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Madison Public Library is honored to partner with the City of Madison Clerk's Office once again to provide a location for voter registration, in-person absentee voting, and election day voting.

Try out new, dynamic art forms as a family at Goodman South Madison or Monroe Street Library for a drop-in Art Club featuring artist Deckard Salm. 

Central Library's monthly film series, Cinesthesia, takes place on Wednesday nights from 6-8:30pm

Parents and teens can each learn skills to help their kids thrive in this program hosted in partnership by Madison Public Library and Dane County Extension

Come to the library for an old fashioned board game night or play Minecraft, try the Nintendo Switch or join a Dungeons & Dragons group! 

An inter-generational art series will take place at Alicia Ashman Library every Tuesday in February and March. 

Madison Public Libraries will be closed on January 20, 2025 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Join us for a casual playdate for babies ages birth to 18 months and their caregivers.

This summer, Chef Lily is hosting a variety of cooking classes at the Lakeview Library. 

Get a team together or sign up as an individual for a puzzle competition at Central Library on Saturday, January 11 from 9:30am - 1pm

Through December 31, every contribution to the Madison Public Library Foundation annual fund will have double the impact, thanks to a $100,000 matching gift from several anonymous loyal donors!

Volunteers Needed! Help Package Native Seeds ahead of Madison Public Library's Native Wisconsin Seed giveaway in January and February 2025

A stitching and needle arts community gathering where you can work on projects together and learn new skills at Hawthorne Library on the first and third Tuesday of each month.

Join an interactive story hour at Pinney Library or Goodman South Madison Library hosted in partnership with the UW-Madison African Studies department for kids and families. 

Get trained to use the library's podcasting equipment during this podcasting tutorial

A Library Takeover team will host A Mirror of Northside Community Mural and Pop-Up Portrait event at Lakeview Library on November 30 from 11am - 3pm

Join a 4-part series on How the Body Works to explore Health Education and Health Professions with Dr. Jasmine Zapata!

Metro Transit employees will visit Madison Public Library to provide information on their transportation services

Bubbler Artist Angela Johnson partnered with Masson Lab to create Root Growth Flip Book Kits that will be distributed during three informal art-making events at Madison Public Libraries in November

Learn to identify ducks, geese, and other waterfowl during fall migration thanks to Madison Public Library and the Feminist Bird Club-Madison