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Our library team is dedicated to providing equitable literacy and enrichment services to kids 0-18 across the city of Madison.
Explore our Youth Services Library Staff Database to find the Youth Services or Teen Services librarian in your area or with the expertise you are looking for.
Join a Madison community-wide celebration of Reading
Browse for Books - virtually.
Get direct access to many of our popular kid's collections - virtually. Find links to jump you right into our catalog so you can find Graphic Novels, Picture Books, Books in Spanish and more.
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- Art of the Picture Book
- Booked for Teens
- Check It Out: Library News
- Library Kids - includes events and books
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Free Homeownership Classes
Join the Community Development Division (CDD) in celebrating National Homeownership month by attending any of their free workshops for both homeowners and homebuyers.
Make Music Day at the Library
Five Madison Public Libraries - Alicia Ashman, Hawthorne, Lakeview, Pinney, and Sequoya - will host free live music on June 21 as part of Make Music Day.
Bubbler Artists in the Neighborhood
Bubbler artists have been selected to work with librarians and the community in each of Madison Public Library's nine neighborhood libraries throughout summer 2023.