Dungeons & Dragons at Lakeview Library

Tweens and teens 12 and up are invited to join us for Dungeons & Dragons at Lakeview Library. Be a part of an adventuring party where you'll use your imagination and creativity to explore a fantasy world in an epic quest. Our Dungeon Master Derrick will provide support......More

Tweens and teens 12 and up are invited to join us for Dungeons & Dragons at Lakeview Library. Be a part of an adventuring party where you'll use your imagination and creativity to explore a fantasy world in an epic quest. Our Dungeon Master Derrick will provide support and help you learn to play. Sessions will be held twice a month and will be for beginners, although participants with some D& D experience are encouraged to join as well. About D& D: Dungeons and Dragons is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game that allows each player to create their own character to play. These characters embark upon imaginary adventures within a fantasy setting. A Dungeon Master (DM) serves as the game's referee and storyteller, while maintaining the setting in which the adventures occur. Space is limited for this program. Please register.  View this event at https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/spaces/events/dungeons-dragons-lakeview-library-38776

Lakeview Library - Teen Room

Baby Storytime

READ and PLAY with your favorite baby, ages birth to 17 months! Reading, singing, talking, and playing with your baby from the beginning is important because the roots of language are developing in a baby’s brain even before they can talk! Library programs are always f......More

READ and PLAY with your favorite baby, ages birth to 17 months! Reading, singing, talking, and playing with your baby from the beginning is important because the roots of language are developing in a baby’s brain even before they can talk! Library programs are always free. Siblings and childcare groups are welcome. View this event at https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/spaces/events/baby-storytime-32434

Lakeview Library - Community Room - Fireplace Side

Munch Mobile Lunch Van

The Munch Mobile Lunch Van will make a stop at Lakeview Library on Tuesdays. All people in and around the library can get a free lunch. View this event at https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/spaces/events/munch-mobile-lunch-van-54241

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Scrabble at the Library

Attention word lovers: exercise your brain by playing Scrabble with other adults! View this event at https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/spaces/events/scrabble-library-31448

Lakeview Library - Community Room - Table Side

Wellness Wednesday: Smart Advocacy for Medical Visits

Sarah, an independent patient advocate and founder of Ascent Patient Advocates, brings over 25 years of nursing experience to her work helping adults and older adults navigate complex healthcare systems. In this session, she shares practical strategies to prepare for m......More

Sarah, an independent patient advocate and founder of Ascent Patient Advocates, brings over 25 years of nursing experience to her work helping adults and older adults navigate complex healthcare systems. In this session, she shares practical strategies to prepare for medical visits, ask better questions, and advocate confidently for yourself or a loved one. Presented in partnership with NewBridge.  View this event at https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/spaces/events/wellness-wednesday-smart-advocacy-medical-visits-56466

Lakeview Library - Community Room - Fireplace Side

Knitting at the Library

Drop in knitting: Learn a new craft or work on that unfinished project with other neighborhood knitters. View this event at https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/spaces/events/knitting-library-31478

Lakeview Library - Community Room - Fireplace Side

Multi-age Storytime

READ and PLAY together with children ages 5 and under! Engaging with books, songs and playful experiences all help children develop communication skills, patience, empathy, and pre-reading skills. It also helps to build a lifelong love of reading. Library programs are ......More

READ and PLAY together with children ages 5 and under! Engaging with books, songs and playful experiences all help children develop communication skills, patience, empathy, and pre-reading skills. It also helps to build a lifelong love of reading. Library programs are always free. Siblings and childcare groups are welcome. View this event at https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/spaces/events/multi-age-storytime-32435

Lakeview Library - Community Room Combined

Cooking with Chef Paul: Rice Many Ways

Join Chef Paul to explore the wide world of rice! The versatile sweet rice can be turned into all kinds of savory, sweet, or vegan dishes, including mochi. (Allergen note: recipes contain sesame.) Limited space; registration is required. Registration opens two weeks p......More

Join Chef Paul to explore the wide world of rice! The versatile sweet rice can be turned into all kinds of savory, sweet, or vegan dishes, including mochi. (Allergen note: recipes contain sesame.) Limited space; registration is required. Registration opens two weeks prior to program date, on November 29. To register, use the link on this page or contact your local library.  Presented in partnership with Willy Street Co-Op.   About the Presenter Paul grew up in Taiwan surrounded by fresh hanging foods in the market, but he didn’t have an appreciation for Taiwanese or Chinese ingredients until attending culinary school in Chicago where he developed a love for cooking. After serving in many kitchens over the years, he wanted to share the skills he learned with others which led him to teach. He says about teaching, 'Cooking and sharing what I have learned is my passion. Teaching a cooking class gives me a chance to share my knowledge about the differences and uniquenesses of foods that people overlook. I want to show people how to be respectful, creative, and economical about food. To feel delighted when they learn an easy cooking technique using just a couple of simple fresh ingredients. The food is the real star, we are just the facilitators.' View this event at https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/spaces/events/cooking-chef-paul-rice-many-ways-33876

Lakeview Library - Community Room - Fireplace Side

Teen Cooking Club

Tweens and teens are invited to cook with Chef Lily at Lakeview Library!  Participants will prepare and enjoy a wide variety of recipes, while learning about meal planning, following recipes, and using kitchen gadgets and tools.   Food generously provided by Willy St......More

Tweens and teens are invited to cook with Chef Lily at Lakeview Library!  Participants will prepare and enjoy a wide variety of recipes, while learning about meal planning, following recipes, and using kitchen gadgets and tools.   Food generously provided by Willy St. Co-op North. View this event at https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/spaces/events/teen-cooking-club-32373

Lakeview Library - Teen Room

Second Friday Film Night: Hundreds of Beavers

Join us for a film night (usually) on the first Friday of each month! Selections include feature-length films, documentaries, and shorts. Snacks and drinks provided.  This month's feature: Hundreds of Beavers (2022) In this wild and wacky black-and-white silent film,......More

Join us for a film night (usually) on the first Friday of each month! Selections include feature-length films, documentaries, and shorts. Snacks and drinks provided.  This month's feature: Hundreds of Beavers (2022) In this wild and wacky black-and-white silent film, a drunken 19th-century applejack salesman finds himself up against an army of beavers after losing everything in a freak snowstorm. With no weapons or supplies, he's forced to rely on sheer cunning (and pure luck) to outsmart the beavers and survive in the wilderness. What follows is a madcap, slapstick battle of man versus nature, filled with zany antics and unexpected twists. Bursting with old-school physical comedy, this Wisconsin-produced film is a rollicking ride through a frostbitten frontier. Rating: NR | Comedy | 108 minutes   Unable to attend this month's feature? Find it on Kanopy! View this event at https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/spaces/events/second-friday-film-night-hundreds-beavers-42291

Lakeview Library - Community Room - Fireplace Side

LEGO Club

Are you a kid who loves LEGOs? Do you enjoy engineering and designing LEGO creations?  If that is you - come join us for LEGO Club! The library will provide lots of LEGOs, and you provide the imagination. No registration required. LEGOs will have to stay at the library......More

Are you a kid who loves LEGOs? Do you enjoy engineering and designing LEGO creations?  If that is you - come join us for LEGO Club! The library will provide lots of LEGOs, and you provide the imagination. No registration required. LEGOs will have to stay at the library, so bring a camera to capture your creations. View this event at https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/spaces/events/lego-club-32374

Lakeview Library - Community Room - Fireplace Side

One-on-One Computer Assistance

Need help with basic computer or Internet skills? Looking for assistance with using a smart phone or downloading library eBooks and audiobooks? We offer free one-on-one sessions on Saturdays! Call 608-246-4547 to make an appointment. View this event at https://www.ma......More

Need help with basic computer or Internet skills? Looking for assistance with using a smart phone or downloading library eBooks and audiobooks? We offer free one-on-one sessions on Saturdays! Call 608-246-4547 to make an appointment. View this event at https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/spaces/events/one-one-computer-assistance-49301

Lakeview Library - Study Room 1

One-on-One Computer Assistance

Need help with basic computer or Internet skills? Looking for assistance with using a smart phone or downloading library eBooks and audiobooks? We offer free one-on-one sessions on Saturdays! Call 608-246-4547 to make an appointment. View this event at https://www.ma......More

Need help with basic computer or Internet skills? Looking for assistance with using a smart phone or downloading library eBooks and audiobooks? We offer free one-on-one sessions on Saturdays! Call 608-246-4547 to make an appointment. View this event at https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/spaces/events/one-one-computer-assistance-49306

Lakeview Library - Study Room 1

[FULL] One-on-One Computer Assistance

Need help with basic computer or Internet skills? Looking for assistance with using a smart phone or downloading library eBooks and audiobooks? We offer free one-on-one sessions on Saturdays! Call 608-246-4547 to make an appointment. View this event at https://www.ma......More

Need help with basic computer or Internet skills? Looking for assistance with using a smart phone or downloading library eBooks and audiobooks? We offer free one-on-one sessions on Saturdays! Call 608-246-4547 to make an appointment. View this event at https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/spaces/events/full-one-one-computer-assistance-49311

Lakeview Library - Study Room 1

One-on-One Computer Assistance

Need help with basic computer or Internet skills? Looking for assistance with using a smart phone or downloading library eBooks and audiobooks? We offer free one-on-one sessions on Saturdays! Call 608-246-4547 to make an appointment. View this event at https://www.ma......More

Need help with basic computer or Internet skills? Looking for assistance with using a smart phone or downloading library eBooks and audiobooks? We offer free one-on-one sessions on Saturdays! Call 608-246-4547 to make an appointment. View this event at https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/spaces/events/one-one-computer-assistance-49316

Lakeview Library - Study Room 1

Cookie Exchange

Some cookies are traditionally made only during the winter holidays. We’ll discuss how a few basic cookie recipes can be turned into a wide assortment of different cookies such as lemon pinch, pecan fingers, Linzer, pressed, and many more. All of the doughs and cookies......More

Some cookies are traditionally made only during the winter holidays. We’ll discuss how a few basic cookie recipes can be turned into a wide assortment of different cookies such as lemon pinch, pecan fingers, Linzer, pressed, and many more. All of the doughs and cookies can be done ahead and frozen to make your holiday baking fun and easy! Samples will be provided.  You are welcome to bring your own cookies to exchange with others! This is a fun option but not a requirement for participation.  Limited space; registration is required. To register, use the link on this page or contact your local library. Registration opens two weeks prior to program date.   About the Presenter Punky Egan earned the title of Certified Master Baker, one of less than 200 in the country, from the professional organization RBA (Retail Bakers of America). Through her 45-year professional baking career, she owned Sucré Patisserie and Dessert Lounge, was a consultant to the baking industry, and recipe developer. At Madison College, she was the director of the baking program as well as lead instructor. She co-authored 3 cookbooks, wrote baking articles for professional publications, created instructional baking videos for her baking students. She had a regular baking segment on a local TV station and was even on the Food Network! View this event at https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/spaces/events/cookie-exchange-33976< /p>

Lakeview Library - Community Room - Fireplace Side

Volunteer Event: Native Seed Packaging

Madison Public Library is partnering with the Dane County Land & Water Resources Department to provide a collection of native Wisconsin plant seeds this winter. The native plant seeds have been collected by Dane County ......More

Madison Public Library is partnering with the Dane County Land & Water Resources Department to provide a collection of native Wisconsin plant seeds this winter. The native plant seeds have been collected by Dane County Parks volunteers. Native Wisconsin plant seeds are best sown in the fall and left to overwinter. Now the library is looking for volunteers to help with the hard part: packaging the seeds so library patrons can take them home! If you would like to donate your time and effort to this project, please register below! Why native plants? “Native plants are adapted to the local climate and soils, are drought tolerant, disease resistant, and have deep root systems that help infiltrate rain water. Once established, native plants are aesthetically pleasing and require little watering, fertilizing and mowing. … They also provide important ecosystem services such as improved water quality and habitat and food for local wildlife, including numerous pollinator species.” (Dane County Land & Water Resources Department) Interested in helping to pay it forward and collect native plant seeds? Visit https://www.danecountyparks.com/volunteer to learn more. Madison Public Library's seed libraries page View this event at https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/spaces/events/volunteer-event-native-seed-packaging-52546

Lakeview Library - Community Room Combined

Baby Storytime

READ and PLAY with your favorite baby, ages birth to 17 months! Reading, singing, talking, and playing with your baby from the beginning is important because the roots of language are developing in a baby’s brain even before they can talk! Library programs are always f......More

READ and PLAY with your favorite baby, ages birth to 17 months! Reading, singing, talking, and playing with your baby from the beginning is important because the roots of language are developing in a baby’s brain even before they can talk! Library programs are always free. Siblings and childcare groups are welcome. View this event at https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/spaces/events/baby-storytime-32436

Lakeview Library - Community Room - Fireplace Side

Munch Mobile Lunch Van

The Munch Mobile Lunch Van will make a stop at Lakeview Library on Tuesdays. All people in and around the library can get a free lunch. View this event at https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/spaces/events/munch-mobile-lunch-van-54246

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Cooking with Chef Lily

Join The Kids Chef, Lily Kilfoy, for a series of cooking classes for school-age kids, tweens, and their families. Participants will learn about different foods, where they come from, how to follow recipes, and how to use a variety of tools.  Registration is not require......More

Join The Kids Chef, Lily Kilfoy, for a series of cooking classes for school-age kids, tweens, and their families. Participants will learn about different foods, where they come from, how to follow recipes, and how to use a variety of tools.  Registration is not required, but participation will be limited to the first 25 attendees.  Food generously provided by Willy St. Co-op North. View this event at https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/spaces/events/cooking-chef-lily-32375

Lakeview Library - Community Room Combined

Scrabble at the Library

Attention word lovers: exercise your brain by playing Scrabble with other adults! View this event at https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/spaces/events/scrabble-library-31638

Lakeview Library - Community Room - Table Side