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Gentle Chair Yoga

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Zablocki Branch
Community Room
This introduction to yoga will focus on low-impact standing and chair-assisted poses. Please wear comfortable clothing and tennis shoes. Chairs will be provided. This class is accessible for all ability levels; no props needed, including mats. Upon arrival, participants will be asked to sign a physical activity waiver. Registration is encouraged.
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Employ Milwaukee Resource Table

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Zablocki Branch

Employ Milwaukee will be at the library to share information about employment opportunities, paid training programs, and much more.

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ESL Drop in Tutoring

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Zablocki Branch

Need help learning English?  Have questions about English conversation or grammar? Want to practice English listening skills? Feel free to stop by and work with an ESL/ELL tutor one-on-one.  All level learners are welcome to attend!

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Earth Day Bingo

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Zablocki Branch
Community Room
Learn about Earth Day and how it started by playing a game or two of Earth Day Bingo.  Prizes and refreshments will be provided.
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Teen book club

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Zablocki Branch
Community Room
Teens come and discuss your favorite book or genre or what you are currently reading now.  It is your hour to discuss books you like to read, from fiction to graphic novels to manga.  While we discuss we can do some simple crafts.
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Tech-Splanation @ MPL

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Zablocki Branch
You bring it in we’ll explain how to use it! Do you have a question about your smartphone, tablet, or other electronic device? Need help accessing library resources? Bring your device and questions to a librarian, we can help!
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Story Time with Play Group

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Zablocki Branch
Community Room
a 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. Story time includes plenty of fingerplays, songs, and other activities that help little ones learn. For children ages 3 and under, with a caregiver.
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Build It!

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Zablocki Branch
Community Room
Calling all engineers.  Grow your skills as you try out different building stations from building straws to Magna-tiles to LEGO® bricks and more.
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ESL Drop in Tutoring

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Zablocki Branch

Need help learning English?  Have questions about English conversation or grammar? Want to practice English listening skills? Feel free to stop by and work with an ESL/ELL tutor one-on-one.  All level learners are welcome to attend!

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Crafty Adults: Rock the Garden Rock Painting

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Zablocki Branch
Community Room

Create your very own unique works of art on nature's works of art--rocks! Take your painted rock home or place it where someone can find it. Registration recommended. Program limited to 15 participants. 

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Tech-Splanation @ MPL

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Zablocki Branch
You bring it in we’ll explain how to use it! Do you have a question about your smartphone, tablet, or other electronic device? Need help accessing library resources? Bring your device and questions to a librarian, we can help!
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Story Time with Play Group

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Zablocki Branch
Community Room
a 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. Story time includes plenty of fingerplays, songs, and other activities that help little ones learn. For children ages 3 and under, with a caregiver.
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ESL Drop in Tutoring

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Zablocki Branch

Need help learning English?  Have questions about English conversation or grammar? Want to practice English listening skills? Feel free to stop by and work with an ESL/ELL tutor one-on-one.  All level learners are welcome to attend!

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Safe Sleep Class

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Zablocki Branch
Community Room
Safe Sleep Class with Milwaukee Health Department's Cribs for Kids Program provides Safe Sleep Educational Classes to pregnant mothers 34 weeks and beyond or who have children under six months of age to qualify for receipt of a Pack N’ Play upon completion of the class. 
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Registration begins 4/22/2024 at 8:00 AM

Getting Started with Computers - Computer Basics

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Zablocki Branch
Community Room

Learn computer basics like turning a computer on and off, using the mouse, opening applications, and using your keyboard to type. 

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Mom's Mental Health Initiative

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Zablocki Branch
Community Room
Sarah Ornst Bloomquist, PMH-C, CFLE, will share about perinatal mental health conditions, like postpartum depression and anxiety, that can impact people from the time they decide they want to be a parent through approximately 18 months postpartum. As a survivor, Sarah leaves the textbooks behind and shares signs and symptoms of these conditions as they really show up. She will also address what moms need as they go through these conditions. Whether you're considering becoming a parent, a new parent or a support person to new parents, you'll walk away feeling empowered to notice a perinatal mental health condition and take action. 

Moms Mental Health Initiative is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping moms navigate perinatal mood and anxiety disorders by sharing information, connecting them to resources and providing peer-driven support.
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Discovery Lunches @ Zablocki Library

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Zablocki Branch
Community Room
Inspiration starts here! Discovery Lunches are one-hour programs that let you explore and connect with fellow learners on your journey to discovery at the Milwaukee Public Library.  A light lunch is provided. 

The Early Social Justice Movement In Wisconsin: The 1960s were troubling times for African Americans in Milwaukee and Wisconsin. Reverend Joseph Baring discusses these times and examines the  Civil Rights Movement and the passage of the Fair Housing Act. Before being called to church ministry, Reverend Baring served as a Navy seaman in Vietnam, an ironworker, and a civil rights leader. He was previously the pastor at St. Paul's AME in Madison.
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Story Time with Play Group

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Zablocki Branch
Community Room
a 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. Story time includes plenty of fingerplays, songs, and other activities that help little ones learn. For children ages 3 and under, with a caregiver.
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ESL Drop in Tutoring

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Zablocki Branch

Need help learning English?  Have questions about English conversation or grammar? Want to practice English listening skills? Feel free to stop by and work with an ESL/ELL tutor one-on-one.  All level learners are welcome to attend!

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Novel Ideas Book Club

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Zablocki Branch
Community Room
Please join us for a discussion of Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li. The Beijing Duck House in Rockville, Maryland, is not only a beloved go-to setting for hunger pangs and celebrations; it is its own world, inhabited by waiters and kitchen staff who have been fighting, loving, and aging within its walls for decades. When disaster strikes, this working family’s controlled chaos is set loose, forcing each character to confront the conflicts that fast-paced restaurant life has kept at bay.  Li looks beyond red tablecloths and silkscreen murals to share an unforgettable story about youth and aging, parents and children, and all the ways that our families destroy us while also keeping us grounded and alive.

Note: This program will be offered at the Zablocki Library and offered virtually through Zoom. 


After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the discussion.
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Registration begins 4/22/2024 at 8:00 AM

Getting Started with Computers - Internet Basics

12:03 PM - 2:00 PM
Zablocki Branch
Community Room

Learn Internet basics like entering a web address, following a link, and navigating through websites. 

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Classic Movie Club

12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Zablocki Branch
Community Room
Are you looking for something to do on a Wednesday afternoon? If so, join us once a month for a matinee movie. Bring your lunch and enjoy a discussion afterward. Light refreshments provided. 

Quicksand (1950) Starring Mickey Rooney Jeanne Cagney and Barbara Bates: After taking 20 dollars from his employer to go on a date with plans to repay the next day, an auto mechanic falls into increasingly disastrous circumstances for more and more money which rapidly spirals out of his control (IMDB). 

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Career Navigator Job Help

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Zablocki Branch
Career Navigators in the Worker Connection Program will host a table to promote their services and resources. Career Navigators will also assist patrons with creating their resumes and job searches. They will provide hands-on services by guiding patrons through the navigation system of employment.
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Registration is open

Gentle Chair Yoga

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Zablocki Branch
Community Room
This introduction to yoga will focus on low-impact standing and chair-assisted poses. Please wear comfortable clothing and tennis shoes. Chairs will be provided. This class is accessible for all ability levels; no props needed, including mats. Upon arrival, participants will be asked to sign a physical activity waiver. Registration is encouraged.
View More

Employ Milwaukee Resource Table

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Zablocki Branch

Employ Milwaukee will be at the library to share information about employment opportunities, paid training programs, and much more.

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