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1 Fri Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries9:30 AM Virtual
Hora de cuentos10:30 AM Tippecanoe
Sensory Playtime10:30 AM Zablocki
Gentle Chair Yoga11:00 AM Center Street
Employ Milwaukee Resource Table3:30 PM Villard Square
MHD Strong Baby
6 events
2 Sat Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries10:00 AM Mitchell Street
Build it Saturday!10:30 AM Mitchell Street
Gentle Chair Yoga10:30 AM Mitchell Street
Beginner ESL Hour11:00 AM Central
Central Library Architectural Tour1:00 PM Villard Square
Holiday DIY: Crafting Joy1:00 PM Washington Park
Sonset 2.0: An Intimate Performance and Book Reading3:00 PM Tippecanoe
Winter Cupcake Wars!
8 events
3 Sun Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries
4 Mon Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries12:00 PM Mitchell Street
United Community Center Memory Clinic Table1:00 PM Bay View
Employ Milwaukee Resource Table1:00 PM Tippecanoe
Tech-splanation @ MPL 1:00 PM Villard Square
Tech-splanation @ MPL1:00 PM Bay View
Crafty Adults-Snowflake Wall Art1:00 PM Center Street
Career Navigator Job Help at Center Street1:30 PM Villard Square
Employ Milwaukee3:00 PM Atkinson
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Capitol
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Center Street
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Tippecanoe
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Villard Square
After School @ MPL3:30 PM Atkinson
Paws to Read3:30 PM Mitchell Street
Open Maker Time3:30 PM Good Hope
Open Maker Time3:30 PM Washington Park
Open Maker Time4:00 PM Good Hope
Paper Ornaments4:00 PM Washington Park
Paper Ornaments4:00 PM Mitchell Street
Apron Making Part 24:30 PM Atkinson
Family Game Time5:00 PM Capitol
Paws to Read6:00 PM Zablocki
Winter Legends and Folklore6:00 PM Mitchell Street
Pop Genre Mystery Book Club
24 events
5 Tue Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries12:30 AM Capitol
Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division10:30 AM Central
Playgroup with Stories12:00 PM Central
Tech-splanation @ MPL12:00 PM Villard Square
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, WI Medicaid12:00 PM Mitchell Street
Employ Milwaukee Resource Table12:00 PM Mitchell Street
Snack Hack: 2.012:30 PM Zablocki
Tech-Splanation @ MPL1:00 PM Good Hope
Good Hope Makerspace Appointment1:30 PM Washington Park
Washington Park Makerspace Appointment3:00 PM Atkinson
After School @ MPL 3:00 PM Capitol
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Center Street
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Tippecanoe
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Villard Square
After School @ MPL3:30 PM Bay View
POWER: St. Charles Youth & Family Services Resource Table3:30 PM Mitchell Street
Snack Hack: Kids Kitchen3:30 PM Good Hope
Open Maker Time3:30 PM Washington Park
Open Maker Time4:00 PM Virtual
English Conversation Hour4:00 PM Atkinson
DIY Touch-Screen Gloves4:30 PM Atkinson
Garden Homes Chess Club5:00 PM Center Street
Board Game Night5:00 PM Central
Back to Business in the Business Commons-Microsoft Word and Excel-Excel Level 16:00 PM East
Pop Genre Romance Book Club
25 events
6 Wed Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries10:00 AM East
Toddler Story Time10:30 AM Central
Worker Connection Program: Job Assistance10:30 AM Capitol
Gentle Chair Yoga10:30 AM Good Hope
Storytime with Playgroup10:45 AM Tippecanoe
Story Time12:00 PM Bay View
Tech-Splanation @ MPL12:30 PM Zablocki
Career Navigator Job Help1:00 PM Villard Square
Career Navigator Job Help1:30 PM Washington Park
Washington Park Makerspace Appointment2:00 PM Bay View
Yoga for Beginners3:00 PM Atkinson
After School @ MPL 3:00 PM Capitol
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Center Street
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Center Street
Story Time with Play Group3:00 PM Tippecanoe
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Villard Square
After School @ MPL3:30 PM Mitchell Street
Equus Workforce Solutions Table3:30 PM Mitchell Street
Open Maker Time3:30 PM Good Hope
Open Maker Time3:30 PM Washington Park
Open Maker Time4:00 PM Center Street
MHD Strong Baby Program4:00 PM Good Hope
Cotton Ball Launcher4:00 PM Washington Park
Cotton Ball Launcher4:00 PM Mitchell Street
Cotton Ball Launcher4:00 PM Capitol
Guild of Gamers4:00 PM Zablocki
Kid's Club4:30 PM Mitchell Street
Voces de la Frontera Citizenship Classes
28 events
7 Thu Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries10:00 AM East
Baby Story Time10:00 AM Central
Back to Business in the Business Commons-Microsoft Word and Excel-Excel Level 110:30 AM Atkinson
Story Time10:30 AM Tippecanoe
Gentle Chair Yoga10:30 AM Bay View
Story Time with Play Group10:30 AM Central
Story Time10:30 AM Zablocki
Story Time with Playgroup11:00 AM Center Street
Tech-splanation @ MPL11:00 AM East
SDC Tabling11:00 AM Central
Baby Story Time11:30 AM Capitol
Employ Milwaukee1:00 PM Central
Job Search and Resume Assistance2:30 PM Bay View
Growing MKE "Office Hours" Pop-up3:00 PM Atkinson
After School @ MPL 3:00 PM Capitol
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Center Street
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Tippecanoe
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Villard Square
After School @ MPL3:00 PM East
Cozy Crafts for Teens3:30 PM Mitchell Street
Open Maker Time3:30 PM Good Hope
Open Maker Time3:30 PM Washington Park
Open Maker Time4:30 PM Villard Square
Origami Hour6:30 PM Virtual
"The U.S. and the Holocaust" Film Screening
25 events
8 Fri Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries9:30 AM Virtual
Hora de cuentos10:30 AM Washington Park
Story Time 10:30 AM Capitol
Story Time11:00 AM Bay View
Guided Meditation with Meditate Milwaukee2:00 PM Mitchell Street
Mitchell Street Makerspace Appointment2:00 PM Good Hope
Good Hope Makerspace Appointment4:00 PM Bay View
Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Info Session4:00 PM Mitchell Street
Mitchell Street Makerspace Appointment4:00 PM Good Hope
Good Hope Makerspace Appointment4:30 PM Tippecanoe
Vegan Living 101
11 events
9 Sat Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries10:00 AM Tippecanoe
Build-It Saturday!10:00 AM Villard Square
Growing MKE "Office Hours" Pop-up10:00 AM Bay View
Ask a Genealogist!10:00 AM Villard Square
Start Right, Finish Bright10:30 AM Mitchell Street
Gentle Chair Yoga11:00 AM Central
Central Library Architectural Tour2:00 PM Center Street
Community Crafting
8 events
10 Sun Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries1:30 PM Central
Stories of Survival and Hope: An Afternoon With Holocaust Survivor Eva Zaret
11 Mon Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries12:00 PM Atkinson
Employ Milwaukee Resource Table3:00 PM Atkinson
After School @ MPL 3:00 PM Capitol
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Center Street
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Tippecanoe
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Villard Square
After School @ MPL3:30 PM Mitchell Street
Open Maker Time3:30 PM Good Hope
Open Maker Time3:30 PM Washington Park
Open Maker Time4:00 PM Virtual
English Reading Hour4:00 PM Bay View
Aging and Disability Resource Table4:00 PM Good Hope
Apron Making Part 24:00 PM Washington Park
Build a Snowflake4:00 PM Mitchell Street
Build a Snowflake4:30 PM Bay View
Teen Book Club4:30 PM Zablocki
Teen Time - Beyond Books5:00 PM Capitol
Build Your Own Gingerbread House5:30 PM Good Hope
Knot Just Knitting6:00 PM Zablocki
Novel Ideas Book Club6:00 PM Center Street
YA Book Club for Adults
21 events
12 Tue Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries10:30 AM Central
Playgroup with Stories12:00 PM Central
Tech-splanation @ MPL12:00 PM Mitchell Street
Snack Hack: 2.01:00 PM Tippecanoe
Homeschool Makers1:30 PM Washington Park
Washington Park Makerspace Appointment3:00 PM Atkinson
After School @ MPL 3:00 PM Capitol
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Center Street
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Tippecanoe
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Villard Square
After School @ MPL3:30 PM Good Hope
POWER: St. Charles Youth & Family Services3:30 PM East
French Club3:30 PM Mitchell Street
Snack Hack: Kids Kitchen3:30 PM Good Hope
Open Maker Time3:30 PM Washington Park
Open Maker Time4:00 PM Virtual
English Conversation Hour4:00 PM Central
Teen Art Night4:00 PM Villard Square
Holiday Cards Bonanza4:30 PM Atkinson
Garden Homes Chess Club5:00 PM Center Street
Board Game Night5:00 PM Mitchell Street
Open Maker Time5:00 PM Central
Back to Business in the Business Commons-Microsoft Word and Excel-Excel Level 26:00 PM Center Street
Internet Basics6:15 PM Tippecanoe
Family Fun Night: Yay for Yetis!
25 events
13 Wed Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries10:00 AM East
Toddler Story Time10:30 AM Central
Worker Connection Program: Job Assistance10:30 AM Capitol
Gentle Chair Yoga10:30 AM Good Hope
Storytime with Playgroup10:45 AM Tippecanoe
Story Time11:30 AM East
Crosswords, Puzzles, and Community12:00 PM Bay View
Tech-Splanation @ MPL12:30 PM Zablocki
Discovery Lunches @ Zablocki Library1:30 PM Washington Park
Washington Park Makerspace Appointment2:00 PM Bay View
Yoga for Beginners3:00 PM Atkinson
After School @ MPL 3:00 PM Capitol
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Center Street
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Center Street
Story Time with Play Group3:00 PM Tippecanoe
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Villard Square
After School @ MPL3:30 PM Mitchell Street
Open Maker Time3:30 PM Good Hope
Open Maker Time3:30 PM Washington Park
Open Maker Time4:00 PM Good Hope
Button Making4:00 PM Washington Park
Button Making4:00 PM Mitchell Street
Art Fusion4:00 PM Mitchell Street
Button Making4:00 PM Zablocki
Kid's Club4:30 PM Mitchell Street
Voces de la Frontera Citizenship Classes
26 events
14 Thu Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries10:00 AM East
Baby Story Time10:00 AM Central
Back to Business in the Business Commons-Microsoft Word and Excel-Excel Level 210:30 AM Atkinson
Story Time10:30 AM Bay View
Story Time with Play Group10:30 AM Central
Story Time10:30 AM Zablocki
Story Time with Playgroup11:00 AM Central
Baby Story Time1:00 PM Central
Job Search and Resume Assistance2:00 PM Villard Square
Milwaukee Justice Center Mobile Legal Clinic3:00 PM Atkinson
After School @ MPL 3:00 PM Capitol
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Center Street
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Tippecanoe
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Villard Square
After School @ MPL3:30 PM Virtual
Monthly LibraryNow Drop In Session3:30 PM Mitchell Street
Open Maker Time3:30 PM Good Hope
Open Maker Time3:30 PM Washington Park
Open Maker Time4:00 PM Washington Park
Real Life Skills: Testing TikTok Hacks4:30 PM Virtual
Small Business Resources 1015:00 PM Tippecanoe
History Buff Book Club
22 events
15 Fri Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries9:30 AM Virtual
Hora de cuentos10:30 AM Washington Park
Story Time10:30 AM Tippecanoe
Sensory Playtime10:30 AM Capitol
Story Time10:30 AM Zablocki
Gentle Chair Yoga11:00 AM Center Street
Employ Milwaukee Resource Table11:30 AM Zablocki
Employ Milwaukee2:00 PM Mitchell Street
Mitchell Street Makerspace Appointment2:00 PM Good Hope
Good Hope Makerspace Appointment2:00 PM Washington Park
Washington Park Makerspace Appointment3:30 PM Center Street
Building Challenge4:00 PM Mitchell Street
Mitchell Street Makerspace Appointment4:00 PM Good Hope
Good Hope Makerspace Appointment4:00 PM Washington Park
Washington Park Makerspace Appointment
15 events
16 Sat Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries10:30 AM Central
Celebrating the Solstice10:30 AM Mitchell Street
Gentle Chair Yoga11:00 AM Central
Central Library Architectural Tour1:30 PM Central
Art Book Club
5 events
17 Sun Close
12:30 PM Outside Venue
Stories of Exile Reading Group
18 Mon Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries1:00 PM East
Employ Milwaukee - Tabling1:00 PM Tippecanoe
Tech-splanation @ MPL 1:00 PM Villard Square
Tech-splanation @ MPL1:00 PM Center Street
Career Navigator Job Help at Center Street1:30 PM Villard Square
Employ Milwaukee3:00 PM Atkinson
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Capitol
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Center Street
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Tippecanoe
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Villard Square
After School @ MPL3:30 PM Mitchell Street
Open Maker Time3:30 PM Good Hope
Open Maker Time3:30 PM Washington Park
Open Maker Time4:00 PM Good Hope
Clay Charms & Trinkets4:00 PM Washington Park
Apron Making Part 24:00 PM Mitchell Street
Clay Charms & Trinkets4:30 PM Atkinson
Family Game Time5:00 PM East
Jólabókaflóð Cozy Craft & Reading Party5:00 PM Good Hope
Paws to Read
20 events
19 Tue Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries12:00 PM Central
Tech-splanation @ MPL12:00 PM Villard Square
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, WI Medicaid12:00 PM Mitchell Street
Employ Milwaukee Resource Table12:00 PM Mitchell Street
Snack Hack: 2.012:30 PM Zablocki
Tech-Splanation @ MPL1:00 PM Good Hope
Good Hope Makerspace Appointment1:30 PM Mitchell Street
Career Navigator Job Help3:00 PM Atkinson
After School @ MPL 3:00 PM Capitol
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Center Street
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Tippecanoe
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Villard Square
After School @ MPL3:30 PM East
French Club3:30 PM Good Hope
Open Maker Time4:00 PM Virtual
English Conversation Hour4:00 PM Atkinson
Youth Chess Night4:00 PM Central
Guild of Gamers4:30 PM Atkinson
Garden Homes Chess Club5:00 PM Center Street
Board Game Night5:00 PM Capitol
DIY Glass Fusion Snowflake5:00 PM Central
Back to Business in the Business Commons-Microsoft Word and Excel-Wrap-up5:30 PM Tippecanoe
Adult Crafting @ Tippe!5:30 PM Mitchell Street
Winter Wonderland Community Meal
24 events
20 Wed Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries10:30 AM Central
Worker Connection Program: Job Assistance10:30 AM Capitol
Gentle Chair Yoga12:00 PM Bay View
Tech-Splanation @ MPL12:30 PM Zablocki
Career Navigator Job Help12:30 PM Zablocki
Classic Movie Club12:30 PM Villard Square
Discovery Lunches @ Villard Square Library1:00 PM Villard Square
Career Navigator Job Help2:00 PM Bay View
Yoga for Beginners3:00 PM Atkinson
After School @ MPL 3:00 PM Capitol
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Center Street
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Tippecanoe
After School @ MPL3:00 PM Villard Square
After School @ MPL3:30 PM Atkinson
All Aglow: The Art and Science of Light3:30 PM Zablocki
Building with LEGO® Bricks3:30 PM Mitchell Street
Open Maker Time3:30 PM Good Hope
Open Maker Time4:00 PM Good Hope
Winter Treats4:00 PM Mitchell Street
Winter Treats4:00 PM Capitol
Paper Lanterns4:30 PM Mitchell Street
Voces de la Frontera Citizenship Classes5:30 PM Virtual
Coming to America Book Club6:00 PM Mitchell Street
MPD District 2 Crime & Safety Meeting
24 events
21 Thu Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries10:00 AM Central
Back to Business in the Business Commons-Microsoft Word and Excel-Wrap-up10:30 AM Tippecanoe
Gentle Chair Yoga10:30 AM Bay View
Winter Wonderland Stories and Cookie Decorating11:00 AM Center Street
Tech-splanation @ MPL1:00 PM Central
Job Search and Resume Assistance3:00 PM Mitchell Street
Delicious Decorating3:30 PM Mitchell Street
Open Maker Time 3:30 PM Good Hope
Open Maker Time4:00 PM Virtual
English Listening Hour
10 events
22 Fri Close
23 Sat Close
24 Sun Close
25 Mon Close
26 Tue Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries12:00 PM Mitchell Street
Snack Hack: 2.03:30 PM Good Hope
POWER: St. Charles Youth & Family Services3:30 PM Mitchell Street
Snack Hack: Kids Kitchen4:00 PM Virtual
English Conversation Hour4:30 PM Atkinson
Garden Homes Chess Club5:00 PM Center Street
Board Game Night
7 events
27 Wed Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries10:30 AM Central
Worker Connection Program: Job Assistance12:00 PM Bay View
Tech-Splanation @ MPL2:00 PM Bay View
Yoga for Beginners4:30 PM Mitchell Street
Voces de la Frontera Citizenship Classes
5 events
28 Thu Close
ALL DAY Central
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries1:00 PM Central
Job Search and Resume Assistance
29 Fri Close
30 Sat Close
31 Sun Close