Blu-ray DVDs are now available in LINKcat. Middleton Public Library has purchased a Blu-ray DVDs and the Blu-ray DVDs are being cataloged and are available for holds. To view these Blu-ray DVDs, you will need to have a Blu-ray DVD player.
To find Blu-ray DVDs in LINKcat, search “blu-ray” in the keyword index or title keyword index (KEY WORD(s) or TITLE Key Word(s) on the Basic Search tab), along with any other relevant information (sample search: “blu-ray dark knight”, see below). In addition, you can search for Blu-rays in the Video Key Word(s) index under the Format tab.
Also, a limit has been added for “Blu-ray DVD Videos,” so you may find Blu-rays by limiting. For example, you can do a key word search for “dark knight” and then limit your search to “Blu-ray DVD Videos” (see below). Please note that Blu-rays will not show up under the limit for “DVD Videos.” The limit for “DVD Videos” will only limit to “regular” DVDs, not Blu-ray DVDs.
The Madison Community Foundation granted $192,500 to Madison Public Library to build focused collections at seven Madison library locations. The collections will be created over the next three years.
The libraries and collections are: Central Library (Small Business & Entrepreneurship); Hawthorne Branch (Pop Culture); Meadowridge Branch (Strong Families); Monroe Street Branch (Audio Books); Pinney Branch (Sustainable Living); Sequoya Branch (Art of the Picture Book); and South Madison Branch (Success U: Education, Employment & Housing). The Madison Community Foundation previously awarded grants for $27,500 each to the Alicia Ashman Branch (Comics & Anime) and the Lakeview Branch (Film & Film History).
“This is a generous and significant contribution to our libraries and we are grateful to the Madison Community Foundation for their ongoing support of Dane County libraries. The grants will allow us to offer in-depth specialty collections on topics of interest to Madison residents, and will provide much-needed funds to help combat shrinking book budgets and rising prices,” says Carla DiIorio, Collection Development Coordinator for all Madison libraries.
Research demonstrates that people value public libraries and see them as essential community cornerstones. Library usage continues to increase, and libraries were seen as an “essential” city service in a recent City of Madison Resident Satisfaction Survey. When asked how to enhance libraries, users and non-users alike want more current materials. Madison Public Library was one of 256 libraries to receive a top-star rating last week in a nationwide comparison of public libraries.
The grants come with a challenge to use the gifts to help build more community support, to develop partnerships, and to raise additional funds for the collections. As the collections grow, the library and community partners will hold events and offer outreach opportunities around each distinctive collection. Madison residents will be able to subscribe to updates about the collection(s) of their choice.
The Madison Community Foundation has supported Dane County’s public library system with over $5 million in donations for collections, programs and capital campaigns since 2000, including a total of 27 collection grants awarded to Madison and Dane County Libraries.
“It’s simple - great libraries make great communities. We continue to support this wonderful asset and are thrilled to see the collections grow and be shared so widely across the county,” says Kathleen Woit, President of the Madison Community Foundation.
Madison Community Foundation encourages, facilitates and manages long-term philanthropy. Since 1942, the foundation staff has helped people realize their philanthropic goals, allowing them to support charitable interests anywhere in the world. The community foundation also awards grants throughout Dane County to build communities. More information is available online at www.madisoncommunityfoundation.org
The Madison Public Library Foundation recently received a generous gift as one of the beneficiaries of an IRA distribution from Barbara D. Oreel, a long-time resident of Madison. Barbara passed away in November 2006. Mrs. Oreel is survived by her two daughters, Shannon (of Madison) and Caroline (of Sedona, AZ). Per her family’s request, this gift was used in part to establish an Endowment Fund for the Lakeview Branch Library.
Mrs. Oreel had a true passion for Madison as well as helping others in need. According to her daughter, Shannon, “My mother and father moved to Madison in the early 70’s from Chicago. She loved the size and beauty of Madison. My mother was a very empathetic person. She grew up quite poor, and although she did not feel that was a disadvantage for her, she knew for many people that it could be. She wanted to share her arquired wealth to help others in need.”
As Barbara Oreel was an avid reader, Madison Public Library Foundation was chosen as a recipient of these funds. “My mother often bought books, but also used the library plenty. She knew how important books are, and wanted to share her love of books with others.” Barbara Oreel was also a contributor to the Lakeview Branch Capital Campaign in 2002.
Gifts of cash and securities to the Madison Public Library Foundation, Inc., help keep the Madison Public Library a beloved part of our community. Gifts may be unrestricted and used for the highest priority needs of the library, or may be restricted to use in specified programs, areas of service, or a specific branch location.
An estate or endowment gift helps to ensure that the legacy of reading, learning, and building community continues for future generations. An attorney of other estate planning professional can assist you in considering other planned giving vehicles. For additional information contact Terrie Goren, Executive Director, Madison Public Library Foundation, 201 West Mifflin Street, Madison, WI, 53703; phone (608) 266-6318, mplfoundation @ cityofmadison.org or visit www.mplfoundation.org.
there will be a special tribute to Walter Mirisch - 4 time Oscar-Winner and UW Alumnus (class of ‘42) at Lakeview Library:
April 12 at 1:30The Apartment (1960)
Directed by Billy Wilder, starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley
MacLaine and Fred MacMurray.
April 19 at 1:30Same Time Next Year (1978)
Directed by Robert Mulligan from a play by
Bernard Slade, starring Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn.
April 26 at 1:30In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Directed by Norman Jewison; cast includes Sidney
Poitier, Rod Steiger and Lee Grand. Music score is
by Quincy Jones; Ray Charles provides theme song.
Thanks to a generous grant from the Madison Community Foundation, you can now share in Lakeview Library’s excellent collection of materials about film and film history.
Catch up on your movie viewing with Academy Award winning films available at the library. Click here for a list of best picture winners from 1928 to the present, or place holds on library copies of this year’s nominated films. The 2008 awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, February 24th. For more information, visit OSCAR.com.
Catch up on your movie viewing with Academy Award winning films available at the library. 