Events
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Author Keynote Event
Go Big Read: An Evening with Percival Everett
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
7:00 – 8:30 P.M.
Union South — Varsity Hall, Section II and III (Free and open to the public. No tickets required)
CART Captioning and ASL Interpreters available. Please email gobigread@library.wisc.edu or bwillig@wisc.edu to request other accommodations.
Go Big Read Panels
The Story Won’t Tell Itself: The Cultural Legacy of Jim from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Friday, October 17, 2025
5:00 – 6:30pm
Chazen Museum of Art – Auditorium
The National Legacy of Slavery: Wisconsin’s History as a Mississippi River State
Monday, November 17, 2025
5:30 – 7:00pm
Madison Central Public Library, Rm. 301 & 302 (201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703)
Other Go Big Read Events
More information coming soon!
Community Book Discussions
Goodman South Madison Book Club — James
Saturday, September 20, 2025
1:30 – 3:00pm
Goodman South Madison Library, Meeting Room 115 (2222 S Park St, Madison, WI 53713)
Go Big Read Book Discussion at Pinney Library
Saturday, October 11, 2025
1:30 – 3:00pm
Pinney Library, Community Room B (516 Cottage Grove Rd, Madison, WI 53716)
Book Discussion of UW-Madison’s Go Big Read “James”
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
6:00 – 8:00pm
Hawthorne Library, Family Study Room (2707 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53704)
Book Discussion of UW-Madison’s Go Big Read “James”
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
7:00 – 8:00pm
Sequoya Public Library, Meeting Rooms A & B (4340 Tokay Blvd, Madison, WI 53711)
Alicia Ashman Thursday Book Club: UW-Madison’s Go Big Read “James”
Thursday, November 6, 2025
2:00 – 3:00pm
Alicia Ashman Library, Community Room (733 N High Point Rd, Madison, WI 53717)
Go Big Read Book Discussion at Meadowridge Library
Monday, November 10, 2025
5:00 – 6:00pm
Meadowridge Library, Community Room A (5726 Raymond Rd, Madison, WI 53711)
Book Discussion of UW-Madison’s Go Big Read “James”
Saturday, December 6, 2025
1:30 – 2:30pm
Monroe Street Library, Meeting Room (1705 Monroe Street, Madison, WI 53711)
Lakeview Library Book Discussion of UW-Madison’s “James”
Thursday, January 8, 2025
6:30 – 8:00pm
Lakeview Library, Community Room–Fireplace Side (2845 N Sherman Ave, Madison, WI 53704)
Go Big Read Book Discussion at Madison Central Public Library
Wednesday, January 21, 2025
7:00 – 8:30pm
Madison Central Public Library, Conference Room 104 (201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703)