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New Summer Library Challenge Button Available Today

All Day
Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
Summer Library Challenge
Age Group:
All Ages, Children, Teens, Adults, New Adult (Ages 18-30), Senior

Pick up the fourth Unearth a Story SLC button or sticker starting today.  Visit the library's Summer Desk, HPL Express at Uptown Janesville or the HPL Bookmobile.

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Read-In With Mary

Monday, July 27, 2026 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Children's Room at Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
After School
Age Group:
Children
Read-In with Mary:

Join Mary the Comfort Dog for an afternoon READ-IN in the back of the Children's Room.  Bring or choose your own reading material for some cozy silent reading with Mary the Co...

Pajama Storytime

Monday, July 27, 2026 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Program Room at Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Pajama Storytime:

It's pajama time! Join us for a lively mixture of bedtime stories, interactive rhymes, songs, and more. Pajamas welcome! This is the perfect way to get those wiggles out before bed...

Tuesday Fun: Nerf Battle (Ages 6-9)

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Greenspace at Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
Performer
Age Group:
Children

Get ready for an epic showdown at the Library!

Upcoming
Registration Required

Tuesday Fun: Nerf Battle (Ages 6-9)

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Greenspace at Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
Performer
Age Group:
Children

Get ready for an epic showdown at the Library!

Upcoming
Registration Required

Tuesday Fun: Nerf Battle (Ages 6-9)

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 12:00pm - 12:45pm
Greenspace at Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
Performer
Age Group:
Children

Get ready for an epic showdown at the Library!

Upcoming
Registration Required

Tuesday Fun: Nerf Battle (Ages 10-13)

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Greenspace at Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
Performer
Age Group:
Children, Teens

Get ready for an epic showdown at the Library!

Upcoming
Registration Required

Tuesday Fun: Nerf Battle (Ages 10-13)

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Greenspace at Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
Performer
Age Group:
Children, Teens

Get ready for an epic showdown at the Library!

Upcoming
Registration Required

Tuesday Fun: Nerf Battle (Ages 10-13)

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Greenspace at Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
Performer
Age Group:
Children, Teens

Get ready for an epic showdown at the Library!

Upcoming
Registration Required
laughing infant sitting in mother's lap on a colorful blanket

Babies In the Library

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Program Room at Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Babies In the Library:

Start growing your reader with rhymes, songs, and simple books. Develop early literacy skills at this program for our youngest patrons.

laughing infant sitting in mother's lap on a colorful blanket

Babies In the Library

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room at Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Babies In the Library:

Start growing your reader with rhymes, songs, and simple books. Develop early literacy skills at this program for our youngest patrons.

boys and girls jumping and dancing around

Wiggle & Rhyme Storytime

Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Program Room at Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Wiggle and Rhyme:

Join us for a lively, interactive storytime featuring books, songs, action rhymes, puppets and more. Each storytime incorporates the five practices of early literacy: READ, WRITE, ...

boys and girls jumping and dancing around

Wiggle & Rhyme Storytime

Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room at Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Wiggle and Rhyme:

Join us for a lively, interactive storytime featuring books, songs, action rhymes, puppets and more. Each storytime incorporates the five practices of early literacy: READ, WRITE, ...

Drama Boot Camp

Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Room at Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop, Other
Age Group:
Children

Calling at theatre enthusiasts and brave goofballs! Ever wonder if you'd like performing on stage? Join us for Drama Boot Camp.

Upcoming
Registration Required

SENSEational Storytime

Friday, July 31, 2026 at 9:45am - 10:30am
Program Room at Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
SENSEational Storyime:

Join us for a 15-minute playtime, followed by 30 minutes of interactive stories, songs, and activities. This sensory friendly storytime is specially designed for library friends wi...

Pictures of Miss Mariah and Mis

Last Day of Summer Lunch

Friday, July 31, 2026 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Lunch Site at Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
Summer Library Challenge
Age Group:
Children, Teens

Come to library park to enjoy a free lunch provided by the School District of Janesville.  Anyone 18 or under is eligible to get a free, nutritious sack lunch.  Lunch must be eaten in library park and cannot be taken to go.

Stuffed Animal Sleepover

Friday, July 31, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Program Room at Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
Evening, Summer Library Challenge, Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Your stuffie is invited to sleep over at the library! Drop them off and enjoy a bedtime storytime and activities. After they are tucked in, you can leave them for a night of fun at the library.

Open
Registration Required

Summer Library Challenge Prize Book Pick-Up Begins

All Day
Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
Summer Library Challenge
Age Group:
All Ages, Children, Teens, Adults, New Adult (Ages 18-30), Senior

Summer Library Challenge participants of all ages can stop at the library's Summer Desk to pick up a free book.  The last day to pick up your free book is Friday, August 21.

two young boys smiling at the camera sitting next to a golden retriever

Read-In With Mary

Monday, August 3, 2026 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Children's Room at Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
After School
Age Group:
Children
Read-In with Mary:

Join Mary the Comfort Dog for an afternoon READ-IN in the back of the Children's Room.  Bring or choose your own reading material for some cozy silent reading with Mary the Co...

Pajama Storytime

Monday, August 3, 2026 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Program Room at Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Pajama Storytime:

It's pajama time! Join us for a lively mixture of bedtime stories, interactive rhymes, songs, and more. Pajamas welcome! This is the perfect way to get those wiggles out before bed...

Tiger Tales at Jackson School

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 11:30am - 12:15pm
Bookmobile
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children

Join staff from Hedberg Public Library and Jackson School along with the Hedberg Bookmobile for books and fun activities.  Look for us in front of Jackson School.

Offsite Event

Tiger Tales at Rockvale Mobile Home Park

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 12:30pm - 1:15pm
Bookmobile
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children

Join staff from Hedberg Public Library and Jackson School along with the Hedberg Bookmobile for books and fun activities.  Look for us by the clubhouse at Rockvale.

Offsite Event

Tuesday Fun: The Mammoth Hunter

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Program Room at Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
Summer Library Challenge, Performer
Age Group:
Children

Hunt for a wooly mammoth across Ice Age Wisconsin. Explore a museum quality display including giant Ice Age predator skulls, functional reproductions, actual artifacts, and a complete Stone Age hunter gatherer survival kit.

laughing infant sitting in mother's lap on a colorful blanket

Babies In the Library

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Program Room at Hedberg Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Babies In the Library:

Start growing your reader with rhymes, songs, and simple books. Develop early literacy skills at this program for our youngest patrons.