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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
7:00 – 8:30 P.M.
Union South — Varsity Hall, Section II (Free and open to the public. No tickets required)
Please complete the 2024 Go Big Read Keynote Accessible Parking form to reserve accessible parking for the keynote event. Please complete this form by 8am on October 9, 2024.
CART Captioning and ASL Interpreters available. Please email gobigread@library.wisc.edu or bwillig@wisc.edu to request other accommodations.
Naturalist-in-Residence: Go Big Read Storytime at Rennebohm Park!
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
4:00 – 5:00 P.M.
Rennebohm Park (115 N Eau Claire Ave, Madison, WI 53705)
Go Big Read: Disability Jeopardy
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
5:00 – 6:00 P.M.
Hawthorne Library, Community Room (2707 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53704)
Go Big Read: Panel on Disability at Madison Public Library
Saturday, October 12, 2024
2:00 – 3:30 P.M.
Madison Public Library Central, Room 301 and 302 (201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703)
Public Library Panel Zoom livestream:
https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/91571538339
Meeting ID: 915 7153 8339
CART Captioning available. Please email gobigread@library.wisc.edu or bwillig@wisc.edu to request other accommodations.
Go Big Read: Panel on Disability on Campus w/ Rebekah Taussig
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
4:00 – 5:30 P.M.
Symphony Room, Gordon Dining and Event Center (770 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706)
Campus Panel Zoom livestream:
https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/99035460738
Meeting ID: 990 3546 0738
CART Captioning available. Please email gobigread@library.wisc.edu or bwillig@wisc.edu to request other accommodations.
Models of Disability, Disability Culture and Identity–a Go Big Read Event
Thursday, November 7, 2024
6:00 – 7:00 P.M.
Sequoya Public Library, Meeting Rooms A & B (4340 Tokay Blvd, Madison, WI 53711)
Go Big Read: Make Your Own Zine Memoir…A Workshop!
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
6:30 – 7:30 P.M.
Madison Central Public Library, Bubbler Room (201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703)
Link to register (registration required): Go Big Read: Make Your Own Zine Memoir…A Workshop! | Madison Public Library
Book Discussion of UW-Madison’s Go Big Read Sitting Pretty
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
6:30 – 7:30 P.M.
Hawthorne Library, Community Room (2707 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53704)
Third Thursday Book Discussion: Sitting Pretty (2024-25 UW Go Big Read selection)
Thursday, October 17, 2024
2:00 – 3:00 P.M.
Madison Sequoya Library, Meeting Room A & B (4340 Tokay Blvd, Madison, WI 53711)
Goodman South Madison Book Club — Go Big Read
Saturday, October 19, 2024
1:30 – 3:30 P.M.
Goodman South Madison Library, Conference Room 115 (2222 S Park St, Madison, WI, 53713)
Book Discussion of UW-Madison’s Go Big Read Sitting Pretty:
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
7:00 – 8:30 P.M.
Madison Central Public Library, Conference Room 104 (201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703)
Book Discussion of UW-Madison’s Go Big Read Sitting Pretty
Monday, November 25, 2024
4:00 – 5:00 P.M.
Meadowridge Library, Community Rooms A & B (5726 Raymond Rd, Madison, WI 53711)
Go Big Read Book Discussion
Saturday, December 7, 2024
1:30 – 3:30 P.M.
Monroe Street Library (1705 Monroe St, Madison, WI 53711)
ONLINE – Go Big Read Book Discussion
Thursday, January 30, 2025
6:00 – 7:00 P.M.
Here’s the link for Zoom registration: https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/events/online-go-big-read-book-discussion-1280463