Featured Events

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Artist-in-Residence Opening Reception

Friday, May 2, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
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Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Education, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come meet our wonderful new Artist-in-Residence, Dawn Wians, and listen as she discusses her nature-inspired art.

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Write On, Verona!

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 9:00am - 11:00am
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Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Need a dedicated time and space to get some writing done? Come join us at the library! Enjoy coffee and light refreshments while you plug away on your latest piece in a quiet, reserved room.

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Free Comic Book Day

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: School Age, Teens
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Drop by the Verona Library to pick up some free comics for kids and teens. Comics available while supplies last.

Geared to ages 6 - 17.

Thanks to Westfield Comics for partnering with us so we could provide comics for our community!

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Jerry Apps Presents Lunkers, Keepers, and Ones That Got Away!

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Author Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join beloved Wisconsin author Jerry Apps for the launch of Lunkers, Keepers and Ones That Got Away: Fish Tales From Four Generations of Anglers.  

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Spice Club

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 12:00pm - 9:00pm
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Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Main Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

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.

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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
Event Details:

Ages 5-10.  Registration required.

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Open A.I.R. Studio

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Main Area
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Main Area
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Event Details:

Bring your own art project to work on or create one with available supplies with the Artist-in-Residence nearby to offer guidance or just companionship!

Books 'n Booze Book Club at Stone Porch Alehouse

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Stone Porch Alehouse
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Stone Porch Alehouse
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us to discuss The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez at Stone Porch Alehouse! Books are available for pick up at the service desk at the library starting 4/24/25. No registration required.

Stone Porch Alehouse: 950 Kimball Ln, Verona, WI 53593

About the program

Books 'n Booze is a book club for people interested in having a blast while discussing fun books and meeting new people. We read a wide variety of genres, including graphic novels and nonfiction. The book club meets every fourth Thursday of the month at 6:00 pm. Please see the event calendar for possible exceptions.

"Pembutton and Griseldinea" Author Event

6:30pm - 7:00pm
School Age, Teens, Adults
Community Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Author Event, Special Event
Event Details:

Verona's Azura Memory Care's program "Mosaic Dreams" allows residents to dream up and realize their "best day ever." Azura resident Judy Clough's dream was to write and publish a book.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Read to a Dog

4:00pm - 4:15pm
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: Story Time
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

4:15pm - 4:30pm
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: Story Time
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

4:30pm - 4:45pm
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: Story Time
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

5:00pm - 5:15pm
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: Story Time
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

5:15pm - 5:30pm
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: Story Time
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.

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.

Memorial Day holiday

All Day 5/25 - 5/26
Closing
Branches:
Verona Public Library, Off Site
Description:

Closed for Memorial Day holiday

Friends of Verona Public Library meeting

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Conference Room (127)
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Library Meeting

This is the monthly meeting of the Friends of the Verona Public Library board. New or prospective members are welcome!

Japanese Marbling

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens
Community Room
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 12-18. Registration required.
Try Suminagashi: the art of Japanese water marbling! We'll create paper ink prints.

Disclaimer(s)

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

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.

Free For All: The Public Library

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens, Adults
Community Room
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Education, Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

PBS Documentary Free for All: The Public Library tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen.

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.

Artist's Workshop: Color & Value

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Teens, Adults
Community Room
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Exhibit, Special Event, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

In the third of this workshop series (attend them all or any one of them), our Artist-in-Residence, Dawn Wians, will guide participants in the creation of hand-bound journals, curated from colorful images drawn onto a gelatin plate.

Open A.I.R. Studio

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Main Area
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Main Area
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Event Details:

Stay after the workshop to continue independent work, bring your own project to work on, or create something new with available supplies. Our Artist-in-Residence will nearby to offer guidance or just companionship!

Artist-in-Residence Studio Time

12:30pm - 4:30pm
School Age, Teens, Adults
Main Area
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Main Area
Age Group: School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Education, Exhibit, Special Event, Technology
Event Details:

Throughout her residency, Dawn Wians will spend time in her studio space at the library and work on her own projects. Don't miss these special opportunities to see an artist in action and to ask questions about her art or art in general.

Memory Café

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Adults
Community Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness

A "memory café" is a social gathering designed for individuals experiencing early dementia and memory loss, along with their caregivers or loved ones.  Come to connect, socialize, and build support networks in a comfortable and welcoming environment centered around conversation over coffee, with the primary goal of providing a safe space to interact without feeling embarrassed or misunderstood.

No registration is required for this monthly event, so please just stop in!

Extinctopedia–A Discovery of What We Have Lost, What is at Risk, and What To Do About it with Smithsonian Scientists

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Teens, Adults
Virtual
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Education
Registration Required
Event Details:

You’re invited to grab your family and friends and join us as Smithsonian scientists highlight information found in the Smithsonian’s book, Extinctopedia: Discover what we have lost, what is at risk, and how we can preserve the diversity of ou

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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.

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.

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.

Library Board Meeting

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Conference Room (127)
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Library Meeting
Event Details:

This is the monthly meeting of the Library Board, open to the public.

Swap it Like it's Hot: Summer Wardrobe Refresh Edition

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Community Room
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Looking for a sustainable, no cost way to refresh your warm weather wardrobe?  Come and take part in our summer clothing swap!  Here's how it works:

Disclaimer(s)

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

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.

 

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.