Year-Round Programs

NEW
Monday Movie Night
Starting August 22nd
3rd Monday of the Month
5:30-7:45pm
In addition to  Monday Movie Matinee, we will now also have Monday Movie Night!  Join us in the library lower level for a feature film on the 3rd Monday of the month from 5:30-7:45pm! Adults 18+ only.  No registration required.

Monday Movie Matinee
2nd Monday of the Month 
1-4pm
Lower Level
Grab some popcorn and join us in our Community Room for our Monday Matinee Movie Series! Free showings of popular films at 1:00 p.m. on the 2nd Monday of the Month.  This is a free adult program.  No registration required.  For adult audiences only.

Color Me Calm
1st Monday of the Month (Exception: July 11th & Sep. 12th)
6:00-7:30pm
Lower Level
Greendale Public Library invites you to enjoy a stress free evening of coloring fun and intricate coloring pages designed just for adults. This is a free program for ages 18 and up. The library will provide the materials but feel free to bring in your own supplies. Registration is not required, just drop in!

Book A Librarian
2nd & 4th Thursday of the Month (Except Thanksgiving)
3:00-5:00pm
Appointments Required
Would you like a personal introduction to resources available at the library? Need more time with a librarian than you can get over the phone or if you just walk in? Then Book a Librarian! Twice a month you can schedule a 30 minute session with a librarian for a tailored, fit for you based appointment with basic technical assistance on topics such as creating an email account, browsing the library’s catalog, downloading e-books and audiobooks, using online resources through the library’s website, or other technology basics.
*We are unable to install software or troubleshoot your personal devices. Also, we cannot offer medical, legal, tax, financial, business or personal advice.
Visit the front desk, contact the library at (414) 423-2136 or email us at greendale.reference@greendale.org for additional information or to set up an appointment.

Adult Contemporary Book Club
1st Wednesday of the Month 
6:00-7:30pm
Lower Level
Join us for an in-person Book Discussion on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 6-7:30pm in the Lower Level Community Meeting Room!  Each month we will discuss a different contemporary book with an emphasis on diverse and best selling authors and topics.  For adults ages 18+.  No registration required, just drop in!  

Book Discussion Titles for 2022:
Jan 5th: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Feb 2nd: A Gentleman in Moscow​ by Amor Towles
March 2nd: The Sympathizer​ by Viet Tahn Nguyen
April 6th: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue  by Victoria Schwab
May 4th: Caste: the origins of our discontents​ by Isabel Wilkerson
June 1st: The Song of Achilles​ by Madeline Miller
July 6th: Hidden Valley Road: Inside the mind of an American family​ by Robert Kolker
Aug 3rd: Klara and the Sun​ by Kazuo Ishiguro
Sep 7th: Braiding Sweetgrass​: Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants by Robin Kimmerer
Oct 5th: Send For Me​ by Lauren Fox
Nov 2nd: Harlem Shuffle​ by Colson Whitehead
Dec 7th: The Midnight Library​ by Matt Haig

Book Discussion Titles for 2023:
Jan 4th: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel 
Feb 1st: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 
Mar 1st: A Woman of No Importance : the untold story of the American spy who helped win World War II  by Sonia Purnell 
Apr 5th: Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley 
May 3rd: I Never Thought of it That Way: how to have fearlessly curious conversations in dangerously divided times by Mónica Guzmán
Jun 7th: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee 
Jul 5th: Evicted by Matthew Desmond 
Aug 2nd: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman 
Sep 6th: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah 
Oct 4th: Deacon King Kong by James McBride 
Nov 1st: There There by Tommy Orange 
Dec 6th: The Anomaly by Herve Le Tellier