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STEAM WEEK: Mad Science Fire and Ice - Program for All Ages / Everyone
Mad Science: Fire and Ice (All Ages) Monday, March 23 @ 2pm Kick off STEAM week with thrilling show of science experiments from the mad scientists at Mad Science Milwaukee! Be prepared for ice storms, floating beach balls, sizzling scissors, and more! Registration appreciated. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25642
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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 info@midlibrary.org. 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=25395
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STEAM Week: Sphero Mazes
STEAM Week: Sphero Mazes (Ages 6 & up) Tuesday, March 24 10:30, 11:30, 1:00 Join us for Sphero Mazes to try your hand at navigating a Sphero Bolt! Challenge your friends by creating a maze they have to lead their Sphero through, and then try it yourself! Registration Required. Ages 8 & under must have an adult present. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25382
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STEAM Week: Sphero Mazes
STEAM Week: Sphero Mazes (Ages 6 & up) Tuesday, March 24 10:30, 11:30, 1:00 Join us for Sphero Mazes to try your hand at navigating a Sphero Bolt! Challenge your friends by creating a maze they have to lead their Sphero through, and then try it yourself! Registration Required. Ages 8 & under must have an adult present. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25677
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STEAM Week: Sphero Mazes
STEAM Week: Sphero Mazes (Ages 6 & up) Tuesday, March 24 10:30, 11:30, 1:00 Join us for Sphero Mazes to try your hand at navigating a Sphero Bolt! Challenge your friends by creating a maze they have to lead their Sphero through, and then try it yourself! Registration Required. Ages 8 & under must have an adult present. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25678
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Virtual Author Talk with Shoshana Walter and Special Guest Host Barbara Kingsolver
Welcome to our 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. Join us for a special conversation between award winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat about Walter s book Rehab: An American Scandal. In this work, Walter, a Pulitzer finalist, exposes the country s failed response to the opioid crisis, and the malfeasance, corruption, and snake oil which blight the drug rehabilitation industry. 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/117270 About the Author: Shoshana Walter is a reporter for the Marshall Project covering the criminal justice system. Her reporting has been honored as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and Selden Ring, and she has won the Knight Award for Public Service, the Edward R. Murrow Award, and the Livingston Award for Young Journalists. She started her work on the treatment system at The Center for Investigative Reporting, where her work appeared in The New York Times Magazine, in newspapers, and on NPR stations across the country. She is based in Oakland, California. About the Guest Host: Barbara Ellen Kingsolver is a Pulitzer Prize winning American novelist, essayist, and poet. Her widely known works include The Poisonwood Bible, the tale of a missionary family in the Congo, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a nonfiction account of her family s attempts to eat locally. In 2023, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the novel Demon Copperhead. Her work often focuses on topics such as social justice, biodiversity, and the interaction between humans and their communities and environments. Thanks to the Friends of the Middleton Public Library for sponsoring this series. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25639
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STEAM Week: Teen Sphero Mazes
Join us for Sphero Mazes to try your hand at navigating a Sphero Bolt! Challenge your friends by creating a maze they have to lead their Sphero through, and then try it yourself! Registration required, ages 12 19. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25724
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Baby Bounce & Bubbles
Baby Bounce & Bubbles Every other Wednesday January March Short stories, nursery rhymes, songs and lap bounces designed specially for pre walkers. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25609
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STEAM Week: Egg Drop
STEAM Week: Egg Drop (Ages 5 & up) Wednesday, March 25 @ 10:30am You have one goal keep your egg from cracking! Create your own egg saving contraption that will keep your egg from breaking when dropped from the ceiling. Registration required. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25640
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STEAM Week: All Ages Lego Day! - Program for All Ages / Everyone
LEGO fun for all ages! You ll find parts and pieces available to let your creative side go wild. Like a little structure? There will also be LEGO sets for teens and adults. Registration required. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25641
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Creative Writing Workshop for Adults
Interested in creative writing? Join us for a beginner friendly workshop! This month s topic will be settings and description. We will read and discuss a few short pieces of writing, then have some time to practice your own writing. No experience necessary all skill levels welcome! Registration required. If you need accommodations to attend this event, please contact info@midlibrary.org or 608 827 7403. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25666
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STEAM Week: Tech Takedown
STEAM Week: Tech Takedown (Ages 8 & up) Thursday, March 26, 10 11:30am Take apart various electronics and explore the components that make them tick! Ages 8 and up registration required. If you need accommodations to attend this event, please contact info@midlibrary.org or 608 827 7403. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25652
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STEAM Week: Teen Bad Art Day
The only bad art is art you don t make! We will have a variety of arts and crafts stations available for you to try. From Perler Beads and Shrinky Dinks to paints to chaotic creations and glue, have fun and make something new! Registration required, ages 12 19. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25725
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STEAM Week: 'Tween Casino Night
Play a variety of table games, win or lose some poker chips, and learn about the math behind the odds of winning games of chance (spoiler, they aren t good!) Ages 8 12, registration required. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25618
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STEAM Week: Teen Casino Night
Play a variety of table games, win or lose some poker chips, and learn about the math behind the odds of winning games of chance (spoiler, they aren t good!) Refreshments will be provided. Ages 12 19, registration required. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25619
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B.Y.O.C (Bring Your Own Craft)
Join your fellow crafters at the library! Drop in to work on projects and maybe exchange some tips and tricks. Please bring your own supplies and materials. The library will provide light refreshments. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25431
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1000 Books Before Kindergarten
1000 Books Before Kindergarten **This is not an in person event** Register here for the at home self paced 1000 Books Before Kindergarten reading program. 1000 Books Before Kindergarten encourages family time and promotes early literacy through reading. The simple and enjoyable act of reading to children helps them learn pre reading skills such as phonetic awareness and vocabulary building. Registration includes a keepsake 1000 Books Before Kindergarten journal, stickers for each 100 books read, early literacy information and more! Registration Required. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25679
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Movie Screening--Hamnet
Agnes Shakespeare the wife of the world s most famous writer struggles to come to terms with the loss of her only son, Hamnet. Rated PG 13. Runtime 125 min. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25631
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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 info@midlibrary.org. 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=25396
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Minecraft Club
Come do some mining and crafting! Whether you prefer creative mode, survival mode, or creative coding cheats, you re sure to have fun! No experience needed, everyone is welcome. Registration required, ages 8 13. https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25231