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Techno Minutes TODAY 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment.
Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device
Streaming FREE with Hoopla & Kanopy Wednesday June 7 at 6:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Friends Community Room (through the lobby stairwell) Hoopla & Kanopy are digital media lending services for libraries. Use your library card to get access to our collection of digital titles of ebooks, audiobooks, comics, music, movies, and TV. Kanopy gives access to movies and TV as well. This class will be in the Friends Community Room. more info...
Hoopla & Kanopy are digital media lending services for libraries. Use your library card to get access to our collection of digital titles of ebooks, audiobooks, comics, music, movies, and TV. Kanopy gives access to movies and TV as well. This class will be in the Friends Community Room.
Techno Minutes Thursday June 8 at 2:00pm 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
Tie Dye at the Library - Program for All Ages / Everyone Friday June 9 at 11:00am Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! Outside the Library Start the summer with some color! Join us in the Green Space across the street from the library. We will have a limited number of canvas bags available to dye, or you can bring your own items!If you bring your own item to dye, it can be an undyed cotton shirt, sweatshirt, socks, a hat, or even shoes! The item should be made primarily with natural fibers - cotton, rayon, hemp, linen, or silk. Just be sure to wash it first!All ages are welcome! It's recommended that kids under 10 have an adult there to help, and required for those under 8.Registration is currently full - you will be added to the waitlist. more info...
Start the summer with some color! Join us in the Green Space across the street from the library. We will have a limited number of canvas bags available to dye, or you can bring your own items!
If you bring your own item to dye, it can be an undyed cotton shirt, sweatshirt, socks, a hat, or even shoes! The item should be made primarily with natural fibers - cotton, rayon, hemp, linen, or silk. Just be sure to wash it first!
All ages are welcome! It's recommended that kids under 10 have an adult there to help, and required for those under 8.
Registration is currently full - you will be added to the waitlist.
Summer Reading Program Kick Off! - Program for All Ages / Everyone Saturday June 10 at 10:00am In the Upper Level Library Summer Reading Program Kick Off! (All Ages)Saturday, June 10 10-2Celebrate the beginning of the Summer Reading Program with a day of fun events!Pick up your Reading Log!Snake, Rattle and Roll - Registration required - see separate event.Glitter Tattoos with Funny Faces 11-1. First come, first served.Games, VR & more! 10-2 more info...
Summer Reading Program Kick Off! (All Ages)
Saturday, June 10 10-2
Celebrate the beginning of the Summer Reading Program with a day of fun events!
Pick up your Reading Log!
Snake, Rattle and Roll - Registration required - see separate event.
Glitter Tattoos with Funny Faces 11-1. First come, first served.
Games, VR & more! 10-2
Snake, Rattle, and Roll - Program for All Ages / Everyone Saturday June 10 at 10:00am Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Learn about the reptiles and amphibians that call Minnesota and Wisconsin home. The audience will get to debunk turtle myths, touch snakes, watch a salamander eat, and more! We bring a tiger salamander, 1-2 native turtles, 3-4 native snakes, and 2-4 exotic reptiles (just for fun). Presented by Snake Discovery. *We are offering this program at 10am and 1pm. Please only register for one session* more info...
Learn about the reptiles and amphibians that call Minnesota and Wisconsin home. The audience will get to debunk turtle myths, touch snakes, watch a salamander eat, and more! We bring a tiger salamander, 1-2 native turtles, 3-4 native snakes, and 2-4 exotic reptiles (just for fun). Presented by Snake Discovery.
*We are offering this program at 10am and 1pm. Please only register for one session*
Glitter Tattoos! - Program for All Ages / Everyone Saturday June 10 at 11:00am In the Main Level Programming Room Glitter Tattoos with Funny Faces!Saturday, June 10, 11-1Get your sparkle on with temporary glitter tattoos from Funny Faces! Pick from a variety of fun designs! All ages welcome. more info...
Glitter Tattoos with Funny Faces!
Saturday, June 10, 11-1
Get your sparkle on with temporary glitter tattoos from Funny Faces! Pick from a variety of fun designs! All ages welcome.
Snake, Rattle, and Roll - Program for All Ages / Everyone Saturday June 10 at 1:00pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Learn about the reptiles and amphibians that call Minnesota and Wisconsin home. The audience will get to debunk turtle myths, touch snakes, watch a salamander eat, and more! We bring a tiger salamander, 1-2 native turtles, 3-4 native snakes, and 2-4 exotic reptiles (just for fun). Presented by Snake Discovery. *We are offering this program at 10am and 1pm. Please only register for one session* more info...
Techno Minutes Tuesday June 13 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
Middleton Public Library Board Monthly Meeting - Program for All Ages / Everyone Tuesday June 13 at 5:30pm In the downstairs Friends Community Room (through the lobby stairwell) Monthly library board meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month. Agenda and minutes at midlibrary.org/board Public Meeting, Everyone Welcome. more info...
Monthly library board meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month. Agenda and minutes at midlibrary.org/board
Public Meeting, Everyone Welcome.
Techno Minutes Thursday June 15 at 2:00pm 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
Adult and Teen Tiny Art Show: Open Studio Thursday June 15 at 6:00pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Display your artistic talents in our tiny art show! Take advantage of our open studio time to work on your masterpiece. We will provide various paints, brushes and other materials to help bring your vision to life. When you complete your piece we will keep it to display at the library in July and then return it to you in August.Registration required. more info...
Display your artistic talents in our tiny art show! Take advantage of our open studio time to work on your masterpiece. We will provide various paints, brushes and other materials to help bring your vision to life. When you complete your piece we will keep it to display at the library in July and then return it to you in August.
Registration required.
Friday Movie Matinee: Puss in Boots the Last Wish - Program for All Ages / Everyone Friday June 16 at 2:00pm In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Friday Matinee: Puss in Boots: The Last WishFriday, June 16 @ 2pmPuss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: he has burned through eight of his nine lives. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives. Movie snacks provided. more info...
Friday Matinee: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Friday, June 16 @ 2pm
Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: he has burned through eight of his nine lives. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives. Movie snacks provided.
Dungeons & Dragons for Adults (geared towards new players) Saturday June 17 at 1:00pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the Main Level Programming Room Are you a Rogue, a Wizard, or a Warrior? Play your part in the classic role-playing fantasy game in this one-shot adventure. No D&D experience necessary - all skill levels welcome! You can create a level 1 character using any of the Wizards of the Coast D&D 5th edition material, or come for the character creation half hour and we'll have everything you need. Registration is required as space is limited.Character creation: 1-1:30pmGame play: 1:30-4pm more info...
Are you a Rogue, a Wizard, or a Warrior? Play your part in the classic role-playing fantasy game in this one-shot adventure. No D&D experience necessary - all skill levels welcome! You can create a level 1 character using any of the Wizards of the Coast D&D 5th edition material, or come for the character creation half hour and we'll have everything you need. Registration is required as space is limited.Character creation: 1-1:30pmGame play: 1:30-4pm
Techno Minutes Saturday June 17 at 2:00pm Sign-up Required In the Lower Level Library Sign up for these 30-minute-or-less computer classes by calling 608-827-7403, stopping by the library's Service Desk, or emailing info@midlibrary.org. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment.Topics Include:How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questionsHelp navigating the new LINKcat catalogSigning up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)Opening and attaching email filesScanning photographs and basic editingAccessing full-text magazine articles onlineSprucing up your resume with style formattingUsing Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
Sign up for these 30-minute-or-less computer classes by calling 608-827-7403, stopping by the library's Service Desk, or emailing info@midlibrary.org. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment.
Topics Include:
Adult Book Discussion: Remarkably Bright Creatures Tuesday June 20 at 10:00am Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Join us in person to discuss Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (2022). In the sleepy town of Sowell Bay, Washington, Tova Sullivan stands on the precipice of a new life. There’s nothing left for her in her childhood home. Her husband is dead, and her son Erik drowned many years ago. With her grief threatening to consume her, Tova considers how she’s going to move on while finding comfort in her job at the local aquarium. She’s made friends with an intelligent octopus, Marcellus, who also provides his perspective on the matter. Especially adept at crawling out of his tank, Marcellus is searching for meaning as he comes to terms with the end of his own short life (Booklist). more info...
Join us in person to discuss Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (2022).
In the sleepy town of Sowell Bay, Washington, Tova Sullivan stands on the precipice of a new life. There’s nothing left for her in her childhood home. Her husband is dead, and her son Erik drowned many years ago. With her grief threatening to consume her, Tova considers how she’s going to move on while finding comfort in her job at the local aquarium. She’s made friends with an intelligent octopus, Marcellus, who also provides his perspective on the matter. Especially adept at crawling out of his tank, Marcellus is searching for meaning as he comes to terms with the end of his own short life (Booklist).
Queer and Trans Perspectives in Healthcare and Beyond (Scholar for Life) Tuesday June 20 at 6:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! Virtual Join us for the next lecture in our ongoing Scholar for Life series, in partnership with Badger Talks! Jess Waggoner, Assistant Professor of Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies and English at UW-Madison, will discuss experiences of illness, disability, and patient-hood for queer and trans people.You can attend this event in 2 ways:1) Watch via Zoom (register to receive the link).2) Attend the live-stream in the Archer Meeting Room at the library.Dr. Waggoner’s research and teaching interests span U.S. literature and culture, feminist disability studies, queer and trans studies, health activisms, and African American studies. They are also passionate about accessible pedagogies and expanding definitions of access in order to understand the fluidity and intersectionality of disability identity. more info...
Join us for the next lecture in our ongoing Scholar for Life series, in partnership with Badger Talks!
Jess Waggoner, Assistant Professor of Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies and English at UW-Madison, will discuss experiences of illness, disability, and patient-hood for queer and trans people.
You can attend this event in 2 ways:
1) Watch via Zoom (register to receive the link).
2) Attend the live-stream in the Archer Meeting Room at the library.
Dr. Waggoner’s research and teaching interests span U.S. literature and culture, feminist disability studies, queer and trans studies, health activisms, and African American studies. They are also passionate about accessible pedagogies and expanding definitions of access in order to understand the fluidity and intersectionality of disability identity.
Genealogy Tools Online Wednesday June 21 at 6:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Access to genealogy databases are available through the library. We will look at Ancestry, Heritage Quest, and others, as well as learn some BASIC tips and skills to search and view information to start your genealogy project. This class will be in the Archer Room. more info...
Access to genealogy databases are available through the library. We will look at Ancestry, Heritage Quest, and others, as well as learn some BASIC tips and skills to search and view information to start your genealogy project. This class will be in the Archer Room.
Techno Minutes Thursday June 22 at 2:00pm 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
Friday Movie Matinee: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) - Program for All Ages / Everyone Friday June 23 at 2:00pm In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Friday Matinee: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)Friday, June 23 2pmJoin the expedition visiting legendary Candy Man Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) in a splendiferous movie that wondrously brings to screen the endlessly appetizing delights of Roald Dahl’s classic book. Coated with flavorful tunes and production design that constantly dazzles the eye, this effervescent musical never fails to enchant the young and old. On a whirlwind tour of Willy’s incredible, edible realm of chocolate waterfalls, elfish Oompa-Loompas and industrial-sized confections, a boy named Charlie (Peter Ostrum) will discover the sweetest secret of all: a generous, loving heart. And You’ll rediscover the timeless magic of a delicious family classic.Rated G more info...
Friday Matinee: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Friday, June 23 2pm
Join the expedition visiting legendary Candy Man Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) in a splendiferous movie that wondrously brings to screen the endlessly appetizing delights of Roald Dahl’s classic book. Coated with flavorful tunes and production design that constantly dazzles the eye, this effervescent musical never fails to enchant the young and old. On a whirlwind tour of Willy’s incredible, edible realm of chocolate waterfalls, elfish Oompa-Loompas and industrial-sized confections, a boy named Charlie (Peter Ostrum) will discover the sweetest secret of all: a generous, loving heart. And You’ll rediscover the timeless magic of a delicious family classic.
Rated G
Techno Minutes Tuesday June 27 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
Nature Lover's Book Group Tuesday June 27 at 10:30am In the Main Level Programming Room Join us on the last Tuesday of each month for lively discussion about nature in all genres. Please contact group leader, Troy Hess, at troy@ontheyahara.com to register. more info...
Join us on the last Tuesday of each month for lively discussion about nature in all genres.
Please contact group leader, Troy Hess, at troy@ontheyahara.com to register.
Adult Book Discussion (virtual): Remarkably Bright Creatures Tuesday June 27 at 1:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! Virtual Join us via Zoom to discuss Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (2022). In the sleepy town of Sowell Bay, Washington, Tova Sullivan stands on the precipice of a new life. There’s nothing left for her in her childhood home. Her husband is dead, and her son Erik drowned many years ago. With her grief threatening to consume her, Tova considers how she’s going to move on while finding comfort in her job at the local aquarium. She’s made friends with an intelligent octopus, Marcellus, who also provides his perspective on the matter. Especially adept at crawling out of his tank, Marcellus is searching for meaning as he comes to terms with the end of his own short life (Booklist). more info...
Join us via Zoom to discuss Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (2022).
Dungeons & Dragons for Adults (mini campaign) Tuesday June 27 at 5:30pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the Main Level Programming Room Hark! An adventure awaits! Whether you've played once or over one hundred times, join us for a few sessions of D&D. Each story arc will last 3 sessions before a new episode of the adventure begins in the same setting. This session will run June 27th, July 11th, and July 25th from 5:30-7:30pm. Please plan to attend all 3 dates.Players are welcome to register for each date and bring a character up to level 1. If you don't know where to start or need help creating your character feel free to check out our monthly one shot on the 3rd Saturday of each month! more info...
Hark! An adventure awaits! Whether you've played once or over one hundred times, join us for a few sessions of D&D. Each story arc will last 3 sessions before a new episode of the adventure begins in the same setting. This session will run June 27th, July 11th, and July 25th from 5:30-7:30pm. Please plan to attend all 3 dates.
Players are welcome to register for each date and bring a character up to level 1. If you don't know where to start or need help creating your character feel free to check out our monthly one shot on the 3rd Saturday of each month!
Adult Craft: Gecko & Butterfly Garden Decor Tuesday June 27 at 6:00pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Paint and decorate a wooden gecko or butterfly for your garden! All supplies will be provided.Ages 16+, registration required. more info...
Paint and decorate a wooden gecko or butterfly for your garden! All supplies will be provided.
Ages 16+, registration required.
Movie Screening: Tár Thursday June 29 at 1:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Film showing of Tár (2022), starring Cate Blanchett. Rated R for some language and brief nudity. Run time: 2hrs 38 min.Registration appreciated.Film description:Having achieved an enviable career few could even dream of, renowned conductor/composer Lydia Tár, the first female principal music director of the Berlin Philharmonic, is at the top of her game. As a conductor, Lydia not only orchestrates, she manipulates. As a trailblazer, the passionate virtuoso leads the way in the male-dominated classical music industry. Moreover, Lydia prepares for the release of her memoir while juggling work and family. She is also willing to take up one of her most significant challenges: a live recording of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5. However, forces that even the imperious maestro can't control slowly chip away at Lydia's elaborate facade, revealing the genius's dirty secrets and the insidious, corrosive nature of power. What if life knocks Lydia off her pedestal?—Nick Riganas (imdb.com) more info...
Film showing of Tár (2022), starring Cate Blanchett. Rated R for some language and brief nudity. Run time: 2hrs 38 min.
Registration appreciated.
Film description:
Having achieved an enviable career few could even dream of, renowned conductor/composer Lydia Tár, the first female principal music director of the Berlin Philharmonic, is at the top of her game. As a conductor, Lydia not only orchestrates, she manipulates. As a trailblazer, the passionate virtuoso leads the way in the male-dominated classical music industry. Moreover, Lydia prepares for the release of her memoir while juggling work and family. She is also willing to take up one of her most significant challenges: a live recording of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5. However, forces that even the imperious maestro can't control slowly chip away at Lydia's elaborate facade, revealing the genius's dirty secrets and the insidious, corrosive nature of power. What if life knocks Lydia off her pedestal?—Nick Riganas (imdb.com)
Techno Minutes Thursday June 29 at 2:00pm 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
Friday Movie Matinee: Strange World - Program for All Ages / Everyone Friday June 30 at 2:00pm In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Friday Movie Matinee: Strange World Friday, June 30th @ 2pmA journey deep into an uncharted and treacherous land, where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades—a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest, and by far most crucial, mission.Rated PG more info...
Friday Movie Matinee: Strange World
Friday, June 30th @ 2pm
A journey deep into an uncharted and treacherous land, where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades—a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest, and by far most crucial, mission.
Rated PG
Techno Minutes Thursday July 6 at 2:00pm 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
So your kids play D&D... Saturday July 8 at 1:00pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) So your child plays D&D...but what does that actually mean? Sign up for this introduction to what Dungeons & Dragons is and how it works. An experienced Dungeon Master (DM) and library staff will answer answer questions like "What's a nat 20?" "Is the game educational?" "What's the difference between a dragon and a dragonborn?" and of course "why do you need so many dice?" as well as any other questions you may have. We will also play a short guided game so you can get an idea of how it all comes together.While this workshop is designed for people looking to learn more about the game, but who may not be interested in playing, we will have information if you decide you do want to continue playing. Everyone interested in learning more is welcome, but if you're actively interested in learning to play, we suggest you also check out the Dungeons & Dragons for Adults (geared towards new players) on 7/15.Registration required. more info...
So your child plays D&D...but what does that actually mean? Sign up for this introduction to what Dungeons & Dragons is and how it works. An experienced Dungeon Master (DM) and library staff will answer answer questions like "What's a nat 20?" "Is the game educational?" "What's the difference between a dragon and a dragonborn?" and of course "why do you need so many dice?" as well as any other questions you may have. We will also play a short guided game so you can get an idea of how it all comes together.
While this workshop is designed for people looking to learn more about the game, but who may not be interested in playing, we will have information if you decide you do want to continue playing. Everyone interested in learning more is welcome, but if you're actively interested in learning to play, we suggest you also check out the Dungeons & Dragons for Adults (geared towards new players) on 7/15.
Movie Screening: Ticket to Paradise Monday July 10 at 1:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Academy Award® winners George Clooney and Julia Roberts team up as exes who find themselves on a shared mission: to stop their lovestruck daughter from making the same mistake they once made. Ticket to Paradise is a romantic comedy about the sweet surprise of second chances. Rated PG-13, 106 min. more info...
Academy Award® winners George Clooney and Julia Roberts team up as exes who find themselves on a shared mission: to stop their lovestruck daughter from making the same mistake they once made. Ticket to Paradise is a romantic comedy about the sweet surprise of second chances. Rated PG-13, 106 min.
MogaMove: Mindfulness + Yoga Monday July 10 at 7:00pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Join MogaMind cofounder Patrick Cunningham for MogaMove, a gentle flow-based yoga and mindfulness class accessible for all ages, body types, and abilities. All are welcome! more info...
Join MogaMind cofounder Patrick Cunningham for MogaMove, a gentle flow-based yoga and mindfulness class accessible for all ages, body types, and abilities. All are welcome!
Techno Minutes Tuesday July 11 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
Dungeons & Dragons for Adults (mini campaign) Tuesday July 11 at 5:30pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the Main Level Programming Room Hark! An adventure awaits! Whether you've played once or over one hundred times, join us for a few sessions of D&D. Each story arc will last 3 sessions before a new episode of the adventure begins in the same setting. This session will run June 27th, July 11th, and July 25th from 5:30-7:30pm. Please plan to attend all 3 dates.Players are welcome to register for each date and bring a character up to level 1. If you don't know where to start or need help creating your character feel free to check out our monthly one shot on the 3rd Saturday of each month! more info...
Middleton Public Library Board Monthly Meeting - Program for All Ages / Everyone Tuesday July 11 at 5:30pm In the downstairs Friends Community Room (through the lobby stairwell) Monthly library board meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month. Agenda and minutes at midlibrary.org/board Public Meeting, Everyone Welcome. more info...
Sphero Robot Workshop for Adults Wednesday July 12 at 6:00pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Friends Community 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. 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. All tech abilities are welcome!
Techno Minutes Thursday July 13 at 2:00pm 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
Ocean Odyssey: Sharks! - Program for All Ages / Everyone Saturday July 15 at 11:00am Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Ocean Odyssey: Sharks!Our traveling touch tank brings live ocean animals to you! Breakdown some of the common misconceptions about sharks and sting rays. We will highlight adaptations these critters have to survive, their importance to the ecosystem and discover how you can help with conservation efforts. Participants will have the opportunity to get their hands wet and touch one of these amazing animals! more info...
Ocean Odyssey: Sharks!
Our traveling touch tank brings live ocean animals to you! Breakdown some of the common misconceptions about sharks and sting rays. We will highlight adaptations these critters have to survive, their importance to the ecosystem and discover how you can help with conservation efforts.
Participants will have the opportunity to get their hands wet and touch one of these amazing animals!
Dungeons & Dragons for Adults (geared towards new players) Saturday July 15 at 1:00pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the Main Level Programming Room Are you a Rogue, a Wizard, or a Warrior? Play your part in the classic role-playing fantasy game in this one-shot adventure. No D&D experience necessary - all skill levels welcome! You can create a level 1 character using any of the Wizards of the Coast D&D 5th edition material, or come for the character creation half hour and we'll have everything you need. Registration is required as space is limited.Character creation: 1-1:30pmGame play: 1:30-4pm more info...
After Hours: Nerf Night at the Library! Saturday July 15 at 5:30pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the Upper Level Library Join us for this epic Nerf battle between the stacks of the Middleton Library. We'll gather after-hours in the library for an evening of battle fun with Nerf Outings Madison! Bring your own Nerf blasters or borrow one from NOMAD (supplies are limited). This event is for ages 12 & up. Each participants must have a signed waiver, which will be sent in the week leading up to the event. Those under 18 must have the waiver signed by a guardian. more info...
Join us for this epic Nerf battle between the stacks of the Middleton Library. We'll gather after-hours in the library for an evening of battle fun with Nerf Outings Madison! Bring your own Nerf blasters or borrow one from NOMAD (supplies are limited).
This event is for ages 12 & up. Each participants must have a signed waiver, which will be sent in the week leading up to the event. Those under 18 must have the waiver signed by a guardian.
Techno Minutes Tuesday July 18 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
The Switch Has Flipped: Key Strategic Steps Post-Retirement Tuesday July 18 at 6:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) When is it best to examine important accounts and documents related to later life, retirement, and your legacy planning? Where do these areas overlap? We will cover key steps to take in retirement that cover the complex decision-making that comes with aging. You will hear tips on lifestyle and income, preservation for your future and future generations, in addition to protecting yourself during your lifetime. Presented by Laurie Ellis-McLeod, AERIE Preferred Financial Group. more info...
When is it best to examine important accounts and documents related to later life, retirement, and your legacy planning? Where do these areas overlap? We will cover key steps to take in retirement that cover the complex decision-making that comes with aging. You will hear tips on lifestyle and income, preservation for your future and future generations, in addition to protecting yourself during your lifetime. Presented by Laurie Ellis-McLeod, AERIE Preferred Financial Group.
Pheasant Branch Conservancy Acker Farm Restoration Update (FOPBC Conservancy Day) Wednesday July 19 at 6:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) This presentation will provide a summary of the Acker farm acquisition and restoration objectives and summarize the work that has occurred to date and what lies ahead on this 160 acre addition to Pheasant Branch Conservancy. Presented by Lars Higdon, Dane County Parks.Lars Higdon has been the Botanist/Naturalist with Dane County Parks since 2016. As Botanist/Naturalist he enjoys working closely with a large workforce of volunteers to restore prairies, savannas, and woodlands. Lars has worked in multiple capacities managing and restoring natural communities in Wisconsin as well as southern California. Lars holds a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin and resides in Madison with his wife, Brei, and blue heeler, Okie. more info...
This presentation will provide a summary of the Acker farm acquisition and restoration objectives and summarize the work that has occurred to date and what lies ahead on this 160 acre addition to Pheasant Branch Conservancy. Presented by Lars Higdon, Dane County Parks.
Lars Higdon has been the Botanist/Naturalist with Dane County Parks since 2016. As Botanist/Naturalist he enjoys working closely with a large workforce of volunteers to restore prairies, savannas, and woodlands. Lars has worked in multiple capacities managing and restoring natural communities in Wisconsin as well as southern California. Lars holds a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin and resides in Madison with his wife, Brei, and blue heeler, Okie.
Adult Book Discussion--Maybe You Should Talk to Someone Thursday July 20 at 10:00am Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Join us in person to discuss Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb (2019).*Copies of the book are available at both service desksOne day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose office she suddenly lands. With his balding head, cardigan, and khakis, he seems to have come straight from Therapist Central Casting. Yet he will turn out to be anything but.As Gottlieb explores the inner chambers of her patients' lives -- a self-absorbed Hollywood producer, a young newlywed diagnosed with a terminal illness, a senior citizen threatening to end her life on her birthday if nothing gets better, and a twenty-something who can't stop hooking up with the wrong guys -- she finds that the questions they are struggling with are the very ones she is now bringing to Wendell.With startling wisdom and humor, Gottlieb invites us into her world as both clinician and patient, examining the truths and fictions we tell ourselves and others as we teeter on the tightrope between love and desire, meaning and mortality, guilt and redemption, terror and courage, hope and change. more info...
Join us in person to discuss Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb (2019).
*Copies of the book are available at both service desks
One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose office she suddenly lands. With his balding head, cardigan, and khakis, he seems to have come straight from Therapist Central Casting. Yet he will turn out to be anything but.
As Gottlieb explores the inner chambers of her patients' lives -- a self-absorbed Hollywood producer, a young newlywed diagnosed with a terminal illness, a senior citizen threatening to end her life on her birthday if nothing gets better, and a twenty-something who can't stop hooking up with the wrong guys -- she finds that the questions they are struggling with are the very ones she is now bringing to Wendell.
With startling wisdom and humor, Gottlieb invites us into her world as both clinician and patient, examining the truths and fictions we tell ourselves and others as we teeter on the tightrope between love and desire, meaning and mortality, guilt and redemption, terror and courage, hope and change.
Techno Minutes Thursday July 20 at 2:00pm 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
Adult Craft: DIY Fruit Felt Coasters Thursday July 20 at 6:00pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Create your own set of felt coasters with a summer fruit theme, perfect for a relaxing afternoon! Supplies will be provided for each participant to make their own set of four coasters.Ages 16+, registration required. more info...
Create your own set of felt coasters with a summer fruit theme, perfect for a relaxing afternoon! Supplies will be provided for each participant to make their own set of four coasters.
Cat Castles! Saturday July 22 at 10:00am Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Build your cat (or other small pet) a castle! Supplies will be provided. Children are welcome to participate with an adult. more info...
Build your cat (or other small pet) a castle! Supplies will be provided. Children are welcome to participate with an adult.
Shelter From the Storm Adoptable Cat Meet and Greet Saturday July 22 at 1:30pm In the Main Level Programming Room Stop by the Middleton Public Library to “Meet and Greet" some adoptable cats from Madison's Shelter From the Storm animal shelter. Visit www.sftsrescue.org to learn more about Shelter From the Storm's adoption process and to see all of the animals up for adoption.This event will be located in the Main Level Programming Room of the library. Children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver to enter the “Meet and Greet” room. more info...
Stop by the Middleton Public Library to “Meet and Greet" some adoptable cats from Madison's Shelter From the Storm animal shelter.
Visit www.sftsrescue.org to learn more about Shelter From the Storm's adoption process and to see all of the animals up for adoption.
This event will be located in the Main Level Programming Room of the library. Children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver to enter the “Meet and Greet” room.
Cat Castles! Saturday July 22 at 2:00pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Build your cat (or other small pet) a castle! Supplies will be provided. Children are welcome to participate with an adult. more info...
Techno Minutes Tuesday July 25 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
Nature Lover's Book Group Tuesday July 25 at 10:30am In the Main Level Programming Room Join us on the last Tuesday of each month for lively discussion about nature in all genres. Please contact group leader, Troy Hess, at troy@ontheyahara.com to register. more info...
Virtual Adult Book Discussion--Maybe You Should Talk to Someone Tuesday July 25 at 1:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Join us via Zoom to discuss Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb (2019). Please register to receive the Zoom link.*Copies of the book are available at both service desksOne day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose office she suddenly lands. With his balding head, cardigan, and khakis, he seems to have come straight from Therapist Central Casting. Yet he will turn out to be anything but.As Gottlieb explores the inner chambers of her patients' lives -- a self-absorbed Hollywood producer, a young newlywed diagnosed with a terminal illness, a senior citizen threatening to end her life on her birthday if nothing gets better, and a twenty-something who can't stop hooking up with the wrong guys -- she finds that the questions they are struggling with are the very ones she is now bringing to Wendell.With startling wisdom and humor, Gottlieb invites us into her world as both clinician and patient, examining the truths and fictions we tell ourselves and others as we teeter on the tightrope between love and desire, meaning and mortality, guilt and redemption, terror and courage, hope and change. more info...
Join us via Zoom to discuss Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb (2019). Please register to receive the Zoom link.
Dungeons & Dragons for Adults (mini campaign) Tuesday July 25 at 5:30pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the Main Level Programming Room Hark! An adventure awaits! Whether you've played once or over one hundred times, join us for a few sessions of D&D. Each story arc will last 3 sessions before a new episode of the adventure begins in the same setting. This session will run June 27th, July 11th, and July 25th from 5:30-7:30pm. Please plan to attend all 3 dates.Players are welcome to register for each date and bring a character up to level 1. If you don't know where to start or need help creating your character feel free to check out our monthly one shot on the 3rd Saturday of each month! more info...
Creative Writing Workshop Wednesday July 26 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 narrators and point of view. We will read and discuss a few short pieces, then have some time to practice your own writing. No experience necessary - all skill levels welcome!Registration is required. more info...
Interested in creative writing? Join us for a beginner-friendly workshop! This month's topic will be narrators and point of view. We will read and discuss a few short pieces, then have some time to practice your own writing. No experience necessary - all skill levels welcome!
Registration is required.
Virtual Reality Gaming for Adults Wednesday July 26 at 6:00pm Registration Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Friends Community Room (through the lobby stairwell) In this class we will explore Virtual Reality technology by playing with a VR mask in different games like slicing fruit as a ninja, eagle flying over Paris, viewing the night sky constellations, or exploring the sunken Titanic on a submarine. Come have some fun! more info...
In this class we will explore Virtual Reality technology by playing with a VR mask in different games like slicing fruit as a ninja, eagle flying over Paris, viewing the night sky constellations, or exploring the sunken Titanic on a submarine. Come have some fun!
Techno Minutes Thursday July 27 at 2:00pm 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
Techno Minutes Tuesday August 1 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
National Night Out @ Lakeview Park - Program for All Ages / Everyone Wednesday August 2 at 5:00pm Visit the Middleton Public Library at National Night Out, a free event held annually at Lakeview Park from 5:00-7:00pm on Wednesday, August 2. Lakeview Park is located at 6300 Mendota Avenue in Middleton. Weather permitting. more info...
Visit the Middleton Public Library at National Night Out, a free event held annually at Lakeview Park from 5:00-7:00pm on Wednesday, August 2.
Lakeview Park is located at 6300 Mendota Avenue in Middleton. Weather permitting.
Techno Minutes Thursday August 3 at 2:00pm 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
Techno Minutes Tuesday August 8 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
Middleton Public Library Board Monthly Meeting - Program for All Ages / Everyone Tuesday August 8 at 5:30pm In the downstairs Friends Community Room (through the lobby stairwell) Monthly library board meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month. Agenda and minutes at midlibrary.org/board Public Meeting, Everyone Welcome. more info...
Techno Minutes Thursday August 10 at 2:00pm 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
Capital Flight’s 3rd Annual Cruise-In (Cars Curing Kids) - Program for All Ages / Everyone Saturday August 12 at 10:00am Join the Middleton Public Library on Saturday, August 12, from 10-3PM at Capital Flight (8264 Airport Road, Middleton) for the 3rd annual Cruise-In featuring Aviation and Autos, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting CARS CURING KIDS! Donation opportunities available if you would like to support Cars Curing Kids, which helps fund pediatric research at the American Family Children’s Hospital in Madison.Admission is FREE for spectators! Entrance is at the main gate located at 8300 Airport Rd., Middleton, WI. Explore the planes, cars, and the Capital Flight Hangar for displays and auction items. Make sure to also visit the Middleton Public Library at this event for some fun freebies for younger kiddos and adults (while supplies last). Plus try out our car movie themed trivia game!PLEASE NOTE: This is a live airfield. Aircraft movements will be occurring. Give them a wide birth. Also please watch children etc… as many highly valuable collector vehicles and aircraft will be present. Definitely look, but please don’t touch any of the cars or aircraft on display!Food and drinks will be available to purchase on-site. Enjoy live music too!For more info about this event, visit: https://www.capital-flight.com/airport-events. Read more about Cars Curing Kids here: https://carscuringkids.org more info...
Join the Middleton Public Library on Saturday, August 12, from 10-3PM at Capital Flight (8264 Airport Road, Middleton) for the 3rd annual Cruise-In featuring Aviation and Autos, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting CARS CURING KIDS! Donation opportunities available if you would like to support Cars Curing Kids, which helps fund pediatric research at the American Family Children’s Hospital in Madison.
Admission is FREE for spectators! Entrance is at the main gate located at 8300 Airport Rd., Middleton, WI. Explore the planes, cars, and the Capital Flight Hangar for displays and auction items.
Make sure to also visit the Middleton Public Library at this event for some fun freebies for younger kiddos and adults (while supplies last). Plus try out our car movie themed trivia game!
PLEASE NOTE: This is a live airfield. Aircraft movements will be occurring. Give them a wide birth. Also please watch children etc… as many highly valuable collector vehicles and aircraft will be present. Definitely look, but please don’t touch any of the cars or aircraft on display!
Food and drinks will be available to purchase on-site. Enjoy live music too!
For more info about this event, visit: https://www.capital-flight.com/airport-events. Read more about Cars Curing Kids here: https://carscuringkids.org
Techno Minutes Tuesday August 15 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
Techno Minutes Thursday August 17 at 2:00pm 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
Adult Book Discussion - This Time Tomorrow Tuesday August 22 at 10:00am Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell) Join us in person to discuss This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub (2022).*Copies of the book are available at both service desksWhat if you could take a vacation to your past, without the filter of memory? What would you give to go back in time and relive your youth, in person, with the people who shared it? On the eve of her 40th birthday, Alice's life isn't terrible. She likes her job, even if it isn't exactly the one she expected. She's happy with her apartment, her romantic status, her independence, and she adores her lifelong best friend. But something is missing. Her father, the single parent who raised her, is ailing and out of reach. How did they get here so fast? Did she take too much for granted along the way? When Alice wakes up the next morning somehow back in 1996, it isn't her 16-year-old body that is the biggest shock, or the possibility of romance with her adolescent crush, it's her dad: the vital, charming, 49-year-old version of her father with whom she is reunited. Now armed with a new perspective on her own life and his, is there anything that she should do differently this time around? What would she change, given the chance? With her celebrated humor, insight, and heart, Emma Straub cleverly turns all the traditional time travel tropes on their head and delivers a different kind of love story - about the lifelong, reverberating relationship between a parent and child. more info...
Join us in person to discuss This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub (2022).
What if you could take a vacation to your past, without the filter of memory? What would you give to go back in time and relive your youth, in person, with the people who shared it? On the eve of her 40th birthday, Alice's life isn't terrible. She likes her job, even if it isn't exactly the one she expected. She's happy with her apartment, her romantic status, her independence, and she adores her lifelong best friend. But something is missing. Her father, the single parent who raised her, is ailing and out of reach. How did they get here so fast? Did she take too much for granted along the way? When Alice wakes up the next morning somehow back in 1996, it isn't her 16-year-old body that is the biggest shock, or the possibility of romance with her adolescent crush, it's her dad: the vital, charming, 49-year-old version of her father with whom she is reunited. Now armed with a new perspective on her own life and his, is there anything that she should do differently this time around? What would she change, given the chance? With her celebrated humor, insight, and heart, Emma Straub cleverly turns all the traditional time travel tropes on their head and delivers a different kind of love story - about the lifelong, reverberating relationship between a parent and child.
Creative Writing Write-In Wednesday August 23 at 6:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! In the Main Level Programming Room Are you working on a writing project and looking for a place to work? Do you like writing in a coffee shop but don't like paying for coffee? Drop by the library any time from 6pm-8pm for a write-in! There will be space set aside for writing, and light snacks will be provided.Registration appreciated but not required. more info...
Are you working on a writing project and looking for a place to work? Do you like writing in a coffee shop but don't like paying for coffee? Drop by the library any time from 6pm-8pm for a write-in! There will be space set aside for writing, and light snacks will be provided.
Registration appreciated but not required.
Techno Minutes Thursday August 24 at 2:00pm 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
Techno Minutes Tuesday August 29 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...
Nature Lover's Book Group Tuesday August 29 at 10:30am In the Main Level Programming Room Join us on the last Tuesday of each month for lively discussion about nature in all genres. Please contact group leader, Troy Hess, at troy@ontheyahara.com to register. more info...
Virtual Adult Book Discussion - This Time Tomorrow Tuesday August 29 at 1:00pm Sign-up Required - Click Here to Register Online! Virtual Join us via Zoom to discuss This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub (2022). Please register to receive the Zoom link.*Copies of the book are available at both service desksWhat if you could take a vacation to your past, without the filter of memory? What would you give to go back in time and relive your youth, in person, with the people who shared it? On the eve of her 40th birthday, Alice's life isn't terrible. She likes her job, even if it isn't exactly the one she expected. She's happy with her apartment, her romantic status, her independence, and she adores her lifelong best friend. But something is missing. Her father, the single parent who raised her, is ailing and out of reach. How did they get here so fast? Did she take too much for granted along the way? When Alice wakes up the next morning somehow back in 1996, it isn't her 16-year-old body that is the biggest shock, or the possibility of romance with her adolescent crush, it's her dad: the vital, charming, 49-year-old version of her father with whom she is reunited. Now armed with a new perspective on her own life and his, is there anything that she should do differently this time around? What would she change, given the chance? With her celebrated humor, insight, and heart, Emma Straub cleverly turns all the traditional time travel tropes on their head and delivers a different kind of love story - about the lifelong, reverberating relationship between a parent and child. more info...
Join us via Zoom to discuss This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub (2022). Please register to receive the Zoom link.
Techno Minutes Thursday August 31 at 2:00pm 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. E-readers and laptops are welcome at our sessions; please let staff know at sign-up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Include:• How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions• Help navigating the new LINKcat catalog• Signing up for an email/social networking account (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)• Opening and attaching email files• Scanning photographs and basic editing• Accessing full-text magazine articles online• Sprucing up your resume with style formatting • Using Overdrive (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) on your computer or mobile device more info...