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Registration opens:
April 27th, 2026

Letter Knowledge College

Martin Luther King

2026-05-16 10:00:00 2026-05-16 12:00:00 America/Chicago Letter Knowledge College Are you excited to help young children start to learn letters? Are you interested in how to teach the alphabet in a developmentally appropriate manner? Martin Luther King Branch - Community Room

Saturday, May 16
10:00am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-05-16 10:00:00 2026-05-16 12:00:00 America/Chicago Letter Knowledge College Are you excited to help young children start to learn letters? Are you interested in how to teach the alphabet in a developmentally appropriate manner? Martin Luther King Branch - Community Room

Martin Luther King Branch

Community Room

Are you excited to help young children start to learn letters? Are you interested in how to teach the alphabet in a developmentally appropriate manner?

Learn different ways to help children recognize the differences between how letters look, their names, and their sounds---all while having fun!  Includes materials for you to make an activity for use in your classroom.    
 
Tier 2 continuing education: 2.0 hours  
 
This Ready to Read program is geared toward early care and education teachers, but all interested adults are welcome!
 


Registration required; adults only; no children, no exceptions.  

Check in begins 10 minutes prior to class start time so workshop can begin as scheduled. To receive credit, attendees must arrive on time. 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Educator Training |

TAGS: | Ready to read |

Martin Luther King Branch

Phone: 414-286-3000
Branch manager
Tiffany Thornton

Hours
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Today's hours

We're open 9:00AM to 5:00PM

Mon, Mar 23 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Tue, Mar 24 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Mar 25 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Mar 26 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Mar 27 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Mar 28 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Mar 29 Closed

Upcoming Events

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Sat, Mar 28, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room
Learn strategies to build and grow a thriving food business!
Registration is now closed

Mon, Mar 30, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Area
Story time for children, families, and child care centers.

Tue, Mar 31, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Build it with Cricut Design Space. Make your project from scratch using tools exclusively in Cricut Design Space. Learn how to create images and cut them out with the Cricut Maker for custom projects.

Tue, Mar 31, 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.

Wed, Apr 01, 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room
Chair Yoga

Wed, Apr 01, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Study Room 115 and 117
Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress after school !

Cancelled
Wed, Apr 01, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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!

Thu, Apr 02, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Bring on the main character energy! Create an original character and tell us its origin story. Are they a hero, villain, legend or simply an NPC (non-playable character)?

Sat, Apr 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Story time for children, caregivers, and child care centers.

Sat, Apr 04, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room
Join Victory Garden Initiative staff for an introduction to the Great Milwaukee Blitz program, and learn how to get a garden bed installed at your home!
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Mon, Apr 06, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace
On Maker Mondays, drop in for a library led activity in our new makerspace.

Mon, Apr 06, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room
A story Time designed especially for adults!

Mon, Apr 06, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Area
Story time for children, families, and child care centers.

Tue, Apr 07, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Find your inner Ninja Turtle as we make pizzas in the makerspace! We'll toss the dough, pour the sauces and you can dress up your pizza with whatever toppings you like! Come in and grab a slice!

Tue, Apr 07, 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.

Tue, Apr 07, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Room
A place to work on your favorite fiber arts or mending project

Wed, Apr 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room
Chair Yoga

Wed, Apr 08, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Study Room 115 and 117
Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress after school !

Wed, Apr 08, 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!

Thu, Apr 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Story time for children, families, and child care centers.

Thu, Apr 09, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Learn how to make your own flipbook! Come in and bring your drawings to life. Use our flip book template to create your own animation!

Mon, Apr 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.

Mon, Apr 13, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Area
Story time for children, families, and child care centers.

Tue, Apr 14, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Get started with digital art on the Procreate App for iPads. Learn about the process of frame-by-frame animation and create your own animated sequences from scratch.

Tue, Apr 14, 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.

Wed, Apr 15, 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room
Chair Yoga

Wed, Apr 15, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Study Room 115 and 117
Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress after school !

Cancelled
Wed, Apr 15, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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!

Thu, Apr 16, 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room
Join us for imaginative play for families with young children. Grab your apron and get to work at the pizza parlor! Take turns jotting down orders, making pizzas, and serving food to hungry friends.

Thu, Apr 16, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Self publish your own work with Do-It-Yourself Zines. Cut, fold, and design your own projects to showcase your art, poetry, writing, and more! Make a zine about anything and show it off!

Fri, Apr 17, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Community Room
Fan of video games? Board games? Any games????Then come to the library for a night of fun!

Sat, Apr 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
Community Room
Story time for children, caregivers, and child care centers.

Cancelled
Sat, Apr 18, 10:30am - 11:15am
Let's talk about gravity! Join us for a read aloud about why gravity is so important and then explore the theory with activities and an art project.

Mon, Apr 20, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Area
Story time for children, families, and child care centers.

Mon, Apr 20, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room
A story Time designed especially for adults!

Tue, Apr 21, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Create your own characters and objects for video game art. Bring them to life with simple movement using frame-by-frame animation.

Tue, Apr 21, 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.

Tue, Apr 21, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Study Room 115 and 117
A Death Café is a place for people of all ages to discuss issues related to death and dying, while sharing a warm drink and a sweet snack.

Wed, Apr 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room
Chair Yoga

Wed, Apr 22, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Study Room 115 and 117
Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress after school !

Wed, Apr 22, 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!

Thu, Apr 23, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Story time for children, families, and child care centers.

Thu, Apr 23, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Makerspace
Learn how to make your own videogame with Flowlabs. Create and customize characters, design game levels. No coding required! Come in and start building your own video game world.

Cancelled
Fri, Apr 24, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Come make and enjoy a quick mug meal! All materials provided.

Mon, Apr 27, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Area
Story time for children, families, and child care centers.