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Verona Public Library
500 Silent St.
Verona, WI 53593
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Sun: 1:00pm-5:00pm

Mon-Thu: 9:00am-9:00pm

Fri: 9:00am-6:00pm

Sat: 9:00am-4:00pm

Featured Events

A wood picnic table outside with berries and nuts and "Forage Like a Bear" book cover

Forage Like a Bear with Author Chris Fink and Illustrator John Porcellino

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Sign-up Open

Library Branch: Verona Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Author Event

Registration Required

Event Details:

Author Chris Fink and Illustrator John Porcellino discuss Forage Like a Bear, their beautiful new book of micro-essays (and illustrations) on nature, family and life, adapted from radio segments heard on Northern Public Radio in DeKalb, I

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Skunk and Badger Party

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Library Branch: Verona Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: School Age

Program Type: Special Event

Event Details:

Ages 5 to 10. No registration.

various documents depicting racial covenants in Dane county including a housing ad, front page of the Afro-American newspaper, map of Madison, City of Monona deed and 1963 photo of Governor George Romney marching in Grosse Point against housing discrimination.

Unjust Deeds: A History of Racial Covenants in Dane County & Beyond

All Day 9/2 - 9/30

Library Branch: Verona Public Library

Room: Main Area

Age Group: School Age, Teens, Adults

Program Type: Exhibit, Outreach, Special Event

Event Details:

For most of the 20th century, racial covenants were an insidious tool used nationwide to segregate whites from Blacks and other minorities in America’s burgeoning suburbs and residential neighborhoods.

a close-up photo of a green and brown dragonfly

Dragonfly Walk for Adults

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Sign-up Open

Library Branch: Verona Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Education, Special Event

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join us at the Verona Public Library to learn about dragonflies. We will start out in our community room where we will learn about dragonflies from an Upper Sugar River Watershed volunteer.

cardboard boxes stacked on top of each other with folded clothes on top against a dark blue background

Downsizing Game Plan: Practical Tips and Pro Tricks

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Sign-up Open

Library Branch: Verona Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Health & Wellness, Workshop

Registration Required

Event Details:

Downsizing can feel overwhelming, but with the right plan, it becomes an opportunity for a fresh start.

photo of a man in a dress shirt and tie holding an African kora stringed instrument

The Sounds & Cultural Significance of the African Kora (Harp)

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Sign-up Open

Library Branch: Verona Public Library

Room: Main Area

Age Group: School Age, Teens, Adults

Program Type: Education, Music, Performance

Registration Required

Event Details:

Traditionally played by oral historians, the kora, a 21-stringed West African harp, preserves an 800-year history dating back to the founding of the Mande Empire.

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Time	Sun (7/06)	Mon (7/07)	Tue (7/08)	Wed (7/09)	Thu (7/10)	Fri (7/11)	Sat (7/12)
9 am		This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group Toddler Story Time 9:30am–10:00am Birth to Pre-K Story Time Room This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.		This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group Toddler Story Time 9:30am–10:00am Birth to Pre-K Story Time Room This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.	This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group Sensory Story Time 9:30am–10:00am Birth to Pre-K Story Time Room This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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. This story time features a visual schedule, yoga, and more. No registration.
10 am		This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group Preschool Story Time 10:30am–11:00am Birth to Pre-K Story Time Room This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.	This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group Story Time at The Sow's Ear 10:00am–10:30am Birth to Pre-K The Sow's Ear This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Off Site Room: The Sow's Ear Age Group: Birth to Pre-K Program Type: Story Time Event Details: Ages 2-5. Join us for story time at The Sow's Ear! Enjoy books, songs, and other activities for children and their caregivers. Geared toward ages 2-5, siblings welcome. This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group This event is in the "School Age" group Shake, Rattle, and Roll with Mister Jim 10:30am–11:15am Birth to Pre-K, School Age Main Area This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group This event is in the "School Age" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Verona Public Library Room: Main Area Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, School Age Program Type: Music Event Details: All ages. No registration. Join Mister Jim for a fun and lively concert full of playful movement, joy filled songs and lots of laughs along the way. Sponsored by the Friends of the Verona Public Library.	This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group Preschool Story Time 10:30am–11:00am Birth to Pre-K Story Time Room This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.	This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group Outdoor Story Time 10:30am–11:00am Birth to Pre-K Outdoors This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.	This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group Baby Story Time 10:30am–11:00am Birth to Pre-K Story Time Room This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.
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1 pm						This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group Baby Story Time 1:00pm–1:30pm Birth to Pre-K Story Time Room This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.
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6 pm				This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group Blue Heeler Story Time 6:30pm–7:00pm Birth to Pre-K Community Room This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Verona Public Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Birth to Pre-K Program Type: Story Time Event Details: Ages 2-6. You know who we're talking about, for real life! Join us for blue dog-themed stories and songs. Designed for ages 2-6. No registration.

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