy Network, 701 Dane Street, Madison WI 53713, frente a la Biblioteca Goodman South Madison. Las clases del 9 de marzo y 13 de abril habrá en la Biblioteca Goodman South. Estas clases son gratuitas para adultos (18 años y mayores) que vivan en Dane County.

*Offsite
 
11am
11:00am to 12:00pm
Pinney Saturday Music Series - presenting Brass Knuckles Quintet and Percussion

Pinney Saturday Music Series - presenting Brass Knuckles Quintet and Percussion

Community Rooms A and B Combined
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 11:00am to 12:00pm

The Pinney Saturday Music Series welcomes performers on the first Saturday of the month! (Intended audience is adults, teen, and older children.)

Saturday May 4th, 11am-12pm: Brass Knuckles Quintet and Percussion

Brass Knuckles is a five to six piece brass ensemble proudly centered in Madison, Wisconsin. The group is extremely versatile, playing music of many different styles to suit the diverse events they are called to perform. From renaissance madrigals to jazz, Bach fugues to contemporary pop charts, Brass Knuckles has something for every audience.

Community Rooms A and B Combined
 
12pm
12:40pm to 1:00pm
Munch Mobile Lunch Van

Munch Mobile Lunch Van

*In Lakeview Library
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 12:40pm to 1:00pm

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.

*In Lakeview Library
 
1pm
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Volunteer Event: Summer Mini-Maker Kit Assembly

Volunteer Event: Summer Mini-Maker Kit Assembly

Meeting Room 115
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 1:00pm to 2:30pm

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

Now the library is looking for 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 for the event is open.

Find other We Read Volunteer Events here.

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

Meeting Room 115
 
1pm
1:30pm to 2:30pm
Madison Writing Assistance at Goodman South

Madison Writing Assistance at Goodman South

Blue Room 128
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 1:30pm to 2:30pm

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
 
1:30pm to 3:00pm
Comic Book Creators

Comic Book Creators

Community Rooms A and B Combined
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 1:30pm to 3:00pm

Come celebrate Free Comic Book Day with a storytelling workshop from HeartBrain! We'll read stories about some of our favorite heroes and villains and introduce you to even more. Then, we'll create our own comic book page and dive deeper into the craft. Cosplay welcome! 

This program is recommended for ages 5-12.

Community Rooms A and B Combined
 
2pm
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Sounds of Hawai'i: Ced Ba'etch' presents Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar

Sounds of Hawai'i: Ced Ba'etch' presents Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar

Meeting Rooms A and B Combined
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Ced invites you on a journey to the Hawaiian islands to introduce you to one of the world's most beautiful & unique music style and its whimsical and peaceful melodies: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar! This showcase will be peppered with the history of the music and the artists that created it.

Ced Ba'etch' is a Madison-based French expatriate guitar player/singer. His guitar picking is an alternating bass melodic fingerstyle and his vast repertoire encompasses: Hawaiian slack key, Americana "big thumb" guitar, 1920's country blues, movie soundtracks, French pop music of the past and Parisian waltz, as well as original material. 

Meeting Rooms A and B Combined
 
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Vegetable Gardening 101: Dream Big – Start Small

Vegetable Gardening 101: Dream Big – Start Small

Community Room
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 2:00pm to 3:30pm

Have you tried vegetable gardening but had a disappointing outcome? Don’t give up! In this talk you will be introduced to the basics of successful vegetable gardening. A Dane County Extension Horticulture Volunteer will talk about maintaining your soil; using garden journaling to record information like rainfall, sunny/cloudy days, successes, etc.; planting seeds, mulching and much more.

Space is limited for this event; registration is required. Please use the sign up link below or call (608) 824-1780 to register. Registration opens two weeks prior to program date.

 

About the presenter

Speakers for this program are Dane County Extension Horticulture Volunteers who serve their community through activities and educational presentations on a broad range of horticultural subjects.

Community Room
 
2pm
2:30pm to 3:30pm
Madison Writing Assistance at Goodman South

Madison Writing Assistance at Goodman South

Blue Room 128
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 2:30pm to 3:30pm

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
 
3pm
3:30pm to 4:30pm
Madison Writing Assistance at Goodman South

Madison Writing Assistance at Goodman South

Blue Room 128
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 3:30pm to 4:30pm

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