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VPL Cookbook Club: Soup & Bread

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Food
Age Group:
Adults
Sign-up Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Food
Registration Required
Event Details:

It's cold outside!  Let's get cozy with hearty soups and homemade breads.

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.
a fun colorful puzzle with yellow, orange, and purple shapes sits on a table with a window showing a snowy winter scene.

An Afternoon of Puzzling

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Food, Special Event
Age Group:
School Age, Teens, Adults
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Food, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

It's cold outside! Come spend some time in the cozy library doing jigsaw puzzles with family and friends. Cookies and hot cocoa will be served.

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.
  • Refreshments will be provided. For food allergy concerns please contact staff. Ingredient lists can be provided upon request.
colorful 3D donuts with sprinkles on a 3D game grid

Donuts & Gaming

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Food, Gaming
Age Group:
Teens
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food, Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 12-18. Registration required. 

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.
  • Refreshments will be provided. For food allergy concerns please contact staff. Ingredient lists can be provided upon request.
porcelain plate with roses and the book title "Extra! Extra! Eat All About It!"

Extra, Extra, Eat All About It! Recipes and Culinary Curiosities from Historic Wisconsin

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Author Event, Education, Food
Age Group:
Adults
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Event, Education, Food
Registration Required
Event Details:

Fifty retro recipes—and the history behind them—to inspire and delight home cooks everywhere!

close up of a strawberry dipping into a chocolate fountain

Teen Chocolate Tasting

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 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!

various spices surrounding cursive text that says "Spice Club"

Spice Club

Friday, February 13, 2026 at 9:00am - 9:00pm
Virtual at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Food
Age Group:
Adults
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month we feature mustard seed!

Interested in learning more about spices? This club will feature a different spice each month. Participants will be given a sample of the featured spice, a brief history of its use, and a recipe that incorporates it. We will not actually meet - this is simply an opportunity to be introduced to a new spice, or possibly a new way of using it.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Taste For Mystery Book Club

Monday, February 16, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Conference Room (127) at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Food
Age Group:
Adults
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Food
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month we will read and discuss All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers.

About the program

Got a taste for mystery? A Taste for Mystery Book Club 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.
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VPL Cookbook Club: Crockpot Food

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Food, Ongoing
Age Group:
Adults
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Food, Ongoing
Registration Required
Event Details:

It's set and forget month!  Crockpots can be used to make everything from spiced nuts to lasagna to chocolate cake ... let your creative cravings be your guide.

 We meet on a WEDNESDAY this month

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.

Edible Graham Cracker Art

Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Food
Age Group:
Little Kids, School Age
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Little Kids, School Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Food
Event Details:

Ages 6-11.

Create your own mini masterpiece by adding colored frosting and sweet touches to a graham cracker canvas. While supplies last! Ages 6-11. No registration.

Disclaimer(s)

  • Refreshments will be provided. For food allergy concerns please contact staff. Ingredient lists can be provided upon request.

White Jasmine Cooking Class

Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Food, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a delicious evening with White Jasmine's Huma Siddiqui-Seitz as she demonstrates recipes for Karahi Chicken with onions, peppers, tomatoes, garlic and spices and Paratha- a pan fried potato stuffed bread and a yogurt sauce with cumin a

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.
  • Refreshments will be provided. For food allergy concerns please contact staff. Ingredient lists can be provided upon request.

Donuts & Gaming

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Food, Gaming
Age Group:
Teens
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food, Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 12-18. Registration required. 

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.
  • Refreshments will be provided. For food allergy concerns please contact staff. Ingredient lists can be provided upon request.

Taste For Mystery Book Club

Monday, March 23, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Conference Room (127) at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Food
Age Group:
Adults
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Food
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month we will read and discuss Sworn to Silence, by Linda Castillo

About the program

Got a taste for mystery? A Taste for Mystery Book Club 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.
  • 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.

Coffee with the Classics

Friday, July 17, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Food, Movie
Age Group:
Adults
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food, Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month we will watch The Lady Vanishes.

Enjoy coffee and a sweet treat as you watch classic cinema in the comfort of the library's Community Room.

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.
  • Refreshments will be provided. For food allergy concerns please contact staff. Ingredient lists can be provided upon request.

Coffee with the Classics

Friday, September 18, 2026 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Food, Movie
Age Group:
Adults
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food, Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month we will watch A Raisin in the Sun.

Enjoy coffee and a sweet treat as you watch classic cinema in the comfort of the library's Community Room.

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.
  • Refreshments will be provided. For food allergy concerns please contact staff. Ingredient lists can be provided upon request.

Coffee with the Classics

Friday, October 16, 2026 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Food, Movie
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food, Movie
Event Details:

This month we will watch North by Northwest.

Enjoy coffee and a sweet treat as you watch classic cinema in the comfort of the library's Community Room.

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.
  • Refreshments will be provided. For food allergy concerns please contact staff. Ingredient lists can be provided upon request.

Coffee with the Classics

Friday, November 20, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Food, Movie
Age Group:
Adults
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food, Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month we will watch Stagecoach.

Enjoy coffee and a sweet treat as you watch classic cinema in the comfort of the library's Community Room.

Disclaimer(s)

  • Refreshments will be provided. For food allergy concerns please contact staff. Ingredient lists can be provided upon request.

Coffee with the Classics

Friday, December 18, 2026 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Community Room at Verona Public Library
Program Type:
Food, Movie
Age Group:
Adults
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food, Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month we will watch It's a Wonderful Life.

Enjoy coffee and a sweet treat as you watch classic cinema in the comfort of the library's Community Room.

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.
  • Refreshments will be provided. For food allergy concerns please contact staff. Ingredient lists can be provided upon request.

Do you require extra assistance such as seating, visual or hearing-related issues?
Request an accommodation to participate in library services, programs, or activities, by contacting the library at (608) 845-7180 or filling out the online form. Please submit your request at least two weeks in advance.