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Pot Decorating Workshop with Aaron Boyd

2025-04-12 13:00:00 2025-04-12 14:30:00 America/Chicago Pot Decorating Workshop with Aaron Boyd Join us for an fun Earth Day celebration featuring award-winning artist and illustrator, Aaron Boyd. All supplies will be provided, including pots and art supplies. Washington Park Branch - Finney Community Room

Saturday, April 12
1:00pm - 2:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-12 13:00:00 2025-04-12 14:30:00 America/Chicago Pot Decorating Workshop with Aaron Boyd Join us for an fun Earth Day celebration featuring award-winning artist and illustrator, Aaron Boyd. All supplies will be provided, including pots and art supplies. Washington Park Branch - Finney Community Room

Washington Park Branch

Finney Community Room

Join us for an fun Earth Day celebration featuring award-winning artist and illustrator, Aaron Boyd. All supplies will be provided, including pots and art supplies.

As part of the Milwaukee Public Library's Earth Month programming, join us for an exciting pot-decorating workshop at the Washington Park Branch Library. This workshop will be led by the local award-winning artist and illustrator, Aaron Boyd. 

No prior art experience is necessary, and people of all ages are welcome to attend. All supplies will be provided, including small pots and art supplies.

Aaron is a Milwaukee native and award-winning artist who has illustrated dozens of books, and is recognized by the International Literacy Association and the Children’s Africana Book Award. His pop-up book Acuity’s Storybook Year was inducted into Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Aaron is the author and illustrator of Giving Good, a recently published story for children which was honored by the Cooperative Children's Book Center on their annual best books of the year list for 2025.
 
 

Washington Park Branch

Phone: 414-286-3000
Branch manager
Emma Cobb

Hours

Today's hours

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

Mon, Mar 24 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Tue, Mar 25 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Mar 26 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Mar 27 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Mar 28 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Mar 29 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Mar 30 Closed

Upcoming Events

Wed, Mar 26, 10:15am - 11:15am
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Wed, Mar 26, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
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Thu, Mar 27, 11:00am - 1:00pm
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Employ Milwaukee will be at the library to share information about employment opportunities, paid training programs, and much more.

Thu, Mar 27, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
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Drop in to hang out, mess around, and geek out!

Fri, Mar 28, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Mon, Mar 31, 3:30pm - 7:30pm
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Tue, Apr 01, 3:30pm - 7:30pm
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Tue, Apr 01, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Tue, Apr 01, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Wed, Apr 02, 10:15am - 11:15am
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Wed, Apr 02, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
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Thu, Apr 03, 12:30pm - 4:30pm
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Thu, Apr 03, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
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Fri, Apr 04, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Fri, Apr 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Sat, Apr 05, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
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Mon, Apr 07, 3:30pm - 7:30pm
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Mon, Apr 07, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Tue, Apr 08, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Tue, Apr 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace
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Tue, Apr 08, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Other - See description for location
Story Time

Wed, Apr 09, 10:15am - 11:15am
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Walk together through Washington Park.

Wed, Apr 09, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Learn New Skills! Join us for workshops in the Makerspace. All events are free! Special Events Happen during Open Maker Time at all locations unless otherwise indicated.

Thu, Apr 10, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
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Thu, Apr 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Fri, Apr 11, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Fri, Apr 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
Finney Community Room
seated and low-impact standing yoga

Sat, Apr 12, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Finney Community Room
Join us for an fun Earth Day celebration featuring award-winning artist and illustrator, Aaron Boyd. All supplies will be provided, including pots and art supplies.

Mon, Apr 14, 3:30pm - 7:30pm
Makerspace
Learn New Skills! Join us for workshops in the Makerspace. All events are free! Special Events Happen during Open Maker Time at all locations unless otherwise indicated.

Tue, Apr 15, 3:30pm - 7:30pm
Makerspace
Drop in to hang out, mess around, and geek out!

Tue, Apr 15, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Other - See description for location
Story Time

Wed, Apr 16, 10:15am - 11:15am
Other - See description for location
Walk together through Washington Park.

Wed, Apr 16, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Learn New Skills! Join us for workshops in the Makerspace. All events are free! Special Events Happen during Open Maker Time at all locations unless otherwise indicated.

Thu, Apr 17, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Other - See description for location
Employ Milwaukee will be at the library to share information about employment opportunities, paid training programs, and much more.

Thu, Apr 17, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Drop in to hang out, mess around, and geek out!

Fri, Apr 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
Other - See description for location
Story Time

Mon, Apr 21, 3:30pm - 7:30pm
Makerspace
Learn New Skills! Join us for workshops in the Makerspace. All events are free! Special Events Happen during Open Maker Time at all locations unless otherwise indicated.

Mon, Apr 21, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Other - See description for location
Manga and Graphic Novel Book Club

Tue, Apr 22, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Other - See description for location
Help with resumes and job help

Tue, Apr 22, 3:30pm - 7:30pm
Makerspace
Drop in to hang out, mess around, and geek out!

Tue, Apr 22, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Other - See description for location
Story Time

Wed, Apr 23, 10:15am - 11:15am
Other - See description for location
Walk together through Washington Park.

Wed, Apr 23, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Learn New Skills! Join us for workshops in the Makerspace. All events are free! Special Events Happen during Open Maker Time at all locations unless otherwise indicated.

Thu, Apr 24, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Drop in to hang out, mess around, and geek out!

Fri, Apr 25, 10:30am - 11:30am
seated and low-impact standing yoga

Fri, Apr 25, 10:30am - 11:00am
Other - See description for location
Story Time

Fri, Apr 25, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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