Fun Home Play Club with Forward Theater
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High School
13-18 years
Someone's Gotta Do It: Monologues with Forward Theater
Chances are, you’ve had one – more than one. They can be inspiring, terrifying, tedious, nauseating, and profound. Jobs. Jobs put food on our tables, roofs over our heads, and (sometimes) anxiety in our hearts.
The Someone's Gotta Do It monologues introduce you to characters telling their work stories: the exhilarating, the necessary, and the outlandishly absurd.
Author Visit with Patricia McConnell
Come meet author Patricia McConnell as she talks about her book, The Education of Will.
ABOUT THE BOOK
For decades, animal behaviorist Dr. Patricia B. McConnell grappled privately with intense fear, anxiety, and guilt. In this soul-searching memoir, she recounts for the first time the compelling story of her past and how a dog named Will helped her recover from a history of trauma and shame.
Book Discussion of I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
In recognition of LGBT Pride Month in June, Madison Public Library will celebrate with thoughtful discussion, inclusive events, and expanded sessions of last year’s popular Drag Queen Storytime.
Event Details:
The Pinney Book Group hosts a discussion of I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson. New attendees always welcome.
First Friday Flicks: Call Me By Your Name Film Showing
In recognition of LGBT Pride Month in June, Madison Public Library will celebrate with thoughtful discussion, inclusive events, and expanded sessions of last year’s popular Drag Queen Storytime.
Event Details:
"In Northern Italy in 1983, seventeen year-old Elio begins a relationship with visiting Oliver, his father's research assistant, with whom he bonds over his emerging sexuality, their Jewish heritage, and the beguiling Italian landscape." (132mins|USA; excerpted from IMDB.com)
Sherlock Week: Sherlock on the Screen
Stop in the Madison Community Foundation room (Study Room #2) and view a Sherlockian movie or show of your choice!
Sherlock Week: Improv Club
Teens in grades 6 and up can expect to enjoy sleuth-inspired games during this session of Improv Club!
No registration required.
Sherlock Week: Escape from Baker Street
Apply Sherlock's methods of deduction to solve clues and puzzle your way out of Baker Street.
Space is limited and registration is required.
For teens in grades 6 and above.
Please call (608)873-6281, email storef [at] stolib.org, or stop at the 2nd Floor Information Desk to register.
Sherlock Week: Escape from Baker Street
Apply Sherlock's methods of deduction to solve clues and puzzle your way out of Baker Street.
Space is limited and registration is required.
For teens in grades 6 and above.
Please call (608)873-6281, email storef [at] stolib.org, or stop at the 2nd Floor Information Desk to register.
Sherlock Week: Stop Hounding Me: the influence of Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes
Read The Hound of the Baskervilles and join us in discussing the novel.
Library Director Richard MacDonald will cover the influence of Edgar Allen Poe on Conan Doyle, and Doyle’s influence on the development of the mystery genre. We'll also discuss how Sherlock has continued to appear in literature over the years.
Copies of the book will be available on the second floor of the library.
No registration necessary.
A door prize will be given away!