Marshall Community Library

Join Becky and Steve Webster of Ukwakhwa as they share their family’s journey from growing Tuscarora white corn in their backyard to creating a 15-acre homestead rooted in Indigenous food sovereignty. Named Ukwakhwa: Tsinu Niyukwayay^thoslu (Our Food: Where We Plant Things), their farm is a space where community members come together to learn about growing, harvesting, seed keeping, and traditional foodways. Becky and Steve will reflect on how caring for the land and their heirloom crops is both an act of cultural reclamation and a path toward healing and connection.

Discover the meditative art of wood burning, also known as pyrography, with Gauri Bansal from Prettyful Creations. Go home with an exquisite wood burned piece and skills that you can use over and over again. Gauri has roots in Indian culture and specializes in bringing mandala designs and patterns to everyday objects.

Limited to 10 people! Presenter Kay Dewaide will teach introductory watercolor techniques and explore the ways art can be viewed as a universal language that connects people. For ages 16+.

Join us and explore a facet of Japanese culture with this rousing presentation by "Beni Daiko," Madison's premiere mainland taiko drumming group.  The group's goal is to teach, preserve, and perform the ancient art of Taiko drumming, a form of traditional Japanese musical expression that combines mental discipline and physical demand.  The presentation is exciting and fun for all ages. Our thanks to "Beni Daiko" and Beyond the Page for sponsoring this program. 

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.  Racial covenants were clauses inserted into property deeds to prevent non-Whites and non-Christian’s from buying or occupying land. Although no longer valid or enforceable, they can still be found in the land deeds of almost every American community, including Dane County.

For more than a century, Latino immigrants, migrants, and refugees have turned t

Mike Schneider helps celebrate Oktoberfest traditions! Learn a little bit of the German language, how to do the "Chicken Dance" - the official dance of Oktoberfest, and even how to yodel! Plus, get a quick tutorial on the accordion and the history of polka music. One lucky adult volunteer will even have the opportunity to make water magically disappear from a German stein! Age-appropriate trivia questions, numerous volunteer opportunities and sing-alongs, and a special Pint Size Polkas edition of "Name That Tune" round out this exciting musical program that's fun for all ages!

Featured dance: Merengue

Have you ever heard a student say they went to a school where they didn’t feel seen, heard, confident, loved, or like they truly belonged? Jr. has felt that way at his many schools. But things begin to change when he stumbles upon a magical classroom and peeks through their window. With the help of a teacher named Mr. Rise, he sees a handful of students who are shown just how special they are every day! Will Jr. be too afraid to reveal himself to them? Will they let Jr. join their team? Only time will tell if he’s found the community he’s needed for a very long time.

Ripple Project Program Description:

Join National Heritage Fellow Karen Ann Hoffman of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin for a conversation about Contemporary Native Art, Issues and (Mis-)Understandings. Warning—some topics may be triggering for some attendees.