Name: Cereal Box Journals
Start: 2025-05-03T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-05-03T15:00:00-05:00
Location: Brookfield Public Library

Cereal Box Journals

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Children, Tweens

Event Details:

Transform everyday cereal boxes into personal pocket-sized journals with local eco-art studio, Cloud 9 Workshop! They are perfect for drawing, writing and dreaming! Registration is...

Required

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Children, Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Required

Seats Remaining: 25

Event Details:

Transform everyday cereal boxes into personal pocket-sized journals with local eco-art studio, Cloud 9 Workshop! They are perfect for drawing, writing and dreaming!

Please note:

Caregivers required.

A very young child kneeling, looking up, smiling, and clapping

Babytime

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Family Friendly Activities, Storytime & Early Literacy

Age Group:

Children

Babytime:

Ages 0-24 months: Join us for twenty minutes of stories, songs, rhymes, and more!

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Family Friendly Activities, Storytime & Early Literacy

Ages 0-24 months: Join us for twenty minutes of stories, songs, rhymes, and more!

Native American Code Talkers of World War I and II: An Enduring Legacy

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Event Details:

William Meadows, PhD will explain the origins, use, advantages, and secrecy of using Native American languages to convey military messages. Professor Meadows will be appearing...

Open

Required

Open

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: History & Genealogy

Required

Seats Remaining: 500

Event Details:

William Meadows, PhD will explain the origins, use, advantages, and secrecy of using Native American languages to convey military messages.

Professor Meadows will be appearing via Zoom.

A child's hands holding a stack of Duplo-style bricks

Playgroup

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am

Harnischfeger Activity Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Family Friendly Activities, Music, Games & Fun

Age Group:

Children

Playgroup:

Ages 0-24 months: Play with toys and make new friends!

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Harnischfeger Activity Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Family Friendly Activities, Music, Games & Fun

Ages 0-24 months: Play with toys and make new friends!

A pile of yarn, partially completing knitting projects, and knitting needles

At Knit's End

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Rotary Club of Brookfield Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults

At Knit's End:

Join fellow knitters, both novices and experts, at our knitting group.

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Rotary Club of Brookfield Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Join fellow knitters, both novices and experts, at our knitting group.

A very young child in a blue shirt holds the hand of a taller person who is wearing a yellow-and-white striped shirt.

Family Time

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Family Friendly Activities, Storytime & Early Literacy

Age Group:

Children

Family Time:

Ages 0-6: Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more!

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Family Friendly Activities, Storytime & Early Literacy

Ages 0-6: Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more!

Build with LEGO Master Nealita Nelson

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Children

Event Details:

Nealita Nelson, a local LEGO legend and a finalist on season four of FOX's LEGO Masters, will guide children in creating their own fantastic LEGO builds. Participants must register...

Required

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Required

Seats Remaining: 30

Event Details:

Nealita Nelson, a local LEGO legend and a finalist on season four of FOX's LEGO Masters, will guide children in creating their own fantastic LEGO builds. Participants must register for each individual class.

Webinar: Vertical Gardening, with Melinda Myers

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Online at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Home & Garden

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Online Only:Save space, screen bad views, and create privacy by growing vertically. We’ll discuss fun, affordable, and attractive ways to use this gardening technique to incorporat...

Virtual Event

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Online

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Home & Garden

Event Details:

Online Only:

A group of toddlers sitting down with their arms stretched overhead.

Toddler Tales

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Family Friendly Activities, Storytime & Early Literacy

Age Group:

Children

Toddler Tales:

Ages 2-3: Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more!

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Family Friendly Activities, Storytime & Early Literacy

Ages 2-3: Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more!

Toddler Tales

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Family Friendly Activities, Storytime & Early Literacy

Age Group:

Children

Toddler Tales:

Ages 2-3: Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more!

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Family Friendly Activities, Storytime & Early Literacy

Ages 2-3: Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more!

Short and Sweet Book Group

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Harnischfeger Activity Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Book Group

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Short and Sweet Book Group discusses short stories and novellas. New attendees are always welcome. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month before the meeting date. S...

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Harnischfeger Activity Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Group

Event Details:

Short and Sweet Book Group discusses short stories and novellas. New attendees are always welcome. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month before the meeting date.

Dungeons & Dragons

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Harnischfeger Activity Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Music, Games & Fun

Age Group:

Teens

Dungeons & Dragons:

Join us for adventure as we play 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. Registration is required. These sessions are currently full, but we will post an update if space becomes availabl...

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Harnischfeger Activity Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Music, Games & Fun

Join us for adventure as we play 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. Registration is required. These sessions are currently full, but we will post an update if space becomes available.

Dungeons & Dragons

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Rotary Club of Brookfield Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Music, Games & Fun

Age Group:

Teens

Dungeons & Dragons:

Join us for adventure as we play 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. Registration is required. These sessions are currently full, but we will post an update if space becomes availabl...

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Rotary Club of Brookfield Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Music, Games & Fun

Join us for adventure as we play 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. Registration is required. These sessions are currently full, but we will post an update if space becomes available.

Family Time

Friday, May 9, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Family Friendly Activities, Storytime & Early Literacy

Age Group:

Children

Family Time:

Ages 0-6: Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more!

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Family Friendly Activities, Storytime & Early Literacy

Ages 0-6: Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more!

Make a Mural!

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 9:00am - 3:00pm

Harnischfeger Activity Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Children, Tweens

Event Details:

Drop in to add your creative touch to our banner mural, which will be hung in our Children's nonfiction section!

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Harnischfeger Activity Room

Age Group: Children, Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Drop in to add your creative touch to our banner mural, which will be hung in our Children's nonfiction section!

LEGO Club

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Family Friendly Activities, Music, Games & Fun

Age Group:

Children, Tweens

LEGO Club:

Build your own creation and complete our challenge!

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Children, Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Family Friendly Activities, Music, Games & Fun

Build your own creation and complete our challenge!

Grow a Sunflower!

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Courtyard at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Home & Garden, Science & Technology

Age Group:

Tweens

Event Details:

Ages 8-12: Join the BPL Botanists Club! Members of this club will plant seeds in a pot then take them home. Natalie Lester, Master Gardener and founder of the BPL Seed L...

Required

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Courtyard

Age Group: Tweens

Program Type: Home & Garden, Science & Technology

Required

Seats Remaining: 20

Event Details:

Ages 8-12: Join the BPL Botanists Club! Members of this club will plant seeds in a pot then take them home.

Make a Mural!

Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Harnischfeger Activity Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Children, Tweens

Event Details:

Drop in to add your creative touch to our banner mural, which will be hung in our Children's nonfiction section!

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Harnischfeger Activity Room

Age Group: Children, Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Drop in to add your creative touch to our banner mural, which will be hung in our Children's nonfiction section!

A magnifying glass with a fingerprint in black ink under the glass.

It's All Elementary Book Group

Monday, May 12, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Harnischfeger Activity Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Book Group

Age Group:

Adults

It's All Elementary Book Group:

It's All Elementary Book Group discusses current and classic mystery and suspense novels. New attendees are always welcome. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month be...

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Harnischfeger Activity Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Group

It's All Elementary Book Group discusses current and classic mystery and suspense novels. New attendees are always welcome. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month before the meeting date. It's All Elementary Book Group meets on the second Monday of the month. A list of upcoming selections is available here.

Pokémon Phenomenon

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:45pm

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Music, Games & Fun

Age Group:

Children

Event Details:

Ages 6-10. Please bring your TCG deck and mat to play against someone. Please bring card binders if you wish to share or trade.

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Music, Games & Fun

Event Details:

Ages 6-10. Please bring your TCG deck and mat to play against someone. Please bring card binders if you wish to share or trade.

Please note:

Caregivers required.

Talking About Books

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Rotary Club of Brookfield Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Book Group

Age Group:

Adults

Talking About Books:

Can’t decide on your favorite genre? Then this is the perfect group for you -- we discuss everything from classics to current nonfiction. The only requirement is a love of books. N...

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Rotary Club of Brookfield Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Group

Can’t decide on your favorite genre? Then this is the perfect group for you -- we discuss everything from classics to current nonfiction. The only requirement is a love of books. New attendees are always welcome. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month before the meeting date. Talking About Books (TAB) meets on the second Tuesday of the month. A list of upcoming selections is available here.

A rectangular glass vase full of several spools of thread in many colors

Fiber Arts Fanatics

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Harnischfeger Activity Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults

SEW Amazing:

Bring your own materials and equipment and join fellow sewers, both novices and experts, to work on your project. No instructor will be present.

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Harnischfeger Activity Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Bring your own materials and equipment and join fellow sewers, both novices and experts, to work on your project. No instructor will be present.

Build with LEGO Master Nealita Nelson

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Children

Event Details:

Nealita Nelson, a local LEGO legend and a finalist on season four of FOX's LEGO Masters, will guide children in creating their own fantastic LEGO builds. Participants must register...

Required

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Required

Seats Remaining: 30

Event Details:

Nealita Nelson, a local LEGO legend and a finalist on season four of FOX's LEGO Masters, will guide children in creating their own fantastic LEGO builds. Participants must register for each individual class.

Sing-Along with Ms. Kara

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Family Friendly Activities, Music, Games & Fun

Age Group:

Children

Event Details:

Ages 2-5: Join us for an interactive musical event. Sing, listen to music, play instruments, and learn dance moves!

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Family Friendly Activities, Music, Games & Fun

Event Details:

Ages 2-5: Join us for an interactive musical event. Sing, listen to music, play instruments, and learn dance moves!

Please note:

Caregivers required.

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