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Reading is Magic

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Main Area
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, School Age
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Ages 4 and up. No registration.

Enjoy an entertaining magic show by Zack Percell of TnZ Magic. This show blends comedy, visual magic, escape artistry and more! Geared toward ages 4 and up but all are welcome.

Elephant and Piggie smiling and celebrating. Elephant says "Elephant & Piggie Story Time!" ©Mo Willems

Elephant and Piggie Story Time

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Ages 2-6.

Join us for Elephant and Piggie stories and songs! Designed for ages 2-6. No registration.

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A Family Guide to Nature Immersion in Wisconsin

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Author Event, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

With the growing recognition of nature's extraordinary benefits, finding the right place to experience nature with your family is essential.

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Forage Like a Bear with Author Chris Fink and Illustrator John Porcellino

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Author Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Author Chris Fink and Illustrator John Porcellino discuss Forage Like a Bear, their beautiful new book of micro-essays (and illustrations) on nature, family and life, adapted from radio segments heard on Northern Public Radio in DeKalb, I

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Skunk and Badger Party

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Ages 5 to 10. No registration.

various documents depicting racial covenants in Dane county including a housing ad, front page of the Afro-American newspaper, map of Madison, City of Monona deed and 1963 photo of Governor George Romney marching in Grosse Point against housing discrimination.

Unjust Deeds: A History of Racial Covenants in Dane County & Beyond

All Day 9/2 - 9/30
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Main Area
Age Group: School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Exhibit, Outreach, Special Event
Event Details:

For most of the 20th century, racial covenants were an insidious tool used nationwide to segregate whites from Blacks and other minorities in America’s burgeoning suburbs and residential neighborhoods.

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Senior Center Book Group

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Verona Senior Center
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Verona Senior Center
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

In August, the Senior Center Book Group will be reading the 2025 Verona Reads! choice for adults, Northwoods by Amy Pease.

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Verona Reads! is made available with funds from the Verona Public Library Endowment Fund and by a generous donation from the Friends of the Verona Public Library. Learn more at veronapubliclibrary.org/verona-reads.

 

Senior Center Book Group

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Verona Senior Center
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Verona Senior Center
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

In September, the Senior Center Book Group will be reading The Good Left Undone by Adriana Trigiani.

About the program

The Senior Center Book Group meets in person each month at the Verona Senior Center. Copies of the book are available in regular and large print as well as audiobook and ebook formats. Please visit the library's service desk to get a copy. 

To register, call the Verona Senior Center at 608-845-7471. Everyone is welcome!

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.