Featured Events

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Read, Learn, Score with Soccer Shots

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Little Kids
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 2-3. Registration required.

Enjoy a book about soccer, learn a basic soccer skill, then try to score a goal! Presented by Soccer Shots of Madison.

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Drop-In Tech Help: New Device Setup

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 9:30am - 11:30am
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Main Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

Time to set up the new device you got over the holidays! Come to the library to get help customizing and optimizing your new tech so that it works for you.

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Glory Days in the Rearview with Local Author Mark Nepper

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

We all remember that person from high school. You know, the person who seemed to glide through every aspect of those years—academics, athletics, clubs, social interactions. They were popular and successful and (darn them) even likable.

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Hot Cocoa Story Time

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Little Kids
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Ages 2-6.

Join us for hot cocoa-themed stories and songs! Designed for ages 2-6. No registration.

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Time to Ship Another Steer: A Kenosha Farmboy's Recollections

Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bill Mueller is a teacher, author, and a former Kenosha farm boy. Come and listen to his recollections, both sweet and bittersweet, of growing up on a farm with 10 brothers and sisters.

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An Afternoon of Puzzling

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
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.

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Verona Aspiring Writers Group

5:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Conference Room (127)
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required

The Aspiring Writers Group offers constructive feedback and inspiration to writers and aspiring writers of all genres. 

Want to get a blog started or grow one? Hoping to be published in a magazine? Trying to finish or fine-tune the next great American novel? We welcome all!

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.

Career Navigation Program: Job Assistance

1:00pm–3:00pm
Teens, Adults
Conference Room (127)
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Education, Workshop
Event Details:

Everyone can work and there is a job for everyone. Learn how to activate your skills and find career paths that match your interests and needs.

Open Writing Time

5:00pm–8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Conference Room (127)
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Ongoing, Workshop
Event Details:

Need a place to write? Every other Monday throughout the year, the Conference Room will be open for those who want to spend a little time working on their writing.

Eat Your Words

5:30pm–7:00pm
Teens
Community Room
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 12-18. Registration required. 

Enjoy breakfast-for-dinner! Create pancake art and play storytelling games in a relaxed group setting. Eat your words – without judgement – in this writing workshop for teens!

Disclaimer(s)

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

Career Navigation Program: Job Assistance

1:00pm–3:00pm
Teens, Adults
Conference Room (127)
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Education, Workshop
Event Details:

Everyone can work and there is a job for everyone. Learn how to activate your skills and find career paths that match your interests and needs.

Open Writing Time

5:00pm–8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Conference Room (127)
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Ongoing, Workshop
Event Details:

Need a place to write? Every other Monday throughout the year, the Conference Room will be open for those who want to spend a little time working on their writing.

Verona Aspiring Writers Group

5:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Conference Room (127)
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required

The Aspiring Writers Group offers constructive feedback and inspiration to writers and aspiring writers of all genres. 

Want to get a blog started or grow one? Hoping to be published in a magazine? Trying to finish or fine-tune the next great American novel? We welcome all!

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.

Career Navigation Program: Job Assistance

1:00pm–3:00pm
Teens, Adults
Conference Room (127)
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Education, Workshop
Event Details:

Everyone can work and there is a job for everyone. Learn how to activate your skills and find career paths that match your interests and needs.

Verona Aspiring Writers Group

5:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Conference Room (127)
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required

The Aspiring Writers Group offers constructive feedback and inspiration to writers and aspiring writers of all genres. 

Want to get a blog started or grow one? Hoping to be published in a magazine? Trying to finish or fine-tune the next great American novel? We welcome all!

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.

Career Navigation Program: Job Assistance

1:00pm–3:00pm
Teens, Adults
Conference Room (127)
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Education, Workshop
Event Details:

Everyone can work and there is a job for everyone. Learn how to activate your skills and find career paths that match your interests and needs.

White Jasmine Cooking Class

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Community Room
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.

Career Navigation Program: Job Assistance

1:00pm–3:00pm
Teens, Adults
Conference Room (127)
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Education, Workshop
Event Details:

Everyone can work and there is a job for everyone. Learn how to activate your skills and find career paths that match your interests and needs.

Career Navigation Program: Job Assistance

1:00pm–3:00pm
Teens, Adults
Conference Room (127)
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Education, Workshop
Event Details:

Everyone can work and there is a job for everyone. Learn how to activate your skills and find career paths that match your interests and needs.

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.