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Senior Case Management Outreach (Drop-In)

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Conference Room (127)
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education, Food, Health & Wellness, Outreach

A case manager from the Verona Senior Center will answer questions and provide resources for older adults and their caregivers. Information on Medicare/Medicaid, nutrition, housing, assistance in the home, and resources in Verona and Dane County will be available.  Stop in to talk and enjoy coffee and donuts.

Contact a case manager at the Verona Senior Center at 608-845-7471 with questions.

Eat Your Words

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Teens
Community Room
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
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.

VPL Cookbook Club: Literary Recipes

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Community Room
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Food
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

This month we will make recipes found in literature!  Any recipe found in a book that is not a cookbook is fair game!

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!

Food & Stories on the 100th Anniversary of The Great Gatsby

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Teens, Adults
Community Room
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Author Event, Food, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

A culinary journey into the decadence and sophistication of the Jazz Age celebrating the 100th anniversary of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s literary classic, The Great Gatsby! 

This event is sponsored by Beyond the Page, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Madison Community Foundation.

logos for Beyond the Page, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Madison Community Foundation

 

Disclaimer(s)

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

Teen Gaming & Pizza

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Teens
Community Room
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food, Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited

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. 

Cupcakes & Queer Eye

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens
Community Room
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Food
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Ages 12-18. Registration required. 

Decorate cupcakes, make happy rocks, and create friendship bracelets while watching Queer Eye with other teens!

 

Disclaimer(s)

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

Learn to Play Dungeons & Dragons for Adults: Part 1

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Teens, Adults
Conference Room (127)
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Food, Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Dungeons & Dragons is a cooperative tabletop role-playing game in which players can have creative and immersive adventures. Come and learn the basics from experienced players, and find out why this such a popular pastime.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Learn to Play Dungeons & Dragons for Adults: Part 2

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Teens, Adults
Conference Room (127)
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Food, Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

A continuation of April 29th's intro to the creative and immersive role-playing game of Dungeons & Dragons. 

Disclaimer(s)

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

Spice Club

12:00pm - 6:00pm
Adults
Virtual
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Interested in learning more about spices?  This club will feature a differen spice each month. Participants will be given a sample of the spice, a brief history of its use, and a recipe that incorporatees it.

Teen Volunteer Opportunity with Donuts and Crafts

9:00am - 12:00pm
Teens
Main Area
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Main Area
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Food, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Ages 13-18.  Registration Required

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This series and programs are brought to you by the Verona Public Library Endowment Fund.

Disclaimer(s)

  • 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.

Eat Your Words

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Teens
Community Room
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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.

VPL Cookbook Club: Recipes that Celebrate Mexico

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

This month, in honor of Mexican Independence Day, we will make food that celebrates Mexican recipes and heritage.

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)

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

Pakistani Tea Time

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Community Room
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Learn to make samosas, a traditional Pakistani tea time appetizer, with Huma Siddiqui-Seitz, owner of White Jasmine. Enjoy this delicious savory treat as you sip traditional Pakistani Chai Tea.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Teen Gaming & Pizza

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Teens
Community Room
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food, Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited

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. 

Coffee with the Classics

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Community Room
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food, Movie
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Rewatch a favorite classic movie as you enjoy coffee and donuts in the cool of the library's community room!  This month's feature: Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Disclaimer(s)

  • Registration is required.

VPL Cookbook Club: Taste of Wisconsin!

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

This month we will celebrate the many foods characteristic of the wonderful state of Wisconsin - think brats, cheese, cranberries, kringles, apples and more!  

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)

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

Senior Case Management Outreach (Drop-In)

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Conference Room (127)
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education, Food, Health & Wellness, Outreach

A case manager from the Verona Senior Center will answer questions and provide resources for older adults and their caregivers. Information on Medicare/Medicaid, nutrition, housing, assistance in the home, and resources in Verona and Dane County will be available.  Stop in to talk and enjoy coffee and donuts.

Contact a case manager at the Verona Senior Center at 608-845-7471 with questions.

Senior Case Management Outreach (Drop-In)

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Conference Room (127)
Library Branch: Verona Public Library
Room: Conference Room (127)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education, Food, Health & Wellness, Outreach

A case manager from the Verona Senior Center will answer questions and provide resources for older adults and their caregivers. Information on Medicare/Medicaid, nutrition, housing, assistance in the home, and resources in Verona and Dane County will be available.  Stop in to talk and enjoy coffee and donuts.

Contact a case manager at the Verona Senior Center at 608-845-7471 with questions.

 

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.