All day
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9am
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Tunes, Talking Books, and Treasures: Used Book, Audiobook, and CD Sale
Friday, Apr 19, 2024, 9:00am to 5:45pm
Featuring CDs, audiobooks, and higher priced books which include award winners, signed by authors, rare, first editions, and Golden Books. All proceeds support library programming.
CDs are $1.00 each and 12 for $10.00. 50% off audiobooks. (Cash and check only)
Visit the MPL Friends Bookstore during the sale!
Creative Movement and Dance for Little Ones with the Isthmus Dance Collective
Friday, Apr 19, 2024, 9:15am to 10:00am
Enjoy dance, creative movement, songs and stories that get children thinking creatively and problem solving while having fun. Creative Movement and Dance is brimming with energy, curiosity, creativity, and fun geared towards kids aged 2-4 and but with plenty of fun to be had for caregivers and siblings. All levels of participation are welcome and we suggest caregiver interaction especially for children under 3yrs.
Dancers will learn about physical and spatial concepts by exploring the ideas through self generated movement and play. The highest priorities are having fun, learning concepts that are useful for both dance and life at large, and expanding physical and linguistic vocabularies.
*No class 4/5
Youth Program Room
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10am
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Spring Creativity Coaching Workshop Series
Friday, Apr 19, 2024, 10:00am to 12:00pm
Small Group Coaching:
Do you have a creative project you are working on and would like consistent and constructive feedback? Join creativity coach Angela Johnson for a series of small group supportive coaching sessions. Topics will include group sharing, question prompts, suggested homework, time to work in session, and more. Dream big! Your topic could include anything from fiber arts to creating a comic, from custom jam canning to designing a clothing label - the possibilities are wide!
Review from a past participant, "Creativity Coaching with Angela Johnson was a positive and uplifting experience. She helped me identify achievable artistic goals and how to clear roadblocks to achieving those goals. By meeting within a small group, we were able to gather strength and courage from each other...Angela is talented at helping artists define their goals, overcome sticking points, and prioritize their creative journey." -Deborah D
Limited to 8 participants, meeting over four sessions. This series is ideal for beginner to advanced crafters and creatives and is open to ages 16+. Each session is two hours; registrants should commit to attending all four. Session dates are Friday mornings: 4/5, [skip 4/12], 4/19, 4/26, & 5/3. Registration required - sign up for the entire series on the April 5 calendar entry.
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Instructor Bio:
Angela Johnson is a professional artist, creativity coach and educator based in Wisconsin. She earned a master’s in Art Education, an MA in Art and an MFA with a focus in photography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her work includes themes of nature, balance, and telling stories through individual and collective memories. She often incorporates scientific elements and concepts into her work. Collaborations with other artists and scientists energizes her creativity.
Johnson is a fixture in the Wisconsin arts scene, with 20+ years of experience maintaining public art studios, teaching workshops, facilitating programs, leading public art installations and lecturing at universities. She has worked in museums, elementary schools, senior centers, colleges and universities. She has inspired and helped people of every age — from toddlers to 95-year-olds — reaching far into the depths of their imagination to discover and channel their creativity. She also teaches workshops on mindfulness and yoga.
Johnson is passionate about helping people unleash their creativity. “There’s an artist in everyone; you may just not have discovered yours yet,” she says.
Her motto: Visualize, Create, Inspire.
This Creativity Coaching series is made possible by generous funding from the Madison Public Library Foundation.
Studio
Preschool Storytime
Meeting Rooms A and B Combined
Friday, Apr 19, 2024, 10:00am to 10:30am
READ and PLAY with your favorite preschooler! Engaging with books, songs and playful experiences all help children develop communication skills, patience, empathy, and pre-reading skills—all of which promote success in school and beyond.
Library programs are always free.
Preschool Storytime is especially intended for children ages three to five; siblings and childcare groups are welcome.
Meeting Rooms A and B Combined
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10am
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KOGA Yoga
Friday, Apr 19, 2024, 10:30am to 11:15am
Kids and caregivers yoga. Drop-in to this 50 min yoga session strategically timed before lunch and naptime. Each class includes a social emotional awareness and exploration, yoga asana, breathwork and a dance warm up or break. Led by Keena Atkinson, owner of R'oujieWellness. Materials/supplies provided. For children 5 & under and their caregiver, though all ages welcome.
Youth Program Room
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3pm
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Madison Writing Assistance at Sequoya
Friday, Apr 19, 2024, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
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.
Study Room 104
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3pm
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4pm
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Madison Writing Assistance at Sequoya
Friday, Apr 19, 2024, 4:00pm to 5:00pm
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.
Study Room 104
Tween + Teen Time
Community Room - Fireplace Side
Friday, Apr 19, 2024, 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Drop-in and join other tweens and teens for all sorts of games, snacks, art projects, and community.
This event is FREE and open to tweens and teens, 10 years and older.
Community Room - Fireplace Side
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4pm
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5pm
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Madison Writing Assistance at Sequoya
Friday, Apr 19, 2024, 5:00pm to 6:00pm
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.
Study Room 104
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5pm
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Hawthorne Library Anime Club (title to be announced)
Friday, Apr 19, 2024, 5:30pm to 8:00pm
The Hawthorne Anime Club was created to give people a place to gather, watch, and talk about Japanese animation. The club is intended for adults and older teens. All screenings will be in Japanese with English subtitles. Occasionally films or series with mature content will be screened. Call ahead to reserve your spot!
(masks are required and no refreshments can be served due to Covid-19 restrictions)
Community Room
Friday Family Films - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Friday, Apr 19, 2024, 5:30pm to 7:45pm
Join us for a Friday Family film! Sit back and enjoy a great family movie at the Goodman South Madison Library. Snacks provided!!!
"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident...were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) names Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt's fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.
Meeting Room 115
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