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Free Events and Classes for Youth and Families at the Madison Public Libraries
Fall 2016
preschool parade
Music + Movement
Little ones stay active with music, movement, play and bubbles!
Especially for toddlers, siblings welcome.
PINNEY • Thursdays, Sept 1 - 8 and Sept 29 - Dec 8, 9:15 am & 10:15 am
Note: No programs Oct 20.
Playdough Playdate
Squishing, rolling, sculpting, molding... Playdough encourages
children's language, literacy, science and math skills—all at the
same time! Drop in to find out more!
CENTRAL • Mondays, Sept 12 - 26, 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Baby Gym
Help your baby gain pre-reading and writing skills and have fun at
the same time. Baby Gym incorporates large motor activities with
stories to develop body and mind. For babies aged 3 months to
18 months.
LAKEVIEW • Tuesdays, Sept 20 - Oct 11, 10:30 am
Registration begins Sept 6.
SEQUOYA • Wednesdays, Nov 30 - Dec 21, 10:00 am
Registration begins Nov 16.
WonderWorks
Explore science, technology, engineering & math through play
(and books!). For children ages 3 - 5 years old.
ALICIA ASHMAN • Wednesdays, Sept 21 - Oct 5, 10:30 am & 1:30 pm
LAKEVIEW • Mondays, Dec 5 - 19, 10:30 am
PINNEY • Saturdays, Sept 17, Oct 22, Nov 19, Dec 10, 10:00 am
SEQUOYA • Mondays, Sept 12 - 26, 10:45 am
Registration begins Aug 29.
SEQUOYA • Mondays, Oct 31 - Nov 28, 10:45 am
Registration begins Oct 17.
Music Together
Join Jo, certified Music Together instructor, for this interactive
music experience for children ages 5 & under and their families.
CENTRAL • Mondays, Oct 3 - 24, 10:00 am
about our events
FREE, FREE, FREE! There is no charge
for events and classes.
Registration: Required for some events and classes.
Register online at www.madisonpubliclibrary.org or
phone the host library (see back page). Registration
begins two weeks in advance of the class or event.
Space may be limited; register right away! Drop–ins
may be accommodated; check with library staff for
last–minute or waiting list availability.
preschool parade
preschool parade
Toddler Art Class
Enjoy the tactile wonders of paint, glitter, glue and
more. Smocks or "messy" clothes recommended.
For toddlers ages 18 - 36 months.
SEQUOYA • Mondays, Oct 3 - 24, 10:45 am
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please pick up a
nametag 10 minutes before the program begins.
SEQUOYA • Wednesdays, Oct 5 - 26, 10:00 & 10:45 am
These lively classes engage young learners and give
caregivers fresh ideas for playtime at home, for babies
to age 5.
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please pick up a
school age groove
Registration begins October 12.
Create and play at these events: hands–on learning with
a literacy bent, for grades K–5. Children under the age
of 7 may participate by bringing an adult helper.
fun for families
Performers, storytimes, parties and more, for all ages.
Bring the entire family or just two of you…
nametag 10 minutes before the program begins.
ALICIA ASHMAN • Wednesdays, Oct 26 - Nov 9, 9:30 & 10:30 am
Costume Dance Party
Can't get your toddler out of his cape or your preschooler out of her
cat leotard? Break out the costumes early and dance to tunes new and
familiar. Pretzels and apple juice provided. Ages 2 & up.
MEADOWRIDGE • Monday, Oct 31, 10:30 am
SEQUOYA • Tuesday, Oct 25, 10:00 am Registration begins Oct 11.
activity key:
creation station
get on up and down
story sharing
LAKEVIEW • Saturday, Oct 29, 10:30 am
Let's Move! Parent & Child Fitness
A fun and active fitness class for children ages 18 months to five years
and their parent or caregiver. Learn songs, games and exercises that
can be used on a daily basis. Mindfulness, wellness and self-esteem are
also emphasized. Teacher Venus Washington, owner of R U Fit Fitness
Company, is excited to share her tips and knowledge with you!
happy melodies
HAWTHORNE • Wednesdays, Nov 30 - Dec 14, 10:30 am
cool flicks
LAKEVIEW • Tuesdays, Dec 6 - 20, 10:30 am
world of discoveries
party time!
Questions? Comments?
Email the Youth Services Department at
youth@madisonpubliclibrary.org.
If you need accommodations to attend these events,
please call 608–266–6345 or TDD# 608–266–6314
two weeks in advance.
Event participants may be photographed by reporters,
library staff or volunteers. These photographs may
appear without compensation or personal identification
in newspapers, publications, on the web or other printed
or electronic materials related to the role and function
of Madison Public Library. Some pictures will be shared
publicly on Flickr (www.flickr.com). Participants who
do not want themselves or their children photographed
should notify library staff.
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Registration begins Nov 22.
A Winter Wild Rumpus
Discover an indoor Wild Rumpus this winter at the Library! The Library
will provide special play equipment to inspire your children's imagination.
Wear messy clothes and prepare to be amazed by what your child can
accomplish when encouraged to explore independently. This event is in
partnership with AnjiPlay. Learn more at www.anjiplay.com.
ALICIA ASHMAN • Thursday, Dec 1 - 15, 10:00 am
www.madisonpubliclibrary.org
Book Baby
(for babies ages 0 - 15 months)
Enjoy short stories and songs, then stay for play and
conversation.
HAWTHORNE • Mondays, Sept 26 - Dec 12, 11:30 am
LAKEVIEW • Wednesdays, Oct 19 - Dec 14, 11:30 am
PINNEY • Tuesdays, Sept 6 - Dec 6, 11:15 am
Note: No Book Baby on Oct 18.
SEQUOYA • Mondays, Sept 12 - Nov 28, 9:30 am
Note: No storytime Oct 20 and Nov 24.
LAKEVIEW • Mondays, Sept 19 Nov 28, 10:30 am
Note: No storytime Oct 10. Pop-Up
Puppet Theatre on Monday, Oct 24.
MEADOWRIDGE • Mondays, Sept
26 - Dec 5, 10:30 am
Note: Pop-up Puppet Theatre on
Monday, Oct 17.
MONROE ST • Tuesdays, Sept 20 -
Registration begins Aug 29. Please register for each week you can attend.
Dec 13, 10:30 am
Storytime for the Very Young
Note: Pop-Up Puppet Theatre on Tuesday, Oct 25. No Storytime on Nov 22.
(for children ages 0 - 30 months)
Stories, songs and interactive activities for babies and toddlers
of all ages.
CENTRAL • Wednesdays, Sept 14 - Nov 16, 9:30 am
MEADOWRIDGE • Wednesdays, Sept 21 - Dec 7, 10:30 am
MONROE ST • Tuesdays, Sept 20 - Dec 13, 11:30 am
PINNEY • Wednesdays, Sept 21 - Dec 7, 9:30 am Note: No Storytime on Oct 19.
SEQUOYA • Fridays, Sept 16 - Dec 16, 10:00 am Note: Pop-Up Puppet Theatre
on Friday, Oct 28. No Storytime on Friday, Nov 25.
¡Animales de México! Animals of Mexico!
HAWTHORNE • Mondays, Sept 26 - Dec 12, 10:30 am
Acompáñanos y diviértete. Aprende sobre estos simpáticos
animalitos de México: Mariposas Monarca, Tlacuaches y
Xoloitzcuintles (perros de México). Disfruta los cuentos, las
canciones, manualidades y refrigerios. Para niños de 3 a 6 años
(también hermanos mayores y menores)
Join us for the fun! Learn about these fun animals of Mexico:
Monarch Butterflies, Possums and Xoloitzcuintle dogs. Enjoy
stories, songs, arts and crafts and light refreshments. For
children ages 3 - 6 years old, siblings welcome.
No registration required.
HAWTHORNE • Saturday, Sept 10, 10:30 am (Butterflies)
LAKEVIEW • Wednesdays, Sept 21 - Nov 30, 10:30 am
LAKEVIEW • Saturday, Oct 22, 10:30 am (Possums)
Registration is on a first come, first served basis. Pick up a
HAWTHORNE • Saturday, Oct 29, 10:30 am (Possums)
nametag from Miss Madeleine before storytime.
LAKEVIEW • Saturday, Nov 19, 10:30 am (Butterflies)
PINNEY • Tuesdays, Sept 6 - Dec 6, 9:15 am & 10:15 am
LAKEVIEW • Saturday, Dec 3, 10:30 am (Xoloitzcuintle Dogs)
Note: No Toddler Time on Oct 18.
HAWTHORNE • Saturday, Dec 10, 10:30 am (Xoloitzcuintle Dogs)
Note: No Storytime for the Very Young on Nov 22.
Toddler Time
(for children ages 16 - 35 months)
Enjoy stories, songs and activities. One adult per child is
recommended. Please note: Class size may be limited.
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please pick up a nametag
10 minutes before the program begins.
SEQUOYA • Tuesdays, Sept 13 - 27, 9:30 am & 10:15 am
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please pick up
a nametag 10 minutes before the program begins.
SEQUOYA • Wednesdays, Nov 2 - 23, 9:30 am & 10:15 am
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please pick up
Bilingual Storytime
Stories, songs, and activities in English and Spanish to build
early literacy and Spanish language awareness. For Spanish speakers
and non-Spanish speakers. For children ages 3 - 6 yrs old, siblings welcome.
PINNEY • Fridays, Sept 9, Oct 7, Nov 4, Dec 2, 10:00 am
PINNEY • Thursdays, Sept 8, Oct 27, Nov 17, Dec 8, 6:00 pm
a nametag 10 minutes before the program begins.
Spanish Storytime with Marisol
Drop-in Preschool Storytime
Enjoy stories, songs and more in Spanish with Marisol
Gonzalez.
(for children ages 3 - 5 years old, siblings welcome)
A happy blend of stories, fingerplays and songs
that help preschool children develop print and phonologic
awareness, vocabulary, letter knowledge and narrative skills.
Groups welcome, no registration required.
GOODMAN SOUTH • Saturdays, Sept 17 - Nov 5, 10:30 am
ALICIA ASHMAN • Thursdays, Sept 29 - Nov 10, 9:30 am
Note: Pop-Up Puppet Theatre on Thursday, Oct 20.
HAWTHORNE • Thursdays, Oct 6 - Dec 15, 10:30 am
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school age groove
Celebrate World Roald Dahl Day!
Stop by to check out the many books by Roald Dahl – and,
while you’re here – color a character from one of his books to
add to our Roald Dahl scene in the children’s area!
HAWTHORNE • Tuesday, Sept 13, All Day
Photography Without Cameras with Angela
Johnson (A Bubbler Jr Program)
Learn how to take pictures and capture images without a
camera in this fun, hands-on workshop. Use light from the
sun, darkrom paper and simple processes to capture and
transfer images to paper and
fabric.
CENTRAL • Sunday, Sept 18, 2:00 pm
MINECRAFT Club
Registration begins Sept 4.
Grab your friends for multiplayer Minecraft fun at the
Library. No account necessary. Bring your own computer or
use one of ours. Ages 17 and under.
Registration begins Sept 18.
PINNEY • 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, Sept 6 - Dec 6, 3:30 - 5:00 pm
Note: No Minecraft on Oct 18.
MEADOWRIDGE • TBD, please check www.madisonpubliclibrary.org for
more information.
LAKEVIEW • Mondays, Sept 12 - Dec 19, 2:30 - 4:30 pm Note: No Minecraft
Oct 10.
CENTRAL • Saturdays, Sept 17, Oct 15, Nov 19, Dec 17, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
CENTRAL • Tuesdays, Oct 4 - 18, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Chess Club
Learn how to play chess and play against other children
with varied levels of experience. For children in grades K-12.
Children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult. No
registration required.
SEQUOYA • 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, Sept 6 - Dec 20, 4:00 pm
LAKEVIEW• 2nd & 4th Mondays, Sept 12 - Dec 12, 6:00 pm
Read to a Dog
Bring a favorite book and read aloud to a furry friend. Time
slots available on a first-come, first-served basis.
MEADOWRIDGE • 1st Wednesday of the month, Sept 7, Oct 5,
Nov 2, Dec 7, 4:30 pm
GOODMAN SOUTH • Saturdays, Sept 10, Oct 8, Nov 12, Dec 10,
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
CENTRAL • Sunday, Oct 2, 2:00 pm
Maker Monday (A
Bubbler Jr Program)
Explore different hands-on and technology tools for building,
creating and playing! For kids ages 7-12, supervised younger
siblings welcome.
PINNEY • Mondays, Sept 19, Oct 10, Nov 14, 2:30 pm
Kids Code Madison
Upper elementary and middle school students are invited
to Kids Code Madison, a weekly, drop-in coding club. A
volunteer-led club program, youth can program their own
interactive stories, games and animations using programs
and tools like Scratch and Code Studio. New and experienced
kid programmers and their parents welcome! Information for
youth as well as interested volunteer mentors can be found at
kidscodemadison.org.
HAWTHORNE • Thursdays, Sept 22 - Dec 8, 6:00 pm
Create a Comic! (A Bubbler Jr Program)
Did you know comics teach us important lessons about life?
About the world? And improve our brains as learners? Join us
for this hands-on workshop with Josh Duncan to explore what
comics teach us about life and create your own comic.
MEADOWRIDGE • Saturday, Sept 24, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Registration begins Sept 10.
GOODMAN SOUTH • Thursday, Oct 13, 3:30 pm
LAKEVIEW • Saturdays, Sept 10, Oct 8, Nov 12, 2:00 pm
Registration begins Sept 29.
Call the week of to register for a 15-minute slot, or simply drop in!
ALICIA ASHMAN • Saturday, Oct 22, 2:00 pm Registration begins Oct 8.
HAWTHORNE • Saturdays, Oct 1, Nov 5, Dec 3, 1:30 pm
GOODMAN SOUTH • Thursdays, Oct 20, Nov 17, Dec 15, 4:00 pm
SEQUOYA • Monday, Oct 24, 2:30 pm Registration begins Oct 10.
LAKEVIEW • Thursday, Nov 10, 4:00 pm Registration begins Oct 27.
PINNEY • Saturday, Nov 12, 2:00 pm. For grades 3 - 7.
Registration begins Nov 1.
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Ceramics with Juliette Walker (A Bubbler Jr
Program)
Learn the basics of ceramics with artist Juliette Walker creating
letters out of clay! Veteran teaching artist of Midwest clay
projects, Juliette will walk children and families through the
process of shaping and sculpting clay into words.
SEQUOYA • Monday, Sep 26, 2:30 pm Registration begins Sept 12.
LAKEVIEW • Thursday, Oct 13, 4:00 - 5:30 pm Registration begins Sept 29.
CENTRAL • Sunday, Oct 16, 2:00 - 3:30 pm Registration begins Oct 2.
GOODMAN SOUTH • Friday, Nov 4, 6:00 - 7:30 pm (Family Fun Night)
CRAFTernoon
Join creative Librarians for after-school craft fun! Colorful
paper, glitter glue, paints and more! Ages 5 & up. Children
under 7 must have an adult helper.
SEQUOYA • Monday, Sept 26, 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Ceramics with Juliette Walker (A Bubbler Jr program)
SEQUOYA • Monday, Oct 24, 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Minecraft Workshop (A Bubbler Jr Program)
Join artist, Amy Mietzel of Bare Knuckle Arts, for a Minecraft
Visual Arts Workshop. Get out of the digital world and into a
real life experience by using elements you create to design and
build the 3D items you'll need to survive Minecraft!
LAKEVIEW • Tuesday, October 11, 4:00 pm
Registration begins Sept 27.
How to Doodle with Josh Duncan
Are you an aspiring doodler? Do you feel like you learn better
when your pencil is scratching away in the margins of your
paper? You're not alone! Join Josh Duncan for this hands-on
doodle crazy workshop and learn new doodling techniques
and how doodling can make you a more attentive learner! For
kids in grades K-5.
PINNEY • Saturday, Oct 15, 2:00 - 3:00 pm. Registration begins Oct 1.
HAWTHORNE • Wednesday, Nov 23, 10:30 am
Registration begins Nov 9.
Create a Comic! (A Bubbler Jr Program)
Make Your Own Rock Shop of Wonders
SEQUOYA • Monday, Nov 28, 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Come explore the world of Anthropocene rocks and learn to
make your own collection to treasure or display! Visiting artist
and curator Stella Brown will be leading a workshop rock-shop
for people of all ages to create their own displays and learn
more about humans and the environment.
This program is co-presented by the Terra Incognita Art series,
sponsored by the Center for Humanities and the Nelson
Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with support
from the Borghesi-Mellon Foundation.
Gaming Club
Bring some friends or join other kids for chess, checkers and
other tabletop games. Play our games, or bring your favorite
one to share. For children in grades K-12. Children under 7
must be accompanied by an adult. No registration required.
PINNEY • Mondays, Sept 26, Oct 17, Nov 21, 2:30 pm
Pokémon Club (TCG)
CENTRAL • Saturday, Nov 12, 10:00 – 11:30 am
Do you love Pokémon? Learn to play the trading card game
(TCG) during the first 15 minutes, and then compete against
other kids! Bring your own deck or borrow one of ours.
Nifty Thrifty Gifty
CENTRAL • Tuesdays, Sept 27, Oct 25, Nov 29, 3:30 - 5:00 pm
HAWTHORNE • Tuesdays, Oct 4 - 18, 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Shadow Boxes with Kimberly Friesen (A Bubbler Jr
Program)
Kids will make shadow boxes to tell stories. We will use boxes
and discarded books along with other found materials to create
Joseph Cornell inspired boxes. For kids in grades K-5.
MEADOWRIDGE • Saturday, Oct 1, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Registration begins Sept 17.
Craft your own one-of-a-kind gifts. For children ages 5 & up.
Children under 7 must have an adult helper.
SEQUOYA • Monday, Dec 12, 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Registration begins Nov 28.
Kids Cook!
Join Chef Instructor Lily Kilfoy in this exciting cooking class for
a hands-on cooking experience.
MEADOWRIDGE • Wednesday, Dec 28, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm or 1:00 - 2:15 pm
(Calzones) for ages 5-8 and Wednesday, Dec 28, 3:00-4:15 (All-American Feast)
for ages 9-12 Registration begins 2 weeks before each event.
MONROE ST • Saturday, Oct 22, 1:00 pm
Registration begins Oct 8.
GOODMAN SOUTH • Thursday, Nov 10, 3:30 pm
Registration begins Oct 27.
HAWTHORNE • Friday, Nov 11, 10:30 am
Registration begins Oct 28.
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fun for families
Knitting at the Library
Movement in Your World: FamilyDance
Learn to knit or bring your current project. Supplies
provided. Children under 8 must have an adult present.
Join Madison Ballet for a fun Creative Movement experience for
the whole family! In this 30 minute class, children
(ages 2-8) and parents dance together while focusing on rhythm,
movement, music and fun. Exercises will focus on body awareness,
motor skills and individual expression through movement.
MEADOWRIDGE • Thursdays, Sept 1 - Dec 29, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Note: No Knitting on Sept 15 and Nov 24.
Library LEGO Club
Join other LEGO fans and build your own unique creation!
GOODMAN SOUTH • Saturdays, Sept 3, Oct 1, Nov 1, Dec 5, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
HAWTHORNE • Thursdays, Sept 8, Oct 13, Nov 10, Dec 8, 4:00 pm
CENTRAL • Saturdays, Sept 10, Oct 8, Nov 12, Dec 10, 1:00 pm
PINNEY • Mondays, Sept 12, Oct 3, Nov 7, Dec 5, 2:30 pm
MEADOWRIDGE • Tuesdays, Sept 13, Oct 11, Nov 8, Dec 13, 4:00 pm
LAKEVIEW • Tuesdays, Sept 20, Oct 18, Nov 15, 4:00 pm
PINNEY • Saturdays, Sept 17 and Oct 22, 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
HAWTHORNE • Wednesdays, Oct 5, 12, 26 & Nov 2, 10:45 am Registration
begins Sept 21.
Monoprinting with Jennie Bastian (A Bubbler Jr
Program)
Join artist Jennie Bastian to learn the basics of monoprinting.
Create your own stamps and practice printing on paper and glass!
MEADOWRIDGE • Monday, Sept 19, 10:30 am (for Preschoolers)
SEQUOYA • Saturdays, Sept 24, Nov 19, 1:30 pm
Registration begins Sept 5.
Donuts with Dad
ALICIA ASHMAN • Saturday, Nov 5, 2:00 pm Registration begins Oct 22.
Saturday morning fun with stories,
movies and snacks, especially for dads
and their kids. Moms welcome, too.
SEQUOYA • Thursday, Oct 27, 3:30 pm Registration begins Oct. 13.
CENTRAL • Sunday, Nov 6, 2:00 pm Registration begins Oct 23.
MONROE ST • Saturday, Nov 19, 1:00 pm Registration begins Nov 5.
ALICIA ASHMAN • Saturdays, Sept 10,
The Supper Club
Oct 8, Nov 12, Dec 10, 10:00 am
Discover great apps for kids in this evening digital storytime
for families. Pack a picnic from home or order a box dinner
from one of our partner restaurants.
ALICIA ASHMAN • Tuesdays, Sept 20, Oct 25, Nov 29, 6:00 pm
SEQUOYA • Saturdays, Sept 24, Oct 22, Nov 19,
10:00 am
Friday is Family Fun Night at the Goodman South
Dinner and a Movie
Madison Library!
Bring the whole family to these events meant to entertain,
educate and engage children and their parents.
Sept 16: Black Storytime
Sept 23: Family Movie: Cinderella
Sept 30: TBA
Oct 7: Morris the Magician
Oct 14: Family Movie: The Lion King
Oct 21: Black Storytime
Oct 28: Halloween Party
Nov 4: Ceramics with Juliette Walker (a Bubbler Jr
program). Please Note: This event begins at 6:00 pm.
Nov 11 Family Movie: TBA
Nov 18 Black Storytime
Pack a snack or grab something delicious from your favorite
State Street restaurant and head to the Library for a full-length
family movie. We'll provide the popcorn! Visit our online
calendar or call 266-6345 two weeks before movie dates for titles.
GOODMAN SOUTH • Fridays, Sept 16 - Nov 18, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
STATION 13 [6350 TOWN CENTER DRIVE,
CENTRAL • Thursdays, Sept 22, Oct 20, Nov 17, Dec 15, 6:00 pm
CENTRAL • Thursday, Dec 29, 1:00 pm
Firehouse Storytime
Join Madison's firefighting heroes
for stories, crafts, and book
checkout. Meet the Fire Chief and
other firefighters while you tour
the firetrucks!
MADISON, WI 53718] • Saturday, Sept 24, 10:00 am - noon
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Make a Pull Toy! (A Bubbler JR Program)
Pop-Up Puppet Theatre
Join artist, Amy Mietzel, of Bare Knuckle Arts, and make a
fun pull toy! Participants will create a wheeled base, then —
in a mini maker space — construct the top of the toy using
upcycled materials, glue and duct tape.
Head to the Library for puppet fun with a spooky twist!
LAKEVIEW • Tuesday, Sept 27, 4:00 pm
Registration begins Sept 13.
ALICIA ASHMAN • Thursday, Dec 8, 4:00 pm
Registration begins Nov 23.
Stories & Sweets
Join us for donuts, juice and stories at a special Saturday
morning storytime! Stories, songs, rhymes and a craft.
HAWTHORNE • Saturdays, Oct 1, Nov 5, Dec 3, 10:30 am
MEADOWRIDGE • Monday, Oct 17, 10:30 am
HAWTHORNE • Tuesday, Oct 18, 10:30 am
ALICIA ASHMAN • Thursday, Oct 20, 9:30 am
LAKEVIEW • Monday, Oct 24, 10:30 am
MONROE ST • Tuesday, Oct 25, 10:30 am
SEQUOYA • Friday, Oct 28, 10:00 am
MeeperBOTS Come to LEGO Club (A Bubbler JR
Program)
Join us for this special edition of LEGO Club and turn
your LEGO creation into a moveable masterpiece with
MeeperBOTs! All supplies provided.
Art After Overture
SEQUOYA • Saturday, October 22, 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Stop by the Central Library for art activities, special book
displays and more, inspired by performances at Overture
Center for the Arts' Kids in the Rotunda series. Activities will
be available from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm in the Children's Room.
Registration begins Oct 8.
CENTRAL • Saturdays, Oct 1, Nov 5, Nov 26, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Fun with Fall Leaves! Story & Art Time
Join us for fun stories, songs and art celebrating fall leaves!
Includes a special foam-cutting demo by local artist Michael
Hecht. Program sponsored by Skaalen Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center.
LAKEVIEW • Saturday, October 1, 10:00 am
Day of the Dead Celebration
We will make a community altar (and talk about the elements
of a traditional altar) for our dear ones who have passed (pets
and family members will be honored). Kids will be able to
talk about grieving and all the ways we remember our loved
ones. There will be a story time, a short film, and audience
participation! This program will be led by Araceli Esparza.
HAWTHORNE • Saturday, Oct 29, 1:00 pm
It's Not a Box
elders at Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
When children play with open-ended materials like boxes,
they learn math, literacy concepts and more! You may never
look at a box the same way again...
HAWTHORNE • Tuesday, Oct 25, 10:30 am
PINNEY • Thursday, Nov 3, 6:00 pm
The artwork created at Lakeview will be on display in the Library
throughout the month of October, along with works by the
Cooking Class for Families
Chef Instructor Lily will introduce you and your family to
unfamiliar foods through delectable dishes and themes, all
while having a hands-on fun time! For ages 5 and up.
CENTRAL • Friday, Nov 11, 1:00 pm
Hawthorne Hootenanny
Registration begins two weeks before each event.
Sing, clap and dance at this 3rd annual celebration of music
and play at the Hawthorne Library. Music performances,
hands-on art, face-painting, refreshments and more will run
throughout the day. Come and raise the roof with us!
MEADOWRIDGE • Saturday, Oct 29, 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm (Asian)
HAWTHORNE • Saturday, Nov 12, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Registration begins two weeks before each event.
LEGO Buildathon
MEADOWRIDGE • Saturday, Oct 1, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm (Italian)
MEADOWRIDGE • Saturday, Nov 19, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm (Favorite Snacks)
Registration begins two weeks before each event.
Join us for two hours of building fun! LEGO blocks, LEGO
coloring sheets, foam blocks and lots of time for building.
Family Fort Night
HAWTHORNE • Wednesday, Nov 23, 1:00 pm
Join us for scary-ish stories around a campfire, then build a
fort in the library and have a reading party! You are welcome
to bring a picnic dinner and blankets to build with.
PINNEY • Thursday, Oct 6, 6:00 pm
Winter Break Games & Sweets
Mix with other board game enthusiasts and join us for two
hours of board game fun and snacks!
HAWTHORNE • Wednesday, Dec 28, 10:00 am - Noon
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Thank You Summer
Reading Club Sponsors!
We couldn't celebrate summer reading without
our wonderful sponsors. Funding and
programming for the 2016 Summer Reading
Program was provided in large part by the the
Madison Public Library Foundation and its Rock
and Read Father's Day fundraiser. Our other
generous sponsors include: Cousins Subs,
Olbrich Gardens , Overture Center for the Arts,
Pizza Hut, Rocky Rococo's Pizza and the South
Central Library System.
Central Library
Downtown Family Halloween
Stop by the Central Library for trick or treating
(candy and non-food treats available) and spooky
crafts during Downtown Madison Family
Halloween, organized by the Madison Central
Business Improvement District. Maps and more
at visitdowntownmadison.com.
CENTRAL • Wednesday, Oct 26, 3:00 - 6:00 pm
201 W. Mifflin St
608.266.6345
Alicia Ashman Library
733 N. High Point Rd
608.824.1780
Goodman South
Madison Library
2222 South Park St
608.266.6395
Hawthorne Library
2707 E. Washington Ave
608.246.4548
Lakeview Library
2845 North Sherman Ave
608.246.4547
Playtime Productions
Wisconsin Book Festival
Playtime Productions presents theater for
children, performed by children. They have
treated us to Snow White, the Princess and the
Pea, and the Snow Queen. What show
will they have for us this time? Visit
www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/calendar
this fall for performance information.
We'll host over 50 authors at and near the Central
Library during this fun festival for readers. Join
us for events for kids and their grownups on
October 20-23, 2015. Full schedule of events at
wisconsinbookfestival.org.
Meadowridge Library
5726 Raymond Rd
608.288.6160
Monroe Street Library
1705 Monroe St
608.266.6390
Pinney Library
204 Cottage Grove Rd
608.224.7100
Sequoya Library
4340 Tokay Blvd
608.266.6385
Madison, Wisconsin
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