Future Planning at Madison Public Library

Upcoming Building or Remodeling Projects

Will there be a new Central Library? When will the new South Madison Branch open?

Frequent stories covering library expansion have people asking us questions. Here's what we know about upcoming library expansion projects in the City of Madison, and more information about the usage maps and planning data our Library Board uses.

*due to changes at the madison.com web site in September 2009, most Wisconsin State Journal and Capital Times articles are no longer available online. The library has archival coverage of local newspapers.

Current and Future Library Projects
Central Library Mifflin and Fairchild Streets Project updates (November 17, 2009) Planning will proceed for a new Central Library in the next few months. Watch this space for details! Keep updated on the proposed project: read library board minutes from previous meetings online, or send your comments and suggestions about a new library. For more information, visit the project web site. Email me with updates about the Central Library * See recent news stories City council agrees on Central Library plan (Wisconsin State Journal online, 11/11/09) Laptop City Hall: Annual City Budget Live Blog, Day 1 (Capital Times online, 11/11/09) $37million library project kicks off Madison capital budget debate (WKOW-TV, 11/10/09) [all stories about the Central Library project] Contact Carol Froistad, Reference & User Services Supervisor - 266-6350	South Madison Branch South Park Street See photos of new construction and renderings of interior plans on Flickr Project updates (November 2009) Exterior construction is nearly complete and interior construction will begin soon. Share your ideas or suggestions online or sign up for project updates. See photos of the construction. Recent news stories "A Friend in Need", "Express Yourself @ Your Library", "South Madison Branch Library Breaks New Ground", "South Madison Branch Library Pick of the Week", "Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder" (Southern Exposure, 06/09) South Madison library backers hope economy won't stifle fundraising (The Capital Times, 4/14/09) Villager to offer health, educational services: Building to include new library branch, Planned Parenthood (Badger Herald, 3/30/09) Madison Library looks for public input on new South Library branch (WKOW-TV, 2/13/09) Meeting set to discuss new South Madison Library (The Capital Times, 2/12/09) Library Seeks Donors for South Side Branch (The Capital Times, 4/2/08) [more] Contact Margie Navarre Saaf, Branch Supervisor - 824-1780
Sequoya Branch Midvale and Tokay Blvds., Sequoya Commons Project updates (December 10, 2008) The Sequoya Library is open! Recent news stories For the love of books (The Capital Times, 9/12/09) City cuts ribbon on rebuilt Sequoya Library (Capital Times, 12/9/08) New Sequoya Library Branch Opens (WISC-TV, 11/20/08) The Sequoya Branch Library Opens (WKOW-TV, 11/20/08) New Sequoya Library Opens Its Doors (Capital Times, 11/20/08) [more] Contact Jane Roughen, Branch Coordinator - 266-8685	Far East Branch Grandview Commons Neighborhood Project updates (April 2008) Veridian Homes has donated land in the Grandview Commons neighborhood and funding toward the project. This is one of the proposals the Library Board will be considering in future months. Recent news stories Theodore C. Widder III: New library branch means long-term commitments (The Capital Times, 11/9/07) Library on the Far East Side (The Capital Times, 11/02/07) Money, Land Offered for New Library: Veridian Homes Will Donate Land and More than $200,000 if Plans for a Far East Side Library Are Approved by the City (Wisconsin State Journal, 1/29/07) Veridian: There's a Catch to Library Gift: Building Giant Sets Pledge Terms for East Side Branch (The Capital Times, 1/17/07) Contact Barbara Dimick, Library Director - 266-6363