Adults

Registration is required please call (608)846-5482 or stop in to register.

A memory screen is a wellness tool that helps identify possible changes in memory.

It creates a baseline so future changes can be monitored. Specialists from the Dane County Aging and Disability Resource Center will provide free 10-minute memory screenings. You can also get information about memory, memory clinics, brain health and local resources.

Eye doctors have specific recommendations for adults over age 60.

Find out what's normal for your eyes, when to get your eyes checked and what else to watch for.

Dr. Eakin will share tips on how to preserve your eye health at this library outreach program.

This library outreach program is open to the community. If you have a disability and require accommodation in order to fully participate, please contact library staff.

Qigong is a moving meditation that is simple, easy to learn, and can be done by everyone, at any age and fitness level.

Just mirror the movements of the instructor and reduce tension, improve breathing, and increase flexibility.

Open to ages 16 & up. Participants need to register and sign a waiver (waivers are available at the front desk and will be available at the first class).

If you have a disability and require accommodation in order to fully participate, please contact library staff.

We all know the story: An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.

Join us for interactive fun, a goodie bag, and warm beverages!

© Paramount Pictures 1946
Rated PG|130 minutes
Drama/Fantasy

If you have a disability and require accommodation in order to fully participate, please contact library staff.

Come and make some glassy, classy holiday crafts to keep for yourself or give to someone else!

Please register online or at the library desk. For ages 16 & Up. Registration: Register

We’ll be making five items:

When was the last time you did something for the first time?"

If you have to think about it long and hard, it's probably been too long.

Larry is one of the most upbeat people around, yet he has faced extraordinary challenges. His goal in life is to help others to gain confidence and help them get the life they really want. How? He’s got loads of real-world tips he’ll bring with him. Join us to hear what making a difference means to Larry and how he offers hope to others.

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, but Dr. Eno has a lot more to talk about than diabetes.

Many people diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes feel overwhelmed and are afraid of developing complications. But this does not have to be their reality.

By implementing an “information is power” strategy, Dr. Eno sees a difference. Patients become enthusiastically engaged, and eager to take action, control blood sugars and enjoy the benefits of thriving with Type 2 Diabetes.

Kathleen's lively, richly-illustrated program will take readers 'behind the scenes' to reveal the people, places, and the past that inspired her to write the now nine books featuring museum curator (and reluctant sleuth) Chloe Ellefson and her police officer boyfriend Roelke McKenna.

Her presentation will include details about her newest Chloe mystery, The Lacemaker's Secret. Kathleen will also talk about how her years at Old World Wisconsin influenced her Chloe character, how her research into police work helped shape Roelke, and how she researches and writes their stories.

Susanne Oliver, local harpist, will play a variety of music including Celtic tunes and some holiday favorites. Experience the healing and uplifting quality of harp music.

This library outreach program is open to the community.

If you have a disability and require accommodation in order to fully participate, please contact library staff.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison and DeForest Area Public Library invite you to participate in a community book program, Go Big Read.

Discuss this year's book with UW-Madison SLIS Facilitator, Carmen Niemeyer.

Check this book out now, then come to the discussion and bring the book, and you can keep it!