Milwaukee Family Events

This event features a live cello performance by the museum's current Artist in Residence. Attendees can listen to a set of solo music and learn about the instrument through the performance. The program is structured as a seated listening experience rather than a hands-on activity. It is appropriate for families, children, and adults who are […]

These are 90-minute play-based classes for toddlers. Each session includes storytime, music and parachute play, along with hands-on sensory and craft stations. The class ends with open playtime, during which children can explore and have a snack or lunch from the cafe. Families may attend on a drop-in basis. Please note: Dates and times are […]

This 15-20 minute Story Time is geared toward children ages birth to 24 months, with an adult (siblings welcome). Come enjoy short stories, songs, and lapsit rhymes that foster early literacy. Play time with toys to follow.   Registration is not required. Each session will take place in the Story Time Room. Please only attend […]

Ages 1.5 - 3 years. Siblings welcome. Join us for songs, rhymes, and stories! No Registration required. We will meet in the Hoppe Room in the lower level of the Library.

This 20 minute Story Time followed by a playtime is geared toward children ages 2-3, with an adult (siblings welcome). It incorporates stories, songs, and rhymes.   Registration is not required. Each session will take place in the Story Time Room. Please only attend one time slot per day. Find out more by visiting oakcreeklibrary.org/events or over […]

Ages O - 5. Older siblings welcome. Join us for songs, rhymes, and dancing! No Registration required. We will meet in the Hoppe Room in the lower level of the Library.

December 31 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am BilingualStorytime at The Domes Bilingual Storytime at The Domes Mitchell Park Domes The Friends host storytime every Wednesday. Join us for bilingual (Spanish/English) storytime the last Wednesday of the month! No pre-registration required. Please note: Dates and times are subject to change, and occasionally events may be […]

This is a Music Together class, a research-based early childhood music and movement program. The class is for children from birth to age 8 and the adults who care for them, and it is taught in a family-style format. Activities include singing, rhythmic rhymes, movement, and instrument play. The class focuses on making music together […]

A magical and beautifully animated journey through time, ARCO is a dazzling adventure about a 10-year-old boy from a peaceful, distant future who accidentally travels back to the year 2075 and discovers a world in peril. As Arco develops a charming and touching friendship with a young girl named Iris, they band together and along with her […]

We've got oodles of trains and train track, and we're going to put it all out and let kids build and play to their hearts' content! Appropriate for kids 3+. FREE. Note that if the train area gets overly crowded, we may limit train time to give more kids an opportunity to play with the […]

Every Saturday morning, join us in the galleries to hear a story and make art together. Meet in Windhover Hall near the admission desks at 10:30 a.m. and travel with the reader through the galleries. Then, listen to a story in front of a work of art before creating an artwork inspired by what you […]

Love tropical fish or aquariums? Don't miss the Great Lakes Tropical Fish Swap! Kids Area featuring a live animal presentation by J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue each day, tote bag craft, coloring, movie time and a scavenger hunt. Educational speakers from Canada, Texas, Illinois and Wisconsin speaking about the aquarium hobby. Two-day sale featuring vendors from […]

A magical and beautifully animated journey through time, ARCO is a dazzling adventure about a 10-year-old boy from a peaceful, distant future who accidentally travels back to the year 2075 and discovers a world in peril. As Arco develops a charming and touching friendship with a young girl named Iris, they band together and along with her […]