Cross stitch and needle arts have undergone a really cool revitalization and transformation over the past few years. With amazing patterns ranging from traditional-style samplers to Pokemon to…
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From the critically acclaimed author of Shotgun Lovesongs comes an exquisitely written, small-town story about one couple's hard-won second chance at love, forty years after their divorce…
READ and PLAY with your favorite baby or toddler! Reading, singing, talking and playing with your baby from the beginning is important because the roots of language are developing in a baby’s…
Free assistance from AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers to help you fill out and file your Federal and Wisconsin personal income taxes. Call 608-266-6385 no earlier than 9am on Wednesday, January…
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…
Attention word lovers: exercise your brain by playing Scrabble with other adults!
Free assistance from AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers to help you fill out and file your Federal and Wisconsin personal income taxes. Call 608-288-6160 no earlier than 10am on Wednesday…
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…
A special storytime series woven together with playful mindfulness practices for children and their caregivers to do together. Comfy clothing encouraged!
Books, songs and mindful practices…

READ and PLAY together with children 5 & under! Stories, songs, and rhymes for about 20 minutes, followed by playtime and an art project.
Engaging with books, songs, and playful…
READ and PLAY with your favorite baby! Reading, singing, talking, and playing with your baby from the beginning is important because the roots of language are developing in a baby’s brain even…
Do you have clothing or other fabric items that need mending?
Volunteers from the Sewing Machine Project are offering free mending at Hawthorne Neighborhood Library every other…
Free assistance from AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers to help you fill out and file your Federal and Wisconsin personal income taxes. Call 608-246-4547 no earlier than 10 am on Wednesday,…
Madison Public Library will be providing free garden seeds for community members at eight locations this year!
The library is looking for volunteers to help with packaging the…
Visit the Dream Bus to browse books and other library materials, place or pick up holds, and sign up for a library card.
Please join us to play chess at our weekly, drop-in program! All ages and experience levels welcome.
Drop-in knitting. All experience levels welcome. Children under 9 must be accompanied by an adult for duration of program. Yarn and Needles provided for in-library use.
Read aloud to a furry friend from Alliance for Therapy Dogs. Bring a favorite book, or grab one of ours. First come, first served.
Visit the Dream Bus to browse books and other library materials, place or pick up holds, and sign up for a library card.
Calling all kids and families! Join us for a very fun art series where we will explore our creativity.
This week, artist Deckard, will lead us in an open painting session!
Kids…
Explore tempera paint by making a painting on a canvas.
Youth 8 years and younger must bring an adult, or responsible older sibling, with.
Join local artist Amy Mietzel for hands-on art projects!
School-age children (elementary and middle school) are invited to join us for this kid-led Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Be a part of an adventuring party where you'll use your imagination and…
Visit the Dream Bus to browse books and other library materials, place or pick up holds, and sign up for a library card.
Visit the Dream Bus to browse books and other library materials, place or pick up holds, and sign up for a library card.