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						1 Sat Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers ExhibitALL DAY Central Milwaukee Area Teachers of Art9:00 AM Center Street Saturday Youth Program with Milwaukee Repertory Theater10:00 AM Central Sparking Toddlers' Vivid Vocabulary10:30 AM Bay View Community Helper Story Time11:00 AM East International Tabletop Day11:00 AM Central Central Library Architectural Tour12:00 PM Villard Square Super Reader Training1:30 PM Central Green Roof Tour 9 events
2 Sun Close	3 Mon Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit12:00 PM Atkinson Employ Milwaukee Resource Table1:00 PM Tippecanoe Tech-splanation @ MPL1:00 PM Zablocki ESL Drop in Tutoring1:00 PM Bay View Crafty Adults - Rainbow Macramé Wall Hanging1:30 PM Mitchell Street Open Maker Time 1:30 PM Good Hope Open Maker Time1:30 PM Washington Park Open Maker Time3:00 PM Tippecanoe After School @ MPL3:00 PM Center Street After School @ MPL3:00 PM Tippecanoe After School @ MPL3:30 PM East Milwaukee County Aging and Disability Resource Center5:00 PM Good Hope Basic Backyard Composting6:00 PM Center Street Pride Month Crafternoon - Rainbow Macrame Wall Hanging 14 events	4 Tue Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit12:00 PM Central Tech-splanation @ MPL12:00 PM Mitchell Street Employ Milwaukee Resource Table12:00 PM Mitchell Street Snack Hack: 2.012:00 PM Central Entrepreneurship Lab: Introduction to Entrepreneurship2:00 PM Atkinson Coding for Kids3:00 PM Tippecanoe After School @ MPL 3:00 PM Center Street After School @ MPL3:30 PM Mitchell Street Snack Hack: Kids Kitchen4:00 PM Virtual English Conversation Hour4:00 PM Zablocki Summer Reading Celebration4:30 PM Bay View Show Your Pride5:00 PM Center Street Board Game Night5:00 PM Central Art Book Club5:00 PM Central Back to Business in the Business Commons-Microsoft Word and Excel-Excel Level 16:00 PM Virtual Book Chat with author Chaya M. Milchtein6:00 PM East Romance Readers Book Club6:00 PM Bay View Historic Bay View with Anna Passante 18 events	5 Wed Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit10:15 AM Washington Park Stepping Out Walking Club10:30 AM Central Worker Connection Program: Job Assistance10:30 AM Capitol Gentle Chair Yoga10:30 AM Good Hope Storytime - Playgroup10:30 AM Villard Square Story Time with Playgroup11:00 AM Center Street Employ Milwaukee Resource Table11:00 AM Zablocki Tech-Splanation @ MPL11:30 AM East Pride Month Crafternoon - Rainbow Macramé Wall Hanging12:00 PM Bay View Tech-Splanation @ MPL12:30 PM East Milwaukee Mobile Crisis Tabling12:30 PM Central Green Roof Tour1:30 PM Mitchell Street Open Maker Time2:00 PM Bay View Yoga for Beginners3:00 PM Tippecanoe After School @ MPL 3:00 PM Center Street After School @ MPL3:30 PM Central Entrepreneur-in-Residence Mentoring Sessions4:30 PM Mitchell Street Voces de la Frontera Citizenship Classes6:30 PM Virtual Under-Appreciated Pollinators 19 events	6 Thu Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit10:00 AM Villard Square Villard BID Office Hours10:00 AM Villard Square Alderperson Pratt Office Hours10:30 AM Capitol Crafting Club10:30 AM Central Back to Business in the Business Commons-Microsoft Word and Excel-Excel Level 111:00 AM Center Street Tech-splanation @ MPL11:30 AM Capitol Employ Milwaukee Resource Table1:00 PM Central Job Search and Resume Assistance1:30 PM Mitchell Street Open Maker Time2:00 PM Capitol Milwaukee Justice Center Mobile Legal Clinic3:00 PM Tippecanoe After School @ MPL 3:00 PM Center Street After School @ MPL4:00 PM Zablocki Pop up Pride Painting4:00 PM Villard Square Financial Literacy for Teens with SecureFutures 14 events	7 Fri Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit10:30 AM Zablocki Gentle Chair Yoga10:30 AM Center Street Coffee & Conversation11:00 AM Washington Park Resume Re-charge11:00 AM Tippecanoe Tippecanoe Blood Drive with Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin12:00 PM Villard Square Safe & Sound1:00 PM Central Summer Book Sale 7 events	8 Sat Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit9:00 AM Central Summer Book Sale9:00 AM Center Street Saturday Youth Program with Milwaukee Repertory Theater9:00 AM Central Entrepreneur-in-Residence Mentoring Sessions10:00 AM Central MPL Summer Kickoff10:00 AM Central Treasures of the Rare Books Room: Children's Literature11:00 AM Central Central Library Architectural Tour1:00 PM Washington Park Safety Saturdays1:00 PM Center Street Drawing Caricatures with Reynaldo Hernandez1:30 PM Central Green Roof Tour2:00 PM Center Street Celebrating 35 Years 11 events
9 Sun Close	10 Mon Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit1:00 PM Zablocki ESL Drop in Tutoring1:00 PM Center Street Memory Screening1:00 PM Good Hope Still We Rise - Juneteenth Edition1:00 PM Center Street Career Navigator Job Help1:30 PM Mitchell Street Open Maker Time2:00 PM Washington Park Basic Backyard Composting3:00 PM Tippecanoe After School @ MPL3:30 PM Bay View You Build It!4:00 PM Virtual English Reading Hour4:30 PM Tippecanoe Summer Kick-off with Wacky Wheels Skating5:00 PM Central Beyond Books: Exploring Archives5:30 PM Good Hope Knot Just Knitting6:00 PM Zablocki Novel Ideas Book Club6:00 PM Center Street YA Book Club for Adults 15 events	11 Tue Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit10:30 AM Central Story Time and Play Group12:00 PM Mitchell Street Snack Hack: 2.012:00 PM Central Entrepreneurship Lab: Developing Your Brand Identity12:30 PM Good Hope Milwaukee Mobile Crisis Tabling1:00 PM Villard Square Tech-splanation @ MPL1:00 PM Mitchell Street Career Navigator Job Help1:00 PM Good Hope Flowers for Ferdinand2:00 PM Center Street Milwaukee Justice Center Mobile Legal Clinic2:00 PM Central Milwaukee County Aging and Disability Resource Center Table3:00 PM Tippecanoe After School @ MPL3:00 PM Villard Square Paper Plate Green Houses3:30 PM Mitchell Street Snack Hack: Kids Kitchen4:00 PM Virtual English Conversation Hour4:30 PM Bay View Show Your Pride5:00 PM Center Street Board Game Night5:00 PM East Book by Book Adult Summer Reading Kick-Off5:00 PM Central Back to Business in the Business Commons-Microsoft Word and Excel-Excel Level 25:30 PM Tippecanoe Adult Crafting @ Tippe! 19 events	12 Wed Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit10:00 AM Good Hope Milwaukee County Job Center Satellite Service10:15 AM Washington Park Stepping Out Walking Club10:30 AM Central Central Library Walking Club10:30 AM Central Worker Connection Program: Job Assistance10:30 AM Capitol Gentle Chair Yoga10:30 AM Good Hope Storytime - Playgroup10:30 AM Villard Square Story Time with Playgroup11:00 AM Central Aurora Health Care Mobile Clinic11:30 AM East Crosswords, Puzzles, and Community12:00 PM Bay View Tech-Splanation @ MPL12:30 PM Zablocki Discovery Lunches @ Zablocki Library12:30 PM Central Green Roof Tour1:00 PM Villard Square 'Appy Hour-Library Resources1:30 PM Mitchell Street Open Maker Time2:00 PM Bay View Yoga for Beginners3:00 PM Tippecanoe After School @ MPL3:00 PM Good Hope Employ Milwaukee Resource Table3:00 PM Center Street Story Time with Playgroup3:00 PM Atkinson DIY Buttons and Library Card Lanyards3:00 PM Bay View Teen Zone at Bay View3:30 PM Central Entrepreneur-in-Residence Mentoring Sessions4:30 PM Mitchell Street Voces de la Frontera Citizenship Classes 23 events	13 Thu Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit10:00 AM East MHD Strong Baby Resource Table10:00 AM East Baby Story Time10:30 AM Atkinson Family Story Time10:30 AM Tippecanoe Gentle Chair Yoga10:30 AM Bay View Story Time with Play Group10:30 AM Central Family Story Time10:30 AM Zablocki Storytime with Playgroup10:30 AM Central Back to Business in the Business Commons-Microsoft Word and Excel-Excel Level 211:00 AM Washington Park Employ Milwaukee Resource Table11:00 AM Central Baby Story Time1:00 PM Central Job Search and Resume Assistance1:30 PM Mitchell Street Open Maker Time2:00 PM East Bumblebee Balls2:00 PM Tippecanoe DIY Buttons + Library Card Lanyard3:00 PM Tippecanoe After School @ MPL3:00 PM Atkinson Flowers for Ferdinand4:00 PM Villard Square Financial Literacy for Teens with SecureFutures4:30 PM Virtual Small Business Resources 1016:30 PM Centennial Hall The Backyard Bird Chronicles: an Evening with Author Amy Tan 20 events	14 Fri Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit10:00 AM Center Street Summer Reading Kick Off10:30 AM Washington Park Gentle Chair Yoga11:00 AM Washington Park Resume Re-charge2:00 PM Mitchell Street Milwaukee Justice Center Mobile Legal Clinic4:00 PM Bay View Clay Creators 6 events	15 Sat Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit9:00 AM Central Entrepreneur-in-Residence Mentoring Sessions10:00 AM Central Celebrating Central: A Brief History of MPL's Downtown Library10:30 AM Central LMNO Letter Love11:00 AM Central Central Library Architectural Tour12:00 PM Capitol Bucket Drumming with Wisconsin Conservatory of Music1:00 PM Mitchell Street Community Art Installation Celebration with La Familia de Arte1:30 PM Central Green Roof Tour3:00 PM Center Street Learn to Breakdance with Ill Threadz 9 events
16 Sun Close	17 Mon Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit11:30 AM Central Treasures of the Great Lakes12:00 PM Atkinson Employ Milwaukee Resource Table12:00 PM Washington Park Series Celebrations!1:00 PM Tippecanoe Tech-splanation @ MPL1:00 PM Zablocki ESL Drop in Tutoring1:00 PM Washington Park Lincoln Mondy - Building Youth Power, Act Up1:30 PM Mitchell Street Open Maker Time2:00 PM Zablocki Pollinators3:00 PM Center Street My Block4:00 PM Tippecanoe Mini Galaxy Jars4:00 PM Central All Elements Hip Hop with Your Move MKE6:00 PM Zablocki Stories in the courtyard6:00 PM Washington Park "Black Lives/Black Lungs" Documentary Screening and Discussion6:00 PM Mitchell Street Internet Safety for Children6:30 PM Tippecanoe Vegan Living 101 16 events	18 Tue Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit10:30 AM Central Story Time and Play Group12:00 PM Central Tech-splanation @ MPL12:00 PM Mitchell Street Employ Milwaukee Resource Table12:00 PM Washington Park Series Celebrations!12:00 PM Washington Park My Quit Journey12:00 PM Mitchell Street Snack Hack: 2.012:00 PM Central Entrepreneurship Lab: Digital Marketing Essentials12:30 PM Capitol Milwaukee Mobile Crisis Tabling1:00 PM Villard Square Career Navigator Job Help2:00 PM Capitol My Block3:00 PM Zablocki Candy Terrariums 3:00 PM Good Hope Candy Terrariums3:30 PM Mitchell Street Snack Hack: Kids Kitchen4:00 PM Virtual English Conversation Hour4:30 PM Bay View Show Your Pride5:00 PM Center Street Board Game Night5:00 PM East MPD Crime and Safety Meeting (District One)6:00 PM Center Street Rain Barrel Workshop with Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District 19 events	19 Wed Close 3:30 PM Virtual Virtual Entrepreneur-in-Residence Mentoring Sessions	20 Thu Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit10:00 AM Bay View MHD Strong Baby Resource Table10:00 AM East Baby Story Time10:00 AM Villard Square Alderperson Pratt Office Hours10:30 AM Atkinson Family Story Time10:30 AM Bay View Story Time with Play Group10:30 AM Central Family Story Time10:30 AM Zablocki Storytime with Playgroup11:00 AM Center Street Tech-splanation @ MPL11:00 AM Central Baby Story Time1:00 PM Center Street Art Journaling1:00 PM Central Job Search and Resume Assistance1:30 PM Mitchell Street Open Maker Time2:00 PM East Milwaukee Justice Center Mobile Legal Clinic2:00 PM Tippecanoe Mad Science presents Fire and Ice!3:00 PM Villard Square Candy Terrariums 3:00 PM Washington Park Candy Terrariums4:00 PM Virtual English Listening Hour4:00 PM Villard Square Financial Literacy for Teens with SecureFutures4:15 PM Virtual Rent for Success4:45 PM Tippecanoe BINGO night at Tippecanoe 21 events	21 Fri Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit9:30 AM Virtual Hora de cuentos10:30 AM Washington Park Story Time10:30 AM Zablocki Gentle Chair Yoga11:00 AM Washington Park Resume Re-charge11:00 AM Villard Square Make Music Day: Instrument Petting Zoo11:00 AM Washington Park Paper Plate Greenhouses11:30 AM Zablocki Employ Milwaukee Resource Table12:00 PM Tippecanoe Employ Milwaukee Resource Table12:00 PM Villard Square Safe & Sound1:30 PM Villard Square Make Music Day: Chris Darby3:00 PM Villard Square Make Music Day: DIY Instruments3:00 PM Center Street Candy Terrariums 3:00 PM Mitchell Street Candy Terrariums4:00 PM Villard Square Make Music Day: Jenn Leo4:00 PM Capitol Photo Bookmarks 16 events	22 Sat Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit9:00 AM Central Entrepreneur-in-Residence Mentoring Sessions10:00 AM Atkinson Pollinators!10:00 AM Tippecanoe Build-It Saturday!10:30 AM Central Things That Glow10:30 AM Mitchell Street Beginner ESL Hour11:00 AM Tippecanoe Free Notary Public Event @ Tippecanoe11:00 AM Central Central Library Architectural Tour12:00 PM Villard Square Bike Repair Clinic12:00 PM Washington Park Safety Saturdays12:00 PM Bay View Start of Summer Celebration1:00 PM Good Hope Sensory Playground1:30 PM Central Green Roof Tour2:00 PM Center Street Community Crafting2:00 PM East Magic Trash2:30 PM Zablocki You Build It! 16 events
23 Sun Close 1:00 PM Outside Venue Verified Reading Group3:00 PM Central Mapping the QWERTYverse	24 Mon Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit12:00 PM Villard Square Employ Milwaukee Resource Table12:00 PM Washington Park Series Celebrations!12:30 PM Villard Square Aurora Mobile Health Clinic1:00 PM Zablocki ESL Drop in Tutoring1:00 PM Zablocki Bucket Drumming1:00 PM Center Street Career Navigator Job Help1:30 PM Outside Venue Super Reader at the Playground1:30 PM Mitchell Street Open Maker Time2:00 PM Central One Butterfly...Three Countries3:00 PM Atkinson Readers' Lounge4:00 PM Capitol Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services4:00 PM East Bike Repair Clinic4:00 PM Tippecanoe Candy Terrariums 4:00 PM Central Candy Terrariums4:00 PM Center Street Family Book Club4:00 PM Villard Square Cardboard Club5:00 PM Atkinson Rent for Success5:00 PM Washington Park Protect Our Health Not Their Profits5:30 PM Tippecanoe History Buff Book Club5:30 PM Good Hope Knot Just Knitting6:00 PM Bay View Documentary Screening: Wisconsin Pride-Hidden Histories6:00 PM Zablocki Crafty Adults: Pressed Flower Craft6:00 PM Center Street Verified Reading Group 24 events	25 Tue Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit10:30 AM Central Story Time and Play Group12:00 PM Central Tech-splanation @ MPL12:00 PM Washington Park Series Celebrations!12:00 PM Mitchell Street Snack Hack: 2.012:00 PM Central Entrepreneurship Lab: Financial Planning for Entrepreneurs1:00 PM Villard Square Tech-splanation @ MPL1:00 PM Mitchell Street Career Navigator Job Help2:00 PM Atkinson You Build It!2:00 PM Capitol Flowers for Ferdinand2:00 PM Outside Venue Super Reader at the Playground3:00 PM Good Hope Step with Confidence3:00 PM Villard Square Bumblebee Ball3:30 PM Mitchell Street Snack Hack: Kids Kitchen4:00 PM Virtual English Conversation Hour4:30 PM Bay View Show Your Pride5:00 PM Center Street Board Game Night5:30 PM East DIY Book Nooks6:00 PM Bay View Documentary Screening: Wisconsin Pride-Struggles and Victories6:15 PM Tippecanoe Family Story Time 20 events	26 Wed Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit10:00 AM Mitchell Street Drop In ESL Tutoring for Adults10:15 AM Washington Park Stepping Out Walking Club10:30 AM Central Central Library Walking Club10:30 AM Central Worker Connection Program: Job Assistance10:30 AM Capitol Gentle Chair Yoga10:30 AM Good Hope Storytime - Playgroup10:30 AM Villard Square Story Time with Playgroup10:45 AM Tippecanoe Story Time11:00 AM Central Aurora Health Care Mobile Clinic12:00 PM Bay View Tech-Splanation @ MPL12:30 PM Zablocki Classic Movie Club12:30 PM Central Green Roof Tour1:30 PM Mitchell Street Open Maker Time2:00 PM Outside Venue Super Reader at the Playground2:00 PM Bay View Yoga for Beginners2:00 PM Central Readers' Lounge3:00 PM Good Hope Employ Milwaukee Resource Table3:00 PM Outside Venue Wonderfully Wild Wednesdays3:00 PM Center Street Story Time with Playgroup3:00 PM Atkinson Candy Terrariums 3:00 PM East Candy Terrariums3:00 PM Central Intellectual Property Brief Advice Clinic3:00 PM Bay View Teen Zone at Bay View3:30 PM Central Entrepreneur-in-Residence Mentoring Sessions4:00 PM Center Street Bike Repair Clinic4:30 PM Mitchell Street Voces de la Frontera Citizenship Classes5:30 PM Virtual Coming to America Book Club 28 events	27 Thu Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit10:00 AM East Baby Story Time10:30 AM Tippecanoe Gentle Chair Yoga10:30 AM Bay View Story Time with Play Group10:30 AM Central Family Story Time10:30 AM Zablocki Storytime with Playgroup11:00 AM Washington Park Employ Milwaukee Resource Table11:00 AM Central Baby Story Time1:00 PM Central Job Search and Resume Assistance1:30 PM Mitchell Street Open Maker Time2:00 PM Atkinson Milwaukee Justice Center Mobile Legal Clinic2:00 PM Tippecanoe Hanging Sculptures Inspired by Ruth Asawa3:00 PM Zablocki Mini Galaxy Jars3:00 PM Washington Park All Elements Hip Hop with Your Move MKE3:00 PM Villard Square Step with Confidence4:00 PM Capitol Bike Repair Clinic4:00 PM Central Anime-nia 17 events	28 Fri Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit10:00 AM Center Street Computer Basics10:30 AM Washington Park Story Time 10:30 AM Capitol Story Time10:30 AM Washington Park Gentle Chair Yoga11:00 AM Washington Park Resume Re-charge4:00 PM Atkinson Bike Repair Clinic4:00 PM Capitol Candy Terrariums 8 events	29 Sat Close ALL DAY Washington Park Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit9:00 AM Center Street Drama Fun-damentals9:00 AM Central Entrepreneur-in-Residence Mentoring Sessions9:30 AM Capitol The History of Black Milwaukee10:30 AM Central Who Runs the World? Bugs!11:00 AM Central Central Library Architectural Tour1:00 PM East A Taste for More: Author Phyllis Dixon in Conversation with Dr. Joan Prince1:00 PM Bay View Drama Fun-damentals1:30 PM Central Green Roof Tour2:00 PM Central Pizza Gardens3:00 PM Mitchell Street Drop In ESL Tutoring for Adults3:00 PM Center Street Mini Galaxy Jars3:00 PM Mitchell Street All Elements Hip Hop with Your Move MKE 13 events
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