Events

Attend a party in the library this May. Our first location opened on May 31, 1875, and we're ringing in 150 years of library service in Madison with…

Come for a short storytime filled with rhymes, songs and bounces designed especially for little ones. Then stay to play and connect with other caregivers and babies.

Recommended ages…

Find great bargains and support the library.  Low prices from 9am-4pm: 

• Adult Hardcover $2
• Adult Paperback $1
• Children/Young Adult Books: Hardback: $1,…

Come for a short storytime filled with rhymes, songs and bounces designed especially for little ones. Then stay to play and connect with other caregivers and babies.

Recommended ages…

Chess meets the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month from 4-5:45 p.m. Come and learn chess basics in the library with a 30 minute introduction of the game and then play a friendly game of chess with…

Alicia Ashman Library and the American Red Cross are hosting an upcoming blood drive. Come to give blood on May 15 and as a thank you get a limited edition Red Cross solar lantern, while supplies…

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This program is a part of the Thurber Park Artist-in-Residence…

There is a profound and unspoken grief running through our communities - shaped by the lingering impact of the Covid pandemic, systemic inequities, and the global weight of injustice and violence…

This talk is the consumer guide to buying, growing and enjoying healthy houseplants.  You will leave this talk with guidelines for potting and repotting houseplants, watering them and ways to…

Come for a short storytime filled with rhymes, songs and bounces designed especially for little ones. Then stay to play and connect with other babies and caregivers.

Recommended ages…

Chess meets the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month from 4-5:45 p.m. Come and learn chess basics in the library with a 30 minute introduction of the game and then play a friendly game of chess with…

Join the Alicia Ashman book club for lively, thoughtful discussions every first Thursday of the month (excluding December). Everyone is welcome and books are available at the Checkout Desk week of…

Have you ever been concerned about falling? Have you experienced a fall? If so, please join us for a dynamic evidence-based falls prevention workshop called Stepping On! Participants will explore…

Come for a short storytime filled with rhymes, songs and bounces designed especially for little ones. Then stay to play and connect with other babies and caregivers.

Recommended ages…

Stop by and see us at the Parks Alive event at Worthington Park (3102 Worthington Ave)!  Meet your local library staff, sign up for a library card, and pick up your WE READ maps and…

Stop by and see us at the Parks Alive event at Meadowood Park (5810 Thrush Lane)!  Meet your local library staff, sign up for a library card, and pick up your WE READ maps and bags…

Stop by and see us at the Parks Alive event at Penn Park (2101 Fischer Street)!  Meet your local library staff, sign up for a library card, and pick up your WE READ maps and bags!…

Have you ever been concerned about falling? Have you experienced a fall? If so, please join us for a dynamic evidence-based falls prevention workshop called Stepping On! Participants will explore…

Alicia Ashman invites you to join Middleton Players Theatre’s cast of Into the Woods for an afternoon of storytelling! From stage to page, recognizable fairy tale characters like Cinderella and…

Join Middleton Players Theatre at Alicia Ashman Library for an afternoon of Broadway show tunes! Featuring a cast of MPT talent from past and present seasons, you’re sure to recognize many…

Come for a short storytime filled with rhymes, songs and bounces designed especially for little ones. Then stay to play and connect with other babies and caregivers.

Recommended ages…

Chess meets the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month from 4-5:45 p.m. Come and learn chess basics in the library with a 30 minute introduction of the game and then play a friendly game of chess with…

The Dream Bus will be at the Mobile Madison event at Brittingham Park (829 West Washington Ave). Stop by, check out some books and pick up your WE READ map! 

Mobile Madison is a…