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Women Take Flight!
2026-03-07 10:30:00 2026-03-07 11:15:00 America/Chicago Women Take Flight! Join MPL in celebrating Women's History Month by learning about the exciting world of aviation and the amazing women who helped shape the industry. Martin Luther King Branch - Community Room

Saturday, March 07
10:30am - 11:15am

Add to Calendar 2026-03-07 10:30:00 2026-03-07 11:15:00 America/Chicago Women Take Flight! Join MPL in celebrating Women's History Month by learning about the exciting world of aviation and the amazing women who helped shape the industry. Martin Luther King Branch - Community Room

Martin Luther King Branch

Community Room

Join MPL in celebrating Women's History Month by learning about the exciting world of aviation and the amazing women who helped shape the industry.

We’ll learn about Mae Jemison, Amelia Earhart, Katherine Johnson, and more. Then we’ll take a turn building our own planes and rockets!

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

EVENT TYPE: | Story Time | STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) | Crafts, Games, & Play |

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Martin Luther King Branch
Phone: 414-286-3000
Branch manager
Tiffany Thornton
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Today's hours

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

Mon, Feb 02 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Tue, Feb 03 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Feb 04 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Feb 05 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Feb 06 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Feb 07 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Feb 08 Closed
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Cancelled
There Was a Party for Langston!
Sat, Feb 07, 10:30am - 11:15am
Come celebrate 100 amazing years of Langston Hughes! We'll read together, learn about the his life and poetry, listen to the jazz music that inspired him and work on our own poetry.
Black History Month Challenge Kickoff
Sat, Feb 07, 12:00pm - 4:30pm
Community Room
Celebrate BHM with the Milwaukee Public Library! Special Story time featuring the work of Langston Hughes, family crafts, special presentation by author Zaire Lanier, a writer at Compulsion Games
Painted Poems & Spoken Images - An Ekphrastic Community Collaboration
Mon, Feb 09, All day
Other - See description for location
Painted Poems & Spoken Images is a collaborative, community-driven project that highlights the intersection of art, culture, community, and collaboration.
Painted Poems & Spoken Images - An Ekphrastic Community Collaboration
Tue, Feb 10, All day
Other - See description for location
Painted Poems & Spoken Images is a collaborative, community-driven project that highlights the intersection of art, culture, community, and collaboration.
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Pixel Art for Video Games
Tue, Feb 10, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Your favorite games are made of pixels! Start from scratch and design your own beginner pixel art for video games. Create a sequence of images and you can put them together into an animation!
Cancelled
Everyone On Digital Connections Training @ MPL
Tue, Feb 10, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Milwaukee Public Library is teaming up with Everyone On to provide digital skills training.
Open Maker Time
Tue, Feb 10, 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.
Flash Fiction Mini-Course
Tue, Feb 10, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Study Room 114
Flash Fiction Mini-Course taught by author and writing instructor Kaitlin Wisel
Painted Poems & Spoken Images - An Ekphrastic Community Collaboration
Wed, Feb 11, All day
Other - See description for location
Painted Poems & Spoken Images is a collaborative, community-driven project that highlights the intersection of art, culture, community, and collaboration.
Teen Zone
Wed, Feb 11, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Study Room 115 and 117
Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress after school !
You Build It!
Wed, Feb 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Area
Calling all architects! Enjoy open building time with Magna-Tiles, LEGO Bricks, blocks, and construction straws. Challenge yourself or your friends to build something new!
Painted Poems & Spoken Images - An Ekphrastic Community Collaboration
Thu, Feb 12, All day
Other - See description for location
Painted Poems & Spoken Images is a collaborative, community-driven project that highlights the intersection of art, culture, community, and collaboration.
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Video Game Worlds - Obstacle Courses
Thu, Feb 12, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
We're diving deeper into video game worlds and creating obstacle courses filled with mazes, characters, enemies, and objects.
Painted Poems & Spoken Images - An Ekphrastic Community Collaboration
Fri, Feb 13, All day
Other - See description for location
Painted Poems & Spoken Images is a collaborative, community-driven project that highlights the intersection of art, culture, community, and collaboration.
Push The Button
Fri, Feb 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Study Room 115 and 117
Pin your personality! Design and press one-of-a-kind buttons to wear or share.
PAINTED WORDS. SPOKEN IMAGES. - Exhibit Unveiling and Celebration
Fri, Feb 13, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Community Room
Join Milwaukee Poet Laureate Shelly Conley for the exhibit unveiling of PAINTED WORDS. SPOKEN IMAGES, her first event of 2026.
Painted Poems & Spoken Images - An Ekphrastic Community Collaboration
Sat, Feb 14, All day
Other - See description for location
Painted Poems & Spoken Images is a collaborative, community-driven project that highlights the intersection of art, culture, community, and collaboration.
Painted Poems & Spoken Images - An Ekphrastic Community Collaboration
Mon, Feb 16, All day
Other - See description for location
Painted Poems & Spoken Images is a collaborative, community-driven project that highlights the intersection of art, culture, community, and collaboration.
Adult Story Time
Mon, Feb 16, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room
A story Time designed especially for adults!
Painted Poems & Spoken Images - An Ekphrastic Community Collaboration
Tue, Feb 17, All day
Other - See description for location
Painted Poems & Spoken Images is a collaborative, community-driven project that highlights the intersection of art, culture, community, and collaboration.
Cancelled
Everyone On Digital Connections Training @ MPL
Tue, Feb 17, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Milwaukee Public Library is teaming up with Everyone On to provide digital skills training.
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Diamond Art
Tue, Feb 17, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Settle in at the Makerspaces and get comfy making mini masterpieces. Create a diamond painting with gems by bedazzling gems one by one like a paint-by-numbers activity.
Open Maker Time
Tue, Feb 17, 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.
Flash Fiction Mini-Course
Tue, Feb 17, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Study Room 114
Flash Fiction Mini-Course taught by author and writing instructor Kaitlin Wisel
Painted Poems & Spoken Images - An Ekphrastic Community Collaboration
Wed, Feb 18, All day
Other - See description for location
Painted Poems & Spoken Images is a collaborative, community-driven project that highlights the intersection of art, culture, community, and collaboration.
Teen Zone
Wed, Feb 18, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Study Room 115 and 117
Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress after school !
You Build It!
Wed, Feb 18, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Area
Calling all architects! Enjoy open building time with Magna-Tiles, LEGO Bricks, blocks, and construction straws. Challenge yourself or your friends to build something new!
Painted Poems & Spoken Images - An Ekphrastic Community Collaboration
Thu, Feb 19, All day
Other - See description for location
Painted Poems & Spoken Images is a collaborative, community-driven project that highlights the intersection of art, culture, community, and collaboration.
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Intro to Video Game Design with FlowLabs
Thu, Feb 19, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Learn how to make your own videogame with FlowLabs! No coding required! Come in and start world building.
Painted Poems & Spoken Images - An Ekphrastic Community Collaboration
Fri, Feb 20, All day
Other - See description for location
Painted Poems & Spoken Images is a collaborative, community-driven project that highlights the intersection of art, culture, community, and collaboration.
Teen Game Night
Fri, Feb 20, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Community Room
Fan of video games? Board games? Any games????Then come to the library for a night of fun!
Painted Poems & Spoken Images - An Ekphrastic Community Collaboration
Sat, Feb 21, All day
Other - See description for location
Painted Poems & Spoken Images is a collaborative, community-driven project that highlights the intersection of art, culture, community, and collaboration.
Painted Poems & Spoken Images - An Ekphrastic Community Collaboration
Mon, Feb 23, All day
Other - See description for location
Painted Poems & Spoken Images is a collaborative, community-driven project that highlights the intersection of art, culture, community, and collaboration.
Harriet Tubman House: An Armchair Tour
Mon, Feb 23, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Community Room
A slideshow featuring the Harriet Tubman House in Auburn, New York
Legal Observing - Training Hosted by Milwaukee Turners
Mon, Feb 23, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room
The Milwaukee Turners are committed to defending our constitutional right to free speech and assembly by volunteering as Legal Observers in the Milwaukee area.
Register
Painted Poems & Spoken Images - An Ekphrastic Community Collaboration
Tue, Feb 24, All day
Other - See description for location
Painted Poems & Spoken Images is a collaborative, community-driven project that highlights the intersection of art, culture, community, and collaboration.
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Cardboard Carnival
Tue, Feb 24, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Step right up and have a hand in building our cardboard carnival! Use cardboard, glue and other art supplies to help build carnival games.
Open Maker Time
Tue, Feb 24, 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.
Flash Fiction Mini-Course
Tue, Feb 24, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Study Room 114
Flash Fiction Mini-Course taught by author and writing instructor Kaitlin Wisel
Painted Poems & Spoken Images - An Ekphrastic Community Collaboration
Wed, Feb 25, All day
Other - See description for location
Painted Poems & Spoken Images is a collaborative, community-driven project that highlights the intersection of art, culture, community, and collaboration.
Teen Zone
Wed, Feb 25, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Study Room 115 and 117
Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress after school !
You Build It!
Wed, Feb 25, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Area
Calling all architects! Enjoy open building time with Magna-Tiles, LEGO Bricks, blocks, and construction straws. Challenge yourself or your friends to build something new!
Painted Poems & Spoken Images - An Ekphrastic Community Collaboration
Thu, Feb 26, All day
Other - See description for location
Painted Poems & Spoken Images is a collaborative, community-driven project that highlights the intersection of art, culture, community, and collaboration.
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Game Art Design
Thu, Feb 26, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
We're making a memory card game! Create your own unique artwork then digitize it for our collaborative memory card game. Come back at the end of the season to play the card game with us.
Painted Poems & Spoken Images - An Ekphrastic Community Collaboration
Fri, Feb 27, All day
Other - See description for location
Painted Poems & Spoken Images is a collaborative, community-driven project that highlights the intersection of art, culture, community, and collaboration.
Cancelled
Mini Mug Meals!
Fri, Feb 27, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Come make and enjoy a quick mug meal! All materials provided.
Painted Poems & Spoken Images - An Ekphrastic Community Collaboration
Sat, Feb 28, All day
Other - See description for location
Painted Poems & Spoken Images is a collaborative, community-driven project that highlights the intersection of art, culture, community, and collaboration.
Launching Your Food Business: Food Business Academy - From Passion to Profits
Sat, Feb 28, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room
Learn strategies to build and grow a thriving food business!
Adult Story Time
Mon, Mar 02, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room
A story Time designed especially for adults!
King Makers - Fiber Arts Group
Tue, Mar 03, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Room
A place to work on your favorite fiber arts or mending project
Chair Yoga - Chair Yoga
Wed, Mar 04, 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room
Chair Yoga
Teen Zone
Wed, Mar 04, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Study Room 115 and 117
Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress after school !
You Build It!
Wed, Mar 04, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Area
Calling all architects! Enjoy open building time with Magna-Tiles, LEGO Bricks, blocks, and construction straws. Challenge yourself or your friends to build something new!
Women Take Flight!
Sat, Mar 07, 10:30am - 11:15am
Community Room
Join MPL in celebrating Women's History Month by learning about the exciting world of aviation and the amazing women who helped shape the industry.
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