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Hands-On Heritage Week
2025-10-06 00:00:00 2025-10-06 23:59:00 America/Chicago Hands-On Heritage Week Week-long drop-in program Washington Park Branch - Other - See description for location

Monday, October 06
All day

Add to Calendar 2025-10-06 00:00:00 2025-10-06 23:59:00 America/Chicago Hands-On Heritage Week Week-long drop-in program Washington Park Branch - Other - See description for location

Washington Park Branch

Other - See description for location

Week-long drop-in program

Join Milwaukee Public Library for a week-long opportunity to celebrate and learn about the history, experience, and individuality of those around you. Children and their families are invited to drop in at the Children’s Activity Area any time during Hands-On Heritage week to gain inspiration from the thinkers and storytellers that we celebrate during Heritage Months and Identity Recognition days.

 

AGE GROUP: | Young Children (0-5) | Elementary (6-12) |

EVENT TYPE: | Cultural Heritage |

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Washington Park Branch
Phone: 414-286-3000
Branch manager
Emma Cobb
Hours
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Today's hours

We're open 12:00PM to 8:00PM

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

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Resume Re-charge
Tue, Jan 13, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult Area
Help in crafting a resume.
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Collage Art Portraits
Tue, Jan 13, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Other - See description for location
Create colorful self portraits with paper collaging and transform them into digital art. We'll use everyone's portraits to create a digital gallery and feature elements in our Teen Game Lab projects.
Open Maker Time
Tue, Jan 13, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Makerspace
Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.
Family Play and Learn - Dinosaur Dig
Tue, Jan 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Finney Community Room
Join us for imaginative play for families with young children. Learn about dinosaurs and paleontologists through books, sing dinosaur songs and pretend to dig up some fossils at a dig site!
Stepping Out Walking Club
Wed, Jan 14, 10:15am - 11:15am
Other - See description for location
Walk together through Washington Park.
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Makey Makey Game Controller
Thu, Jan 15, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Make your own video game controller. Come into the makerspace and make your own custom video game controller using a tool called a Makey Makey. 
League of Women Voters
Sat, Jan 17, 9:00am - 11:00am
Resource Table
Voter education
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Popsicle Stick Engineer
Tue, Jan 20, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
What can you design with a popsicle stick? Create the Hoan, a tower, or anything else you can imagine.
Mind your Mending - Clothes Repair Clinic
Tue, Jan 20, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Study Room
Get simple clothes repairs done for free.
Open Maker Time
Tue, Jan 20, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Makerspace
Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.
Stepping Out Walking Club
Wed, Jan 21, 10:15am - 11:15am
Other - See description for location
Walk together through Washington Park.
Death Cafe
Wed, Jan 21, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Finney Community Room
A Death Cafe is a place for people of all ages to discuss issues of death and dying. Beverages and snacks will be offered.
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Let's Game - Tabletop Game Prototyping
Thu, Jan 22, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Join us as we bend the rules on tabletop gaming classics. In this workshop we will play classic board games like chess and Uno.
Employ Milwaukee Resource Table
Fri, Jan 23, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Resource Table
Employ Milwaukee will be at the library to share information about employment opportunities, paid training programs, and much more.
Landlord Training Program - City of Milwaukee-Department of Neighborhood Services
Sat, Jan 24, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Finney Community Room
Learn HUD, State and Milwaukee requirements for operating rental property.
Resume Re-charge
Tue, Jan 27, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult Area
Help in crafting a resume.
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Cardboard Carnival
Tue, Jan 27, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Step right up to have a hand in building a cardboard carnival! Join us in building interactive games like working claw grabber and more! Use cardboard, glue and more to help build our carnival games.
Open Maker Time
Tue, Jan 27, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Makerspace
Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.
Stepping Out Walking Club
Wed, Jan 28, 10:15am - 11:15am
Other - See description for location
Walk together through Washington Park.
Pop-up Puzzle Party
Thu, Jan 29, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Study Room
Celebrate National Puzzle Day with Washington Park Library! Puzzles of all varieties and for all skill levels will be available to play with and piece together.
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Game Art Design
Thu, Jan 29, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
We're making a memory card game! Create your own unique artwork with playdough and then digitize it for our collaborative memory card game.
Mom 2 Mom Support Group - City of Milwaukee Health Department
Tue, Feb 03, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Finney Community Room
Mom 2 Mom is a safe, judgement free, support group for moms and birthing people to connect, share experiences, and learn from each other.
Mind your Mending - Clothes Repair Clinic
Tue, Feb 03, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Study Room
Get simple clothes repairs done for free.
Stepping Out Walking Club
Wed, Feb 04, 10:15am - 11:15am
Other - See description for location
Walk together through Washington Park.
Documentary films - Black culture and history
Wed, Feb 04, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Finney Community Room
Documentary movies celebrating the African American experience.
Milwaukee Justice Center Mobile Legal Clinic
Thu, Feb 05, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Finney Community Room
Sit down with a volunteer attorney, completely free of cost, to discuss your legal situation and the options that are available to you.
Resume Re-charge
Tue, Feb 10, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult Area
Help in crafting a resume.
Art Cafe Paint and Sip
Tue, Feb 10, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Study Room
Stop in and get creative at the art café paint and sip!
Family Play and Learn - Camping
Tue, Feb 10, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Finney Community Room
Join us for imaginative play for families with young children. Let's set up tents and share camp stories. Go on a pretend nature hike, sing camp songs, and roast marshmallows over a campfire.
Stepping Out Walking Club
Wed, Feb 11, 10:15am - 11:15am
Other - See description for location
Walk together through Washington Park.
Documentary films - Black culture and history
Wed, Feb 11, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Conference Room
Documentary movies celebrating the African American experience.
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