Featured Events

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Weird Lake Superior Stories with Chad Lewis

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Author Event, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come and enjoy as paranormal researcher and author Chad Lewis tells stories from his newest book, Supernatural Lake Superior.

a yellow road winds through green grass hills leading to a castle in the distance with flying monkeys and pink and green clouds

Wicked Sing-Along

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Movie, Music
Event Details:

All ages.

Warm up your pipes and join us for a Wicked Sing-Along screening, complete with onscreen lyrics. All ages invited. No registration is required.

bees working on a hive

Hive Talkin': The Buzz on Bees

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Food, STEM
Event Details:

All ages.

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Famous Painting Remix

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 8-11. Registration requested.

robotic parts on a white table

THUNDERHeads Robotics

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 5-13. Registration required.

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Guided Zen Meditation

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Participants will receive instruction in basic Zen meditation from a trained practitioner, including:

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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.

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.

Library Yarns

4:30pm–6:00pm
Adults
Conference Room (127)
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.

Weird Lake Superior Stories with Chad Lewis

6:30pm–7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Community Room
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Author Event, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come and enjoy as paranormal researcher and author Chad Lewis tells stories from his newest book, Supernatural Lake Superior.

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.

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

Outdoor Story Time

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

Stories and songs for children and their caregivers outdoors. 20 - 25 minutes. Geared toward ages 1 - 5. 

Author Talk: Marie Lu

3:00pm–4:00pm
School Age, Teens, Adults
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Author Event
Event Details:

Marie Lu is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Legend trilogy and The Young Elites trilogy. 

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This program is part of The Betty J. Karweick Virtual Author Talks Series. For more information, visit veronapubliclibrary.org/betty-j-karweick.

Teen Gaming & Pizza

3:30pm–4:30pm
Teens
Community Room
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food, Gaming
Registration Required

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. 

Wicked Sing-Along

6:00pm–8:45pm
Birth to Pre-K, School Age, Teens, Adults
Community Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Movie, Music
Event Details:

All ages.

Warm up your pipes and join us for a Wicked Sing-Along screening, complete with onscreen lyrics. All ages invited. No registration is required.

Coffee with the Classics

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Community Room
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's feature: 12 Angry Men.

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.

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.

Adult Crafternoon: Mini Book Jewelry

3:30pm–5:00pm
Teens, Adults
Community Room
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make mini books, and then make them into jewelry to keep or gift!  

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.

Teen Outdoor Movie

8:45pm–10:45pm
Teens
Outdoors
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Outdoors
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food, Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 12-18. Registration required.

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.

Read to a Dog

10:00am–10:15am
School Age
Story Time Room
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Education
Registration Required

Ages 5 and up. Registration required. 

Grab your favorite book and read to a furry friend. Independent readers can sign up for a 15-minute spot to read to a registered therapy animal. Families may share a time slot. Please come early (especially if you're picking out a book to read), as time slots are short. Check-in at the Children's Desk.

Read to a Dog

10:15am–10:30am
School Age
Story Time Room
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Education
Registration Required

Ages 5 and up. Registration required. 

Grab your favorite book and read to a furry friend. Independent readers can sign up for a 15-minute spot to read to a registered therapy animal. Families may share a time slot. Please come early (especially if you're picking out a book to read), as time slots are short. Check-in at the Children's Desk.

Read to a Dog

10:30am–10:45am
School Age
Story Time Room
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Education
Registration Required

Ages 5 and up. Registration required. 

Grab your favorite book and read to a furry friend. Independent readers can sign up for a 15-minute spot to read to a registered therapy animal. Families may share a time slot. Please come early (especially if you're picking out a book to read), as time slots are short. Check-in at the Children's Desk.

Read to a Dog

11:00am–11:15am
School Age
Story Time Room
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Education
Registration Required

Ages 5 and up. Registration required. 

Grab your favorite book and read to a furry friend. Independent readers can sign up for a 15-minute spot to read to a registered therapy animal. Families may share a time slot. Please come early (especially if you're picking out a book to read), as time slots are short. Check-in at the Children's Desk.

Read to a Dog

11:15am–11:30am
School Age
Story Time Room
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Education
Registration Required

Ages 5 and up. Registration required. 

Grab your favorite book and read to a furry friend. Independent readers can sign up for a 15-minute spot to read to a registered therapy animal. Families may share a time slot. Please come early (especially if you're picking out a book to read), as time slots are short. Check-in at the Children's Desk.

Read to a Dog

11:30am–11:45am
School Age
Story Time Room
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Education
Registration Required

Ages 5 and up. Registration required. 

Grab your favorite book and read to a furry friend. Independent readers can sign up for a 15-minute spot to read to a registered therapy animal. Families may share a time slot. Please come early (especially if you're picking out a book to read), as time slots are short. Check-in at the Children's Desk.

Read to a Dog

11:45am–12:00pm
School Age
Story Time Room
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Education
Registration Required

Ages 5 and up. Registration required. 

Grab your favorite book and read to a furry friend. Independent readers can sign up for a 15-minute spot to read to a registered therapy animal. Families may share a time slot. Please come early (especially if you're picking out a book to read), as time slots are short. Check-in at the Children's Desk.

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.

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.