Events

A World Beyond: Reconstructing Our Reality

A World Beyond offers opportunities to connect with others, create community and thus change our individual and…

Join us every 1st and 3rd Thursday, 6-8:45pm to play board games!  No game night on November 6.

There will be a mix of longer-play games (Settlers of Catan, Betrayal at…

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,…

Are you concerned about your memory? Some change can be normal as we age, but significant memory loss is not a normal part of aging. Join Kayla Olson, Dementia Care Specialist from the Aging…

READ and PLAY with your favorite preschooler and Special Guest Pogie the Yogie ! Bring a towel or a yoga mat and make some great moves. Library programs are always free. Siblings and childcare…

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…

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…

For people interested in a wide variety of role-playing games, including traditional role-playing games such as Original D&D, 1st Edition AD&D, Classic Traveller, Pendragon, and Call of…

READ and PLAY together with children 5 & under in English & Spanish! Engaging with books, songs and playful experiences all help children develop communication skills, patience,…

Join Chef Angela as she prepares a variety of dishes in her signature style of street food mixed with soul food. Participants will learn how to prepare a new recipe and improve their plate…

Come join the book club for a lively, thoughtful discussion of "The Mothers" by Brit Bennett. Everyone is welcome to our public group. Please find our books for the club next to the Reference Desk…

Join us for Saturday Jazz! This month, we welcome Ced.

July is Bastille Day (Milwaukee) and La Fête de Marquette (Madison) month!! Local French expatriate musician Ced will be performing at…

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…

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…

Find help navigating application processes and filling out forms required for housing, immigration, food, health, and other community support services.

In partnership with the City of…

Join us for a casual playdate for babies ages birth to 18 months and their caregivers. This neighborhood event will include play materials, books, and early literacy resources. Siblings are…

Join us to READ and Play together. When children engage with books, songs, and play, they develop communication skills, patience, empathy, and pre-reading skills which helps to build a lifelong…

Get help brushing up on essential computer skills, safely browsing the internet, creating and using an email address, filling out online applications, or even writing resumes and cover letters.…

The Personal Archiving Lab at Central Library is a collection of equipment that can be used to digitize at-risk analog materials like home movies video tapes audio cassettes photographs and more.…

Join us on Monday afternoon for library fun--you never know what might happen!

Projects especially chosen for the school-age crowd; all ages welcome with adult help.

Navigate this new world as Season 2 comes to a close. A new threat looms over the horizon will our heroes be brave enough to stop what comes? Will they be wise enough to solve the mystery? How…

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…

Read to a Dog with Guardian Whiskers at the Meadowridge Library this summer! Therapy dogs are available for reading, first come, first served. Bring a book from home, borrow one from the library,…

Play Minecraft in both survival and creative worlds!  There is a limited number of computers, so participants will sign up for a 45-minute turn, beginning at 4:00pm or 4:45pm.

Kids and teens learn by creating and doing! Join Savannah Starlin, painter & instructor, for a series of art projects using paint.  

No registration required. Youth…