Maker Mondays

Wed, Apr 01, 10:30am - 11:30am

Community Room

Chair Yoga

Registration is now closed

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

Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Character Design - Origin Stories

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)?

Great Milwaukee Blitz Kickoff - with Victory Garden Initiative

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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Maker Mondays

Mon, Apr 06, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Makerspace

On Maker Mondays, drop in for a library led activity in our new makerspace.

Adult Story Time

Mon, Apr 06, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Community Room

A story Time designed especially for adults!

Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - MPL Pizza Parlor

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!

King Makers - Fiber Arts Group

Tue, Apr 07, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Community Room

A place to work on your favorite fiber arts or mending project

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.

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!

Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Flip Book Animation

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!

Push The Button

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.

Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - 2D Animation with Procreate App

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

Family Play and Learn - Pizza Parlor

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.

Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - DIY Zines

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!

Teen Game Night

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!

Tabletop Role-playing Gaming

Sat, Apr 18, 10:00am - 2:00pm

Other - See description for location

Join Gaming Guide Ira Lee and become part of an adventuring party where you'll use your imagination, creativity and your wits to explore - and possibly survive - an epic quest in a fantasy world.

Gravity! Art and Activities

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.

Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Video Game Animation - Sprites

Mon, Apr 20, 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Children's Area

Story time for children, families, and child care centers.

Adult Story Time

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.

Death Cafe

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!

Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Intro to Video Game Design with Flowlabs

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

Mini Mug Meals!

Fri, Apr 24, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Come make and enjoy a quick mug meal! All materials provided.

Employ Milwaukee Resource Table

Mon, Apr 27, 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Children's Area

Story time for children, families, and child care centers.

Tue, Apr 28, 12:00pm - 2:30pm

Resource Table 1

Employ Milwaukee will be at the library to share information about employment opportunities, paid training programs, and much more!

Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Cardboard Carnival

Tue, Apr 28, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Makerspace

Step right up and have a hand in building our Makerspace Cardboard Carnival! Join us in creating interactive games with cardboard, glue and other art supplies.

Tue, Apr 28, 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.

Employ Milwaukee Resource Table

Wed, Apr 29, 10:30am - 11:30am

Community Room

Chair Yoga

Wed, Apr 29, 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Resource Table 1

Employ Milwaukee will be at the library to share information about employment opportunities, paid training programs, and much more!

Wed, Apr 29, 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 29, 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!