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Closed for Christmas Eve

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Sun Prairie Public Library
Description:

The library is closed December 24, 2024 for Christmas Eve.

Closed for Christmas Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Sun Prairie Public Library
Description:

The library is closed December 25, 2024 for Christmas Day.

Teen Writers and Readers

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens
Storytime Room
Library Branch: Sun Prairie Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Creative writers, poets, songwriters, and new writers welcome! We work together to make our writing even better. Give input and receive tips on your own work. We also talk about books and writers who inspire us!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility: The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Food: We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Closed for New Year's Eve

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Sun Prairie Public Library
Description:

The library is closed December 31 for New Year's Eve.
The drive-through book drop is open.

Closed for New Year's Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Sun Prairie Public Library
Description:

The library is closed January 1, 2025 for New Year's Day.
The drive-through book drop is open.

Stitching in Sun Prairie

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Community Room
Library Branch: Sun Prairie Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Stitching in Sun Prairie is a community-based fiber crafts group that meets on the first Thursday of the month! Bring your knitting, crochet, or embroidery projects and craft and chat with fellow fiber art enthusiasts.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility: The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Local Author Series: Gregory Renz

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Community Room
Registration
Library Branch: Sun Prairie Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Guest Speaker
Registration Required
Event Details:

(Rescheduled from December 19, 2024)

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility: The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Homeschool Huddle

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Family, Children (5 - 12)
Conference Room
Library Branch: Sun Prairie Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Family, Children (5 - 12)
Program Type: Community Conversation, Games, Lego
Event Details:

Sun Prairie local, Marie Belliveau, is looking to connect homeschool families together with Homeschool Huddle! 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility: The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Accompanying Adults: This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to be attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Afternoon Book Club

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Conference Room
Library Branch: Sun Prairie Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

The Afternoon Book Club, facilitated by a staff member, is a group of seasoned readers who enjoy a variety of genres and engaging discussions.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility: The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Paint Your Pet

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Conference Room
Registration
Library Branch: Sun Prairie Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us on January 8th to paint a portrait of your favorite furry, feathered, or scaled friend! All supplies will be provided.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility: The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Library Board Meeting

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Conference Room
Library Branch: Sun Prairie Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

The Sun Prairie Public Library Board of Trustees meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 6pm in the Conference Room. 

Grow with Chess

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Family, Children (5 - 12), Teens, Adults
Storytime Room
Registration
Library Branch: Sun Prairie Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Family, Children (5 - 12), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grow with Chess: Learn Chess for All Ages!
The second Monday of each month, October - April from 5:00 to 6:00 PM
For ages 7 and up.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility: The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Photography: Children and adults participating in Sun Prairie Public Library programs may be photographed by newspaper or television reporters/photographers, library staff members, or others involved with the program. These photographs may appear without compensation in newspapers or productions, publications, on the web, or other printed or electronic materials related to the role and function of the Sun Prairie Public Library. Parents who do not want their children photographed should notify Lynn Montague, Head of Youth Services, before the program starts.

Local Author Series: Doug Haynes

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Community Room
Registration
Library Branch: Sun Prairie Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Guest Speaker
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn history, color and meet the creator of the Wisconsin GOP History: A Coloring Book and the State Street Coloring Book!

Join this hands-on event led by author/illustrator Doug Haynes!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility: The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Medicare 101

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Conference Room
Registration
Library Branch: Sun Prairie Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Confused about Medicare? Retirement specialist Jake Zimmermann can help! In this free, educational program, Mr. Zimmermann will discuss the different parts of Medicare (A, B, C and D) and how people can pay for health care after retirement.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility: The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Eclectic Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Conference Room
Library Branch: Sun Prairie Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

The Eclectic Book Club explores the imaginations of interesting authors across numerous genres.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility: The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Model Train Show featuring the Southern WI Sandhouse Crew

9:30am - 4:45pm
Family, Children (0 - 5), Children (5 - 12), Teens, Adults
Community Room
Library Branch: Sun Prairie Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Family, Children (0 - 5), Children (5 - 12), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Saturday, January 18 from 9:30 - 4:45
Sunday, January 19 from 1:30 - 4:30

The Southern Wisconsin Sandhouse Crew is an H.O. Scale Model Railroad Club. The Crew will display their trains, answer questions, and talk trains all day!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility: The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Accompanying Adults: This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to be attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photography: Children and adults participating in Sun Prairie Public Library programs may be photographed by newspaper or television reporters/photographers, library staff members, or others involved with the program. These photographs may appear without compensation in newspapers or productions, publications, on the web, or other printed or electronic materials related to the role and function of the Sun Prairie Public Library. Parents who do not want their children photographed should notify Lynn Montague, Head of Youth Services, before the program starts.

Model Train Show featuring the Southern WI Sandhouse Crew

1:30pm - 4:45pm
Family, Children (0 - 5), Children (5 - 12), Teens, Adults
Community Room
Library Branch: Sun Prairie Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Family, Children (0 - 5), Children (5 - 12), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Saturday, January 18 from 9:30 - 4:45
Sunday, January 19 from 1:30 - 4:30

The Southern Wisconsin Sandhouse Crew is an H.O. Scale Model Railroad Club. The Crew will display their trains, answer questions, and talk trains all day!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility: The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Accompanying Adults: This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to be attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photography: Children and adults participating in Sun Prairie Public Library programs may be photographed by newspaper or television reporters/photographers, library staff members, or others involved with the program. These photographs may appear without compensation in newspapers or productions, publications, on the web, or other printed or electronic materials related to the role and function of the Sun Prairie Public Library. Parents who do not want their children photographed should notify Lynn Montague, Head of Youth Services, before the program starts.

Closed for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Sun Prairie Public Library
Description:

The Library is closed July 20, 2025 for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Homeschool Huddle

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Family, Children (5 - 12)
Conference Room
Library Branch: Sun Prairie Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Family, Children (5 - 12)
Program Type: Community Conversation, Games, Lego
Event Details:

Sun Prairie local, Marie Belliveau, is looking to connect homeschool families together with Homeschool Huddle! 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility: The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Accompanying Adults: This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to be attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Urban Sun: Black Voices Book Club

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Digital
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Urban SUN: Black Voices Book Club- a monthly book club since September 2020- is devoted to creating meaningful conversations about race by exploring works of contemporary and historical African-American authors.

Evening Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Conference Room
Library Branch: Sun Prairie Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

The Evening Book Club is a welcoming group of fervent readers who love to discuss all genres of books, particularly multicultural & literary fiction and human issues related nonfiction.

National Puzzle Day Puzzle-A-Thon

10:00am - 8:30pm
Family, Children (0 - 5), Children (5 - 12), Teens, Adults
Community Room
Library Branch: Sun Prairie Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Family, Children (0 - 5), Children (5 - 12), Teens, Adults
Event Details:

How many puzzles can Sun Prairie do in one day?!

Homeschool Huddle

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Family, Children (5 - 12)
Conference Room
Library Branch: Sun Prairie Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Family, Children (5 - 12)
Program Type: Community Conversation, Games, Lego
Event Details:

Sun Prairie local, Marie Belliveau, is looking to connect homeschool families together with Homeschool Huddle! 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility: The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Accompanying Adults: This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to be attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Stitching in Sun Prairie

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Community Room
Library Branch: Sun Prairie Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Stitching in Sun Prairie is a community-based fiber crafts group that meets on the first Thursday of the month! Bring your knitting, crochet, or embroidery projects and craft and chat with fellow fiber art enthusiasts.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility: The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.