A Magical Afternoon with Dr. Magic - Program for All Ages / Everyone

A Magical Afternoon with Dr. Magic Thursday, October 30 @ 2pm A family friendly magic show with lots of audience participation! Ken DeSantes aka Dr. Magic is a physician/magician who has been performing and teaching close up and parlor style magic for over 40 ye......More

A Magical Afternoon with Dr. Magic Thursday, October 30 @ 2pm A family friendly magic show with lots of audience participation! Ken DeSantes aka Dr. Magic is a physician/magician who has been performing and teaching close up and parlor style magic for over 40 years. He is a magician member of the world famous Hollywood Magic Castle. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25262

Middleton Public Library - Archer Room

BOOKMOBILE: Downtown Middleton Spooky Stroll - Program for All Ages / Everyone

Trick or Treating returns to Downtown Middleton this year on Thursday, October 30! So put on your favorite costume, grab a plastic pumpkin or pillowcase for candy, and join us for a Spooky Stroll to over thirty participating businesses and City of Middleton location......More

Trick or Treating returns to Downtown Middleton this year on Thursday, October 30! So put on your favorite costume, grab a plastic pumpkin or pillowcase for candy, and join us for a Spooky Stroll to over thirty participating businesses and City of Middleton locations. Stop by Middleton Public Library between 3 5pm for trick or treating, then visit the Bookmobile which will be parked at Stone Horse Green between 3 5pm as well. PLUS stick around at Stone Horse Green for a costume parade, pumpkin decorating, kids activities, and live music by Finding North. 3 5pm: Trick or treating around Downtown Middleton 4 6pm: Pumpkin decorating and fall kids crafts at Stone Horse Green 5 5:15 pm: Costume Parade at Stone Horse Green 5:15 6:30pm: Live Music by Finding North at Stone Horse Green Visit https://www.downtownmiddleton.com/downtown middleton event spooky stroll for more information! https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25335

Middleton Public Library

Mini Library Kit Return deadline - Program for All Ages / Everyone

Create your own mini library to be displayed at your local library! Pick up your starter kit beginning October 13 and return by November 1. One starter kit provided (while supplies last), then use any of your own materials to create your mini library. Entries will ......More

Create your own mini library to be displayed at your local library! Pick up your starter kit beginning October 13 and return by November 1. One starter kit provided (while supplies last), then use any of your own materials to create your mini library. Entries will be on display in the lobby November 3 November 28. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25183

Middleton Public Library - Upper Level

Mini Library Kits on Display! - Program for All Ages / Everyone

Create your own mini library to be displayed at your local library! Pick up your starter kit beginning October 13 and return by November 1. One starter kit provided (while supplies last), then use any of your own materials to create your mini library. Entries will b......More

Create your own mini library to be displayed at your local library! Pick up your starter kit beginning October 13 and return by November 1. One starter kit provided (while supplies last), then use any of your own materials to create your mini library. Entries will be on display in the lobby November 3 November 28. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25185

Middleton Public Library

Movie Screening--Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Comedy about youngsters who are miniaturized by a nutty professor s invention. Rated PG. Runtime 86 min. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25266

Middleton Public Library - Archer Room

Techno Minutes

Sign up for these 30 minute or less computer classes by calling 827 7403, stopping by the library s Reference Desk, or emailing [email protected]. Tablets, phones and laptops are welcome at our sessions. Please let staff know at sign up if you plan to bring your own e......More

Sign up for these 30 minute or less computer classes by calling 827 7403, stopping by the library s Reference Desk, or emailing [email protected]. Tablets, phones and laptops are welcome at our sessions. Please let staff know at sign up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Could Include: How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions Help navigating the LINKcat catalog Signing up for an email/social networking account Opening and attaching email files Scanning photographs and basic editing Accessing full text magazine articles online Sprucing up your resume with style formatting Using Libby on your computer or mobile device Please check in at the lower level service desk when you arrive for your appointment. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=24305

Middleton Public Library - Lower Level

Wisconsin Idols: 100 Heroes Who Changed the State, the World, and Me

Dean Robbins discusses his essay collection Wisconsin Idols: 100 Heroes Who Changed the State, the World, and Me, offering a unique perspective on legendary figures with often surprising connections to the state, including Jackie Robinson, Oprah Winfrey, Harrison Ford, ......More

Dean Robbins discusses his essay collection Wisconsin Idols: 100 Heroes Who Changed the State, the World, and Me, offering a unique perspective on legendary figures with often surprising connections to the state, including Jackie Robinson, Oprah Winfrey, Harrison Ford, Bob Dylan, Ann Landers, and Joni Mitchell. With photos, videoclips, and humorous anecdotes, the presentation establishes Wisconsin as a notably influential place: a crossroads for people who changed the world. Attendees will learn more about the Wisconsin heroes they know and discover new heroes to fall in love with. *Copies of the book will be available for purchase after the event* Dean Robbins is a journalist who has contributed to USA Today, The New York Daily News, GRAMMY magazine, and other media outlets, as well as serving as editor in chief of Isthmus and On Wisconsin magazine. He is also a children s author whose books have appeared on many best of the year lists, earning praise in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=24960

Middleton Public Library - Archer Room

Virtual Author Talk with Joseph Lee

Welcome to our new ongoing series of virtual author talks in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium! Each month enjoy talks and interactive Q& A sessions with bestselling authors streamed live. Recordings will be available for viewing after live events. Yo......More

Welcome to our new ongoing series of virtual author talks in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium! Each month enjoy talks and interactive Q& A sessions with bestselling authors streamed live. Recordings will be available for viewing after live events. You re invited to learn from journalist and author Joseph Lee as he chats online with us about his stirring memoir Nothing More of This Land: Community Power and the Search for Indigenous Identity. In it he explores Indigenous identity in proximity to land that serves as an iconic vacationing spot for the wealthy the island paradise Martha s Vineyard. Click on the link below to register submit your questions for the author and receive your unique link to join the discussion: https://libraryc.org/midlibrary/99795 About the Author: Joseph Lee is an Aquinnah Wampanoag writer based in New York City. He has an MFA from Columbia University and teaches creative writing at Mercy University. His writing has been published in The Guardian BuzzFeed Vox High Country News and more. He was a Margins Fellow at the Asian American Writers Workshop and a Senior Indigenous Affairs Fellow at Grist. Thanks to the Friends of the Middleton Public Library for sponsoring this series. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25153

Middleton Public Library - Virtual

Genealogy Drop-In Workshop

Come share tips on researching your genealogy, exchange information with others, and talk shop while working on your own project. All levels of genealogy expertise are welcome. We will have laptops to use for Ancestry.com research. Feel free to bring your own devices an......More

Come share tips on researching your genealogy, exchange information with others, and talk shop while working on your own project. All levels of genealogy expertise are welcome. We will have laptops to use for Ancestry.com research. Feel free to bring your own devices and materials. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25272

Middleton Public Library - Archer Room

Techno Minutes

Sign up for these 30 minute or less computer classes by calling 827 7403, stopping by the library s Reference Desk, or emailing [email protected]. Tablets, phones and laptops are welcome at our sessions. Please let staff know at sign up if you plan to bring your own e......More

Sign up for these 30 minute or less computer classes by calling 827 7403, stopping by the library s Reference Desk, or emailing [email protected]. Tablets, phones and laptops are welcome at our sessions. Please let staff know at sign up if you plan to bring your own equipment. Topics Could Include: How to use a mouse, laptop/phone/tablet basic questions Help navigating the LINKcat catalog Signing up for an email/social networking account Opening and attaching email files Scanning photographs and basic editing Accessing full text magazine articles online Sprucing up your resume with style formatting Using Libby on your computer or mobile device Please check in at the lower level service desk when you arrive for your appointment. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=24255

Middleton Public Library - Lower Level

Young Entrepreneur Craft Fair - Program for All Ages / Everyone

Young Entrepreneur Craft Fair Saturday, November 8 10 12 Come shop at our Young Entrepreneur Craft Fair! Kids ages 9 18 will be selling crafts made entirely by them! Coasters, ornaments, plushies, you name it, they ll have it! After shopping at the librar......More

Young Entrepreneur Craft Fair Saturday, November 8 10 12 Come shop at our Young Entrepreneur Craft Fair! Kids ages 9 18 will be selling crafts made entirely by them! Coasters, ornaments, plushies, you name it, they ll have it! After shopping at the library, head to the Senior Center for their Fall Craft Fair from 9 1! Double the shopping, double the fun! If you re interested in selling at the Young Entrepreneur Craft Fair, please fill out this form by September 30th https://www.midlibrary.org/CraftFair Registration deadline for selling is 9/30. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25201

Middleton Public Library - Upper Level

Drop-In All Ages Soap Making - Program for All Ages / Everyone

Drop by the library between 2 3pm to make your very own mini bar of soap! We ll have a variety of scents, colors, and add ins for you to customize it to your taste. First come, first served (while supplies last). https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=24790

Middleton Public Library - Upper Level