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2025 VASD Student Banner Display

04/01/2025 @ 7:00am to 04/24/2025 @ 7:00am
Main Area at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Birth to Pre-K, School Age, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Stop in to enjoy the entries in the 2025 Banner Art Competition. The competition was developed to showcase the unique talents of Verona student artists and beautify our city. Banne...

Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Main Area
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Stop in to enjoy the entries in the 2025 Banner Art Competition. The competition was developed to showcase the unique talents of Verona student artists and beautify our city.

colorful leopard print with bright neon tubes of paint, paint palette, and pencil

Drop-In Family Crafts

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
School Age
Event Details:

Ages 6-11 Families can drop in at the library between 4:00-5:00 PM to get crafty together! Staff will provide a variety of supplies and a few project ideas. Stop by for a few ...

Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Ages 6-11 

ball of green yarn with wooden knitting needles sticking through resting on a wooden table.

Library Yarns

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Conference Room (127) at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

If you enjoy knitting, crochet, embroidery, or another needlecraft, please join us at this weekly drop-in stitching circle hosted by the library. All skill levels and fiber arts are welcome. Meet up with other fiber art enthusiasts, learn new techniques, exchange ideas, or find inspiration for your next project.

View all upcoming regular and special Library Yarns events.

embroidery of various cacti and mountains in the background

National Park Art

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Ages 12-18. Registration required. Celebrate our National Parks with Saguaro-inspired art! Fill an embroidery hoop with colorful cacti made of recycled fabrics, and then embel...

Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Ages 12-18. Registration required. 

Celebrate our National Parks with Saguaro-inspired art! Fill an embroidery hoop with colorful cacti made of recycled fabrics, and then embellish with stitches and fabric paints.

Disclaimer(s)

  • Space is limited. Please let us know if you need to cancel so someone on the waitlist may attend.
toddler hand with covered with paint and a smiley face extended and a pink, orange, and red painted background

Toddler Art and Play

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Age Group:
Birth to Pre-K
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM

Ages 1-3. 

Toddler Art and Play is a drop-in program that includes messy process art and sensory play for toddlers ages 1-3. We recommend wearing clothes that can get messy.

ball of green yarn with wooden knitting needles sticking through resting on a wooden table.

Library Yarns

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Conference Room (127) at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

If you enjoy knitting, crochet, embroidery, or another needlecraft, please join us at this weekly drop-in stitching circle hosted by the library. All skill levels and fiber arts are welcome. Meet up with other fiber art enthusiasts, learn new techniques, exchange ideas, or find inspiration for your next project.

View all upcoming regular and special Library Yarns events.

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Riddle Challenge

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Story Time Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Gaming
Age Group:
School Age
Event Details:

Ages 8-11. Registration required.Test your skills with tricky riddles designed to stump you! You'll also get the chance to write your own riddles and rhymes. Will you accept the ch...

Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Ages 8-11. Registration required.

Test your skills with tricky riddles designed to stump you! You'll also get the chance to write your own riddles and rhymes. Will you accept the challenge?

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.
Image of Dawn Wians working in the studio with subtle color blocks and two examples of her art

Artist-in-Residence: Dawn Wians

All Day 4/28 - 6/6
Main Area at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Exhibit, Special Event, Workshop
Age Group:
School Age, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Welcome to VPL's very first Artist-in-Residence program! Dawn Wians is a well-respected local artist who works in mixed media to express abstract landscapes and nature-inspired art...

Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Main Area
Age Group: School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Exhibit, Special Event, Workshop
Event Details:

Welcome to VPL's very first Artist-in-Residence program! Dawn Wians is a well-respected local artist who works in mixed media to express abstract landscapes and nature-inspired art.

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View all upcoming Artist-in-Residence events here.

This series and programs are brought to you by the Verona Public Library Endowment Fund.

Cupcakes & Queer Eye

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Food
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Ages 12-18. Registration required. Decorate cupcakes, make happy rocks, and create friendship bracelets while watching Queer Eye with other teens! 

Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Food
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Ages 12-18. Registration required. 

Decorate cupcakes, make happy rocks, and create friendship bracelets while watching Queer Eye with other teens!

 

Disclaimer(s)

  • Space is limited. Please let us know if you need to cancel so someone on the waitlist may attend.
ball of green yarn with wooden knitting needles sticking through resting on a wooden table.

Library Yarns

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Conference Room (127) at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

If you enjoy knitting, crochet, embroidery, or another needlecraft, please join us at this weekly drop-in stitching circle hosted by the library. All skill levels and fiber arts are welcome. Meet up with other fiber art enthusiasts, learn new techniques, exchange ideas, or find inspiration for your next project.

View all upcoming regular and special Library Yarns events.

Dawn Wians with paintbrushes and paint and a painting in the background

Artist-in-Residence Studio Time

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 3:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Area at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Education, Exhibit, Special Event
Age Group:
School Age, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Throughout her residency, Dawn Wians will spend time in her studio space at the library and work on her own projects. Don't miss these special opportunities to see an artist in act...

Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Main Area
Age Group: School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Education, Exhibit, Special Event
Event Details:

Throughout her residency, Dawn Wians will spend time in her studio space at the library and work on her own projects. Don't miss these special opportunities to see an artist in action and to ask questions about her art or art in general.

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View all upcoming Artist-in-Residence events here.

This series and programs are brought to you by the Verona Public Library Endowment Fund.

images of leaves, trees, natural art, and an accordion book ©Dawn Wians

Artist-in-Residence Opening Reception

Friday, May 2, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Education, Special Event
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Come meet our wonderful new Artist-in-Residence, Dawn Wians, and listen as she discuses her nature-inspired art. Dawn will tell us how she found her creative voice and how she tran...

Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Education, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Come meet our wonderful new Artist-in-Residence, Dawn Wians, and listen as she discuses her nature-inspired art.

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View all upcoming Artist-in-Residence events here.

This series and programs are brought to you by the Verona Public Library Endowment Fund.

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.
  • Refreshments will be provided. For food allergy concerns please contact staff. Ingredient lists can be provided upon request.
Dawn Wians with paintbrushes and paint and a painting in the background

Artist-in-Residence Studio Time

Friday, May 2, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Main Area at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Special Event
Age Group:
School Age, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Throughout her residency, Dawn Wians will spend time in her studio space at the library and work on her own projects. Don't miss these special opportunities to see an artist in act...

Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Main Area
Age Group: School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Special Event
Event Details:

Throughout her residency, Dawn Wians will spend time in her studio space at the library and work on her own projects. Don't miss these special opportunities to see an artist in action and to ask questions about her art or art in general.

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View all upcoming Artist-in-Residence events here.

This series and programs are brought to you by the Verona Public Library Endowment Fund.

Dawn Wians with paintbrushes and paint and a painting in the background

Artist-in-Residence Studio Time

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 9:00am - 4:00pm
Main Area at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Education, Exhibit, Special Event, Workshop
Age Group:
School Age, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Throughout her residency, Dawn Wians will spend time in her studio space at the library and work on her own projects. Don't miss these special opportunities to see an artist in act...

Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Main Area
Age Group: School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Education, Exhibit, Special Event, Workshop
Event Details:

Throughout her residency, Dawn Wians will spend time in her studio space at the library and work on her own projects. Don't miss these special opportunities to see an artist in action and to ask questions about her art or art in general.

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View all upcoming Artist-in-Residence events here.

This series and programs are brought to you by the Verona Public Library Endowment Fund.

Dawn Wians with paintbrushes and paint and a painting in the background

Artist-in-Residence Studio Time

Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Area at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Education, Exhibit, Special Event, Workshop
Age Group:
School Age, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Throughout her residency, Dawn Wians will spend time in her studio space at the library and work on her own projects. Don't miss these special opportunities to see an artist in act...

Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Main Area
Age Group: School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Education, Exhibit, Special Event, Workshop
Event Details:

Throughout her residency, Dawn Wians will spend time in her studio space at the library and work on her own projects. Don't miss these special opportunities to see an artist in action and to ask questions about her art or art in general.

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View all upcoming Artist-in-Residence events here.

This series and programs are brought to you by the Verona Public Library Endowment Fund.

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Crafty Tuesday

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:15pm
Teen Central at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Teen Central
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Ages 12-18. No registration.

Stop by Teen Central for DIY projects. Create throughout the week, as supplies last.

ball of green yarn with wooden knitting needles sticking through resting on a wooden table.

Library Yarns

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Conference Room (127) at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

If you enjoy knitting, crochet, embroidery, or another needlecraft, please join us at this weekly drop-in stitching circle hosted by the library. All skill levels and fiber arts are welcome. Meet up with other fiber art enthusiasts, learn new techniques, exchange ideas, or find inspiration for your next project.

View all upcoming regular and special Library Yarns events.

Adult Crafternoon: Mini Terrariums

Friday, May 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Come make tiny terrariums with fun embellishments including glass mushrooms, frogs and butterflies.  Have fun putting these together and enjoy them throughout the summer!

Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Come make tiny terrariums with fun embellishments including glass mushrooms, frogs and butterflies.  Have fun putting these together and enjoy them throughout the summer!

Dawn Wians with paintbrushes and paints and giant donuts in the background

Teen Volunteer Opportunity with Donuts and Crafts

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Main Area at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Food, Special Event
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Ages 13-18.  Registration RequiredDo you need volunteer hours?  Do you like donuts?  What about easy and fun arts and crafts projects?  If you answered yes to a...

Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Main Area
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Food, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Ages 13-18.  Registration Required

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View all upcoming Artist-in-Residence events here.

This series and programs are brought to you by the Verona Public Library Endowment Fund.

Disclaimer(s)

  • Space is limited. Please let us know if you need to cancel so someone on the waitlist may attend.
  • Refreshments will be provided. For food allergy concerns please contact staff. Ingredient lists can be provided upon request.
yellow and white prairie flowers

The Prairie Life Cycle with the Artist-in-Residence

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Education, Special Event, Workshop
Age Group:
School Age
Event Details:

Ages 5-10.  Registration required.Join us for a fun and educational opportunity to learn about the prairie and create art that reflects it! Artist-in-Residence Dawn Wians will...

Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Education, Special Event, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Ages 5-10.  Registration required.

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View all upcoming Artist-in-Residence events here.

This series and programs are brought to you by the Verona Public Library Endowment Fund.

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.
  • Space is limited. Please let us know if you need to cancel so someone on the waitlist may attend.
Dawn Wians with paintbrushes and paint and a painting in the background

Artist-in-Residence Studio Time

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Area at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Education, Exhibit, Special Event, Workshop
Age Group:
School Age, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Throughout her residency, Dawn Wians will spend time in her studio space at the library and work on her own projects. Don't miss these special opportunities to see an artist in act...

Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Main Area
Age Group: School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Education, Exhibit, Special Event, Workshop
Event Details:

Throughout her residency, Dawn Wians will spend time in her studio space at the library and work on her own projects. Don't miss these special opportunities to see an artist in action and to ask questions about her art or art in general.

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View all upcoming Artist-in-Residence events here.

This series and programs are brought to you by the Verona Public Library Endowment Fund.

ball of green yarn with wooden knitting needles sticking through resting on a wooden table.

Library Yarns

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Conference Room (127) at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

If you enjoy knitting, crochet, embroidery, or another needlecraft, please join us at this weekly drop-in stitching circle hosted by the library. All skill levels and fiber arts are welcome. Meet up with other fiber art enthusiasts, learn new techniques, exchange ideas, or find inspiration for your next project.

View all upcoming regular and special Library Yarns events.

Panda Story Time with VAIS

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Story Time
Age Group:
Birth to Pre-K
Event Details:

Ages 2-6.Join us as we pair with VAIS to present a Panda-themed story time and craft! Designed for ages 2-6. No registration.

Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Story Time
Event Details:

Ages 2-6.

Join us as we pair with VAIS to present a Panda-themed story time and craft! Designed for ages 2-6. No registration.

accordion book with natural pigments and organic shapes ©Dawn Wians

Artist's Workshop: Line & Shape

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Special Event, Workshop
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

In the first of a three-part workshop series (attend any one or all of them), our Artist-in-Residence, Dawn Wians, will take participants out to the prairie to forage for plant mat...

Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Special Event, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

In the first of a three-part workshop series (attend any one or all of them), our Artist-in-Residence, Dawn Wians, will take participants out to the prairie to forage for plant material and field sketch the dormant prairie using willow charcoal, o

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View all upcoming Artist-in-Residence events here.

This series and programs are brought to you by the Verona Public Library Endowment Fund.

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.
  • Space is limited. Please let us know if you need to cancel so someone on the waitlist may attend.

 

To request an accommodation to participate in library services, programs, or activities, please contact the library at (608) 845-7180 or fill out the online form. Please submit your request at least two weeks in advance.