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Tales from Planet Earth (TfPE) showcases environmental films from around the world in a three-day festival and several other community engagement events in Madison, November 6-8, 2009. This free festival of environmental film takes place primarily around downtown at MMoCA and First United Methodist Church, and on campus at Memorial Union, and the UW Cinematheque.
The theme for this year’s festival is Justice and the films are organized through four primary strands: Landscapes of Labor, Precious Resources, Strange Weather and In the Company of Animals. All events are free to the public. The complete schedule and map of theaters is available on the festival website.
Some films previously featured at the festival include Everything’s Cool, Flock of Dodos, MicroCosmos, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, and The Return of Navajo Boy, all available at the library.
If you are looking for more environmental resources, visit Greening Our World, a list of library materials that focus on earth friendly living.
November 2nd, 2009
Molly
The Alicia Ashman Branch of Madison Public Library was the backdrop of an October 27, 2009, press conference announcing grants totalling $1 million to Madison and Milwaukee for advancing their solar energy development programs . Mayor Cieslewicz, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Governor Doyle, and Tehri Parker of Midwest Renewable Energy Association were in attendance. The Alicia Ashman Branch Library hosts one of the city’s solar power installations as part of the MadiSUN Solar Energy Program. Read more about the grant at Letter From Here’s Talking about sunny money on a rainy day, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Milwaukee, Madison awarded $1 million for solar expansion or WKOW-TV’s Federal dollars to develop Wis. solar energy, or learn more about the MadiSUN solar energy project. Photo by Peter Patau.
October 27th, 2009
Tana
“Sustainability is the ability to meet our needs without compromising the needs of future generations.” Join the City of Madison in an important effort in developing the City’s Sustainability Plan. Please come and learn about what the city is doing to make Madison’s community, economy and environment sustainable and voice your priorities to shape upcoming efforts that will improve and sustain our quality of life now and for generations to come.
October 8th, 2009
Alicia
The Annual Firetruck Parade takes place this Sunday, October 4th at 1:00 p.m. starting at the intersection of State Street and Lake Street in downtown Madison. The parade will proceed up State Street, finishing at the State Capitol, where vehicles will be on display until 3:00 p.m.
The Central Library begins Sunday hours this same day, so stop by the Central Library after the parade to find books about firetrucks, including:
Starting Sunday, October 4, the Central Library at 201 W. Mifflin St. opens for walk-in service 1-5 p.m. and continues Sunday hours through April 24, 2010. It’s easy to park on Sundays, and on-street parking is free!
September 30th, 2009
Molly
Would you like a chance to discuss plans for a new Central Library with members of the Madison Public Library Board? Bring your questions to a series of meetings at multiple branch locations beginning on Monday, September 21.
- Monday, September 21 at 6:00 p.m.: speak with MPL Board members Dave Wallner and Allen Arntsen at the Hawthorne Library
- Tuesday, September 22 at 6:45 p.m.: speak with MPL Board members Barb Karlen and Allen Arntsen at the Lakeview Library
- Wednesday, September 23 at 5:30 p.m.: speak with MPL Board President Tripp Widder at the Alicia Ashman Library
- Friday, September 25 at 7:00 p.m.: speak with MPL Board members Dave Wallner, Ann Falconer and Greg Markle at the Pinney Library
- Monday, September 28 at 5:30 p.m.: speak with MPL Board President Tripp Widder at the Sequoya Library
- Tuesday, September 29 at 6:00 p.m.: speak with MPL Board members Allen Arntsen and Tracy Kuczenski at the Meadowridge Library
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September 18th, 2009
Alicia
Madison Public Library is teaming up with the Open Art Studios to offer hands-on creative workshops with local artists this September and October. Madison Area Open Art Studios is a celebration of the diversity and vitality of the visual arts in the Madison-area. Local artists will be on hand at multiple Library locations to demonstrate technique and help visitors create their own masterpieces. These events are open to visitors of all ages.
Photographer Angela Johnson will appear on Saturday, September 12, 1:30 - 3 p.m. at Hawthorne Library for a family-friendly hand colored photography workshop. Using provided black and white images of nature photography, learn how to hand color and cardstock mount to give the image your own creative spin.
Fiber and felting artist Jaroslava Sobiskova will be available on Saturday, September 19, 1 - 4 p.m. at Alicia Ashman Library for a demonstration of felting artistry and techniques. She will be creating art throughout the afternoon and will be available to answer questions. Her creations include beautiful tapestries, scarves, shawls, and other objects, and a selection of her work will be on display.
On Saturday, September 26, learn jewelry-making from two local artists appearing at two library locations. Join Judi Werner at Central Library for jewelry making from 1 - 4 p.m. Participants will make bracelets, earrings, wig jig animals, and other fun jewelry items. Rachael Brooke Winkley will appear at Pinney Library from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m., demonstrating how to make “upcycled jewelry” from salvage yard scrap metal and gathered natural materials.
Clay artists Sandra Belozercovsky and Meredith Green will be providing hands-on demonstrations of the art they create on Saturday, October 3, 1- 4 p.m. at Sequoya Library. Finally, explore the art of picture taking with photographer Janis Nussbaum Senunetuk on Saturday, October 10, 1 - 4 p.m. at Pinney Library.
Other area libraries will also be holding Open Art Studio events, and artists will be opening their own studios for visitation the weekend of October 17 and 18. An exhibit of works from each of the artists participating in Open Art Studios 2009 will be on display at the Overture Center for the Arts from September 21 through October 16. For more information, visit the Open Art Studios website.
September 11th, 2009
Alicia
It’s attainable! Be sustainable in September with a series of sustainable living programs at the Sequoya Branch.
On Thursday, September 17 at 7 p.m., become a part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s first common book program with Susan Lampert Smith. Join Susan, Science Writer and Senior Lecturer at the UW and former columnist at the Wisconsin State Journal, to discuss Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food, being read community wide for Go Big Read. Pollan’s book is a tough, witty discourse on why food is more than the sum of its nutritional parts. Susan and her husband Matt Smith are the owners of Blue Valley Gardens, a certified organic fruit and vegetable farm located 30 miles west of Madison. Reserve a copy of In Defense of Food online.
Learn more about Green Partnerships at the Madison Public Library. Interested in more resources and programming about sustainable living? Visit the Sustainable Living collection at the Pinney Branch, sponsored by a generous grant from the Madison Community Foundation. Check out resources for “Greening Our World”, supported by Madison Gas & Electric.
September 4th, 2009
Alicia
Please join us for a series of programs planned in conjunction with RSVP of Dane County on topics of interest to seniors. On Saturday, September 5 at 10 a.m., John K. Leonard, Ph.D.-Professor of Religious Studies at Edgewood College of the Sacred Heart will present a program “Spirituality and Your Personal Beliefs in the Bonus Years” at Edgewood College, Predolin Hall Rm. 114. Snacks will be provided. More information about Programs in Partnership between Madison Public Library and RSVP.
September 3rd, 2009
Alicia
This Fall, the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites students, staff and faculty, as well as community members, to participate in the university’s very first campus-wide common book program, Go Big Read. Participants will read Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food, which will be integrated into courses for the fall semester, and have the opportunity to participate in book discussions and events sponsored by the UW and the community. Pollan will be visiting campus September 24 - 26 for a series of events.
Many Madison Public Library locations will be hosting events in conjunction with the program.
- Book discussion at the Madison Senior Center (330 W. Mifflin St.) with Librarian Liz Amundson on Thursday, September 17, 9:30 a.m.
- Book discussion with Susan Lampert Smith, science writer and senior lecturer at the UW, on Thursday, September 17, 7:00 p.m. at the Sequoya Branch
- Book discussion on Saturday, September 19, 1:30 p.m. at the South Madison Branch
- Book discussion and potluck co-sponsored by the Lakeview Branch and Community Groundworks on Wednesday, September 23, 6:00 p.m. at Troy Gardens (in case of rain, the event will take place at the Lakeview Branch)
- Book discussion on Sunday, October 11, 2:00 p.m. at the Central Library - this event is a part of the Wisconsin Book Festival
- Book discussion on Tuesday, October 13, 7:00 p.m. at the Pinney Branch
Reserve a copy of In Defense of Food online. For more resources about sustainable living, and news about how the Madison Public Library is going green, check out our Green Partnerships.
August 20th, 2009
Alicia
Is the shirt that looked great in the store still just sitting at home in your drawer? Are your “new” shoes and socks in an unopened box? So many options for dress it gives you distress? Donate some clothes and your closet space grows!
The City of Madison Women’s Issues Committee and the Madison Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals are sponsoring a clothing drive for new or nearly new careerwear. The Suit Drive, benefiting the Community Action Coalition of South Central Wisconsin, will be accepting donations of clothing appropriate to wear to work - new or nearly new men’s and woment’s suits, pants or skirts, blouses, shoes and accessories - at the City County Building Lobby on Wednesday, August 19 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. All donations must be clean, stylish, in good condition and on hangers.
Collected donations go to Dress for Success, a nonprofit organization helping to provide low-income job seekers with clothing for interviews and the work environment.
August 14th, 2009
Alicia
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