Posts filed under 'Lakeview Branch'
In the spirit of Public Services Recognition week, we’d like to thank the many people who use our library. You keep us very busy!
We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank all our staff for a job well done. In addition to the people you see every day when you visit the library, there are many more employees that keep library service running smoothly. Our staff select, order, purchase, catalog, label, deliver, and repair the 1.1 million items in our collection, and we work with libraries throughout the South Central Wisconsin area and beyond to share our materials for your benefit. Other staff keep the sidewalks clean, the bathrooms working, the carpet vacuumed, the books shelved, and the holds filled. Still more staff take programs and resources out into the community, working with other city agencies, nonprofit groups, neighborhood associations, local businesses, and funding sources to share library resources with those learning to read, looking for jobs, or wanting to learn more about practically any subject.
And if a library visit isn’t exciting enough, there’s always the Public Services Recognition event on Wednesday, May 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join Mayor Dave Cieslewicz at noon on the steps of City Hall, or stop by the first block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. near the Capitol to meet representatives from the Police Department, Fire Department, Metro Transit, and the Streets Department, and some of their equipment.
Public Service Recognition week is a time to help every citizen become more aware of the ways, both direct and indirect, that public services improve the quality of their lives. It is also a chance to highlight our accomplishments, to raise awareness of the good work City employees do every day, and to express appreciation for those efforts. The week offers an opportunity to celebrate the importance of contributions made by Madison’s public servants.
May 7th, 2008
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 1:30 The Apartment (1960)
Directed by Billy Wilder, starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley
MacLaine and Fred MacMurray.
April 19 at 1:30 Same Time Next Year (1978) 
Directed by Robert Mulligan from a play by
Bernard Slade, starring Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn.
April 26 at 1:30 In 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.
April 5th, 2008
A long-range Metro Transit planning ad hoc committee has been charged with exploring ways of improving Metro service and securing adequate funding that moves Metro beyond the cycle of fare increases, service cuts and extraordinary increases in general fund support.
Public feedback was solicited on an interim report. A draft final report has been created incorporating this feedback along with further exploration and discussions by the committee.
Public meetings have been scheduled to again ask for input. After public input has been recorded and reviewed by the committee, a final report will be provided to the Mayor’s office. Attend a meeting:
- Thursday, April 10, 5:30 p.m. - Lakeview Library, 2845 N. Sherman Ave.
- Monday, April 14, 5:30 - UW 1651 Humanities Building, 455 N. Park St.
- Wednesday, April 16, 5:30 - Sequoya Library, 513 S. Midvale Blvd.
Can’t attend a meeting? Read the draft final report, then take this online survey.
April 2nd, 2008
Due to extreme weather, all Madison Public Library locations will be closing at 4 p.m. today. We hope to reopen tomorrow for regular open hours, but will post any updates here.
Even before we close, we recognize that returning library books or picking up holds are not top priority in winter storm weather. If you were unable to pick up a hold or return an item on time due to weather, please let us know. Our staff will do their best to credit any late charges or to replace lapsed holds - for today, and all days affected by exceptional weather.
And now is a good time to remind you that:
- any item returned to any book drop before we open is considered returned the previous day.
- you can renew most items online at http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org (choose “LINKcat”) or via Telecirc at 261-9851. Items must be renewed by 10 p.m. on the day that they are due.
- you can call us or email us or chat online with a librarian if you have a question.
For more closing updates see the City of Madison news releases and the Channel3 web site, or watch your local news.
February 6th, 2008
The holidays are a traditional time for remembering and celebrating family and community. Madison libraries promote community each and every day, and nothing says this better than this article in the December 21-27 issue of The Madison Times, “The Right Library: Lakeview Library Serves Community.” In the article, you’ll meet 4 year old Tahji Jackson and his grandmother, Renee Taylor, and find how the library is an integral part of their community. Article author Lisa Nunez is a part time employee at the Lakeview Library.
December 28th, 2007
Kathleen Elizabeth Baird received the inaugural Elizabeth Moon Proctor Scholarship on October 6, 2007, at the Lakeview Branch of Madison Public Library.
Kathleen is currently employed as a Page II at the Monroe Street Branch. Kathleen is honored to be the recipient of the Elizabeth Moon Proctor Scholarship for 2007. According to Kathleen, “Pursuing a career in public librarianship is a way for me to bring together my deep interests in social services and my love of learning.” Kathleen will be pursuing her studies in the School of Library & Information Studies at the UW Madison.
The library world, and especially Madison Public Library, was well served when Elizabeth “Betsy” Proctor chose to pursue librarianship as a second career. Betsy enriched and enlivened Madison Public Library from 1967 until her retirement in 1996.
Betsy inspired many library careers through her intelligent and tireless dedication to public library service; her commitment to outreach and services to minority and institutionalized populations; her irrepressible, infectious laughter and her enduring friendships.
To encourage and assist Madison Public Library employees who plan careers in library and information studies, family and friends established the Elizabeth Moon Proctor Scholarship fund in Betsy’s memory.
To donate to the Elizabeth Moon Proctor Scholarship Fund, contact the MPL Foundation office at (608) 266-6318 or at mplfoundation@cityofmadison.com.
November 9th, 2007
