Pinney Library 150th Anniversary Party

Attend a party in the library this May. Our first location opened on May 31, 1875, and we're ringing in 150 years of library service in Madison with birthday cake, giveaways, and interactive activities for every age at all nine locations! Pinney Library is also celebrating its 5th year in the new location on Cottage Grove Rd.

At Pinney Library, you'll be able to:

- 11-11:45am: History of East Side Branch Libraries and Shopping Centers - Growing up Together. Learn about east side history during a panel featuring Sarah White and Guests
- 12-1pm: Jam to live music thanks to Yid Vicious
- 11am - 12:30pm: Get your face painted
- Meet Ellie Braun, the 2025 Pinney Studio Artist-in-Residence
Compete in 150th Anniversary trivia for prizes
- Pick up a WE READ Map and bag to start your summer reading journey
- Share your first library memory, what you love about the library, and your hopes for the library of the future by adding candles to our non-edible cake created by Artist-in-Residence National Velvet
- Get a library card
- Enjoy historic photos

We invite you to attend our anchor event at Central Library, as well as other neighborhood library celebrations to get the full experience. Learn more at madpl.org/150yearparties

150th Anniversary Parties are made possible thanks to the Madison Public Library Foundation.

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• This Saturday, 31st May, 09:00 am, Monroe Street Library 150th Anniversary Party in Madison
• This Saturday, 31st May, 01:00 pm, Lakeview Library 150th Anniversary Party in Madison
• This Saturday, 31st May, 03:00 pm, Hawthorne Library 150th Anniversary Party in Madison

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