Featured Events

yellow and white prairie flowers

The Prairie Life Cycle with the Artist-in-Residence

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Education, Special Event, Workshop
Registration Required
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Ages 5-10.  Registration required.

cute pandas with a cute happy book and crayon with bamboo in the background and soft pink clouds

Panda Story Time with VAIS

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

cursive text with the words "creative writers forum" in the front with a hand drawn lightbulb

Creative Writers Forum

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Want to share your writing and receive feedback in a supportive environment?

cute bunny with a carrot, snail, and two birds reading on a hill with flowers

Spanish Story Time/Hora de Cuentos

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
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Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, School Age
Program Type: Story Time
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Ages 3 - 6. No registration.

Join Mr. Ricardo for Spanish story time filled with rhymes, songs and bounces designed for ages 3 – 6, but all are welcome. 

photo of the artist standing in a forest tree with natural leaf collages hanging from a tree. ©Dawn Wians

Artist's Workshop: Texture & Form

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm
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Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Outdoors
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Exhibit, Special Event, Workshop
Registration Required
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Part of our Artist-in-Residence workshop series: participants will prepare beautiful groupings of natural materials, then seal them in beeswax. Use them along our Prairie Tales path to decorate the way and tell their own story.

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Toddler Story Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Birth to Pre-K
Story Time Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Story Time

Ages 1-2.

Encourage early literacy skills at Toddler Story Time through stories, rhymes, and songs for active little ones and their caregivers. 20 - 25 minutes. No registration.

Preschool Story Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth to Pre-K
Story Time Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Story Time

Ages 3-5. 

This story time includes books, songs, and rhymes for preschoolers and their caregivers who model sitting and listening. We focus on school readiness by improving attention, vocabulary, and imagination! 25 - 30 minutes. No registration.

Music & Movement Story Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth to Pre-K
Community Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Story Time

Ages 1-5. 

Join us for Music and Movement Story Time, which includes singing, dancing, instruments, and stories. This active story time is for children ages 1-5 and their caregivers.

Toddler Story Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Birth to Pre-K
Story Time Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Story Time

Ages 1-2.

Encourage early literacy skills at Toddler Story Time through stories, rhymes, and songs for active little ones and their caregivers. 20 - 25 minutes. No registration.

Story Time Mending

9:30am - 11:00am
Birth to Pre-K
Children's Area
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Does your child have a favorite toy with a dangling arm or missing eye?  Has their beloved baby quilt sprouted a hole or a torn binding?  Does your child insist on wearing that sweatshirt with the loose pocket?  Local resident Nancy

Preschool Story Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth to Pre-K
Story Time Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Story Time

Ages 3-5. 

This story time includes books, songs, and rhymes for preschoolers and their caregivers who model sitting and listening. We focus on school readiness by improving attention, vocabulary, and imagination! 25 - 30 minutes. No registration.

Sensory Story Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Birth to Pre-K
Story Time Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Story Time

Ages 3-5.

Sensory story time builds communication and friendship skills in a supportive environment. Story time features a visual schedule, yoga, and more. No registration.

Story Time Mending

9:30am - 11:00am
Birth to Pre-K
Children's Area
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Does your child have a favorite toy with a dangling arm or missing eye?  Has their beloved baby quilt sprouted a hole or a torn binding?  Does your child insist on wearing that sweatshirt with the loose pocket?  Local resident Nancy

Spring Migration Celebration

10:00am - 12:00pm
Birth to Pre-K, School Age, Teens, Adults
Main Area
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Main Area
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Education
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Spring migration is here and birds are on the move! Help celebrate the return of our amazing migratory birds like Baltimore Orioles, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, warblers, and more at this celebration.

Baby Story Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth to Pre-K
Story Time Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Story Time

Ages 0-12 months. 

Intended for pre-walkers, baby story time is a lap-sit story time full of books, songs, bounces and more for babies and their caregivers. 20-25 minutes with time for play and socialization afterwards. No registration.

Baby Story Time

1:00pm - 1:30pm
Birth to Pre-K
Story Time Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Story Time

Ages 0-12 months. 

Intended for pre-walkers, baby story time is a lap-sit story time full of books, songs, bounces and more for babies and their caregivers. 20-25 minutes with time for play and socialization afterwards. No registration.

Story Time at The Sow's Ear

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth to Pre-K
The Sow's Ear
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: The Sow's Ear
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Story Time
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Ages 2-5. 

Join us for story time at The Sow's Ear! Enjoy a story time, craft project, and other activities for children and their caregivers. Geared toward ages 2-5, siblings welcome.

Child Development Story Time: Pete the Cat

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth to Pre-K
Community Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Story Time

Ages 2-5. 

Join a member of CI Pediatric Therapy Centers' staff for an interactive story time of books, songs, movement, crafts and fun! Activities will be geared towards 2-5 year olds, but all ages are welcome! No registration.

Panda Story Time with VAIS

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Birth to Pre-K
Community Room
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.

Sensory Story Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Birth to Pre-K
Story Time Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Story Time

Ages 3-5.

Sensory story time builds communication and friendship skills in a supportive environment. Story time features a visual schedule, yoga, and more. No registration.

Toddler Art and Play

9:30am - 10:30am
Birth to Pre-K
Community Room
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.

Spanish Story Time/Hora de Cuentos

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Birth to Pre-K, School Age
Story Time Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, School Age
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Ages 3 - 6. No registration.

Join Mr. Ricardo for Spanish story time filled with rhymes, songs and bounces designed for ages 3 – 6, but all are welcome. 

Sensory Story Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Birth to Pre-K
Story Time Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Story Time

Ages 3-5.

Sensory story time builds communication and friendship skills in a supportive environment. Story time features a visual schedule, yoga, and more. No registration.

Family Story Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Birth to Pre-K
Story Time Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Story Time

Ages 0-5.

Join us once a month for Family Story Time, with books, songs, and rhymes. No registration.

Sensory Story Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Birth to Pre-K
Story Time Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Story Time

Ages 3-5.

Sensory story time builds communication and friendship skills in a supportive environment. Story time features a visual schedule, yoga, and more. No registration.

Sensory Story Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Birth to Pre-K
Story Time Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Story Time

Ages 3-5.

Sensory story time builds communication and friendship skills in a supportive environment. Story time features a visual schedule, yoga, and more. No registration.

Story Time at The Sow's Ear

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth to Pre-K
The Sow's Ear
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: The Sow's Ear
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Ages 2-5. 

Join us for story time at The Sow's Ear! Enjoy a story time, craft project, and other activities for children and their caregivers. Geared toward ages 2-5, siblings welcome.

Silly Friends Story Time

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Birth to Pre-K
Story Time Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Ages 2-6.

Join us for silly stories and songs about friends! Designed for ages 2-6. No registration.

Summer Reading Kick-Off

10:00am - 12:00pm
Birth to Pre-K, School Age, Adults
Community Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, School Age, Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Celebrate the beginning of summer at this all-ages event! Enjoy a bounce house, cotton candy, face painting, a scavenger hunt, crafts and more!

 

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