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Techno Minutes Tuesday February 17 at 10:00am In the Lower Level Library Sign up for these 30-minute-or-less computer classes by calling 827-7403, stopping by the library's Reference Desk, or emailing info@midlibrary.org. Tablets, phones and laptops are welcome at our sessions. Please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment.Topics Could Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting• Using Libby on your computer or mobile devicePlease check in at the lower level service desk when you arrive for your appointment. more info...
Sign up for these 30-minute-or-less computer classes by calling 827-7403, stopping by the library's Reference Desk, or emailing info@midlibrary.org. Tablets, phones and laptops are welcome at our sessions. Please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment.
Topics Could Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting• Using Libby on your computer or mobile device
Please check in at the lower level service desk when you arrive for your appointment.
Cooking Demo with Huma Siddiqui-Seitz Wednesday February 18 at 6:00pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Huma Siddiqui-Seitz returns to the library for another live cooking demo. On the menu will be:Matar Keema - Ground Beef with peas, garlic, onions and Garam MasalaParatha - Pan Fried potato stuffed breadHuma Siddiqui-Seitz is a mother, accountant, entrepreneur, author, cooking instructor, and former host of ‘White Jasmine Everyday Cooking’ a weekly cooking show on TVW- Ch 14 in Madison, WI. Huma has a passion for cooking great food and bringing family and friends together. She is the author of ‘Jasmine in Her Hair: Culture and Cuisine from Pakistan’ and the president and founder of White Jasmine, which offers gourmet Pakistani-Indian spice blends. For recipes and more, visit www.whitejasmine.com. more info...
Huma Siddiqui-Seitz returns to the library for another live cooking demo. On the menu will be:
Matar Keema - Ground Beef with peas, garlic, onions and Garam Masala
Paratha - Pan Fried potato stuffed bread
Huma Siddiqui-Seitz is a mother, accountant, entrepreneur, author, cooking instructor, and former host of ‘White Jasmine Everyday Cooking’ a weekly cooking show on TVW- Ch 14 in Madison, WI. Huma has a passion for cooking great food and bringing family and friends together. She is the author of ‘Jasmine in Her Hair: Culture and Cuisine from Pakistan’ and the president and founder of White Jasmine, which offers gourmet Pakistani-Indian spice blends. For recipes and more, visit www.whitejasmine.com.
Adult Book Discussion--Wild Dark Shore Thursday February 19 at 10:00am Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Join us for a discussion of Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte MacConaghy.*Copies of the book are available at the service desk*Dominic Salt and his three children are the last caretakers of Shearwater, an island near Antarctica, home to the world's largest seed bank. As they endure rising sea levels and isolation, a mysterious woman, Rowan, washes ashore during a severe storm. Nursing Rowan back to health, the Salts find hope, but secrets surface - Rowan's reasons for coming, Dominic's hidden past, sabotaged radios, and a fresh grave. Facing intensifying storms, they must decide if they can trust each other to protect the precious seeds and overcome their past tragedies to build a new future together. more info...
Join us for a discussion of Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte MacConaghy.
*Copies of the book are available at the service desk*
Dominic Salt and his three children are the last caretakers of Shearwater, an island near Antarctica, home to the world's largest seed bank. As they endure rising sea levels and isolation, a mysterious woman, Rowan, washes ashore during a severe storm. Nursing Rowan back to health, the Salts find hope, but secrets surface - Rowan's reasons for coming, Dominic's hidden past, sabotaged radios, and a fresh grave. Facing intensifying storms, they must decide if they can trust each other to protect the precious seeds and overcome their past tragedies to build a new future together.
B.Y.O.C (Bring Your Own Craft) Saturday February 21 at 1:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the Main Level Programming Room Join your fellow crafters at the library! Drop in to work on projects and maybe exchange some tips and tricks. Please bring your own supplies and materials. The library will provide light refreshments. more info...
Join your fellow crafters at the library! Drop in to work on projects and maybe exchange some tips and tricks. Please bring your own supplies and materials. The library will provide light refreshments.
Movie Screening--Good Fortune Monday February 23 at 1:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) An angel named Gabriel tries to help a man who is struggling to make ends meet in Los Angeles, by swapping his life with a super wealthy man, Jeff in order to show him that wealth won't solve all his problems. However, all doesn't go according to plan when the former actually loves the life. As punishment, Gabriel loses his wings and is sentenced to being a human, along with Jeff, who now lives without means as Arj had before. Rated R. Runtime 98 min. more info...
An angel named Gabriel tries to help a man who is struggling to make ends meet in Los Angeles, by swapping his life with a super wealthy man, Jeff in order to show him that wealth won't solve all his problems. However, all doesn't go according to plan when the former actually loves the life. As punishment, Gabriel loses his wings and is sentenced to being a human, along with Jeff, who now lives without means as Arj had before. Rated R. Runtime 98 min.
Techno Minutes Tuesday February 24 at 10:00am In the Lower Level Library Sign up for these 30-minute-or-less computer classes by calling 827-7403, stopping by the library's Reference Desk, or emailing info@midlibrary.org. Tablets, phones and laptops are welcome at our sessions. Please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment.Topics Could Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting• Using Libby on your computer or mobile devicePlease check in at the lower level service desk when you arrive for your appointment. more info...
Virtual Author Talk with Smithsonian Curator Emeritus Tom Crouch Tuesday February 24 at 1:00pm Virtual Welcome to our ongoing series of virtual author talks in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium! Each month, enjoy talks and interactive Q&A sessions with bestselling-authors streamed live. Recordings will be available for viewing after live events.Click on the link below to register, submit your questions for the author, and receive your unique link to join the discussion:https://libraryc.org/midlibrary/108017 Thanks to the Friends of the Middleton Public Library for sponsoring this series. more info...
Welcome to our ongoing series of virtual author talks in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium! Each month, enjoy talks and interactive Q&A sessions with bestselling-authors streamed live. Recordings will be available for viewing after live events.
Click on the link below to register, submit your questions for the author, and receive your unique link to join the discussion:
https://libraryc.org/midlibrary/108017
Thanks to the Friends of the Middleton Public Library for sponsoring this series.
Future Cardinals Early Learning Birth-4K Event @ the Early Learning Center Tuesday February 24 at 5:00pm Parents & caregivers are invited to attend this MCPASD Future Cardinals Early Learning Birth to 4K informational event on February 24th from 5-6:30pm at the Early Learning Center, 2429 Clark Street, Middleton. Meet MCPASD educators and tour the Early Learning Center. Attend short presentations and connect with various community partners, including the Middleton Public Library. On-site child supervision. Light snacks provided. Please register for this event by visiting the following link: https://shorturl.at/A0c5I more info...
Parents & caregivers are invited to attend this MCPASD Future Cardinals Early Learning Birth to 4K informational event on February 24th from 5-6:30pm at the Early Learning Center, 2429 Clark Street, Middleton.
Meet MCPASD educators and tour the Early Learning Center. Attend short presentations and connect with various community partners, including the Middleton Public Library.
On-site child supervision. Light snacks provided.
Please register for this event by visiting the following link: https://shorturl.at/A0c5I
Community Campus Info Session - Program for All Ages / Everyone Wednesday February 25 at 5:30pm In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) The Community Campus Project is a long-term initiative to evaluate and potentially redevelop downtown civic spaces and facilities to better serve the public.The goal is to create right-sized, sustainable, and flexible shared spaces that can evolve with Middleton’s growing community. This information session provides an in-person overview of the project to date. More information at https://www.cityofmiddleton.us/467/Community-Campus-Plan more info...
The Community Campus Project is a long-term initiative to evaluate and potentially redevelop downtown civic spaces and facilities to better serve the public.The goal is to create right-sized, sustainable, and flexible shared spaces that can evolve with Middleton’s growing community. This information session provides an in-person overview of the project to date. More information at https://www.cityofmiddleton.us/467/Community-Campus-Plan
Find Your Next Read with Novelist Plus Wednesday February 25 at 6:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Do you need help finding a new book? We will look at one of our databases, Novelist Plus, and some others that are web based resources. They can be used to help recommend new books to read! more info...
Do you need help finding a new book? We will look at one of our databases, Novelist Plus, and some others that are web based resources. They can be used to help recommend new books to read!
Paradox Robotics - Program for All Ages / Everyone Saturday February 28 at 10:30am Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Paradox Robotics (All Ages)Saturday, February 28 @ 10:30amFirst Tech Challenge (FTC) team Paradox, made up of kids from the Middleton area, will present about STEM, robotics, and ways for the youth to be involved in robotics. Team Paradox will also host an interactive demonstration with their competition robot and discuss their nonprofit initiative WiscoSTEM. The team is a part of a worldwide robotics competition and consists of members who have competed with different teams at the local, regional, and state level and are all extremely passionate about robotics.Registration Required. more info...
Paradox Robotics (All Ages)
Saturday, February 28 @ 10:30am
First Tech Challenge (FTC) team Paradox, made up of kids from the Middleton area, will present about STEM, robotics, and ways for the youth to be involved in robotics. Team Paradox will also host an interactive demonstration with their competition robot and discuss their nonprofit initiative WiscoSTEM. The team is a part of a worldwide robotics competition and consists of members who have competed with different teams at the local, regional, and state level and are all extremely passionate about robotics.
Registration Required.
Artist Meghan Rosing Drop-In DIY Table - Program for All Ages / Everyone Saturday February 28 at 1:00pm In the Upper Level Library Join artist Meghan Rosing on the main level of the library for a drop-in “Scrapwork” event utilizing paper and fabric scraps to create colorful art. This all-ages activity offers the opportunity to use templates or to design your own creations. No registration is necessary. Meghan Rosing is the current artist exhibiting in the library's Christensen Family Art Gallery. To learn more, please visit www.midlibrary.org/art more info...
Join artist Meghan Rosing on the main level of the library for a drop-in “Scrapwork” event utilizing paper and fabric scraps to create colorful art. This all-ages activity offers the opportunity to use templates or to design your own creations. No registration is necessary.
Meghan Rosing is the current artist exhibiting in the library's Christensen Family Art Gallery. To learn more, please visit www.midlibrary.org/art
Movie Screening--Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere Monday March 2 at 1:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 “Nebraska” album when he was a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggling to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past. Rated PG-13. Runtime 119 min. more info...
Chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 “Nebraska” album when he was a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggling to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past. Rated PG-13. Runtime 119 min.
Techno Minutes Tuesday March 3 at 10:00am In the Lower Level Library Sign up for these 30-minute-or-less computer classes by calling 827-7403, stopping by the library's Reference Desk, or emailing info@midlibrary.org. Tablets, phones and laptops are welcome at our sessions. Please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment.Topics Could Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting• Using Libby on your computer or mobile devicePlease check in at the lower level service desk when you arrive for your appointment. more info...
Virtual Author Talk with Michael Perry Wednesday March 4 at 1:00pm Virtual Welcome to our ongoing series of virtual author talks in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium! Each month, enjoy talks and interactive Q&A sessions with bestselling-authors streamed live. Recordings will be available for viewing after live events.Join us in conversation with bestselling author and humorist Michael Perry, whose collection of genre-spanning works encapsulates the experiences–and the magic–of rural town communities and the everyday people who reside in them. Click on the link below to register, submit your questions for the author, and receive your unique link to join the discussion:https://libraryc.org/midlibrary/115491 About the Author: Michael Perry is a New York Times bestselling author, humorist, corporate speaker, volunteer firefighter/first responder, and amateur snowplow driver. A lifelong resident of the rural Midwest, his “reflective roughneck” takes on life in Middle America have left hundreds of thousands of readers and live audiences laughing, nodding, and sometimes misty.Perry, a registered nurse who put himself through college working as a Wyoming cowboy and a roller-skating Snoopy produces the popular audio newsletter “Michael Perry’s Voice Mail,” performs widely as a humorist and speaker, tours with his band The Long Beds, works as a script writer, voiceover artist and audiobook narrator, and still makes an occasional call with the local volunteer fire and rescue service.Perry lives in rural Wisconsin and can be found online at www.sneezingcow.com. Thanks to the Friends of the Middleton Public Library for sponsoring this series. more info...
Join us in conversation with bestselling author and humorist Michael Perry, whose collection of genre-spanning works encapsulates the experiences–and the magic–of rural town communities and the everyday people who reside in them.
https://libraryc.org/midlibrary/115491
About the Author: Michael Perry is a New York Times bestselling author, humorist, corporate speaker, volunteer firefighter/first responder, and amateur snowplow driver. A lifelong resident of the rural Midwest, his “reflective roughneck” takes on life in Middle America have left hundreds of thousands of readers and live audiences laughing, nodding, and sometimes misty.
Perry, a registered nurse who put himself through college working as a Wyoming cowboy and a roller-skating Snoopy produces the popular audio newsletter “Michael Perry’s Voice Mail,” performs widely as a humorist and speaker, tours with his band The Long Beds, works as a script writer, voiceover artist and audiobook narrator, and still makes an occasional call with the local volunteer fire and rescue service.
Perry lives in rural Wisconsin and can be found online at www.sneezingcow.com.
Drop-In Genealogy Workshop Wednesday March 4 at 6:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Come share tips on researching your genealogy, exchange information with others, and talk shop while working on your own project. All levels of genealogy expertise are welcome. We will have laptops to use for Ancestry.com research. Feel free to bring your own devices and materials. more info...
Come share tips on researching your genealogy, exchange information with others, and talk shop while working on your own project. All levels of genealogy expertise are welcome. We will have laptops to use for Ancestry.com research. Feel free to bring your own devices and materials.
Write the Story Only You Can Tell - Program for All Ages / Everyone Thursday March 5 at 6:00pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Write the Story Only You Can Tell with Award-Winning Author, Kelly Starling LyonsThursday, March 5 @ 6:00pmIn each of us, there are stories waiting to be told. In this session, Kelly shares her journey to publication and how her life informs the stories she creates. The audience will receive tips on mining their lives for ideas, using their senses to fill stories with meaningful detail and showing instead of telling. Readings and a Q&A are part of this inspiring program.Kelly Starling Lyons is a founding member of The Brown Bookshelf, a teaching artist, and an award-winning author of more than 30 books for young readers. Among her acclaimed picture books are Caldecott Honor winner Going Down Home with Daddy, Christopher Award winner Tiara's Hat Parade, Anna Dewdney Read-Together Award winner, My Hands Tell a Story, and Bank Street Best Books selection, Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice & Sing Inspired Generations. Kelly is also the author of three popular series for young people - chapter books starring her characters Jada Jones and Miles Lewis, and the Ty's Travels early readers which won a Geisel Honor for Zip Zoom. She regularly presents to schools, libraries, festivals, and conferences around the country. Learn more at www.kellystarlinglyons.com.Registration Appreciated. more info...
Write the Story Only You Can Tell with Award-Winning Author, Kelly Starling Lyons
Thursday, March 5 @ 6:00pm
In each of us, there are stories waiting to be told. In this session, Kelly shares her journey to publication and how her life informs the stories she creates. The audience will receive tips on mining their lives for ideas, using their senses to fill stories with meaningful detail and showing instead of telling. Readings and a Q&A are part of this inspiring program.
Kelly Starling Lyons is a founding member of The Brown Bookshelf, a teaching artist, and an award-winning author of more than 30 books for young readers. Among her acclaimed picture books are Caldecott Honor winner Going Down Home with Daddy, Christopher Award winner Tiara's Hat Parade, Anna Dewdney Read-Together Award winner, My Hands Tell a Story, and Bank Street Best Books selection, Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice & Sing Inspired Generations. Kelly is also the author of three popular series for young people - chapter books starring her characters Jada Jones and Miles Lewis, and the Ty's Travels early readers which won a Geisel Honor for Zip Zoom. She regularly presents to schools, libraries, festivals, and conferences around the country. Learn more at www.kellystarlinglyons.com.
Registration Appreciated.
Techno Minutes Tuesday March 10 at 10:00am In the Lower Level Library Sign up for these 30-minute-or-less computer classes by calling 827-7403, stopping by the library's Reference Desk, or emailing info@midlibrary.org. Tablets, phones and laptops are welcome at our sessions. Please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment.Topics Could Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting• Using Libby on your computer or mobile devicePlease check in at the lower level service desk when you arrive for your appointment. more info...
Effective, Efficient, and Practical Use of GenAI Tuesday March 10 at 6:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) This session will focus on the newest developments of GenAI tools and feature demonstrations of a variety of fun, useful, and newly released technology. Participants will also learn how to most effectively communicate with GenAI and consider deeper questions that will challenge how the outputs of these tools may be changing how our jobs and daily lives operate. About the presenter:Kris Turner is the Associate Director of Public Services at the University of Wisconsin Law Library. He is responsible for managing the reference and circulation departments and enhancing the legal research services that the library offers or may offer in the future. Kris also teaches Law Practice Technologies, a course focused on the use of technology and AI in law firms and co-teaches Advanced Legal Research with a focus on ethical and practical generative AI use. more info...
This session will focus on the newest developments of GenAI tools and feature demonstrations of a variety of fun, useful, and newly released technology. Participants will also learn how to most effectively communicate with GenAI and consider deeper questions that will challenge how the outputs of these tools may be changing how our jobs and daily lives operate.
About the presenter:
Kris Turner is the Associate Director of Public Services at the University of Wisconsin Law Library. He is responsible for managing the reference and circulation departments and enhancing the legal research services that the library offers or may offer in the future. Kris also teaches Law Practice Technologies, a course focused on the use of technology and AI in law firms and co-teaches Advanced Legal Research with a focus on ethical and practical generative AI use.
'Global Entries' Immersive Author Talk with Joe Fahey Wednesday March 11 at 6:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Joe Fahey will introduce his new book, Global Entries, by discussing the inspiration and process of writing the book as well as fun backstories of his adventures. There will be short readings along with pictures from the events. Books will be available for purchase and signing.Joe Fahey was raised near the farming hamlet of Belleville, Wisconsin. After earning his MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he embarked on a 40-year corporate career, residing in all four corners of the country. As a marketing executive with several multinational companies, he had the privilege of meeting fascinating people and experiencing extraordinary adventures while traveling to the ends of the earth and places in between. He is now retired and shares his traveling adventures through podcasts and live presentations throughout the Madison area. more info...
Joe Fahey will introduce his new book, Global Entries, by discussing the inspiration and process of writing the book as well as fun backstories of his adventures. There will be short readings along with pictures from the events. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Joe Fahey was raised near the farming hamlet of Belleville, Wisconsin. After earning his MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he embarked on a 40-year corporate career, residing in all four corners of the country. As a marketing executive with several multinational companies, he had the privilege of meeting fascinating people and experiencing extraordinary adventures while traveling to the ends of the earth and places in between. He is now retired and shares his traveling adventures through podcasts and live presentations throughout the Madison area.
Wisconsin Film Fest Sneak Peek Thursday March 12 at 6:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Get a glimpse of what’s screening at this year’s Wisconsin Film Festival (April 9-16, 2026). Join us to see trailers of this year’s films and learn about the ins-and-outs of the Festival with Festival staff. https://wifilmfest.org/ more info...
Get a glimpse of what’s screening at this year’s Wisconsin Film Festival (April 9-16, 2026). Join us to see trailers of this year’s films and learn about the ins-and-outs of the Festival with Festival staff.
https://wifilmfest.org/
Virtual Author Talk with Kate Quinn Thursday March 12 at 6:00pm Virtual Welcome to our ongoing series of virtual author talks in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium! Each month, enjoy talks and interactive Q&A sessions with bestselling-authors streamed live. Recordings will be available for viewing after live events.You’re invited to join us for a virtual conversation with acclaimed author Kate Quinn about her latest fantastical work, The Astral Library, which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are not just objects, but doors to new worlds, new lives, and new futures.Click on the link below to register, submit your questions for the author, and receive your unique link to join the discussion:https://libraryc.org/midlibrary/114305 About the Author: Kate Quinn is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. A native of Southern California, she attended Boston University, where she earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in classical voice. A lifelong history buff, she has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga and two books set in the Italian Renaissance before turning to the 20th century with The Alice Network, The Huntress, The Rose Code, The Diamond Eye, and The Briar Club. The Astral Library is her first foray into magic realism. She and her husband now live in Maryland with their rescue dogs. Thanks to the Friends of the Middleton Public Library for sponsoring this series. more info...
You’re invited to join us for a virtual conversation with acclaimed author Kate Quinn about her latest fantastical work, The Astral Library, which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are not just objects, but doors to new worlds, new lives, and new futures.
https://libraryc.org/midlibrary/114305
About the Author: Kate Quinn is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. A native of Southern California, she attended Boston University, where she earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in classical voice. A lifelong history buff, she has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga and two books set in the Italian Renaissance before turning to the 20th century with The Alice Network, The Huntress, The Rose Code, The Diamond Eye, and The Briar Club. The Astral Library is her first foray into magic realism. She and her husband now live in Maryland with their rescue dogs.
Yoga with Patrick Monday March 16 at 7:00pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Patrick Cunningham is a yoga teacher for all ages and abilities whose welcoming style invites everyone to join, any way they can. Whether teaching a calm stretch or leading a yoga flow with soul music, Patrick helps people feel better, move more, and share a few laughs along the way. Patrick is also the creator and performer behind Pogie the Yogie, a kids’ show bringing movement, mindfulness, and joy to families, kind of like a mindful Mr. Rogers. All episodes are free at YouTube/@PogieTheYogie. Registration is required, as space is limited. more info...
Patrick Cunningham is a yoga teacher for all ages and abilities whose welcoming style invites everyone to join, any way they can. Whether teaching a calm stretch or leading a yoga flow with soul music, Patrick helps people feel better, move more, and share a few laughs along the way.
Patrick is also the creator and performer behind Pogie the Yogie, a kids’ show bringing movement, mindfulness, and joy to families, kind of like a mindful Mr. Rogers. All episodes are free at YouTube/@PogieTheYogie.
Registration is required, as space is limited.
Techno Minutes Tuesday March 17 at 10:00am In the Lower Level Library Sign up for these 30-minute-or-less computer classes by calling 827-7403, stopping by the library's Reference Desk, or emailing info@midlibrary.org. Tablets, phones and laptops are welcome at our sessions. Please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment.Topics Could Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting• Using Libby on your computer or mobile devicePlease check in at the lower level service desk when you arrive for your appointment. more info...
Sphero Robot Mazes for Adults Wednesday March 18 at 6:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Join us as we work with Sphero robots, spheres that roll around the room. We will be using iPads to code to communicate to the Spheros and will create mazes. All tech abilities are welcome! more info...
Join us as we work with Sphero robots, spheres that roll around the room. We will be using iPads to code to communicate to the Spheros and will create mazes. All tech abilities are welcome!
Adult Book Discussion--Culpability Thursday March 19 at 10:00am Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Join us for a discussion of Culpability by Bruce Holsinger.*Copies of the book are available at the service desk*When the Cassidy-Shaws’ autonomous minivan collides with an oncoming car, seventeen-year-old Charlie is in the driver’s seat, with his father, Noah, riding shotgun. In the back seat, tweens Alice and Izzy are on their phones, while their mother, Lorelei, a world leader in the field of artificial intelligence, is absorbed in her work. Yet each family member harbors a secret, implicating them all in the tragic accident.During a week-long recuperation on the Chesapeake Bay, the family confronts the excruciating moral dilemmas triggered by the crash. Noah tries to hold the family together as a seemingly routine police investigation jeopardizes Charlie’s future. Alice and Izzy turn strangely furtive. And Lorelei’s odd behavior tugs at Noah’s suspicions that there is a darker truth behind the incident—suspicions heightened by the sudden intrusion of Daniel Monet, a tech mogul whose mysterious history with Lorelei hints at betrayal. When Charlie falls for Monet’s teenaged daughter, the stakes are raised even higher in this propulsive family drama that is also a fascinating exploration of the moral responsibility and ethical consequences of AI. more info...
Join us for a discussion of Culpability by Bruce Holsinger.
When the Cassidy-Shaws’ autonomous minivan collides with an oncoming car, seventeen-year-old Charlie is in the driver’s seat, with his father, Noah, riding shotgun. In the back seat, tweens Alice and Izzy are on their phones, while their mother, Lorelei, a world leader in the field of artificial intelligence, is absorbed in her work. Yet each family member harbors a secret, implicating them all in the tragic accident.
During a week-long recuperation on the Chesapeake Bay, the family confronts the excruciating moral dilemmas triggered by the crash. Noah tries to hold the family together as a seemingly routine police investigation jeopardizes Charlie’s future. Alice and Izzy turn strangely furtive. And Lorelei’s odd behavior tugs at Noah’s suspicions that there is a darker truth behind the incident—suspicions heightened by the sudden intrusion of Daniel Monet, a tech mogul whose mysterious history with Lorelei hints at betrayal. When Charlie falls for Monet’s teenaged daughter, the stakes are raised even higher in this propulsive family drama that is also a fascinating exploration of the moral responsibility and ethical consequences of AI.
Movie Screening--Rental Family Thursday March 19 at 1:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) A down-and-out actor living in Tokyo is hired as a token American guy for a Japanese rental-family company, leading him on an unexpected journey of self-discovery through the roles he plays in other people's lives. Rated PG-13. Runtime 110 min. more info...
A down-and-out actor living in Tokyo is hired as a token American guy for a Japanese rental-family company, leading him on an unexpected journey of self-discovery through the roles he plays in other people's lives. Rated PG-13. Runtime 110 min.
STEAM WEEK: Mad Science Fire and Ice - Program for All Ages / Everyone Monday March 23 at 2:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Mad Science: Fire and Ice (All Ages)Monday, March 23 @ 2pmKick off STEAM week with thrilling show of science experiments from the mad scientists at Mad Science Milwaukee! Be prepared for ice storms, floating beach balls, sizzling scissors, and more!Registration appreciated. more info...
Mad Science: Fire and Ice (All Ages)
Monday, March 23 @ 2pm
Kick off STEAM week with thrilling show of science experiments from the mad scientists at Mad Science Milwaukee! Be prepared for ice storms, floating beach balls, sizzling scissors, and more!
Registration appreciated.
Techno Minutes Tuesday March 24 at 10:00am In the Lower Level Library Sign up for these 30-minute-or-less computer classes by calling 827-7403, stopping by the library's Reference Desk, or emailing info@midlibrary.org. Tablets, phones and laptops are welcome at our sessions. Please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment.Topics Could Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting• Using Libby on your computer or mobile devicePlease check in at the lower level service desk when you arrive for your appointment. more info...
Virtual Author Talk with Shoshana Walter and Special Guest Host Barbara Kingsolver Tuesday March 24 at 1:00pm Virtual Welcome to our ongoing series of virtual author talks in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium! Each month, enjoy talks and interactive Q&A sessions with bestselling-authors streamed live. Recordings will be available for viewing after live events.Join us for a special conversation between award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat about Walter’s book Rehab: An American Scandal. In this work, Walter, a Pulitzer finalist, exposes the country’s failed response to the opioid crisis, and the malfeasance, corruption, and snake oil which blight the drug rehabilitation industry.Click on the link below to register, submit your questions for the author, and receive your unique link to join the discussion:https://libraryc.org/midlibrary/117270 About the Author: Shoshana Walter is a reporter for the Marshall Project covering the criminal justice system. Her reporting has been honored as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and Selden Ring, and she has won the Knight Award for Public Service, the Edward R. Murrow Award, and the Livingston Award for Young Journalists. She started her work on the treatment system at The Center for Investigative Reporting, where her work appeared in The New York Times Magazine, in newspapers, and on NPR stations across the country. She is based in Oakland, California.About the Guest Host: Barbara Ellen Kingsolver is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, essayist, and poet. Her widely known works include The Poisonwood Bible, the tale of a missionary family in the Congo, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a nonfiction account of her family's attempts to eat locally. In 2023, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the novel Demon Copperhead. Her work often focuses on topics such as social justice, biodiversity, and the interaction between humans and their communities and environments. Thanks to the Friends of the Middleton Public Library for sponsoring this series. more info...
Join us for a special conversation between award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat about Walter’s book Rehab: An American Scandal. In this work, Walter, a Pulitzer finalist, exposes the country’s failed response to the opioid crisis, and the malfeasance, corruption, and snake oil which blight the drug rehabilitation industry.
https://libraryc.org/midlibrary/117270
About the Author:
Shoshana Walter is a reporter for the Marshall Project covering the criminal justice system. Her reporting has been honored as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and Selden Ring, and she has won the Knight Award for Public Service, the Edward R. Murrow Award, and the Livingston Award for Young Journalists. She started her work on the treatment system at The Center for Investigative Reporting, where her work appeared in The New York Times Magazine, in newspapers, and on NPR stations across the country. She is based in Oakland, California.
About the Guest Host:
Barbara Ellen Kingsolver is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, essayist, and poet. Her widely known works include The Poisonwood Bible, the tale of a missionary family in the Congo, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a nonfiction account of her family's attempts to eat locally. In 2023, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the novel Demon Copperhead. Her work often focuses on topics such as social justice, biodiversity, and the interaction between humans and their communities and environments.
STEAM Week: All Ages Lego Day! - Program for All Ages / Everyone Wednesday March 25 at 1:30pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) LEGO fun for all ages! You'll find parts and pieces available to let your creative side go wild. Like a little structure? There will also be LEGO sets for teens and adults. Registration required. more info...
LEGO fun for all ages! You'll find parts and pieces available to let your creative side go wild. Like a little structure? There will also be LEGO sets for teens and adults. Registration required.
Creative Writing Workshop for Adults Wednesday March 25 at 6:00pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the Main Level Programming Room Interested in creative writing? Join us for a beginner-friendly workshop! This month's topic will be settings and description. We will read and discuss a few short pieces of writing, then have some time to practice your own writing. No experience necessary - all skill levels welcome!Registration required.If you need accommodations to attend this event, please contact info@midlibrary.org or 608-827-7403. more info...
Interested in creative writing? Join us for a beginner-friendly workshop! This month's topic will be settings and description. We will read and discuss a few short pieces of writing, then have some time to practice your own writing. No experience necessary - all skill levels welcome!
Registration required.
If you need accommodations to attend this event, please contact info@midlibrary.org or 608-827-7403.
B.Y.O.C (Bring Your Own Craft) Saturday March 28 at 1:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the Main Level Programming Room Join your fellow crafters at the library! Drop in to work on projects and maybe exchange some tips and tricks. Please bring your own supplies and materials. The library will provide light refreshments. more info...
Movie Screening--Hamnet Monday March 30 at 1:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Agnes Shakespeare – the wife of the world's most famous writer – struggles to come to terms with the loss of her only son, Hamnet. Rated PG-13. Runtime 125 min. more info...
Agnes Shakespeare – the wife of the world's most famous writer – struggles to come to terms with the loss of her only son, Hamnet. Rated PG-13. Runtime 125 min.
Techno Minutes Tuesday March 31 at 10:00am In the Lower Level Library Sign up for these 30-minute-or-less computer classes by calling 827-7403, stopping by the library's Reference Desk, or emailing info@midlibrary.org. Tablets, phones and laptops are welcome at our sessions. Please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment.Topics Could Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting• Using Libby on your computer or mobile devicePlease check in at the lower level service desk when you arrive for your appointment. more info...
Virtual Author Talk with Smithsonian Curator Valerie Neal Thursday April 2 at 1:00pm Virtual Welcome to our ongoing series of virtual author talks in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium! Each month, enjoy talks and interactive Q&A sessions with bestselling-authors streamed live. Recordings will be available for viewing after live events.Join us for an exhilarating journey through the history of US women astronauts with Valerie Neal, emerita curator from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum and expert on human spaceflight.Click on the link below to register, submit your questions for the author, and receive your unique link to join the discussion:https://libraryc.org/midlibrary/145419 About the Author: Valerie Neal is a space historian and Curator Emerita at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. Her specialty is human spaceflight, space technology, and space science in the Space Shuttle era and beyond. At the Museum, she collected more than 1500 artifacts of the shuttle era, curated three exhibitions and eight documentary programs for the Smithsonian Channel (cable TV), published books and articles growing from her research, lectured in the USA and abroad, and gave many interviews for US and international media. Before joining the Museum, she was a writer and editor for some 25 NASA publications on Space Shuttle and Spacelab missions, the Hubble Space Telescope and other Great Observatories, space science, and NASA History. She participated in underwater astronaut training in Alabama and mission support in Houston for four Space Shuttle missions. She has taught American Studies and writing courses at multiple universities. Valerie Neal holds Ph.D. and M.A. degrees in American Studies and a B.A. degree in English and History. Thanks to the Friends of the Middleton Public Library for sponsoring this series. more info...
Join us for an exhilarating journey through the history of US women astronauts with Valerie Neal, emerita curator from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum and expert on human spaceflight.
https://libraryc.org/midlibrary/145419
About the Author: Valerie Neal is a space historian and Curator Emerita at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. Her specialty is human spaceflight, space technology, and space science in the Space Shuttle era and beyond. At the Museum, she collected more than 1500 artifacts of the shuttle era, curated three exhibitions and eight documentary programs for the Smithsonian Channel (cable TV), published books and articles growing from her research, lectured in the USA and abroad, and gave many interviews for US and international media.
Before joining the Museum, she was a writer and editor for some 25 NASA publications on Space Shuttle and Spacelab missions, the Hubble Space Telescope and other Great Observatories, space science, and NASA History. She participated in underwater astronaut training in Alabama and mission support in Houston for four Space Shuttle missions. She has taught American Studies and writing courses at multiple universities. Valerie Neal holds Ph.D. and M.A. degrees in American Studies and a B.A. degree in English and History.
Movie Screening--Roofman Monday April 6 at 1:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Jeffrey Manchester, an inmate on the run, hides in a place no one would look for him — a toy store. When this paradise of fun becomes a prison of loneliness, he falls for the one thing that can stop him from getting away ... love. Rated R. Runtime 125 min. more info...
Jeffrey Manchester, an inmate on the run, hides in a place no one would look for him — a toy store. When this paradise of fun becomes a prison of loneliness, he falls for the one thing that can stop him from getting away ... love. Rated R. Runtime 125 min.
Techno Minutes Tuesday April 7 at 10:00am In the Lower Level Library Sign up for these 30-minute-or-less computer classes by calling 827-7403, stopping by the library's Reference Desk, or emailing info@midlibrary.org. Tablets, phones and laptops are welcome at our sessions. Please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment.Topics Could Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting• Using Libby on your computer or mobile devicePlease check in at the lower level service desk when you arrive for your appointment. more info...
Great Nature Wisconsin Tuesday April 7 at 6:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Great Nature Wisconsin is a fun, practical guide for getting families outside. The book features 400 different spots across the state, offering everything from quick daily walks to full week-long adventures. Rather than just giving you a list of places to see, it suggests "immersion experiences" to help you and your kids connect with nature while you're there. Come learn about potential places for your next nature-inspired getaway!Author bio: Randy Hoffman is a retired DNR ecologist with nearly 30 years of experience in Wisconsin's State Natural Areas Program. An expert birder and author, he has helped establish over 300 protected natural sites. He currently lives with his wife, JoAnn, in Waunakee, WI. The author will be selling copies of Great Nature Wisconsin after the program. more info...
Great Nature Wisconsin is a fun, practical guide for getting families outside. The book features 400 different spots across the state, offering everything from quick daily walks to full week-long adventures. Rather than just giving you a list of places to see, it suggests "immersion experiences" to help you and your kids connect with nature while you're there. Come learn about potential places for your next nature-inspired getaway!
Author bio: Randy Hoffman is a retired DNR ecologist with nearly 30 years of experience in Wisconsin's State Natural Areas Program. An expert birder and author, he has helped establish over 300 protected natural sites. He currently lives with his wife, JoAnn, in Waunakee, WI.
The author will be selling copies of Great Nature Wisconsin after the program.
Drop-In Genealogy Workshop Wednesday April 8 at 6:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Come share tips on researching your genealogy, exchange information with others, and talk shop while working on your own project. All levels of genealogy expertise are welcome. We will have laptops to use for Ancestry.com research. Feel free to bring your own devices and materials. more info...
MCPASD Family Wellness Morning @ Middleton High School - Program for All Ages / Everyone Saturday April 11 at 9:00am Join the Middleton Public Library at MCPASD's Spring Community & Family Wellness Morning on Saturday, April 11, from 9-11am at Middleton High School (2100 Bristol Street). MCPASD's Family & Community Wellness mornings are free activities located around the school district on three Saturdays throughout the school year. A variety of drop-in and scheduled activities will take place, such as crafts, fitness, indoor play, scavenger hunt, for example, and these will be available between 9-11am. This event is FREE but please register in advance here: https://forms.gle/2oTgghG93cSLeKM98 more info...
Join the Middleton Public Library at MCPASD's Spring Community & Family Wellness Morning on Saturday, April 11, from 9-11am at Middleton High School (2100 Bristol Street).
MCPASD's Family & Community Wellness mornings are free activities located around the school district on three Saturdays throughout the school year. A variety of drop-in and scheduled activities will take place, such as crafts, fitness, indoor play, scavenger hunt, for example, and these will be available between 9-11am.
This event is FREE but please register in advance here: https://forms.gle/2oTgghG93cSLeKM98
Movie Screening--Song Sung Blue Monday April 13 at 1:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Lightning and Thunder, a Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act, experience soaring success and devastating heartbreak in their musical journey together. Rated PG-13. Runtime 133 min. more info...
Lightning and Thunder, a Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act, experience soaring success and devastating heartbreak in their musical journey together. Rated PG-13. Runtime 133 min.
Yoga with Patrick Monday April 13 at 7:00pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Patrick Cunningham is a yoga teacher for all ages and abilities whose welcoming style invites everyone to join, any way they can. Whether teaching a calm stretch or leading a yoga flow with soul music, Patrick helps people feel better, move more, and share a few laughs along the way. Patrick is also the creator and performer behind Pogie the Yogie, a kids’ show bringing movement, mindfulness, and joy to families, kind of like a mindful Mr. Rogers. All episodes are free at YouTube/@PogieTheYogie. Registration is required, as space is limited. more info...
Techno Minutes Tuesday April 14 at 10:00am In the Lower Level Library Sign up for these 30-minute-or-less computer classes by calling 827-7403, stopping by the library's Reference Desk, or emailing info@midlibrary.org. Tablets, phones and laptops are welcome at our sessions. Please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment.Topics Could Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting• Using Libby on your computer or mobile devicePlease check in at the lower level service desk when you arrive for your appointment. more info...
Virtual Author Talk with Brad Taylor Tuesday April 14 at 6:00pm Virtual Welcome to our ongoing series of virtual author talks in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium! Each month, enjoy talks and interactive Q&A sessions with bestselling-authors streamed live. Recordings will be available for viewing after live events.Join us in conversation with acclaimed author Brad Taylor on his latest work, Shadow Strike, book 20 (yes, you read that right!) of the bestselling Pike Logan series. Click on the link below to register, submit your questions for the author, and receive your unique link to join the discussion:https://libraryc.org/midlibrary/146043 About the Author: Brad Taylor is the author of the New York Times bestselling Pike Logan series. He served for more than twenty years in the U.S. Army, including eight years in 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, commonly known as Delta Force. He retired as a Special Forces lieutenant colonel and now lives in Charleston, South Carolina. Thanks to the Friends of the Middleton Public Library for sponsoring this series. more info...
Join us in conversation with acclaimed author Brad Taylor on his latest work, Shadow Strike, book 20 (yes, you read that right!) of the bestselling Pike Logan series.
https://libraryc.org/midlibrary/146043
About the Author: Brad Taylor is the author of the New York Times bestselling Pike Logan series. He served for more than twenty years in the U.S. Army, including eight years in 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, commonly known as Delta Force. He retired as a Special Forces lieutenant colonel and now lives in Charleston, South Carolina.
Adult Craft: DIY Trinket Tray for Treasures Wednesday April 15 at 6:00pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Unwind and get a little messy as you design your own clay trinket tray. We will explore fun texturing techniques and decorative details to turn simple clay into something uniquely yours. Perfect for holding rings, coins, or everyday odds and ends. No experience required—just come ready to relax and create. more info...
Unwind and get a little messy as you design your own clay trinket tray. We will explore fun texturing techniques and decorative details to turn simple clay into something uniquely yours. Perfect for holding rings, coins, or everyday odds and ends. No experience required—just come ready to relax and create.
Cherry Blossom Painting with Orange Palette Studio Thursday April 16 at 5:00pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Registration opens April 6th. Due to limited space, attendees must register individually (no group registration).Enjoy a relaxing, beginner-friendly acrylic painting workshop. Participants will be guided step by step in creating a cheerful floral design on a small canvas, with plenty of room for personal style and creativity. All supplies are provided, and no prior painting experience is needed. Presented by Anna Krylova, Orange Palette. Ages 18+.Anna is a local Madison-based artist and art instructor with over seven years of teaching experience. She leads paint nights and creative workshops throughout Dane County. Anna enjoys making art approachable and fun, and loves helping people feel confident creating their own artwork. more info...
Registration opens April 6th. Due to limited space, attendees must register individually (no group registration).
Enjoy a relaxing, beginner-friendly acrylic painting workshop. Participants will be guided step by step in creating a cheerful floral design on a small canvas, with plenty of room for personal style and creativity. All supplies are provided, and no prior painting experience is needed. Presented by Anna Krylova, Orange Palette. Ages 18+.
Anna is a local Madison-based artist and art instructor with over seven years of teaching experience. She leads paint nights and creative workshops throughout Dane County. Anna enjoys making art approachable and fun, and loves helping people feel confident creating their own artwork.
B.Y.O.C (Bring Your Own Craft) Saturday April 18 at 1:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the Main Level Programming Room Join your fellow crafters at the library! Drop in to work on projects and maybe exchange some tips and tricks. Please bring your own supplies and materials. The library will provide light refreshments. more info...
Techno Minutes Tuesday April 21 at 10:00am In the Lower Level Library Sign up for these 30-minute-or-less computer classes by calling 827-7403, stopping by the library's Reference Desk, or emailing info@midlibrary.org. Tablets, phones and laptops are welcome at our sessions. Please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment.Topics Could Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting• Using Libby on your computer or mobile devicePlease check in at the lower level service desk when you arrive for your appointment. more info...
Virtual Author Talk with Miranda Cowley Heller Wednesday April 22 at 1:00pm Virtual Welcome to our ongoing series of virtual author talks in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium! Each month, enjoy talks and interactive Q&A sessions with bestselling-authors streamed live. Recordings will be available for viewing after live events.Award-winning and bestselling author Miranda Cowley Heller takes us on an intimate journey through the life stages of a woman in her new poetry collection, What the Deep Water Knows. Delicate, yet exceedingly raw, these poems will transport you as vividly as any work of fiction. Click on the link below to register, submit your questions for the author, and receive your unique link to join the discussion:https://libraryc.org/midlibrary/147291 About the Author: Miranda Cowley Heller was raised in New York City and Cape Cod. Her debut novel The Paper Palace was a number one New York Times bestseller in the US, a Sunday Times bestseller in the UK, and was longlisted for the Women’s Prize. She has worked as a senior vice president and head of drama series at HBO, developing and overseeing such shows as The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire, Deadwood, and Big Love, among others. This is her first poetry collection. Thanks to the Friends of the Middleton Public Library for sponsoring this series. more info...
Award-winning and bestselling author Miranda Cowley Heller takes us on an intimate journey through the life stages of a woman in her new poetry collection, What the Deep Water Knows. Delicate, yet exceedingly raw, these poems will transport you as vividly as any work of fiction.
https://libraryc.org/midlibrary/147291
About the Author: Miranda Cowley Heller was raised in New York City and Cape Cod. Her debut novel The Paper Palace was a number one New York Times bestseller in the US, a Sunday Times bestseller in the UK, and was longlisted for the Women’s Prize. She has worked as a senior vice president and head of drama series at HBO, developing and overseeing such shows as The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire, Deadwood, and Big Love, among others. This is her first poetry collection.
AI in Action: A Hands-On Experience Wednesday April 22 at 6:00pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Join us for an exciting and hands-on introduction to generative AI! In this class, you'll discover how to interact with AI models to create compelling stories and useful information to unique ideas. We'll demystify the world of AI and show you how to craft effective prompts – the key to getting exactly what you want from these powerful tools. No prior experience with AI or coding is necessary. more info...
Join us for an exciting and hands-on introduction to generative AI! In this class, you'll discover how to interact with AI models to create compelling stories and useful information to unique ideas. We'll demystify the world of AI and show you how to craft effective prompts – the key to getting exactly what you want from these powerful tools. No prior experience with AI or coding is necessary.
Adult Book Discussion - Raising Hare Thursday April 23 at 10:00am Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Join us for a discussion of Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton.*Copies of the book are available at the service desk*"A moving and fascinating meditation on freedom, trust, loss, and our relationship with the natural world, explored through the story of one woman's unlikely friendship with a wild hare. Imagine you could hold a baby hare and bottle-feed it. Imagine that it lived under your roof and lolloped around your bedroom at night, drumming on the duvet cover when it wanted your attention. Imagine that, over two years later, it still ran in from the fields when you called it and slept in your house for hours on end and gave birth to leverets in your study. For political advisor and speechwriter Chloe Dalton, who spent lockdown deep in the English countryside, far away from her usual busy London life, this became her unexpected reality. In February 2021, Dalton stumbles upon a newborn hare-a leveret-that had been chased by a dog. Fearing for its life, she brings it home, only to discover how impossible it is to rear a wild hare, most of whom perish in captivity from either shock or starvation. Through trial and error, she learns to feed and care for the leveret with every intention of returning it to the wilderness. Instead, it becomes her constant companion, wandering the fields and woods at night and returning to Dalton's house by day. Though Dalton feared that the hare would be preyed upon by foxes, stoats, feral cats, raptors, and even people, she never tried to restrict it to the house. Each time the hare leaves, Chloe knows she may never see it again. Yet she also understands that to confine it would be its own kind of death. Raising Hare chronicles their journey together, while also taking a deep dive into the lives and nature of hares, and the way they have been viewed historically in art, literature, and folklore. We witness first-hand the joy at this extraordinary relationship between human and animal, which serves as a reminder that the best things, and most beautiful experiences, arise when we least expect them" more info...
Join us for a discussion of Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton.
"A moving and fascinating meditation on freedom, trust, loss, and our relationship with the natural world, explored through the story of one woman's unlikely friendship with a wild hare. Imagine you could hold a baby hare and bottle-feed it. Imagine that it lived under your roof and lolloped around your bedroom at night, drumming on the duvet cover when it wanted your attention. Imagine that, over two years later, it still ran in from the fields when you called it and slept in your house for hours on end and gave birth to leverets in your study. For political advisor and speechwriter Chloe Dalton, who spent lockdown deep in the English countryside, far away from her usual busy London life, this became her unexpected reality. In February 2021, Dalton stumbles upon a newborn hare-a leveret-that had been chased by a dog. Fearing for its life, she brings it home, only to discover how impossible it is to rear a wild hare, most of whom perish in captivity from either shock or starvation. Through trial and error, she learns to feed and care for the leveret with every intention of returning it to the wilderness. Instead, it becomes her constant companion, wandering the fields and woods at night and returning to Dalton's house by day. Though Dalton feared that the hare would be preyed upon by foxes, stoats, feral cats, raptors, and even people, she never tried to restrict it to the house. Each time the hare leaves, Chloe knows she may never see it again. Yet she also understands that to confine it would be its own kind of death. Raising Hare chronicles their journey together, while also taking a deep dive into the lives and nature of hares, and the way they have been viewed historically in art, literature, and folklore. We witness first-hand the joy at this extraordinary relationship between human and animal, which serves as a reminder that the best things, and most beautiful experiences, arise when we least expect them"
The Civic Health of Wisconsin (Badger Talks) Thursday April 23 at 6:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Join Mary Beth Collins to learn about “civic health”, why it matters, and how we can all be a part of building a more civically healthy Wisconsin and world. Learn about the current state of Wisconsin’s civic health — including considerations of the media landscape, trust and mistrust in institutions, social capital, polarization and connecting across difference, elections and other democratic and public sector processes.Mary Beth Collins is the Executive Director of the UW-Madison Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies, where she works with her team to advance community-engaged research, teaching, and outreach on community efforts, civil society, and the nonprofit sector. She is the author of the Civic Health of Wisconsin Report, and has experience as an attorney, community volunteer, teacher and course designer, global researcher and collaborator, and nonprofit professional. more info...
Join Mary Beth Collins to learn about “civic health”, why it matters, and how we can all be a part of building a more civically healthy Wisconsin and world. Learn about the current state of Wisconsin’s civic health — including considerations of the media landscape, trust and mistrust in institutions, social capital, polarization and connecting across difference, elections and other democratic and public sector processes.
Mary Beth Collins is the Executive Director of the UW-Madison Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies, where she works with her team to advance community-engaged research, teaching, and outreach on community efforts, civil society, and the nonprofit sector. She is the author of the Civic Health of Wisconsin Report, and has experience as an attorney, community volunteer, teacher and course designer, global researcher and collaborator, and nonprofit professional.
BOOKMOBILE: Earth Day Every Day - Program for All Ages / Everyone Saturday April 25 at 10:00am Visit the Middleton Public Library at the Earth Day Every Day Fair, Saturday, April 26 from 10-2pm at Middleton Community Church (645 Schewe Road)This family-friendly event includes live music, activities for kids, as well as exhibitors, speakers, and owner-shown electric cars! Lunch & ice cream will be available for purchase from local food trucks.The Middleton Library Bookmobile will be there and kids can choose a free book to keep! more info...
Visit the Middleton Public Library at the Earth Day Every Day Fair, Saturday, April 26 from 10-2pm at Middleton Community Church (645 Schewe Road)
This family-friendly event includes live music, activities for kids, as well as exhibitors, speakers, and owner-shown electric cars! Lunch & ice cream will be available for purchase from local food trucks.
The Middleton Library Bookmobile will be there and kids can choose a free book to keep!
Movie Screening--Wicked: For Good Monday April 27 at 1:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. Runtime 138 min. more info...
Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. Runtime 138 min.
Techno Minutes Tuesday April 28 at 10:00am In the Lower Level Library Sign up for these 30-minute-or-less computer classes by calling 827-7403, stopping by the library's Reference Desk, or emailing info@midlibrary.org. Tablets, phones and laptops are welcome at our sessions. Please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment.Topics Could Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting• Using Libby on your computer or mobile devicePlease check in at the lower level service desk when you arrive for your appointment. more info...
Virtual Author Talk with Jason Reynolds Thursday April 30 at 6:00pm Virtual Welcome to our ongoing series of virtual author talks in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium! Each month, enjoy talks and interactive Q&A sessions with bestselling-authors streamed live. Recordings will be available for viewing after live events.Join us in conversation with bestselling author Jason Reynolds as we discuss his latest work, Coach, the fifth–and last–entry in the highly popular Track series. Following the immersive stories of Ghost, Lu, Patina, and Sunny, it’s finally time for Coach to shine in his own book as we discover: Who was Coach before he became an inspiring leader?Click on the link below to register, submit your questions for the author, and receive your unique link to join the discussion:https://libraryc.org/midlibrary/147915 About the Author: Jason Reynolds is an award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author. Jason’s many books include Miles Morales: Spider Man, the Track series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and Lu), Long Way Down, which received a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and a Correta Scott King Honor, and Look Both Ways, which was a National Book Award Finalist. Recently named the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Jason has appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and CBS This Morning. He is on faculty at Lesley University, for the Writing for Young People MFA Program and lives in Washington, DC. You can find his ramblings at JasonWritesBooks.com. Thanks to the Friends of the Middleton Public Library for sponsoring this series. more info...
Join us in conversation with bestselling author Jason Reynolds as we discuss his latest work, Coach, the fifth–and last–entry in the highly popular Track series. Following the immersive stories of Ghost, Lu, Patina, and Sunny, it’s finally time for Coach to shine in his own book as we discover: Who was Coach before he became an inspiring leader?
https://libraryc.org/midlibrary/147915
About the Author: Jason Reynolds is an award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author. Jason’s many books include Miles Morales: Spider Man, the Track series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and Lu), Long Way Down, which received a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and a Correta Scott King Honor, and Look Both Ways, which was a National Book Award Finalist. Recently named the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Jason has appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and CBS This Morning. He is on faculty at Lesley University, for the Writing for Young People MFA Program and lives in Washington, DC. You can find his ramblings at JasonWritesBooks.com.