Madison Public Library - Pinney Library

Loud ‘n’ Unchained Theater company presents a series of writing workshops and open mic events centering Black, Indigenous and POC, Queer, Trans and Disabled writers and authors. 

In recognition of LGBT Pride Month in June, Madison Public Library will celebrate with thoughtful discussion, inclusive events, and expanded sessions of last year’s popular Drag Queen Storytime.

Local artist Charles Wetzel displays his five-photo portrait series of LGBTQ+ leaders from around the state.  

In recognition of LGBT Pride Month in June, Madison Public Library will celebrate with thoughtful discussion, inclusive events, and expanded sessions of last year’s popular Drag Queen Storytime.

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The Pinney Book Group hosts a discussion of I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson. New attendees always welcome.

In recognition of LGBT Pride Month in June, Madison Public Library will celebrate with thoughtful discussion, inclusive events, and expanded sessions of last year’s popular Drag Queen Storytime.

Event Details:

Bring your fabulous self and celebrate diversity, differences, and imagination through fun, age-appropriate stories, songs, and activities with local drag performers. 

Crafts and facepainting at 10 am, storytime at 10:30. 

In recognition of LGBT Pride Month in June, Madison Public Library will celebrate with thoughtful discussion, inclusive events, and expanded sessions of last year’s popular Drag Queen Storytime.

Event Details:

"In Northern Italy in 1983, seventeen year-old Elio begins a relationship with visiting Oliver, his father's research assistant, with whom he bonds over his emerging sexuality, their Jewish heritage, and the beguiling Italian landscape." (132mins|USA; excerpted from IMDB.com)

Join three Madison-area African American writers - poet Fabu, novelist Sherry Lucille, and playwright and novelist Catrina Sparkman - as they discuss their poetry and prose in relation to the work of three African American literary giants who also lived and worked in the Madison area during the 20^th century: novelist Jean Toomer, playwright Lorraine Hansberry, and poet Sarah Webster Fabio.

“Pop Up!” screenings will feature full length international festival films with discussions led by UWMadison & other local humanities experts who will connect themes addressed in the films with Wisconsin’s multicultural communities.

Film: The Salesman

This Iranian film won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2017.

In its fourth year, the Pinney Mini Book Festival continues to connect local authors and patrons. In addition to a local author slam of 5-10 authors, Pinney will host a panel session comprised of 3 successful authors, editors, and/or publishers. We hope this will further foster community and collaboration among local budding authors who are honing their skills and marketing their work.

This event is part of the series:  The Horse-Human Connection.

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Legend Lake is a 34 minute documentary film that recounts the saga of Legend Lake, a beautiful 5,160 acre lake development, formed by joining nine smaller lakes in the Menominee Indian Reservation in Northern Wisconsin.  Shore-land was subdivided and sold mostly to non-Menominee people.  Legend Lake represents another chapter in the land and frequently contentious relationship between Native Americans and non-Native Americans in Wisconsin.  Why and how the lake came into being, what land issue have arisen and what might be done to manage them is