Senior Citizen

Understanding Race and Criminal Justice in Wisconsin will provide graphical displays of trends in imprisonment and arrest in Wisconsin including comparisons between Wisconsin and the rest of the country and comparisons of different areas in Wisconsin. Pamela Oliver will discuss the various explanations for these patterns in the racial-political history of Wisconsin and the nation and will invite the audience to ask questions and contribute their ideas.

Understanding Race and Criminal Justice in Wisconsin will provide graphical displays of trends in imprisonment and arrest in Wisconsin including comparisons between Wisconsin and the rest of the country and comparisons of different areas in Wisconsin. Pamela Oliver will discuss the various explanations for these patterns in the racial-political history of Wisconsin and the nation and will invite the audience to ask questions and contribute their ideas.

Restorative Justice: Join the Movement

Restorative Justice: Join the Movement

Play Club extends a successful Forward Theater Co. program into the library world.  Through Play Club, participants receive a copy of FTC's current play to read, after which participants engage in discussion, which includes watching live scene work of the play by actors working with a director.  Participants will have the opportunity to engage in conversation with one another and the performers to reach a greater understanding of the play, its issues and struggles, and how a piece is brought from a written work to life.

Enjoy a piece from the upcoming Alice in Wonderland ballet, performed by Dance Wisconsin. Learn about costuming, choreography and how the sets are design to tell the Alice in Wonderland story. Following the presentation, dancers will teach children the "butterfly" dance from the ballet. 

9:30 - 10am
Social time with light refreshments, art projects and library book display

10 - 11am
Alice in Wonderland Presentation

Fitchburg resident Mark Olsky is one of the extraordinary people whose story is told in Wendy Holden’s book, Born Survivors: Three Young Mothers and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage, Defiance, and Hope. Mark will talk about his life after being born in the Mauthausen Concentration Camp.

Officer Saffold will address the paradox of being a Black officer during a time when police are viewed as an enemy and are often not trusted, especially among the African-American community. This presentation is part of the WI Humanities Council's Working Lives Project.  

Learn to play the ukulele! Classes are Tuesday evenings from 6-7pm. Taught by Prairie Music and Arts. There is no fee for this program-- classes are sponsored by the Beyond the Page endowment fund. Bring your instrument if you can! We will help you tune it. We do have a few ukuleles you can borrow.

PLEASE REGISTER FOR THIS CLASS ON OUR WEBSITE: http://www.marlib.org/node/388/register

DATES: Jan: 17, 24, 31 and Feb: 7, 14, 21.

Learn to play the ukulele! Classes are Tuesday evenings from 6-7pm. Taught by Prairie Music and Arts. There is no fee for this program-- classes are sponsored by the Beyond the Page endowment fund. Bring your instrument if you can! We will help you tune it. We do have a few ukuleles you can borrow.

PLEASE REGISTER FOR THIS CLASS ON OUR WEBSITE: http://www.marlib.org/node/388/register

DATES: Jan: 17, 24, 31 and Feb: 7, 14, 21.