Middleton Public Library
Address: 7425 Hubbard Avenue, Middleton, WI 53562
Phone: 608-831-5564     Email: info@midlibrary.org

PROGRAMS & EVENTS FOR ADULTS Some programs require pre-registration. To register for these free programs, call 608-827-7403, email info@midlibrary.org, or stop by at the library's lower level Reference Desk.

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TODAY     
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...


Wednesday June 7    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...


Thursday June 8     
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 June 9    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.


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Saturday June 10     
In the Upper Level Library

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


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Saturday June 10    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*


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Saturday June 10     
In the Main Level Programming Room

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.


 more info...


Saturday June 10    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...


Tuesday June 13     
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...


Tuesday June 13     
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...


Thursday June 15     
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...


Thursday June 15    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.


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Friday June 16     
In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell)

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.


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Saturday June 17    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: 1-1:30pm

Game play: 1:30-4pm


 more info...


Saturday June 17    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 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...


Tuesday June 20    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).


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Tuesday June 20    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.

 

 

 


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Wednesday June 21    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...


Thursday June 22     
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 June 23     
In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell)

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


 more info...


Tuesday June 27     
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...


Tuesday June 27     
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...


Tuesday June 27    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...


Tuesday June 27    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...


Tuesday June 27    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.


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Thursday June 29    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)


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Thursday June 29     
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 June 30     
In the downstairs Archer Room (through the lobby stairwell)

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


 more info...


Thursday July 6     
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...


Saturday July 8    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.

 


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Monday July 10    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.


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Monday July 10    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...


Tuesday July 11     
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...


Tuesday July 11    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...


Tuesday July 11     
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...


Wednesday July 12    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...


Thursday July 13     
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...


Saturday July 15    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...


Saturday July 15    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: 1-1:30pm

Game play: 1:30-4pm


 more info...


Saturday July 15    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...


Tuesday July 18     
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...


Tuesday July 18    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.


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Wednesday July 19    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.


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Thursday July 20    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 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.


 more info...


Thursday July 20     
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...


Thursday July 20    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.


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Saturday July 22    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.


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Saturday July 22     
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...


Saturday July 22    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...


Tuesday July 25     
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...


Tuesday July 25     
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...


Tuesday July 25    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 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.


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Tuesday July 25    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!


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Wednesday July 26    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.


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Wednesday July 26    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!


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Thursday July 27     
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


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Tuesday August 1     
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


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Wednesday August 2     

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.


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Thursday August 3     
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


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Tuesday August 8     
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


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Tuesday August 8     
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. 


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Thursday August 10     
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


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Saturday August 12     

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


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Tuesday August 15     
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


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Thursday August 17     
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


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Tuesday August 22    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 desks

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.


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Wednesday August 23    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.


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Thursday August 24     
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


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Tuesday August 29     
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


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Tuesday August 29     
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.


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Tuesday August 29    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 desks

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.


 more info...


Thursday August 31     
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...