Looking for the best place to buy ice cream in Madison? Want to know where the most interesting neighborhoods are? Madison Magazine’s Ultimate Guide ‘08 lists 25 different categories featuring quirky shops, the friendliest waitresses and best places to find a late-night bite to eat here in Madison.
Take advantage of all that Madison has to offer! Read Madison Magazine online or find the latest issues at the library.
Add comment May 8th, 2008
The first Saturday in May is Free Comic Book Day!
As the name implies, Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world are giving away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their stores.
In addition to comic shops, a selection of the Free Comic Book Day comics will be available at the following Madison Public Library locations, courtesy of Westfield’s Comics and Capital City Comics:
Alicia Ashman Branch
Central Library — in the Youth Services Department, 2nd floor
Meadowridge Branch
Sequoya Branch
Be sure to visit local comic book stores for even more great free comic book titles!
If you are new to comics or returning after not reading them for awhile, some useful links are available here.
Add comment May 1st, 2008
I’m Liz, a Librarian at Central and mother of a two year old son. My boy LOVES books, but it can be a challenge to find just the right picture books for two year-olds, as the library’s picture book collection covers a wide range of ages and interests. Here’s a list of librarian & son field tested faves, culled from our own reading. Hope you enjoy them too! (You can sign up to receive an email update each month, too.)
Add comment April 30th, 2008
Sábado, 3 de Mayo de 2:00 a 4:30
¡Acompáñenos en una tarde de narración de cuentos en español e inglés - comida, música, premios, juegos y más! *GRATIS*
Saturday, May 3rd from 2:00 to 4:30
Join us for stories in Spanish and English - food, music, face-painting, games, prizes and fun! *FREE!!!*
South Madison Branch Library, 2222 South Park Street, 266-6395
Add comment April 30th, 2008
Madison Public Library will be at the Día de los Niños celebration this Saturday, April 26, at Union Sport Club, 155 Braun Rd. Oregon, Wisconsin from 9 a.m. to noon.
Join us at the festival for a variety of activities: activities for children, informational tables staffed by social service organizations, and more.
El Día de los Niños is sponsored by Joining Forces for Families.
Add comment April 25th, 2008
On Tuesday, April 22, there were 83 children and adults that attended a program at the Monroe Street Library presented by the Madison Fire Department. Firefighter Eric Dahl shared a story with kids, talked about fire safety and demonstrated the gear that protects firefighters. Children I spoke with after the program said their favorite part was watching the firefighter put on his air tank and breath just like he would in a fire.
The program was a huge success, even with stormy skies, and would have included a visit from the fire truck, but there was an emergency and the firefighters were busy saving lives and couldn’t make it to the library. All the children went home with a fire safety coloring book and a fire badge.
Don’t miss out on fun programs like this one! Check out the library’s online calendar for upcoming children and family programs.
Add comment April 23rd, 2008
Caldecott Award medalist and renowned author/illustrator David Macaulay will deliver the 2008 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture.
Macaulay’s lecture, titled Thirteen Studios, will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2008, at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison, Wisconsin.
Each year, an individual of distinction in the field of children’s literature is chosen to write and deliver a lecture that will make a significant contribution to the world of children’s literature. This year’s host is the South Central Library System, which helps libraries serve the public in Adams, Columbus, Dane, Green, Portage, Sauk and Wood counties. The award is administered by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). Special thanks to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, The Friends of the CCBC, J.H. Findorff & Son and the SCLS Foundation for providing financial support.
There is still seating available for this nationally recognized event. Tickets are available at the door [see parking information].
Are you unable to attend in person? Then please join us online to view a live web stream of the lecture. The lecture will begin at 7:00 PM (Central time) and will end at approximately 8:00 PM. Click on the “Live Video Stream” link to view the lecture. You’ll also be able to return to this web page throughout the year to view an archived version of the lecture.
Add comment April 17th, 2008
Culver’s is continuing their joint National Library Week program this year with the Youth Services Section of the Wisconsin Library Association. Children eleven and younger can pick up coloring sheets at their local Madison library or download the sheet from our web site. Celebrate your favorite book by drawing a picture about it. It can be a character, event, scene or anything you liked about the book. Return the drawing to the library, and you’ll receive a certificate for a FREE single scoop of frozen custard in a cake cone or dish to be redeemed at your participating neighborhood Culver’s. After coloring sheets have been collected, each library will hold a drawing for a grand prize winner.
Add comment April 17th, 2008
Youth Services Librarian Krissy Wick offers five tips for parents worried about their children’s internet use in an article in the Spring/Summer issue of Madison Area Parent’s Guide titled: “Keeping It Safe: Teaching Children and Teens About Internet Safety”
To read the whole article, and other information of interest to parents, pick up an issue at your favorite grocery store or read it online (page 11).
Add comment April 7th, 2008
Just in time for April’s National Poetry Month, the Madison Poet Laureate and the Madison Arts Commission (MAC) are pleased to announce the new program, Bus Lines, a high school poetry competition that will print selected poems on the placards right above the seats on Metro Transit busses in the 2008/2009 academic year. Students whose work is selected will also be invited to read their work at the Wisconsin Book Festival next October.
Students, who are enrolled in a Madison high school during the 2007/2008 school year, are invited to submit up to three (3) original, unpublished poems to Bus Lines. Poems can be submitted in any language, but must also include an English language translation. Each poem must be no longer than eight (8) lines. There is no entry fee. There will be no monetary prize awarded to students whose work is selected.
BUS LINES Applications and Guidelines are available on the MAC Website at http://www.cityofmadison.com/mac/buslines/ or by calling the Arts Program Administrator at kwolf@cityofmadison.com or (608) 261.9134. Entries will be accepted April 1-30, 2008.
April 30, 2008 is the last day to apply.
Bus Lines, is a collaborative project involving: Fabu, Madison’s Poet Laureate; Madison Arts Commission; Metro Transit; Madison Metropolitan School District; Madison Public Library; and the Wisconsin Book Festival. Special thanks to Adams Outdoor Advertising for donating the advertising space and their creative services as part of their Public Service Advertising Program.
3 comments April 3rd, 2008