Week Calendar

Babies ages 0-24 months are invited to bring a parent or caregiver to this fun and engaging storytime.  We will share simple books, lap bounces, rhymes, and songs - all designed to help baby build important social, motor, and e

Preschoolers can learn and play at this interactive storytime featuring books, music, movement and more!  A craft or fun literacy activity is provided after each session.  Recommended for children ages 3 to 5 with a caregiver,  youn

Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world.

Babies ages 0-24 months are invited to bring a parent or caregiver to this fun and engaging storytime.  We will share simple books, lap bounces, rhymes, and songs - all designed to help baby build important social, motor, and e

Preschoolers can learn and play at this interactive storytime featuring books, music, movement and more!  A craft or fun literacy activity is provided after each session.  Recommended for children ages 3 to 5 with a caregiver,  youn

20 minute Early Literacy Storytime for 2 year olds with fingerplays and songs.

Knitters of all skill levels may bring projects to work on. Knit in companionable silence or chat, as you prefer. Help each other out with tips and ideas. At least one very experienced knitter will be at each session to answer questions.

Join us for grown-up craft time!  We will make a different hands-on project each month.  Preregistration is required.  Adults only.

Poured Paintings

Do you write simply for the joy of it? Or to get published? Or to record your family history? Or for any other reason at all?

This event has been cancelled following the recommendation by state health officials to avoid large public gatherings in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

One-on-one help from Mead volunteers. Learn how to:

Drop in Play-Doh craft from 1:00-2:00 Theme Spring Fling  have fun creating with  play-doh take your creation home.

Open Studio in the Imaginarium makerspace is open to adults and teens, 6th grade and older.

Butterfly Chromatography -Exploring how to separate color pigments using coffee filters.

S.T.E.M. labs for children in grades 1-6

Join our spring Makers-in-Residence Isabel Mendiola and Peter Haydock of Gearbox Labs each week to try a variety of technical making activities including Arduino, Tinkercad, Github, NeoPixel and more.  Open Studio activities are drop-

Open Studio in the Imaginarium makerspace is open to adults and teens, 6th grade and older.

Learn how to integrate a triplet stroke into your playing using Lil Rev's time tested expertise, breaking down each example into 3 simple movements. We'll learn how to count a triplet, and talk about where and how to integrate them into a song.

Dr. Warren Porter, UW Madison, Departments of Integrative Biology and Environmental Toxicology

Join language arts teacher Leithanne Metter-Jensen as we discuss David Sheff's book "Beautiful Boy."  Books will be available for checkout in advance.  The Mead Public Library Foundation will also be giving out free copies of the books p

Read. Talk. Make.
Open to Teens and Adults
 

The Book to Art Club combines reading, discussion, and art-making.

PLEASE NOTE: PRACTICE HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS A CAUTIONARY MEASURE TO PROTECT EVERYONE'S HEALTH.

THE PARADIGM CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS WELL

Join the Library in a family storytime for caregivers and their children.  Participate in activities to help your children develop early literacy skills through talking, singing, reading, writing and playing.  Appropriate for ages 3