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stack of pancakes with magnetic poetry that says "eat your words"

Eat Your Words

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Food, Workshop
Age Group:
Teens
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Ages 12-18. Registration required.

Enjoy breakfast-for-dinner! Create pancake art and play storytelling games in a relaxed group setting. Eat your words -- without judgement -- in this writing workshop for teens!

Disclaimer(s)

  • Space is limited. Please let us know if you need to cancel so someone on the waitlist may attend.
Illustration of a man cooking with spotlight on him

Cookbook Club: Recipes from Food Network Stars

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Food
Age Group:
Adults
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Food
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

This month we will make and discuss recipes from Food Network stars, old and new.  Think Alton Brown, Rachel Ray, Ina Garten, Bobby Flay, Sunny Anderson and more!

About the program

Join us as we explore cookbooks and recipes featuring a new theme each month. A selection of books will be on reserve at the circulation desk every month for you to check out, otherwise, feel free to use your own cookbook and let us know about it! Each participant will make a recipe and bring it to share and discuss.

Please register online or call the library at (608) 845-7180 to let us know you will be there!

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.
  • Refreshments will be provided. For food allergy concerns please contact staff. Ingredient lists can be provided upon request.
close up of a strawberry dipping into a chocolate fountain

Teen Chocolate Tasting

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Central at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Food
Age Group:
Teens
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Teen Central
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food
Event Details:

Ages 12-18. No registration. 

Stop over in Teen Central for a tasting of chocolate delights! Stay a while and dip a variety of snacks in our chocolate fountain!

"Track of the Cat" book cover standing on a table in a dark library.

A Taste for Mystery Book Club

Monday, February 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Conference Room (127) at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Food
Age Group:
Adults
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Food
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

For February, A Taste for Mystery Book Club will read and discuss Track of the Cat, by Nevada Barr.

About the program

Got a taste for mystery? This book group meets once a month on Monday mornings to discuss great mysteries as we enjoy coffee and pastries. Bring some intrigue to your life by giving this dynamic group a try.

Please register online or call the library at (608) 845-7180 to let us know you will be there!

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.
  • Refreshments will be provided. For food allergy concerns please contact staff. Ingredient lists can be provided upon request.
photos of Inga Witscher setting the table, with a cow, and in overalls next to a tractor with a photo of a farm at sundown in the background

Inga Witscher: Around the Farm Table

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Education, Food, Special Event
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Education, Food, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Come and meet PBS Wisconsin's Inga Witscher at the library!

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.
SNES controller with slice of pizza and Uno card against a grey/blue and yellow background

Teen Gaming & Pizza

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Food, Gaming
Age Group:
Teens
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food, Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Ages 12-18. 

Snack on pizza and more! Face off on the Nintendo Switch or SNES, try a board game, or bring your own device. 

VPL Cookbook Club - Green and White Food!

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Food
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Food
Event Details:

This month we will challenge ourselves to make food that is green, white or green and white. Think salads, cakes, jello recipes, vegetable dishes etc.  It will be fun to see what recipes people find!

About the program

Join us as we explore cookbooks and recipes featuring a new theme each month. A selection of books will be on reserve at the circulation desk every month for you to check out, otherwise, feel free to use your own cookbook and let us know about it! Each participant will make a recipe and bring it to share and discuss.

Please register online or call the library at (608) 845-7180 to let us know you will be there!

Filipino Cooking Demonstration and Sampling

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Food, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:

 Bess Miller from Mount Horeb's Halo Halo Food Cart (https://www.wmtv15news.com/2024/05/27/halo-halo-madisons-only-filipino-food-option-within-90-miles/) will demonstrate how to make a selection of Asian inspired comfort food.

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.
a young person and senior holding hands with a pastel background and fun pastel shapes

Senior Case Management Outreach (Drop-In)

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Conference Room (127) at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Education, Food, Health & Wellness, Outreach
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education, Food, Health & Wellness, Outreach

A case manager from the Verona Senior Center will answer questions and provide resources for older adults and their caregivers. Information on Medicare/Medicaid, nutrition, housing, assistance in the home, and resources in Verona and Dane County will be available.  Stop in to talk and enjoy coffee and donuts.

Contact a case manager at the Verona Senior Center at 608-845-7471 with questions.

fun stack of cookbooks illustration

VPL Cookbook Club - Literary Recipes

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Food
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Food
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

This month we will make recipes found in literature!  Any recipe found in a book that is not a cookbook is fair game!

About the program

Join us as we explore cookbooks and recipes featuring a new theme each month. A selection of books will be on reserve at the circulation desk every month for you to check out, otherwise, feel free to use your own cookbook and let us know about it! Each participant will make a recipe and bring it to share and discuss.

Please register online or call the library at (608) 845-7180 to let us know you will be there!

a young person and senior holding hands with a pastel background and fun pastel shapes

Senior Case Management Outreach (Drop-In)

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Conference Room (127) at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Education, Food, Health & Wellness, Outreach
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education, Food, Health & Wellness, Outreach

A case manager from the Verona Senior Center will answer questions and provide resources for older adults and their caregivers. Information on Medicare/Medicaid, nutrition, housing, assistance in the home, and resources in Verona and Dane County will be available.  Stop in to talk and enjoy coffee and donuts.

Contact a case manager at the Verona Senior Center at 608-845-7471 with questions.

a young person and senior holding hands with a pastel background and fun pastel shapes

Senior Case Management Outreach (Drop-In)

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Conference Room (127) at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Education, Food, Health & Wellness, Outreach
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education, Food, Health & Wellness, Outreach

A case manager from the Verona Senior Center will answer questions and provide resources for older adults and their caregivers. Information on Medicare/Medicaid, nutrition, housing, assistance in the home, and resources in Verona and Dane County will be available.  Stop in to talk and enjoy coffee and donuts.

Contact a case manager at the Verona Senior Center at 608-845-7471 with questions.

 

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.