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Ode to Black History
2025-02-01 14:00:00 2025-02-01 15:00:00 America/Chicago Ode to Black History Celebrate Black History through poetry and spoken word Atkinson Branch - Community Room

Saturday, February 01
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-02-01 14:00:00 2025-02-01 15:00:00 America/Chicago Ode to Black History Celebrate Black History through poetry and spoken word Atkinson Branch - Community Room

Atkinson Branch

Community Room

Celebrate Black History through poetry and spoken word

Join us as we celebrate black history through poetry and spoken word.

AGE GROUP: | Teens (13-18) | Older Adults | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | History & Genealogy | Government & Civic Literacy | Cultural Heritage | Arts, Music, & Culture |

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Atkinson Branch
Phone: 414-286-3000
Branch manager
Joy Zanders
Hours

Today's hours

We're open 10:00AM to 6:00PM

Mon, Jan 13 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jan 14 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jan 15 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Jan 16 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Jan 17 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jan 18 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jan 19 Closed
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Upcoming Events

Waffle Wednesday - Will it Waffle?
Wed, Jan 15, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room
Creative cooking lessons: we will experiment to see what foods cook well in waffle irons. This teaches safe food handling; safe use of waffle irons, and offers a new way of making a meal.
Strong Baby Program - Learn About Developmental Screening
Fri, Jan 17, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Other - See description for location
Visit the Atkinson Branch Milwaukee Public Library for FREE information on Developmental Screening tools for babies to age 5.
Story Time - Story Time
Fri, Jan 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
Community Room
Young children and their caregivers are invited to story time filled with fun stories, songs, and finger plays.
City of Milwaukee Job Fair
Wed, Jan 22, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Community Room,Other - See description for location
Connect with representatives from various departments, explore the application process, and take the next step toward your career with the City of Milwaukee.
Story Time - Story Time
Fri, Jan 24, 10:30am - 11:00am
Community Room
Young children and their caregivers are invited to story time filled with fun stories, songs, and finger plays.
Lego Hour
Fri, Jan 24, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room
Spend an hour thinking like an engineer while you build with Legos.
Saturday Architects
Sat, Jan 25, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Community Room
We will provide the materials. You provide the creativity.
Lunar New Year Story Time and Craft
Tue, Jan 28, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room
Enjoy a story time while learning about Lunar New Year, and help us create a dragon mural for the library.
Story Time - Story Time
Fri, Jan 31, 10:30am - 11:00am
Community Room
Young children and their caregivers are invited to story time filled with fun stories, songs, and finger plays.
Teen Crafternoon - FriYAY!
Fri, Jan 31, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room
Create a charm or a patch. We will cover basic embroidery stitches, so come with ideas of what you'd like to make.
Ode to Black History
Sat, Feb 01, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room
Celebrate Black History through poetry and spoken word
Employ Milwaukee Tabling
Mon, Feb 03, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Employ Milwaukee will be at the library to share information about employment opportunities, paid training programs, and much more.
Vel Phillips: Dream Big Dreams - Documentary Screening
Tue, Feb 04, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room
Movie showing and discussion.
Story Time - Story Time
Fri, Feb 07, 10:30am - 11:00am
Community Room
Young children and their caregivers are invited to story time filled with fun stories, songs, and finger plays.
Sweet Saturday
Sat, Feb 08, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Community Room
Stories, cookies, bracelets and notes, oh my!
Frequency of Time: The Legacy of WNOV - 860AM/106.5FM The Voice of the Community
Sat, Feb 08, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room,Other - See description for location
Reflecting on the great moments and people that have paved the way for the station's lasting impact on the world of radio.
Waffle Wednesday - Will it Waffle?
Wed, Feb 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room
Creative cooking lessons: we will experiment to see what foods cook well in waffle irons. This teaches safe food handling; safe use of waffle irons, and offers a new way of making a meal.
Story Time - Story Time
Fri, Feb 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
Community Room
Young children and their caregivers are invited to story time filled with fun stories, songs, and finger plays.
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