Arts & Culture in Baraboo
Museums, galleries, theater, dance, and cultural events in Baraboo. Feed your creative side.
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Fiber Arts with Friends
Bring your projects for a monthly social fiber arts get-together! All experience levels encouraged. We welcome knitting, crochet, tatting, sewing, mending or other fiber-related projects.
Beginning Weaving with Kallia Walkowiak
2026 Class Offerings: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Friday, April 17, 2026 Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Friday, October 2, 2026 Friday, November 6, 2026 (10 am-4 pm) Class Fee: $200/ W
Art Crafternoon
Come create with us! We'll supply a variety of art supplies and create a new masterpiece each time. Meet friends, get messy, and see what you can create together.
Gravity! Art and Activities
Let's talk about gravity! Join us for a read aloud about why gravity is so important and then explore the theory with activities and an art project.
Craft & Chat
Bring your craft and hang-out for a cozy craft and chat! All-ages program to bring neighborhood crafters together. Every Thursday starting January 8th - April 30th, 4-5pm.
Midweek Makers
Beat those Wednesday blues with Midweek Makers! Come get creative, using either an assortment of art supplies from the Art Cart, or using building straws, Magna Tiles, and LEGO bricks during You Build It! on alternating Wednesdays all year long. Make new friends, bring your family, or stop by after.
Create & Craft
January: Sleep Masks February: DIY Buttons March: 3D Pen Playtime April: Shrinky Dinks
Visible Mending
Learn simple and effective mending techniques to bring your beloved clothes back to new life. Explore library resources about clothing repair methods such as replacing buttons and mending buttonholes, patching holes, repairing seams, darning, sashiko, and more! Try out both hand sewing and machine..
ArtLab
Try out new art supplies, projects and learn new techniques for creative self-expression.
Beginning Sewing for Teens
Follow along with our amazing teacher, Ms. Lizzy, as she walks teens through step-by-step instructions for making a drawstring pouch on a sewing machine. Please register. Limit 10.
Cozy Crafting
Get cozy, craft, and meet up with friends and neighbors @Central Library! Bring along your latest work in progress, or try out an easy, librarian-selected crochet pattern. We’ll enjoy hot seasonal drinks, and browse a curated selection of pattern books available to scan or check out. Bring...
Adult Crafting @ Tippe!
Don't let the kids have all the fun! Join us for adult skill level craft projects and create something you can proudly display in your home. Projects change monthly. Registration recommended. April 2026: Coffee Filter Wreaths
Teaching with Hidden Treasures
You don’t have to break the bank to create great props that will enhance your story times and make books come alive! This session will show you a variety of simple but creative story time props that can be made using open-access online finds, your recyclables and craft items you have on hand,...
Milwaukee Area Teachers of Art
The 84th annual member exhibition opens at Milwaukee Public Library's Central Library on Sunday, April 19 and runs through Saturday, May 16. There will be an artists' reception at the Library during this exhibit run, on Saturday, April 25 from 2:00-3:00PM. The Milwaukee Area Teachers of Art, or...
Animation Around the World
Dive into the world of animated movies with Kanopy, featuring a movie from a new country every week! For teens and tweens.
Rhyme Time Stay & Play (ages 0-2)
Rhyme Time is a 20-minute program which engages your child in early literacy development through interactive stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement. Rhyme Time is designed for children birth through 2 years accompanied by an adult. Older siblings are welcome. Registration is not required. This..
Learn and Play: Spring Cleaning
Help your child get ready to read with hands-on activities designed to promote early literacy skills. Build motor skills as you "clean", "wash," "iron," and fold a load of laundry. Hang matching sock pairs on a laundry line, use clothespins and hangers, and practice using clothing fasteners like...
Peoria Chiefs at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
MiLB High-A: Peoria Chiefs at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Neuroscience Group Field
Learn Through Play STEM Day: Light
School aged children and caregivers can explore a variety of self-guided STEM activities including: Kaleidoscopes, UV bracelets, and suncatchers.
Teen Craft Club!
Knitting! Sketching! Crochet! Come on down to the library for some designated crafting time with other teens! Bring your current project and join us, or come and learn a new skill! Ages 12-18.
Snack Hack: Kids Kitchen
Each weekly session will include a hands-on cooking lesson that focuses on a specific nutritional element, food group, cooking principle, or history of food. Sessions include a snack for attendees. All supplies will be provided.
Teen Game Night
Fan of video games? Board games? Any games????Then come to the library for a night of fun!
Toronto Blue Jays at Milwaukee Brewers
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays at Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field
Story Time with Playgroup
Story Time includes plenty of fingerplays, songs, and other activities that help little ones learn. Intended for children 3 years old and younger with a caregiver.
You Build It!
Explore your creativity through free and open unstructured play with a variety of building materials such as MagnaTiles, LEGOs and Building Straws. Held in the children's room.
Book Scouts Pizza Party!
Open to youth in grades 3-6. All of Book Scouts Book Club (Story Seekers and Page Turners) are invited to join us for a (PIZZA!) party to celebrate the end of our Book Scouts season! Meet up with friends new and old for lots of book-related activities, discussion, and pizza! Registration is...
Story Time Stay & Play (ages 3-6)
Story Time promotes early literacy development through interactive stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement. Children will practice gross and fine motor skills, as well as independence; your 3-6-year-old is encouraged to attend on their own if this suits their growing independence and your...
Sensory Play Time
Babies, toddlers, and preschoolers are invited to drop-in and play with sensory toys and activities. Recommended for children 6 months to 5 years old with a caregiver.
Spanish/English Storytime with La Escuelita
Join in the fun and enjoy storytime in Spanish and English. Únete a la diversión y disfruta de la hora del cuento en español e inglés.
Baby & Lapsit Storytime
Let’s read some stories, bounce to rhymes and songs, and play with our friends! Best for ages birth-2 years; siblings of all ages are welcome.
Dabble Box Open Lab
Drop in to play, make, and share! From coding with robots to painting and drawing, there’s something for everyone. Open Lab is recommended for ages 8 and up, but is open to all ages with age-appropriate adult supervision.
Book Babies Storytime - Evening Edition
Evening edition of storytime offered the second Monday evening each month.
Adult Story Time
Why should kids be the only ones who get read to in the library? Come to the Community Room at King for a relaxing hour listening to a good tale. Our inaugural story is "Washington Black," a novel by Esi Edugyan, the basis for the streaming series of the same name on Hulu.
Sensory Story Time (ages 3-8)
Join us for a Story Time program designed specifically for autistic children, neurodivergent children, or children who find it difficult to sit through our traditional Story Time programs. This 45 minute program is for children ages 3-8 along with their parent or caregiver and includes stories, ...
Story Time and Play Group
A 20-minute story time for children and their caregiver is followed by open play time with a variety of age-appropriate, educational toys. Story time includes plenty of fingerplays, songs, or other participatory activities that help children learn important literacy skills.
Papercraft Party
Looking for the perfect card for a special occasion? Or maybe you’d love to create unique bookmarks for yourself—or to share at the library? Join our monthly Papercraft Party! Explore our extensive collection of high-quality papers and supplies as you design beautiful cards and bookmarks. All...
Bookish Birdhouses
Decorate a prefabricated birdhouse and add your favorite bookish elements using polymer clay.
Teen Litwits Book Club
Open to youth in grades 7-12. Join us for Teen Litwits where you can talk about books you love (or hate) without fear of non-readers getting you down. Snacks served. Copies of the current book are available for check out at the Youth Services desk. Register below or contact Youth Services at...
Library Lunch & Learn: How to Use AI
In today's world of rapid technological innovation, it can be a bit difficult to keep up. If you are curious about all of the news regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI), but are not sure where to start? This is the presentation for you! Library IT Technician, Dareios Moore, will share an overview..
Milwaukee Day Decoupage
Use book pages, watercolors, and Milwaukee Day graphics to make coasters, buttons and more. Practice the art of decoupage and go home with a custom coaster made by you!
Baby Story Time
Share simple stories, playful songs and gentle movement in this lapsit story time for babies aged 0-18 months with a caregiver.
Baby Time (ages 0-12 mo.)
Baby Time is an interactive 20-minute program for babies (0 - 12 months) with an adult. Enjoy simple stories, lap bounces, songs, rhymes, and fingerplays together! Older siblings are welcome. Registration is requested. Please note: Our children's programs are planned so that they are...
Toddler Time
Join us for early literacy storytime and learning through songs, rhymes, books, and movement! Best for ages 2-3; siblings of all ages are welcome.
Family Place Workshop
This five-week workshop every Friday from March 20 - April 17, is for babies and toddlers ages 0 - 3 years and their parents/caregivers. This fun, informal, play-based program provides a rich environment of toys, books and art activities. Families have the opportunity to spend time together, make...
Introduction to Drawing with Pencil and Charcoal
Interested in learning to draw with pencil and charcoal? Join us for a beginning drawing class as we practice basic techniques.
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