Featured Events

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Storybuild: Bakery

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 6:15pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 5-7. Registration required. 

Build with giant magnetic Superspace tiles! Listen to a story, and then build, pretend, and craft. Join in creative play centered around constructing and running a bakery!

a fun colorful puzzle with yellow, orange, and purple shapes sits on a table with a window showing a snowy winter scene.

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.

a needle felted sloth sits on top of a pencil with a subtle 80's design background

Needle Felt-Teen

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 12-18. Registration required. 

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Family Fort Night

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Little Kids, School Age
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

All ages.

cover of the book "American Birkebeiner" by Jerome P. Poling. In the background is a cross country skier skiing with snow and fog

American Birkebeiner: The Nation's Greatest Ski Marathon

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 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:

Each February, cross-country skiers from across the nation and around the world descend upon the sleepy northern Wisconsin town of Hayward to compete in the American Birkebeiner—the largest cross-country ski race in North America.

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Donuts & Gaming

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food, Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 12-18. Registration required. 

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VPL Cookbook Club: Soup & Bread

6:30pm–8:00pm
Adults
Community Room
Sign-up Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Food
Registration Required
Event Details:

It's cold outside!  Let's get cozy with hearty soups and homemade breads.

About the program

Join us as we explore cookbooks and recipes featuring a new theme each month. A selection of books will be on reserve at the circulation desk every month for you to check out, otherwise, feel free to use your own cookbook and let us know about it! Each participant will make a recipe and bring it to share and discuss.

Please register online or call the library at (608) 845-7180 to let us know you will be there!

Disclaimer(s)

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

An Afternoon of Puzzling

1:00pm–3:30pm
School Age, Teens, Adults
Community Room
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
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.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Donuts & Gaming

4:00pm–5:30pm
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
Event Details:

Ages 12-18. Registration required. 

Disclaimer(s)

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

Extra, Extra, Eat All About It! Recipes and Culinary Curiosities from Historic Wisconsin

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: Author Event, Education, Food
Registration Required
Event Details:

Fifty retro recipes—and the history behind them—to inspire and delight home cooks everywhere!

Teen Chocolate Tasting

4:00pm–5:00pm
Teens
Teen Central
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Teen Central
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food
Event Details:

Ages 12-18. No registration. 

Stop over in Teen Central for a tasting of chocolate delights! Stay a while and dip a variety of snacks in our chocolate fountain!

Spice Club

9:00am–9:00pm
Adults
Virtual
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month we feature mustard seed!

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. We will not actually meet - this is simply an opportunity to be introduced to a new spice, or possibly a new way of using it.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Taste For Mystery Book Club

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Conference Room (127)
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Food
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month we will read and discuss All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers.

About the program

Got a taste for mystery? A Taste for Mystery Book Club meets once a month on Monday mornings to discuss great mysteries as we enjoy coffee and pastries. Bring some intrigue to your life by giving this dynamic group a try.

Please register online or call the library at (608) 845-7180 to let us know you will be there!

Disclaimer(s)

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

VPL Cookbook Club: Crockpot Food

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: Book Club, Food, Ongoing
Registration Required
Event Details:

It's set and forget month!  Crockpots can be used to make everything from spiced nuts to lasagna to chocolate cake ... let your creative cravings be your guide.

 We meet on a WEDNESDAY this month

About the program

Join us as we explore cookbooks and recipes featuring a new theme each month. A selection of books will be on reserve at the circulation desk every month for you to check out, otherwise, feel free to use your own cookbook and let us know about it! Each participant will make a recipe and bring it to share and discuss.

Please register online or call the library at (608) 845-7180 to let us know you will be there!

Disclaimer(s)

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

Edible Graham Cracker Art

4:30pm–5:30pm
Little Kids, School Age
Community Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Little Kids, School Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Food
Event Details:

Ages 6-11.

Create your own mini masterpiece by adding colored frosting and sweet touches to a graham cracker canvas. While supplies last! Ages 6-11. No registration.

Disclaimer(s)

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

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.

Donuts & Gaming

4:00pm–5:30pm
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
Event Details:

Ages 12-18. Registration required. 

Disclaimer(s)

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

Taste For Mystery Book Club

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Conference Room (127)
Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Food
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month we will read and discuss Sworn to Silence, by Linda Castillo

About the program

Got a taste for mystery? A Taste for Mystery Book Club meets once a month on Monday mornings to discuss great mysteries as we enjoy coffee and pastries. Bring some intrigue to your life by giving this dynamic group a try.

Please register online or call the library at (608) 845-7180 to let us know you will be there!

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.
  • Space is limited. Please let us know if you need to cancel so someone on the waitlist may attend.
  • Refreshments will be provided. For food allergy concerns please contact staff. Ingredient lists can be provided upon request.

Coffee with the Classics

10:00am–12:30pm
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 we will watch The Lady Vanishes.

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

Coffee with the Classics

10:00am–1:00pm
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 we will watch A Raisin in the Sun.

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

Coffee with the Classics

10:00am–1:00pm
Adults
Community Room
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food, Movie
Event Details:

This month we will watch North by Northwest.

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

Coffee with the Classics

10:00am–12:30pm
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 we will watch Stagecoach.

Enjoy coffee and a sweet treat as you watch classic cinema in the comfort of the library's Community Room.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Coffee with the Classics

10:00am–1:00pm
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 we will watch It's a Wonderful Life.

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

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.